Chris Lepkowski
@chrislepkowski.bsky.social
Academic | sports journalist | author | comms Birmingham City University sports journalism course director. Freelance, FWA member Author: THE SLUM SPORT Ghostwriter: THE THIRD DEGREE Sport, media, football finance, politics
Here you go...fresh Liquidator out today. Assessing #wba summer signings and new season with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @chrislepkowski.bsky.social and special guest Steve Tudgay 🎧 pod.fo/e/503883 📺 youtu.be/v4z7vVVPewQ?...
New Season's Greetings
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Great idea that #wba have a clip of new signing Felix Horn Myhre explaining how to pronounce his name. Wish they'd done one for Krystian Bielik last year. We'd have been spared several months of 'Beer-lick'.
NEW EPISODE: New Season's Greetings... #wba preview with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @chrislepkowski.bsky.social and special guest Steve Tudgay from Full Throstle. Now on YouTube... Audio coming shortly... youtu.be/v4z7vVVPewQ
New Season's Greetings
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Oh my god, we’re back again! Episode two of La pausa, examines footballing encounters between Europe and Latin America. In this one we look at the first football tours by Latin American teams to Europe, including Paulistano, Nacional, Boca Juniors, Colo Colo … enjoy, like and subscribe
Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating@ybtahoab.bsky.social · yesterdayPause for La Pausa: Back into the South American Studies department we go today, for module two of our Latin experience. Host Stuart Horsfield is joined by @allbluedaze.bsky.social @scraggy74.bsky.social and @drpetewatson.bsky.social yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/la-pausa-e...
Eamon Dunphy, who celebrates his birthday today, once absolutely destroyed Liddle on live TV. Suspect he won't be paying any tributes to a man who beat up his pregnant partner and said some of the worst things any one could say
A long-winded way of telling Clarkson to go forth. But a great letter all the same
Nettlecake@nettlecake.bsky.social · 2d agoBrilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
No surprise to see, over on X, the very worst kind of people paying tribute to the very worst kind of person.
Martin Calladine@uglygame.bsky.social · 2d agoSad to see that, in 2026, 'he wrote horrifically unpleasant, bigoted things but did so fearlessly and with brio,' is considered a fitting tribute by so many in the media. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
BREAKING: The newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary announced that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary.
Vacancy: Executive assistant (media) at The Premier League www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... #mediajobs
From speaking to a few friends who have seen imminent #wba arrival Felix Horn Myhre, I'm getting strong Robert Koren comparisons about what he does well, and the roles he can play. (The Slovenian actually came from a Norwegian club ...)
SK Brann's joyous send off of Felix Horn Myhre restores my faith in football. He's being ushered away to the Black Country like a Nordic prince.
Hopefully a pronounication video utforming. Felix with an e as in heaven. Horn as Hórn, not torn. Myhre most difficult. You don't really have the ý sound over there. The H is silent.
Great to see Felix Horn Myhre already being abbreviated to FHM. Doesn't half save time on copy+paste efforts. There is always a place for mid-to-late 90s' cultural touchstones in contemporary football #wba
There can be no let-up now. Infantino must stand down or be removed: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
There can be no letup. Humiliated Infantino must stand down at Fifa or be removed | Nick Ames
Uefa’s decisive call for a boycott and declaration of no confidence must be the opening salvos in a concerted push to dethrone the game’s global leader
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There is a donation page on the website. Please support the cafe and the children against this performative cruelty from Reform.
David Quantick@quantick.bsky.social · 6d agoLocal cafe vs local wanker. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Maja going to Le Havre, according to L'Equipe. He's going to love their match ratings! 2/10
1966 REVISITED: Today we are joined by the great author Norman Giller - the ONLY journalist to be in the dressing room on this day 60 years ago. England 4-2 West Germany. Enjoy this journey back to English football's greatest day! yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/the-book-c...
The Book Corner: Norman Giller World Cup 1966
There's some people on the pod...
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Infantino holding a gun to the head of every federation. He's not asking them; he's telling them. He will do it anyway. And if they say no, they'll simply miss out financially. As above, he will still do it. Horrible
🎬⚽As Zinedine Zidane returns to the front line of football, we take a look at “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait” - one of the finest movies about one of THE greats. 🍿Enjoy! substack.com/home/post/p-...
Boys On Film: Zidane - A 21st Century Portrait
Life in slow motion
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Looking forward to seeing Galves play. Sounds promising. An attacking right-back, with Styles on left, allows #wba to continue with that relatively narrow midfield, rather than natural wingers (in some games). Worked well late in 25/26. That midfield chemistry - whoever plays - will be important
What's this? T-Rex in the charts, Revie's dossiers, #Arsenal's Alan Ball-sing it up, the Queen abandoning her car willy-nilly. It must be the 1972 FA Cup Final. Over to @scraggy74.bsky.social & @themagicofthecup.bsky.social #LUFC #LeedsUtd yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/just-look-...
Just Look At His Face: 1972 FA Cup final
100 up!
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Be more Michael Palin, less John Cleese. One enriched his life by experiencing different countries and cultures. The other is an angry old bigot
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last wk.Just loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept "our" culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.
Total Football - the start of an epic series on the most influential style of the post-War years. #totalfootball #cruyff #footballhistory #iwwiw podfollow.com/1745066482 Or binge the whole series by signing up here: www.patreon.com/c/ItWas
Ann Droid is funny, quirky, a bit odd in places, but hugely warming. Perhaps the result of pitching the dry wit of Diane Morgan with the brilliant Sue Johnston.
Imray will cost Wrexham £2.5m per year (fee+ wages) over the course of the deal, depending how long he signs for. We couldn't afford that given the need to address other areas There will be clubs across all levels rubbing their hands whenever Wrexham pitch up for one of their players
Chris Lepkowski@chrislepkowski.bsky.social · last wk.A reminder that Wrexham have a F-o-S sponsorship deal (£10m+) that is worth more than many PL clubs, let alone Championship clubs. We have no chance when it comes to flexing financial muscle #wba
A reminder that Wrexham have a F-o-S sponsorship deal (£10m+) that is worth more than many PL clubs, let alone Championship clubs. We have no chance when it comes to flexing financial muscle #wba
Matthew Fleet@halesowenbaggie.bsky.social · last wk.
