The Football Manager Show by The Athletic

Iain Macintosh speaks to Russell Hammant from Sports Interactive to give you the comprehensive guide to hiring, and firing, in those crucial non-playing roles. Alvaro Romeo from The Totally Football Show takes us to the beautiful Galician town of La Coruña in Northern Spain for More Than A Score. Joe Devine, the big cheese or queso grande of Tifo, passes on his FM 22 advice in What Did You Learn?...

In this episode, Iain Macintosh speaks to Andrew James from Sports Interactive to get all the top tips when it comes to training. Seb Stafford-Bloor off the Tifo says hello from his home of Hamburg in More Than A Score.   Alex Stewart, also off the Tifo from, passes on his FM 22 advice in What Did You Learn? Jack aka Work The Space talks about the twenty year old grand old game Halo in What Else D...

In this episode, Iain Macintosh unveils the shiny new Football Manager show! Speaking of shiny and new, CJ Ramson takes us through all you need to know when it comes to tactics in the fully fledged FM 22.  JJ Bull takes us on a tour of Aberdeen in the first destination for More Than A Score.   Amita Winehouse from The Athletic is the debut guest in our new feature What Did You Learn? The Athletic’...

In this episode, Iain Macintosh gathers four of FM’s mightiest streamers, Zealand, Work The Space, Lollujo and Dr Benjy, for them to tell us about their very exciting network gaming plans once FM 22 launches.     The Book Club returns and Iain positively drools over the calcio chronicle of Arigo Sacchi: The Immortals , written by the man himself and Luigi Garlando. Plus your letters look at the fu...

In this episode, Iain Macintosh sits down with Sports Interactive’s CJ Ramson and Nicholas Madden to talk in detail about the biggest changes in FM22. From an unprecedented overhaul of the animation engine (the thing that powers all of your golazzos) to making set pieces more realistic and less easy to manipulate (sorry Iain) the guys give their best bits of advice for navigating the new changes i...

In this episode, Iain Macintosh shares some sneak peaks at FM 22 (the alpha version at least) with FM streamer Kevin Chapman aka Lollujo. Your letters look at getting back into FM if you’ve been away a few years and the “joys” of playing with friends online, which for some (Iain) means using the Russian military art of deception known as Maskirovka... And in this week’s What Else Do You Play, JJ B...

In this episode, Iain Macintosh talks about Building Back Barcelona with FM streamer Kevin Chapman aka Lollujo.  There’s a Position Of The Week as CJ Ramson tells you to “get rid!”... It’s the No-Nonsense Centre Back. Your letters look at building Belgian B Teams and European tours inspired by cherished FM saves. And in this week’s What Else Do You Play, Joe Devine off the TIFO tells us all about...

In this episode, Iain Macintosh chats all things FM streaming and YouTubing with Zealand. There’s a Position Of The Week as CJ Ramson tells you to push out wide apart from the times you also come inside… it’s the madness of the Inverted Wingback Your letters resemble more of an agony aunt column as we come to terms with saying goodbye to FM21 amongst other things...  And in this week’s What Else D...

In this episode, Iain Macintosh and Seb Stafford-Bloor off the TIFO delve into the tantalising trailer for Football Manager 22.  There’s a Position Of The Week as CJ Ramson tells you to “push up because he’ll sit”… it’s Centre Midfield Defend Your letters ask if FM has an adjustable difficulty setting, except just always being hard, and how to prevent coming back to the game after a few years brea...

In this episode, Alex Stewart off the TIFO runs the rule over using the Moneyball philosophy in Football Manager. There’s a Position Of The Week as CJ Ramson pulls the strings in the middle of the park with the Deep Lying Playmaker. Your letters touch on Player Preferred and Moves and, unexpectedly, The Good Friday Agreement... Plus we’ve got a new feature where we talk about games we like to play...

In this episode, writer Joel Golby talks to Iain about why he loves this game so very, very much despite it so often not loving him back.  There’s a Position Of The Week as CJ Ramson runs the channels, drops deep to join in the build up play and puts the ball in the net with The Complete Forward. And on the theme of love, your letters talk about Motherwell’s Jason Cummings (in FM where he’s actual...

In this episode, we’re looking at data: xG, player ratings and reasons why it’s not your fault you just lost 3-0 to a side that had three shots on target when you had twenty... Elliot Stapley from Sports Interactive is on duty to debunk the digits.  There’s more Position Of The Week as CJ Ramson takes us off the touchline and inside to the world of the Inverted Winger. And your letters look at mob...

