The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Latest Episodes:

The ballad of Carlos Kaiser Jul 24, 2018

Show notes

Carlos Kaiser is a legend in Brazil, after he carved out a 20-year career at some of the country's top clubs despite never actually playing a match. Why did he live this life of deception - and how did he get away with it? Director Louis Myles and producers Tom Markham and Rob Fullam tell us all as they discuss their new documentary, **[Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football](http://kaiserthefilm.co.uk/)**• **Kaiser** is out in UK cinemas on Friday 27 July, with special director's Q&A sessions at VUE Westfield White City on Thursday 26 July and VUE Piccadilly Apollo on Friday 27 July. See **[kaiserthefilm](http://kaiserthefilm.co.uk/) **for more info. • [**Rob Smyth**'s book about Kaiser is out now](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaiser-Greatest-Footballer-Never-Football/dp/1787290255?tag=prhmarketing3915-21)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La fin Jul 15, 2018

Show notes

Jimbo, Sasha Goryunov, James Horncastle, Tom Williams and Matt Davies celebrate France’s World Cup win, and give some final thoughts on an unbelievable Russia 2018RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: France 4 - 2 Croatia (01m 20s)• PART 1b: Pogba and Mbappe run the show (07m 30s)• PART 1c: Some love for Modric (11m 40s)• PART 1d: Final final thoughts (16m 20s) • PART 2a: Belgium 2 - 0 England - and the curse off the third and fourth place playoff (20m 00s) • PART 2b: Russia’s World Cup legacy (26m 00s)• PART 3: A quick look ahead to club football - and some revelations (33m 00s)LIVE NEWS:• [**We’re headed to Manchester on Friday 5 October for Totally Football Live!**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#) << Now with added Daniel Storey and Rory Smith>>CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide](https://www.thecalmzone.net/)PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• we’ve teamed up with **Beer52** to offer you a free post-World Cup crate of craft beer. All you have to pay is £2.95 P&P. Head to **[beer52.com/football](http://www.beer52.com/football) **to find out moreSTAY IN TOUCH:• find us on **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)**• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tools, moustaches and thermal exhaust ports Jul 12, 2018

Show notes

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Michael Cox and Jack Lang look ahead to Sunday’s World Cup final between France and Croatia. Plus, our highlights from the past month of football, and more England contemplationRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Further reflections on England’s exit (02m 00s)• PART 2a: Croatia’s chances in the final - with Juraj Vrdoljak (07m 00s)• PART 2b: France the favourites - with Julien Laurens (12m 00s)• PART 3a: Highlights of Russia 2018 (20m 00s)• PART 3b: Football’s coming home: discuss (30m 40s) • PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (32m 10s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (33m 10s)LIVE NEWS:• [We’re headed to **Manchester on Friday 5 October for Totally Football Live!**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#) <>**CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably,** who are dedicated to preventing male suicide](https://www.thecalmzone.net/)PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• it's [Tour de France time - so listen to **The** **Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport**](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bradley-wiggins-show/id1404437099?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• [send us a **tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrest from a particularly pleasant dream Jul 12, 2018

Show notes

Jimbo wipes away the tears of Carl Anka, David Preece and James Horncastle to reflect on England’s semi-final defeat to Croatia RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: A time for reflection (01m 20s)• PART 1b: The story of the match (06m 10s)• PART 1c: Rory Smith’s reaction at the Luzhniki (16m 10s)• PART 2: Takeaways, lessons learned and hot takes (21m 00s)  • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (30m 40s)• PART 4: Exeunt omnes (31m 00s)LIVE NEWS:• [We’re headed to Manchester on Friday 5 October for **Totally Football Live**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#)!CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)•[football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• [send us a **tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's the day Jul 10, 2018

Show notes

Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, James Horncastle and Tom Williams in the pod and Totally Football voices from around Russia to look ahead to the Big One: England v Croatia. Plus, Julien Laurens in St Petersburg tells us about France’s semi-final victory over BelgiumRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: France do Belgium - with Julien Laurens (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Where did Belgium go wrong? (07m 30s)• PART 1c: How to beat France (12m 30s)• PART 2a: England v Croatia preview - with added montage (14m 40s) • PART 2b: What if… (18m 20s)• PART 2c: The view from Croatia - with Juraj Vrdoljak (24m 00s)  • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (28m 30s)• PART 4: Exeunt omnes and a word on momentum (29m 10s)LIVE NEWS:• [We’re headed to Manchester on Friday 5 October for **Totally Football Live**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#)!CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicidePARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)• [it's Tour de France time - so listen to the **Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport**](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bradley-wiggins-show/id1404437099?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [tweet: **@TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liquid history Jul 07, 2018

Show notes

Jimbo has Michael Cox, James Horncastle and Sasha Goryunov in the studio and Rory Smith and Kelly Somers on the line from Russia to look back on England’s win over Sweden and Russia’s exit from the World Cup at the hands of the Three Lions’ semi-final opponents, Croatia. RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: It’s been a while… (01m 00s)• PART 1b: England sail into the semi-finals - with Kelly Somers (08m 00s)• PART 1c: In praise of the new England (10m 00s)• PART 2a: Croatia knock out Russia - with Rory Smith from the New York Times (14m 20s) • PART 2b: Farewell to Russia and a lookahead to England v Croatia (21m 30s) • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (30m 00s)• PART 4: A word on Gareth Southgate and exeunt omnes (31m 00s)LIVE NEWS:• Football's coming home (maybe) - and we’re headed to Manchester (definitely). Join us for [**Totally Football Live at the Royal Northern College of Music on Friday 6 October.**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. Find out morePARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• [find us on **Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• [send us a **tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A wall of hair Jul 06, 2018

Show notes

Jimbo has Jack Lang, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams for company to analyse Belgium’s victory over Brazil and France’s elimination of Uruguay. Plus, previews of Saturday’s quarter-finals: England v Sweden and Russia v Croatia. Woof!RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Belgium boss Brazil - and it was all a bit 7-1y (01m 40s)• PART 1b: A great day to be a Belgian - with Kristof Terreur (04m 00s)• PART 1c: France await as Brazil recriminate (09m 00s)• PART 2: France 2 - 0 Uruguay (18m 40s)• PART 3a: England v Sweden preview - with Frida Fagerlund (23m 50s) • PART 3b: Russia v Croatia preview - with Juraj Vrdoljak (36m 00s) • PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (43m 40s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (44m 40s)CHARITY NEWS:we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Proper naughty Jul 03, 2018

Show notes

Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, Matt Davies and a drained Iain Macintosh to make sense of England’s penalty shootout victory over Colombia - witnessed in Moscow by newly-adopted Englishman, Rafa Honigstein - as Sweden await in the World Cup quarter-finals…RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: England. Penalties. That sort of thing (01m 20s)• PART 1b: A word from an adopted Englishman - Rafa Honigstein, after the final whistle (04m 30s)• PART 1c: More analysis of England’s win over Colombia (06m 20s)• PART 2a: Sweden await after beating Switzerland - with Patrik Syk (13m 00s)• PART 2b: Some constructive criticism for England (17m 00s) • PART 3: A quick look at the quarter-finals (19m 20s) • PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (25m 00s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (26m 40s)CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide PARISH NOTICES:• [we're in the **New York Times**](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/magazine/letter-of-recommendation-the-totally-football-show-with-james-richardson.html)!• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)**• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vertical doping Jul 02, 2018

Show notes

Jimbo, Jack Lang, Duncan Alexander and Harriet Drudge (FourFourTwo) recap a fantastic end to Belgium v Japan. Plus, Mexico fail again; Switzerland’s showdown with Sweden; and Colombia look for revenge against EnglandRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Belgium 3 - 2 Japan (01m 20s)• PART 1b: The ballad of Rabio the octopus and more (06m 20s)• PART 1c: Brazil 2 - 0 Mexico - with a word from Nando Vila (11m 00s)• PART 2a: England v Colombia preview - with Emma Saunders and Vytenis Didziulis (18m 30s)• PART 2b: Switzerland v Sweden preview - with Sonja Missio and Patrik Syk (27m 00s) • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (36m 30s)• PART 4: Exeunt omnes (37m 30s)CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• get a free print copy of the **Economist – by texting FOOTBALL to 78070.**GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz which returns at 1800 UK time ahead of England v Colombia](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow **](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A godless wasteland Jul 01, 2018

Show notes

Jimbo is joined by Sasha Goryunov, Daniel Storey and Carl Anka to look back the day’s two penalty shootouts which saw Russia and Croatia set up a quarter-final. Plus, Mexico look to recover their momentum, and can Japan make a game of it against Brazil?RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: A snapshot of the day (01m 20s)• PART 1b: Russian eliminate Spain - an inquest (05m 20s)• PART 1c: Croatia got the distance against Denmark (14m 00s)• PART 2a: Mexico v Brazil preview - with Jon Arnold from Goal (18m 00s)• PART 2b: Japan v Belgium preview - with Ben Maxwell from the J-Talk podcast, and references to Fifa18 (26m 00s)• PART 3: A word on Russia’s Worldcupville (34m 00s)• PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (37m 20s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (38m 30s)CHARITY NEWS:we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably,**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.PARISH NOTICES:• [we’re sponsored by **Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected