Reacting to our 2025/26 Premier League predictions

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3:39Luke Moore: It's gin and juice time, everybody. Welcome to the Football Ramble. That's right. It's time to react to our Premier League predictions. It's Tuesday 26th of May. I'm Marcus Speller. I'm Luke Moore. And I'm Jim Campbell.

4:03Luke Moore: Whoa, it's prediction unveiling time. Uh-oh. Yes, that's right. We have spoken throughout the season about some of our predictions quite clearly, But there are some of the more specific ones that don't tell the story of the season, perhaps, that we have been predicting. We're going to get to that in a minute. First and foremost, I'd like to start with you, Jim Campbell. Have you enjoyed this season in the Premier League? I have very, very much. Although, actually, there have genuinely been times where it's been so extremely stressful that it has reminded me of dying on my arse at various stand-up gigs in horrible provincial places.

4:41Luke Moore: because of the physical effect it's had on my body, but it's all been worth it. I think it's probably prudent for all of us as well to point out at this stage of this particular show that we view the Football Ramble as an entertainment product, believe it or not. We are not clairvoyant, nor have we ever claimed to be. So yeah, give us some leeway here. Clown emoji on his face. Clown emoji, clown emoji, laughing emoji, laughing emoji. Well, I actually very much did market myself for several years as Maustradamus. It's true. That's not true. Very true. I've actually claimed to be a clairvoyant. I've made content trying to be one and I've probably made a bit of money as well over the years.

5:22I am not one, as today's show will prove.

5:25Luke Moore: Yes. I won't be worse, though. Last year, Pete was best. He was incredible. That tells you everything you need to know. It tells you everything you need to know about this whole foul jamboree. It does. It does. Well, at the very start of the season, we all submitted our predictions for the following eight categories. Premier League winner, relegated teams, overachievers. That one's a little bit of interpretation. Yeah, exactly. First manager to leave, slash be sacked. Premier League top scorer, the team with the most reds, player of the season. And another one open to interpretation, notable mad shit.

5:59Luke Moore: So, Luke, I asked Jim if he enjoyed this Premier League season. He predictably said he did. What about you? Yeah, I've enjoyed it overall. I've enjoyed it because there's been a decent amount of jeopardy in it we've had a title race we've had a relegation race right down to the final day it's not a race, a battle a battle, sorry, yeah we had a bit of European kind of jeopardy as well and then also we've had some good narratives throughout the season I think overall it's been good I think the football has been different this season it's definitely been a marked difference to what it was in previous years I think people have gone over the top on that in their negativity I think there definitely needs to be some tightening up of some things on the refereeing side hopefully we'll see that for next season but I don't necessarily subscribe to the idea that certain types of football are superior to other types of football and if you watch the set piece stuff and the way that teams are trying to figure other teams out I think there's quite a lot to enjoy in there the issue I would have is that there's too many pauses now.

7:04There's too many pauses between things happening. I don't mind there being an absolute battle royale, royal rumble in a corner or teams wanting to get physical or play the game a slightly different way. I don't think it should take 45, 60 seconds to take a corner or to take a free kick or whatever. I'm not throwing shade on any particular teams. I think most teams have been bad for it. So that would be the one thing I'd improve on. But in terms of the style of football, I mean, it's different. It's not been the same. But ultimately, as we said on the show on Monday, you know, it's meant teams like Sunderland have been able to flourish and that's an interesting story it's meant that we've seen some perhaps non-traditional teams in the European places we saw perhaps for slightly different reasons Spurs almost getting relegated which would have been one of the biggest stories in Premier League history right we've seen Arsenal lift a title for the first time in 20 odd years so it's been a lot to like actually I wouldn't like to come out this season going oh well you know there was some wrestling in the penalty area so the football's shit now I don't agree with that so overall yeah I've enjoyed it it's been great and I've loved spending time with you guys of course

7:59Luke Moore: specifically you two Pucker up baby because it's prediction time Yeah I'll try to put it off as long as I could Is that long enough? We've run out of time now Prediction reveal time We ought to make the predictions now then we wouldn't have an excuse for not being right So Luke you have Jim's predictions in front of you I do Jim you have mine you lucky thing and I have Luke's and Vish's and Pete's We are going to react to everyone's picks for each category So Jimmy baby to kick things off we've got the prediction winner I would like to remind everybody that at the start when we made our predictions, it was you, Jim, Vish and I were doing the pod that day, way, way back before a ball had been kicked, of course, because again, that would skew the prediction somewhat.

8:41Well, I think Pete does tend to send this in about mid-September.

8:44Luke Moore: Even then, it would still be a fair prediction, I think. Mid-March was a piss take, though, this year. But I would like to remind listeners how you, Vish and I, first started chatting about who we thought the Premier League title winner would become the end of the season. I've gone for Manchester City. I'm going to go for Liverpool because I think Vici talking complete bollocks actually on reflection. No, I think, obviously I think City are going to be the next step. We're going to have a right laugh at him coming the end of the season, aren't we? I don't think Man City will do it. I'm trying to look for a Tony Blair third way.

9:19I've gone for Arsenal. Hello, everybody.

9:21Luke Moore: Hey. I think I knew he had done that. I knew he had done that. Because you listened to it. Yeah, exactly. And because you've mentioned it every week since. Yeah, exactly, yeah. Apart from the weeks where they've lost. Does that mean I was wrong? No, it doesn't mean you're wrong. It means you're spot on. Well done, mate. Was that the fourth year in a row you predicted them to win it? Arsenal won the league this season, didn't they? You can only predict what's in front of you. They can, yeah. And they won the league with 85 points. They spent 238 days at the top of the table. Liverpool spent 34.

9:50Luke Moore: Manchester City spent nine measly days there. That's an interesting stat. Indeed. Since the start of the 22-23 season, Arsenal have spent 562 days top of the Premier League. And at the end of the season, it's 207 more than any other club. But they do have that trophy. Luke, we know who Jim predicted there, but just could you remind us? Yeah, I can confirm. Jim predicted Liverpool to win the Premier League title this season. To go back to back, they provided quite a measly defence of their title, I think. 25 points off the top. Yeah, you're not going to get any criticism from me because I'm fairly certain I might have done the same.

10:25Luke Moore: I drank the Liverpool Kool-Aid after the transfer window there for sure I mean we were all talking at the time about them strengthening strengthening from a position of strength and that seemed like sound logic I think nobody really realistically would have predicted that they would fall off quite as badly as they did it was a perfect storm of confusing turmoil absolutely but you and Arsenal are glad they did thrilled yes indeed Luke Moore, do you remember what you said? Well, I fairly said I chose Liverpool again. You did choose Liverpool. Pete Donaldson also chose Liverpool. And on that clip, as we heard, at Virtuja in Antharaja, chose Manchester City.

11:06Luke Moore: Well done, Marcus. Yeah, well done, mate. I think I predicted Arsenal in a previous season as well. You had. You did about four years in a row. I thought at some point, at some point they are going to win this. And I played the percentages and got it right. So that was quite fortunate. So point to me. Now, relegated teams. Of course, it was Wolves, Burnley and West Ham. Let me cast your minds back to that early or pre-season podcast where we predicted all of this stuff. And this is what we were talking about with regard to relegated teams. Who's going to get relegated, Vish? All the teams who've come up.

11:39Luke Moore: Do you think again? I've gone for Burnley, Leeds and Wolves. I also went for Wolves. Tarquind on Discord said West Ham. A friend of mine supports West Ham. He's very worried about that potential situation. yeah one of our producers of are you worried about that are you worried about relegation just a nod yeah he's worried he's worried he's been nodding the whole time so yes there were a few people saying West Ham at the start of the season there were some rumblings in there I ultimately went for Leeds over them but otherwise was correct with Burnley and Wolves Leeds have done alright in the end I think there was a lot of turmoil at Leeds at the beginning of the season where they seemed to be openly considering sacking him which I thought that's a very bad start so that inform my thinking a little bit when you've essentially got no kind of you know nothing else to go on well he switched it around I'm pretty sure it was that game at the Etihad when they eventually lost the game but they came back you know much was made of it and boom it just clicked it was strange and we thought that West Ham had done that for a period underneath that was around the time we predicted Spurs to go down because it looked like West Ham were actually offering something Spurs you couldn't see where their next points were coming from so yeah no absolutely fair enough Jim Jim, who did I predict?

12:51Luke Moore: You went for the exact same teams as me. Burnley, Leeds and Wolves. Interesting. Two out of three. Yeah. Luke Moore, do you remember who you said? I would have gone for Wolves. I would have gone for Burnley for sure. Burnley were in there. I would have gone for... Did I go for Wolves? You went for Leeds. Okay. And Brentford, lol. Oh, Brentford. Yeah, that's right. There was a big chat on Brentford. Yeah, because they lost so many goals. They lost their keeper. They lost their manager. And the captain. And the captain. So I think it was a fairly logical choice. They signed Jordy Henderson. They flew.

13:21They absolutely flew.

13:22Luke Moore: Yeah. I actually should probably apologize. I'm so wrong. I should probably apologize to them officially. I apologize to you, Brentford. Don't worry. There's a bigger apology that's needed. Not from you, though. From Pete Donaldson. He went for Leeds, Burnley, and Sunderland. Oh, dear. He obviously didn't listen to David Cartlidge like a number of us did. I did. I was really convinced by him. I was also really convinced. I was at a wedding at the start of August and the father of the bride was a big Sunderland fan and he kind of cornered me at one point and was telling me about all Sunderland's plans.

13:47I was like, I'm having this. that kind of helped me as well

13:49Luke Moore: there was a few Sunderland as you say Vish went for Leeds Burnley and Sunderland as well okay so we all most people went everyone went for Burnley everyone went for Burnley most people went for Leeds yeah so we get a point per team okay so yeah that's I've got a couple there and Jim you've got a couple as well yes everybody got one with Burnley that was pretty easy sorry Burnley but you know it is what happened you can't argue with the fact

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17:08Luke Moore: This one, I think, I think there's, I think there's a clear answer. This is more subjective though. But it is a little bit more subjective as we go into overachievers. Currently I am top just to give you a running tally of the points. I've got three. Jim, you're second with two. Who can pick up a point here? So overachievers. Luke, who did Jim have? He went for Everton. Everton. And I don't think you can give him a point because they finished exactly the same position they finished last season. Everton finishing 13th is not overachieved. And the team before that, they finished 15th. So at one point, it did look as though they were going to achieve a lot.

17:43But I think, notwithstanding, the fact they got into a new stadium, they kind of maintained their Premier League status. There was talk of European football until quite late. They were never going to be relegated. That's all great stuff for them. But I don't think it makes them overachievers.

17:55Luke Moore: I think they've underachieved based on what their season could have promised actually probably more underachieved than overachieved I remember who I put for this Jim talking about willing things into existence who did I put you went for Fulham yeah I mean two of the three goals for goal of the season were Fulham players they did win goal of the season that's no no points for me then no way you get a response to that come on man fuck's sake not even earned a response yeah it's just ridiculous it's on you Luke Moore do you remember who you put I don't Sunderland. Oh. Can I have it? It's got to be a point.

18:28Luke Moore: Yes. It has got to be a point. I told you that, Father of the Bride. Yeah. I was having it. Got to be a point. I mean, I didn't have them to be relegated, really talking to David Cartledge about this. But overachievers, yeah. I also had them as a big punt to win their opening day of the season against West Ham at home, which they did pretty handsome. Yes, they did. So, yeah, I was big in the Sunderland camp. So, you've got a point there, big boy. No doubt about that. Pete Donaldson went for Everton. No points there. Fish also went for Everton. Interestingly. I think everyone had a bit of faith in the ferryman.

18:56Luke Moore: So yes, Sunderland is without a doubt a correct answer, despite us saying it's subjective, but I don't think anybody would disagree with that. I think Bournemouth would have been a good answer as well. Brentford, I think there would have been a discussion to be had there, you could argue, but no one went for Brentford. For sure. And I mean, Leeds might have been a more robust discussion, but anyway, fortunately nobody had that. So there's no discussions needed there because Luke Moore was correct with Sunderland and you move up to two points, Luke. Lovely stuff. Just one behind me. I don't think I've ever won this.

19:27I'm pleased to be in the mix. Yeah, I forget.

19:29Luke Moore: I remember last season was Pete. Pete, yeah. Yeah, that was about it. So we move on to the next category, which is the first manager to leave slash be sacked. The answer, of course, was Nuno Espiritu Santo. Seems like a long time ago now. Seems like an awful bloody long time ago. I've still got time to relegate someone. We're worried he's going to relegate us. Yeah, on the 9th of September, pretty early on in the season. Because he had that big meltdown, didn't he? He just started slagging. Worst week of my life or whatever. I used to have a relationship with the owner and now I don't. I do there, pulling strings in the background.

20:01Luke Moore: Despite the presence of Maranacos, I don't think too many people saw this coming, but it happened. There were 10 other sackings this season. Graham Potter was just a few weeks after Nuno, of course. And then, they're all involved in West Ham and Forrest. Postacoglu, sacked by Forrest a few weeks after that. And then Vitor Pereira, sacked by Wolsey, would then go to Forest. So West Ham and Forest were all at sixes and sevens. And then the next one would have been into the new year. On the first day of the new year, it was Enzo Merska on the 1st of January. Happy New Year to you too, sir. That was kind of his fault though, wasn't it?

20:32Luke Moore: You could argue that. Although the Chelsea owners and then Ruben Amirim just a few days later and then a number of others. I'm sure you know who you had down for that. So, Luke Moore, who did Jim have? He went for Daniel Farker. Daniel Farker. Which is understandable given the chat at the time. He survived though. He did survive. the whole season. He's still there. Yeah. And he's, you know, he's done a great job. Well, I was about to say, he is one of those characters in a horror film. He's Ashen Evil Dead. Yeah, you think, well, he's not going to last long. Yeah. He lasts the whole thing. Stays the course.

21:03Luke Moore: He'll do Evil Dead 2 next season. Yes, indeed, Jay. An Army of Darkness the following year. Jim, who did I have? You had Vito Pereira, which I think is obviously not a bad shout because he wasn't too far behind. But this is a black or white answer. It's not correct, but I thank you for your... It's a binary answer. He was the fourth in the end. Yeah. Yeah. But the thinking was right. He did. My guy's still in there. Well, indeed. And so is Luke Moores, because Luke went for Daniel Farker as well. Yes, indeed. Pete went for Scott Parker. Understandable. Yeah. And he'd obviously leave his job eventually.

21:34Luke Moore: Eventually, right at the end. Vish also went for Daniel Farker. Right. So, yeah. It's the equivalent of having gone for a Watford manager in a previous season, isn't it? Essentially, yeah. It is a little bit, yeah. I think I get the impression when we were doing these predictions that Daniel Farker chat was rife. Yes. I think it was being reported everywhere so it kind of made sense but also with his his previous in the Premier League you know he wasn't cutting the mustard beforehand but from memory I was keen to get that in before it actually was announced that's probably why I went for it but fair play to Farker yeah Fairfax Fairfax yeah he's earned his sausages yeah and his nose cake and coffee did he say and his pornos during the day he didn't say that we will assume I don't think that's defamation of character he watches porn movies during the day at home.

22:19Luke Moore: I'm just wanting to make sure. Yeah. If he comes after he's going to have to prove that he doesn't do that. He's from Germany. He's definitely doing it. This is all a shame. This is all just a big shame. But I'm not saying anything wrong with watching it. I'm not saying Mark is the siren that's defamatory. Not me. I just don't know that we should be talking about it at all. About a man like Daniel Farker. Thank you Jim. You see Jim's come over to my side. This time yesterday Alan Pardew's a nerd to vaginas. Oh it's alright when you do it. That was the most explicit thing anyone's said on this show this season.

22:46It's all right for you, isn't it? Oh, because I asked him on the league. You can talk about Alan Pardew and his vagina. Fair enough. Can we go on probability or is that too far?

22:54Luke Moore: Is that too far? Anyway, good on Farker for keeping this job. Well done, Farker. You proved a number of the boys wrong there. Right then, Premier League top scorer. I assume we all had the same one here. We should all have the same answer. This was the easiest one to predict. Of course it was Erling Haaland with 27 goals. Only Igor Thiago scored over 20 goals other than Haaland, of course, in the league this season with 22 for Brentford, which was a fabulous return really nobody would have predicted that but it was Erling Haaland who was the top scorer he still it certainly felt like he had a drought at one point 27 well he did have a drought by his own standards incredible Luke who did Jim go for?

