Aston Villa’s unexpectedly bad start to the season, why it’s hard for clubs to establish themselves at the top of the Premier League now and the lack of Premier League players at the sharp end of the Ballon D’Or nominations were discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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00:00 - A singing Samwise intro 

07:50 - a bad start for Aston Villa

27:55 - Are there ways to make the Premier League more fun?

34:50 - the transfer tightrope Aston Villa have to walk

48:55 - some unnecessary information then an ad break

48:57 - why things are bad on the pitch for Villa

01:06:02 - the Ballon D’Or!

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A fundamental tactical shift from Pep Guardiola in Manchester City’s draw with Arsenal, confusing substitutions from Chelsea in their defeat to Manchester United and Crystal Palace’s 17 game unbeaten run were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

00:00 - a rainy intro

06:10 - Arsenal and Manchester City draw

32:15 - somehow we’re back on pronunciation again

33:27 - and back to the game

37:52 - calling out the bullsh*t

38:45 - The Separation Game Part 1

39:57 - a yawning break

40:01 - The Separation Game Part 2

46:15 - should you get sent off for yeeting a ball at someone?

49:15 - Manchester United win a game!

1:00:56 - time to play a game

1:03:12 - Crystal Palace have not lost for 17 games

1:08:40 - Points Are Bad

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The early contenders for this season’s Champions League, Tottenham’s winning return to the competition and a strong Premier League start for AFC Bournemouth were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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00:00 - Intro 

03:34 - How do you say Atlético de Madrid?

12:40 - Champions League teams… RANKED

14:22 - this 7 second pause is intentional

14:29 - Champions League teams… RANKED… again

36:53 - a slap up break

36:55 - Tottenham’s return to the Champions League

50:17 - Jon gets to talk about Bournemouth

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Increased pressure on Ruben Amorim following Manchester United’s defeat to Manchester City and what this season’s expectations should be for Chelsea were discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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Timecodes

00:00 - An intro to alienate all listeners and viewers

03:38 - The Manchester derby, attempt 1

04:08 - chocolate bars, vending machines and old currency

11:50 - Should Amorim be sacked if they lose at Chelsea?

33:00 - it’s the system stupid

38:40 - The Separation Game Part 1

39:55 - maybe I’m a break

39:57 - The Separation Game Part 2

43:27 - 90 seconds on Man City exactly

45:49 - what are Chelsea now?

1:01:00 - The Champions League returns!

1:04:37 - Points Are Bad

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The upcoming return of Football Manager, the sacking of Nuno Espírito Santo by Nottingham Forest and the hiring of Ange Postecoglou by Nottingham Forest were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features JJ Bull, Iain Macintosh & Zealand Shannon and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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The departure of Daniel Levy from Tottenham Hotspur, reflections on the early Premier League season and the excellent start made by Everton were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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The winners and losers of the summer transfer window, do Liverpool now have a team of Galacticos a la Real Madrid and whether Manchester City are genuinely just bad now were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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Liverpool’s victory over Arsenal, Manchester United’s current discontent and some transfer deadline day deals were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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A lookahead to Liverpool versus Arsenal and the importance of data points such as single number models, percentiles and xG were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Mark Carey, Thom Harris & Conor O’Neill and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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Arsenal’s 5-0 thrashing of Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur’s away win at Manchester City and Chelsea hammering West Ham United were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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Alexander Isak’s explosive statement as he tries to leave Newcastle, Arsenal transfer spending and Tottenham’s one horse race for Eberechi Eze were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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Arsenal’s victory over Manchester United, Manchester City & Liverpool’s blistering starts to the Premier League and why it was right that Crystal Palace had their freekick goal disallowed were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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Crystal Palace’s victory over Liverpool in the Community Shield, some of our predictions for the forthcoming Premier League season and how best to secure Premier League survival were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

The Athletic writers season predictions - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6542226/2025/08/11/premier-league-predictions-2025-2026/?source=emp_shared_article 

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

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Benjamin Sesko’s transfer destination this summer, Son Heung-min’s departure from Tottenham and the nature of this summer’s transfer window were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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England’s epic Euros victory, Alexander Isak’s possible move away from Newcastle United and where Manchester United may finish this season 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 & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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Noni Madueke officially being an Arsenal player, Marcus Rashford looking to be loaned to Barcelona from Manchester United and England’s epic Euros quarter final victory over Sweden 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 & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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Chelsea’s victory in the Club World Cup, how much Bayern Munich will miss Jamal Musiala and the transfers of Mohammed Kudus, Anthony Elanga and Noni Madueke were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by JJ Bull, features Seb Stafford-Bloor & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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Everton’s unprecedented summer of change, what Viktor Gyokeres would bring to Arsenal and young players to look out for from the U21 Euros were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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Bad weather at the Club World Cup, Jamie Gittens & João Pedro joining Chelsea, Dominic Calvert-Lewin as a free agent and Milos Kerkez joining Liverpool were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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How will Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson compete at Chelsea and what kind of player is Jobe Bellingham were discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

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

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