Tifo Football Podcast

In this second and final part, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on the latter half of this article by James McNicholas https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7291434/2026/05/19/inside-arsenal-premier-league-title-win/Join the discord! https://discord.gg/CGVn8crYYa

The deeper, executive and management questions that surround the underperformance of clubs like Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Chelsea and AC Milan plus Crystal Palace’s UEFA Conference League success were discussed on the latest Tifo Football podcast.This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Jack Pitt-Brooke & Jonathan Shainin and is produced by Steve Hankey.Equator magazine - https://www.equator.org/ Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNMADRIAN DENNIS / Contributor / AFP via Getty ImagesRichard Heathcote / Staff / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images00:00 - a plain t-shirt intro09:32 - Executive malfunction at Tottenham Hotspur21:00 - consequences of coach choices27:54 - Jon’s tea party analogy and how ot make a good football system33:42 - A break33:44 - The Rondo 42:35 - Navigating “big club” versus “small club” operational policy49:40 - the problem with overly reducing football to numbers1:00:37 - another break1:00:39 - Crystal Palace won the Conference League!1:09:52 - Italy’s top four this season

The end of multiple eras at Manchester City & Liverpool, West Ham United’s relegation and the impressive survival of Leeds United were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast.Plus, we draw Points Are Bad to a close…This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull, Reuben Pinder & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey.Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM Thumbnail: Carl Recine / Staff / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images 00:00 - a tunnel of intro08:22 - The Pep Guardiola era ends17:15 - Why one cannot fully celebrate Pep’s achievements…28:29 - An era drawing to an end at Anfield30:26 - a break 30:28 - THE RONDO43:10 - West Ham were relegated50:00 - West Ham transfer hit or miss quiz52:39 - Were West Ham unlucky?55:06 - a break 55:08 - Leeds United survive!1:09:30 - Points Are Bad ends!

Jon and Joe are joined on the final day of the Premier League season by a slightly crunchy Alex Barker to talk Tottenham Hotspur's survival, West Ham's not. And ask: what was this season?

The story of Arsenal’s 2025-26 triumph is relatively unusual in modern football. Yes, it has some of the classic components: an exceptional team, a coaching guru and the obligatory enormous expenditure on transfers. But it is distinct because it is a tale of persistence and continuity.On this episode, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on this article by James McNicholas https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7291434/2026/05/19/inside-arsenal-premier-league-title-win/Join the discord! https://discord.gg/CGVn8crYYa

Arsenal’s first Premier League title in 22 years, the fallout from the Championship playoffs spygate affair, who will challenge for the Premier League next season as Aston Villa’s Europa League success were all discussed on the latest Tifo Football podcast.This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Kaya Kaynak & Mehreen Khan and is produced by Steve Hankey.ADRIAN DENNIS / Contributor / AFP via Getty ImagesMaja Hitij / Staff / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images00:00 - A grade 9 intro07:11 - Arsenal are Premier League champions16:17 - Why Arsenal are worthy champions20:00 - What happens now it finally happens24:30 - Jon talks about Andoni Iraola27:23 - A break27:25 -The Rondo 34:00 - Southampton’s punishment for Spygate50:07 - another break50:09 - Early Premier League top 4 predictions for next season1:08:32 - Aston Villa win the Europa League!

Pep Guardiola will leave his role as Manchester City manager this summer, Enzo Maresca is expected to replace him. We discuss the impact Pep has made in the Premier League and what he should take up next. Also! Arsenal suffer past Burnley, Hearts get their hearts broken on the final day of the season and JJ attempts to turn around his Rondo form.This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features JJ Bull, Colin Millar & Reuben Pinder and is produced by Grayson Moody.

Jon, Joe and sort of, kinda, producer Nathan were live in the studio to talk Mohammed Salah's socials, Pep Guardiola's 42nd(?) trophy and Michael Carrick's new contract.

Sassuolo, a tiny football club in Italy, are thriving. At a time when it feels as though Italian football is in crisis, Sassuolo are providing hope that some clubs are doing it the right way.On this episode, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on this article by James Horncastle: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7254743/2026/05/07/italy-football-crisis-sassuolo-carnevaliJoin the discord! https://discord.gg/CGVn8crYYa