The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

It’s the first pod of 2026 and Jimbo joins hands with Daniel Storey, Carl Anka and Adrian Clarke because the football doesn’t stop.Chelsea gonna Chelsea as they part company with manager Enzo Maresca on New Year’s Day. Liam Rosenior looks set to take charge. Can this model of five sporting directors really work? Simon Johnson tells us more.The Blues make the trip to Manchester City on Saturday. Pep’s side slip 4 points behind Arsenal, who power past title rivals Aston Villa in impressive fashion.Less impressive was Man United’s draw with Wolves. Will Ruben Amorim ever be under pressure? Maybe on Sunday when they reopen their bitter rivalry with in-form Leeds.The transfer window is open. Where will Semenyo fit in at City? And why are Spurs letting Johnson go?Maher Mezahi joins us from Morocco to look ahead to the last 16 of AFCON this weekend.Plus Garner, boring boring Tottenham and the misery derby.Produced by Charlie JonesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Chelsea replacing Maresca with Rosenior? (04.30)• PART 1b: Sunderland 0-0 Man City (18.30) • PART 2a: Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa (26.00)• PART 2b: Man United 1-1 Wolves - next up Leeds (33.00)• PART 3a: Semenyo and Johnson on the move (47.00)• PART 3b: Brentford 0-0 Spurs (53.00)• PART 3c: West Ham doing business (55.00)• PART 3d: Elsewhere in the Premier League (57.00)• PART 4: AFCON last 16 preview with Maher Mezahi (63.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo presents the last Totally Football Show of 2025 in the company of Daniel Storey, Tom Williams and Seb Stafford-Bloor.It will be 1st v 3rd on Tuesday as Arsenal host an Aston Villa side buzzing after an 11th win in a row against Chelsea at the weekend. Unai Emery’s side go level on points with the Gunners with a victory.Man City have notched together 8 wins in a row themselves, the latest secured by Rayan Cherki at Forest. What impact is the Frenchman having on Pep’s approach?Another week, another Dominic Calvert-Lewin goal. And another defeat for Bournemouth. With Semenyo on his way out the door, how bad could things get for Andoni Iraola?Jay Harris joins us from Morocco where Nigeria show why they should and shouldn’t be considered strong favourites at AFCON.Plus there’s Ruben Amorim’s back four, Rudi Voller’s dancing and the annual West Ham striker search.Produced by Charlie JonesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: What we’ll see in 2026 (02.00)• PART 2a: Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa (09.30) • PART 2b: Arsenal 2-1 Brighton (17.00)• PART 2c: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Man City (23.00)• PART 3a: Sunderland 1-1 Leeds (36.00)• PART 3b: Brentford 4-1 Bournemouth (41.00)• PART 3c: West Ham 0-1 Fulham (46.00)• PART 3d: Man United 1-0 Newcastle + Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (50.00)• PART 4: AFCON latest with Jay Harris (56.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, Duncan Alexander and Daniel Storey for a Totally Extra festive football special.The panel discuss Boxing Day football, the Victorian tradition of playing during the workers' time off which has provided some classic days of football over the years, from the 66 goals in 1963 to Phil Brown's on-pitch team talk in 2008.They also discuss Christmas-time managerial sackings, including Jose Mourinho's Dad and posit purposeful Christmas cards for players trying to get time off.Plus a Christmas-themed quiz and your questions.Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.• PART 1a: Your Christmas Football questions (00.40)• PART 1b: The Criz’ Quiz question (06.59)• PART 1c: The Totally Extra Almanac (10.02)• PART 2: Boxing Day Football through the years (12.45)• PART 3: Man City v Hull Boxing Day 2008 (30.00)• PART 4a: Yuletime sackings (36.25)• PART 4b: Christmas cards (40.30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Art De Roché and more bring you the final Totally Football Show before Christmas.Man United and Newcastle contest the only Boxing Day fixture with the Red Devils having to do without the injured Bruno Fernandes.The headline fixture of the weekend sees Aston Villa aiming for an 11th win in a row as they travel to Chelsea. Jacob Tanswell tells us about a seven day spell that could really cement Villa’s status as title-challengers.Arsenal will look to take more points against Brighton than they did last season while Man City travel to the City Ground, where it all began for the Haalands in English football.Elsewhere, there are fixtures between Sunderland & Leeds and Burnley & Everton with greater historical significance than you might realise.Plus Maher Mezahi joins us from Morocco to recap the first two days of AFCON, filled with sensational overhead kicks and catastrophic back flips.Produced by Charlie JonesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Forgettable Fulham Forest and Football Manager (02.30)• PART 2a: Man United v Newcastle preview (09.00) • PART 2b: Nottingham Forest v Man City preview (15.30)• PART 2c: Chelsea v Aston Villa preview with Jacob Tanswell (18.30)• PART 2d: Arsenal v Brighton preview (29.00)• PART 3a: Liverpool v Wolves preview (33.00)• PART 3b: Sunderland v Leeds preview (36.00)• PART 3c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (40.00)• PART 4: AFCON latest with Maher Mezahi (44.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s got helpers James Horncastle, Seb Stafford-Bloor & Pol Ballús alongside him for some pre-Christmas cheer of a European variety.We begin in La Liga, where it’s as you were at the top of the table with Barca navigating the tricky trip to Villarreal to come away with all three points to keep their advantage at the top of the table. Real’s win over Sevilla helps ease the pressure on Xabi Alonso - but is Vini Jr’s future in more serious doubt? The shock scoreline across the continent was perhaps recorded in Florence, where having gone 210 days without a Serie A win - Fiorentina only went and put five past Udinese! Plus, Lois Openda ended his Juve goalscoring drought in their win over Roma to make things even tighter at the top. We touch base with events in France, Portugal, Turkey and the Netherlands - including the mounting troubles for Robin van Persie, Coupe de France storylines and lone Portuguese superfans! And in Germany - Bayern Munich continued their remarkable form with a 4-0 thrashing of Heidenheim - featuring Harry Kane’s 100th goal involvement in record quick time. Is the sky the limit for Vincent Kompany’s side this season? Produced by Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moments of the weekend (00.45)• PART 2: La Liga review - Mbappe equals CR7 as Barca pass Villarreal test (07.15)• PART 3: Serie A review - Fiorentina win a game… no, seriously! (18.40)• PART 4: Elsewhere in Europe - Coupe de France storylines & RvP under pressure (36.03)• PART 5: Bundesliga review - the Bayern machine rolls on (40.55) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.