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Football Ramble
The Football Ramble is a global podcasting institution. Since 2007, the Ramble has provided entertainment, analysis and coverage of the Premier League, Champions League and beyond for football fans who don't take the world's biggest sport too seriously.
In 2026, the takes are as strong as ever, the jokes are as funny as ever and the Ramble remains as essential as it ever was for football fans everywhere. Join them for the Premier League season as they discuss the biggest football stories in…
Episodes
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The Preview Show: The Frank factor
The Premier League is back! What’s more, lovely Frank Lampard has also returned to the fold. Marcus, Jim and David look ahead to tonight’s opening fixture and…
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The Best of Ramble Uncut 2025/26
A new football season means a new season of Ramble Uncut, our exclusive weekly episode for our beautiful Patreon subscribers. Today, we're looking back on some…
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Expected narrative
We’re two days away from the return of the Premier League and, as always, there are many unanswered questions. Who will make a big push for the title? Who can…
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Our 2026/27 Premier League predictions
You love it, we love it, so let’s get into it: Marcus, Luke and Jim are here with their Premier League predictions for the season! Not everyone’s gone for…
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Enter Stainman
Arsenal are the Champions of the Community, and they gave their title rivals a slap across the chops along the way. Should Man City fans be concerned? Marcus…
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My Biddy Aunt: Football media men (Feat. James Allcott)
We need to have a serious discussion. Adam Clery came on and won in Jack's Encyclopaedia, and then Jamie Carragher beat Luke at My Biddy Aunt. We literally…
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Francesco Potti
Domestic football is back! As is tradition, we kick things off this weekend with the somewhat mildly aggressively contested Community Shield between Arsenal…
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Summer Series: Pete Pete Pete Pete Pete Pete (feat. James Allcott)
To round off our Summer Series, we’re joined by presenter, podcaster and all-round brilliant football mind James Allcott. What’s more, James has some actual…
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In the pocket of big trouser
Next up on the silly season agenda, Jeff Bezos is trying to buy a stake in Liverpool. Today, Marcus, Pete and Vish consider the impact that might have at…
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Pete’s Film Club: Golden Shoes
A young boy with his mother in hospital and a military father gone MIA pursues his footballing dream in 2015’s “Golden Shoes”, a cheap-as-chips soccer film…
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You ok hun?
In perhaps the most needlessly long-running transfer saga of the summer, Bruno Guimarães has finally left Newcastle United to join Arsenal. If Pete wasn't…
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My Biddy Aunt: Premier League Legends (feat. Jamie Carragher)
Jamie Carragher enters the My Biddy Aunt arena to take on the Luke Nation. One of them has played hundreds of games of My Biddy Aunt, the other has played…
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Nicky Butt’s smelly bags
When will this silliness end? Yet more utter nonsense from FIFA as Gianni Infantino clings to his job. Oh, and Argentina have swooped in to save his skin too…
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Pete's Film Club: Kicking & Screaming
A dirty rip of one of Will Ferrell's lesser-known films has found its way into Pete's grubby hands, meaning Luke and Jim have no choice but to dissect this…
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Summer Series: Dicky Tum Tum Hostel (feat. Rick Edwards)
Next up on our Summer Series line-up: BBC 5 Live and Football Daily broadcaster, Rick Edwards! Just in time, incidentally, as he will soon pass the 5 Live…
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Summer Series: Hate your rivals (feat. Jamie Carragher)
In keeping with the ongoing transfer window shenanigans, we’re unveiling another signing as part of our Ramble Summer Series: Jamie Carragher’s on the pod!…
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A big can of Supermalt
It appears that Gianni Infantino’s own hubris has been the weakness in FIFA’s Death Star. After a quite ridiculous week of events, FIFA’s plan to sell off…
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TINDAAAAAALLLLLLL!
