Tifo Football Podcast

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Latest Episodes:

Villa's title challenge, Newcastle & Chelsea's exciting game and the Tifo Festive Quiz! Dec 22, 2025

Show notes

Aston Villa’s incredible run of form, continuing with a win over Manchester United, a pulsating 2-2 draw between Newcastle United and Chelsea and a festive Tifo quiz all feature in the final Tifo Football podcast of 2025…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie, Kaya Kaynak & Reuben Pinder and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - a nostalgic intro

05:32 - Aston Villa’s phenomenal form continues against Man Utd

10:20 - Morgan Rogers is doing good

15:34 - Man Utd’s creative midfield problems and Kobbie Mainoo

20:48 - The Tifo Football podcast festive quiz! Part 1…

29:16 - A break

29:18 - a pulsating draw between Newcastle United & Chelsea

39:06 - song with significance to nations

44:49 - The Tifo Football podcast festive quiz! Part 2

58:33 - Points Are Bad

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Bruno’s Man Utd future & what’s going on at Tottenham Hotspur? Dec 17, 2025

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The future of Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United and the long term targets and travails of Tottenham Hotspur were discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie & Dan Kilpatrick and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - An ellipsis… intro

04:06 - The future of Bruno Fernandes

11:35 - There are more types of cloud than you think

17:50 - Has Amorim made tactical changes?

33:38 - an advertisement break

33:40 - it’s unclear if we’re back

34:47 - A zoomed out perspective on Tottenham Hotspur

47:35 - what does incremental improvement under Thomas Frank look like?

53:35 - Jon’s transport analogy

55:57 - What should Spurs do in the January window?

1:03:50 - 3 main narratives for Spurs over the rest of the season

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Are Man City back in the title race? Unlucky Wolves and Sunderland’s victory Dec 15, 2025

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The tightening of the title race following Man City’s win over Crystal Palace, a rotten season for Wolverhampton Wanderers, a Wear-Tyne derby victory for Sunderland over Newcastle United and a Scottish League Cup win for St Mirren over Celtic were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features JJ Bull, Reuben Pinder & Jacob Whitehead and is produced by Steve Hankey.

00:00 - a superstitious intro

03:02 - Manchester City tame The Eagles

07:25 - the permutations of an actual title race

14:45 - Crystal Palace have a very small squad

15:03 - Wolves are hungry for some Premier League points

23:34 - the made up places in England game

26:00 - The Separation Game Part 1

26:26 - A break

26:28 - The Separation Game Part 2

29:36 - Sunderland beat Newcastle!

34:30 - Newcastle struggle with a European season

36:56 - St Mirren Win the Scottish League Cup!

39:25 - Points Are Bad

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Alonso’s Real Madrid trouble & the Premier League’s new financial rules Dec 11, 2025

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The long term future of Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid and the potential implications of the new financial rules for the Premier League were discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Reuben Pinder & Abhishek Raj and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - The first, official & sanctioned intro

03:08 - Another unsanctioned intro

06:43 - Reuben has seen the Saipan film

11:00 - We discuss other football films

12:56 - 12 minutes in, there is some football

13:00 - Xabi Alonso under pressure at Real Madrid

18:20 - Is the Galactico era over?

23:40 - From Superstars to Systems

27:00 - Tourists & films in London

27:50 - Back to Real Madrid

31:08 - An advert motherf***er

31:11 - New Premier League spending rules

33:20 - What has changed and why?

40:45 - Why did clubs not anchor their tops to their bottoms?

42:53 - How will this affect your club?

49:00 - Will this help Premier League clubs remain financially healthy?

51:40 - Which footballers would make the best accountants?

53:10 - Jon is back on his bulls**t

53:45 - The issue with pinning against revenue

55:50 - back to anchoring

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Will Salah leave Liverpool? Villa beat Arsenal & Palace are fourth! Dec 08, 2025

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Mohamed Salah’s salacious post match interview following Liverpool’s 3-3 draw with Leeds United, Aston Villa beating league leaders Arsenal, Crystal Palace moving fourth following their win over Fulham and Hearts retaining top spot in the Scottish Premiership after their win over Celtic were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features JJ Bull, Reuben Pinder & Jon Mackenzie and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - a drilling intro

02:52 - Mohamed Salah getting things off his chest

08:34 - can an old bull bow out gracefully?

09:19 - back to the Salah situation

20:33 - Leeds United 3-3 Liverpool

29:35 - The Separation Game Part 1

31:14 - A break

31:16 - The Separation Game Part 2

35:36 - Aston Villa defeat Arsenal

42:16 - Where will Villa actually finish, no-one can predict!

44:00 - Crystal Palace are fourth!

49:15 - the sadness of beautiful goals when you lose

53:05 - Heart’s lofty goal

57:48 - Points Are Bad

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Liverpool held by Sunderland, Leeds stun Chelsea & Arsenal win again Dec 04, 2025

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Liverpool’s late draw against Sunderland at Anfield, Leeds shock victory against Chelsea at Elland Road, Man City’s thrilling 5-4 victory over Fulham and Arsenal’s win against Brentford were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie & Seb Stafford-Bloor and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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Timecodes

00:00 - the first, official & sanctioned intro

02:48 - the unsanctioned intro

03:36 - Sunderland secure a draw against Liverpool

08:00 - Joe tries to understand cricket

09:46 - Liverpool gave Sunderland loads of time & space

14:20 - there was some banging

14:30 - back to Liverpool & Sunderland

19:50 - Chelsea lost to Leeds in the thick middle

24:00 - How Leeds have pivoted

26:40 - Chelsea without Moisés Caicedo

30:22 - changing Chelsea’s centre backs & lack of a consistent environment

34:31 - a break

34:33 - A barnstorming game between Fulham & Man City

47:07 - Arsenal win again

49:50 - Mikel Merino’s head

53:48 - Arsenal are great in open play, actually

1:00:13 - Brentford’s Igor Thiago is good

1:02:43 - Other famous Igors, some were cut…

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Chelsea hold Arsenal, Liverpool & Man Utd win & Spurs lose again Dec 01, 2025

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Ten man Chelsea’s impressive draw with leaders Arsenal, wins for Manchester United and Liverpool plus yet another defeat for Tottenham Hotspur were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features JJ Bull, Reuben Pinder & Luke Bosher and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 A blues intro

04:55 - ten men Chelsea hold Arsenal

16:47 - Arsenal haven’t played without either Gabriel or Saliba for ages

22:40 - Liverpool beat West Ham without Salah

29:35 - The Separation Game Part 1

30:32 - An advertisement break

30:35 - The Separation Game Part 2

37:35 - Crystal Palace lose to Man Utd

44:40 - Tottenham lose again!

56:20 - A tight Premier League

1:01:33 - Points Are Bad

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Pogba’s back, could Vini Jr leave Real Madrid? And Noni Madueke’s one-to-one coach Nov 27, 2025

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Paul Pogba’s return to competitive football, the tense relationship between Vinícius Júnior and Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid were discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

We also had a special guest! Individual skills coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst has worked with the likes of Arsenal’s Noni Madueke, Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo & Monaco’s Folarin Balogun to help develop specific parts of their game outside of the club environment.

We hear what a one to one coach is, how Saul became one, what they work on and how they navigate training with individual players who are also training regularly with their clubs.

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie & Saul Isaksson-Hurst and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - why are we in this intro? Also please subscribe!

8:28 - Why is a toilet called a toilet? Which new toilet should Joe purchase?

14:08 - Paul Pogba’s back!

15:05 - We speak about Carrow Road for quite some time here…

19:05 - back to Paul Pogba being… back.

22:25 - reflecting on Pogba’s legacy

27:52 - Will Vinícius Júnior leave Real Madrid?

31:20 - the creaky chair is back!

31:50 - a sea change at Madrid with Xabi Alonso?

36:40 - a break

36:42 - a one to one coach’s perspective on player coach relations

40:15 - what is an individual skills coach?

41:18 - full time personal chef or full time driver?

42:41 - how do you become an individual skills coach?

44:40 - working with Antoine Semenyo, Noni Madueke & Folarin Balogun one to one

56:11 - entering the football industry when you’re not an ex pro

59:11 - the psychological side

1:01:00 - drills versus letting the players improvise

1:03:52 - Joe’s reductive questions to end

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Arsenal hammer Spurs, Liverpool lose again, Newcastle beat Man City Nov 24, 2025

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Arsenal’s statement victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby, Newcastle United’s morale boosting win over Manchester City at St James’s Park and Liverpool’s defeat to Nottingham Forest at Anfield were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features JJ Bull, Kaya Kaynak & Jack Pitt-Brooke and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - A NLD intro

02:52 - Arsenal win the NLD

5:22 - what was the gameplan for Spurs?

12:25 - where does this leave Thomas Frank?

14:38 - can it go wrong for Arsenal at this point?

18:40 - Gabriel Magalhães the best player in the Premier League?

20:55 - Eze’s crowning moment

24:42 - The Separation Game Part 1

25:49 - The Soccer 100

29:26 - A break

29:28 - The Separation Game Part 2

32:35 - Newcastle Utd beat Man City

36:55 - a midfield mismatch

42:05 - exploring why Liverpool’s poor form continues

54:20 - JJ gets to talk about Scotland

59:45 - Points Are Bad

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Scotland get to World Cup, where will Semenyo go & who will win the North London derby? Nov 19, 2025

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Scotland qualifying for the World Cup, the best destination for Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo, this weekend’s North London derby between Arsenal & Tottenham Hotspur plus a confusing time for the German national team were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie& Seb Stafford-Bloor and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - a fever dream intro

06:08 - Scotland are going to the World cup!

18:35 - Where would be a good fit for Antoine Semenyo?

32:28 - an advertisement break

33:30 - Click here for the North London derby preview

44:48 - a break

44:50 - we’re right back, with more #NLD

45:32 - and again

45:50 - and again again

45:55 - Why Arsenal are really impressively actually