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3:35Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Football Ramble. It's Luke's game. I'm Marcus Speller. I'm Luke Moore. And I'm Luke Donaldson.

3:59And another episode of Luke's Game is upon us. How about that? Pete Donaldson, you're in the chair. Over to you. It's the final Luke's Game of the summer. Oh, really? It's the final one. Bloody hell. Wow, okay. We got it from the five and nine. It might. Lovely Brian's reference for Marcus Snyder. He's playing to the crowd there. It might make an appearance next season. You never know. You never know. We'll take a view on it, won't we? We will. Because we've got a few announcements beyond. Andy's announcement from Tuesday to make as well. Some announcements. I know. I know. anyway yeah we're going to be playing Lutz Kim and you're going to bloody enjoy it to be quite frank we had a lovely previous set edition well I'm on Friday Peter I wasn't here Peter Crouch was involved Zlatan Zlatan yeah it was a big it was the people who'd sort of crossed the floor the sort of Judases of football we got down and dirty with and it was very enjoyable and Marcus you came up just short I dropped the ball you dropped the ball Barcelona didn't you Andy dropped the ball and I did the only good thing I dropped it back for him and how did you feel your tactics I know you lost the game but how did you feel You honed in on your tactics, you think?

5:01You're quite defensive, I think, compared to Andy. Because Andy was like seven out of seven sometimes. Well, that left me no room, of course. I think that it's very hot, of course, to be on the front foot at this time of year. But maybe, you know, I have to take inspiration from Chelsea in their Club World Cup final and say, you know what? Sometimes you go on the front foot, you get your victory, you get your just. It's very hot if you've got the fire in your belly, which is why you need your head in the freezer to counteract it. I'd need a freezer. yeah well let's go on with the game if you don't know the rules each round I'll name a footballer and each of you will offer me a bid for how many clubs they've played for that you can name players can either keep increasing their bids or call out their opponent and get them to name their clubs it's the most exciting part of it I think pretty aggressive stuff the footballer in question must have played a competitive game for that club for it to count and of course if you fail to name the number of clubs you bid for your opponent will get the points good point actually some guesses are like, oh, he trained with them.

5:59But he didn't. He has boots in a professional capacity in a match. It's great stuff. We're going to be playing the best of five rounds and it all starts with you, Marcus Beller. He always gets to go first. Yeah, because you've been in imperious form, may I say. You hammered Vish. I won every time I played. You beat me and then you hammered Vish. And then I've hosted and then I wasn't on the last one. Be more magnanimous because it's your name above the door. It is. It's already named after you. The listeners don't care. Me being magnanimous, they just won't know it. For once in your life, be a gentleman.

6:28No way. Overrated. Goodness. Right. Today's subject matter is in honour of the Football Rambles. Very own favourites. The legendary players who are really steaming us. Here we go. That's nice. That's a nice one. Let's start with the obvious. Round one, six clubs. Kevin Keegan. Oh. Kevin Keegan. Kevin Keegan. Oh, man. Okay. Okay. Let's do it. let's do Kevin Keegan oh that's a shame how many other in total there are six in total ooh okay Marcus gets to bid first right Marcus bids first he's just writing down his name I can see a number on his page let's go five oh you fucker that is the sweet spot 100 % I think it is a massive even if you don't know it it scares Luke and he doesn't like being scared fucking hell come on You can get the six.

7:26I can do five. I can 100 % do five. There's no question in my mind I can do five. It's just whether I can go for that six. And I reckon you could probably... My tactic is, it's not just about how aggressive I want to be, it's my assessment of whether the person can deliver what they're bidding on. Yeah. And I think a lot of time it's speculative. I think there's no chance at all he can't do five. I think he can definitely do five. So what are you doing then? Are you going to go for the six? Well, it depends on whether I want to die with my boots on or on my knees. Die with your shielding hands.

7:54Or give him a little point to start off with. Reel him in. Do you want to tie yourself out? Yeah. Nominating the six? I'll tell you what, I'll get him to name five. I'll tell you why. All right, yeah. Because if I go six, I'll just be guessing. I can't think of the sixth one. No. And I think, Marcus has got a history of making silly errors. So I think he might struggle to name the five. He didn't play for Barcelona. Thank you. Thank you for that. He could have done. I think you're wise to get me to name the five. Oh, right. Good on that button, Donaldson. Yeah, okay. So let's get the ones that I'm very sure about.

8:28Newcastle United. 82 to 84. Liverpool. 71 to 77. Southampton. 80 to 82. Right. Right. Now, I am... There's two. There's two. So the German club, I was a bit like, I steamed in there, I thought, oh, actually, hang on. So my answer, and I could bollocks this up, Hamburg, correct. Correct, well done. And then the last one, for some reason, and this is... So I have two clubs in my mind and I thought, which one is it? This is delicious. Scunthorpe United? Correct. Well done. They're the five I had, exactly. I thought you'd have, because I knew you'd have the German side and I was pretty sure it was Hamburg, but you suddenly go, hang on a minute.

