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23 May 2026 · 17m · 8 chapters

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Jack’s Encyclopaedia: Pep’s City goalscorers, West Ham’s Prem players and number 10s

In short

This Football Ramble episode is a trivia “Jack’s Encyclopaedia” game with categories about football facts. Topic 1: Man City’s top goalscorers in all competitions under Pep Guardiola (20 players). Key claims/examples: Haaland, Aguero, Sterling, Foden, Jesus, Mahrez, Silva, De Bruyne, plus others like Rodri, Doku, Alvarez, Gvardiol, Gundogan, Grealish, Stones, Torres, Sane, Omar Marmoush, etc. Topic 2: Every West Ham player with 150+ Premier League appearances (22 players).

Notable examples

Bowen, Rice, Lanzini, Fabianski; Julian Dix is explicitly not included (110 PL appearances). Topic 3: 22 Arsenal and Tottenham starters in the 2003-04 2-2 title-winning match. Topic 4: current Premier League number 10 shirt wearers (18 players).

Guests

none; hosts are Marcus Speller, Luke Moore, and Jim Campbell.

Written by AI. May contain mistakes.

Chapters

3:19

Previously on Jack's Encyclopedia

Recap of past discussions and match highlights in football.

4:19

Jack's Encyclopedia Game Rules and Play

Understand the game rules and start playing with contestants.

“Marcus will come up against his arch nemesis, Luke Moore, in the penultimate game before the Jack's finale.”
6:30

Contestants Guess Manchester City Goal Scorers

Listen as contestants name Manchester City's top goal scorers under Pep Guardiola.

“I completely forgot, but he's a bit of a forgotten man, really.”
10:30

Guessing West Ham Premier League Players

Contestants guess every West Ham player with over 150 Premier League appearances.

“To me, I almost thought it bled more into the mid-90s.”
12:20

Liverpool Players Alongside Xabi Alonso

Guess the Liverpool players who played alongside Xabi Alonso.

“so number four is every player to start for both teams in Arsenal's title winning 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2003-04 season.”
14:01

Football Trivia: Players and Positions

Participants engage in a trivia game, recalling past players and their positions.

“Although I didn't remember reading that score admittedly.”
16:01

Premier League Number 10s Discussion

A discussion about current Premier League players wearing the number 10 shirt.

“Name every player that currently wears the number 10 shirt for a Premier League club.”
19:11

Show Wrap-Up and Reflections

Reflection on the trivia game and a look ahead to upcoming content.

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3:19Jim Campbell: Previously on Jack's Encyclopedia Every player to play in Liverpool's 4-0 second leg comeback victory against Barcelona Divock Origi Divock Origi was very much present on that evening Trent Alexander-Arnold was quick thinking Absolutely Mo Salah Oh, Vish Famously didn't play Yeah Dean Smith also said we were in the Encyclopedia of football A what? An encyclopedia of football. I don't know what that means. Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Football Ramble. It's Jack's Encyclopedia. I'm Marcus Speller. I'm Luke Moore. And I'm Jim Campbell.

4:14Jim Campbell: Hello, everybody. Welcome back to another game of Jack's Encyclopedia. Now, after smashing Vish to win the Jack's belt, Marcus will come up against his arch nemesis, Luke Moore, in the penultimate game before the Jack's finale. I am safely ensconced on the buttons. If you don't know the rules, they are simple. It's a game of categories. I will give a category, and then we will go around each of our beautiful contestants to see if they can give me a valid answer. If they go too slow, I will press a countdown timer, leaving six seconds to answer. Just six. Not even Yusundur and Nain a cherry anymore.

4:53No, six seconds. That was seven seconds, wasn't it? It was. I was very impressed with your performance against Vish. Congratulations on picking up the belt. Very, very good stuff.

5:02Jim Campbell: It was poor from Vish, to be honest. It was. He's got that in his locker sometimes. But you've got to tuck them away, haven't you? Well, you do. I'm going to give you a little heads up, lads. Could backfire on me. But I was thinking this is the week that Arsenal won the Premier League. Oh, yeah. Right. And I was thinking there might be some Arsenal-themed ones in there. So I've been boning up. Oi, good luck. Take them out, Jim. If they're in there. You'll see. Well, Luke is to go first as he is the challenger. Yes. So Manchester City's top... Oh, for fuck's sake. We're nowhere now. Cuadro's gone.

5:37We're an afterthought. He hasn't finished. It could be a lead into the category.

