Football Ramble

The rumours are true! To celebrate another season of the Football Ramble coming to a close, we’re digging deep into the archives at Ramble HQ to bring you ten Best Of episodes, featuring some vintage Ramble moments. It’ll keep you going over summer before we return with new shows in July, and daily episodes from 5th August.

First up: 2009/10, featuring some early Ramble classics. Ever wondered what Yang Changpeng is up to? Or how Peter Beagrie ended up putting a motorbike through a plate glass window? Or what happens when a teacher plays the Ramble to their Scottish classroom? Well here are your answers.

Many thanks to infamous YouTuber Linford Grimes for their inspiration and help in compiling old content. We salute you.

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The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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Put simply, Danny Kelly is a broadcasting legend. Now found most regularly on talkSPORT presenting Kick Off, The Season Ticket and wherever else his prodigious talents are needed, he has over 30 years in the media game, including stints editing the NME, Q Magazine, and of course covering sport consistently across TV and radio.

In this latest episode of Ramble Meets, expect hilarious stories and tangents aplenty as Danny talks to Luke about how he fell in love with football in the first place, his most memorable moments in several decades covering the game, and what he thinks of the current state of the world's most popular sport. 

This episode of Ramble Meets was recorded on Friday 26th April 2019.

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Another glorious summer for England as the men win a high pressure penalty shootout and the women get one over on Scotland. Portugal are the deserved winners of the inaugural UEFA Nations League and the whole thing turned out to be a lot of fun.

As well as casting our eyes over all this we chat dings and dongs, look at the predictions we made at the start of the season and give the final word to our beloved Newcastle United. 

Thanks for spending your time with us this season, we’re back on the 18th of July but have some compilations for you to enjoy until then, and listen out for a big announcement regarding next season! 

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Further reading: 

Gareth Southgate is still pleased with where England are heading:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-vs-switzerland-result-uefa-nations-league-2019-gareth-southgate-a8951356.html

Another trophy in the cabinet for Cristiano Ronaldo:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48191922

England’s medals were presented in an unusual way:

https://www.aol.co.uk/sport/2019/06/09/southgate-bemused-as-england-are-lobbed-nations-league-medals/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK8otryaTjyRGkbU-w3mXWAz5nRcwum97KAYADAnZDaYfg4Gsr9h3suVJgoo5vqfd1SHQ3Rj1IceN-5e_PWLI_KxPBI5a1go8kw3A95wuBvMNZHp04E9puH0rVmorYiyKmvB2Sc_Zx1v-Q4O9z5CEr_foO6BjlwpsX-tURDsv7qe

The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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England successfully qualify for the UEFA Nations League third place play-off, and have their eyes on the bronze! They couldn’t quite get past the Netherlands in the semi-final but who cares about minor details like that?

We also discuss the wonderful news about the world’s most adorable footballer, Santi Cazorla, the mercifully quick resolution of the Eden Hazard-to-Real Madrid saga, more birthday wronguns, and a come-and-get-me plea from El Diego.

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Further reading:

Gareth Southgate will stick to his guns:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48550951

An eye-witness account of some of England’s embarrassing fans:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/05/england-fans-baton-charged-portugese-police-nations-league-porto

Diego Maradona fancies the Man United job:

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/diego-maradona-manchester-united-manager-paul-pogba

The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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Andy Brassell is one of the world's most knowledgeable and entertaining pundits, whose passion for football has taken him all around the world when covering the game. He can be read regularly in the Guardian, and heard on talkSPORT, as well as The Football Ramble's sister shows On The Continent and At The Match.

Here, in the latest episode of Ramble Meets, he talks in-depth to Luke about his career path so far, including his journey into football punditry and how much he owes to Tim Vickery, what it's like being on friendly terms with Cristiano Ronaldo, and the most scared he's been when covering a game.

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Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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Liverpool end their incredible season with the biggest prize of them all after a game that may not have been a classic, but still managed to provide a lot of memorable moments. 

As well as all that the season isn’t even really over— there’s still the UEFA Nations League to come! We have a good look ahead to that, have the pleasure of a new Louis Van Gaal interview, clear up some birthday based confusion and generally have a lovely old time. 

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Further reading: 

Jordan Henderson’s touching moment explained:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/02/moving-scenes-liverpool-champions-league-final-jordan-henderson

Louis Van Gaal has given yet another brilliant interview:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/03/louis-van-gaal-manchester-united--interview-buy-players-rooney-tactics-solskjaer

Did Sadio Mane mean to hit Moussa Sissoko’s arm?

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/liverpool-sadio-mane-moussa-sissoko-handball-champions-league-final-2019-a8941016.html

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What a magical night in Baku! Goals! Empty seats! An atmosphere! Of sorts! Chelsea give Arsenal a gubbing to win the Europa League and make Maurizio Sarri’s season look pretty good indeed, as Eden Hazard and his turbo-booty give Arsenal another miserable night to forget. 

After picking over this we take the time to congratulate Aston Villa on their promotion, rejoice at the prospect of a second season of Marcelo Bielsa and wonder if there could be a place for Alan Pardew to pick up where he left off in the sheikh-based Newcastle United revolution. 

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Further reading:

What next for Maurizio Sarri?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/30/maurizio-sarri-leave-chelsea-eden-hazard-europa-league

A big rebuilding project ahead for Unai Emery:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/europa-league-chelsea-vs-arsenal-transfer-news-unai-emery-a8935996.html

Ross McCormack’s agent earns him the nickname Ross McContract:

https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/former-nottingham-forest-loanee-nicknamed-2916139

The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

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In the latest episode of Ramble Meets, Luke welcomes author, historian and broadcaster Jonathan Wilson into the studio to discuss a life and career spanning ten books, countless newspaper articles and editorship of a quarterly football periodical.

A graduate of Oxford University, Jonathan cut his teeth working for onefootball.com before writing his first book about Eastern European football, called Behind The Curtain. Books about football tactics, Brian Clough, and Argentinian football have followed, and this year Jonathan's tenth work, The Barcelona Legacy, hit the shelves.

In this revealing interview, Jonathan talks candidly about his career, his upbringing in the north east, and explains why Louis van Gaal will always be a terrifying man.

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Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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Welcome to this very special bonus episode of The Football Ramble, in association with Villa Plus. Recorded at our splendid villa in Menorca, we’re here to discuss our favourite cities in which to watch European football. From the exotic beauty of Barcelona and the romantic magic of Naples, to the cultural hotbed of Berlin and the monumental powerhouses of Madrid, we take a stroll through the very best of continental football.

After that chat, we’re joined by our Villa Plus competition winners, Garreth and James, for a spicy game of Going for Glold.

Villa Plus are always adding extra. Their handpicked award winning villas all come with private, heated pools, pool tables, table tennis, air-con, WiFi— everything you need for your holiday, taken care of. Some 2019 summer holidays still available, so head to villaplus.com for more info!

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Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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Could Mike Ashley finally be about to sell Newcastle United? Rumours suggest it may be the case, but one of our number isn’t so sure. Where other rumours are concerned, Man United get all Moby as their class of ’99 turn it on at Old Trafford, and there are whisperings of a return to football for Big Weng. 

Poor old Sunderland suffer yet more heartache after another Wembley loss, while Charlton, Mike Dean’s Tranmere and Celtic are in dreamland. There’s also a look ahead to the Europa League final and a special mention for one Chris Wondolowski.

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Further reading: 

There’s a lot on the line for both Arsenal and Chelsea in Baku:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/26/sarri-emery-europa-league-final

D-Beck’s still got it:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-united-legends-bayern-munich-result-score-david-beckham-goal-sir-alex-ferguson-a8931251.html

That goalscoring referee:

https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/26/referee-accidentally-scores-goal-counts-9693862/

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There’s barely any football happening but we don’t even care, there’s still room to talk about possible double agent Petr Cech, Rushin’ Ray Parlour and the hugely exciting prospect of Mike Dean stealing the show from the Wembley stands as his beloved Tranmere take on Newport County. 

