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Hello and welcome to the TIFO football podcast. I'm Joe Devine and I'm delighted to be joined today on this very special episode by James Montague. Hi James.

Hello. Thanks for having me. You're very welcome. You're an author and a writer and a

sort of guy about town. James, I've written some introductory lines for you here.

The first is they call him Wayne Rooney where he lives in Istanbul.

I've been, almost my entire adult life

been mistaken for Wayne Rooney in several places, including in Turkey, including in the West Bank, including in Lebanon. Yeah. Face like Rooney, I was told. And when they find out you're not, not Wayne Rooney, they're very disappointed. Very disappointed. Well, that leads me on to my second one. The only British man to live in Turkey and not get a hair transglant.

You're wearing a hat.

I'm wearing a hat.

So they can't see.

I can't see because it's second one. The only British man to live in Turkey and not get a hair transglant.

Yeah, that's true. You're wearing a hat.

I'm wearing a hat.

So they can't see.

I can't see.

Because it's sunny outside.

And I'm worried I'll get somewhere, not now, but it was kind of some sunny outside. Whenever it gets warm outside, I worry about the top of your head. Yeah. And also, you were once described as the Indiana Jones of football writing.

Yes.

And I've written, yeah, right, more like Harrison Bored.

Oh, I mean, right, more like Harrison Bored.

Oh, I mean, that phrase, I love that. Now, what? Who writes these lines for you? I did. Do you just write it in? On the tube on the way in. Good done, mate. Yeah. The last one's not true. I just thought it was a funny pun. Just brought me on here to embarrass me,

haven't you?

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