I'm hearing recruitment for Big Bastards FC is set to continue with the signings of Virgil van Dijk and Louis Theroux. #lufc
I’m not going to name them because what’s the point but I just heard a football journalist on a podcast say “We were all surprised when Raphinha ended up at Barcelona because he wasn’t particularly brilliant at Leeds” and I have to say it’s really spoiled my evening. #lufc
Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.
The finest take down of the institution of monarchy and "class" and the grasping, greedy, venal, entitled, and very stupid people it enables that you will read today or any day. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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And of course this is the game I decided to subscribe to TNT to watch… #lufc
Beren Cross@berencross.bsky.social · 5mo agoCan't recall a duller spectacle this season. Next to nothing for the goalkeepers to do, except test their distribution. Leeds dominating the ball, but struggling to create clear-cut openings with the bodies in front of them. #lufc
Is there a pub in east or north London where Leeds fans go for games? Looking for somewhere to watch the Tottenham game on Saturday. #lufc
We’re one winger down on last season, don’t have a 10, and don’t have a striker who isn’t either a) likely to be injured for much of the season or b) demonstrably wrong for our system. I’d say two signings today would be disappointing - anything less would be pretty embarrassing. #lufc
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Reviewers including No Pun Included and Shut Up & Sit Down are boycotting Codenames publisher CGE for releasing a new Harry Potter-themed game while ignoring JK Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
@philippeauclair.bsky.social Great reporting Philippe! I always wonder - do the shirt manufacturers, in this case Adidas, not fear reputational damage from cases like this? bsky.app/profile/josi...
JosimarFootball@josimarfootball.bsky.social · last yr.New. Leicester were set to unveil their kit for the new season last week, but the announcement was postponed. Was it because their new sponsor KBET is a hitherto unknown – and illegal – online bookmaker? By @philippeauclair.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2025/07/21/r...
Every day, the same story, the same moral pit. The fall of this murderous government can't come soon enough. The only suitable place for Netenyahu is in court for war crimes.
Sky News@news.sky.com · last yr.Gaza: More than 30 people killed 'as Israeli troops open fire towards Palestinians waiting for aid'
Enough of this racist fiction. Enough. Not a single non-white person in England is in a job in the NHS *because* they are non-white. Not a single one. And as for the idea that England's criminal justice system goes easy on non-white people because they are non-white. Well. Just think about that.
Prof Rachel Oliver@profrachelgan.bsky.social · last yr.A group of Labour MPs, peers and supporters write: “We should legislate to root out DEI in hiring practices, sentencing decisions and wherever else we find it in our public bodies.” Devastated to see how quickly this has arrived in the UK mainstream. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@lynneguist.bsky.social My first disallowed Spelling Bee British pangram: photocall.
@footballcliches.bsky.social Matthew Upson just said of Arsenal on the 5 Live commentary: “They’re almost being too dominant with the ball.” Is that a thing? That’s not a thing, right?
Paraag Marathe dropping an f-bomb feels like hearing your teacher swear. #lufc
Ethan Ampadu is someone who would aggressively enforce the rules of a drinking game. #lufc
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@jimmyjazzesq.bsky.social · last yr.Post what is in your opinion the best single artist compilation album ever. Single or double. No wrong answers, just your opinion.
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
I ask this question every time I’m at an airport, to the increasing exasperation of my wife. Thank you for (sort of) answering it @pjvogt.bsky.social. www.searchengine.show/listen/searc...
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Can anyone who understands football data explain to me why there are no assists for own goals? A cross like that one from James, which basically forces the defender to put it into the net, is so deserving of one. @experimental361.com @adam-elliott118.bsky.social @joedonnohue.bsky.social