Losing someone close to you can be hard. Please listeners, allow Pete Donaldson this time to grieve the loss of the Wham! hoodie-wearing, handshake-gazumping…
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Pete’s Film Club: The Keeper
That’s right, folks: Pete’s broken into the abandoned Blockbuster on the seafront and grabbed another harrowing selection of football films for the other lads…
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Best of 2025/26: Part 2
So that’s it! We’ve suckled on the fruitful teat of the 2025/26 season and produced some absolute Ramble magic. Pete’s been on the hunt and has gathered some…
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Best of 2025/26: Part 1
The new season is bearing down on us at an alarming rate, but before it gets here we wanted to reflect on the very best of last season. Pete’s been rifling…
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Barry Scott, someone said you was dead
With the World Cup well behind us now, we're back to the domestic muck and there's plenty going on now that silly season has sprung into life. Pete, Luke &…
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Jack's Encyclopaedia: Everything but the World Cup (feat. Adam Clery)
With the World Cup fading away into the distance, we crash back down to earth with a test of all the news away from the tournament which, frankly, we've not…
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Life after football (feat. Ben Mee)
Ben Mee took the skills he harnessed on the football pitch and used them to launch SZN One, a football start-up designed to help bring through the industry’s…
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Summer Series: Peter Reid's Prawns (feat. Adam Clery)
Welcome to the Football Ramble Summer Series. Over the next few weeks, we’re releasing some special episodes alongside your usual Football Ramble goodness. And…
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Best of the 2026 World Cup
And just like that, the curtain falls on the 2026 World Cup. Gianni Infantino, Darren Fletcher, Donald Trump, Enzo Fernández - not even you could spoil what…
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World Cup McPredicto | 2026 FIFA World Cup
That's a wrap on the 2026 World Cup everyone, and that can only mean one thing. As good old Stevey Clarke would say, it's time to tally up those points as we…
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SPAIN WIN THE WORLD CUP | 2026 FIFA World Cup
After 104 matches, 207 hydration breaks and one fairly gruelling final, Spain stood (almost) alone on the World Cup winners' podium and hoisted the trophy…
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Hit for six | 2026 FIFA World Cup
England played in a World Cup final last night and our brave Three Lions hit France for six. But what does it actually mean? Marcus, Luke and Pete try to make…
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Hope, Brit | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Here we are everybody, the morning after the morning before, still asking WHY THOMAS TUCHEL THREW THE GAME AWAY! Please, someone pass the copium. Marcus, Jim &…
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Same same, but worse | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Here we are again! England have crashed out of another major tournament in disappointing fashion. Wasn’t Thomas Tuchel meant to fix all this? Join Marcus, Luke…
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England vs Argentina Preview: Where’s Geller when you need him? | 2026 FIFA World Cup
You can count on one hand the number of times Marcus' aunt has been giddier. England are in the bloomin' semi-finals of the World Cup TONIGHT! Argentina…
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Weird, even for a taxidermist | 2026 FIFA World Cup
And guess what? France got absolutely stuffed last night. Marcus, Luke and Jim gather themselves after a truly devastating display from the Spanish (feat. the…
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The art of suspension bridges | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Marcus is back from a top secret intel mission in France, just in time for THE WORLD CUP SEMI-FINALS! Luke and David join him to praise FIFA’s rigorous seeding…
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Give spidercam citizenship | 2026 FIFA World Cup
ENGLAND ARE THROUGH TO THE LAST FOUR! For just the fourth time in England's history, we have a men's World Cup semi-final to rub our thighs about. Luke and…
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At our Witsel’s end | 2026 FIFA World Cup
You’re fighting for your life in a World Cup knockout…. Spain are banging down the door and the pressure’s on… And you turn to unemployed 37-year-old, Axel…
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The Hartlepool Flymo Massacre | 2026 FIFA World Cup
France had a beautiful day as they eased past Morocco to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. Can anyone stop them? Pete, Luke and David reflect on last…
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Mailbag: Has the 48-team World Cup been a success? | 2026 FIFA World Cup
With dozens of hours of sleep lost to the sheer chaos of the World Cup schedule over the past month, perhaps a one night break from the football wasn’t the…
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Wait, are they the good guys? | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Egypt were on the cusp of an era-defining result, but then… Argentina gonna Argentina. Marcus, Luke and Vish try to work out if the good guys won that…
