
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
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Performance of nothingness
Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Dan Bardell and Colin Millar are on the spot to review and preview all the Premier League action.Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City and Man United are all victorious thanks to penalties. Are Jurgen Klopp’s side the best in the country at the top of their game? And how much of a difference does Thiago make?Conversely, are Southampton the worst team in the league on their day? And could Claudio Ranieri’s reign at Watford come to an end at Turf Moor this week?Plus a journey from Plymouth to Sunderland, accents, parachuting Santas and Manuel Pellegrini’s revival of Real Betis.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City & Man Utd win it from the spot (03m 00s)• PART 2a: Daniel’s trip from Plymouth to Sunderland (27m 00s) • PART 2b: Leicester 4-0 Newcastle (33m 00s) • PART 3a: Crystal Palace 3-1 Everton (38m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (43m 00s)• PART 4: Parachuting Santas and festive cheer for Seville clubs (51m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Little bridge, big bridge
Jimbo, Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams discuss a footballing week chock-full of narrative.The Champions League group stage concludes with the mighty Barcelona eliminated while underdogs Lille and Salzburg progress to the last 16.Steven Gerrard returns to Anfield on Saturday with Aston Villa. Will Stevie G be keen to show some tactical bravery against Liverpool? Elsewhere will City continue to dominate and will Chelsea continue to wobble?Arsenal suffer another away defeat at Everton on Monday night. Are we less clear about Arteta’s game plan than we were 2 years ago?Also on the podcast - the Haller paradigm, an all-insect affair, Sam Kerr versus pitch invaders and the weather.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Champions League Matchday 6 round-up (02m 00s)• PART 2a: Gerrard returns to Anfield (22m 00s) • PART 2b: Man City v Wolves & Chelsea v Leeds previews (29m 00s) • PART 3a: Everton 2-1 Arsenal (38m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 5: How to wrap up warm in this weather (60m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shambling relic
Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo digest a huge weekend across the continent, both on the pitch and in the post-match interviews.Bayern overcome Dortmund but there’s controversy as Jude Bellingham highlights referee Felix Zwayer’s past dealings. Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Leverkusen score 7, Freiburg score 6 in the first half and Jesse Marsch is sacked by Leipzig.Also out of work is Claude Puel after Rennes run riot at Saint-Etienne. And PSG rescue a point but continue to look unimpressive.Speaking of unimpressive, Roma are taken apart by Inter with Jose Mourinho taking his frustration out on journalists.And it’s a nervous week for Spanish football fans with Barcelona, Villarreal and Sevilla all faced with potential elimination from the Champions League.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s)• PART 2: Big score lines and big accusations in the Bundesliga (05m 00s) • PART 3: Mourinho mouths off again (18m 00s) • PART 4: Champions League Matchday 6 – Spanish sides under threat (31m 00s)• PART 5: Puel sacked by Saint-Etienne (43m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That incompetence very much can continue
Jimbo is joined by Natalie Gedra, Daniel Storey and Dom Fifield after another intriguing Premier League weekend.West Ham knock Chelsea off the top of the table, thanks to the aggression of Antonio and the bravery of Moyes. We discuss why Chelsea are missing Kante and missing out on the full Lukaku experience.Villa beat Leicester as we see how Steven Gerrard has transformed the Villa midfield. Plus we all learn that incredibly vague rule about goalkeepers having the ball under control.There’s some love for Divock Origi and why Ralf Rangnick would rather have a Fred than a Fernandes.Flo Lloyd-Hughes is back to dissect a dominant cup final display from Chelsea at Wembley.Plus Orta’s antics and Bellingham and Mourinho talking themselves into trouble.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: West Ham 3-2 Chelsea (03m 30s)• PART 1b: An ode to Origi (14m 00s) • PART 2a: Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester (19m 30s) • PART 2b: Tottenham 3-0 Norwich & Newcastle 1-0 Burnley (27m 00s)• PART 3: Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea with Flo Lloyd-Hughes (32m 00s)• PART 4: Victory for Rangnick and the rest of the Premier League weekend (39m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (54m 00s)• PART 6: Bellingham and Mourinho mouthing off (56m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And that pint is a pint of beer
It’s Thursday, which means it’s Jimbo alongside Duncan Alexander, Sasha Goryunov and Adrian Clarke to peruse the non-stop Premier League action.Liverpool thrash Everton at Goodison Park with another brace for Mo Salah, a player who is reaching the levels of Thierry Henry in his pomp.The relegation six-pointer between Newcastle and Norwich ends all square with the Magpies still winless ahead of a visit from Burnley. George Caulkin tells us why he doesn’t like what he smells when it comes to this season.This weekend, we’ve got Gerrard v Rodgers and statistically the most one-sided game in Premier League history.Flo Lloyd-Hughes talks to us about a huge week in the women’s game with a dream FA Cup final, Ellen White becoming her country’s top scorer and the small matter of that game with Latvia.Plus we revisit the day when Russia and Qatar were awarded World Cups. And Cameron, Beckham and Prince William were left with egg on their faces.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Everton 1-4 Liverpool (04m 30s)• PART 1b: Chelsea and City win as well (13m 00s) • PART 2: Winless Newcastle and the battle at the bottom with George Caulkin (22m 00s) • PART 3a: On This Day – Russia and Qatar awarded World Cups (36m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (40m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (50m 00s)• PART 5: England 20-0 Latvia & Arsenal v Chelsea preview with Flo Lloyd-Hughes (52m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gesture of the umbrella
Jimbo assembles the Euro crew of Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo after some statement performances across the continent this weekend.Napoli dismantle Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio to stay top of Serie A but it’s been a bad week for Juventus. They’re under investigation off the pitch and are Max Allegri’s methods on the pitch behind the times?Erling Haaland is back with a bang, just in time for Der Klassiker next weekend. Can Dortmund finally get one over Bayern?Sergio Ramos finally makes his debut for PSG but it looks like they’ve lost Neymar till the New Year through injury.Real Madrid extend their lead at the top of La Liga with Vinicius in the form of his life and Benzema becoming a wiser player with age.Plus Belenenses Benfica and the Ballon D’Or goes to Messi.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s)• PART 2: Napoli 4-0 Lazio (07m 00s) • PART 3: Vinicius and Benzema star again for Real Madrid (14m 00s) • PART 4: Haaland’s back for Dortmund (27m 00s)• PART 5a: The World Cup play-off draw (34m 00s)• PART 5b: PSG win with Ramos but lose Neymar (40m 00s)• PART 6: A bad week for Juventus (48m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disturbed by the lights
Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Lynsey Hooper and Matt Davies-Adams are all over the Premier League weekend and midweek action.Carrick’s United go ultra-defensive to draw at Stamford Bridge. Rangnick’s United on Thursday are up against an Arsenal side that are proving themselves better than the rest but worse than the best.There’s scarcely believable murmurings of discontent at Brighton and Wolves. But more believable disgruntlement at Goodison as Everton prepare for Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby. Matt Jones from the Blue Room tells us why Rafa is close to the least of Everton’s problems.And we speak to Ken Saxton, the Spurs fan from Dallas who travelled all the way to Burnley to see the game snowed off and is now friends with Harry Kane.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd (03m 00s)• PART 1b: Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle (14m 00s) • PART 3: Merseyside Derby preview with Matt Jones (19m 00s) • PART 4a: Ken Saxton on his trip from Dallas to Burnley (31m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend/midweek (38m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (50m 30s)• PART 6: The World Cup play-off draw (53m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If football was mathematical
Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Nooruddean Choudry in for a jam-packed Totally Football Show.As exclusively revealed by The Athletic, Ralf Rangnick looks set to take over as interim manager at Manchester United. Raphael Honigstein tells us to expect pace and precision in United’s play.We look back at the midweek Champions League action, purring over Man City and the way Reece James and Thiago hit footballs. And we look back at the midweek karaoke action with Declan Rice.Plus Dyche going full Ossie Ardiles, the celebration police and the small matter of AFCON. And burgers.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Benzema found guilty (02m 00s)• PART 2: Chelsea v Man Utd preview (07m 00s) • PART 3a: Raphael Honigstein on the prospect of Ralf Rangnick at United (20m 00s) • PART 3b: Man City 2-1 PSG & Rice Rice baby (25m 00s)• PART 3c: The rest of the Champions League action (35m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (59m 30s)• PART 6: Burgers (62m 30s)TO CELEBRATE BLACK FRIDAY, YOU CAN NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE ATHLETIC FOR JUST £1 A MONTH FOR A FULL 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dropping that knowledge bomb
Jimbo welcomes James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo into the Euro pod after a hugely eventful week in the world of football.Lyon v Marseille is abandoned after yet more crowd trouble in France, with Dimitri Payet on the receiving end of a missile, not for the first time this season.In the Champions League, PSG travel to Manchester with speculation rife about Mauricio Pochettino. Could he actually be about to take the reins at Old Trafford here and now?Napol and Milan suffer their first defeats of the season as the Rossoneri’s attention turns to a great escape in the Champions League. The same goes for Xavi’s Barcelona as they take on Benfica.Covid 19 vaccination is very much in the news in Germany, with Bayern suspending salaries for players who end up in quarantine. And some peculiar goings on at Werder Bremen.Plus the panel discuss the Premier League’s new bumper TV deal in the USA. Could they kill the competition in Europe or will the smaller clubs continue to sell smart?RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2: More crowd trouble in France (05m 30s) • PART 3a: Pochettino’s future (16m 00s) • PART 3b: The pick of the Champions League fixtures (21m 00s)• PART 4: The impact of the Premier League US TV deal on the rest of Europe (35m 00s)• PART 5: Vaccinations in the news in Germany (49m 00s)• PART 6: Serie A – Napoli and Milan beaten at last (56m 30s)TO CELEBRATE BLACK FRIDAY, YOU CAN NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE ATHLETIC FOR JUST £1 A MONTH FOR A FULL 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Watch the energy crackle
Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Dan Bardell and Adrian Clarke after a momentous weekend in the Premier League weekend.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is dismissed as Man United manager after a 4-1 thrashing at Watford. Why did the day dreamers in the boardroom allow this to carry on for so long? Kelly Somers makes sure we don’t forget about the Hornets. And Alvaro Romeo gives us the latest on Man United’s next opponents Villarreal.The panel discuss the changes brought about by Gerrard, Howe and Smith at their new clubs.Other big questions from the weekend that need answering - did Klopp pick a fight with Arteta to get the crowd going at Anfield? Have Leicester fans turned on Brendan Rodgers? Are Man City players able to clone the skillsets of the players they train with?Plus there’s some love for the Ox, Cornet and Stockton.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: United sack Solskjaer (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Watford 4-1 Man Utd with Kelly Somers (09m 00s) • PART 2: Chelsea, City and Liverpool win comfortably (18m 00s) • PART 3: Gerrard, Smith and Howe make their bow (36m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (44m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (53m 30s)• PART 6: Stockton, Ojo + Alvaro Romeo on Villarreal (56m 00s)TO CELEBRATE BLACK FRIDAY, YOU CAN NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE ATHLETIC FOR JUST £1 A MONTH FOR A FULL 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking for 1p under a rug
After a cracking international break, Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Flo Lloyd-Hughes preview a tantalising Premier League weekend.England batter San Marino 10-0 to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar. How do we feel about that kind of match and how do we feel about this kind of World Cup venue?Arsenal travel to Anfield in the headline fixture this weekend. In hindsight, did the Gunners win the transfer window?Three new managers take the Premier League stage on Saturday at 3 o’clock. The Athletic’s Jordan Campbell tells us what Aston Villa fans can expect Stevie G’s style to be.Plus Spurs have done a Gone With The Wind and Dean Smith is about to do a Bill McGarry.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: How about those play-offs? (01m 30s)• PART 2a: Liverpool v Arsenal preview (06m 00s) • PART 2b: Leicester v Chelsea, Wolves v West Ham & Man City v Everton (14m 00s) • PART 3a: Stevie G’s style with Jordan Campbell (26m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (35m 00s)• PART 4: England have qualified for Qatar – how do we feel? (44m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 6: Barcelona Femeni at it again (55m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Playing against holograms
In an international week full of drama, Jimbo welcomes Julien Laurens, Matt Davies-Adams and Sasha Goryunov into the pod.Serbia strike late to win in Lisbon and secure their World Cup qualification and push Portugal into the play-offs. Pressure grows on Fernando Santos after underachieving with one of the most talented squads in the whole world.It’s all to play for for Italy as they head to Northern Ireland on Monday. England are almost there as we give Gareth credit for getting a tune out of players who aren’t performing for their clubs.Dean Smith is the new Norwich manager as Michael Bailey tells us whether this is a situation the hierarchy at Carrow Road lucked into. But don’t get your hopes up of seeing Zizou and his interpreter rock up at Old Trafford any time soon.Plus the investigation rocking PSG women, John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood and the longest away trip in world football.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: The PSG women debacle (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Portugal 1-2 Serbia (05m 30s) • PART 2b: Croatia 1-0 Russia (12m 00s) • PART 2c: England 5-0 Albania (17m 30s)• PART 2d: France 8-0 Kazakhstan (22m 00s)• PART 3: Norwich appoint Dean Smith, with The Athletic’s Michael Bailey (29m 00s)• PART 4: World Cup qualifier previews (45m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 6: Women’s Football Weekend (55m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bloke saying some stuff about another bloke
