The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Iain Macintosh, comedian Mark Watson and Conifa president Per-Anders Blind update us on the progress of Cascadia, Padania et al as the Conifa World Football Cup enters the knockout phase. Plus, the green card makes its debut, the greatest Essex XI, and all you needed to know about reindeer herding

It's the eve of the biggest international football tournament you've never heard of. Iain Macintosh is your guide as we tell you everything you need to know about the 2018 Conifa World Football Cup - the participants from places like Tibet, Cascadia and Matabeleland; the rule changes; and why Yorkshire may be the team to watch in the future

Jimbo’s back as we put a bow on the domestic season, with Michael Cox, James Horncastle, Iain Macintosh, Sasha Goryunov and Alvaro Romeo giving the last word(s) on the Champions League and Championship play-off finals RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: CL final review - the word from Kiev with Sasha Goryunov (01m 40s) • PART 1b: From the ridiculous to the sublime (05m 20s)   • PART 1c: The story of the game (07m 20s) • PART 1d: The word view from Madrid with Alvaro Romeo: what next from CR7 and GB11? (19m 10s) • PART 1e: Final conclusions from the CL final (22m 50s) • PART 2a: Announcements (32m 10s) • PART 2b: Fulham return to the Premier League (34m 20s) 
• PART 2c: …and a word on Aston Villa (40m 50s) • PART 3a: Rotherham back in the Championship, but poor ol’ Shrewsbury (42m 20s) • PART 3b: Your questions (44m 40s) • PART 4: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (48m 00s) • PART 5: Exeunt omnes (50m 20s) • PART 6: Coming soon… (51m 50s) THANK YOU TO OUR PRIMARY SPONSORS THIS SEASON • [**Paddy Power**](http://www.paddypower.com/) • [**Cornerstone** - who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally) SUPPORT OUR CHARITY PARTNER • [**CALM** is the Campaign Against Living Miserably - dedicated to preventing male suicide](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)** • send us a **[tweet: @TheTotallyShow](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)** THANKS FOR BEING WITH US - SEE YOU SOON FOR OUR WORLD CUP PREVIEWS!

Rafa Honigstein, James Horncastle and Julien Laurens join Iain Macintosh to preview the Champions League final and analyse Unai Emery’s managerial chops. Plus, why is Grant Holt stepping into the squared circle? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: CL final preview - the Liverpool perspective...  (00m 40s) • PART 1b: …and the Real perspective, with Ben Hayward from Goal (07m 40s)   • PART 2a: An apology to our Danish friends (16m 30s) • PART 2b: Playoffs predictions - sans predictions (17m 20s) • PART 2c: Unai Emery in at Arsenal - and whither Mikel Arteta? (19m 40s) • PART 2d: Sarri out, Ancelotti in at Napoli (28m 40s) • PART 2e: More managerial moves (30m 10s) 
• PART 3: Grant Holt is a wrestler (35m 10s) • PART 4: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (39m 00s) • PART 5: Exeunt omnes (41m 20s) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Caroline Barker is joined by Michael Cox, Sasha Goryunov and Ian Irving (PL TV) to assess Chelsea's victory in an attritional FA Cup final. Plus, Manuel Pellegrini’s chances at West Ham, and an amazing end to the Serie A season RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: The FA Cup final - the United perspective (01m 20s) • PART 1b: …and the Chelsea perspective (09m 40s) • PART 1c: Brendan creates Celtic history (16m 40s) • PART 1d: And a word for Brackley (20m 10s) • PART 2a: Arteta to Arsenal? (21m 40s ) • PART 2b: Pellgrini at West Ham (27m 20s)
 • PART 3a: Serie A round-up: Buffon bows out, Inter do it, Parma’s return (33m 00s) • PART 3b: La Liga news: Iniesta’s teary goodbye; Vardy to Atletico Madrid? (39m 00s) • PART 3c: Ligue 1 and the ladies of Lyon (41m 20s) • PART 3d: Sasha heads to Kiev (43m 10s) • PART 4: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (46m 00s) • PART 5: A brief word on the World Cup and exeunt omnes (48m 20s) 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: • join [**Paddy Power’s Rewards Club** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) • get your shave on with [our friends **Cornerstone**, who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally)

It’s mental health awareness week, so we’ve teamed up with CALM to bring you this bonus episode.  It’s our pal David Preece talking to his old friend and teammate Tony Coton – a 'keeper for Watford, Man City and Sunderland and a coach at Man U and Aston Villa - about the particular stresses of a career between the sticks, and how Tony sought help after first his playing and then his coaching career was cut short. CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably - a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, which is the leading cause of death for men under 45 in the UK. Find out more at [**thecalmzone.net**](http://www.thecalmzone.net).

Daniel Storey (F365), Matt Davies (Chelsea TV) and Julien Laurens join Iain Macintosh to pour over the England squad, shed a tear for Big Sam and David Moyes, preview the FA Cup final and salute Atletico Madrid’s Europa League triumph RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Farewell, Big Sam, it wasn’t much fun (01m 50s) • PART 1b: Shalom, Moyes - and the wider problems at West Ham (08m 00s)   • PART 2: England’s World Cup squad (12m 40s) • PART 3a: Roy of the Rovers news (20m 00s) • PART 3b: Europa League final review (22m 10s ) • PART 3c: Other Muddy Knees podcasts this week (27m 50s)
 • PART 4a: Playoff updates (30m 40s) • PART 4b: FA Cup final preview - and Jody Morris in for Conte? (31m 50s) • PART 5: Euro round-up, with added Grimsby (41m 10s) • PART 6: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (46m 30s) • PART 7: Exeunt omnes (48m 30s) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably](www.thecalmzone.net), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.  ROY OF THE ROVERS NEWS: • [Melchester Rovers have a new shirt sponsor](https://royoftheroversofficial.com/news/321) PARISH NOTICES: • join [**Paddy Power’s Rewards Club**](http://www.paddypower.com/) - home of the Money Back Special • get your shave on with our friends [**Cornerstone**, who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)**  • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo has Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander (Opta) and David Preece for company to look back on the final weekend in the Premier League and gaze ahead to the Europa League final. Plus, a selection of favourite footballing injuries RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Duncan Alexander’s stats o' the season - featuring a lot of Man City and a bit of Mo Salah (01m 20s) • PART 1b: Chelsea blow it; Arsene bows out; Mou’s left all alone; Swans down (05m 30s)   • PART 1c: Spurs 5 - 4 Leicester and the rest of the final PL weekend (12m 20s) • PART 1d: All hail, Lewis Dunk and doing an Egil Østenstad (16m 50s) • PART 2a: Championship playoffs; Brackley Town; and Tranmere’s return (20m 00s ) • PART 2b: The best football injuries - featuring mostly goalkeepers (24m 50s)
 • PART 3a: A word from Spain with Alvaro Romeo (32m 20s) • PART 3b: More Europa League final chat and Mr Pamela Anderson (36m 30s) • PART 4a: Au revoir, Les Herbiers; B teams; (40m 40s) • PART 4b: Bundesliga and Serie A round-ups (43m 40s) • PART 4c: Duncan Alexander's miscellany (46m 30s) • PART 5: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (47m 30s) • PART 6: Model railways and exeunt omnes (49m 40s) CHARITY NEWS: It's mental health awareness week - and we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Find out more](https://www.thecalmzone.net/). PARISH NOTICES: • join [**Paddy Power’s Rewards Club**](http://www.paddypower.com/) - home of the Money Back Special • get your shave on with our friends [**Cornerstone**, who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on **Facebook**  • send us a [tweet: **@TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo returns alongside James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Tom Williams to wave goodbye to West Brom and Carlos Carvalhal and look ahead to the final weekend in the Premier League. Plus, Dulwich Hamlet promoted and the ballad of Les Herbiers RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Swansea on the brink; Carvalhal gone (01m 30s) • PART 1b: Record-breaking City; Huddersfield stay up(05m 50s)   • PART 2a: A word on the Championship playoffs (12m 00s) • PART 2b: Hurrah for Dulwich Hamlet (14m 40s ) • PART 2c: The ballad of Les Herbiers and lot French football news (15m 40s)
 • PART 3: Tom’s Turkish footballing idioms (30m 10s) • PART 4a: The final weekend in the Piranha League (36m 00s) • PART 4b: Sean Dyche’s musical credentials and more(46m 30s) • PART 5: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (50m 30s) • PART 6: Exeunt omnes (52m 30s) PARISH NOTICES: • join [**Paddy Power’s Rewards Club** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) • get your shave on with[our friends **Cornerstone**, who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook**  - home of the Totally Football Quiz every Friday at 1230 GMT](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

