The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

It’s the international break but Jimbo has a stellar cast of Rory Smith, Duncan Alexander and Charlie Eccleshare to accompany him through it. The headlines this week have been dominated by the suspension of Premier League referee David Coote after the release of several videos online. We discuss how VAR culture and social media have led to referees becoming main characters in the football soap opera. Harry Kane is upset at England players for pulling out of this Nations League squad. Will he see him as an executive at Bayern in 20 years continuing to call players out? Claudio Ranieri comes out of retirement to take charge at Roma for a 3rd time. Is he the most universally popular manager out there? Gary Lineker is leaving the BBC’s flagship football programme. Hear what people misunderstand about Match of the Day. Plus was Klopp holding Liverpool back and Diego Forlan’s tennis debut. *** We’ve been nominated for Podcast of the Year at the 2024 Football Supporters’ Association Awards! Voting closes at midday on Monday 18th November… you know what to do! https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awards-2024-vote-now/ *** Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Nations League and other international affairs (05.30) • PART 2a: The David Coote affair (16.00) • PART 2b: The Bentancur ban (33.00)  • PART 3: Ranieri returns to Roma (36.00) • PART 4a: Your questions (44.00) • PART 4b: Lineker leaves Match of The Day (50.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimbo’s got Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús and James Horncastle alongside him for a deep dive into a fascinating weekend of action across the continent.  It’s fair to say the Serie A title race is hotting up, with just two points separating Napoli in first and Juventus in sixth! That’s after Inter and Napoli shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at the San Siro, while Atalanta, Fiorentina, Lazio and Juve all picked up big wins.  Real Madrid clawed back some ground in the La Liga title race after their 4-0 win over Osasuna which included a hat-trick for Vinicius, a first goal of the season for Jude Bellingham - and a devastating injury for Eder Militao. They’re now six points behind Barcelona with a game in hand after Hansi Flick’s side fell to only their second league defeat of the season at Real Sociedad in controversial circumstances... Bayern Munich find themselves five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table after their 1-0 win over St Pauli courtesy of Jamal Musiala's sensational strike. Meanwhile, Dortmund’s horror start to the season rumbled on with a 3-1 defeat at Mainz - and Leverkusen’s week to forget continued as they were held by Bochum.  And in Ligue 1, it’s business as usual for PSG who continued their unbeaten start to the season in a 4-2 win over Angers. Not such smooth sailing for Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille, beaten 3-1 by newly promoted Auxerre at the Velodrome which prompted the former Brighton boss to say he’ll ‘leave the money and hand back my contract’. *** We’ve been nominated for Podcast of the Year at the 2024 Football Supporters’ Association Awards! Voting closes at midday on Monday 18th November… you know what to do! https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awards-2024-vote-now/ *** Produced by Lucy Oliva.  RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moments of the weekend (0.45) • PART 2: Serie A review - Thrilling title race emerging as Inter and Napoli draw (09.15) • PART 3: La Liga review - Real close the gap after VAR costs Barca (25.20) • PART 4: Ligue 1 review - De Zerbi's Marseille meltdown (40.30) • PART 5: Bundesliga review - Bayern move five points clear as rivals falter (55.15) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Matt Davies-Adams for company after another sensational Premier League weekend. Good times at Anfield with Liverpool extending their lead at the top after victory over Villa. Is Mo Salah better than ever? Man City lose for the 4th game in a row, as Brighton win 2-1 at the Amex. Hear why the champions are lacking in legs and goals. Arsenal slip 9 points off the lead after drawing at Chelsea, for whom Enzo Maresca has assembled a team in not much time at all. Wolves win for the first time this season, as do Ipswich at Spurs on Sunday. Jay Harris fills in on a historic day for Ed Sheeran’s Tractor Boys. Plus Iwobi’s passing into the area and the best piece of tracking back of the season. *** We’ve been nominated for Podcast of the Year at the 2024 Football Supporters’ Association Awards! Voting closes at midday on Monday 18th November… you know what to do! https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awards-2024-vote-now/ *** Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal (06.00) • PART 2a: Spurs 1-2 Ipswich with Jay Harris (18.00) • PART 2b: The rest of Sunday’s football (27.00)  • PART 3a: Brighton 2-1 Man City (34.00) • PART 3b: Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa (43.00) • PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (50.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Natalie Gedra and Tom Williams gorge on a feast of football in the Champions League and Premier League. Liverpool are the only Champions League team on 4 wins out of 4 after Luis Diaz’s hat-trick in the 4-0 win over Leverkusen. Next up Aston Villa at Anfield. Jacob Tanswell’s in Bruges to tell us about the worst performance of the Emery era. Viktor Gyokeres monsters Man City in Lisbon, as Pep’s side suffer their 3rd straight defeat. When did they become so vulnerable to the counter? Arsenal are also beaten again at Inter - next up a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Plus Jimbo’s neighbour Noel, is Mbappe the new Asprilla and Tom’s amazing stat that may no longer be true. *** We’ve been nominated for Podcast of the Year at the 2024 Football Supporters’ Association Awards! Voting closes at midday on Monday 18th November… you know what to do! https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awards-2024-vote-now/ *** Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Liverpool 4-0 Leverkusen (07.00) • PART 1b: Brugge 1-0 Villa with Jacob Tanswell (12.30) • PART 2: Sporting 4-1 Man City (22.00)  • PART 3a: Inter 1-0 Arsenal (36.00) • PART 3b: Other Champions League highlights (45.00) • PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (55.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices