Jimbo welcomes Pat Nevin, Duncan Alexander and Sasha Goryunov for an in-depth discussion on the Champions league quarter-finals. It’s elimination for the holders Bayern and a triumph for PSG and for Neymar – the Prince Charles of football. Up next for them, Manchester City, who finally reach the semi-finals under Pep Guardiola as Foden (and Bellingham) show exactly what they’re made of. Liverpool are snuffed out by Real Madrid at Anfield. Has Klopp been found tactically lacking this season? And ...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Rafa Honigstein, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens cast their eyes over the Champions League quarter-final second legs. PSG have the advantage over Bayern and are on the verge of knocking the holders out. Will PSG falter at home again? And has civil war broken out at Bayern between Flick and Salihamidzic? Will Man City show they’re not a heroic team and once again fall at the quarter-final hurdle against Dortmund? Zinedine Zidane continues to lose players but find solution...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Michael Cox, Adam Hurrey and Daniel Storey take in an enthralling Premier League weekend. West Ham take another step towards Champions League football thanks to that man Jesse Lingard, as Leicester look like a bunch of school children in trouble. Man United come from behind yet again to win at Spurs as Mourinho tries a new diversion technique. Is Solskjaer better than we thought he’d be? Man City are beaten at home by 10-man Leeds as we enjoy how mad football can be sometimes. But is the ...
Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Natalie Gedra and Dominic Fifield into the pod as the Champions League quarter-finals deliver on entertainment. An Mbappe-inspired PSG win 3-2 in Munich. Have they overcome their mental problems in this competition? Or are Bayern still favourites? Real Madrid are also victorious as makeshift Liverpool are exposed against high-level opposition. And Gareth Southgate will have been the most excited man watching City beat Dortmund, with Foden and Bellingham on song. ...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined by Rafa Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo to look ahead to some mouth-watering Champions League quarter-finals. Liverpool travel to Madrid to face a Ramos-less Real. Will the Reds go with 4 up front? Man City host Dortmund, who lose a massive game against Eintracht Frankfurt in the race for the top 4. The Haaland camp have been meeting Barcelona and Real Madrid. Can anyone afford him this summer? And will missing out on Champions League football see Sancho leave Dortmun...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and Tom Williams discuss an eyebrow-raising return for the Premier League. West Brom secure one of the shock results of the season, thrashing Chelsea 5-2 at Stamford Bridge. Man City breeze past Leicester – have they become impossible to manage against? Liverpool cruise past the Gunners, with the panel enjoying the chaos and directness that Diogo Jota brings. But as for Arsenal, how did they spend so much money to end up in mid-table? Ligue 1 is hotting up as PSG...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Adrian Clarke and Lynsey Hooper to wave goodbye to the international break and say hello to the return of the Premier League. Werner and Germany have a shocker, losing at home to North Macedonia. But England make it 3 wins out of 3 against Poland. It’s a game that left the panel feeling John Stones is not a natural defender and that Gareth Southgate’s in-game management is mediocre. We get excited about Arsenal v Liverpool this weekend. Is it the Big Six fixt...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod after another epic international weekend. The headlines are dominated by Republic of Ireland’s shock defeat at home to Luxembourg in World Cup qualifying. Ken Early tells us why it’s delusional for the Irish to believe this is their worst ever result. 10 marks out of 10 for England so far as they swat aside San Marino and Albania. Should England build the team around Harry Kane when it comes to constructing their mi...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Slightly later than usual on a Monday, check back in at lunchtime when Jimbo will be joined by Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Charlie Eccleshare to digest the Republic of Ireland's shock defeat to Luxembourg with Ken Early, preview England's clash with Poland and gaze upon football's finest statues. Plus we'll watch Daniel and Sasha go head to head in the Inter Totally Cup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 28, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Michael Cox, Tom Williams and Duncan Alexander liven up your international weekend with a bumper Totally Football Show. With the return of World Cup qualifying, we see Wales score one of their best goals ever as champions France struggle. Meanwhile Norway are leading a proposed boycott of Qatar 2022. Katie Whyatt fills us in on the WSL’s new TV deal and some scintillating Champions League quarter-finals. And defending champion Michael takes on Tom in the return of the Inter Totally Cup. P...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Juventus are bewitched by Benevento with Pirlo increasingly under pressure, while Lionel Messi and Barcelona are looking back to their old selves with a 6-1 win at Real Sociedad. Lewandowski is closing in on records in the Bundesliga while Haaland is losing his rag with his team-mates. Will Xabi Alonso be joining them in Germany as Monchengladbach manager? Plus the best free-kick takers in Europe and the players to watch out for at the European Under-21 Championship. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Ch...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, David Preece and Dion Fanning after a weekend of pivotal league and cup action. Leicester progress to the FA Cup semi-finals with victory over Manchester United. Are the Foxes set to avoid another late season collapse? Why hasn’t it worked out for van de Beek at United? And should they nab Ndidi? Or Yves Bissouma? Will Man City do the quadruple? Are they depressingly good? In the Premier League, Arsenal come back from 3-0 down in garbage time to peg back a Lingard-i...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Michael Cox, Jack Lang and Duncan Alexander dig into a footballing week containing Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup action. Chelsea see off Simeone’s Atletico while both Italian sides are knocked out. Why can’t they defend anymore? Plus does everyone want to draw Real Madrid? Man City cruise through to the next round. Can they overcome Everton in the FA Cup quarter-finals? And will they pass to Aguero? In the Premier League, Brighton host Newcastle in a huge game at the bottom....
