Ramble Extra podcast brilliance

The Football Ramble's humorous but passionate weekly chats have won three gongs in the 2009 Soccerlens Awards - Best Football Podcast (Editor's Choice and Readers' Choice) plus Funniest Football Website.

And they're now producing a special, exclusive extra bit for FourFourTwo.com - online every Friday.

This week, the discussions include weird international call-ups, disrespectful football authorities and what other sports footballers would excel at.

So why not start listening, open another window and carry on reading too?

If you like what you hear, you can get the main weekly Ramble podcast from TheFootballRamble.com or subscribe via iTunes here.

Previous Ramble Extras:
Fri Feb 26: Flash footballers & park football ultraviolence
Fri Feb 19: Bad injuries & Stephen Ireland's fishtank
Fri Feb 12: Avram's oars and Collymore's burger
Fri Feb 5: Beckham's advice to Wimbledon & Football's A-Team

Gary Parkinson is a freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer, actor and coach. He spent 14 years at FourFourTwo as the Global Digital Editor and continues to regularly contribute to the magazine and website, including major features on Euro 96, Subbuteo, Robert Maxwell and the inside story of Liverpool's 1990 title win. He is also a Bolton Wanderers fan.