The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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Managerial change at Brighton – more to follow at Leicester, Forest and Brentford? Sep 19, 2022

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Jimbo welcomes Jay Harris, Matt Davies-Adams and Sasha Goryunov to look back on a reduced but rousing Premier League weekend.

Brighton appoint Roberto De Zerbi as their new manager. Hear from James Horncastle about why the Italian is one of the most exciting young managers in Europe.

Arsenal slay some demons at the Brentford Community Stadium to stay top of the table. With the Bees surprisingly downbeat, is it because Thomas Frank could be on his way to Leicester?

The Foxes look like making a change after a 6th defeat in a row for Brendan Rodgers. The Athletic’s Rob Tanner tells us what’s gone wrong at the King Power.

Will Steve Cooper be exiting Nottingham Forest as well and is it the old guard that are letting him down?

Plus armchair Aleksandar, a new Bournemouth and Ronnie Rosenthal.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Brentford 0-3 Arsenal (04.00)

• PART 1b: Spurs 6-2 Leicester with Rob Tanner (11.00)

• PART 2a: Brighton appoint Roberto De Zerbi, with James Horncastle (23.30)

• PART 2b: Forest 2-3 Fulham (29.30)

• PART 3a: The WSL and Ronnie Rosenthal (36.30)

• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (40.00)

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Patience for Potter, hero Haaland and Conte’s conundrum Sep 15, 2022

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After a hectic Champions League midweek and ahead of a more leisurely Premier League weekend, Jimbo welcomes Charlie Eccleshare, Dom Fifield and Duncan Alexander into the pod.

Erling Haaland does it again with one of the goals of the season to down Dortmund. But should Man City fans be concerned about their first 80 minutes?

Graham Potter’s first game as Chelsea manager results in a very Brighton performance and a disappointing draw with Salzburg. Is it a pointless appointment if Potter isn’t given time?

Liverpool get back to winning ways with the return of Thiago. He’s irreplaceable but possibly unreliable in terms of his fitness. Spurs meanwhile are beaten at Sporting. Have sides worked out Conte’s Spurs this season?

Plus the Premier League weekend, Boehly’s big ideas, minidiscs, and Desert Island Discs.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Glenn Hoddle - commentary pioneer (01.30)

• PART 2a: Man City 2-1 Dortmund (04.45)

• PART 2b: Chelsea 1-1 Salzburg (12.00)

• PART 3a: Boehly’s big ideas (20.30)

• PART 3b: Liverpool 2-1 Ajax and the rest of the Champions League (25.00)

• PART 4a: Spurs slip up at Sporting (32.30)

• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (42.30)

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Juventus get ugly, as Lewandowski heads back to Bayern Sep 13, 2022

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Champions League matchday 2 ahoy, with Jimbo joined by James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo.

There’s reunions aplenty with Haaland facing Dortmund and most intriguingly, Lewandowski returning to Bayern Munich. Is he already more loved at Barcelona than he was in Bavaria? And will Julian Nagelsmann be feeling the presence of free agent Thomas Tuchel?

Plenty to ponder for Liverpool and for Juventus after their remarkable VAR room brawl and draw with Salernitana. Hear why they’re so poor and why Max Allegri won’t be getting sacked.

Plus Lacazette, Shakhtar stats and can Union Berlin do a Leicester?

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01.30)

• PART 2a: Liverpool v Ajax (07.30)

• PART 2b: Bayern v Barcelona (14.00)

• PART 3: Juve’s Salernitana drama (27.30)

• PART 4a: Group E – Chelsea v Salzburg (37.30)

• PART 4b: Group F - Real Madrid v Leipzig (39.30)

• PART 5: The latest from Ligue 1 (46.30)

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Who next for Brighton and what next for Liverpool? Sep 12, 2022

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Jimbo’s joined by Jack Lang, Jobi McAnuff & Daniel Storey for a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of football.

Graham Potter is the new manager of Chelsea. Why is this such an exciting appointment? Andy Naylor gives us a steer as to where Brighton will turn next in their managerial hunt. And what’s it like to be an interim player-coach?

Diego Costa is set for a return to the Premier League, although playing football isn’t something he’s done much of in the last year or so.

Michiel Jongsma fills us in on an Ajax side feeling very good about themselves as they head to Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday.

And Jobi remembers, or tries to forget, Reading 5 Arsenal 7.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Graham Potter, Chelsea manager (04.00)

• PART 1b: Who next for Brighton, with Andy Naylor (13.00)

• PART 1c: Player-managing on an interim basis (21.00)

• PART 2a: Reading 5-7 Arsenal (27.00)

• PART 2b: Diego Costa set for Wolves (33.00)

• PART 3: Liverpool v Ajax preview with Michiel Jongsma (37.00)

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PhenomeNapoli, world-record Walsh and Potter set for Stamford Bridge Sep 08, 2022

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Another action-packed week, unpacked by Jimbo, Michael Cox, Tom Williams and Duncan Alexander.

Chelsea sack Thomas Tuchel with Brighton’s Graham Potter set to replace him at Stamford Bridge. We look at where it went wrong forTuchel who never found an attacking solution, as Potter looks to back himself at one of the top jobs

Terrified Liverpool give one of the worst defensive displays in Champions League history and in the words of Jurgen Klopp, need to reinvent themselves.

Napoli are rampant, Bayern impress while PSG’s front three strut their stuff but also refuse to defend.

Andrew Todos talks us through the feel-good story of the week in the Champions League – Shakhtar’s 4-1 win in Leipzig.

It’s another goal-filled week for the unstoppable Erling Haaland. If only he’d picked England.

And Michael tells us all about Keira Walsh and her world record move to Barcelona, ahead of the return of the WSL

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Chelsea sack Tuchel and chase Potter, with Liam Twomey (02.30)

• PART 2a: Napoli 4-1 Liverpool (19.00)

• PART 2b: Bayern and PSG impress (29.00)

• PART 2c: Shakhtar win in Leipzig, with Andrew Todos (35.30)

• PART 3: Man City v Spurs and other PL offerings (42.00)

• PART 4: Barca break world record for Keira Walsh (55.00)

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The Champions League returns. But what’s going on at Freiburg and Sevilla? Sep 06, 2022

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Ahead of matchday 1 across European competition, it’s Jimbo, it’s James Horncastle, it’s Raphael Honigstein, it’s Julien Laurens and it’s Alvaro Romeo on the Totally Football Show.

PSG face Juventus for the first time in Champions League history. The under-fire Allegri has Juve playing 60s football. And that’s not a good thing.

Will Man City run riot against a Sevilla side hovering above the relegation zone in La Liga? Hear why this sorry state of affairs is Monchi’s fault.

Plenty of feel-good stories in Germany where Eintracht Frankfurt prepare for their Champions League bow and Freiburg and Union Berlin fly high in the Bundesliga.

Will new-look Napoli heap more misery on Liverpool in Naples on Wednesday? There’s plenty of love for Luciano Spalletti.

Plus Ben Yedder’s bowels and the Martin Braithwaite redemption story.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.00)

• PART 2a: PSG v Juventus preview (09.30)

• PART 2b: Spurs v Marseille preview (19.00)

• PART 3a: Inter v Bayern preview and Frankfurt prepare for UCL bow (22.30)

• PART 3b: Freiburg top the Bundesliga (30.00)

• PART 4a: How to keep up with the wealth of the Premier League (34.00)

• PART 4b: Napoli v Liverpool preview (41.00)

• PART 4c: Udinese smash Roma in La Liga (45.00)

• PART 5: Barca smash Sevilla in La Liga (50.00)

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Ten Hag getting everything right and why VAR was always a bad idea Sep 05, 2022

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Joining Jimbo to discuss 5-2’s, derby drama and far too much VAR, it’s Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and Adrian Clarke.

It’s 4 wins in a row for Erik ten Hag’s Man United as they end Arsenal’s 100% record. The panel agree that all of the Dutchman’s decisions are paying off right now.

The Premier League weekend is steeped in VAR controversy. Hear why it was doomed from the start.

Brighton batter Leicester in a meeting of the most opposite clubs in the Premier League. Liverpool stumble once more in the Merseyside derby - is this a transitional season for the Reds?

