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The Preview Show: A madness at Anfield, Southampton travel to Man City for a whoopin' and Man United go to Bournemouth Nov 01, 2019

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A night of absolute chaos at Anfield as Liverpool were victorious over Arsenal on penalties after a pulsating 5-5 draw. Is it time for Jose Mourinho to step in at The Emirates? NO. NO IT IS NOT.

Arsenal host Wolves next, so we naturally discuss Nuno Espirito Santo’s attempt to balance such animals and how Halloween might effect the game, while we also look at Southampton’s potential destruction at the hands of Man City, Man United and Norwich making trips to the south coast to visit Bournemouth and Brighton, respectively. Will Daniel Farke be shouting yet? We can but wonder.

Elsewhere more on Bruges, yet more Bristolian controversy and all the usual nonsense.

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Further reading:

Liverpool may have to move their Carabao Cup clash with Aston Villa:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50240295

Southampton donate their wages to charity after their 9-0 drubbing:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/11847303/southampton-squad-donate-wages-to-charity-after-leicester-thrashing

A good night for Mesut Ozil:

https://theathletic.co.uk/1339391/2019/10/31/ozil-and-the-first-touch-of-redemption/

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On The Continent: Thiago Motta returns to Genoa, Dick Advocaat steps in at Feyenoord, and Atléti head to Sevilla Oct 31, 2019

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After a midweek packed full of continental football, Luke’s back at Football Ramble Daily HQ to run through it all alongside our continental compatriots James Horncastle and Andy Brassell! Ya!

We begin over in Serie A and, as many listeners have been asking about him, discuss Thiago Motta’s recent appointment as the new coach of Genoa. There’s also talk about yesterday’s humdinger between Napoli and Atalanta, and Fiorentina favourite Franc Ribery earning himself a three match ban for pushing a referee. Elsewhere, Andy talks us through the links between Patrick Viera and the Arsenal job, as well as Dick Advocaat being confirmed as Jaap Stam’s replacement as coach of Feyenoord.

And if you think we don’t have time for chat about GoldenEye and airports then you, dear listener, are greatly mistaken.

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Fantasy Five-a-Side: Dane Baptiste Oct 30, 2019

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Jim is joined by the star of Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and 8 Out of 10 Cats, Dane Baptiste, as he steps up as player-manager of his dream five-a-side team.

With a particularly impressive balance of quality and outright skullduggery, Dane’s side is revealed among tales of dad-vendettas, the low quality of British football nicknames and training ground recreations of Goodfellas.

Warning: features a highly creative use of the substitute rule and some of the finest abs known to mankind.

This episode was recorded on 17th September 2019.

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Jules & Andy: Fans' expectations of their players, unfair criticism for Granit Xhaka, and Gabriel Jesus' future Oct 29, 2019

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Jules has just about recovered from the high of seeing Brighton first on the Match of the Day running order to hotfoot it to the studio for today’s episode! Today, we discuss the relationship between players and fans when things aren’t going to plan. After the booing aimed at Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka on Sunday and some Southampton fans demanding a refund after their humbling loss against Leicester, we explore what fans can rightfully expect from their club.

After that we squeeze in some chat on Gabriel Jesus’ role at Manchester City and his place as a more than capable backup for Sergio Aguero, and we get to some of your correspondence too!

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The Ramble: Liverpool win again, Leicester gub Southampton, and a bad ebening for Arsenal Oct 28, 2019

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Another excellent weekend of football, the plucky little game that’s really starting to take hold. Liverpool earned a hard fought three points against Spurs, Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic dazzled and Arsenal vs Crystal Palace once again did justice to the hashtag #arscry

That’s not to forget Friday night’s game, (oh) when the Saints went piling in and Leicester City played like a team possessed (by Luke), setting a Premier League record for an away win as they eviscerated Southampton. Gubba lubba dub dub!

As well as that we rank Belgian cities, there are imaginary chat shows, a pizza related injury and an early musical entry for our Christmas lists.

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Further reading:

Unai Emery’s reaction to Granit Xhaka’s reaction to Arsenal fans’ reaction to his actions:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/27/granit-xhaka-unai-emery-arsenal-football

Frank Lampard on how he’s managing Christian Pulisic:

https://theathletic.co.uk/1317605/2019/10/27/1317605/

Liverpool show their mettle to turn things around at Anfield:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50203769

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The Blizzard: Netherlands 1-2 West Germany, 1974 Oct 26, 2019

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Today’s episode of Greatest Games features one of the most significant games in the history of European football: the 1974 World Cup final between West Germany and the Netherlands. We’re joined by author and journalist David Winner, the author of ‘Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football’ and former biographer of Dennis Bergkamp, to recount the arrival of Johan Cruyff and Total Football on the world stage.

With no real previous World Cup pedigree, the Netherlands arrived at the final in Munich having played some truly astounding football. They topped their group and beat East Germany, Argentina and Brazil on their way to the final whilst conceding only one goal. David joins us to explore the build up to the game and the ‘tragic’ outcome of the match, as we dispel some of the the myths that surround the Dutch perceptions of this game.

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For more stories from the annals of football history, visit www.theblizzard.co.uk to explore their archives that contain over 700 articles of stories just like this one!

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The Preview Show: Big European wins for Liverpool and Spurs, Chelsea visit Turf Moor, and Villa prepare for their Etihad battering Oct 25, 2019

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There’s been plenty of good stuff going on at the top of the football pyramid but forget all that (for now) because Big Sol Campbell is back! Southend United have done us all a favour and installed the big man as their manager. More as we get it.

We also look ahead to an Anfield thigh-rubber, a hair-based conspiracy, the wolf-like Christian Pulisic and Newcastle’s St James’ Park fortress.

There’s also time for Burnley-as-furniture, our own boring dreams and some listener fashion tips. Get involved for goodness sake.

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Further reading:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is back with a bang:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-vs-genk-alex-oxlade-chamberlain-champions-league-klopp-a9168851.html

Frank Lampard is proud of his Chelsea babies:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50161741

Is the Europa League proving too much for Wolves?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/who-scored-blog/2019/oct/24/wolves-struggling-demands-europa-league-premier-league

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On The Continent: Midweek Champions League madness, Cagliari's centenary, and Atletico's stuttering start Oct 24, 2019

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We’re back with another episode of On The Continent, serving up another slice of Champions League reaction on this fine Thursday! We discuss Kylian Mbappé coming off the bench and casually notching a perfect hat-trick as PSG swept aside Club Brugge, as well as important midweek wins for Inter and Atlético. The latter have had a tough time of late, and Andy breaks down their poor start that’s found them in sixth place and with an injured João Félix.

Elsewhere there’s time for discussions on Cagliari’s impressive start to their Serie A campaign as they celebrate their centenary season and the longlist for this year’s Ballon d’Or. Magnifique!

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Ramble Meets... Robert Klein Oct 23, 2019

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On today’s Ramble Meets… Andy Brassell sits down with Robert Klein, the CEO of Bundesliga International. Robert is responsible for promoting the Bundesliga brand and its football following to a wider audience.

With Robert promoting a style of football he believes to be a combination of Premier League physicality and Spanish technicality, Bundesliga International have been setting up local offices in worldwide markets to appeal to brand new audiences. He sits down with Andy in this insightful interview to discuss how the Bundesliga’s commercial style differs from the Premier League, the immense international profiles of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and young British players broadening their horizons while playing in Germany.

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Jules & Andy: Spurs look lost, Haringey Borough abandon a game in protest, and the Champions League group stages return Oct 22, 2019

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Andy’s been to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and that’s where we begin on today’s episode of Jules & Andy. We discuss Tottenham’s ultimately underwhelming result against Watford and ask why Spurs have lost the dynamism that typified their early seasons under Mauricio Pochettino.

We then again turn our attention to the fight against racism in football, as players at Haringey Borough walked off in protest during their game against Yeovil. Jules worked on the game for BT Sport and gives some further details on what was one of the hardest days of her professional career. We round off the chat with a look ahead to the Champions League this week, as the group stage fully gets into its stride!

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