5:42Jim Campbell: Manchester City's top goal scorers in all competitions under Pep Guardiola. That is 20 players. This is of Pep Guardiola's entire reign of 10. At Man City. Yes, at Man City. So 20 players to choose from. Luke is up first as he is the challenger. I'm probably going to go Erling Haaland. And you would be correct to do so. I'll go for Sergio Aguero. And you will also be correct. I will go for Raheem Sterling. Oh, nice one. Big hitters in there so far. Big hitters in there. I'll have... I'll go for Phil Foden. Yeah, you will. Gabriel Jesus. Gabriel Jesus is there. Riyad Mahrez. Riyad Mahrez is present and correct.

6:34I completely forgot, but he's a bit of a forgotten man, really.

6:36Jim Campbell: Brilliant player. David Silva. David Silva is there. Kevin De Bruyne well done the Nardo silver yeah that was my correct one surprised you let me get away with two silvers will I get the gold find out later you've got ten players left yeah you do and I should easily get some and I'm suddenly mine's gone blank well it's a tricky game yes so it goes isn't it come on who are the obvious ones I'm missing here this is ridiculous let's have a buy let's have a countdown he's a champion for god's sake Hey, come on. Your own time you're wasting. Vincent Company. Oh. Do it. That was really poor. So that's a round to loop.

7:21Jim Campbell: Yeah. We were the obvious ones. It was really poor. Can I just ask you? So I had one written down here, which is a massive gamble that I didn't want to take, and thankfully I didn't need to. I mean, that's really poor of me. I've thrown that, because Yaya Toure would have been a good or better answer. There's 20 players. There's quite a lot of players. I wonder if Nico O 'Reilly's in there. Nico O 'Reilly is in there. And Yaya Toure isn't. Oh, he's not? No. Oh, because he would have been before. Yeah, so Ferran Torres, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish, which is kind of surprising. I wouldn't have gone for great years.

7:50Jim Campbell: John Stones, Josko Gvardial, Julian Alvarez, Jeremy Doku, Leroy Sané, Nico O 'Reilly, Omar Marmouch and Rodri. So I guess some of these players have scored such huge hauls for them. Well, I thought of Rodri and I thought, no. To me, the key thing is playing under Guardiola for a decent amount of time, but not just that. 20 players is a lot of players. Well, indeed, but Vincent Kompany is evidently a wrong answer. It was a shocking answer. I don't know what I was doing there. Anyway, I've handed a point to Luke. Such is the game. Yes. You are up first now, Marcus. You are 1-0 down, but you do go first.

8:25Jim Campbell: I thought I brushed up on Fulham. I thought this is my time. Yeah, well, you never know. Yeah, you do know. Every West Ham player. For fuck's sake. With 150 or more Premier League appearances, that's 22 players. I'll repeat every West Ham player with 150 or more. So they have to have had those appearances at West Ham. At West Ham, yes. I'm glad I've gone first. Gerard Bowen. Gerard Bowen is there. That is, this is not an easy one. Declan Rice. Declan Rice, yes. Julian Dix. Julian Dix, that's a lovely shout. Is he there? Oh man. No, he is not. Julian Dixie's not there. I can't believe that. I'm shocked as well.

9:09Jim Campbell: Luke, you need to get one. Do I need an answer? You do. For fuck's sake. I was really struggling myself. I've got one written down, but I don't want to use it. Can I think of a better one? Well, that's very much the challenge. Going to need an answer from you soon. I'm torn between two.

9:31Manuel Lanzini?

9:33Jim Campbell: Correct. I had Lucas Fabianski as well, was he in there? Yeah, he was. So that's another point to you, Luke. I can't believe Dix is not in there. Yeah, well, he spent some time at Liverpool and he had a lot of injury problems. George, let's find out from George how many Julian Dix made in the Premier League. So you could have had Aaron Cresswell, Angelo Ogbonna, Carlton Cole, Frank Lampard Jr., James Collins, James Tompkins, Joe Cole, John Moncourt, Johnny Monks himself Ludek McClosko Lukas Fabianski Mark Noble of course Mark Noble Michael Antonio Pablo Fornals Rob Green Steve Lomas Steve Potts Thomas Suchek Trevor Sinclair and Winston Reid Do you know what I thought about I honestly thought Dix was such a nailed on answer George, how many of Dix?