23:32Erling Haaland

23:32Luke Moore: yeah yeah Jim who did I go for? you went for Erling Haaland thank goodness you worried me there you had a look in your eye I was like oh dear but it would appear not everyone because Luke went for Mo Salah oh no I thought that was a shoo-in for a point. Oh dear, oh dear. What are you doing, man? He's fucking pissed me off more now. I was already pissed off at him, his behaviour. How many goals did he get? He did not enough. I'm going to have a look. You carry on, I'm going to have a look. Fewer than 20. Pete Donaldson went for Erling Haaland and Vish went for Erling Haaland. Luke Moore. It's an absolute stinker.

24:05Luke Moore: It is a stinker. I've ever thought that. He's got an astonishingly low number of goals this season. Yeah, just remind us. I'm still scrolling down the list. I'll tell you in a minute. it's absolutely incredible let me find it he got seven Premier League goals seven less than a almost a quarter of Haaland's total yes well Luke I feel that could be quite damning in your hunt for this but you remain one point behind me with two points same as Jim right chance to climb up to the top spot with me with this next category the team with the most red cards this season The answer was Chelsea. By far and away, Chelsea.

24:45Luke Moore: Eight red cards. They've got 11 in all competitions, but we're doing Premier League. Eight red cards. The next down, I think, was Spurs and Everton with four. Yeah. Half of the amount. Yeah. Ridiculous. So, eight red cards. Luke, who did Jim go for? Newcastle United. Yeah, I see that. Yeah, big lads. Yes. They're big lads. Yeah, they like to get amongst it. I can see. But the fact is, they were so less intense this season. I can definitely see the rationale for it. Their discipline was pretty good, to be fair. Yeah, they actually ended up with only three this season. So not close, not in the running.

25:18They were actually, just while you're on the subject, there were three teams that didn't get any reds this season. I might as well give you those at the end.

25:23Luke Moore: Yeah, we will. Jim, who did I go for? You went for Sunderland. Sunderland, yeah. So same region as me. Yes, that's right. They got three. They got three red cards. Five fewer than Chelsea. Luke, do you remember who you went for? I would have probably gone for someone like Newcastle, I think. You went for Leeds United. Oh, yeah. Okay, fair enough. They got one. Even worse. Pete also went for Leeds United. And Vish went for West Ham United. West Ham United achieved a colossal three as well. Yeah, so we're all in that pack. But Chelsea thought, no, this is one table that we are going to be top on.

26:00There's two really damning statistics about Chelsea this season, apart from all the obvious stuff. One is that they got so many red cards. and the second one is that they were outrun by every single team they played this season. But the three teams didn't get any red cards this season. Brighton, Manchester City and Arsenal.

26:15Luke Moore: Uncontroversially. Yeah, exactly. Nothing more to say about that. Player of the season, not open to interpretation, player of the season was Bruno Fernandes. The shortlist included Gabriel Morgan Gibbs-White, Erling Haaland, David Ryer, who would have been my choice incidentally, Declan Rice, Antoine Semenyo and Igor Thiago, but it was Bruno Fernandes who won it. Luke, who did Jim pick? Do you remember Jim? I don't remember, actually. You went for Florian Wirtz. Clown. Again, a clown. You're such a clown, mate. Get your Ange mask on. I went back for the second helping of that Kool-Aid, didn't I?

26:52Luke Moore: Yeah, you did. You're loving it. You're absolutely loving it. You were well sold into the Liverpool dream. I cannot believe how you can't predict the future. It makes you look like such a mug, mate. He did all right. can I not have half a point you can't have half a point no there are no half points did it right in the end a bit I suppose imagine if they gave him it yeah Jim who did I go for it's confusing you went for Bukayo Saka yeah right team wrong man actually no Bruno Fernandes won it so he's had a poor season by his own standard injuries injuries have been a factor but he's not been at his best he's got a Premier League title so I'm sure he'll take that yeah but it's ultimately the same as yours wrong Luke do you remember who you went for the way you're saying it in a chuckle doesn't sound good does it you remember?

27:34no

27:35Luke Moore: you went for Mo Salah again oh for fuck's sake

27:40Luke Moore: I tell you I don't even like the man I mean to be fair you thought to yourself the previous season it's not outrageous to think he might be in the run-ins for player of the season again possibly the best player in the world I mean I know I know so again I am really starting to respect Mystic Meg in a way I'm surprised well I always did and Brian Connolly's septic peg now you're talking yeah now you are talking Pete went for Hugo Eketico I mean it's better than mine and Jim's yeah to be fair yeah but it's all slopped out of the same Kool-Aid bowl it is it's the absolute sweeping to the factory floor of the fucking award and Vish went for Phil Foden oh that's even worse yeah that is terrible I don't think is it worse than no I think it's worse than Mo Salah Mo Salah a bit the World Cup fine there we go Case dismissed Yeah A new category Has been created Yeah So none of us got Bruno Fernandes None of us at all This Marcus It feels like you're going to win this Well Jim What's the standings So I So I Oh Jim And now we blast Yeah That's what Marcus did Do you remember that Was it a runner who won something Because everyone Or a cyclist who won a medal Because everyone else Crashed into each other Australian Is it not an Australian speed skater That's That sounds about right It feels like you're going to Get the win here I don't think I've been top.

29:02Luke Moore: Since the opening category, I've been top. I've been like Arsenal, Jim. Can I hold the top spot, though, as we go into a category which is very much open to interpretation? I'm on 10 to hook. So I'm on four. Jim, you're on three. You could join me on four. Luke, you're on two. Vish and Pete are also on two. So notable, mad shit.

29:24Luke Moore: So I think my moment of the season was when, I forget which referee it was who was in the Chelsea huddle Paul Tierney Paul Tierney and he glances at the camera that's that moment that whole incident because you know Liam Rossini actually had nothing really to do with that so he could have escaped from that unscathed but he decided to say that the players wanted to respect the ball but the glance at the camera not him because he lost his job about two weeks later true but that glance at the camera I think has got to be your moment of sensation brilliant comic title that's class absolutely class so Chelsea respecting the ball would be a good answer the general World Cup draw was another notable thing although we wouldn't have got away with just saying the World Cup although not happening in the Premier League again yeah and then Igor Tudor mistaking a random ball man for Arnett that was good that was probably my favourite so there's a few right then Luke Moore what did Jim say for notable mad shit this season Jim's suggestion was Evangelos Maranakis will be arrested in his underwear in a dawn raid by Interpol which I mean I don't think that's a terrible shout that's still still very much in play yeah you know I know the season officially ended but like at some point I'll just rehash that for next season basically what I'm saying is that defamation of character?

30:39no

30:41Luke Moore: I mean I truly meant it so maybe yeah nice for a mensch for Interpol yeah absolutely yeah I love their first album great man yeah imagine it was actually then you did the arresting at the time of recording and to our knowledge that hasn't happened that hasn't happened no so Luke do you remember what you put for it. I don't remember, no. No sort of a mad shit. A team will score 10 goals in a game. Oh, I always go for that. Yeah. Not the season for it, of course, with the champions famously winning one nils all the time. Man City beat Exeter 10-0. 10-1. 10-1 in the FA Cup. Okay. Listen, Man City beat Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup.

31:17Are you telling me I can't have that?

31:17Luke Moore: I'll answer stuff the bar. It's Premier League predictions. Oh. Well, I mean, Interpol and all that. That's not... I suppose he... Maranakis is the Premier League Yeah, they have to be... They'd have to be arrested by the chief executive of the Premier League. Or... In his pants. I don't know. I accept Sir Alex Ferguson. I don't know. I don't know. The grandfather of the league. I think... As you can't catch me. I think that... I think he's going to get a point there, actually. Thank you very much. Is it Premier League predictions or isn't it? It's a fair point, Jim. They're a Premier League team.

31:56Luke Moore: Jim. Jim. If he was on three points, there's no way I'm getting it. Either way, Marcus is going to be humming to himself the match of the day team. I just want to respect the mic here. So whatever you do, I'm just going to see. No, no, you and I, we have to put any energy into caring about it. Should we hover around Jim's mic? Maybe I think that's what we do. Jim Glarton's at the camera. So a team will score 10 goals in a game. It did happen. A Premier League team scored 10 goals in a game. And fair enough, it wasn't in the Premier League competition but they remain a Premier League team I mean fair enough alright we'll give him that maybe we'll tighten the categories a little bit next season but fine you found a back door and you've walked through it so you got yourself a point there Pete's put a football player to open a bakery

32:46it's so benign it's like so boring is that mad

32:51Luke Moore: it's so boring it's unhinged has that happened and we need to see if that has happened because it might well have happened somewhere. I'll Google it. He's not put a Premier League footballer, a footballer will, to open a bakery. I don't think it's happened as far as I can see. There's some, a couple of former NFL players who've got a cupcake show on the Food Network. And yeah, there's only, oh, here we go. A former professional footballer for Steyr Bucharest, Marius Dugaru, following a knee injury, swapped pitches for pastry to open the highly regarded micro bakery, the Butterholic in Liverpool.

33:23But that happened, in 2022. So I'm afraid not.

33:30Luke Moore: Yeah, exactly. It's just unhinged stuff. Matias Nunes, Man City midfielder, previously worked at his godfather's bakery in Portugal. Jürgen Klinsmann apparently grew up in a family of master bakers. Bakers. Master bakers. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. That's according to Google AI though. Yeah, I was going to say, I don't think we can give him a point there. No, I agree. Sadly, sadly. Vish but Bielsa back at Leeds I like that yeah it would have been quite incredible to see but they didn't need him Daniel Farker was the man and Vish doesn't get a point it would have been pretty remarkable given that like he's the current manager of the World Cup side isn't he so what I what I said again casting our minds back to the podcast with the notable mad shit I unfortunately went too specific on the man but this is what I said with regard to notable mad shit notable mad shit I have I've channeled the spirit of a Pete Donaldson prediction from years gone by.

34:31Luke Moore: Jason Tindall's bum will be seen. So it didn't happen, but we did see a bum. And I think maybe if I'd have said a bum will be seen, do you think that would have been too general? I think so, because... I don't get a point. That would be a reference to one of Pete's World Cup predictions once being a penis will be seen, which it then was. But you never see a penis. Exactly. Bums are a bit more... You do see a penis. Scalzi's penis. Common old garden. Just the common old garden bum. And the penis that was seen, was it not a Euros prediction? It was a guy getting his chopper out behind Andrea Pirlo taking a penalty.

35:01Yeah, to befuddle a penalty.

35:03Luke Moore: Yeah, the reason why I went specific on a person, I thought, well, who's the most likely? And also, I think it would have been, I don't think it would have been the spirit of it if I'd have just said a bum will be seen. No, I think so either. Yeah, and by the way, just in case anybody is wondering, a very, very, very brief Google AI overview of Jason Tindall exposed his bum. No, Newcastle United assistant manager Jason Tindall has never exposed his bum. The claim is completely false. There we go. Our new overlords have confirmed it. That's what they want you to think. So who's the winner of the predictions?

35:34It appears to be me with four points. You've wrestled the title back from Pete.

35:39Luke Moore: Very nobly. Jim and Luke were on three, Vish and Pete were on two. So this whole foul jamboree. Did you get that trophy behind you? Or is that the MyBittyAunt trophy? Yeah, I don't get a trophy for this. I don't know if you get shame or adulation I don't know it'd be good to hear about people's predictions themselves maybe they can chuck them in the comments yes indeed please do let us know how your predictions went as I say we had one or two people saying West Ham we're going to get relegated so they would have got that right if anyone got more than four it'd be interesting yes Jim we don't want to hear from them I don't want to hear from no please do if you had us clean sweep which seems unlikely then do get in touch and thank you for listening to the Football Ramble part of the Acast creator network Luke and I are back tomorrow with Vish and Pete where we'll be mopping up more of the post-season and looking ahead to Crystal Palace's Conference League final as well.

36:29Luke Moore: Thank you, chaps. See you tomorrow, everybody.

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