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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

James Richardson and Team Totally are here three times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Fulham and Brighton knock Man United and Newcastle out of the FA Cup

    Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Duncan Alexander and Matt Davies-Adams for company after an FA Cup 5th round weekend that has a bit of everything. Holders Man United are knocked out on penalties at Old Trafford as their deficiencies are laid bare again. But for Fulham, could Marco Silva be about to earn some tangible reward for the phenomenal job he’s done? Earlier on Sunday, Brighton are victorious at Newcastle after extra-time. It’s a truly costly afternoon for the Magpies as they lose Anthony Gordon and perhaps more players ahead of the Carabao Cup final. Palace progress past Millwall but all the talk is dominated by the horror challenge on striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. Similarly, Bournemouth’s win over Wolves sees plenty of discussion about the 8 minute VAR delay and the extent to which Matheus Cunha has just let Wolves down. Plus Lampard’s Sky Blues, and IFAB’s new law on goalkeeper time-wasting. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Fulham beat Man Utd on penalties, with Carl Anka and Elizabeth Barnard (06.00) • PART 2a: Newcastle 1-2 Brighton (16.00)  • PART 2b: Crystal Palace 3-1 Millwall (23.00)  • PART 2c: Wins for Villa and Preston (27.00) • PART 3a: Bournemouth beat Wolves on penalties (32.00) • PART 3b: Man City 3-1 Plymouth (40.00) • PART 3c: Lampard and Birmingham on fire in the EFL (45.00) • PART 3d: IFAB’s new 8 second rule (50.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 1m

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    Liverpool’s huge lead, Man United’s controversial cuts & FA Cup 5th round weekend

    Jimbo is joined in the studio by Duncan Alexander, Benji Lanyado and Matt Davies-Adams after a Premier League midweek and ahead of FA Cup 5th round weekend. Liverpool extend their lead at the top of the table to 13 points with a routine win over Newcastle. What records are in sight for Salah and the Reds? The most impressive display of the week comes from Crystal Palace who hammer Villa 4-1, leaving our panel purring over the performance of Adam Wharton. And asking if Robin Olsen should have let children use his goal at half-time. Manchester United claim most of the headlines off the pitch this week with INEOS making big cuts to the staff and the canteen. And we ask could we be about to see a brand new name on the FA Cup trophy in May? Plus the most handsome player in the Premier League and the invention of points. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle (03.45) • PART 1b: Forest 0-0 Arsenal (11.45)  • PART 2: Wins for Palace, City and Chelsea (18.00)  • PART 3a: The rest of the midweek action (33.00) • PART 3b: Man United’s transformation plan (39.00) • PART 4: FA Cup 5th round preview (43.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 1m
  3. Cesc’s Como shock Conte’s Napoli, while intriguing last 16 ties await

    6 DAYS AGO

    Cesc’s Como shock Conte’s Napoli, while intriguing last 16 ties await

    Jimbo’s got Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Rory Smith and Pol Ballús alongside him for all the latest continental chatter. Friday afternoon’s Champions League draw presented some fascinating match-ups including Real v Atleti, Bayern v Bayer and PSG v Liverpool. We’ve got a closer look at all those ties with the round of 16 looming… In La Liga, it was a rare weekend where all three title challengers registered three fairly comfortable wins! It leaves Barca and Real locked on 54 points at the top, with Atleti just a point behind. Over in France there was plenty of drama on and off the pitch - with cowboy hats, calls of corruption and meltdowns caught on CCTV. But away from all that, the table shows that PSG have extended their lead at the top to 13 points after their 3-2 victory at Lyon. Speaking of corruption - Slovenian ref Slavko Vincic was parachuted in to referee the Istanbul derby after a season marred by controversial officiating and allegations of foulplay. It was a rather eventful evening as Galatasaray said they would "initiate criminal proceedings" against Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho after claiming he made "racist statements" following the teams' 0-0 draw. For a closer look at Serie A we’re joined by Sky Italia’s Filippo Benincampi - as Cesc’s Como got the better of Conte’s Napoli to cost them top spot, Inter taking full advantage with their 1-0 win over Genoa. And in the Bundesliga, there were finally signs of life for Dortmund as Niko Kovac picked up his first league win courtesy of a four-goal haul from Serhou Guirassy, aided by super sub and Chelsea loanee Carney Chukwuemeka. Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moments of the weekend and Champions League round of 16 teases (00.40) • PART 2: La Liga review - the big three all win while Antony sees red (07.15) • PART 3: Ligue 1 review - chaos off and on the pitch for Lyon v PSG and Auxerre v Marseille (19.00) • PART 4: Galatasaray 0-0 Fenerbahce fallout (35.00) • PART 5: Serie A review - Napoli feel the pressure, plus could Gasperini and Atalanta’s love affair be coming to an end? (43.25) • PART 5: Bundesliga review - Dortmund finally show signs of life with Bayer v Bayern on the horizon (57.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 16m

