Newcastle 2.0: We’ve moved beyond simply buying elite footballers. Anyone can do that with billions. We’re building a scalable, holistic, world-class football ecosystem. In layman’s terms: we’ve sold all the expensive ones #NUFC #WernhamHogg
Marc
@atomised2000.bsky.social
Tech4Good advocate, synthpop / post-punk aficionado, humanist leanings, BT owner & NUFC fan.
To whom it may concern: Football players are pursuing professional careers. They don’t feel the same as local fans do. Changing companies for more money is not a betrayal. It doesn’t diminish previous achievements #NUFC
Schrödinger's manager is a famous thought experiment explaining quantum superposition, meaning a manager is both at #NUFC and not at the same time until you make an announcement.
So. Farewell then Eddie Howe. Manager of belief, Quiet words, And famous nights. You gave us hope When hope Was in short supply. Thank you then. And howay #NUFC
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has responded to the news that FIFA are planning to sell shares in the World Cup "Football does not belong to investors... football belongs to the fans"
Game on Sunday was so grim that posterity will eradicate the memory of it and say England beat France 6-4 in the greatest World Cup final ever. www.thetimes.com/article/64f7...
Forget that awful match, England won the real final
Game on Sunday was so grim that posterity will eradicate the memory of it and say England beat France 6-4 in the greatest World Cup final ever
thetimes.com
Excellent piece on England’s cultural heritage by @theruffian.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/ianlesli...
Dear Me, England
What England's Defeat Tells Us About the Mysterious Power of Culture
open.substack.com
It’s Saturday night. Glorious weather. World Cup quarter finals. ITV: ‘What we need is Lee Dixon.’ #ENG
The sort of fixture that inspires confidence in people who really should know better #ENG
So. Resign then Keir Starmer. Man of suits, Careful pauses, And saying “Let me be clear” Before being Slightly less clear. Keith resigned once From Kwik Save But only because They asked him to. Goodbye then Captain of the U-turn, Steerer of the lectern.
Tech billionaires are getting richer while we pay the price for the real-world harm their platforms cause. The "neutral host" loophole lets them off the hook for pushing dangerous content. MPs are demanding emergency laws to make them pay. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Tech billionaires shouldn't get to hide behind a legal loophole while their algorithms push dangerous content for profit. MPs are demanding emergency laws to finally make them liable for the harm they...
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So. Farewell then David Hockney. Painter of pools, Spectacles, And California sunshine. Keith once painted a fence In three shades of Cuprinol. But it wasn’t the same. Goodbye then Master of splashes.
So. Adiós then Anthony Gordon. Winger of pace, And occasionally A slightly unnecessary booking. #NUFC
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