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After his 1000th game in club management (still 86 behind Brucey, mind), Pep Guardiola has achieved pretty much everything it's possible to achieve in football, including winning the affections of Neil Warnock. But has his influence on English football as a whole been positive? Marcus, Luke and Jim chew on that – plus, is Manuel Pellegrini right that football should introduce a basketball-style 'half-court' rule? How the hell did Kenny Dalglish win the league as a player-manager? And Marcus further confirms himself as a basic English b*****d. All on this week's Mailbag, join us! VOTE FOR US IN THE FSAs HERE! Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Become a Friend of the Ramble on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDC5_m85KU8tM3b3cgH-NFQ/join Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke's reign of terror has fed the appetite of the Luke Nation's supporters for far too long. Can Marcus and Vish finally rip the belt from his midriff? Jim's got the unenviable task of refereeing this bout. Bring it on. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four games in and Sean Dyche's Nottingham Forest are already struggling to score goals. We've been here before... Today, Marcus, Luke, Jim and Vish get ready for another thigh-rubbing weekend of Premier League action. We also enjoy Martin O'Neill's latest press conference antics, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Piers Morgan's friendship continues to blossom. VOTE FOR US IN THE FSAs HERE! Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Click here to become a Friend of the Ramble on YouTube! Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tragically, this week's Champions League action has eclipsed the dangers of unpasteurised milk. Marcus, Luke and Pete are here to set that right. Elsewhere, startling revelations about what Marcus got up to in his mischevious youth, while Pete gets extremely angry with Rio Ferdinand. And Al Capone. And Sean Connery. Plus, Gianni Infantino creates a new 'FIFA peace prize' and we have literally no idea who will win it. Do you? Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Click here to become a Friend of the Ramble on YouTube! Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liverpool had the last laugh after the “rat” returned to Anfield last night. Marcus, Jim and Vish wonder why some Liverpool players save their best form for playing Real Madrid. Elsewhere, Marcus labels Micky van de Ven's goal as the best he has seen in person. Plus, we're obliged to talk about a football journalist and a pie having an argument on the internet. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Click here to become a Friend of the Ramble on YouTube! Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.