Tifo Football Podcast

JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football. There was a surfeit of sackings in the Premier League over the weekend, so the boys rake over the coals of Graham Potter’s six months at Chelsea and the four year Brendan Rodgers era at Leicester City. Manchester City battered Liverpool when it looked like Liverpool might be about to derail The Citizens title bid. That defeat puts the 2020 Premier League winners in real trouble when it comes to qualifying for the Champions League, with Liverpool behind Brighton and Brentford in the standings as those standings stand.  That race for the Champions League is being led by Newcastle United and Manchester United, with The Magpies overcoming The Red Devils at St James’ Park over the weekend. And speaking of corvids, we discuss whether a collection of intelligent crows should be allowed to watch a game of football if they had a ticket, as well as some other mad nonsense involving seagulls. Oh and AC Milan vs Napoli plus Bayern München vs B

Michael Bailey, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. The chaps gives us a precis on who Julian Nagelsmann is, what kind of football he likes to coach and why that was deemed not good enough by Bayern Munich who have sacked him.  Thomas Tuchel has been hired in his place, but is this just a question of the “elite” managerial carousel turning again? After torching the relationship with his players just over a week ago, Antonio Conte is no longer Tottenham boss.  We talk about where this leaves Spurs in the long term and what they can actually hope for in this most competitive of leagues. Then, the pod gets speculative…  What if the new project at Chelsea doesn’t succeed?  What if Jurgen Klopp leaves Liverpool this summer? WHAT if Carlo Ancelotti becomes Brazil manager? WHAT IF Gavi actually does leave Barcelona on a free transfer? All of these were answered to varying levels of satisfaction… This episode of the Tifo football podcast is presented by Michael Bailey and produc

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football. The boys look at why Crystal Palace made the decision to relieve Patrick Vieira of his managerial duties.  We talk about Tottenham and Antonio Conte’s searingly honest press conference after their 3-3 draw with Southampton. The Champions League has reached the quarter final stage and there are some real juicy ties that we drool all over. In Spain, Barcelona opened up an eight point gap over Real Madrid with a 2-1 in El Classico.   Man Utd’s progress to the FA Cup semi-final was marred by a mad 40 second in which Fulham had two men sent off in the space of a minute.  JJ and Jon had a lovely day together at a football match over the weekend so we hear about that lovely time they had. Plus, there’s a discussion about heathland that deteriorates very quickly.   This episode of the Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

Michael Bailey, Joe Bull, and JJ Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. Arsenal have a lovely day against Fulham on the banks of the Thames with a 3-0 win. But is Fulham’s sensational season so far starting to come unstuck? Most of us expected the west London side to be a relegation candidate this year, but they’re not. Instead West Ham, Leicester City, Crystal Palace, Wolves and Everton are some of the teams in trouble in a way that’s surprising.  AFC Bournemouth were backed to be down in the depths when the season began, but after their 1-0 win over Liverpool and a strong performance against Arsenal; could the Cherries actually ripen in the top tier? Man Utd drew 0-0 with Southampton over the weekend but tried Jadon Sancho out at number 10, which was very interesting so we spoke about it. We comprehensively cast our eyes over the last 16 ties for the Champions and Europa Leagues.  Plus, we discover how hard it actually is to read and write everything backwards. This episode of the Tifo foo

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. Liverpool put seven, yes SEVEN, past Manchester United at Anfield. So how the hell did that happen? Elsewhere, Arsenal secured the three points in the dying seconds with a moment that may become part of highlight reels for years to come. Further down the table, Brighton hammered The Hammers West Ham 4-0. Are David Moyes men starting to reek of relegation form? Seb Stafford-Bloor joins us for the second half of the show. We talk about a potential spanner in the works for Newcastle United’s owners emanating from the world of golf... We look to Germany and discuss the fact that there is in fact a title race in the Bundesliga. But is that interesting? We’ll let you decide. Napoli’s fifteen point lead in Italy means there probably isn’t a title race anymore but they will be the fourth different champion there in a row which is… interessante. Plus, we discover the origins of some of our favourite idioms and there

Manchester United ended their five year trophy drought by beating Newcastle United in the League Cup final. We discuss if this is the symbolic start of something good for Erik Ten Hag and his team, and if the League Cup is a minor or major trophy… In Scotland, Celtic win another League Cup and we ponder if the dominance of Ange Postecoglou’s side will keep on going. Forever.  Tottenham find themselves in the top four after beating a defensively and offensively lacklustre Chelsea 2-0. At this point, the redemption arc for Graham Potter at Chelsea is going to be quite epic if it does come… We talk for a bit about quite how drastic the collapse in standards at Liverpool has been, and Jon gets very excited about Javi Gracia’s first game, and victory; as Leeds United manager. Plus, we briefly look at how Paris St Germain will probably win Ligue Un again but probably not the Champions League. And, even more briefly, we cast our eyes over the last 16 draw for the Europa League, Europe’s second most major, or mi

Michael Bailey, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. Arsenal ended their winless streak by beating Aston Villa very, very late on. But will every game be so hard for The Gunners for the rest of this season? Manchester City yet again dominate a side and fail to win. But how to explain it? Damned if we know. Newcastle United had possibly the worst start to a game for any side this season in their 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, and it’s left them in the goalkeeping lurch for the League Cup final. And will Liverpool sneak past the Magpies into top four contention?  One team who almost certainly won’t be challenging for the Champions League places this season is Chelsea. After losing to bottom side Southampton, will the Chelsea board really, actually stick with Graham Potter? Plus, we look at La Liga and how Barcelona have levered themselves into first place with an impressive, and surely unsustainable; defensive record. This episode of the Tifo football podcast is presented by Michael B

JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor are here to talk about some football. Manchester United are looking like they’re starting to dance to Erik Ten Hag’s tune. But will that tune lead towards a title race? Manchester City might have had a fire lit under them which is both terrifying and quite annoying to be honest. Chelsea are a work in progress but will they actually allow Graham Potter to progress that work?  And we discuss the VAR errors over the weekend and really try to make it not be boring. Plus, we look at a Bundesliga that sees Union Berlin back to their pre-World Cup best in the battle with Bayern. JJ also shoehorns in talking about UFOs, or UAPs I should say, on multiple occasions. This episode of the Tifo football podcast is presented by JJ Bull and produced by Steve Hankey. *** This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp, Visit betterhelp.com/cobham today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor (briefly) are here to talk about some football. Seb Stafford-Bloor walks us through the allegations brought against Manchester City by the Premier League over alleged breaches of a series of financial rules. On the pitch, Manchester City lost to Tottenham Hotspur away, their third consecutive defeat on the road. Harry Kane became Tottenham’s record goalscorer in this game. We chat about why he so good. Arsenal couldn’t handle a resurgent Everton riding that new manager bounce in their 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park. All of this may be of benefit to Manchester United. They scored a very “Ten Hagian” goal against Crystal Palace and are sneaking closer and closer to the Premier League summit. And somehow the different types of animals that have been sent to space came up… The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. *** • Get 6 months of Babbel language learning for free when you purchase a 6 month subscription

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. Arsenal and Manchester City played each other for the first time in this most unusual of seasons.  But what impact will City’s win in the FA Cup have on the minds of the boys in red and white? It probably has nothing to do with Arsenal’s pursuit of Moises Caicedo, and we also don’t make that link but it works for an episode description… Caicedo looks set to be yet another brilliant buy (and sale at some point) for Brighton and Hove Albion.  We chat a little bit about why them Seagulls soar so high in the transfer market.  We move on to discuss Everton. They have a new manager in Sean Dyche and some money in the bank from their sale of Anthony Gordon.  But will all this help the Toffees come… unstuck?  Artificial intelligence, potatoes and Aberdeen were also discussed. The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. *** • Get 20% Off and FREE shipping with the code EPL23 at manscaped.com Lea

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. Arsenal continued their best ever start to a top flight season with a 3-2 win over Manchester United.  But are Mikel Arteta's touchline antics a marginal gain or a sign of the moral failure of the entire football club? Chelsea versus Liverpool was not that interesting. So instead we spoke about Chelsea's new lengthy contracts.  Are they an unusual outlier or a presage of things to come? We move on to a win for West Ham in Frank Lampard's last game as Everton manager.  Did we record before he was sacked? Of course we did. There was also an inexplicable amount of discussion about cows in this episode. The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. Events in London and Manchester are the first focus for the fellas in this episode. We start with league leaders Arsenal. Is the title theirs to lose now? The Gunners beat North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. For Spurs, this defeat raises many, many questions.  Moving on to Manchester, a win for United over City continued the Ten Hagian revolution for the Red Devils. But are they in the title mix now too? Liverpool lost again, this time against a brilliant Brighton who have taken to DeZerbi’s methods like a seagull to a bag of chips. Plus, we explore the Premier League’s bottom. Relegation to be precise. At least eight teams are in the mix at our count. But who will drop out by season’s end? Finally, a word or two is said about Napoli, who sit imperiously atop Serie A with a nine point lead having just put five past Juventus. Bellissima. The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Learn

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. For the first show of 2023 the boys start, unexpectedly, with Southampton. The Athletic’s Southampton reporter Jacob Tanswell joins us to give all of the insight. Will Southampton sink without a trace on the South Coast? Is the new owner's long term plan working? Manchester United have a 100% winning record since the post World Cup, and at the time of recording before anyone goes near the comments in like five weeks time. Has Erik Ten Hag started to get the fear back into the Red Devils? And would a big man up top make them even better?  Plus, Chelsea are facing an uncomfortable transition from their short term habits to longer term planning. But will they hold their nerve and keep Graham Potter? Finally, Haaland is great, but are Manchester City better without him? This is discussed and quickly dismissed, but it’s a good ol’ chat.  The Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more ab

Argentina and France played out one of the most thrilling World Cup finals in history. Messi won his first World Cup and Mbappe scored a hat trick. The Tifo team discuss the final and reflect on the tournament as a whole. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we move towards the final of the 2022 World Cup, another historic event has taken place: the Totally x Tifo crossover! JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are joined by the host of the Totally Football Show, James Richardson, and Totally regular Sasha Goryunov to talk through the upcoming World Cup final between France and Argentina. Produced by Nathan A Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

France beat Morocco in today’s semifinal en route to meet Argentina in the final on Sunday. The Tifo team discuss the game, along with a few quiz rounds regarding World Cup goals and international caps. Plus, why you shouldn’t scout at a World Cup. And points are bad sees the last predictions of the tournament. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Argentina cruise past Croatia on their way to the 2022 World Cup final, to face France or Morocco. Messi inspired another victory, but it was Julian Alvarez who secured it with a brace on the night. The Tifo team discuss Julian, Lionel and more in today's episode. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

England's tournament comes to an end with the quarter-finals. Morocco do it again to send Portugal packing. The Tifo team discuss Southgate, Deschamps, penalties, the Moroccon middle and whether points are good or not. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Croatia took Brazil to penalties and misery, and the Netherlands very nearly repeated the day's earlier surprise against Argentina. The Tifo team discuss the above and more. They are joined by Carl Anka to do so. And points are bad. They're really, really bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The round of 16 wraps up as Portugal thrive without Ronaldo and Morocco hold steady through 120 minutes before kicking Spain out of the tournament. The Tifo team discuss the above and more, plus points are bad. This episode of The Tifo podcast is presented by JJ Bull and produced by Nathan A Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices