James is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jay Harris and Tom Williams in the Athletic studios, plus Amitai Winehouse drops in to talk Leeds and Caoimhe O'Neill of the Walk On podcast talks Liverpool. Leeds search for a manager goes on as they put on an impressive display for their caretaker management team at Old Trafford. Man City re-appoint Lord Pannick QC to fight their off field battles, whilst Emery's Villa face them on the field. Arsenal have a tricky tie against in-form Brentford with one eye ...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined in the Athletic studios by Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo and James Horncastle phones in en route to Milan to discuss the latest football action across the continent. Bayern back to winning ways and Sebastien Haller scores his first goal since returning from his treatment for testicular cancer. In Spain, Madrid lose to Mallorca and Sociedad lose to Valladolid whilst Barcelona thrash Sevilla to go 8 points clear at the top. Inter beat AC Milan in the Derby del...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Jon McKenzie to discuss the weekend's Premier League action. The Athletic's Matt Slater drops in to explain all as Man City are hit with over 100 charges of breaching financial rules by the Premier League, over a nine-year period. On the pitch, City's struggles at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium continue as Harry Kane beats Jimmy Greaves goal record for Spurs. Sean Dyche wins his debut game in charge at Goodison against table topping Arsenal. Liv...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Carl Anka and Rory Smith to discuss this weekend's fixtures and the main takeaways from the January transfer window. Football finance expert and author of Price Of Football, Kieran Maguire drops in to talk about Chelsea's spending and what it means. Sean Dyche is unveiled as Everton manager and faces a stern test at Saturday lunchtime with the league leaders Arsenal visiting. Conte undergoes gall bladder surgery, and his Spurs side host Man City, against whom...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo and the distinguished panel of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back in the studio together for the first time in 3 years to discuss the latest football action across the continent. Balogun scores with the last kick of the game for Reims to secure a dramatic 1-1 draw against 10 man PSG. A title race is on in the Bundesliga as Bayern drop points at Frankfurt and Dortmund and Union Berlin win. Osimhen scores a stunner for Napoli as they chase the Scud...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined by Tim Spiers, Daniel Storey and Liam Tharme after a captivating FA Cup 4th round weekend and ahead of the transfer window slamming shut. Non-league Wrexham entertain us all with a 3-3 draw against Sheffield United, but Brighton are the big winners on Sunday, getting the better of Liverpool again. We rave about Mitoma and why the Big Six keep flocking to the Seagulls for players. Elsewhere, Man City edge past Arsenal with their big man little man strike partnership, Spurs are eye...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Not heard Adam Hurrey's equal parts hilarious and ridiculous Football Clichés podcast yet? Well here's a little taster for you to carry you over the FA Cup weekend. And if you like it, make sure to check out their extensive back catalogue of episodes, featuring interviews with Jamie Carragher, Keir Starmer and none other than James Richardson himself. Jimbo and the gang will be back as usual on Monday to discuss all the big weekend talking points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Jan 29, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo reconvenes with Duncan Alexander, Nancy Frostick and Adrian Clarke ahead of FA Cup 4th round weekend. Man City and Arsenal go head to head at the Etihad on Friday night. Will Pep and Mikel throw down the gauntlet or try to throw each other off the scent ahead of their Premier League meetings? All eyes on Wrexham this Sunday as the National League side host Sheffield United. Elsewhere can Accrington upset Leeds and are Brighton the competition’s dark horses? It’s advantage Man United and Ne...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo and the distinguished panel of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo take in a dramatic weekend across the continent. Juventus are deducted 15 points following an investigation into their past transfer dealings. With Inter losing on Monday as well, it’s all looking very rosy for Napoli. The Bundesliga is back with the highest scoring matchday of the season, and the return of Sebastian Haller after his cancer diagnosis last year. Antoine Griezmann stars for A...
Jan 24, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Jon Mackenzie and Jay Harris cast their eyes over an intriguing and potentially pivotal Premier League weekend. Arsenal overcome Man United in dramatic fashion with Nketiah proving a brilliant alternative to Jesus and the inverted Zinchenko proving hugely influential. Man City are back in the goals though with universal acclaim for Erling Haaland and Rico Lewis. Can they chase the Gunners down in the title race? Some drab 0-0s across the matchday, including at Anfield but M...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo welcomes Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Matt Davies-Adams onto the latest Totally Football Show, ahead of another eye-catching Premier League weekend. Leaders Arsenal host Man United in a throwback to what the fixture used to be. The Gunners are celebrating the absence of the suspended Casemiro. Will De Gea be the key man at the Emirates? Jurgen Klopp takes charge of his 1000th game in management (or does he?) against a Chelsea side who one of our panel thinks are about to take the Prem...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens are back to review all the Euro action. PSG are beaten for the second away game in a row by their bogey team Rennes, allowing Lens to close the gap on the leaders to just 3 points. Napoli are 9 points clear after thrashing Juventus 5-1 as a first Serie A title for Spalletti surely beckons. Plus are Gasperini’s Atalanta back after putting 8 past Salernitana? Xavi secures silverware with the Spanish Super Cup, while Real ...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo welcomes Natalie Gedra, Sasha Goryunov and Daniel Storey into the pod after a monumental Premier League derby weekend. Arsenal go 8 points clear and become title favourites for the very first time with a comfortable victory at Tottenham. So what exactly is the point of Antonio Conte at Spurs? Man City slip up again due to some refereeing controversy and an incredibly well organised Man United slide under Erik ten Hag. Brighton outclass Liverpool at the Amex with Roberto De Zerbi impressing...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo’s joined by Duncan Alexander, Carl Anka and Tom Williams ahead of a mouthwatering Premier League weekend. Man City are knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Southampton, ahead of the Manchester derby against red-hot United. Hear how City have been low-key underwhelming for a while and why that might be. We also look ahead to a pivotal North London derby, Who can counterpunch their way to the local bragging rights? Plus Adam Crafton pops in to tell us about QSI’s interest in Spurs. Elsewhere, t...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo and the Euro crew are back after a weekend of moving and manoeuvring across the continent. Joao Felix is on his way from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea. Have the Blues struck gold or is this the latest error in a case study in how not to help a manager? Barcelona go 3 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga but are we looking at a two horse race with weak horses? Didier Deschamps is staying as France manager but it’s the disrespecting of Zinedine Zidane by the head of the FFF that’s ...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Tim Spiers into the pod after a pulsating FA Cup 3rd round weekend. Chelsea are thrashed by Man City at the Etihad and we have that crazy conversation about Graham Potter’s future at the Bridge. Are the players playing for Potter? Do the fans need to accept some short-term pain for long-term gain? Wolves fall victim to some questionable offside decisions in their draw with Liverpool at Anfield as Lopetegui continues to improve the players. But Emer...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Benji Lanyado reconvene to discuss a hectic midweek Premier League schedule and FA Cup 3rd round weekend. A turbulent week on Merseyside with Liverpool losing at Brentford and losing Virgil Van Dijk for the foreseeable future. How much do they need to make the top 4 during this transitional season? Everton are hammered 4-1 by Brighton as the pressure intensifies on Frank Lampard. And it may already be red hot in the hot-seat at St Mary’s after just...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast After nearly 2 months apart, the Euro crew of Jimbo, Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back and in full effect. Ligue 1 returns with Lens closing the gap on PSG to 4 points by inflicting a first league defeat of the season on the Parisians. Will Lionel Messi help or hinder PSG when he returns? La Liga is back with unfortunately another racism controversy and with referee Mateu Lahoz adding to his celebrity status. Serie A restarts on Wednesday with Napoli ...
Jan 03, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast For the first pod of 2023, Jimbo is joined by Tim Spiers, Nick Miller and Matt Davies-Adams in the middle of a bumper Premier League schedule. We keep expecting them to falter but Arsenal go 7 points clear at the top of the table. What exactly will be the thing that stops them going all the way? The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe tells us how chasing Man City slipped up against Everton. Up next for City, it’s Chelsea. It’s another disappointing weekend for Graham from Solihull as the Blues are pegged ...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Lynsey Hooper to reflect on a feast of festive football in the Premier League. Arsenal kept their title-challenging form going by beating West Ham in front of a returning Arsène Wenger. Newcastle United also carried on their ominous pre-World Cup form by swatting aside Leicester City. Yorkshireman Erling Haaland returned to his place of birth. His two goals for Manchester City against Leeds United saw him become the fastest player to reach twen...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, Carl Anka and Matt Davies-Adams for a revelatory refresher on the return of the Premier League on Boxing Day. With the World Cup now in the rear view mirror, can Arsenal hang on to top spot domestically without Gabriel Jesus? Can Miguel Almiron maintain his electrifying form? And can the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool force their way into the top 4? At the other end of the table, is there more mutiny around the corner at Everton? Plus we get an update on th...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Tim Spiers, Adrian Clarke and Daniel Storey react to an amazing day for football, as the game’s best player stars in the game’s best ever match to win the game’s biggest prize. Argentina dethrone France as world champions via penalty shoot-out after an enthralling 3-3 draw, as Lionel Messi cements his legacy on the grandest stage. With added reaction from Julien Laurens and Martin Mazur, we try and get to the bottom of what the hell happened in Doha. The Dir Maria selection, the Deschamps...