  4. 23 FEB

    Liverpool go 11 points clear after City win - is the relegation battle over too?

    Jimbo has Daniel Storey, JJ Bull and Adrian Clarke for company after a pivotal weekend in the Premier League season. Liverpool make light work of Man City at the Etihad, going 11 points clear at the top of the table. With 7 of their 11 remaining fixtures at Anfield, Liverpool will surely be worthy champions. But is City’s place in the top 4 or 5 under threat? Arsenal are beaten at the Emirates by Graham Potter’s West Ham. Next up, as part of a full midweek programme, a trip to a Forest side beaten 4-3 at Newcastle on Sunday. The bottom three all lose at home, each conceding 4 goals. It’s looking pretty bleak for any hopes of a relegation fight - has van Nistelrooy given up hope? Plus an Edwards-inspired Burnley, a Jackson-deficient Chelsea and Amorim’s refusal to paper over cracks. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Man City 0-2 Liverpool with James Pearce (04.30) • PART 2a: Arsenal 0-1 West Ham (19.00)  • PART 2b: Newcastle 4-3 Nottingham Forest (24.00)  • PART 3a: Bigging up Burnley and the latest from Pittodrie (32.00) • PART 3b: Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves & Southampton 0-4 Brighton (37.00) • PART 3c: Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea (40.00) • PART 3d: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 6m

  5. 20 FEB

    Man City humbled by Mbappé’s Real Madrid - next up leaders Liverpool

    Jimbo welcomes Charlie Eccleshare, Tom Williams and Liam Tharme into the studio after the conclusion of the Champions League knock-out play-offs. Man City are taken apart by a Kylian Mbappé hat-trick at the Bernabeu. The chase for Champions League qualification resumes with the visit of Liverpool at the Etihad on Sunday. Liverpool draw 2-2 on a Wednesday night again, this time at Villa Park. James Pearce reviews that game and looks ahead to a game with previously the Reds’ fiercest rivals for silverware. Elsewhere in the Champions League, it was a disastrous week for Serie A with four Italian clubs in the competition becoming just one and some generational head losses. Plus a defence of Brendan Rodgers, the first goal at Bramley-Moore Dock and what Tottenham want everyone to call them. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Champions League headlines (02.30) • PART 2a: Real Madrid 3-1 Man City (05.30) • PART 2b: PSG smash Brest and Bayern break Celtic hearts (19.00)  • PART 2c: A miserable week for Serie A (25.00) • PART 3a: Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool with James Pearce (33.00) • PART 3b: Man City v Liverpool & Arsenal v West Ham previewed (38.00) • PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 6m
  6. Real Madrid and Man City go again, as Kompany’s Bayern edge closer to the title

