The Athletic FC

Hello and welcome to the TIFO football podcast.

I'm Joe Devine and I'm dripping from the nose,

which is why I'm at home today.

I didn't want to infect anyone with my illness or gooiness.

JJ says he doesn't want that. That's exactly why I've stayed at home, JJ. You're welcome. But please, hello, I'm delighted to be joined by J.J. Ball. Thanks. I like that you have a picture of your own lamp on the wall next to your lap. Well, I like that lamp so much that I decided I should get a picture of that lamp. And of course, because there's a picture of the lamp, it's also a picture of the wall. Yeah. So it's very meta. So I guess on that picture, there's another picture of the lamp on the wall within. There is. It's just off screen. Yeah. That's absolutely delightful. That picture. Yeah. Also here, Ruben Pender. Hello. I'm not sure where to look because when I look at the the screen, you know, I'm looking away from my camera. Look down the lens. Give it, give one of those. Hello. There we go. Hello, you're right. Blue steel. He's got three guitars, Ruben, not two. Yeah, I just noticed that, yeah. I think there's more. Three guitars, but two cases.

There's five in here.

Why do you have so many guitars, Joe? You can never have enough. Incredible musician. And also, what do you do when you don't get rid of them? Do you, you know, you just sort of keep them? There's a couple in the other room as well. And there's a piano. How about that?

Now, Colin Miller's also here.

Hi, Colin.

Hey, Jew.

I love this chair, by the way. There's a couple in the other room as well. And there's a piano. How about that? Now, Colin Miller's also here.

Hi, Colin. Hey, Jew. I love this chair, by the way. I love sitting in this position in the studio. It's fantastic. I know why you like it so much. You feel powerful, aren't you? And you're incredibly well lit because all the lights are pointed at you. Good for you, man. Good for you.

Well, you needed it today because you did a lot of talking.

So you're very well lit.

Now, what did we talk?

Oh, man. Good for you. Well, you needed it today because you did a lot of talking,

so you're very well lit. Now, what did we, oh, also Steve, Hankies here. Good morning. There it is.

Now, what did we talk about on today's episode? Well, it's a non-Premier League weekend, of course,

or it was over the weekend just passed. So we speculate what would happen if every single

Premier League manager

became a free agent in the summer would clubs stick or twist with their current coach? Well,

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