We also discuss the possibility of selling Ed Woodward a horse, Sunderland’s Roman inspiration and Marcus fronting up to a notorious criminal organisation. 

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Further reading:

David De Gea’s replacement may be… Sergio Romero:

https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/22/manchester-united-will-not-buy-new-goalkeeper-david-de-gea-leaves-9654358/

Michael Gray recalls his famous play-off penalty miss. Again:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2019/may/23/michael-gray-bloody-penalty-sunderland-charlton-play-offs

Gabriel Batistuta, we hardly knew ye:

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gabriel-batistuta-confirms-middlesbrough-interest-16311678

The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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In an unprecedented crossing of the football podcast streams, Football Weekly's Max Rushden talks to Luke about how the other half do it, how he came to be the host of one of the biggest football shows in the UK, and what it was really like to present Soccer AM with people constantly screaming 'BRING BACK LOVEJOY' at him out of car windows every day.

We also hear about his record-breaking 6 day long radio show, the time he met Andy Gray and Richard Keys, and why he enjoys having fun with his Twitter trolls.The show was recorded on 5th April 2019.

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Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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As the dust and ticker tape settles on the domestic season it’s Man City that have won it all. A comprehensive gubbing of Watford leaves us equal parts impressed and terrified for the future, though it turns out that Newcastle United have also won some silverware this season, if you’re a bit sloppy with the details, which clearly we are. 

Peering around the rest of the game we discover that the guy with the bell is no longer the worst Portsmouth fan, that Tony Pulis’ usefulness has come to an end at Middlesbrough and that Cardiff Metropolitan University FC are a name to look out for in Europe next season. 

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Further reading: 

Is Man City’s dominance about to be a problem?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/19/manchester-city-sky-blue-smashing-of-watford-proves-football-is-broken

Wolves find themselves in Europe:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48303846

Cardiff Met University have had themselves a good season:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cardiff-met-uni-just-qualified-16299782

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Leeds, oh, Leeds. When will their nightmare end? Not yet, apparently. Frank Lampard’s Derby and Dean Smith’s Aston Villa will face off at Wembley after a frantic pair of play-off semi-finals.

There’s also a look ahead at a juicy FA Cup final, a theory on what Jose Mourinho was really getting up to in that hotel, questions about Pep Guardiola’s cardigan - or is it cardigi? - and some fairly tortured Watford puns, chipped in by one of you lot.

And yes, we saw Mike Dean celebrating Tranmere’s win over Forest Green Rovers. What. A. Man.

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Further reading:

Watford’s togetherness could be key to an FA Cup win:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/man-city-watford-fa-cup-final-preview-kiko-femenia-interview-pep-guardiola-jonathan-liew-a8916396.html

Potential trouble ahead for Manchester City:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/16/manchester-city-hit-out-uefa-investigation-financial-fair-play-champions-league-ban

Marcelo Bielsa may not be leaving Leeds just yet:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48292197

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Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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Laura Woods is currently in demand as a live football presenter on both TV for Sky Sports and radio for talkSPORT. She is instantly recognisable for her work on Super Sunday, The Debate and the PDC World Darts Championship.

Here, in this exclusive interview, she tells Luke about her path into broadcasting from making her own 'radio shows' on her stereo at home as a kid to co-hosting national shows on talkSPORT, how she deals with criticism from both colleagues and internet trolls, and what it's like to work in an industry that is still very much a man's world.

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There was to be no twist at the weekend and Man City retain the title, while Liverpool finish second with a points haul that would have seen them as champions in any season but this or last. It’s been scintillating stuff and it’s been a pleasure bringing you our thoughts on it throughout the season.

And now for some goodbyes. Goodbye to Neil Warnock, gone from the Premier League, never to return, goodbye to Chris Hughton, who did just enough to keep Brighton up, and goodbye to Yaya Toure… we think. 

It’s far from goodbye from us though, with the FA Cup, play-offs, Champions League and all the usual nonsense to come. 

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Further reading: 

Where do Man City rank among the Premier League greats?

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/man-city-liverpool-premier-league-champions-who-won-2019-rankings-list-liverpool-manchester-united-a8910376.html

Paul Pogba had a silly end to the season:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48251713

Brighton have identified Graham Potter as the man they want to take over from Chris Hughton:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/13/brighton-sack-chris-hughton-as-manager-after-poor-run-of-form-in-2019

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Our ruddy, giddy auntie Nora Bennett! What a week in the Champions League, with turnarounds, late goals, quick thinking ball boys, crying managers and more drama than we realistically have time to explore. 

Over in the Premier League, can Brighton stand firm in The Battle of the Amex as Man City come looking for the title? Can Liverpool dispatch Wolves just in case they can? Can Watford and West Ham overshadow it all in the battle for 10th. No, they can’t, but that’s fine.

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Further reading:

Liverpool’s 12th man… a ballboy:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/liverpool-fc-barcelona-champions-league-2019-divock-origi-goal-ball-boy-ucl-video-a8904461.html

Harry Kane could yet feature again this season:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48209763

Dutch striker makes a bad decision:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/08/telstar-striker-sacked-for-throwing-a-sickie-to-watch-ajax-against-tottenham

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Tom Jones is one of the world's premier architects, and served as Lead Architect on behalf of Populous, the design firm responsible for the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as well as Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and the Olympic Stadium purpose built for the London Olympics in 2012 and currently occupied by West Ham.

In this exclusive interview, Tom chats to Luke about how it felt to be present at the London Olympics opening ceremony inside the stadium he helped build, what it takes to build a sporting arena on such a scale, how important stadia are to football teams and why, and what the future of top level stadium development looks like.

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A strange weekend of football as Liverpool keep it up but Spurs, Arsenal and Man United all implode to various degrees, in what will surely become known as The Season Where Nobody Seemed That Bothered About Finishing Third or Fourth. 

The Premier League also says goodbye to Neil Warnock and his fancy new stance, various play-offs take shape and we speculate on the behind-closed-doors character of Delia Smith. 

Featuring guest appearances from Nick Hewer, Keith Richards and artist Ian Holloway. 

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Further reading: 

Shockingly, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer doesn’t think Man United were good enough for the top four:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/48170771

Jordan Henderson is hoping for a favour from his old boss:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/05/liverpool-jordan-henderson-mentor-prayers

The final day of The Championship in all its mad glory:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/championship-results-norwich-play-offs-leeds-aston-villa-west-brom-derby-a8900596.html

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Incredible scenes on the end of Lionel Messi’s foot at the Camp Nou have left us as giddy as a certain anchor’s aunt. We look back at the setbacks that Liverpool and Spurs faced in Europe, rate Ajax’s chances of winning the damn thing and also wonder if Brendan Rodgers might be the crucial element in deciding where the Premier League title parks itself come the end of the season. 

Along the way we speculate on the behind the scenes history of the Scholes family, wonder if time is running out for Andros Townsend to prove Marcus right and probably use the word “effluvia” too much. Standard procedure, really. 

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Further reading:

Lionel Messi continues his absurd record against Premier League clubs:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-vs-liverpool-fc-lionel-messi-goals-record-champions-league-ucl-a8895911.html

Moussa Sissoko warns you not to write off Spurs against Ajax:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/01/tottenham-champions-league-ajax

Jurgen Klopp needs a favour from his landlord:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/11704063/leicesters-brendan-rodgers-responds-to-jurgen-klopps-landlord-joke

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In this latest episode of Ramble Meets..., Luke talks to Chief Football Commentator at ITV and talkSPORT Sam Matterface. 

Sam delivers spectacular insight into what it's like to be a commentator at the top level, from what preparation he does before a big game to how hospital radio, Portsmouth's promotion season, and being the youngest restaurant manager in McDonald's history helped him on his way.

In addition to that, he tells us what he's looking for in a co-commentator, what the inside of his commentary box looks like, and why he will never again describe a shot on goal as 'fifty two parts water, one part orange squash'.

