The Preview Show: You better give me that effing crown

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 been paying much attention to. Adam Clery joins Marcus, Jim and Pete once again for a Jack's Encyclopaedia special. *A disclaimer that this episode was recorded on Wednesday 22nd July, so please avoid writing "WHAT ABOUT ALEJANDRO GARNACHO?" In the comments. People will read this and point out how silly you are. Thanks a million. 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.

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 next generation. Today, Ben tells Jim and Pete all about stepping into a new line of work. Plus, he offers up plenty of advice for anyone wanting to share the skills they’ve picked up over the years. If you’ve ever thought about passing on your knowledge and ensuring a strong workforce for tomorrow, training others at your local college could be the perfect next step. Head to gov.uk/teachinfurthereducation to find out more 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.

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 yes, that does mean the return of Pete’s Film Club. But before that, we’re going to be joined by some very special guests. To kick things off, we’ve got a real football guru: Adam Clery is on the pod! Adam joins Marcus, Jim and Pete to recap some of the big happenings in this summer’s transfer window so far, including Morgan Rogers to Chelsea and Elliot Anderson to Man City. He also tells us about the time he met Peter Reid. And of course, we take a moment to celebrate the great hero that was Kevin Keegan. 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.

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 has been a frankly brilliant tournament. To celebrate that, Pete's gone digging into the archives to pick out the very best of the Ramble over the World Cup. 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.

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 react to our predictions from before the tournament started. Marcus, Luke, Jim & Pete take a look back at their steaming hot takes made back at the start of June to find out who among them is the least worst predictor. 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.