    18 FEB

    Real Madrid and Man City go again, as Kompany’s Bayern edge closer to the title

    Jimbo’s joined by Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús and Michael Cox for your weekly dose of European action. We begin with the big F-bomb controversy which has taken La Liga by storm, Nabil Bentaleb’s dream return to action for Lille - and a look ahead to the all-important Champions League Knockout Round Play-off second legs, with Real v Man City topping the midweek billing.  Elsewhere in Spain, the costly red cards for Bellingham and Barrios meant Real and Atleti left the door wide open for Barcelona who faced Rayo Vallecano on Monday night (after we’d recorded) - and it turns out that Antony fella is actually quite good - after making in three goals in three games at new home Betis…  Over in Germany, it looks like Bayern Munich have one hand on the Bundesliga title after their goalless draw with closest rivals Bayer Leverkusen means the gap at the top of the table stays at eight points. Elsewhere the domestic misery continues to pile on Borussia Dortmund, beaten 2-0 by Bochum and sitting 11th in the league.  In Italy, Juventus continued their surge up the Serie A table with a 1-0 win over Inter in the Derby d'Italia. It means Simone Inzaghi’s side missed the chance to go top after leaders Napoli had fallen to their third consecutive draw, held 2-2 by Lazio.  And in Ligue 1, Fabian Ruiz bagged the only goal against Toulouse as PSG maintained their 10-point lead at the top of the table while Mika Biereth continued his remarkable start to life in Monaco with his second hat-trick in as many home games in their 7-1 thrashing of Nantes. Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moments of the weekend, profanity & Champions League teases (00.45) • PART 2: La Liga review - Real and Atleti drop points to open door for Barca (16.00) • PART 3: Bundesliga review - Top two stalemate hands title advantage to Kompany’s side (26.52) • PART 4: Serie A review - Juve mounting top four charge as Napoli draw three in a row (41.45) • PART 5: Ligue 1 review - Bentaleb’s fairytale goal as Strasbourg fly high (50.45) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 7m

  7. 17 FEB

    Marmoush, Merino, Man United, Marco Silva and the misery at West Ham

    Jimbo welcomes Tim Spiers, Colin Millar and Adrian Clarke into the pod after an eyebrow-raising weekend in the Premier League. Liverpool make it past Wolves to stay 7 points clear but it’s a very edgy finish at Anfield. Are nerves setting in with the finishing line in sight and with trips to Villa and Man City to come this week? City themselves recover from defeat to Real Madrid to thrash Newcastle 4-0. Pol Ballus tries to give Pep and his players cause for optimism ahead of the trip to the Bernabeu. Arsenal stay in touch with Liverpool after makeshift Mikel Merino comes good up front at Leicester. But Chelsea are embarrassed 3-0 at Brighton. How much will they miss Nicolas Jackson? Plus the fabulous Fulham, Man United lose again and the bleak 3 months that awaits West Ham. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Learnings this weekend (02.30) • PART 2a: Tottenham 1-0 Man United with Jay Harris (06.30) • PART 2b: Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (15.30)  • PART 2c: Aston Villa 1-1 Ipswich (20.30) • PART 3a: Man City thrash Newcastle, next up Real with Pol Ballus (27.00) • PART 3b: Leicester 0-2 Arsenal (38.00) • PART 3c: Fulham 2-1 Nottingham Forest (41.00) • PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 9m

  8. 13 FEB

    Man City broken by Real Madrid, plus Merseyside Derby drama

    Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jack Lang and Alex Aljoe after a midweek packed full of late drama. Real Madrid complete a late comeback at the Etihad to take a 3-2 lead to the Bernabeu next week in the Champions League. Was it a result that broke Man City once and for all? The last ever derby at Goodison saw James Tarkowski hammer in a last-gasp equaliser for Everton against Liverpool. Patrick Boyland tells us about an emotional and heated night on Merseyside. The Premier League weekend gives us Newcastle’s trip to City, Leicester versus injury-hit Arsenal and the least Super Sunday Spurs v Man Utd clash ever. Plus Jason Tindall, Joao Felix, and freezing cold sailing trips. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Man City 2-3 Real Madrid (03.00) • PART 2: Elsewhere in the Champions League (16.00) • PART 3: Everton 2-2 Liverpool with Paddy Boyland (25.00)  • PART 4a: On This Day - Gunners Blades replay (34.00) • PART 4b: Spurs v Man United - not so super (37.00) • PART 4c: Leicester v Arsenal preview (41.00) • PART 4d: Brighton v Chelsea preview (43.00) • PART 4e: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 3m
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