Kieran Devlin joins us to discuss two of the most in-form teams in Europe clashing in the Champions League on Tuesday – it’s Celtic hosting Real Madrid.

Plus hedge etiquette, the most exciting player in Europe and Adrian ghost-writing for Gary O’Neil (and Paolo Di Canio).

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Man Utd 3-1 Arsenal and the VAR fallacy (05.00)

• PART 1b: Brighton 5-2 Leicester (07.30)

• PART 2a: Aston Villa 1-1 Man City (24.00)

• PART 2b: Everton 0-0 Liverpool (30.00)

• PART 2c: Celtic v Real Madrid preview with Kieran Devlin (39.30)

• PART 2d: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Bournemouth (46.00)

• PART 3: The rest of the Premier League weekend (51.00)

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Merseyside derby, Chelsea's struggles and Haaland the heel Sep 01, 2022

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Drowning in Premier League football? Let Jimbo, Charlie Eccleshare, Matt Davies-Adams and Duncan Alexander pull you to shore with a look at several matchdays.

Liverpool snatch a 98th minute victory over Newcastle and travel to Goodison to face Gordon and Garner’s Everton. Is Harvey Elliott the answer to Liverpool’s midfield issues? Is Arthur?

Southampton impress by knocking off Chelsea. The Saints recruitment is looking pretty smart. What about Chelsea’s, with Aubameyang set to sign?

Elsewhere, how many goals will Erling Haaland score this season? Will he be pushing for Dixie Dean’s record? And can the new Arsenal avoid another Old Trafford meltdown?

Plus Ahmed Shooble on Scott Parker’s sacking and Charlie on the poetry of football commentary.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Charlie’s book on football commentary (01.30)

• PART 1b: Scott Parker sacked by Bournemouth, with Ahmed Shooble (06.30)

• PART 2a: A look ahead to the Merseyside derby (15.00)

• PART 2b: Erling Haaland…discuss (26.00)

• PART 3a: What’s going on at Chelsea? (35.00)

• PART 3b: West Ham 1-1 Spurs & a great week for Mitrovic (44.30)

• PART 4: Man United v Arsenal preview (52.00)

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Pogba family drama and the Griezmann conundrum Aug 30, 2022

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Scouring the continent for content, it’s Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo.

There are surprise top two’s in Spain and Germany. And they both meet this weekend. Real Madrid host Real Betis. Bayern travel to the rampant Union Berlin.

PSG drop points as Galtier subs Messi, while the giants of Roma take a point from Turin. And find out why Antoine Griezmann isn't featuring that much for Atletico.

Plus Cavani, Dele, Riqui and the whole sorry affair with the Pogba brothers.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.20)

• PART 2: Serie A – Roma take their first point from the Allianz (06.00)

• PART 3: Bundesliga – Bayern and Union prepare for top of the table clash (17.00)

• PART 4a: Dele and Riqui resurrected (25.30)

• PART 4b: La Liga – Real Madrid and Betis prepare for top of the table clash (28.30)

• PART 5: Ligue 1 – PSG drop points against Monaco (37.00)

• PART 6: The Pogba Pogba Mbappe story (44.00)

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Arsenal’s joy, Liverpool’s 9-0 and Potter’s future Aug 29, 2022

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Jimbo, Adam Hurrey, Lynsey Hooper and Daniel Storey dissect another action-packed Premier League weekend with their scalpels.

It’s a record-equalling win for Liverpool who batter Bournemouth 9-0. Why can’t we ever get to 10? And how big a lead do you need to build up to beat Man City?

Arsenal make it 4 wins out of 4 against Fulham with their celebrations upsetting some people. Meanwhile we talk up the possibility of Mitrovic to Chelsea, Pochettino to Villa and Potter to Dortmund.

Plus Burnley’s announcement videos, Evita and what constitutes a whipping boy.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth (05.30)

• PART 1b: Wolves 1-1 Newcastle (15.30)

• PART 2a: Man City 4-2 Crystal Palace (20.00)

• PART 2b: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Spurs (27.00)

• PART 3a: Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham (39.00)

• PART 3b: Arsenal 2-1 Fulham (43.30)

• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (52.00)

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