The Athletic

Hello TIFO listeners. I'm Ian McIntosh, host of the football manager show by The Athletic.

What do you mean you've never heard of it?

Oh, you should give it a go. It's scientifically proven to make you better at football manager.

You know, don't quote me on the science bit.

Anyway, if you have heard of it and you're missing it, I've got good news.

On May the 25th, we'll be putting on a football manager masterclass.

It's a sort of super pod, if you will.

Tom Davidson from Sports Interactive will be in the studio with the ultimate guide to getting better

at this bastard

child of Skynet that masquerades as a video game. We've got Alex McLeish in the studio as well.

He's going to teach real-life lessons that can help you in the game. And remember, this man played

for Alex Ferguson and went on to win a major trophy of Birmingham City. And by the way, if you're under the impression that Alex is a dour, moody Scotsman, you could not be more wrong. He was our first ever guest on the Totally Football League show. And he's absolutely lovely. I kind of want him to be my real-life football friend, but let's keep that to ourselves. Don't want to scare them off. Anyway, I'm babbling away.

I haven't told you the best bit.

The best bit is that one ticket holder will win the chance to play Alex Mucleash in a live-streamed game of Football Manager 2021 for actual prizes.

Actual prizes.

What's the prize?

Only a bloody Nintendo switch.

What do you get if you lose? Nothing. Because this is like football manager gladiators with fewer lions. Anyway, we've got loads of other prizes, books, all sorts. So, if you want to come along, it's £7.7. That's a price of a pint if you go to the wrong pub in Londonondon seven pound and you can get that ticket by visiting link dot dice dot fm forward slash masterclass that's link

dot dice dot fm forward slash masterclass i'll see you there welcome to the tifo football podcast. There's no Joe again. He is still on holiday. There's also no Alex. He's had a couple of days without football just to, you know, cheer him up and prove his mood a little bit. So it's just me and JJ today. Hello, JJ. Hello. What did we talk about today? Well, we start by quizzing you a little bit,

building some podcast chemistry. And then we went into Chelsea Lester, players fighting. We did a little bit

on Manchester United and Scott McTominee. I lost my mind a little bit and had a rant about spurs. What else did we talk about?

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