We Came to Win is the new series from Gimlet Media, all about the hidden stories behind the World Cup's most iconic moments.  There's a new episode out each week until things kick off in Russia in June - and here's a taster of wha they have in store: a documentary all about the rise and fall of El Diego. Have a listen and [subscribe on Apple podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-came-to-win/id1369393702?mt=2) and everywhere else you get your audio on demand

Daniel Storey, Michael Cox and Adam Hurrey join Iain Macintosh wave goodbye to Stoke, salute Arsenal’s send off for Arsene Wenger and wonder what on earth Steven Gerrard has got himself into by taking on the Rangers gig RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: West Brom hanging on (02m 00s) • PART 1b: Swansea v Southampton six pointer (06m 20s) • PART 1c: A very quick word on Huddersfield (14m 30s) • PART 2a: Sayonara, Stoke - it’s been fun. Sort of (15m 50s ) • PART 2b: Arise, Sir Roy of Croydon (21m 10s)
 • PART 2c: Football League round-up (23m 50s) • PART 3a: Chelsea 1 - 0 Liverpool; Women’s FA Cup final review (26m 00s) • PART 3b: Arsenal 5 - 0 Burnley and au revoir, Arsene (30m 40s) • PART 3c: The problem with 2nd placed Man U; Brighton’s excellent recruitment (33m 10s) • PART 3d: Puel on thin ice; business as usual at Watford (39m 20s) • PART 4: Steven Gerrard in at Rangers with Steven Mill from the Soccer FM podcast (43m 00s) • PART 5: Euro round-up: El Clásico; Atletico in the Europa League final; Serie A, etc (50m 40s) • PART 6: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (55m 30s) • PART 7: Exeunt omnes and a trail for We Came To Win (57m 40s) 
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Caroline Barker is back alongside James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and - fresh off the plane from Rome - Sasha Goryunov to analyse the action in the Champions League , look ahead to the weekend in the Premier League and much, much more…. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool’s big night in Roma (01m 30s) • PART 1b: Real 2 - 2 Bayern with Rafa Honigstein (12m 30s) • PART 1c: Keylor Navas and Madrid’s defence (16m 20s) • PART 2a: Arsenal v Burnley - is Buvac on his way? (21m 20s ) • PART 2b: Chelsea v Liverpool preview (26m 20s)
 • PART 2c: Kane’s fitness, Martial on the move and SMS to United? (31m 20s) • PART 3: Announcements, relegation battle and Big Sam’s (39m 10s) • PART 4: The European picture (49m 30s) • PART 5: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (54m 30s) • PART 6: Your questions and adios (57m 10s) CHARITY NEWS Join us in supporting [**MacMillan's Say The Word campaign**](https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/working-with-us/corporate-partners/construction-cancer-coalition.html) to get men talking about cancer (61m 10s) PARISH NOTICES: • join [**Paddy Power’s Rewards Club**](http://www.paddypower.com/) - home of the Money Back Special • get your shave on with our friends [**Cornerstone**, who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally) • Get your trade/DIY on at [**Toolstation**](www.toolstation.com) this bank holiday weekend GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz every Friday at 1230 GMT](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Caroline Barker is in the Totally Football Show hot-seat and she’s joined by Michael Cox, Matt Davies (Chelsea TV), Ian Irving (PL TV) and Emma Saunders (BBC and Watford TV) to talk about Wenger’s lovely vase, the Premier League relegation battle, and the news from around Europe RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: United 2 - 1 Arsenal; can Arsenal win away in Madrid? (02m 30s) • PART 1b: Time to big up Burnley and Sean Dyche (09m 00s) • PART 2a: Palace 5 - 0 Leicester (15m 30s) • PART 2b: The West Brom turnaround; the Huddersfield slide; the Saints upward march? (21m 30s ) • PART 2c: West Ham 1 - 4 City and the rest of the relegation picture (29m 10s) 
