Ramble Uncut: Jay Rayner and The Turbines

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 and Jim are here to discuss. Elsewhere, Belgium’s win over Senegal is a reminder not to fall asleep mid-match. Plus, we learn how England could keep the blood pumping at altitude against Mexico. Get your Football Ramble x Admiral kit here. 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!***  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.

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 the knockouts? We discuss the right back situation as Reece James and Jarrell Quansah are sidelined, while there's plenty of debate about the situation on the flanks because as England fans we can simply never be content. Come join us for your quickfire preview before KO! Get your Football Ramble x Admiral kit here. Join us on our next YouTube live stream here! Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, and TikTok, and email us here: [email protected]. 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.

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 in blue look frighteningly good. Marcus, Jim & Pete are here to heap their praise on that glorious French front line. Plus, Norway row on into the last 16, Mexico lie ahead for England, and Pete tells us why some ants can have a grandfather, but not a father. Get your Football Ramble x Admiral kit here. 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!***  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.

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 celebrate. Elsewhere, things get even worse for the Germans as their infamous guru is proved wrong after Morocco saw off the Netherlands. Plus, Brazil spoiled all the fun with that late goal to beat Japan. THE FOOTBALL RAMBLE X ADMIRAL HOME STRIP IS BACK ON SALE! GET YOURS HERE. 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!***  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.

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 far between Canada and South Africa (sorry Canada). We do give Jesse Marsch and his men their dues and then do an in-depth analysis of every nation's World Cup music, because why not? Elsewhere, conspiracies continue to swirl around Algeria and Austria while South Korea's ex-manager Hong Myung-bo is getting banned from the middle aisle of Lidl. THE FOOTBALL RAMBLE X ADMIRAL HOME STRIP IS BACK ON SALE! GET YOURS HERE. 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!***  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.