To listen to further insight from Sam on the world of commentary, check out his podcast All Football Commentators Are Geeks on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

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We drag ourselves out of the sick bay despite our various ailments - stomach upsets, bronchitis, Townsenditis - to look over a fascinating weekend of football in which Leeds and Marcelo Bielsa took centre stage. What. A. Ruck. It’s exactly what we will not pretend we don’t want to see. 

We also look at David De Gea and his latest inopportune out of body experience, imagine what a deadly combination Ashley Barnes and Jamie Vardy would have been at school and learn of Andre Santos’ new life as a restauranteur. 

If that’s not enough there’s also an always-welcome update on the whereabouts of “emotional bloke” Kevin Keegan. Get involved. 

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Further reading:

David De Gea has his manager’s backing:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/david-de-gea-mistake-watch-manchester-united-chelsea-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-video-a8890531.html

The Guardian dare to peer into the mind of Marcelo Bielsa:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/29/marcelo-bielsa-aston-villa-goal-leeds-proud

Ken Early’s excellent piece on the intricacies of the modern Premier League:

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/ken-early-football-s-new-age-neutralises-philosophies-of-the-past-1.3874358

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Hello and a very warm welcome to this, the latest instalment of The Football Ramble. The boys (sans Jim, sadly laid low with illness) cast their beady eyes over all the midweek action and then, as is the custom, look ahead to all the most exciting games in the Premier League this weekend.

There's also plenty of time for all your favourites, too - Pete having a rant about Mike Ashley, Going for Glold, a best bet and lots, lots more. Don't sleep on it!

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James Horncastle is a writer, broadcaster and pundit specialising in Italian football. Here, in this latest episode of Ramble Meets... he tells Luke about his path to his current role in the vanguard of Italian football coverage, from a kid growing up in Hull to a highly respected journalist rubbing shoulders with Carlo Ancelotti and Marcelo Lippi.

In his own passionate style, James also speaks eloquently on the future of European football, how mastering the Italian language helped him get ahead, and what advice he would give to aspiring journalists looking to find their way in the game.

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Right, it's Easter Monday, but football waits for no-one and so we're back in the studio ruminating on what's been happening on this, the holiest of weekends. Obviously Man City and Liverpool both won, the latter partly thanks to Sean Morrison's back, but don't forget, Everton also dished out a hiding. Mr Solskjaer is obviously absolutely fuming about it.

Elsewhere Pete tries to defend his dreadful opinion of Ayoze Perez after he netted a hat-trick against Southampton, Shokdran Mustafi does his usual, and George Weah has to deal with a worrying infestation...

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It’s Good Fryday and for our final egg we have the Egg Royale, the Golden Goose Egg, a smooth, notorious player who was well and truly laid, pro-teen with squad selection and at one time the toast of the nation.

Sven, Sven, Sven-Göran Eriksson. It could only be him.

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WOW! Spurs and Man City serve up one of the maddest, most entertaining games in recent memory and as if that wasn’t enough we get to see them do it all again on Sunday. 

Liverpool had a calmer time of it but have to be wary of Neil Warnock’s slightly resurgent Cardiff, while Man United look like the party might be over. Again. 

Elsewhere Andros Townsend infiltrates our dreams, there’s confusion about Ed the Duck and tabard etiquette, while yet more doctors get in touch. 

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Further reading:

An incredible night for Spurs:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47970607

Man United have work to do, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/16/manchester-united-facing-rebuilding-job-after-barcelona-defeat-admits-solskjr

James Milner doesn’t expect Man City to slow down:

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/11696853/milner-city-will-react-like-champions

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We keep the series rolling with a most decorated egg. Vialli starred for teams like Juvhentus and Shellsea, becoming player manager at the batter when Ruud Gullit got the egg-sac.

He had opulent beginnings but don’t omelette that fool you; there was no silver egg spoon in this man’s mouth. 

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A fine custodian of the egg basket, the crème de la crème egg, the quiche de résistance.  

A rare smoked egg with impressive refleggses, he lay have been prone to letting his membrane wander but even when over-egging things he was always sp-egg-tacular. 