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo, Rafa Honigstein and Julien Laurens cast their eyes over another big week of Champions League and Europa League action. Joachim Low decides to step down as Germany manager after Euro 2020. Are we about to witness a domino effect that will see Hansi Flick go to Germany and Julian Nagelsmann go to Bayern? Atletico might be in the process of blowing the La Liga title but can they overturn a deficit and knock Chelsea out of the Champions League? Or is Thomas Tuc...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo discusses the Premier League weekend with Charlie Eccleshare, Daniel Storey & Matt Davies-Adams, a matchday with some truly unforgettable moments. Arsenal bag the bragging rights by beating Tottenham in the North London derby, despite Lamela and his rabona providing one of the great Premier League goals. But did Mourinho revert to type with his tactics? Elsewhere did Man United’s narrow win over West Ham actually show the chasm between the two sides? Chris Wilder leaves soon-to-be relegate...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo welcomes Karen Carney, Duncan Alexander and Sasha Goryunov into the pod during a massive week of Champions League and Premier League action. Messi and Ronaldo are out of the Champions League, with the latter facing a bit of a backlash in Turin. Erling Haaland will be in the last 8 after another monstrous display. But he continues to be let down by his defence. If only Dortmund had Pepe. Liverpool stay alive in the Champions League too – does their entire season now boil down to their Europ...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, James Horncastle, Rafa Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back ahead of some mouth-watering Champions League second legs. Dortmund prepare for Sevilla by losing a classic Klassiker. Pirlo’s Juventus face a season-defining fixture against Porto. And can Leipzig add to Liverpool’s misery? No Ligue 1 action but the Coupe de France delivers with amateurs beating professionals left and right. Marseille are the highest profile casualties. In Spain, Laporta wins the election at Barc...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined by Adam Hurrey, Michael Cox and Daniel Storey as the Premier League leaders lose and the battle for survival heats up big time. The panel praise the Solskjaer strategy as he has Pep’s number yet again in the Manchester derby. Bad signs everywhere you look for Liverpool who lose for the 6th home game in a row. Rafa Honigstein explains how Leipzig can add to their misery in the Champions League this week. But how great are Fulham, the victors at Anfield? Scott Parker’s making thing...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast We look ahead to the Manchester derby with the big question looming – will it be 0-0? Can United step it up from their lacklustre midweek performance at Palace or is Bruno Fernandes knackered? Southampton also look shattered as they lose yet again. Are they being dragged into a relegation fight? Brighton almost certainly are. The Athletic’s Andy Naylor joins us to discuss their ground-breaking goal scoring issues. Plus penalty shoot-outs, pigeons and the problem with wearing stripes. RUNNING ORD...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The old board at Barcelona, including Bartomeu, are arrested regarding financial issues. Meanwhile Inter look unstoppable in Serie A but their owners Suning have ceased operations. There’s further mutiny at Schalke, which sees Christian Gross and numerous staff sacked, while Leipzig stay on Bayern’s tail at the top of the table. In France, there’s a new manager and a new president at Marseille. And the best title race in Europe with 4 points separating the top 4. And Yordi Yamali joins us to det...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chelsea and Man United deliver another 0-0. Which means Man City go 12 points clear at the top of the table with their 20th win in a row against West Ham, showcasing possibly the best bench ever. Spurs and Arsenal are victorious with Bale and Willian beginning to redeem themselves, while Leicester’s Champions League place looks under threat under the weight of injuries. Brighton push the boundaries of wastefulness and jump the shark against West Brom. As does referee Lee Mason with his whistle. ...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Man City make it 19 wins in a row with victory over Monchengladbach. Next up, 4th placed West Ham. Has Pep Guardiola solved football? And is Joao Cancelo a contender for player of the year? Thomas Tuchel continues his unbeaten start as Chelsea manager after beating Atletico. What does Joao Felix make of all of this? Villa revisit Leeds at Elland Road, as do we. Dyche and Mourinho go shopping. Plus we talk Pele, Kasami and the state of non-league. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Cancelo culture (01m 30...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Inter are victorious in the Milan derby, led by a rampant Romelu Lukaku. Is it their Scudetto to lose? Bayern lose at Eintracht Frankfurt to inject new life into Leipzig and the Bundesliga title race. Next up for the Bavarians, it’s Ciro Immobile’s Lazio in the Champions League. Atletico lose for only the second time this season, as Levante leave Madrid with all 3 points. Are Simeone’s side there for the taking by Chelsea this week? We also look ahead to the mouth-watering clash between Atalanta...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast West Ham are in the top 4 and are the top team in London. The Hammers beat Spurs with David Moyes building a team in his own image and Jose Mourinho offering diminishing returns Everton win at Anfield for the first time in 22 years. Has the pandemic accelerated the end of a great Liverpool team? Chelsea remain unbeaten under their new manager. But was Thomas Tuchel right to single out Callum Hudson-Odoi by subbing a sub? Fulham try to provide some tension this season in the relegation fight as w...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast The return of the Champions League provides another rude awakening for Barcelona as PSG run wild at the Camp Nou. And 2021 looks to be pointing towards a changing of the guard from Ronaldo v Messi to Mbappe v Haaland. Liverpool get back to winning ways against Leipzig. Who will win a Merseyside derby with top 4 implications on Saturday? Speaking of the top 4, who will come out on top as Moyes faces Mourinho on Sunday? And with Man City going 10 points clear at the top of the table, does this tea...
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Barcelona take on a Neymar-less PSG with memories of the 2017 Remontada still lingering. Will this be Lionel Messi’s last hurrah in a Barca shirt? Will a vulnerable Liverpool be able to cope with Nagelsmann and the Leipzig press? It could be Dayot Upamecano’s last European tie with Red Bull as he’s off to Bayern. Also on the move in the Bundesliga is Marco Rose, who will leave Monchengladbach in the summer to become Dortmund manager. Meanwhile Milan lose the leadership of Serie A after a shock d...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Carl Anka, Daniel Storey and Charlie Eccleshare look back on huge wins for Fulham, Manchester City and Arsenal. Plus: more misery for Klopp and Mourinho; Brendan Rodgers’ special sauce and who is the Brazilian Kevin Nolan? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Goals and goalkeeping mares of the weekend (01m 20s) • PART 1b: Everton 0 - 2 Fulham (05m 30s) • PART 1c: West Brom 1 - 1 United (10m 00s) • PART 1d: Southampton 1 - 2 Wolves (16m 00s) • PART 2: Arsenal 4 - 2 Leeds - and Willian’s unappreciated...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joining Jimbo on the show this Thursday is Duncan Alexander, Dom Fifield, and Karen Carney as they review the FA Cup 5th round including that humdinger at Goodison. Plus there's footballing Son and sons, studs, and what exactly was Jimbo's first TV job? RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Welcome (00.00) PART 2a - Everton 5-4 Spurs (02.00) PART 2b - Swansea 1-3 Man City (13.00) PART 2c - FA Cup 5th round round up (15.00) PART 3a - Man City v Spurs preview (18.00) PART 3b - West Brom v Man Utd (22.00) PART 4a...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast The European crew assemble! Jimbo is joined by Rafa Honigstein, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo to look back on a disastrous weekends for Dortmund and Marseilles. Plus: More Messi to PSG rumours; Graziano Pelle returns to Serie A; and Zlatan, Pandev, Gignac and a celebration of golden oldies in Europe and beyond RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Performance of the Weekend with Paddy Power (03m 30s) • PART 1b: Gignac, Zlatan and the golden oldies (15m 30s) • PART 1c: A big weekend for J...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Michael Cox and Sasha Goryunov as they review Man City’s 4-1 win over Liverpool, their first victory at Anfield since 2003, a thriller between Manchester United and Everton and a look ahead to the FA Cup 5th Round. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Weekend round-up (03m 00s) • PART 1b: Liverpool 1 - 4 Manchester City (04m 10s) • PART 2a: Manchester United 3-3 Everton (20m 20s) • PART 2b: Soucek red & Spurs win over West Brom (25m 20s) • PART 3a: Newcastle 3-2 Southampto...
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