In this episode, do you want to change the very fabric of the game, the basic parameters of FM existence? Well look no further! Freddie Sands from Sports Interactive tells us all about editing the Football Manager database...  Position Of The Week is back as CJ Ramson explores the madness of using a Mezzala in midfield... We’re winding down the Sunderland Challenge and finding out how you’ve all d...

This week Andrew James from Sports Interactive tells us how to manage our workload, the physical workload of our players that is not how much you’ve got on at work... The Athletic's Art De Roché tells us about the joy that can be found in embracing the chaos of an asymmetric formation as well as the benefits of managing in Ligue 1. The mailbag brings us stories of success with Dynamo Dresden, and...

This week Ali Maxwell from The Athletic’s Zonal Marking podcast joins us to tell us how he’s managed to master the demon spawn that is the Football Manager Show Community Challenge. We’ve got a new feature for you called Position of the Week (steady now...) Your letters tackle thriving post promotion, developing youth players and Create a Club mode.     Plus the Bundesliga Challenge nears the end...

CJ Ramson from Sports Interactive joins us to tell us how to delve into the dark arts and make your side a real pain to play against. Our new Community Challenge managing Sunderland AFC continues to run amok in the Football Manager community. What have we done… Sunderland also continues to dominate your letters... Plus there’s the Bundesliga Challenge and Alex Stewart from the TIFO Football Podcas...

We’re back with a brand new season AND we’re a full time, weekly pod from now on! Tom Davidson from Sports Interactive joins us to tell us how the Football Manager team are winding down at the end of the FM21 season and preparing for FM22.  We’ve got a new challenge for you, and boy is it a tough one! To get the inside scoop on our new Community Challenge managing Sunderland AFC is Connor Bromley...

Listener! Have you ever wanted to win a Nintendo Switch for playing Football Manager? Well now's your chance! All you have to do is join Iain Macintosh, Alex McLeish, and Tom Davidson at this event here Plus we catch up with Alex Stewart in the FM Bundesliga Challenge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iain Macintosh is back for one last time in this series to take you through the top ten things he's learnt, and you've learnt, so that you are set to take your save to the very next level. And remember, everything is connected to everything. We also have your letters, and the final part of the FM Bundesliga Challenge - did Alex Stewart survive? Join The Athletic here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Iain is here to remind you that training is very very important. And with the help of Dom Baker of SI they will help you level up off the pitch so you can blow your opponents away on the pitch. Plus there's your letters including one extremely helpful one which you can find out more about here and in the FM Community Centre you can find out about the glorious Aswijan here And of course you can get...

This week we take a deep dive on youth development. How do you build an assembly line of talented young newgens, how do you develop them, when’s the right time to play them? Find out how to make your own Class of 92 on this show. Plus Bugsy's in the Book Club, the hardest ever FM challenge - no not the Bundesliga one, but also we are talking the FM Bundesliga Challenge, and we answer your letters....

On today’s show: Are you a serial Football Manager failure? This show is for you. `We're going to strip it all down and tell you exactly what you need to know so that you've already had your last rage quit. Plus we answer the question of how to manage an amateur team, we delve into stats in the Community Centre and we bring back Alex Stewart to the Bundesliga Challenge. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

On today’s show Jack Joyce from Sports Interactive talks us through set pieces, and speaking of pieces that's what happened to Iain's heart when Jack dropped some devastating news. We go back to the 1985/86 season with the Mad Scientist's exquisite moddery. We’ve got some absolutely vicious gloating in the letters section. And Gary Neville takes centre stage in the Book Club. Hosted on Acast. See...

This week we're heading into the abyss, into the unknown, into season 371 of Football Manager where it's newgens and floating stadia (that last part may not be true). But it is filled with newgens so we find out about them. We hear the story of the legend that is Ivica Strok with Jonny Sharples, we put our feet up with Latte Quarterly, and as ever we answer your questions. To take part in our surv...

Iain Macintosh is here to share in the joy that is the FM21 Update, and more importantly get those at SI to tell you all about it. There's also all your letters answered, well some of them at least, the book club is back, and there's a very important community centre too. Plus Alex Stewart returns for the Bundesliga challenge. To take part in our survey click here To help FM Greeno's fund raiser c...