Jimbo is joined by Rory Smith, James Horncastle and Colin Millar ahead of crunch time in World Cup qualifying.It’s going down to the wire as Spain face a tense double-header with Greece and Sweden, while the likes of Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands and Norway go head to head for a place in Qatar.Steven Gerrard is on the verge of leaving Rangers to become Aston Villa manager. Is this a bigger gamble for Villa or Gerrard? And does he need the experience at Villa before he can be considered as the next Liverpool manager?Elsewhere, would Lampard fit in at Norwich? And how will Liverpool’s recruitment fare without Michael Edwards and his laptop?Plus the most dominant team in the world, the importance we place in pundits’ words and why the world’s got football documentary fever.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Ole loses Rio – why do we care? (02m 00s)• PART 2a: Gerrard and Lampard returning to the Premier League? (12m 00s) • PART 2b: Michael Edwards leaves Liverpool (25m 00s) • PART 3: World Cup qualifiers preview – stress for the Spanish and a showdown in Rome (32m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (46m 00s)• PART 5: Barcelona Femeni and football documentaries (49m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pyrrhic point
Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo look back on a weekend across Europe headlined by new gaffers and late drama.Barcelona celebrate the appointment of Xavi by throwing away a three-goal lead against Celta Vigo. And champions Atletico draw 3-3 as well. Is this the worst group of defenders Simeone has ever had to work with?Meanwhile Real Sociedad stay top with their manager insisting former Newcastle man Mikel Merino is the best player in La Liga.The best player in the Bundesliga right now – outside of Munich – might be Christopher Nkunku who propels Leipzig to a huge win over Dortmund.It’s honours even in the Milan derby but former Milan man Andriy Shevchenko is making his first steps into club management….at Genoa.Plus it’s a good weekend in France for Lens and Rennes, while Claude Puel’s Saint-Etienne finally secure their first win of the season. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2: Barcelona appoint Xavi (04m 30s) • PART 3: Serie A – honours even in the Milan derby (11m 00s) • PART 4: Bundesliga – Leipzig on the mend under Marsch (21m 00s)• PART 5: La Liga – Atleti ship more goals (29m 00s)• PART 6a: Ligue 1 – Saint-Etienne win at last (38m 00s)• PART 6b: A look ahead to the World Cup qualifiers (45m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A stranger they had nothing in common with
Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Charlie Eccleshare into the studio after a weekend where two Premier League managers bite the dust.City dominate the Manchester derby at Old Trafford thanks to the likes of Bernardo Silva, a dream player for Pep who plays everywhere and does everything. And Phil Foden who has to play on the left.West Ham are 3 points off top spot after rattling Liverpool at the London Stadium. Is talk of the Hammers doing a Leicester really that far-fetched?Villa and Norwich both dispense with their managers. Dan Bardell pays tribute to Dean Smith while we’re thankful Daniel Farke left Carrow Road before it got poisonous. Will we see Gerrard and Lampard replacing them? Elsewhere, Conte’s Spurs suffer with their unique shot on target drought. And how many defenders does Eddie Howe need to buy in January to fix Newcastle?Plus Wilder, mercurial players and the Buxton boss on holiday.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man Utd 0-2 Man City (04m 00s)• PART 1b: Chelsea 1-1 Burnley & West Ham 3-2 Liverpool (14m 00s) • PART 2a: Dean Smith leaves Villa, with Dan Bardell (23m 00s) • PART 2b: Daniel Farke leaves Norwich (32m 00s)• PART 3a: Everton 0-0 Tottenham (36m 00s)• PART 3b: Eddie Howe joins Newcastle (41m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 6: Berlin & Boro (60m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Make history
Jimbo, Michael Cox, Adam Crafton and Duncan Alexander reflect on a massive midweek and preview a giant Premier League weekend.With Ronaldo once again Man United’s saviour in the Champions League and with the Manchester derby on Saturday, we imagine what life would be like if the Portuguese superstar had signed for City. Would we see a better Mason Greenwood? More sugar in the tea at Carrington?Antonio Conte is the new Tottenham manager – can he make the natives at Everton even more restless as Spurs travel to Goodison?Newcastle won’t be appointing Emery but might be appointing Howe. Should we expect chaotic mismanagement in the early days of this new regime at St James Park? And should people turn their noses up at survival specialist Eddie Howe?Plus the prospect of Xavi as Barca manager, win percentages and other banter stats.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: A new manager at Spurs but not at Newcastle (01m 30s)• PART 2a: Liverpool 2-0 Atletico (09m 00s) • PART 2b: Manchester derby preview – what if Ronaldo had gone to City? (14m 00s) • PART 3: West Ham v Liverpool preview (28m 00s)• PART 4: Everton v Tottenham preview (38m 00s)• PART 5: The rest of the Premier League weekend (43m 00s)• PART 6: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 7: Xavi – the new Pep or the new Pirlo? (60m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thumbs up guys
With Champions League matchday 4 looming, Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens cast their eye over the continent.Barcelona have begun life after Ronald Koeman and face a trip to Kiev that could make or break their season. How did it come to this?Juventus are cruising the Champions League but are proving themselves to be a mid-table Serie A side. While Zlatan is proving he’s still got it. Can Milan do an Atalanta in the group stage?PSG keep winning but aren’t winning well. How long before Pochettino’s luck runs out?Plus a new era at Wolfsburg, a big Basque derby and drooling over Dortmund v Ajax.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2a: Big weeks for Barca and Bayern (05m 00s) • PART 3a: Battle of the Burgs & Atalanta v Man Utd (18m 00s)• PART 3b: Woeful week for Juventus (28m 00s) • PART 4a: Pressure on PSG and Poch? (36m 30s)• PART 4b: Milan v Porto & Liverpool v Atletico (45m 00s)• PART 5a: Dortmund v Ajax and the latest on Real Madrid and inter (50m 30s)• PART 5b: Real Sociedad 1-1 Athletic Bilbao (59m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shoots like a horse
Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Dan Bardell and Tom Williams are on hand to react to another managerial casualty in the Premier League.Saturday’s defeat at home to Man United signals the end for Nuno at Spurs. A man without an obvious plan, failing to get the best out of Kane and Son and turning Tottenham into a team of midfielders.Will Dean Smith be next after Villa’s 4th defeat in a row, against a West Ham side running rampant on the road?On the other hand, we extol the virtues of Vieira after Palace’s win at the Etihad. And we praise Potter to the hilt. The poster boy for the next era of British coaches. Plus Tuchel’s rotation, Ramsdale’s mad vibes and why PSG fans aren’t pleased with Pochettino.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Nuno sacked as Spurs crumble at home to Man Utd (05m 00s)• PART 2a: Man City 0-2 Crystal Palace (15m 00s) • PART 2b: Liverpool 2-2 Brighton (22m 00s)• PART 2c: Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea (27m 00s) • PART 3: The rest of the Premier League weekend (34m 30s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (54m 00s)• PART 5: Euro headlines (56m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’ve all but eaten a worm
Jimbo welcomes along Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Robyn Cowen after League Cup last 16 week and ahead of Premier League matchday 10.Manchester City are out of the League Cup for the first time in 5 years, knocked out by West Ham, a team of no stars, with their best squad in Premier League history.Tottenham host Man United in the headline fixture of the weekend. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be there but Dele Alli might not be. Whatever happened to him?It’s a miserable time to be a Norwich fan but we’ve found one willing to speak to us about what keeps going wrong at Carrow Road in the Premier LeagueWe salute Sean Dyche and his 9 years at Turf Moor.Plus Jonathan Pearce, bad weeks for Bayern and Barca, and the most symmetrical faces in the Premier League.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Paying tribute to Walter Smith & Josh Cavallo (02m 00s)• PART 2a: West Ham knock out Man City, with Benji Lanyado (06m 00s) • PART 2b: League Cup last 16 round-up (14m 00s)• PART 3a: Tottenham v Man Utd & the Dele Alli debate (22m 00s) • PART 3b: Liverpool, Chelsea & Man City in action at 3pm (33m 30s)• PART 4: Leicester v Arsenal preview (39m 00s)• PART 5a: Norwich City sadness with Dan Brigham (44m 00s)• PART 5b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46m 00s)• PART 6: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 00s)• PART 7: Bayern thrashed, Barca bin Koeman (59m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s not you, it’s me
Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens are back to give you your fill of Euro football chat.El Clasico, Le Classique, Il Derby D’Italia and De Topper. It was a huge weekend of fixtures across the continent.Coaches in Serie A are raging at referees. Julian Nagelsmann is masterminding Bayern’s title charge from his kitchen. And Joshua Kimmich is not getting his Covid jab.It was a bad weekend for Dutch coaches. Ronald Koeman is harassed as he drives out of the Camp Nou following Barca’s defeat to Real Madrid. Mark Van Bommel is sacked by Wolfsburg. And Peter Bosz’s Lyon throw away another 3 points at Nice.But Erik ten Hag had a great week as Ajax follow up their dismantling of Dortmund with a five-star display against PSV.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2: La Liga – Real rule in El Clasico (05m 00s) • PART 3: Serie A - managers raging at referees (21m 00s)• PART 4: Ligue 1 - a not so classic Classique (33m 00s) • PART 5a: Bundesliga – Kimmich controversy (41m 30s)• PART 5b: Ajax 5-0 PSV (53m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three handles
After one of the most incredible results in Premier League history, Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Lynsey Hooper and a reeling Nooruddean Choudry.Manchester United are thrashed 5-0 by Liverpool at Old Trafford. We dissect a disaster for Solskjaer’s side and their childish performance, while Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap places Salah in the pantheon of Liverpool legendsChelsea and Man City also hand out hammerings as Grealish sacrifices his brand for the sake of the team. And Watford run riot at Goodison Park. Should Newcastle be making a play to get Rafa back?Plus managers with beards and the ugly heirloom that is the League Cup.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man Utd 0-5 Liverpool with Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap (03m 00s)• PART 2a: Chelsea and Man City also hand out hammerings (23m 00s) • PART 2b: West Ham 1-0 Spurs & some Carabao Cup chat (33m 00s)• PART 3a: Everton 2-5 Watford (40m 30s) • PART 3b: Leicester and Arsenal victorious (44m 30s)• PART 4: Selhurst Park banners and the rest of the Premier League weekend (50m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 6: Daniel’s European tour (59m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve all got numbers
Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Adam Crafton and Dominic Fifield take in another frantic midweek of Champions League action and a tantalising Premier League weekend.Man United rely on spirit, courage and Ronaldo again against Atalanta. But could Cristiano starting against Liverpool provide a problem for Solskjaer’s side?Chelsea hammer Malmo but lose Lukaku and Werner to injury. Meanwhile Man City have got Foden, Palmer and also the Salford Silva.Back in the Premier League, are Leeds in decline? Phil Hay tells us what the future holds this season under Marcelo Bielsa.Newcastle travel to Crystal Palace with the sub-plot of Parish and co versus the PIF. And Adam tells us about his report on the plight of Saudi LGBT+ people.Plus unsuccessful loans and sentient fixture computers.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man Utd 3-2 Atalanta (04m 00s)• PART 1b: Atletico 2-3 Liverpool (11m 00s)• PART 2a: Chelsea 4-0 Malmo (20m 00s)• PART 2b: Ajax and Man City run riot (25m 00s)• PART 3: Crystal Palace v Newcastle preview (32m 00s)• PART 4a: The apparent decline of Leeds with Phil Hay (44m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (50m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (61m 00s)• PART 6: The plight of LGBT+ people in Saudi Arabia (63m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don’t use the ovens
Ahead of Champions League matchweek 3, Jimbo’s back with the Euro crew – namely James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo, Raphael Honigstein and Julien Laurens.This week in Europe offers such delights as Atletico v Liverpool, Ajax v Dortmund and Man Utd v Atalanta. Will it be 3 defeats out of 3 for Barcelona in the group stage? Will the fuse box at the Camp Nou go out before they do?Bayern offer a demonstration of their might as they batter Leverkusen while Marseille offer a fitting tribute to Bernard Tapie. Is it too much to expect a title race in Germany and France?Plus there’s the latest episode of the Icardi soap opera and more drama to come in the courtroom with Karim Benzema and Lucas Hernandez.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03m 30s)• PART 2: Tuesday night’s action in the Champions League (06m 00s)• PART 3: Wednesday night’s action in the Champions League (30m 00s)• PART 4: A big weekend to come domestically (55m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collective flinch
Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Sasha Goryunov after another stellar Premier League weekend.Newcastle’s new era begins in dismal fashion with defeat at home to Spurs. There may be big things to come in their future but is this current crop of players and manager doomed to relegation? West Ham are winners at Everton with everyone else starting to realise how good Declan Rice is. But nobody’s in any doubt that Mo Salah is operating on a Messi level right now as Liverpool hammer clueless Watford.Solskjaer is under more pressure as Man United lose at Leicester. James Horncastle tells us about the threat posed by Atalanta in the Champions League this week.Plus angry goalkeepers, the wimpiest effort on goal and one of the most ill-disciplined players of his generation.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Newcastle 2-3 Tottenham (03m 30s)• PART 1b: Everton 0-1 West Ham (14m 30s)• PART 2a: Watford 0-5 Liverpool (19m 00s)• PART 2b: Brentford 0-1 Chelsea & Man City 2-0 Burnley (29m 00s)• PART 3: Leicester 4-2 Man Utd with James Horncastle (39m 00s)• PART 4: Angry goalkeepers and the rest of the Premier League weekend (50m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (63m 00s)• PART 6: Spartak Moscow and Elton John (65m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Very expensive bay leaf
