Even long shots make it

From The Totally Football Show with James Richardson The Athletic

It’s Jimbo. It’s Duncan Alexander. It’s Carl Anka, It’s Flo Lloyd-Hughes. It’s the Totally Football Show.

The transfer rumour mill is beginning to spin at an alarming rate. Do Arsenal just buy the same players over and over again? Will Man United try to sign a player that hasn’t been at Ajax? How many of Marina Granovskaia’s signings at Chelsea have been successes? And how do Liverpool keep making money?

Flo has been with the England women’s team ahead of their friendly with the Netherlands as their preparations for Euro 2022 hot up.

Duncan tells Flo and Carl all about his favourite World Cup, Italia 90. And we discuss why we don’t get team anthems anymore. Is it James Corden or Peter Beardsley’s fault?

Plus Ian Wright lobbing Neville Southall, Landon Donovan inspiring civil protest and managers that made you feel old.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Rabonas and fixtures (01m 30s)

• PART 1b: Transfer dealings at Arsenal, Chelsea, United and Forest (04m 00s)

• PART 2: England prepare for the Euros (28m 00s)

• PART 3a: Ian Wright v Everton in 1993 and your questions (42m 00s)

• PART 3b: On This Day – Poborsky, Donovan, Scotland (46m 00s)

• PART 3c: Duncan’s favourite World Cup – Italia 90 (53m 00s)

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