• PART 3: CL semi-final previews (33m 30s) • PART 4a: Championship news - Fulham flying; silver linings for Sunderland (38m 10s) • PART 4b: A short word on wrestling and how it relates to WC 2020 (42m 00s) • PART 5a: Napoli blow it in the Serie A title race (43m 40s) • PART 5b: Steven Gerrard to Rangers? (46m 00s) • PART 5c: Spain, France and Switzerland round-ups (47m 00s) • PART 6: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (51m 00s) • PART 7: Your questions and adios (53m 20s) CHARITY NEWS: Join us in supporting [**MacMillan's Say The Word campaign**](https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/working-with-us/corporate-partners/construction-cancer-coalition.html) to get men talking about cancer 
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Jimbo is joined by James Horncastle, Matt Scott and Julien Laurens to reflect on Liverpool’s stunning victory over Roma in the Champions League and look ahead to the weekend in the Premier League, including Arsene Wenger’s last meeting with Manchester United RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool 5 - 2 Roma (01m 50s) • PART 1b: Bayern 1 - 2 Real (12m 50s)   • PART 2a: Man U v Arsenal preview and memories of Pizzagate and (16m 40s) • PART 2b: A new Löw for Arsenal? The top contenders to take over from Wenger (24m 50s ) • PART 3a: The PL weekend (32m 10s)
 • PART 3b: Football League round-up (36m 00s) • PART 4a: European round-up (40m 40s) • PART 5: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (49m 10s) • PART 6: Adios and World’s Strongest Man preview  CHARITY NEWS: Join us in supporting [**MacMillan's Say The Word campaign**](https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/working-with-us/corporate-partners/construction-cancer-coalition.html) to get men talking about cancer PARISH NOTICES: • join [**Paddy Power**’s Rewards Club](http://www.paddypower.com/) - home of the Money Back Special • get your shave on with our friends [**Cornerstone**, who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally) • [**football + intellectualism = The Game of Our Lives** podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook**  - home of the Totally Football Quiz every Friday at 1230 GM](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)T • send us a [tweet: @**TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo, Rafa Honigstein, Daniel Storey (F365) and Ian Irving (PLTV) look back on the FA Cup semi-finals and all the news from around Europe and gaze ahead to two huge games in the Champions League - and at least one fairly large one in the Europa League too RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man U 2 - 1 Spurs - another semi-final flop for Tottenham (01m 00s) • PART 1b: Chelsea 2 - 0 Southampton - A mercy killing for Saints (07m 00s) • PART 2a: Napoli beat Juve and keep the Serie A title race alive (09m 20s) • PART 2b: Liverpool v Roma preview (16m 20s ) • PART 3a: Bayern v Real preview (27m 10s) 
• PART 3b: Jadon Sancho and more news from the Bundesliga (33m 30s) • PART 4: More reaction to Wenger’s impending exit and Arsenal v Atletico Madrid preview (37m 20s) • PART 5a: Salah v KDB (45m 10s) • PART 5b: The PL relegation picture (47m 40s) • PART 5c: Sunderland sink to League One and other ups and downs (50m 00s) • PART 6: AOB and Iniesta bows out (54m 10s) • PART 7: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers with Lee Price (58m 50s) • PART 8: Adios and MacMillan’s Men & Cancer campaign CHARITY NEWS: Join us in supporting [**MacMillan's Say The Word** campaign to get men talking about cancer](https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/working-with-us/corporate-partners/construction-cancer-coalition.html)(61m 00s) 
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