Jimbo welcomes Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Dominic Fifield into the Totally pod as the Premier League returns with a fascinating fixture list.Ranieri returns to the Premier League, Vieira goes back to Arsenal and Newcastle host Spurs with Steve Bruce set to take charge for his thousandth game and possibly his last at St James Park. We spare a thought for a manager who doesn’t get much – if any – respect. And is Harry Kane’s value falling?Brentford take on Chelsea in a West London derby. Is it time for Timo to be Romelu’s regular partner in attack?We venture into the Isthmian League and remember that Glenn Hoddle was very good at football.Plus meeting footballers in real life and the issues facing the door-to-door fishmonger.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Glenn Hoddle – very good at football (01m 30s)• PART 2: World Cup qualifying round-up (05m 00s)• PART 3a: Brentford v Chelsea preview (15m 00s)• PART 3b: Watford v Liverpool preview (22m 00s)• PART 4a: Incredible goings on the Isthmian League (27m 30s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (30m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (51m 30s)• PART 6: Spotting footballers IRL (53m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsene Wenger entered the chat
Jimbo welcomes Julien Laurens, Colin Millar and Matt Davies-Adams into the chat after another dramatic weekend of international football.France secure the Nations League title with another come from behind win against Spain as Luis Enrique’s side again rue their lack of individual matchwinners.The Athletic’s George Caulkin joins us to discuss what Newcastle’s Saudi takeover means. For the future of the manager, the players and the fans resolving any inner moral conflict.Scotland v Israel delivers in World Cup qualifying and Laura Brannan is back to detail her experience of an epic afternoon at Hampden.We ask are players like Callum Robinson eroding public goodwill by refusing to get the vaccine for Covid 19.Plus Foden as Pirlo, the latest from the WSL and the Women’s Ballon d’Or nominations.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Spain 1-2 France (01m 00s)• PART 2: George Caulkin on the Newcastle takeover (17m 00s)• PART 3a: Scotland 3-2 Israel with Laura Brannan (35m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the World Cup qualifiers for the home nations (43m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 30s)• PART 5: WSL round-up (59m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cub Scout Clasico
Jimbo is joined by Rory Smith, Duncan Alexander and Adrian Clarke on the pod where, in spite of the international break, there’s plenty to discuss.Mike Ashley’s reign at Newcastle looks to be coming to an end. But the Saudi Arabian-backed takeover raises many issues. Is this the natural conclusion to the total worship of money in English football?Italy’s world record breaking unbeaten run is over as Spain beat them 2-1 in the Nations League semi-finals, inspired by 17-year-old Gavi as the future looks bright for the Spanish. And for Barca?Arguably the biggest World Cup qualifier this weekend sees Scotland take on Israel at a packed Hampden. Laura Brannan tells us more.Duncan brings his stats of the season so far. Are we witnessing the most lenient campaign in Premier League history?Plus Claudio Ranieri returns to English football. And Duncan and Adrian relive their days in the cub scouts.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Newcastle takeover imminent (04m 00s)• PART 2: Italy 1-2 Spain (22m 00s)• PART 3: Duncan’s stats of the season so far (38m 00s)• PART 4: Scotland v Israel preview with Laura Brannan (48m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (56m 00s)• PART 6: Ranieri returns to English football with James Horncastle & Gab Marcotti (58m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fashion week
Jimbo is joined once again by Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens after a weekend where Europe’s big guns all taste defeat.PSG are beaten for the first time this season at Rennes, as Neymar gets a 2/10 from L’Equipe. Meanwhile Bayern Munich play much better but miss a host of chances in defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.Real Madrid lose at Espanyol while Barcelona are beaten yet again at Atletico. Messi’s gone and so have the goals. But will Joan Laporta sack a manager mid-season for the first time in his career?Napoli make it 7 wins out of 7 in Serie A as they dare to dream of a title challenge. The same is true of Milan who are enjoying their best start since 2003.Jules pays tribute to Bernard Tapie, former president of Champions League winning Marseille. And we look ahead to, and try and build up some hype for, the Nations League Finals.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the week (02m 00s)• PART 2: Real, Barca, Bayern and PSG all lose (05m 00s)• PART 3: Ligue 1 – a tribute to Tapie (22m 00s)• PART 4: Bundesliga – the varying fortunes of Leverkusen and Leipzig (34m 00s)• PART 5: Serie A update – Napoli win 7 out of 7 (40m 00s)• PART 6: Nations League Finals preview (53m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Individual against system
Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Charlie Eccleshare and Lynsey Hooper watch the Premier League sign off in style ahead of the international break.Liverpool v Man City gives us 45 minutes of pure pleasure on Sunday. Salah goes all Messi/Kinkladze, there’s a joint man of the match and comedy double act Guardiola and Dean. In terms of the title race, will City’s squad depth prove crucial in the second half of the season?Everton take a point at Old Trafford, driven by a Doucoure transformed by Benitez. United meanwhile are not even fun to watch under Solskjaer. Chelsea are top heading into the international break. But is Lukaku becoming less involved in the Blues’ play?Elsewhere, there are alarm bells at Burnley, the blossoming Hwang-Jimenez partnership and David Raya – goalkeeper of the season so far.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool 2-2 Man City (03m 30s)• PART 2a: Man Utd 1-1 Everton (16m 00s)• PART 2b: Chelsea 3-1 Southampton (25m 00s)• PART 3a: Watford sack Xisco….Ranieri returning? (30m 00s)• PART 3b: Burnley 0-0 Norwich & Wolves 2-1 Newcastle (37m 00s)• PART 4: An interesting Sunday in the capital (43m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 00s)• PART 6: England squad reaction and some shameless plugging (59m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disillusioned Jedi
Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Adam Crafton react to another enthralling midweek in the Champions League.It’s a last-gasp, lucky victory for Man United against Villarreal, saved by De Gea and Ronaldo again. With so many star names to try and accommodate, is Paul Pogba the piece that doesn’t fit?Man City are beaten in Paris where Lionel Messi, like Ronaldo, doesn’t do anything until he does something decisive. Has Pochettino found a blueprint for success at PSG?Chelsea lose again, this time to Juventus. Can Thomas Tuchel afford to be without Mount AND Kante? And Sasha Goryunov fills us in on one of the biggest shocks of all time – Sheriff’s win at the Bernabeu.Liverpool take on Man City in a state of the nation type Premier League showdown this weekend. We take the opportunity to pay tribute to the ageless James Milner.Plus Kick-Off 2 inspired VAR and the story of Viv Nicholson winning millions on the pools.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man Utd 2-1 Villarreal (03m 30s)• PART 2a: PSG 2-0 Man City (12m 00s)• PART 2b: Juventus 1-0 Chelsea (21m 00s)• PART 3a: Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff with Sasha Goryunov (27m 00s)• PART 3b: Barca battered, Bayern batter (34m 00s)• PART 4a: Liverpool v Man City preview (41m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 6: On This Day – Viv Nicholson wins big on the pools (60m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Great effort
For a look ahead to Matchday 2 in the Champions League, who else would you rather hear from than Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo?PSG host Man City on Tuesday. Will Poch’s players be able to press City like City pressed Chelsea?It’s a Europa League final rematch as Man United take on Villarreal while Juventus, minus Dybala and the ability to keep clean sheets, face Chelsea.Ronald Koeman says Barca can’t win titles but do his players agree? Ansu Fati scores on his return to the side to give fans at the Camp Nou hope.In the Bundesliga, Leroy Sane is starting to shine for Bayern. Plus Henderson v Hickey in Serie A, Saint-Etienne struggles and Sasha Goryunov on Sheriff.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 00s)• PART 2: PSG v Man City & Leipzig v Bruges (05m 00s)• PART 3a: Milan v Atletico & Dortmund v Sporting (15m 00s)• PART 3b: Shakhtar v Inter & Real Madrid v Sheriff (24m 00s)• PART 4: Barcelona and Bayern back in action (32m 00s)• PART 5: Man Utd v Villarreal & Juventus v Chelsea (43m 00s)• PART 6: The rest of the Champions League & action from around the domestic leagues (53m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Living heat map
Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Colin Millar into the pod after another pulsating weekend of Premier League action.The North London derby is settled before half-time with young Gunners Smith Rowe, Saka and hype man Aaron Ramsdale on song. Is this finally Arteta’s Arsenal? And does 5th choice Nuno have authority over this Tottenham squad?Man City get the better of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a match that shows the true value of Rodri and Mason Mount. And United are beaten at home to Villa in a match that shows the true value of Luke Shaw and Austin MacPhee.Elsewhere, Brentford and Liverpool contest the game of the season so far. And are the natives starting to turn at Leicester?And Julien Laurens joins us to preview the standout fixture in the Champions League this week – PSG v Man City.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham (03m 00s)• PART 2: Chelsea 0-1 Man City (16m 00s)• PART 3: Brentford 3-3 Liverpool (25m 00s)• PART 4a: Man Utd 0-1 Aston Villa (35m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (44m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 00s)• PART 6: PSG v Man City preview with Julien Laurens (59m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hot ref chat pot
Jimbo, Tom Williams, Adam Crafton and Dan Bardell pick apart another packed week of football fun.The Carabao Cup’s biggest story is victory for Moyes at Old Trafford at last. Could Man United’s bloated squad have used the extra games to keep the squad happy?United are Aston Villa’s bogey team and they meet at Old Trafford this weekend. And it’s Chelsea v Man City. Could the hardest week possible in world football define City’s season? Plus we examine Marcos Alonso’s stance on kneeling.The North London derby looks to have potential for content. Can either team breach perhaps the clearest top 4 ever?Elsewhere, the Premier League will say hello to its first ever foreign referee. Plus love bites, more fights in France and whether or not the launch of Wolves Records will lead to Conor Coady rapping unconvincingly.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Carabao Cup round-up (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Chelsea v Man City preview (10m 30s)• PART 2b: Man Utd v Aston Villa preview (24m 00s)• PART 3a: Get ready for refereeing history (33m 00s)• PART 3b: Arsenal v Tottenham preview (37m 30s)• PART 4a: Brentford v Liverpool preview (45m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 00s)• PART 6: Euro midweek action (59m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chafing might be an issue
Jimbo is joined by Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Alvaro Romeo to chew over a smorgasbord of European football action.PSG make it 6 wins out of 6 in Ligue 1 but all the headlines surround Lionel Messi and his reaction to being substituted. Meanwhile at Dortmund, is there anything Erling Haaland can’t do?Real Madrid continue to entertain us with a late comeback at Valencia. Juventus are still winless and in the relegation zone as Allegri admits he’s worried.Plus the return of Radamel Falcao at Rayo Vallecano. And should Bayern wear lederhosen to even up the Bundesliga?RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the week (02m 00s)• PART 2: Ligue 1 latest – Messi scenes at PSG and Lens (05m 00s)• PART 3: Bundesliga bulletin – Bayern hit Bochum for seven (20m 00s)• PART 4a: Ajax 9-0 Cambuur (35m 00s)• PART 4b: Serie A update – Roma lose for the first time (37m 30s)• PART 5: La Liga – more late drama as Real entertain again (49m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

German Neil Warnock
Jimbo, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Matt Davies-Adams and Daniel Storey cast their eyes over another dramatic weekend as the Premier League perhaps begins to take shape.Chelsea swot Spurs aside on Sunday as Thomas Tuchel once again shows his worth as a problem-solver. Elsewhere is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lucky? Are Brighton luckier? And will Man City rue their dropped points against Southampton?There’s also credit to Arsenal for their new-found resilience with Ramsdale in goal. We look ahead to the 3rd round of the Carabao Cup, allowing us to look at the state of the EFL’s bottom club Oldham ahead of their trip to Brentford. And of course, there’s the Derby debacle.Plus missiles, Sarina Wiegman’s debut and Thomas Frank’s wine recommendations.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Tottenham 0-3 Chelsea (04m 30s)• PART 2a: West Ham 1-2 Man Utd (15m 00s)• PART 2b: Man City 0-0 Southampton (23m 30s)• PART 2c: Aston Villa 3-0 Everton (28m 00s)• PART 2d: Wolves 0-2 Brentford & Oldham’s struggles (30m 00s)• PART 3a: England 8-0 North Macedonia (35m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (38m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (52m 00s)• PART 5: Derby enter administration (54m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heimlichs for everyone
Jimbo welcomes along Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Natalie Gedra as the Champions League gets back into full swing.Manchester United are upset away at Young Boys. Do they lack personality in the Champions League? And will Solskjaer learn from his mistakes?Elsewhere, PSG continue to play as individuals, Man City don’t need a striker because they keep improving as a team. And the Nou Camp is the new Turf Moor.The Premier League weekend promises plenty. Matt Jones from The Blue Room talks to us about learning to love Rafa Benitez at Everton.Plus the origin of the term Route One. And the two big exits in football this week – Chris Hughton and Dani Alves.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Young Boys 2-1 Man Utd (03m 30s)• PART 1b: Club Brugge 1-1 PSG (10m 00s)• PART 2a: Man City 6-3 Leipzig (17m 00s)• PART 2b: Elsewhere in the Champions League (23m 00s)• PART 3a: Spurs v Chelsea preview (34m 00s)• PART 3b: A look at Leeds, Norwich and the first ever televised game (41m 30s)• PART 4a: Everton’s excellent start with Matt Jones (49m 30s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (57m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (63m 30s)• PART 6: Hughton out and Alves out (66m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are no plasters left
The Champions League and Europa League return, with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens on hand to preview Matchday 1.Barcelona host Bayern, with Barca now bigger underdogs than they were when they lost 8-2 in 2020. Real Madrid travel to San Siro to face Inter. Under Ancelotti, the team are exciting with Vinicius no longer fictitious.It’s Liverpool v Milan at Anfield, where we should all be thankful that Zlatan is back in the Champions League. Similarly we take time to purr over Messi’s hat-trick against Bolivia.Domestically, we show some love to Sampaoli’s Marseille. And in Serie A, is it too early to proclaim Mourinho’s Roma as title challengers? Or to write Allegri’s Juve out of the title race?RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: The Champions League and Europa League are back (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (04m 00s)• PART 2: Barcelona v Bayern Munich preview (08m 00s)• PART 3: Inter v Real Madrid preview (22m 00s)• PART 4: Liverpool v Milan preview (30m 00s)• PART 5: Europa League highlights (39m 00s)• PART 6: Serie A – the Mou train picks up speed (49m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jobbing magician
Jimbo is joined by Carl Anka, Daniel Storey and Dom Fifield after another eyebrow-raising Premier League weekend.The return of Ronaldo sees the Portuguese score twice as Man Utd beat Newcastle 4-1. But does Cristiano’s presence sacrifice Sancho’s style?Mo Salah joins the Premier League 100 club as Liverpool beat Leeds 3-0. Do we talk about the Egyptian enough as one of the best players in the world? And similarly at Man City, is Bernardo bubble gum Silva one of the most underrated players around?Proactive Palace impress by thrashing Spurs. Also how good are Villa and are Leicester too easy to control?Plus.James Horncastle joins us to preview Liverpool against Milan in the Champions League. And the panel discuss Hasenhuttl’s superstitious sartorial selections.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man Utd 4-1 Newcastle (03m 00s)• PART 1b: Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea also victorious (12m 00s)• PART 2: Crystal Palace 3-0 Spurs & Arsenal 1-0 Norwich (29m 00s)• PART 3: The rest of the Premier League weekend (36m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (42m 30s)• PART 5: Liverpool v Milan preview with James Horncastle (45m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creeping flappiness
The Premier League is back and so are Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Adrian Clarke and Nooruddean Choudry.England are pegged back in Poland late on in a game where Gareth Southgate doesn’t make any substitutions. Does the England manager have a tendency to freeze on the big stage?Scotland are the only home nation to win in midweek, a huge victory in Austria in World Cup qualifying, as Andrew Slaven describes all.The headlines in the Premier League look set to be dominated by Ronaldo’s return to Old Trafford. And the clash of the bottom two as Arsenal host Norwich. Could defeat spell the end for Arteta?The panel are excited about Man City’s goalkeeping situation and about seeing Harvey Elliott and Dan James in action at Elland Road.Plus People Just Do Nothing and people pinching throats. And Solskjaer and Szczesny – two of the best in the country.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: The return of Ronaldo (04m 30s)• PART 2a: Poland 1-1 England (16m 30s)• PART 2b: Austria 0-1 Scotland with Andrew Slaven (28m 00s)• PART 3a: Arsenal v Norwich preview (33m 00s)• PART 3b: Crystal Palace v Spurs preview (39m 00s)• PART 3c: Leicester v Man City preview (41m 30s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (45m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (62m 30s)• PART 6: A change to your scheduled programming (65m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is what football sounds like
You'll have heard Daniel Storey speaking on Monday's pod about how he's about to attend his first football match since March 2020. And while many of you will have returned to grounds for the new season or been to a match at Wembley over the summer, but for lots of us, the noise and energy of a full stadium and the build up to the game is a long distant memory.With that mind, in place of our Euro show this week, here's a special podcast accompanying George Caulkin's amazing piece called This is what football sounds like that recently went up on the Athletic.It's recorded using a technique called binaural audio – basically, 360 degree sound - and the best way to experience it is to find a quiet place and listen on headphones. Maybe even go for a walk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christmas only takes a day
Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Colin Millar into the pod on a weekend where crazy things are happening all around the world.While other nations are slipping up, England have become a machine in qualifying. Will a trip to Poland provide problems? And is Bellingham the future of the midfield?Elsewhere, it’s a big week for Northern Ireland who have some scores to settle with the Swiss. Brazil v Argentina is stopped as authorities try to deport four Premier League players. And do we really want a World Cup every two years.The WSL is back with a new season and a new TV deal. The panel plead for patience in the development of the women’s game on a weekend where champions Chelsea suffer a shock defeat.Plus the bloody Butcher and the renegade Rene Higuita. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Two 4-0 wins for England (03m 30s)• PART 2: The wide world of World Cup qualifying (15m 00s)• PART 3: Brazil v Argentina admin chaos and a World Cup every two years? (30m 00s)• PART 4: The WSL returns (45m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (60m 00s)• PART 6: On This Day - Bloody Butcher and Higuita’s scorpion (62m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Classic Como
Earlier than usual, it’s your international break Totally Football Show with Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Sasha Goryunov.Can England recover from their fever dream at Euro 2020 as they travel to take on Hungary? And can they be more tactically flexible to finally win silverware?Cristiano Ronaldo scores a late brace against the Republic of Ireland to become the all-time leading scorer in international football history.We look at the movers on deadline day – from Camavinga to Rondon – while examining Barcelona’s bin fire of a transfer window.Katie Whyatt helps us preview the new WSL season. A league with strength in depth like never before.Plus a forgotten Bergkamp goal. And Spartak Moscow story time with Sasha.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Record-breaker Ronaldo and the rest of Wednesday night’s action (03m 00s)• PART 2: Deadline day revisited (15m 00s)• PART 3: Hungary v England preview (40m 00s)• PART 4: The WSL returns with Katie Whyatt (49m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (54m 00s)• PART 6: Moscow madness and Bergkamp brilliance (56m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the Messis
With the transfer window creaking shut, Jimbo, Julien Laurens, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo review the last weekend of club football across Europe before the international break.Lionel Messi makes his debut for PSG but will Kylian Mbappe stay on as his team-mate? Will Real Madrid make a dramatic move on deadline day?It’s a nightmare beginning to life after Ronaldo for Juventus but Roma fans are all aboard on the Mou train.Van Bommel’s boys top the Bundesliga. A bad week for Leipzig who lose the match and lose Marcel Sabitzer to Bayern.In Spain, Barca are victorious but unimpressive, while Bordalas is electrifying Valencia.Plus Pique the entrepreneur and Balotelli blasts off again.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 30s)• PART 2: Messi makes his PSG debut but will Mbappe stay? (07m 00s)• PART 3: Juve start life without Ronaldo with defeat (17m 30s)• PART 4a: Wolfsburg top the Bundesliga (24m 00s)• PART 4b: Champions League & Europa League draws (34m 00s)• PART 5: La Liga – Barca victorious but unimpressive (40m 00s)• PART 6: Ligue 1 – Lyon win at last (47m 00s)• PART 7: Serie A – Roma and Lazio on fire (53m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reheated soup
After one of the biggest transfers in years, Jimbo, Adam Crafton, Daniel Storey and David Preece bask in a bumper Premier League weekend.Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Old Trafford. Did United buy him just so City couldn’t? Does he take them closer to the title? Should the money have been spent on a defensive midfielder? And James Horncastle tells us why Juventus won’t miss him.Liverpool and Chelsea battle to a draw at Anfield as Thomas Tuchel does a great job of calming his players down after Reece James is sent off.Tottenham are top and Arsenal are bottom after the Gunners are thrashed 5-0 at the Etihad. What is the process and should Arsenal fans trust it?Plus Kylian Mbappe, Keith The Duck and what David Preece will do if you try a Gary Crosby.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Tottenham top and Wolves 0-1 Man Utd (04m 00s)• PART 2: The second coming of Cristiano with James Horncastle (15m 00s)• PART 3: Man City 5-0 Arsenal (32m 00s)• PART 4a: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (42m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (64m 00s)• PART 6: Mbappe to Real Madrid? (66m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Watkings
Big news, big games, it’s all happening in the world of football. And Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Lynsey Hooper and Adrian Clarke have all the tools to tackle it head on.Harry Kane is staying at Spurs, for the summer at least. Did City leave Harry hanging out to dry? Meanwhile Pep Guardiola announces his exit in 2023. Will that cause a drop in intensity from his City side?Klopp v Tuchel and Van Dijk v Lukaku is something to get excited about this weekend. Is someone due a hammering from Wolves? Like Man United this weekend?West Ham are top of the league. The Athletic’s Roshane Thomas tells us about a group of likeable grafters that have made the London Stadium feel like home.Plus statues, cardboard cut-outs and a flip reverse to what would have happened if Arsenal had won the Champions League in 2004.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Kane staying at Spurs (02m 00s)• PART 2: Liverpool v Chelsea preview (11m 00s)• PART 3: Man City v Arsenal preview (20m 00s)• PART 4: West Ham v Crystal Palace preview with Roshane Thomas (27m 30s)• PART 5: The rest of the Premier League weekend (38m 00s)• PART 6: The odds with Paddy Power (61m 00s)• PART 7: Flip Reverse – what if Arsenal beat Chelsea in 2004? (63m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lassismo
Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo return to cast their eye over this weekend’s continental football.It’s a good start for Jose Mourinho and Tammy Abraham at Roma in Serie A, while champions Inter thrash Genoa. But the rumours around Ronaldo suggest he wants to leave Juventus.Lyon and Monaco continue to struggle in Ligue 1 but the headlines are dominated by trouble between Nice fans and Marseille staff which sees their game abandoned.La Liga promises to be tight with Barca and Real both held, while Manuel Pellegrini fears there’s not enough actual football being played in Spain.And we get our first glimpse of Marsch-ball as Leipzig bounce back in Germany.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03m 00s)• PART 2: Serie A – Abraham debuts but does Cristiano want an exit? (12m 00s)• PART 3: Bundesliga – Leipzig Marsch on (30m 00s)• PART 4: La Liga – Real and Barca both drop points (35m 00s)• PART 5: Ligue 1 – Lyon and Monaco continue to struggle (46m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To hell and back
Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Matt Davies-Adams and Colin Millar into the pod after another pulsating Premier League weekend.Chelsea breeze past Arsenal at the Emirates with Lukaku scoring and immediately looking like the reference point for this side. The performance – and his personality – could be daunting for the rest of the Premier League. And how did Arsenal become so mediocre?It’s a 100% record for Graham Potter’s side too. But Bissouma still being at Brighton is baffling our panel. Should Solskjaer have started Sancho and Varane at Southampton? And are the margins so tight that United will rue the points dropped at St Mary’s?Nick Miller fills us in on Nuno’s winning return to Molineux. And Colin offers up an impassioned defence of the Europa Conference LeaguePlus Livramento, Coventry and Savage’s son.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea (05m 00s)• PART 1b: Routine wins for City & Liverpool (17m 00s)• PART 2a: Brighton 2-0 Watford (24m 00s)• PART 2b: Southampton 1-1 Man Utd (28m 00s)• PART 3: Wolves 0-1 Spurs with Nick Miller (37m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (56m 30s)• PART 6: Tammy’s terrific debut (58m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blue John caves
Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Dan Bardell and Charlie Eccleshare ahead of a mouth-watering Premier League weekend.Arsenal v Chelsea headlines the weekend as the panel salivate over the damage Romelu Lukaku could do and struggle to understand the signing of Ramsdale. Is Arteta safe from the sack because of the chaos above him?Nuno returns to Molineux as we ask what he’s changed at Spurs and what resolution the Kane saga will have.Plus Ant & Dec, Norwegian orgies and the origin story of the swimming pool attendant.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: That Man City third kit (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Arsenal v Chelsea preview (05m 00s)• PART 1c: Liverpool, City & United in action (17m 00s)• PART 2: Wolves v Spurs preview (23m 00s)• PART 3a: Crystal Palace v Brentford preview (34m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (40m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (50m 00s)• PART 5: Lewandowski’s future and a sex scandal in Norway (52m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fallen into the cauldron
We’re underway in Spain and Germany, with Italy soon to follow. Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo have your back on all things continental.Dortmund come flying out the blocks in the Bundesliga with Erling Haaland stealing the show on matchweek 1. Is he the new R9?Pique is the hero on and off the pitch for Barcelona as Memphis channels Ronaldinho in La Liga.Looking ahead to the start of the Serie A season, will there be a big 7? And can Mourinho rediscover his mojo? In France, Messi is unveiled and Galtier hammers the champions on his return to Lille. But who got a 1/10 in L’Equipe?And we pay tribute to the great Gerd Muller. Scorer, singer, weaver.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Paying tribute to Gerd Muller (02m 30s)• PART 2a: Moment of the weekend (11m 30s)• PART 2b: Haaland hulks up as the Bundesliga returns (16m 00s)• PART 3: La Liga - Barca begin life after Messi (25m 00s)• PART 4: Previewing the return of Serie A (37m 30s)• PART 5: Ligue 1 latest – a horrific start for Lille (45m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miss! Miss!
The opening weekend of the new Premier League season doesn’t disappoint. Drinking it in with Jimbo are Carl Anka, Sasha Goryunov and Daniel Storey.Tottenham defeat champions Man City in a dream start for Nuno in North London. Will that inspire City to go and get Harry Kane? Or should they be spending that money on a left-back and a defensive midfielder?Manchester United thrash Leeds 5-1. Imagine how good they’ll be once they put Sancho and Varane in that team. And Brentford provide the feel-good story of the weekend.Elsewhere where is the Arsenal leadership? Can Villa create a whole new attack without Grealish? Will Everton fans learn to love resilient Rafa?Plus we pay tribute to the goal-hanger’s goal-hanger Gerd Muller. And Sasha bemoans the state of Russian football.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A brilliant opening weekend (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Spurs 1-0 Man City (07m 30s)• PART 1c: Norwich 0-3 Liverpool & Chelsea 3-0 Crystal Palace (19m 00s)• PART 2: Man Utd 5-1 Leeds (24m 00s)• PART 3: Brentford 2-0 Arsenal & Watford 3-2 Aston Villa (37m 30s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (60m 00s)• PART 6: A tribute to the late Gerd Muller (63m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.