10:21110 110 So I

10:23Jim Campbell: yeah, madness I had Suchek How many years was he there for? Dix was there between 1988 and 1993 so a lot of his performances would not have been in the Premier League That's fair. To me, I almost thought it bled more into the mid-90s. Another point handed to Luke. Slipping away. I've won them. You haven't handed them to me. I've had to earn them. It is Luke's turn. Luke's turn and a chance to win. I know. Well, you know me. I'm always after the whitewash. So, the 20 players with the most appearances alongside Xabi Alonso at Liverpool. Again, 20 players. I wonder what the first two answers here are going to be.

10:59Jim Campbell: Both players must have been on the pitch at the same time. Okay. Well, I'll go for one. He'll go for the other. I'll go for Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard. Don't even need to look. Obviously, he's there. Yep. All right. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. I'm going to have a little punt at Lucas Laver. Lucas Laver, you say. that's a chance for Marcus it is a big chance Pepe Reina? Correct so there you go it's 2-1 got away with that one it's a very early early end to that round but you could have had Alvaro Arbeloa Daniel Aga Dirk Kite Gibral Cisse Fernando Torres Fabio Aurelio Harry Kuehl Javier Mascherano Jermaine Pennant John Arnaurisa Lewis Garcia Mohamed Sissoko Peter Crouch Ryan Barbell Sammy Hippia Steve Finnan or Yossi Benayoun so a lot of them I was going to take from the Champions League final yeah and I think that that is that would have even though I just thought Rainer was there for a long time he was he was Lever's probably a bit too early maybe avoided the whitewash that's the headline and it's your turn it's your chance to level it Marcus because you are now going first here we go so number four is every player to start for both teams in Arsenal's title winning 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2003-04 season.

12:32Jim Campbell: That is 22 players from two teams of wildly different quality. Starters, not subs. Starters, not subs. 22 players. Jens Lehmann. Jens Lehmann was playing that day. I had him written down. Sol Campbell. Sol Campbell very much won the league at White Hart Lane. Lauren? Lauren or Lauren was there.

13:03Dennis Bergkamp?

13:04Jim Campbell: Dennis Bergkamp, you say? Yes, he started the game. It's difficult to know who started him. Yeah, really tough. Ashley Cole? Ashley Cole's correct. Thierry Henry? Thierry Henry was, of course, present and correct. That's some fucking players after that season. Oh, my God. It was a nice time. It was a really nice time. Patrick Vieira? Yeah. I wince. I'm just, you know, you get burned. It's a long time ago. Yeah. Ledley King? Ledley King. Deadly Ledley King was present and correct. What a player he was too, by the way. Especially given that he barely trained. This is a rogue shout, but I think that he scored for Spurs.

13:44Jim Campbell: Jamie Redknapp. Jamie Redknapp did indeed play that day. Really good answer, Marcus. I think he got the penalty. second goal. I'm struggling now. Getting of other master players. Might have to go for Spurs instead. I'm going to have to push you. Stephen Kelly? Stephen Kelly. Great answer. Very, very good. Robert Perez? Robert Perez was also on the pitch. It's a good round, guys. It was a long time ago. I've got... I remember the game fairly well. Although I didn't remember reading that score admittedly. I think that... that was the season that... Johnny Jackson? That is a great answer. Can't even remember.

14:31Jim Campbell: Yeah, I don't even remember what his position was. Good fielder. Right. Really, really good. Let's say... I'm out now. He was... Who went first? Me? Marcus went first. Okay, yeah. There was an ever present in the side around then. Did he start the game? Freddie Lundberg? Freddie Lundberg. I didn't bring it down as well. Oh no, that's the buzzer. Freddie Lundberg did not start the game, I'm afraid. Yeah, Luke. So I need... The chance to win it.

15:00The only one I can think of...

15:03Jim Campbell: See, I've got another one I'm pretty sure would be... I've got two possibles. Which one do I go for? Is it too early? Is it too early for him? Richard Tirico? Oh no! That's a great answer. How was Paul Robinson? Was he in goal? Paul Robinson was not in goal that day. Incredibly, Casey Keller was in goal that day. The two I was weighing up was Lundberg or Gilberto Silva. Gilberto Silva was playing that day. How do you know? Invisible shield. The invisible wall. You don't know if he's playing or not. There was an absence and the ball just stopped every time it got to the area of the pitch. So you could have had Anthony Gardner, Frederick Canute, Gilberto Silva, Casey Keller, Kolo Toure, Michael Brown, Ray Parler, Robbie Keane, or Simon Davis.

