As you hopefully know by now, I’ve joined The Athletic as editor and writer for their new soccer vertical (go subscribe!). Between the launch and the rapidly approaching World Cup, I’ve been very busy over there—too busy even for the DT podcast (more on that soon, I promise!). Since I don’t have the time for DT, I’ve decided to hand it over to a new editor. A person long-time readers of DT will already be familiar with: ex-footballer and two-time vending machine accident victim Bert Tiddle.
Bert was a contributor to DT (and Run of Play) for several years, though Yahoo has smartly purged most of his works from their site. His application to be England manager remains, however, and that’s a good place to learn a bit about him if you’re unfamiliar. He also did an interview once. And you can find him on Twitter.
I believe that Bert’s unique perspective makes him a worthy successor and I fully trust his ability to maintain the standard of nonsense that we’ve been producing for the last 10 years.
Finally, I thank you, our dear readers, for your support through our many moves and changes over the improbably long life of this blog. Please spread the word about this new chapter in DT’s existence and welcome Bert back to the fold. Or don’t, because he probably wouldn’t do the same for any of us.
—Brooks