Dec 19, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s a crossover episode as Totally migrates to the Tifo studio, with Jimbo, Sasha Goryunov, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie discussing who will lift the World Cup - France or Argentina? Will Deschamps or Scaloni win the tactical battle? Will Mbappe or Messi steal the show? Or will it be all-rounder Julian Alvarez? And when was the last time we got a great World Cup final? Plus why Antoine Griezmann is worth his weight in gold, why we should tune in to Croatia v Morocco and why you should buy Azzedine...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo discusses the second semi-final with Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams as France continue their defence of the World Cup. Les Bleus see off Morocco without dazzling but once again getting the job done. We discuss how Antoine Griezmann became the midfield dynamo that Didier Deschamps’ tactical approach depends upon. Their opponents on Sunday will be Argentina. Martin Mazur tells us how everyone is singing, everyone wants stickers and everyone wants to do it for Messi instead of Messi doing ...
Dec 15, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo welcomes Raphael Honigstein and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod as Argentina book their ticket to the World Cup final. Croatia are overcome by La Albiceleste in the first semi-final on Tuesday, with Messi continuing to dazzle in Qatar. Does Argentina effectively playing with 10 men and luxury Lionel show the differences between elite club competition and the World Cup? France or Morocco await for Argentina in the final. Can the holders succeed where Spain and Portugal failed in finding a w...
Dec 14, 2022•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo’s got a stacked card of Carl Anka, Adrian Clarke, Dom Fifield, Daniel Storey, Maher Mezahi and Natalie Gedra as the World Cup semi-finals are set in stone. Holders France eliminate England but Gareth Southgate’s side show attacking intent and outplay the world champions so are there reasons to be cheerful? Plus hear why Saka needs more protection and why Griezmann is the player of the tournament. Not up for France - Morocco, a team dripping with tactical discipline, who become the first Af...
Dec 11, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo, Tim Spiers and Sasha Goryunov gather their thoughts after an incredible day of quarter-final action in Qatar. Argentina overcome the Netherlands on penalties after a game that features comebacks, late drama, the pass of the tournament and the free-kick of the tournament. Messi and co will face Croatia in the semi-finals after they defeat Brazil in a shootout. Slaven Bilic joins us in the studio to detail what makes his country so effective at team sports. Saturday’s quarter-finals see Mor...
Dec 10, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast After 17 days of non-stop action, Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tim Spiers and Daniel Storey take stock after another huge day at the World Cup. Portugal smash the Swiss 6-1 to progress to the quarter-finals, on an evening where all of Fernando Santos’s decisions paid off. Including dropping Cristiano Ronaldo for hat-trick hero Goncalo Ramos. Morocco become just the 4th African team ever to reach the last 8 of the World Cup. As Maher Mezahi explains, a star is born in manager Walid Regragui. But wher...
Dec 07, 2022•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo has Liam Tharme and Sasha Goryunov for company to reflect on a quite spectacular performance by Brazil who blew past South Korea. Natalie Gedra gives us her thoughts on the Seleção's dominating display at Stadium 974. Brazil will face Croatia in the quarter-finals after Luka Modric and co huffed and puffed their way past Japan in a game that featured perhaps the worst penalty shoot out of all time. Also in the podcast, we look ahead to Tuesday's last 16 ties, with Switzerland taking on Por...
Dec 06, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimbo welcomes Carl Anka, Lynsey Hooper, Julien Laurens and Jack Pitt-Brooke into the pod after a bumper day of last 16 World Cup action. England, inspired by Jude Bellingham, ease past Senegal in convincing fashion. Maybe Gareth Southgate is good at this managing at major tournaments malarkey. That said, the Three Lions face the French in the quarter-finals, after the holders pick off Poland. Olivier Giroud completes his remarkable career story by becoming his nation’s all time top scorer. And ...
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