The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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Genetics, Götterdämmerung and making America great again Oct 09, 2017

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On the second of three special and indeed unavoidable international editions of The Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo has Michael Cox, Jack Lange and Rafa Honigstein for company to gloss over two stunningly dull England games in order to discuss Gordon Strachan’s bizarre comments about genetics and Dick Advocaat’s unfortunate attempts to tempt the hand of fate.We’re also joined by George Quraishi - editor of the extremely fine Howler magazine - about USA’s 4-0 hammering of Panama, and Stefán Ágústsson tells us about the excitement in downtown Reykjavík as Iceland stand on the brink of qualification for their first ever World Cup.Also discussed: the backlash against the Messi backlash; why German club sides are having such a rough time of it in Europe this season; and Ravel Morrison makes his mark in Mexico.PARISH NOTICES:• Follow Stefán Ágústsson on twitter: @stebbisnaer• check out George Quraishi’s wonderful Howler magazine: http://www.whatahowler.com/•Totally Football Live in Birmingham is happening at the Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7 •TFS Live in London is coming to the Indigo at the O2 on Wednesday 29 November: http://bit.ly/2wmBaiW  GET IN TOUCH:• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook, where you’ll find video, photos and loads of other stuff: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/

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The Dutch demise, Hackney Wick v Clapton FC, and is the end of heading nigh? Oct 05, 2017

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The Dutch demise, Hackney Wick v Clapton FC, and is the end of heading nigh? On the first of three international editions of The Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo welcomes Matt Scott, Michael Cox and James Horncastle to the pod to look ahead to the last round of European World Cup qualifiers. And never mind Wales and Ireland tussling over second place, what about Holland, who find themselves on the brink of missing out on their second major tournament in a row? Simon Kuper joins us to discuss the demise of Dutch football on the pitch and on the touchline.  Also on our agenda: the St Pauli of East London; the Uefa Nations League, and the end of heading (maybe).PARISH NOTICES:•Totally Football Live in Birmingham is happening at the Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7 •TFS Live in London is coming to the Indigo at the O2 on Wednesday 29 November: http://bit.ly/2wmBaiW • get your shave on with our friends Cornerstone, who are giving you £10 off your first order: https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally GET IN TOUCH:• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook, where you’ll find video, photos and loads of other stuff: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/

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That Harry Kane team, that dreadful Palace record, and that incredible Peru kit Oct 02, 2017

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On your brand new edition of The Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo is joined by Iain Macintosh, Sasha Goryunov and Jack Lang to gaze back on yet another show of strength by the Manchester clubs in the Premier League. Meanwhile, the Merseyside teams both disappointed, while there were yet more goals for Harry Kane - but absolutely none for Crystal Palace. Again.  Plus: Scotland’s make-or-break double header with Slovenia and Slovakia, and why the greatest kit in world football looks set to make a return to the grandest stage of all.  PARISH NOTICES:•Totally Football Live in Birmingham is happening at the Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7 •TFS Live in London is coming to the Indigo at the O2 on Wednesday 29 November: http://bit.ly/2wmBaiW • get your shave on with our friends Cornerstone, who are giving you £10 off your first order: https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally GET IN TOUCH:• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook, where you’ll find video, photos and loads of other stuff: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/

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Bayern bin Ancelotti, Mamma Mia v Bohemian Rhapsody, and the Witches of the South Sep 28, 2017

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On today’s episode of The Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo welcomes James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Michael Cox to the pod to analyse the fallout from the midweek Champions League games, not least Bayern’s defeat to PSG which saw the Bavarians say auf Wiedersehen to Big Carlo. Also up for discussion: a preview of City’s top o’ the table clash with Chelsea, Liverpool’s new narrative, and Italy’s witchiest team. PARISH NOTICES:• Totally Football Live in Birmingham is happening at the Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7 • TFS Live in London is coming to the Indigo at the O2 on Wednesday 29 November. Tickets gone on general sale on Friday: http://bit.ly/2wmBaiW • get your shave on with our friends Cornerstone, who are giving you £10 off your first order: https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totallyGET IN TOUCH:• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook, where you’ll find video, photos and loads of other stuff: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/

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xG, OGs and Cliff Richard’s greatest hits Sep 25, 2017

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On this sparklingly erudite edition of The Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo is joined by Rafa Honigstein, David Preece and Opta’s Duncan Alexander. On the agenda: why Crystal Palace are much better than their league position suggests; a look ahead to all the mid-week Champions League ties, including Celtic’s must win trip to Anderlecht; and what Man City’s hot streak has in common with Cliff Richard’s discography.  PARISH NOTICES:• share, subscribe, rate and review our new podcast, The Totally Football League Show. There’s a new episode coming your way every Tuesday: http://apple.co/2xgh511• come and hear our best Spaghetti Junction material when we do the first Totally Football Show Live at Birmingham’s Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7 • brace yourself for another TFS Live, this time at London’s O2 Arena - well, next door at the Indigo - on Friday 27 November. More details soon.• get your shave on with our friends Cornerstone, who are giving you £10 off your first order: https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totallyGET IN TOUCH:• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook, where you’ll find video, photos and loads of other stuff: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/

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Liverpool lose again, Mark Sampson sent packing, and big trouble in little Paris Sep 21, 2017

