Football Ramble

Mailbag: How should we judge new signings?

With high-profile transfers being increasingly scrutinised by the football media machine, we wonder why it’s so difficult to properly assess new arrivals to the Premier League without allowing them time to bed in. I mean, remember Dennis Bergkamp’s first season at Arsenal?! Marcus, Vish and Jim get stuck into that. Plus: what should Aston Villa realistically expect from Unai Emery and this team? Who’s had the most fairytale-tinged ending to their career? And, after Neil Warnock parachutes in at Torquay, what other managerial comebacks would we like to see? Find us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/footballramble.bsky.social], X [https://x.com/FootballRamble], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/footballramble/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@footballramble?lang=en] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/FootballRamble/videos], and email us here: show@footballramble.com [show@footballramble.com]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble [https://www.patreon.com/footballramble]. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Daniel Farke? Scarper

When it comes to bears, if it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight. And if it's a Daniel Farke Care Bear?  Marcus, Pete, Jim and Vish issue their advice on that, try to stamp sexy shoulders out of the game, crown Liverpool Sporting de Club Set Piece, and launch Pete's brand new TV show in Moldova. There's also an unwelcome visit from the Spirit of the Game at Burnley, who continues to haunt us, and Vish makes the case for Jordan Pickford's save being the best in Premier League history. Let him cook. Find us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/footballramble.bsky.social], X [https://x.com/FootballRamble], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/footballramble/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@footballramble?lang=en] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/FootballRamble/videos], and email us here: show@footballramble.com [show@footballramble.com]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble [https://www.patreon.com/footballramble]. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Jack's Encyclopaedia: Goal involvement kings, Thomas Frank's rare wins, and City's European darlings

After a meeting of the Ramble intercontinental senate, it's been decreed that the Ehantharajah Empire has simply been too powerful in the My Biddy Aunt arena of late, so a game of Jack's Encyclopaedia is the task this week. The belt is up for grabs with Marcus taking on Vish. Jim's on the whistle for this one. Find us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/footballramble.bsky.social], X [https://x.com/FootballRamble], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/footballramble/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@footballramble?lang=en] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/FootballRamble/videos], and email us here: show@footballramble.com [show@footballramble.com]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble [https://www.patreon.com/footballramble]. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Preview Show: Leave the rat alone

It's the weekend everybody! And we've got a chocker Fri, Sat and Sun full of football goodness. Arsenal host Chelsea in the big one on Sunday. As both sides prepare for it, John Terry asks once again: "Why am I not the Chelsea manager?" There are probably a few reasons for that, JT. Marcus, Jim and Vish preview that. Plus, Ryan Yates attempts to calm his ravenous sausage dog, André Onana eyes a return to Manchester United, and we all gather to celebrate a decade of Gianni Infantino at FIFA. Ten more years! Ten more years! Find us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/footballramble.bsky.social], X [https://x.com/FootballRamble], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/footballramble/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@footballramble?lang=en] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/FootballRamble/videos], and email us here: show@footballramble.com [show@footballramble.com]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble [https://www.patreon.com/footballramble]. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What about the Champions League

On a night where Vinícius Júnior didn't need to answer to anyone, he did anyway with a brilliantly taken winner against Benfica. The dance goes on. Pete and Luke are joined by David Cartlidge to look back on the action across Europe last night – including further depressing scenes on both sides at the Bernabéu, as David explains. José Mourinho behaves like a prat too, of course. We also unpack perhaps the worst red card decision in recent memory in Juventus vs Galatasaray. Poor lovely Lloyd Kelly! Find us on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/footballramble.bsky.social], X [https://x.com/FootballRamble], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/footballramble/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@footballramble?lang=en] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/FootballRamble/videos], and email us here: show@footballramble.com [show@footballramble.com]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble [https://www.patreon.com/footballramble]. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.