Despite a tumbleweed week of football, the pod find plenty to chew on in this week's Football Weekly Extra-a-a-a-a-a-a …

James is joined by ZonalMarking.net editor Michael Cox, Owen Gibson, Barry Glendenning and Paul MacInnes. And thank heavens for your posts, as the team discuss why there are so many games at Christmas and so few in March, now that the sun has come out.

Once we've established that Gareth Bale is not Christian Bale, we discuss whether players get overtrained, the prospects for Wales v England … and is Fabio Capello hopelessly inept and phoning it in for the money? Or is it the players' fault?

Ewan Murray joins us down the line to talk about Scotland v Brazil and Sid Lowe calls in with the latest from Spain, including the game against the Czech Republic and the "complete and utter shambles" that is the TV dispute over there.

Plus, the pulse-racing excitement of emergency loan signing deadline day, and Owen Gibson drops in to report on Sepp Blatter and the battle for the Fifa presidency. Whom would you choose for Fifa president? The pod suggests God, Elle Macpherson or Charlie Sheen.