Football Ramble

Lions Watch: Fullbacks jostling for position and too late for any bolters?

Marcus and Luke pack up the truck and head out onto the plains for another edition of Lions Watch, the show where we continually talk up England outsiders’ chances without any consideration for who we’d have to drop from the squad. And plenty more besides. We kick off today with a chat about England’s defenders as Nico O’Reilly’s impressive form pushes him closer to many people’s starting XIs - but does he make ours? Plus: getting the attacking blend right, some of the other World Cup groups and whether the likes of Max Dowman and Rio Ngumoha can grab a last-minute spot on the plane. We stream Lions Watch live on YouTube every other Wednesday! Subscribe to our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/FootballRamble/videos] to get notified when we go live next. Get your Ramble merch HERE [https://footballramblestore.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]. 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]. **Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show an will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A mischief of rats

On today’s show, Marcus, Luke and Vish tackle the big question: is Bournemouth overrated? It’s possible that Andoni Iraola thinks so. As well as that hot debate, we’ve also got the small matter of some Champions League quarter-finals to enjoy. And DO NOT forget about Portsmouth who got a huge win in the Championship last night. Get your Ramble merch HERE [https://footballramblestore.com/]. 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!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Mailbag: Have managers lost their flexibility?

A trend appears to have emerged in recent years of managers coming to the Premier League and, despite everyone thinking they should change their system, sticking to their guns. Marcus, Jim & David are here to pick apart the reasons behind the inflexibility of modern managers. Plus, would we back a relegation play-off where the league's worst go head-to-head in a death match? And who should win the Premier League's manager of the season award? Get your Ramble merch HERE [https://footballramblestore.com/]. 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!***  The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Multi-purpose prop-based banter

The Arsenal boo boys were out in force after a damning defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend. Today, Marcus, Jim, Pete and David discuss what Arsenal need to change to get their title bid back on track. Elsewhere, Man City wore Arsenal's tears as they eased past Chelsea. Plus, the threat of relegation gets very real for Spurs and David Moyes is giddy at the thought of Champions League football. Get your Ramble merch HERE [https://footballramblestore.com/]. 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!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Jack's Encyclopaedia: Dutch players, quarter-final scorers and League One club(s)

Pete, still smarting from his defeat to Jim, returns to officiate a clash for the ages. Old Spelgium has been piping up once again - and who else but the Democratic Republic of Jimbabwe to answer that call? It's Marcus and Jim who square off in a feisty game of Jack-jitsu, battling for the honour of unlocking the pearly gates to the weekend. Who will come out on top?  Get your Ramble merch HERE [https://footballramblestore.com/]. 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!***  The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.