9:11And with Scunthorpe United, again, I knew it was a side who were traditionally a bit lower down. And I thought, I'm pretty sure it's them. And I thought, and I know Luke would be sure. The sixth side, though, was quite far away, wasn't it? It's a classic. Is it Australia? It's a classic footballer who retired in the 1980s move. It wasn't South African, was it? No, it's a classic. Australia, it was Australia. It was Australia. It was in New South Wales, Blacktown City. Yeah, you're not getting that. You're not getting that. You're just not getting that. So basically, that is just down to who gets the beat first.

9:44Because there's nothing I can do. I mean, if you knew. I had the five written down. I showed the camera. how pretty sure the camera like it's an episode of Countdown one might suggest Luke that you were when Andy Brassel was when we were recording earlier in the week you were sat in a different chair allergic to losing you were sat in a different chair so if you'd sat in that side I would have gone to you first so maybe shit possibly that's the imagination exactly yeah I think you're the big boy I'm under pressure now Luke I fancy for this round and I fancy this man eight clubs round two the gorgeous Olivier Giroud Oh, okay.

10:21Bloody hell. I fancy looking for this round simply because I don't think Marcus has got this in him. God, I'll tell you what though. I'm struggling here. God, this is... Come on, come on up blank. This is a dreadful start for me. How many did you say in total? So at the time of the recording, eight clubs. Okay. This is... I've had a shocker here. An absolute shocker. My mind's gone totally blank. Three? What's three? Yeah. That's your bid? Yeah. Lukey, this isn't a great start at all. It's not. We've got five rounds of this nonsense. I know. I'm worried I'm going to get whitewashed. Marcus, surely you can do better than three, my friend.

11:02My friend. Surely.

11:08I bet this is the sort of thing that people are going to be shouting, especially certain clubs in red that play in London, fans are going to be particularly particularly particularly I've got an extra one that's one of the ones I've actually got yeah particularly annoyed about this one

11:30it's like very much like with beautiful people yeah they can wear anything they can wear anything yeah and this guy could wear anything he could be anywhere and he'd fit I met I met Jury once at a training ground he was absolutely lovely and he's amazing alright I'll go for okay Yeah, good, yeah. Pretty solid stuff. Luke? I can't do five. It shames me, I know, with my reputation in this game. This name that bears my name. I don't think I could do five. It's the last fixture of the season. I'm going defensive. I want to get Marcus to name his four. He's on the beach. He's on the beach. Marcus, can you do your four, please?

12:02Arsenal. I think you can definitely do three. Yeah. Yeah. Montpellier. Yeah. Nice. AC Milan? Yeah. Fuck. Do you know what? The one I wasn't sure, because I was actually, I'm not knowing whether I was going to go four or five, because I thought you might be trying to suck me in it. I couldn't remember which LA side he played for. Right. Which one would you have gone for? I would have gone Galaxy. Yeah. But it doesn't count. You've already got that win. This is a fucking shocker by me. Yes. Grenoble. You could have had. Istre. Istre. Istre, yeah, okay. And Tours. Never would have got them. No. So actually, it's actually a bit harder than you thought.

12:36I think five's the most. I'm annoyed that I didn't. That's why. I would have said like PSG or something. Yeah. I had Leo with a question mark written down. Yeah, to me, I think most people would have probably had four, maybe five. So that's the interesting thing. At the time of recording, he signed for Lille. Oh, has he? And they play this evening. Oh, shit. As in, when the show comes out. Yeah, but it's not a competitive game. It's not a competitive game. So it's a good point. It's a good point, actually, yeah. 2-0 down. All right, then. Round number three. Marcus, you are going to be nominating first.

13:03How many do you reckon you can get out of 12 clubs? There's plenty of opportunities. High ceiling here. Mr. Dean Windass. Oh, that's a lovely one. He's a volley monster. Yeah. That is a lovely one. Bloody hell. This is a crapshoot. An absolute crapshoot. This is tricky. Dean bloody Windass. Dean bloody Windass. Oh, come on. These tactics have fucked me so far. I need to think of something here quick. I need to do something. Shitting hell. How can I... My mind. My bloody mind. 12 clubs 12 clubs Jordan Windus plays for Darlington

13:50Dean Windus you need to push him for a bit here this is going on too long come on come on come on I've got a decent number but it's not amazing is it what do you call it a hole this is poor I'll go for four fucking four name them all day long really really wow okay I haven't got four. Whoa. Okay. Aberdeen. 95 to 98. Hull City. Yeah. Bradford City? He did. Twice, in fact. I had that one. Well done. Did you have three, did you? Yeah, I had those three. I said you had those three. Right. Yeah. I thought you might have, because to me there's an obvious fourth and I can't think of it. He's one of those profiler players that I was painfully aware I was getting mixed up with lots of other players.

14:38Hmm. This is it for the win. For a 3-0 win against me. So annoying. There'll be people listening to this. I was absolutely convinced you couldn't do four. That's why I told you straight away. Yeah. I was never getting five. I thought you'd have those three, and I thought there's an obvious fourth that I'm not getting here. I couldn't think, and I did wonder if you'd have it. Dean Windass. Have a guess. Dean Bloody Windass. Take a stab. The ball's sitting up beautifully for you. Are you going to rifle it in the net? Dean Windass. Nice for that. clubs in the north he's guessing he's guessing just guess you're not going to think of one just guess Sheffield United Matt yeah well done come on that's excellent to be fair you could have had Sheffield Wednesday as well I could have done yeah Sheffield United he went on lawn in 2002 then permanently in 2003 played for Sheffield Wednesday the year before brilliant I thought there was a Sheffield side and it was kind of I mean it wouldn't have mattered you're basically just naming Norman Club yeah exactly who else might have But I thought to myself, did he have a Derby or Darlington or Blackpool?

15:44He could have had North Herobie United. I could have done. Idiot. Oxford United. He could have had Middlesbrough. Burrow went through my head. Well, I didn't realise that. This was one of the teams that one of his sons played for, Darlington. Could have had Darlington, could have had Oldham, could have had Barton Town, Oldboys, you could have had Scarborough Athletic. So amazing. So Burrow went through my head, and I thought there was... No, Darlington. Middlesbrough, I thought, I can see him in the kit but then I thought I could see who was that I buggered up Peter Beers I thought I could see him in a Norwich City kit the other week so I thought yeah fair that goes I think with Dean Windus I think most managers around the football league have sort of gone I'll get something out of him do you know what I mean even if you start yeah I'll get something out of him well I'll tell you what I've been accused of being a bit defensive it's a good win I've Chelsea'd that it's a good win but we did have an off day to be fair I went defensive and look how it's got me let's do the last two go on then let's do the last two alright Luke, you're going to...

16:41You want to go for the whitewash. You beat fish for one. That's what I mean. So you can do it. All right.

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19:03Lukey, you're going to have the first crack at this one. Six clubs, your friend and mine, occasionally wheelchair-bound, Carnu. Carnu. Blimey O 'Reilly. Blimey. God. I know what you mean. This is tough as well. Can I make an official appeal that Khan, who isn't a cult hero of the Ramble, therefore shouldn't be relevant? It should be eligible. Stop picking at the seams.

19:37This is pathetic. It's not pathetic. I'm going to have to go two. Two. It's a hot day. It's a hot day. Two? Last game of the season. What, you can do more than two?

19:49I think if you looked inside your hearts, you could. He doesn't need to be more. Let's go three. Any higher than three? Come on. I'm staring down a 4-0 this is a fucking horrible place to be he had a long career longer than his age might suggest I was unsure about 3 I was definitely unsure about 4 how sure am I of 3 though? I don't know but I've seen you do a lot of scribbling so I reckon you've got a couple of potentials down there a lot of scribbling out oh right 6 years A in total yes still 6 you can 6 years A shit come on don't let him don't let him have a whitewash it's not Even if you've seen me bugger up.

20:27Look, against you, I should have had Beardsley. Against Brassel, I definitely should have had Ibrahimovic. Barca, yeah. And if I did even get this right, you've still got another one after. To avoid total humiliation.

20:41Not only now, I think I can do three, but I don't think I can do four. But I'm going to do it on my own terms, I think. I think I'm going to go four. All right, lovely. Fair play. Marcus, you want five? Marcus, you want five? no I don't I think hammer it home to me go on do five no I'm not going to do five I'm very confident with three I wish you had clearer writing because I'd be able to see it semi I'm semi confident with four but you've gone four so I'd like you to name your four so I could do three so I'll get the easy ones so he played for Arsenal he did play for Arsenal and as ever with that kind of stuff you try and think of where they signed him from right but obviously I know he played for Portsmouth so put that in there now I think they may have signed him from Inter.

21:25Did you have that? Well played. Did you have that? Well done. I did. Okay. So now I need to name a fourth. Yeah. And now I'm starting to think where did he go after he left? And I think he might have also played for West Bromwich Albion. Well done. Do you know what? And as you were saying that I remembered he also played for Ajax didn't he? He did play for Ajax for three years. Of course. And you probably wouldn't have got Iwan Yanwu National as well. Did he play for what years did he play Ajax? Was it 95? 93 to 96. Yeah, I was actually Ajax I was very confident with. When you said Inter, I had a question mark over Inter and West Brom.

21:59Okay. So I could have done it. But, you know, saved a bit of a face. Already won, didn't need to. Doesn't matter, does it? Ajax in the 90s, Inter Milan in the 90s, Arsenal, you know, turn of the... West Brom was actually the one that I thought, hmm, I'm not sure. He was part of that Ajax 95 side. Yeah, he was huge. But I didn't have that down for some reason. Yeah, he was there when he was, I think, 31. one. All right, then the next round. Shout when you think, you know, this is the final round. This is the final round. Six clubs. Alexander Mitrovic. Oh, fuck off. How's that fair? That is a ramble for you.

22:30I think I've got a point now.

22:34Alexander Mitrovic. Okay. Six clubs. Six he's played for in total. Six in total. The time of writing. Yeah. I'm fucked here because Marcus gets to bid first. I'm not going to outbid him, I don't think. He doesn't have a middle name either. I do like people with no middle name. You like people with no middle name? Like you. You've got Diggory, haven't you? Diggorous. What's your bid then, Marcus?

23:03Oh, I hear that noise. Yeah, not nice, is it? I'm going to go four. I'm annoyed that I can't do the five. Okay, yeah. I can't do five. Right. I've got three. I'm a possible four. I've got my point. I've definitely lost I'm not going to get white washed You've had a nice day out I think if it had fallen differently I would have done Keegan as well And it would have been two all Going to this last one You'd have beaten me anyway Mitro So I'll let you have your moment Go for it Name your four You've had a fruit winder I'm pretty sure I could do five But I didn't think Luke Could name more than four I can't do more than four Shawbot Give him five Come on Shawbot Shall I show you both The most stylish part of this game All summer has been When I named all of Cannavaros For fish just for fun Right No one's going to touch That kind of level of swine Actually That level of riz.

23:46That was good. All right, I'll do five. Come on then. Come on. Skip any toilet, eh? So we've got Fulham. Yeah, I had that one. Ears. Newcastle United. Ears. Al-Halal. Ears. Now, let me get this right. Telestar. You giving me that? I'm not. I'm not. Okay, what's the name of the club in Serbia then? Teleoptic. Oh, Teleoptic. Oh, it's 3-2. Yeah, it's 3-2. They sound like a glasses. What else did you have? I was struggling to remember the Belgian side. I was thinking it was Telly something. I went for our sponsor, rather. Anderlecht, did he play? He did play for Anderlecht, yeah. And finally for now, Partizan Belgrade.

24:25Partizan Belgrade, yeah. It's funny, I went for the other one, not Partizan Belgrade. So you could have... That would have been a brilliant flex if you'd have got Telly Optic. I'd have been very impressed with that. Well, I knew it was Telly something, and I was like, is it Telly? Nicknamed the Opticians. Oh, really? Lovely, lovely, lovely. Three-two wins a win, though, Marcus. It's a win, mate. It looks better, though, doesn't it? It's better for Lukey Moore on that one. Does it? Three to. Cut the consolations, mate. True. You've wound it down the second half, saving your legs for the weekend.

24:50I'm feeling charitable. True. Before we go, as you know, we've been looking for a new name for this magnificent game and our friends at the Ramble have been giving us a hand. Four names made it to the public vote. My Biddy Aunt from George Jacobs, which I'd definitely vote for. Sometimes it may be good, sometimes it may be bid from Johnny Eggs. Awful. Luke's Club Crawl from Shane Saunders, which I very much like. But the point is to get my name out of it. Yeah, it's a good point, actually. And the Luke Nations League. That's good. All right, I'm back on board. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But... Who won?

25:20My Biddy Ant! Yay! My Biddy Ant. Love that. Has won it. So going forward, if we do play this game, it's going to be called My Biddy Ant from now on. We need a jingle, Pete. We're going to have to rely on you for that. Yeah, okay. These days, I'll just use AI. Yeah. You're going to get My Biddy Ant on the AR. That's what we're going to do. Yeah, no. I would never use AI. fuck that thing yeah you can't replicate Pete's skill with AI that's true that is very true so from now on My Biddy Aunt is the official name of the game My Biddy Aunt I like that lovely thanks everyone for getting involved MBA marvellous marvellous well good way to end this current run of what is now known as My Biddy Aunt it's locked on because I beat Vish you beat me Andy beat you it's very very close still I beat Jim yeah what about Pete did Pete get involved I don't think no it's good was that Jim's only game to be honest he's on holiday the last week or so I don't think I would have fared very well well there we are it is Friday have a marvellous weekend I'll see you at Heaton Park

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