🎙 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕: The Rusk Returns We put the Chelsea defeat to bed, react to Burnley's promotion with Parker and look forward to a trip to the coast for Southampton away @sammyjames.bsky.social • @jackjcollins.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/2cc1fb

🎙 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧: Double Bubble Burst Wallowing in our despair, we take a cathartic look back at Fulham's disappointing defeat to Chelsea over the Easter weekend @jackjcollins.bsky.social • @yasminlmills.bsky.social • @farrellmonk.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/2cab52

There are so many PL teams in need of an attacking spark or depth and everyone has just left Marcus Edwards to join Burnley on loan and Kyogo Furuhashi to join Rennes for £10m. Make it make sense.

If you’d said, even 18 months ago, that Marcus Rashford would be on loan at Aston Villa in February 2025, they’d have called for the men in white coats. Wild, wild,wild.

If I’m not mistaken, Brest are looking at playing their playoff game in Paris - at the Stade de France . They could well get PSG 😂 #UCL

🎙 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕: Puts Passport Away A look back at a incredibly frustrating night in East London, where Fulham managed to shoot themselves repeatedly in the foot against West Ham @sammyjames.bsky.social • @jackjcollins.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/29e7c7

🎙 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕: Giving Wat Four We break down a comfortable FA Cup win over Watford at the Cottage, before turning our attentions to West Ham, now under Graham Potter, on Tuesday in East London @sammyjames.bsky.social • @jackjcollins.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/29c070

I cannot, cannot wait to be on the radio with Tom tomorrow for three hours. I’m going for 72 mentions of this in that time but I’m willing to take under/over bets

How to kill a Football Club. I was here at the Bessa almost a year ago to the day to watch Boavista snarl and scrap their way to a 1-1 draw with Porto in the Derby in front of nearly 15000. A year on they’re currently bottom of the Primeira, down a man and a goal to Arouca in front of about 2k.

Genuinely brilliant game of football. Brutal that Pedro Porro has ended up on the losing side of this one - thought he was superb from pretty much start to finish.

We started 2025 on Ranks FC with an episode making some bold predictions for the year to come - including some thoughts on trophy winners, title races, managerial shifts, transfers and loads more! pod.fo/e/298443

🎙 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕: Tractors on Thames We give a final word on our festive fixtures, and look forward to Ipswich's visit to the Cottage in the first Fulham game of 2025 @sammyjames.bsky.social • @jackjcollins.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/298813

🎙 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕: A White Christmas The curse is over. The Bridge is taken. We look back at Fulham's first win over Chelsea down in Walham Green for the best part of half a century @jackjcollins.bsky.social • @farrellmonk.bsky.social • Dominy Betts Listen: pod.fo/e/296927

The last time we beat Chelsea at the Bridge in the top flight, my Dad was 7 months old. The last time we won there at all, he was 16. Chelsea 1-2 Fulham. Good things come to those who wait.

This is an absolutely extraordinary story unfolding in Seville.

Maybe Vítor Pereira will be a masterstroke and maybe he sorts this defence out (he has some form on this), but I can’t help but think that Sérgio Conceição was right there for Wolves to do exactly that with a Mendes client - without the baggage and with a better track record.

I’d probably go with a stout defensive display and a Sander Berge masterclass. Pull the other one. But maybe that’s just me…

Real Betis are maybe the weirdest on-pitch football club on the planet. Absolutely mental one way or another, every single week.

That second yellow on Rico Lewis is a weird one. He does dive in, fine, but whilst VAR can’t intervene on a second yellow (nonsense, btw, but anyway) - is it not a penalty, which they can check?

🎙 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕: Iwobi Wonder Kenobi We take a look back at Thursday's annual win over Brighton at the Cottage, and look ahead to the visit of Arsenal this weekend @sammyjames.bsky.social • @jackjcollins.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/28cb3b

Marco Silva’s Europe Chasing Fulham 3-1 Fabian Hurzeler’s Europe Chasing Brighton #notlikeus

Today on Ranks we're talking the most improved players in Europe this season, which took a lot of back and forth on the longlist. Would love you to have a listen! pod.fo/e/28b51d

Absolutely. Even better for MLS will be adjusting the schedule to match the European leagues (fall->spring). When MLS Cup is in May, it’ll gain a lot more attention.

Was about to post about a lovely day but catching up on everything and all I can think about is poor Edoardo Bove. Football matters less on days like this. Nothing but love, Edoardo.

