Ask OTC: Kompany to Bayern, De Zerbi to Barcelona, and the Belgian playoffs

There is always so much happening in European football and we’re never able to cover everything we would like to. Luckily, we’re joined by Lee Wingate and Paul Watson from The Sweeper who are experts in getting to those hard to reach spots from across world football.Today, they join Andy to bring you up to speed on some of the very best European football stories you might have missed in the past year.Listen to The Sweeper: https://linktr.ee/SweeperPodAsk us a question on BlueSky, X or Instagram and find us on YouTube and TikTok. Email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free episodes and much more from across our football shows, head over to the Football Ramble Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Dec 202431min

Marcus Rashford has said it's time for a new challenge, so which European clubs should be eyeing him up? Patrick Vieira has coached Genoa to three consecutive clean sheets, but is it enough to keep them in Serie A?Plus, Real Sociedad's Álex Remiro impresses in goal, Dele Alli is set to train with Cesc Fàbregas' Como, and we pick which of this season's kits we'd most like to find under our Christmas tree.Join Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge as they answer your questions.Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Dec 202429min

Lazio 0 Inter 6. Is this the result which is going to fire Inter Milan to back-to-back Serie A titles? Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge think it might do just that.Elsewhere, Barcelona and Real Madrid both gift-wrapped an early Christmas present for Atlético Madrid, but how have Diego Simeone’s men made it back into the La Liga title race? Plus, Andy and David explain how Dries Mertens continues to age like a fine wine in Turkey.Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Dec 202448min

After a tricky start to the season, is Jude Bellingham back to his best? And after impressing earlier in the campaign, have Juventus become the most boring team in Europe?Plus, the future of Thomas Müller at Bayern, Christian Pulisic suffers an injury, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain returns!Join Dotun, Andy, and Lars Sivertsen as they answer your questions.Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Dec 202425min

We’re six games into the new-look Champions League. How come some of the “minnows” are flying and some of the big clubs aren’t having it all their own way? Dotun, Andy and Lars Sivertsen are on the hunt to find out…Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Dec 202446min

Welcome to Millerntor, the home of FC St. Pauli. Millerntor isn’t just St. Pauli’s stadium, but it is their prize asset in terms of building a sustainable and successful future for Europe’s most fashionable club.St. Pauli are not like other clubs, and even though they are not alone in struggling to keep up with the financial demands of modern football, they have naturally created their own completely unique solution to these pressures. Andy travelled to Hamburg to learn more about their plans to sell Millerntor back to their fans. He speaks to some of the committees and fans involved in this revolutionary way of raising money and investing in St. Pauli’s future.Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Dec 202431min

RB Leipzig suffer a heavy defeat at home to Wolfsburg, so how long can Marco Rose keep his job? João Pereira's Sporting suffer a humiliating defeat to Santa Clara, so is he really ready for the job?Plus, Raúl Asencio thriving in the deep end, the puzzling Samuel Chukwueze, and our favourite playmakers on the continent.Join Dotun, Andy & Nicky Bandini as they answer all of your questions.Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Dec 202429min

What defines a blip and have Barcelona just recovered from one? Dotun, Andy and Nicky Bandini disagree over just that question on today’s OTC.Elsewhere, Nicky explains why there is no need to worry about Claudio Ranieri at Roma just yet, despite only having one point from three games. Plus, who is the best player in the Bundesliga? It’s not who you might think…Ask us a question on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com.For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Dec 202448min