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On your brand spanking new Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo welcomes Josh Widdecombe to the fold alongside stalwarts James Horncastle and Michael Cox. There’s plenty to discuss, too. How many will Man City put past Palace? Are Liverpool a shoo-in for 7th? And who out of Huddersfield and Burnley will end the weekend in third? We’re also joined by Carrie Dunn, who gives her thoughts on Mark Sampson’s sacking, and Julien Laurens, who takes time out from the delivery room to share the inside track on Neymar’s spat with Cavani at PSG.  PARISH NOTICES:• share, subscribe, rate and review our new podcast, The Totally Football League Show: http://apple.co/2xgh511• come and hear our best Spaghetti Junction material when we do the first Totally Football Live show at Birmingham’s Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7 • get your shave on with our friends Cornerstone, who are giving you £10 off your first order: https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally• Look out for the new series of Josh’s TV show (it’s also called Josh and starts on BBC Three on 2 October) and have a listen to his podcast about 90s football: https://www.acast.com/quicklykevinGET IN TOUCH:• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook, where you’ll find video, photos and loads of other stuff: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/

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Introducing: The Totally Football League Show Sep 19, 2017

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On this inaugural Totally Football League Show, Iain Macintosh and Matt Stanger are joined in the studio by Alex McLeish, which gives us a great opportunity to discuss two of his former clubs, Birmingham and Aston Villa.Also in the podcast, we get up close and personal at Millwall, find out what all the fuss is about at Exeter, and find out how the other Pep is getting on at Oxford.PARISH NOTICES:• subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review: http://apple.co/2xgh511• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook, where you’ll find video, photos and loads of other stuff: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/• sign up to our Fan League by downloading the app: https://fanleague.com/• get your shave on with our friends Cornerstone, who are giving you £10 off your first order: https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally• Totally Football: Live is headed to Birmingham’s Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7

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Agüero’s goal-glut, Everton’s glass ceiling, and reassessing Arsenal's Köln-onic irritation Sep 18, 2017

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On today’s Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo is joined by Rafa Honigstein, Sasha Goryunov and Simon Hughes to analyse a weekend in which both Manchester sides laid down significant markers in their bid to bring the Premier League trophy back to the North West. Ten goals they scored between them, conceding none. The six London clubs, in contrast, didn’t rustle the net once. The question is, who would you rather watch: City or United?Also on today’s agenda: geopolitics, more ufology, and ‘Arry binned by Birmingham.PARISH NOTICES:• join us for the first edition of our new podcast, The Totally Football League Show: http://apple.co/2xgh511• we’re delighted to announce our first live show - Totally Football: Live is headed to Birmingham’s Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7 • send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook, where you’ll find video, photos and loads of other stuff: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/• Simon's new book On The Brink is out now: http://amzn.to/2jE8kc1• get your shave on with our friends Cornerstone, who are giving you £10 off your first order: https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally• come and see Producer Ben at the Dublin Podcast Festival at the end of September: http://bit.ly/2wqHfvC

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City off to a flyer in Feyenoord but Liverpool’s defensive problems become even more Sevilla Sep 14, 2017

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On your all new Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo welcomes James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Michael Cox to reflect on a goal-tastic opening round of games in the Champions League. City and Spurs recorded impressive results away to Feyenoord and home to Dortmund, but Liverpool’s familiar flaws at the back were all too apparent as they drew 2-2 at home to Sevilla. PSG meanwhile looked all-too-menacing as they crushed Celtic 5-0 in Glasgow.After our comprehensive Euro review, we turn our attention to the Premier League. This weekend sees Arsenal head to Chelsea, Man United take on Everton, and there’s also a rousing return to action for Mr Roy as his makes his bow as Crystal Palace’s latest saviour with the Eagles at home to Southampton.All of this, plus back-shaving, ufology and exciting news for the gloomy folks of the West Midlands.PARISH NOTICES:• we’re delighted to announce our first live show - Totally Football: Live is headed to Birmingham’s Glee club on Wednesday 8 November. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2fkzsb7 • subscribe to our new podcast, The Totally Football League Show: http://apple.co/2xgh511• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/• get your shave on with our friends Cornerstone, who are giving you £10 off your first order: https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally• come and see Jimbo and Producer Ben at the Dublin Podcast Festival at the end of September: http://bit.ly/2wqHfvC

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Jaw-dropping performances by Mane and Sane as Frank De Boer is shown the door Sep 11, 2017

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On today’s super soaraway Totally Football Show, AC Jimbo is joined by Kelly Cates, Iain Macintosh and Rafa Honigstein to assess a weekend of goals, controversial red cards and, ultimately, panic as Crystal Palace dispensed with the services of Frank De Boer after all of 77 days.We kick off of course by discussing Man City’s 5-0 thrashing of Liverpool, while elsewhere in our Premier League review there’s praise for Stoke, Brighton and even - shock horror - Arsenal.It’s a Champions League week so we catch up with Filippo Maria Ricci about the respective travails of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Sevilla, and we also look ahead to PSG’s trip to Celtic Park. Finally, we catch up with all the action in the EFL, with a focus in particular on Leeds. And if you like that sort of thing, you’ll be thrilled to know that you can now subscribe to our new Totally Football League Show, which kicks off next week.PARISH NOTICES:• subscribe to our new podcast, The Totally Football League Show: http://apple.co/2xgh511• send us a tweet: @thetotallyshow• find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/• get your shave on with our friends Cornerstone, who are giving you £10 off your first order: https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally• come and see Jimbo and Producer Ben at the Dublin Podcast Festival at the end of September: http://bit.ly/2wqHfvC

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