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The Scotch egg himself! Free kicks were his eggy bread and butter, his passing ostretched defences and his volleys left goalkeepers pickled.

In one of football’s most unexp-egg-ted swan songs he became a Liverpool eggular at the age of 35. And yes swans lay eggs. 

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Liverpool keep doing the business and though Shay Given may have barely looked up from his dinner when Mo Salah scored one of the goals of the season, we couldn’t believe our luck. 

We also found time to despair at Everton’s performance against Fulham, find that a discussion on aspect ratio and frame rates leads to an explanation of how Newcastle are programmed, and enjoy some innovative product placement from West Ham’s owners.

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Further reading:

Jonathan Wilson on Jordan Henderson’s Liverpool influence:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/apr/15/jordan-henderson-liverpool-dogged-captain-centre-stage-title-race

James Maddison pranks Demarai Gray:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lehg6ycBiQo

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fears his squad aren’t fit enough:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-news-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-player-fitness-summer-transfer-news-team-injury-a8870291.html

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What comes first, the man or the egg? We egg each other on to identifry eggsamples of players we think are going the eggstra farmyard to achieve egghood.

Also features an eggstraordinary showbiz aneggdote. Cracking.

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We continue our Easter eggstravaganza with a man who always has his sunny side up, a man loved by the great Aleggs Ferg-egg-son, a man sent off for eggbutting Robbie Savage.

His head both poached goals and hatched The Dube, and this versatility meant you could throw him into any mixing bowl.

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As we hit the half dozen of our 12 Eggs of Easter we dip into the career of the hard boiled former shoe salesmen who left the doubters with egg on their faces by winning back to back European Egg Cups.

Working his way from amateur football all the way to a World Cup final, it’s not over egging it to say that his eggacy is the stuff of yolklore.

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Why does Thierry Henry only have one egg for breakfast? Because one egg is un oeuf.

The eggsquisite, runny, defence scrambling faberge egg had a free range of ability but is he an egg at all? Can one choose to be an egg, or must egghood come naturally? Join us in our most controversial eggspose yet.

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The weekend ahead sees many a potential thigh rubber, but is it Liverpool vs Chelsea? Burnley vs Cardiff? Sean Dyche vs Neil Warnock? It’ll probably be all of them. 

As well as looking forward, we look back over recent Champions League ding dongs, including harking back to Liverpool and Chelsea’s drab beef of yesteryear, via yet more football food fights and a worrying spread of potential misinformation from a rogue Jim. A different Jim that is, not our resident one. 

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Further reading:

Jonathan Wilson on Pep Guardiola’s European over-thinking:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/10/pep-guardiola-away-games-champions-league-manchester-city-tottenham-overthinking

Maurizio Sarri on how Danny Drinkwater is such a good player he can’t play him:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/chelsea-danny-drinkwater-maurizio-sarri-manager-sarriball-style-drink-driving-a8864401.html

Chris Wood with some mind games for Neil Warnock and Cardiff:

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/football/clarets/cardiff-clash-is-bigger-game-for-bluebirds-insists-burnley-striker-wood-1-9703685

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When most people think of the Leeds United side of this era they think of the reckless whisk assessment that led to their ultimately devastating financial irr-egg-ularities, but it was an enjoyable ride up to then.

Their two-egged Champions League semi-final against Valencia, in which most of the squad shaved their heads, was the peak of this ride, and we’re here to reminisce about the hatching of their audacious European plan. 

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Bulgaria’s Yordan Letchkov poached one of the most memorable goals in the sizzling heat of USA ’94 to put himself into World (Egg) Cup yolk-lore.

But there was more to the man than that iconic moment, with a surprisingly well documented leggacy at Hamburg, a clash with John Toshack and a political career with its fair share of eggnomony.

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Cracking on with the second of our Easter specials we discuss the original notable egg, Pierluigi Collina.

A rare eggxample of a universally popular referee, he remembranes a shining example of how one should officiate the game, and we pay our resp-egg-ts appropriately.

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What a belter from Watford and Wolves at Wembley! A world class finish from Gerard Deulofeu, a luchador inspired goal from Raul Jimenez, and an emotional post match interview from big-hearted Troy Deeney. Man City and Brighton also played. 

Not to be outdone, the Premier League keeps it tight, and we also give our thoughts on Rube Goldberg machines, wiggly gigglys, and a certain Obvious German. 

As if that isn’t enough, Pete asks; can you keep an appendix? 

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Further reading:

Gerard Deulofeu’s inspired performance:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/apr/07/gerard-deulofeu-mouse-roared-watford-wolverhampton-fa-cup-semi-final

Even Arsenal don’t understand their own away form:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/everton-arsenal-result-score-sokratis-player-ratings-a8859831.html

Ronaldinho Junior went undercover and still got himself a deal:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47854010

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This Easter we’re bringing you, our dear listeners, 12 specials based around our favourite footballing eggs! 

Our eggstravaganza begins with a look at the Red Devilled egg himself, Bobby Charlton. One of football’s most beloved eggs, the great man could crack a ball like few others and we’re here to revel in his l-egg-acy.

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FA Cup semi-final weekend is upon us, great news for Wembley as Spurs have now officially moved in to their new home, while over in West London the aisles of Waitrose are deathly quiet as Fulham go down.

As well as a look ahead to the weekend’s action we hear of more football landlords, Benjamin Mendy’s exploits and Pete’s mattress conundrums. 

Episode also features Big Sam, Cherie Blair and Mike Dean.

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Further reading:

Rafa wants some money again:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11681821/rafa-benitez-calls-for-newcastle-to-spend-75m-to-improve-quality-in-final-third

Spurs move into their new gaff:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tottenham-hotspur-new-stadium-news-vs-crystal-palace-mauricio-pochettino-son-eriksen-video-a8854016.html

Troy Deeney isn’t that bothered about an FA Cup semi-final:

https://talksport.com/football/fa-cup/522165/troy-deeney-watford-fa-cup-semi-final-wolves/

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Another dramatic weekend of football as Liverpool and Spurs keep it topsy-turvy, Huddersfield get relegated, and the referee’s assistant and Neil Warnock put on a show at Cardiff, with Callum Hudson-Odoi having the best seat in the house. 

Elsewhere we have Uri Geller, Jim’s medical adventures, Luke’s inspiring day out at Wembley and so much more. Get yourself on board. 

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Further reading:

Portsmouth’s Jamal Lowe on his journey to Wembley:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2019/mar/27/portsmouth-jamal-lowe-checkatrade-trophy-final-sunderland-non-league

Jermaine Jeans has his doubts about Hugo Lloris:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47768704

Andy Robertson and his delicious crosses:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-fc-tottenham-result-andy-robertson-premier-league-title-a8849061.html

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Sven in your ends: Ole gets the gig, Hudson-Odoi impresses and there’s a thigh rubber at Anfield 

The Premier League is back and so are we! Obviously. Nothing else on. 

Much to look forward to as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes charge of his first game as full time Man United boss, Liverpool welcome Spurs to Anfield, Neil Warnock and Maurizio Sarri clash on the Cardiff catwalk and Andros Townsend steps up the pursuit of his 5th Premier League goal of the season. 

Elsewhere we discuss the well documented Demon of Stamford Bridge, Pantomime Dames and some exciting news about our upcoming live shows, that being that there are some! Head to www.ramblelive.com to buy tickets now!

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Further reading:

Ole Gunnar Soslkjaer is the boss!

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/28/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-appointed-manchester-united-permanent-manager

Louis Van Gaal on his time at Old Trafford, among other things:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47704834

Harry Kane’s NFL plan:

http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/26247752/harry-kane-wants-conquer-premier-league-nfl

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Happy Monday! Welcome to your all-new episode of The Football Ramble! This time around, we discuss England's dismantling of Czech Republic at Wembley, marvel at Northern Ireland, Wales and Republic of Ireland's fine starts, and then laugh at Scotland. Sorry, Scotland, but you've brought it on yourselves.

Elsewhere, there's a Fort William update, the best of the rest in European qualifying, and we give you all a long-overdue Saido Berahino update.

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International football is back! There could be very exciting times ahead for the home nations aside from poor Northern Ireland, who have a draw Michael O’Neill called “very cruel”. England have an exciting crop of players coming through, Scotland look as strong as they have in years and Wales could do well if Ryan Giggs has got time to be around and coach them. 

Away from the international stage we have news of a Dickie Borthwick TV appearance, an email section with a jealousy-inspiring spend and the tantalising prospect of the first ever Order of the Ramble Empire…

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Further reading:

Declan Rice can bring something new to England:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-vs-czech-republic-declan-rice-squad-team-news-fixtures-euro-2020-epl-table-a8832666.html

Matej Vydra has some thoughts on Harry Maguire:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/11671431/harry-maguire-is-englands-weak-link-says-matej-vydra

Euro 2020 qualifiers ahoy:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/mar/21/euro-2020-qualifiers-and-international-football-10-things-to-look-out-for

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The FA Cup quarter finals are over and they were full of late goals, VAR controversy and sort-of-but-not-quite cupsets, the Championship had an outfield player in goal, and in the Premier League Javier Hernandez’s impressive under-the-radar goal return justified the West Ham spend that everyone’s jealous of.

As well as all this, Wes Morgan wins Brendan Rodgers’ Epitomising the Humble Attitude of the Group Award, Paul Scholes has enough and we learn of a delightfully specialist app, link below. Don’t worry, it’s safe for work…

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Further reading:

Is too much made of Liverpool and their bottle?

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-fulham-result-table-manchester-city-bottle-jurgen-klopp-premier-league-title-race-epl-a8827476.html

Marcelo Bielsa’s wonderfully stroppy post-match interview:

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/11667363/bielsa-quiet-on-defeat

The King Kev Quote Generator!

https://daniel-cross.github.io/keegan/

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What a competition-hopping show we have for you here; four English teams into the last eight of the Champions League! Man City making a daunting FA Cup trip to Swansea, with their fast players and hilariously bad penalties! West Ham and Huddersfield in the good old Premier League!

Despite so many competitions to cover we still find time to report on some father and son bragging rights, enjoy some cheeky goals from yesteryear and ask; do we eat up goalkeepers?

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Further reading:

Jurgen Klopp is in a good mood:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47564048

That magnificent Bersant Celina penalty:

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/11664702/west-brom-3-0-swansea

Dickie Borthwick - you can still find him:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jan/05/never-slowed-down-sports-champions-playing-their-80s

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Another excellent weekend of action with an intense Weird Derby at Selhurst Park, a thrilling match between Newcastle United and Jordan Pickford, and Spurs thrusting themselves into the fight for the top four. 

As well as this red hot chat we’ve got a nuclear weapon on the pitch, we’ve got huddle etiquette, we’ve got dubious lookalikes, we’ve got it all, damn it. Come on in. 

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Further reading:

Ole the Landlord:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-liverpool-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-virgil-van-dijk-house-epl-table-a8815411.html

Jack Grealish had a strange old weekend:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/10/aston-villa-jack-grealish-attacked-by-spectator-birmingham-city

FIFA find themselves back in the limelight:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/10/qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022-damian-collins

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The good times continue for Man United as they make history in Europe by enjoyably mugging off PSG while their largely injured squad watched on from the sidelines (and internet). And, as well as looking back, we look forward to their trip to the Emirates, Crystal Palace and Brighton locking beaks in what may now become known as The Delayed Derby, while Neil Warnock tries to get in Southampton heads.

Off the pitch, Robert Snodgrass has a lot of explaining to do, we learn that as well as a David Beckham statue there’s a David Beckham temple, and Ramble Baker Steve Hobbs makes a welcome return, with news of an opportunity. 

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Further reading:

Crystal Palace and Brighton’s rivalry explained:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2011/sep/27/brighton-crystal-palace-rivalry

How the current rules on handball is applied:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47471380

Just some Man United legends having a nice time:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-man-utd-psg-vs-manchester-united-champions-league-sir-alex-ferguson-eric-a8811601.html

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