Episodes

  • Club football is back! Now where were we?

    Club football is back! Now where were we?
    Nov 21 2024
    It feels like a lifetime since we last enjoyed club football. Forgotten what was going on? Don’t worry. Give us ten minutes and we’ll bring you right up to speed. We look at how Manchester City and Arsenal joined Chelsea in the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-finals. James Twomey joins us to discuss another injury setback for England and Chelsea defencer Reece James. And there’s just about enough time for another Impromptu International Week Book Club. Today it’s ‘Go To War’ Jon Spurling’s brilliant tale of football in the 1980s which you can find here https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/go-to-war Did you know that The Athletic was giving Bluesky a go? Some of our best writers have moved there and I’ve cracked and followed them over. You can find me on the link below and hopefully the place will stay nice for at least a week or so. https://bsky.app/profile/iainmacintosh.bsky.social We are delighted to say that this show is now sponsored by PELOTON. Find out more about them by visiting onepeloton.co.uk Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Liam Twomey and Si Watts Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • What can we read into Pep’s new City deal?

    What can we read into Pep’s new City deal?
    Nov 20 2024
    That’s what we’re asking our Manchester City correspondent Sam Lee. Does this mean that…the other stuff is all resolved? And what’s going on down in Croydon were Stormzy and Wilfried Zaha have bought a non league football club and they’ve just hired former Crystal Palace coach and caretaker manager Keith Millen? Matt Woosnam has been investigating. Plus, all the scores from the Women’s Champions League. Did you know that The Athletic was giving Bluesky a go? Some of our best writers have moved there and I’ve cracked and followed them over. You can find me on the link below and hopefully the place will stay nice for at least a week or so. https://bsky.app/profile/iainmacintosh.bsky.social We are delighted to say that this show is now sponsored by PELOTON. Find out more about them by visiting onepeloton.co.uk Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Sam Lee and Matt Woosnam Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Pep is staying, but it’s ta ta to Martino

    Pep is staying, but it’s ta ta to Martino
    Nov 20 2024
    Well, that was a busy night. Wales gave one of their finest performances since 2016, beating Iceland 4-1 and gaining promotion to the top tier of the Nations League, but they’re down to Item 3 tonight because Pep Guardiola has signed a new contract with Manchester City and Tata Martino has left Inter Miami, We’ve got all the scores from around the world, particularly in the Asian World Cup Qualifiers where Group C is now hilariously tight. Japan are running away with it. Five other nations are scrapping for one promotion spot, a single point separates them all and there are just four games left to play. Did you know that The Athletic was giving Bluesky a go? Some of our best writers have moved there and I’ve cracked and followed them over. You can find me on the link below and hopefully the place will stay nice for at least a week or so. https://bsky.app/profile/iainmacintosh.bsky.social We are delighted to say that this show is now sponsored by PELOTON. Find out more about them by visiting onepeloton.co.uk Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Jeff Rueter, Dermot Corrigan, Thomas Lopez Hill Marcheno Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Super Scotland win in Poland

    Super Scotland win in Poland
    Nov 18 2024
    We’ve all had a whinge about the international break, and with no small amount of justification given the strain on footballers these days, but Scotland and Poland served up an outstanding game of football in Warsaw and Scotland, after all their bad luck and all their poor form, secured a fantastic victory. Best game I’ve seen in ages. Elsewhere, Spain won their group, Denmark qualified in second, San Marino won again and Sudan have qualified for the African Nations, which is arguably the most impressive performance of the lot. Plus, we’ve got more details on the Lyon story and a look ahead to Mauricio Pochettino’s first competitive home game in charge of the USMNT. Did you know that The Athletic was giving Bluesky a go? Some of our best writers have moved there and I’ve cracked and followed them over. You can find me on the link below and hopefully the place will stay nice for at least a week or so. https://bsky.app/profile/iainmacintosh.bsky.social We are delighted to say that this show is now sponsored by PELOTON. Find out more about them by visiting onepeloton.co.uk Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Paul Tenorio, Julien Laurens Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Carsball ends with a big England win

    Carsball ends with a big England win
    Nov 17 2024
    England have returned to the top tier of the Nations League after beating Ireland 5-0 at Wembley. Jack Pitt-Brooke was at Wembley for that one. France had a good night as well, they beat Italy 3-1 at the San Siro. Plus, did you ignore all the international football to leave the house and have fun with real people doing real things? Then you need our giant international round-up. In just ten minutes, we’ll have you up to speed with Scotland’s massive result, with Ghana’s massive fail, with Javier Aguirre’s massive head wound and Lyon’s massive financial crisis. You need this podcast, you really do. Did you know that The Athletic was giving Bluesky a go? Some of our best writers have moved there and I’ve cracked and followed them over. You can find me on the link below and hopefully the place will stay nice for at least a week or so. https://bsky.app/profile/iainmacintosh.bsky.social We are delighted to say that this show is now sponsored by PELOTON. Find out more about them by visiting onepeloton.co.uk Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Jack Pitt Brooke Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • England drop Kane and win big

    England drop Kane and win big
    Nov 14 2024
    Lee Carsley isn’t going quietly into the night. He made some very bold selections and he was rewarded with a resounding 3-0 victory over Greece. Jack Pitt Brooke was in Athens to watch that one. I, on the other hand, was in my office watching Italy mostly dominate Belgium, though they should have won by more than their single goal. We’ve got some interesting scores from around the world, we’ve got news of Claudio Ranieri’s return to Roma and, most importantly, we’ve figured out which pub I went to in Barcelona in 2006. Did you know that The Athletic was giving Bluesky a go? Some of our best writers have moved there in the last 48 hours and I’ve cracked and followed them over. You can find me on the link below and hopefully the place will stay nice for at least a week or so. https://bsky.app/profile/iainmacintosh.bsky.social Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Jack Pitt Brooke Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Roma wasn’t built in a day

    Roma wasn’t built in a day
    Nov 13 2024
    You thought we had no football to talk about during International week didn’t you? WRONG! We look ahead to Thursday’s games, the Women’s Champions League and by the way: What is going wrong at Roma? Plus what Cole Palmer really thought of his move to Chelsea and is there ANYTHING more frightening than the prospect of asking Roy Keane for his daughters hand in marriage? And you know who we haven’t heard from for a while? YOU! We’ve had so much football, we’ve had no space for your messages. You can email imacintosh@theathletic.com or, if you’re listening on the app, leave us a comment. It’s international week, we need the content… Need something to read? Head over to the Athletic where Oliver Kay looks back on Premier League nostalgia and the perils of comparing different eras: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5917161/2024/11/13/premier-league-best-era-comparison-nostalgia/ Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: James Horncastle and Si Watts Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • International week is back, but please listen anyway. Please.

    International week is back, but please listen anyway. Please.
    Nov 12 2024
    Come on, it’ll be fun. We’ve got the return of the Impromptu International Week Book Club, that’ll be good, right? We’ve got news on a 57 year old professional footballer in Japan, you can’t miss that. Hey, and what about Lionel Messi? You know what they’re reporting in the USA right now? Messi-fatigue. You can find out more about that if you listen. And that’s not all. I’ll also reveal the location of London’s best pub… And you know who we haven’t heard from for a while? YOU! We’ve had so much football, we’ve had no space for your messages. You can email imacintosh@theathletic.com or, if you’re listening on the app, leave us a comment. It’s international week, we need the content… Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Felipe Cardonas Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins