Iain Macintosh
@iainmacintosh.bsky.social
I think I’m starting to see why West Bromwich Albion are in so much trouble.
January 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I think I’m starting to see why West Bromwich Albion are in so much trouble.
And you can listen to the podcast by clicking this magic link. @danielstorey85.bsky.social is our human kitemark of quality, @barcajim3.bsky.social provides context on Celtic that is now slightly past its best before date and there's me discussing Lens and loads of other stuff too.
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pod.fo/e/372a29
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
And you can listen to the podcast by clicking this magic link. @danielstorey85.bsky.social is our human kitemark of quality, @barcajim3.bsky.social provides context on Celtic that is now slightly past its best before date and there's me discussing Lens and loads of other stuff too.
pod.fo/e/372a29
pod.fo/e/372a29
Amorim Out: Who's Next?
And I really like the way the layout of the website suggests that the answer is me.
And I really like the way the layout of the website suggests that the answer is me.
January 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Amorim Out: Who's Next?
And I really like the way the layout of the website suggests that the answer is me.
And I really like the way the layout of the website suggests that the answer is me.
Reposted by Iain Macintosh
Martin O'Neill just another guy reluctantly coming back to work at the start of January after a couple of weeks off
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Martin O'Neill just another guy reluctantly coming back to work at the start of January after a couple of weeks off
Oh, fuck off, I'm not re-writing the show again.
BREAKING: Celtic has sacked Wilfried Nancy after about a month in charge.
January 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Oh, fuck off, I'm not re-writing the show again.
Oh, the Piers Morgan story in the intro is absolutely true as well. I genuinely felt very sorry for him and it remains one of my favourite media stories.
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Oh, the Piers Morgan story in the intro is absolutely true as well. I genuinely felt very sorry for him and it remains one of my favourite media stories.
There's also a bit of me on there today discussing Lens and their surprising and sustained lead of Ligue Un. Interestingly, and I'm playing fast and loose with that word, Pierre Sage has got them playing the way I think Amorim wanted United to operate.
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
There's also a bit of me on there today discussing Lens and their surprising and sustained lead of Ligue Un. Interestingly, and I'm playing fast and loose with that word, Pierre Sage has got them playing the way I think Amorim wanted United to operate.
We recorded a perfectly good ROUTE ONE this AM, 2.5k words in the script, West Ham-fronted, it was really good.
Walked out the studio, saw the news, sighed and started again. Here's the new show with @danielstorey85.bsky.social on Amorim and @barcajim3.bsky.social on Celtic.
pod.fo/e/372a29
Walked out the studio, saw the news, sighed and started again. Here's the new show with @danielstorey85.bsky.social on Amorim and @barcajim3.bsky.social on Celtic.
pod.fo/e/372a29
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
We recorded a perfectly good ROUTE ONE this AM, 2.5k words in the script, West Ham-fronted, it was really good.
Walked out the studio, saw the news, sighed and started again. Here's the new show with @danielstorey85.bsky.social on Amorim and @barcajim3.bsky.social on Celtic.
pod.fo/e/372a29
Walked out the studio, saw the news, sighed and started again. Here's the new show with @danielstorey85.bsky.social on Amorim and @barcajim3.bsky.social on Celtic.
pod.fo/e/372a29
Right, the new Route One is recorded and in the bag, West Ham special today and I think I'll take the rest of the day off.
<switches phone back on>
<weeps>
<switches phone back on>
<weeps>
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Right, the new Route One is recorded and in the bag, West Ham special today and I think I'll take the rest of the day off.
<switches phone back on>
<weeps>
<switches phone back on>
<weeps>
We're putting the new Route One together today (new episodes Mon/Wed/Fri) and the plan, as always, is to cast our eye around for stories that might slip under the radar elsewhere. So if your team has done something spectacular (good or bad) and deserves a mention, drop me a line...
January 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
We're putting the new Route One together today (new episodes Mon/Wed/Fri) and the plan, as always, is to cast our eye around for stories that might slip under the radar elsewhere. So if your team has done something spectacular (good or bad) and deserves a mention, drop me a line...
Is Yang Hyun-Jun like this every week? He's a one man tornado down the right flank, it's like someone's been using the in-game editor. How on earth have Celtic been struggling?
January 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Is Yang Hyun-Jun like this every week? He's a one man tornado down the right flank, it's like someone's been using the in-game editor. How on earth have Celtic been struggling?
Time to ignore the chaos of the outside world through the serenity of an Old Firm game.
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Time to ignore the chaos of the outside world through the serenity of an Old Firm game.
Reposted by Iain Macintosh
I cannot believe that Maresca was crazy enough to use Man City’s interest to try to bluff Chelsea into giving him an improved deal.