15:56Jim Campbell: But that's a pretty good, Yeah, it's a good show. That's a pretty good inning. Can't argue with that. Yeah. I've already handed the belt over. It was great while it lasted. Johnny Jackson's a good actor. I can't even remember him. That's in the top corner, that is. Yeah. Fair play to you there, pal. Shall we do the last one? Torrico as well. I don't really remember Torrico. Fullback. Argentinian fullback. He was dirty, wasn't he? Yeah, really. Okay, so this is the final round. Luke, you go first. Already 3-1 up. This is a fun one. Name every player that currently wears the number 10 shirt for a Premier League club.

16:25Jim Campbell: Now, they must still be at the club. There are 18 players in this answer because there are two teams that don't currently have a number 10. That's Games Gone stuff. Not having a number 10 in your squad. Yeah, that's poor. See, this is annoying. If I'd have got it to the final round, this is just chaos. Is this me first? Although Luke is usually oddly good at these ones. Emi Buendia wears it for Villa he does Tom Kearney wears it for Fulham I should have gone that first to stop you Jorginho Ruta wears it for Brighton Jorginho Ruta correct oh no he doesn't does he MREG has it for Arsenal correct I thought I had one and I thought oh no is it Matias Cunha for United it is bollocks that was the one I had And I crossed out Bruno Fernandes.

17:14Jim Campbell: I thought, oh, no, he's not. He's number eight. Now I'm struggling. I'm going to need an answer, sir. Still quite a few left. Evidently.

17:29Jim Campbell: I'll give you a little bit more time. I've got a few, I think. I knew you were. Some reason it's popping into my head quite easily. Presuming they're right. Marcus, I'm going to have to give you the button. You are.

17:44Jim Campbell: I can't believe 10 or 11. Jared Bowen? No, Jared Bowen is not there. So that is another point for Luke. I've got a few more. Do you want to hear them? Go on then, absolutely. I think Alexis McAllister for Liverpool. That would be correct. I couldn't think of Liverpool. And I think round Cherky for City? Yes. And I think, is it Eli Kruppi for Bournemouth? For Bournemouth? Junior Kruppi? No, it's Ryan Christie. So I'll give you the players you could have had. You could also have had Alexis McAllister, as you said. Cole Palmer, Oh, of course. Illiman and Jai, James Madison, Josh De Silva, I thought about Madison.

18:19Jim Campbell: Joel Pirro, Marcus Edwards for Burnley, Anthony Gordon for Newcastle, Morgan Gibbs-White for Nottingham Forest, Nilsson Angulo for Sunderland, Ryan Cherky and Ryan Christie, as we've already mentioned. I'm not getting that Sunderland one. No way. Jeremy Pino for Crystal Palace. Now, Lucas Pacquitar wore the number 10 for West Ham, but he left in January, so I didn't count. Sinking ship rat. John Arias wore number 10 for Wolves, but he left in February. So it's 4-1. I've been back. I lost it really, that first round. Man City. Very poor. There we go. There we are. Gerard Bowen is number 20. Oh, sorry.

18:56Jim Campbell: I could see a zero. Yeah. Well, fair play to you, Luke Moore. You've convincingly beaten me there. And in two weeks time, we've got the Ajax big finale as well. I'm in that anyway, am I? Oh, I think you'll be safe. You and Vish should be safe there. Yeah, okay. Interesting. Be excited to see that. Well, fair play to you, pal. You've, as I humbled you on my biddy aunt. You did. With the controversial Wheelstone circumstances. What was the upshot of that? You were given a point for that. It shouldn't have been. Well, the jury's out still. No, I think it didn't matter. I was given the point anyway, because it wouldn't matter.

19:26I think it didn't matter. But I knew it started at Wheelstone, Vinnie Jones, because I read his autobiography. And they said that was a professional club.

19:32Jim Campbell: All right. So, I'm not... Look, you've responded in the right possible way. Doesn't matter, because you won anyway. There we are. But you've won today, big boy. Thank you very much. I'll take that which music do you want for the weekend a bit of Fireball from Pitbull please that's that you see and I don't mind losing to that because ultimately this is all about getting that track out there for the people oh yes well thank you very much for listening to the Football Ramble part of the Acast Created Network we're all off for a lovely old weekend Jim will still be celebrating the title of course well into the early hours of maybe Sunday 2027 yeah lovely old job we're all Fireballs have a good weekend see you soon

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