# Relinquish the ball

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Podcast: [Football Ramble](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-ramble-984156)
Published: 2026-09-01T10:46:43+00:00
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Pete and Vish have ditched the other Ramblers (slugs) and have been given the keys to today’s pod. There was a deluge of debuts at Villa Park last night and today the lads try to make sense of it all. Plus, Pete offers a friendly reminder to any clubs still stalling over their transfer business that the deadline really is TODAY. It’s all part of the service… Join us for a good time. Get your Football Ramble x Admiral kit here . Find us on Bluesky , X , Instagram , TikTok and YouTube , and email us here: show@footballramble.com . Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***  The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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