Hello and welcome to the TIFO Football Podcast. I'm Joe Devine and today I was delighted to be joined by Ian McIntosh.

Now I'm going to read from Ian McIntosh's Wikipedia page here. Hmm, fine reading. Ian McIntosh is a British journalist, author and podcaster. Ian McIntosh has worked for ESPN, has been the editor of the set pieces, written for The Guardian, and has also had his articles in the Blizzard and Sports Illustrated, the Anfield Rap, and has appeared on the BBC television programme Premier League World. He's written numerous articles and books about the

computer game Football Manager, and most recently, and perhaps most importantly for our conversation,

was a co-founder of Muddy Knee's Media, which produces the Totally Football Show, amongst

others including the Totally Football League show, and even podcasts that aren't about football. Imagine that.

In recent news, Muddy Knee's media has become a part of the athletic, joining TIFO in a

triangulation of exceptional content. No one told me to say that. I just, I made it up myself,

and I think it's true and sounds cool. So Ian joined me to talk about the history of his career, his time spent working on building sites and selling black bin bags,

his first jobs in journalism and his career all the way through to the sale of Muddy Knees media in recent weeks.

Plus what he's going to be doing next.

Ian is a lovely guy, and it was a

delight to be able to spend an hour chatting to him about his life. And I hope those of you

listening will enjoy. Anyway, before we get started today, please let me remind you that the football

is back. Yes, that's right, the football is back. And as a result of that, for a limited time only, and I believe only for a few days after the release of this podcast, the 40% off an annual subscription offer for The Athletic is available. Now, that will stop. So do get in there before the end date, which I wish I knew, but I don't, because that would be too professional for this.

But if you visit theathletic.com forward slash TIFO, you'll be able to get a subscription to the

Athletic for what is the equivalent of three pounds a month in the UK.

And you can join the triangulation crew.

Yeah?

That's a good one, isn't it?

But do please do that.

Anyway, without further ado, I will leave you in the warm embrace and the cool hands of Ian McIntosh.

Have you always loved football, Ian?

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