He’s basically had a bet that Chelsea wouldn’t have the balls to sack their manager? Chelsea? Who sack all the managers? The man must be mad.
He’s basically had a bet that Chelsea wouldn’t have the balls to sack their manager? Chelsea? Who sack all the managers? The man must be mad.
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I cannot believe that Maresca was crazy enough to use Man City’s interest to try to bluff Chelsea into giving him an improved deal.
He’s basically had a bet that Chelsea wouldn’t have the balls to sack their manager? Chelsea? Who sack all the managers? The man must be mad.
He’s basically had a bet that Chelsea wouldn’t have the balls to sack their manager? Chelsea? Who sack all the managers? The man must be mad.
Chelsea are a very odd football club these days and most of their problems are self inflicted, but what on earth is Maresca doing talking to City reps?! I could understand if he was still at Leicester and eager to compete for trophies, but he was the bleeding Chelsea manager!
🚨 EXCL: Enzo Maresca informed Chelsea (twice late Oct & again mid-Dec after post-Everton comments) he was talking to people associated with Man City about #MCFC manager position if/when vacancy arises. #CFC contract obliged 45yo to do so 🚨
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
Chelsea part ways with Enzo Maresca with immediate effect
The Italian had been on a five-year deal through to 2029.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Chelsea are a very odd football club these days and most of their problems are self inflicted, but what on earth is Maresca doing talking to City reps?! I could understand if he was still at Leicester and eager to compete for trophies, but he was the bleeding Chelsea manager!
The only NY resolution I've ever managed to keep was 2018's bid to actually finish books rather than bouncing from one to another. I can only add them to my list when they're done and the sense of completion is quite something. I now have seven years carefully filed which is pointless, but nice.
January 1, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The only NY resolution I've ever managed to keep was 2018's bid to actually finish books rather than bouncing from one to another. I can only add them to my list when they're done and the sense of completion is quite something. I now have seven years carefully filed which is pointless, but nice.
Seeing out 2025 by hoovering my Rothmans. Which is how I’d like them to find my body.
December 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Seeing out 2025 by hoovering my Rothmans. Which is how I’d like them to find my body.
If you’re a sci-fi and/or history nerd, this is the best show you’ve never watched. I don’t watch much telly, but I absolutely gorged myself on this in 2024.
Awesome! For All Mankind, one of the best ever sci-fi shows, is getting a spinoff show from the Russian perspective
It's true. Star City in production.
www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
December 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If you’re a sci-fi and/or history nerd, this is the best show you’ve never watched. I don’t watch much telly, but I absolutely gorged myself on this in 2024.
Which two people didn’t find this interesting? Have them brought to me in shackles.
December 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Which two people didn’t find this interesting? Have them brought to me in shackles.
The majority of new podcasts sound, for want of a more technical term, a bit shit. But most people don’t seem to care and the aim is ‘impressions’ which means video views (YouTube, TikTok etc) count the same to advertisers as audio listens. And it’s much easier to get video views…
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The majority of new podcasts sound, for want of a more technical term, a bit shit. But most people don’t seem to care and the aim is ‘impressions’ which means video views (YouTube, TikTok etc) count the same to advertisers as audio listens. And it’s much easier to get video views…
Reposted by Iain Macintosh
I tell you what, that Santa Claus has got real presence about him
December 18, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I tell you what, that Santa Claus has got real presence about him
Liverpool should only take two points for this win. If I was Arne Slot, I’d be embarrassed to pick up all three after this display. Just leave one in the bowl as a sort of tip.
December 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Liverpool should only take two points for this win. If I was Arne Slot, I’d be embarrassed to pick up all three after this display. Just leave one in the bowl as a sort of tip.
That’s such a stupid red card and it’s banjaxed a Spurs side that were actually looking settled and willing to try to pin Liverpool back.
December 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
That’s such a stupid red card and it’s banjaxed a Spurs side that were actually looking settled and willing to try to pin Liverpool back.
The last ROUTE ONE of 2025 is here, we're wondering if Arsenal will come unstuck at Everton (I don't think so), if Wolves will win their first game (I do think so) and what on earth is going on at Celtic.
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pod.fo/e/369b45
Route One: Arsenal are fine…right? Right?
Welcome to the last episode of Route One in 2025 and the last in our current format. We’re returning to three episodes a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we’ve got all sorts of exciting plan...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The last ROUTE ONE of 2025 is here, we're wondering if Arsenal will come unstuck at Everton (I don't think so), if Wolves will win their first game (I do think so) and what on earth is going on at Celtic.
pod.fo/e/369b45
pod.fo/e/369b45