@distancecovered.bsky.social 👀you’re gonna have to have a round two at this!

Interesting trying to bring his background team from Bou, some of whom were just long time Bou staff. Could be clever to try get some former LFC role models in there too. But also worry about their credentials and experience , this is a massive step up

David Ornstein@david-ornstein.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨 Liverpool reach verbal agreement with Andoni Iraola to become head coach. Set to sign 2yr contract (same as #AFCB deals) & wants Pablo de la Torre, Tommy Elphick, Shaun Cooper, Tom Webber on staff. #LFC aim to present 43yo by end of week 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...

No idea why Tuchel is getting all the hate over his squad selection. Toney's experience playing in half-empty stadiums under an authoritarian regime could prove invaluable.

Well, that's fine. I hope Man City never win the Premier League again, and, who knows, maybe it will turn out they never have

Marching against genocide is a hate march. Marching to "stop Islam", kick out Muslims and prepare for civil war isn't a hate march. The world has been turned on its head.

It is time for greater ambition in medical workforce design, according to Dr Suzanne Crowe https://bit.ly/3OYxuRS @RCSI_Irl @Slaintecare @NDTP_HSE @HDRM_Project @HSELive @roinnslainte #staffrentions #healthcare#staff

And why is the US military still able to use UK bases? Why is Palantir - a US spy tech company - so embedded into our vital infrastructure? And why do we have a Labour Govenrment who absolutely cower at the idea of speaking out against the criminal President?

@distancecovered.bsky.social as per your recent article, we simply don’t have the personnel. Not only wingers, RB, but MFs too Where the fuck are grav & szobo off to here?! Not a single midfielder thinking about sitting plugging holes , pass takes out 4 and then it’s 3v1 overload, so fucking shite

for their kidnapping of Maduro, the blockade of Cuba, Iraq war, etc etc. The facade of liberal values is often laid bare when it comes to discussing the Middle East, revealing the underlying American exceptionalism

New York Times, like lots of liberal media, even in opposition to war, always talk about war on Iran being something that should actually be a "reasonable debate". This is such imperial discourse. Imagine other country's ndiscussing whether war on the US is reasonable

Klopp saved the Premier League as a competition because only his sheer brilliance at Liverpool kept the title race close. I don't think even Pep could have achieved what he did there. It is shameful how few trophies Liverpool have to show for his tenure.

Musa Okwonga@okwonga.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As a Manchester United fan I rightly expect absolutely no sympathy for the abject state of my club. I will also say: Wenger's Arsenal overwhelmed Manchester United fair and square, while Chelsea and Manchester City didn't, and football as a whole is still paying a huge price for that.

Shocking set of results. Too busy playing rugby at corners and not enough focus on playing football.

Might just become a Curtis Jones propaganda account.

"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/here-we-go...

"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano

The Italian "influencer" who has never worked as a real journalist, has 100m+ followers on social media and leverages them for cash. This is a tale about modern sports media

sportingintelligence832.substack.com

Don’t know how many times I’ve said it, and how many more times I’ll have to say it. Why on earth is Salah on corners and frees?!

In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence | Julie Posetti

In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence | Julie Posetti

Our UN report reveals the link between the online misogyny and offline crimes that are hounding women out of public life, says Julie Posetti, lead author of a new report published by UN Women

theguardian.com

There are a lot of really horrific examples of “it can always get worse” in world history but I find Sepp Blatter to Gianni Infantino hits just the right note of bleak whimsy.

this continues to tell the true story. slot is giving the players a better platform than they are returning. so many inidividual errors in defence & big chances missed in attack. the recruitment decisions continue to harm slot, esp in defence. vvd the only cb who is here to stay.

markstatsbot@markstatsbot.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Liverpool 1 : 4 PSV Eindhoven ▪ xG: 2.79 - 2.39 ▪ xThreat: 3.55 - 0.86 ▪ Possession: 62.9% - 37.1% ▪ Field Tilt: 71.0% - 29.0% ▪ Def Action Height: 55.4 - 40.0

@dankennett.co.uk as per your recent article, so weak at set pieces. Why is Salah taking corners now? A high soft cross into vvd who can’t direct it on target. And 1 min later they score from their GK. Compared to arsenals whipped corners where they load the 6 yd box, it’s so dire.

Not a single Greta hater could do what she has done, face what she's faced, bear abuse and humiliation at the hands of the most psychotic and genocidal army. They haven't an ounce of her bravery and that's what drives them crazy. Free Greta, free Palestine🇵🇸

All eyes on the flotilla.

Not sure I'm having the player power/agitation rewarded argument In a world of bomb squads and being forced out - unwanted players was a window theme - agitation is the other side player power is actually highly limited (although Diarra may change that) www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

The four themes that sparked a frenzied end to a chaotic transfer window

The conclusion of the Alexander Isak saga, Marc Guehi’s move falling through and late deals all around the Premier League provided a fittingly frenetic end to a summer that showed where the power lies...

independent.co.uk

Military rule is not a fucking stunt. Get real. The president is burning our constitutional order down and Democrats are shrugging it off. This isn’t an opposition party, it’s a group of incompetents. Everyone should just move aside and let @aoc.bsky.social and @raskin.house.gov run the show.

Perry Bacon@perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Ask and you shall receive. I was sent a polling/strategy memo that is being circulated in DC. It offers advice to Dems on Trump sending the National Guard to DC. "Distract" is used 10 times. "Stunt" four. I'll try to post it later, but I assume others have it as well.

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2) Trump has had the same impact on economic uncertainty as a global pandemic.

Travel to the United States! Highlights include: -viral outbreaks -food borne illness -plane crashes -shootings -race and gender based violence -ICE detention centers -and more!

Sorry but wtf is this language of a US "takeover" of Gaza. I've never heard "Takeover" used to mean invasion, colonisation, occupation imperialism or otherwise. It's euphemism normalised in the service of genocide. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

getting mad that a tab I’ve had open for six months didn’t actually turn out to be as interesting as I thought