FOUNDING SUBSCRIBER ACCESS

GET FIRST NOTICE WHEN THE GRIDIRON AFICIONADO FOUNDING

SUBSCRIBER RELEASE OPENS.

If you want to be in the first wave, this is where you raise your hand. Join the private list for Issue 001 alerts, founding subscriber access, and early notice when the first collector edition opens—before anyone hears about it the usual way.

ISSUE 001

FIRST ALERTS

You’ll be the first to hear when Issue 001 is ready and founding spots are about to open.

FOUNDING RELEASE

PRIVATE LIST FIRST

Founding subscriber invitations go to this list before anything is announced publicly. You won’t be reading about it from the outside.

COLLECTOR-GRADE PRINT

BUILT TO BE KEPT

You’re not signing up for another disposable magazine. You’re stepping into a large‑format, limited‑edition football journal meant to be displayed, reread, and kept.

PRIVATE LIST INVITATION

JOIN NOW AND GET THE RELEASE NOTICE FIRST.

You’re not joining a general newsletter. You’re stepping onto the private early‑access list for people who want first notice before subscriptions open to the public.

WHAT YOU ARE OPTING IN FOR

When you enter your email, here’s what you’ll get:

– Founding subscriber alerts.

– Issue 001 launch updates.

– Collector‑edition announcements.

– Occasional editorial notes tied to the flagship print edition.

No spam. No daily noise. Just the key notices tied to Issue 001 and the Founding Subscriber release.

GRIDIRON AFICIONADO

ISSUE 001

Your

premium

pass to

football’s

inner

sanctum.

If you still study the game, not just skim the headlines, Gridiron Aficionado is being built for you. A collector‑grade football journal with the posture of an art book and the soul of the game.

Long‑form storytelling, strategy, history, and culture—printed for people who want football they can come back to, not just scroll past.

FOUNDING RELEASE

PRIVATE LIST FIRST

PRIVATE LIST INVITATION

THE PRINT EDITION IS BUILT TO BE KEPT.

The show, website, and email are how you stay connected. The magazine is the thing you’ll want on the table, on the shelf, and in your hands—a limited‑edition print release for serious football people like you.

EARLY ACCESS

first notice

You’ll hear first when founding subscriber spots open and when Issue 001 is ready to ship.

PRINT EXPERIENCE

COLLECTOR GRADE

You’ll receive large‑format, limited‑edition football storytelling designed to be displayed, reread, and kept—not tossed like a game‑day program.

BUILD FOR

THE RIGHT PEOPLE

This is for you if you’re a coach, collector, historian, former player, or serious football mind who wants more than hot takes and highlight clips.

WHY JOIN NOW

BEFORE THE PUBLIC

If you wait for the public release, you’ll be hearing about it after the fact. Private‑list members like you hear about the founding release and Issue 001 first.

WHAT INSIDER GET FIRST

WHY THE PRIVATE LIST IS WORTH JOINING

when you join this list, you:

Get founding subscriber alerts before the public release

Hear early when Issue 001 is approaching and ready to open.

Receive priority updates tied to limited‑edition and collector‑release announcements.

See occasional notes on stories, interviews, and the making of the flagship print edition.

Stay in a cleaner communication rhythm built around meaningful release moments, not daily noise in your inbox.

FOR THE FOOTBALL PERSON WHO STILL VALUES DEPTH, STRATEGY, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND A PRINT OBJECT WORTH KEEPING.

FOUNDER NOTE

A NOTE FROM MANNY MATSAKIS

If you’re the kind of person who has stayed in this game because of its depth, memory, and standards, I’m building this for you. Gridiron Aficionado is for serious football people who want more from the game than speed, noise, and throwaway content.

If that’s you, I want you on this private list. Join now, and you’ll hear about the founding release before the public does.

FINAL CALL

RESERVE YOUR PLACE BEFORE THE PUBLIC RELEASE

If you want first shot at the founding subscriber offer and Issue 001, this is your moment to step in. Join the private list for founding subscriber access, Issue 001 alerts, and early notice tied to the first collector edition.