Great night at the Bowery Ballroom with the Football Weekly team. Thanks to those who came and watched. First we took Manhattan then we took the train @footballweekly.bsky.social
John Brewin
@brewin.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, semi-regular at Guardian Sport from Macclesfield, Cheshire in London, England. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/john-brewin Collected writings from the distant past at https://johnbrewin.substack.com/
John Brewin @brewin.bsky.social on Messi "You can't really man-mark him can you? You just have to sort of, hope." 😆
In the East Village today I have heard Felt and Spacemen 3. Let the good times roll.
My Friday night TV review www.theguardian.com/football/202...
BBC kicks off World Cup broadcast battle in Salford and provides contrast to ITV’s celebrity slop
Journalistic muscles were flexed with Ros Atkins fact-checking real-world issues with production offering merits more achievable by working from home
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New Libero Why are there so many top managers at the World Cup? @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social pod.fo/e/42bad0
Libero: World Cup 002 | Are Ancelotti And Tuchel The Exception Or The Rule?
The 2026 World Cup has a class of elite coaching talent unlike any other tournament in history. Thomas Tuchel, Carlo Ancelotti and Mauricio Pochettino will all be calling the shots for nations they...
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Perhaps only the JFK assassination has featured in more documentaries than the Essex Boys murders of 1995.
The thing I find odd about the far right is the denial they are far right. As if they don’t understand the idea of a political spectrum. It’s like saying “Macbeth” to a thespian.
Hearing Gazza has just rocked up outside of Downing Street with a fishing rod, cans and a bucket of chicken.
I hope Gordon Brown is rocking up to downing Street with a bag of cans, a KFC and a fishing rod saying to the Police that he knows Starmer and can talk him down.
...with a fishing rod, four cans of lager and a bucket of KFC
Henry Zeffman@hzeffman.bsky.social · 3mo agoAfter appointment of Harriet Harman as the PM's adviser on women and girls, Gordon Brown has just arrived in Downing Street
Gazza on route to Number 10 with a fishing rod, 4 cans, and a chicken.
He has arrived with a fishing rod and a bucket of chicken.
One is carrying a fishing rod, another a bucket of fried chicken.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Mail on Sunday’s Dan Hodges is reporting that four senior Cabinet Ministers have gone into Downing Street to tell Keir Starmer it's time to go.
Wearing a dressing gown and brandishing a cooked chicken, a fishing rod and a can of lager
New Libero Should Michael Carrick get the job? @rorysmith.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social pod.fo/e/41355a
Libero: 121 | Is Michael Carrick Manchester United's Best Option?
We have a handful of tickets remaining for our live show on 22nd May, there will also be copies of the various books of the Liberi on sale and they may even sign them for you. Doors 7pm at The Venu...
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New Libero The cult of the manager @rorysmith.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social pod.fo/e/40dd66
Libero: 119 | The Cult Of The Manager
Join SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs, now: liberopodcast.com.—From Matt Busby to Liam Rosenior, even harking back from the Wilsonian era of the l...
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Libero is going live for the first time, with the most important of the least important shows you will see this summer. Join us at The Venue on the ICMP Queens Park campus (home of the @kingsofliam.bsky.social) on Friday 22nd May from 7pm. Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/insti...
Watching the Michael Jackson documentary series. In his final years he looked like Andrew Eldritch.
Watched the Russell Brand wibble fest, enjoyed this comment more than the interview.
New Libero Chelsea: what now? @migueldelaney.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @tariqpanja.bsky.social pod.fo/e/40596d
Libero: 116 | Liam Rosenior, Chelsea And A Crisis Of Their Own Making
Join SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs, now: liberopodcast.com.---Liam Rosenior is no longer the Chelsea manager, to nobody’s surprise and to many people’s r...
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Telegraph newspaper editorial on Mandelson's appointment in December 2024 versus editorial today
Hit the UK charts 50 yrs ago this week. I Feel Love stole the revolutionary thunder a year later but this was probably the first record where I thought this needs to be at least 10 minutes long. Anthem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOzO...
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
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When you’ve got United in the 21st century at 8pm and vigils in the 14th century at 5am
From Stamford Bridge: love United/hate Glazer & Jim, love Chelsea/hate Todd and Behdad. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Slumbering giants Chelsea and Manchester United offer little for fans | John Brewin
The two clubs are struggling to relive former glories and fans are not happy as the overlords make them foot the bill
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Last night’s doomscrolling came across a series of Beadle’s About clips, each of them with comments lamenting a glorious lost England. Never realised I lived through such a golden age. Until now.
New Libero Arne Slot: what next? @rorysmith.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social pod.fo/e/400334
Libero: Libero 114 | Arne Slot, Liverpool Manager: The Case For And Against
Join SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs, now: liberopodcast.com.—Liverpool’s exit from the Champions League means they will finish the season trophyless, and ...
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