This could be bold but Liam Delap strikes me as 9 caps for England before the next PYT comes along or 120 for Ireland, 2 Euros, and a bit of a Jon Walters-sequel legend. Have a word Rory.

This could be bold but Liam Delap strikes me as 9 caps for England before the next PYT comes along or 120 for Ireland, 2 Euros, and a bit of a Jon Walters-sequel legend. Have a word Rory.

We’re just about to be delivered the MLS Cup Final that the neutrals wanted. A bit upset? Yeah maybe. Good for MLS? Absolutely no question.

🎙 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕: Spursy or Fulhamish? We have the last word on Wolves, before turning our attentions to this weekend's visit to North London to face Spurs @sammyjames.bsky.social • @jackjcollins.bsky.social • @dancrawford.bsky.social • @esbarnard.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/2887eb

I just don’t for the love of me understand why the UEL/UECL highlights show on TNT Sports will not show highlights of all the games. This is the point of the show. I know what happened in Spurs-Roma, it was on TV. I want to see what happened between Ferencvaros and Malmo.

🍕 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TAKEAWAY 🍟 Our #UCL roundup show is live on Ranks FC, taking a look at all of the 18 fixtures across the two days, including the big stories: —USMNT boys save PSV —Liverpool dispatch Madrid —City's colossal crumble —Arsenal's five star display —Inter favourites? pod.fo/e/288577

🍕 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TAKEAWAY 🍟 Our #UCL roundup show is live on Ranks FC, taking a look at all of the 18 fixtures across the two days, including the big stories: —USMNT boys save PSV —Liverpool dispatch Madrid —City's colossal crumble —Arsenal's five star display —Inter favourites? pod.fo/e/288577

Oh Jamie Gittens take a bow, that is absolutely outrageous. Four in five in the UCL, but the confidence with which he’s playing right now is outrageous. Absolutely fearless.

Arsenal have been absolutely sensational in Lisboa. Really, really, really impressive stuff across the board. Sporting absolutely pinned.

Florian Wirtz makes my soul sing. He just looks like he’s wandering around playing down the park, but he’s casually strolling around defences in the Champions League. Glorious footballer.

Oh touché, Mr Slot, that’s a very good answer.

Given Fiorentina’s sticky start to the season, the fact they are in the top four and one point off Napoli is absolutely stunning. They are cooking. Seven goals for Moise Kean in his last five games. Inter up next at the Franchi. Rafaelle Palladino, you have my attention and my intrigue.

Wolves have been good today, and Cunha excellent, but I will never forget her get over the sheer idiocy of Wolves fans using the Tequila song for Cunha when Lemina is the right number of syllables and also rhymes with the original. Incomprehensible.

Good week, @celtics 🍀

“It was raining worse than anything that I have ever seen. Stay on the other side of the road 'cause you can never tell. We've a thirst like a gang of devils, we're the boys from the County Hell”

This week on Ranks, we were joined by Eli Quivey to discuss his experiences speedrunning through English football as a US fan - and discussing the differences between the two cultures from a footballing perspective… pod.fo/e/284853

We got a great question on Ranks this week - trying to pick an XI using one player from 11 different leagues. I went with: Diogo Costa 🇵🇹 Nuno Mendes 🇫🇷 David Hancko 🇳🇱 Cameron Carter-Vickers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Joshua Kimmich 🇩🇪 Rodri 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nicolo Barella 🇮🇹 Thiago Almada 🇧🇷 Vinicius Jr 🇪🇸 Victor Osimhen 🇹🇷 Lionel Messi 🇺🇸

Scotland have scored two absolutely OUTSTANDING goals to bookmark this game. McGinn at the start, Robertson’s bullet header at the end. What a cross from John Souttar as well - a centre-back has no right to be dropping that kinda delivery!

Łukasz Skorupski is having himself a GAME here for Poland. Scotland should have had a hatful.

Katie Taylor, Ireland’s Greatest. An astonishingly good career has another accolade 💚

The mighty Ireland. Home and dry and safe in Group B. Caoimhin Kelleher probably the best keeper in the world right now x

Also, hello everyone. Here we go again. Fingers crossed this time we can find a happy home again 😊

Tricky appointment for Roma this because two of the best options imo (Conceição & Mancini) have concrete Lazio links, and given the fanbase feels isolated already, you really don’t want to alienate them further. Lampard & Sousa not strong enough candidates, Potter perhaps.