Jimbo has Rafa Honigstein, Jack Lang and Daniel Storey in the pod to round up all things Nations League. Plus, Julien Laurens on Monaco’s appointment of Thierry Henry; Andrew Slaven on Scotland’s woes; and how to work out your Dutch fullback name. Plus, our tribute to Peter BrackleyRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: A tribute to Peter Brackley (00m 40s)• PART 2a: Nations League round-up and England analysis (02m 30s)• PART 2b: More NL and Scottish woe - with Andrew Slaven (12m 40s)• PART 3: Holland 3 - 0 Germany! (22m 30s) • PART 4: Italy, Gibraltar, Mo Salah and more (32m 30s)• PART 5a: Thierry Henry in at Monaco - with Julien Laurens (38m 20s) • PART 5b: What’s going wrong at Bayern? (44m 30s)• PART 5c: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (52m 00s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes and more Peter Brackley (53m 40s)GET IN TOUCH: • [follow us on **Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/): • [find us on **Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) •[send us a tweet: @**TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A big week for the narrative as Man United’s struggles continue at a rejuvenated West Ham, while it’s all smiles at Stamford Bridge as Liverpool and Chelsea give us all hope that we’re in for a treat of a title race. And that’s not all! Dr. Donaldson’s super slick jingles are present and correct, Petr Cech gets head banging, and we have a new and unexpected Friend of the Ramble. Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Further reading: Virgil Van Dijk on Mo Salah: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/30/van-dijk-backs-salah-regain-form-liverpool Bernd Leno looks to stake a claim: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-news-bernd-leno-rating-vs-watford-petr-cech-injury-how-long-watch-video-interview-team-a8562161.html Jose Mourinho doesn’t care what you think: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/11514356/jose-mourinho-confident-manchester-united-will-not-sack-him The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary is joined by Singapore U-19 national team coach and technical skills director, Robbie Servais. He talks about playing in Holland, coaching in Japan, working alongside Australian national team coach, Bert van Marwijk, during the recent World Cup in Russia and much more! This culture podcast is brought to you by WorldStrides Excel.

Paul and Tom look ahead to Liverpool's pre-season game at Bury on Saturday afternoon, where Virgil Van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum are primed to make their return to Jurgen Klopp's side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary is joined by global youth development expert, Tom Byer, to discuss his philosophy on parents playing the most important role in youth development rather than coaches, how he found innovative ways to communicate his vision in Japan, why it takes ten years for a football culture to embed, and much more. This is a new series of 'culture' podcasts and is brought to you by WorldStrides Excel.

Yet more scenes so unbelievable that we all need to accept that this World Cup is crazy as Belgium come from two down to beat a spirited Japan, with super subs Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli. Prior to the game a hitherto successful psychic octopus was killed in Japan. Makes you think. Alongside this there’s time to look over Neymar’s theatrics, Brazil’s stoic professionalism and we of course take the opportunity to look ahead to England vs Colombia, and even a little further, as we get a little carried away while we have the chance. This show is sponsored by bet365 Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Further reading Everybody hates Neymar: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44689926 Psychic Japanese octopus eaten: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-2018-psychic-octopus-dead-rabio-japan-seafood-predictions-correct-a8426986.html Fellaini and Chadli provide squad freshness: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/02/marouane-fellaini-nacer-chadli-fringes-belgium-hazard-flatters The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Jack Lang, Duncan Alexander and Harriet Drudge (FourFourTwo) recap a fantastic end to Belgium v Japan. Plus, Mexico fail again; Switzerland’s showdown with Sweden; and Colombia look for revenge against EnglandRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Belgium 3 - 2 Japan (01m 20s)• PART 1b: The ballad of Rabio the octopus and more (06m 20s)• PART 1c: Brazil 2 - 0 Mexico - with a word from Nando Vila (11m 00s)• PART 2a: England v Colombia preview - with Emma Saunders and Vytenis Didziulis (18m 30s)• PART 2b: Switzerland v Sweden preview - with Sonja Missio and Patrik Syk (27m 00s) • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (36m 30s)• PART 4: Exeunt omnes (37m 30s)CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• get a free print copy of the **Economist – by texting FOOTBALL to 78070.**GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz which returns at 1800 UK time ahead of England v Colombia](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow **](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tifo team are a man down, but Joe & Alex muddle through, discussing Day 18's fantastic offering: Brazil versus Mexico and Belgium versus Japan. On a non-footballing note, Philippe left his diary in the office, and this podcast includes select passages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Sasha Goryunov, Daniel Storey and Carl Anka to look back the day’s two penalty shootouts which saw Russia and Croatia set up a quarter-final. Plus, Mexico look to recover their momentum, and can Japan make a game of it against Brazil?RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: A snapshot of the day (01m 20s)• PART 1b: Russian eliminate Spain - an inquest (05m 20s)• PART 1c: Croatia got the distance against Denmark (14m 00s)• PART 2a: Mexico v Brazil preview - with Jon Arnold from Goal (18m 00s)• PART 2b: Japan v Belgium preview - with Ben Maxwell from the J-Talk podcast, and references to Fifa18 (26m 00s)• PART 3: A word on Russia’s Worldcupville (34m 00s)• PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (37m 20s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (38m 30s)CHARITY NEWS:we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably,**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.PARISH NOTICES:• [we’re sponsored by **Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So, there’s no football today. It’s so weird. However, nature abhors a vacuum so we’ve got a podcast full of it anyway. We look back over England and Belgium’s strange, somewhat empty battle for top/second spot, Japan’s self-flagellation regarding their slightly ironic qualification via fair play and bid a fond farewell to some of the characters we’ll miss from a brilliant World Cup group stage. On top of all this we also have an update on the various Marci who are still in the competition, plot England’s route to glory and turn our attention to the last 16. It’s business time… This show is sponsored by bet365 Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Further reading Michy Batshuayi’s embarrassing moment: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44649247 Gareth keeps it in house: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-2018-england-belgium-gareth-southgate-changes-colombia-a8422221.html Akira Nishino is not happy about how things played out for Japan: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/28/japan-poland-senegal-world-cup The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.