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An "official" FIFA World Cup "flesh spot" | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo is out of the World Cup! A lesson to everybody that we all get to a point in life where we simply become nothing more than a nuisance to…
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England sink the Azteca | 2026 FIFA World Cup
The Azteca, one of football's mystic powers, has been conquered by Thomas Tuchel and his merry band of fine England men. Today, Marcus, Luke and Vish are here…
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England vs Mexico Preview: Tuchel is activated | 2026 FIFA World Cup
After a long 40 years, England are heading back to the Azteca! Has anyone mentioned the altitude yet? On today’s preview show, Marcus and Vish are on hand to…
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Two-footed giraffes, The Greatest Showman and Norwegian brown cheese | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Paraguay put in a generational display of housery in their loss to France last night. It was one for real anarchists to enjoy (aka Pete Donaldson). Marcus…
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Dog champagne | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Cape Verde, take a bow gentlemen. The curtain falls on their first World Cup appearance, but take nothing away from them - they have been outstanding this…
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Please don’t send me to Preston | 2026 FIFA World Cup
For our collective sins, Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal bros have made it to the round of 16. Cheers Snicko. Luke tells Marcus and Pete why he simply…
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Tony Bazball | 2026 FIFA World Cup
DR Congo, you’ve been discharged thanks to Thomas Tuchel and Tony Baz’s beautiful England boys. But should we be worried about the performance? Marcus, Luke…
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England vs DR Congo Preview: Now it gets serious | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Marcus, Jim and Pete were live on YouTube to preview England's clash with the Good Doctor. But will it be just the medicine Thomas Tuchel and his men need for…
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Danny Murphy's long lost cat | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Graham Potter and his cowboy hat have been sent packing at the hands of the French. Pity for Potts, and for the rest of the teams in the tournament. Those boys…
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The final Nagel in the coffin | 2026 FIFA World Cup
We’ve had our first major scalp! Julian Nagelsmann’s German slugs have been sent Heim at the hands of plucky old Paraguay. Pete, Luke and David are here to…
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Yes we Canada! | 2026 FIFA World Cup
The knockouts are underway! And bloody hell let's hope it gets better from here. Marcus, Luke and Jim unpack what might be the worst game of the tournament so…
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Soak… and strike | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Marcus, Luke and Jim jump back on the pod for a big ol' easay after England's underwhelming meander / clinical, professional job (delete as you see fit)…
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England vs Panama Preview: Great, we've got no right-backs | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Marcus and Jim were live on YouTube to look ahead to England's final game of the groups vs Panama! Get it done lads, because you'll never guess who we'll have…
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Candyfloss grows by the sea | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Wouldn't you bloomin' believe it, Cape Verde have qualified for the knockouts! Delight for the Cape, but despair for Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay who head home…
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Chasing the Qatari bunce | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Pete, Jim and Luke - AKA your favourite barbershop trio - are here to celebrate a magical win for Ecuador, who beat already-qualified Germany even though they…
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Keystone Scots | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Oh, Scotland… Steve Clarke and his men have been doomed to a painful wait in third-place purgatory. Today, Marcus, Luke and Jim review where it all went wrong…
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Trumpet’s corner | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Well, that was a tough watch. Queiroz-ball (and My Fizzy Aunt) was in full flow last night as England were forced to settle for a goalless draw with Ghana…
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England vs Ghana Preview: It's time to foot some balls | 2026 FIFA World Cup
England are back in action tonight! After putting those Croatian slugs to the sword, it's Ghana's turn to face the wrath of Tommy Tuchel's boys. Marcus and…
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Not sunny in Philadelphia | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland all had their fill once again. Is Erling Haaland somehow underrated? Marcus, Luke and Jim battle with that idea…
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Have your Cape and eat it | 2026 FIFA World Cup
More superhero stuff from The Cape! Pete, Vish and Jim carnival into the studio off the back of another miraculous Cape Verde performance, which could help…
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A sexy Sunday | 2026 FIFA World Cup
When it comes to Germany, we’re not neutrals. But despite the disappointing ending, we enjoyed the spectacle of their 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast. Today…