1000 hours: a football manager podcast by 1000 Hours

Last Updated: June 15, 2026

This is a podcast for people who enjoy hearing other people talk about Football Manager. If that's you, enjoy! Join the three Alexes (Towells, Woodward and Tant-Brown in increasing Northernerness) to discuss how their Football Manager saves are going, tips & tricks about the game and the occasional challenge or experiment.


If you're not someone who enjoys hearing other people talk about Football Manager, why not subscribe anyway? It'll make us feel better about ourselves.


You can follow us on twitter @1000HoursFM, where we will tweet about this podcast, and also Football Manager.


Our theme tune is "Shaving Mirror" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Episode 20: FM26 Special
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The Three Alexes discuss potential save ideas for FM26.

Episode 19: Three Brests
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Tonight, we find out how the boys got on playing with their Brests.

Episode 18: Out-Jumping Gravity
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Episode 17: Chocolate Teaspoon
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Episode 16: Foie Gras Fallacy
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Episode 15: Where Football Goes To Die
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Episode 14: Big Baz and Ginormous Giuseppe
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Episode 13: Bosh
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Episode 12: Our top 15 save ideas for FM24
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Episode 11 Part 2: What is the BEST New Feature in FM24?
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We've again split this month's episode of 1000 Hours in two, but this time it's on purpose! In part 2 we discuss the new features announced for FM24 ahead of the imminent release of the beta, such as revamped set piece instructions, negative transfer budgets and the ability to head the ball into the ground.

Episode 11 Part 1: FM23 Roundup
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Episode 10 Part 2: Money Laundering
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Episode 10 Part 1: The GDP of Taunton
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Episode 9 Part 2: Trapped In Bielefeld
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In today's episode, Woodward puts Ligue 1 Under New Management, and we take a look at the Bundesliga editor save, where somebody has gotten stuck in a town that doesn't exist...

Episode 9 Part 1: The Usain Bolt of Liechtenstein
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Episode 8 Part 2: Super Scamacca
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In today's episode, Woodward becomes the King of Lyon.

Episode 8 Part 1: Hopeth Giveth, Hopeth Cruelly Taketh Awayeth
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Episode 7: How many goals can one striker score?
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Episode 6: Tant-Brown Is An FM God
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Episode 5: The Wrong Glatzel
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Episode 4: (un)Friendly Fire
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Episode 3: The Carlton Palmer Episode
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This episode of 1000 Hours: A Football Manager Podcast is about Carlton Palmer. We also talk about Football Manager a little bit.

Episode 2: Getting Our Feet Wet
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In our second episode, we chat through our first impressions of our first saves in FM23. Towells is two seasons in at Taunton, Tant-Brown has been on an adventure in San Marino, and Woodward - well, Woodward hasn't done much of anything yet. That won't stop us talking about what he will do though!

Episode 1: What team should YOU play with in FM23?
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In our first episode, we talk about the 10 teams we each think are the most interesting prospects to start a save with in FM23 - each giving a personal top 10 that we then slim down to (just) 20 recommendations for you to choose from. Join us on a journey from Peterborough to Peru as we whet your appetite for the new game (and new podcast) in style!

1000 Hours Trailer
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Welcome to 1000 Hours: A Football Manager Podcast. Episode 1 coming soon!

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