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Chris McMenamy
@cmcmenamy.bsky.social
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TSB PARTY with CHAMPIONS TRAVEL Join us on 12 August @ Bernard Shaw, a short walk from Croke Park, for our pre-match party. Your ticket guarantees entry into our prize draw, including some very exciting ones donated by our sponsor — Champions Travel! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-square...
TSB Live podcast with Simon Grayson, 11 August @ Laughter Lounge, Dublin TICKETS ON SALE NOW: laughterlounge.com/products/the...
"The Square Ball" Live Podcast Special - Tuesday, 11th August 2026
"THE SQUARE BALL" LIVE SEASON PREVIEW - LIVE PODCAST SHOW TUESDAY, 11TH AUGUST, 2026 Join us for a live podcast at The Laughter Lounge the night before Leeds United play that lot at Croke Park,…
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Tarik Muharemovic arrived at #LUFC after a long journey that has taken him through Slovenia, Austria, Bosnia and Italy. @cmcmenamy.bsky.social writes about a footballer who has made headlines since he was a toddler. thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
Tarik Muharemovic’s long road to Leeds United • The Square Ball
He's been making headlines since he was just three years old.
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Tarik Muharemovic’s long road to #LUFC He's been making headlines since he was just three years old. by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social READ: thesquareball.net/leeds-united/tarik-muharemovics-long-road-to-leeds-united/
🍻 THE SQUARE BALL & FRIENDS PARTY @ THE BERNARD SHAW 🍻 We're taking over the Bernard Shaw right beside Croke Park before #LUFC take on That Lot! Pints. Prizes. Special guests 👀 Leeds take more! Tickets below: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-square...
A Nomination For Eddie It's time for Eddie Gray to get a trip to Athletic Bilbao and salvage their One Club Man award from the likes of Ryan Giggs and Matt Le Tissier. by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social #LUFC
A Nomination for Eddie • The Square Ball
It's time for Eddie Gray to get a trip to Athletic Bilbao.
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🎤☘ TSB LIVE SEASON PREVIEW, DUBLIN We'll be at the Laughter Lounge for a #LUFC season preview podcast on 11 August, the night before Leeds play That Lot at Croke Park. 🎟️ Tickets on sale now! laughterlounge.com/products/the...
He speaks like someone who blindly hits the next suggested word on the phone keyboard.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Trump on Balogun: "That wasn't even an infraction...this referee, who is a little bit suspect if you check his past. He made a call nobody could believe...he's our best player, or one of our best players. And he gave him a red card. I didn't know what that meant...yes, I asked for a review by FIFA."
Bit underwhelming at £20m, given they are selling Van Hecke for £50m+ with a year left. But was always likely to happen with the contract situation.
Beren Cross@berencross.bsky.social · last mo.Leeds verbally agree £20m deal with Brighton for transfer of Pascal Struijk. Formal offer to come, but negotiations concluded today. Leeds risked losing Struijk for nothing in 12 months if neither sold nor agreed new contract this summer. They pitched new deal, but he wanted fresh challenge. #lufc
Wrote about Uruguay. Why does Valverde keep shooting from 30 yards? Why is the 'keeper the way he is? What competition did Manuel Ugarte win to get here? Burning questions @thesquareball.net #lufc #world cup thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
If I were Marcelo Bielsa, I’d hate these losers • The Square Ball
The media and Luis Suarez, among others, say Bielsa’s the problem with Uruguay. But watching these players, I'm not so sure.
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Muslera is the age of Kiko Casilla with the goalkeeping ability of Bailey Peacock-Farrell. Remarkable.
Bielsa and Bubista are definitely sitting down for a quiet pint together after this.
“I don’t have to give any explanation, the picture was taken the way it was taken,” Marcelo Bielsa said. “I’m not a model.” Stupid questions get stupid answers. Read @cmcmenamy.bsky.social blog on Uruguay's opener, where one journo got on the manager's bad side. thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
Smile for the camera • The Square Ball
Uruguay’s opening World Cup game was an intriguing tale of two halves, but one US journalist was stupid enough to only ask Marcelo Bielsa about modelling.
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Smile for the camera Uruguay’s opening World Cup game was an intriguing tale of two halves, but one US journalist was stupid enough to only ask Marcelo Bielsa about modelling. by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
Smile for the camera • The Square Ball
Uruguay’s opening World Cup game was an intriguing tale of two halves, but one US journalist was stupid enough to only ask Marcelo Bielsa about modelling.
thesquareball.net
Wrote about #Uruguay opening game, the hardest photo of 2026 and a silly, silly journalist's question to Marcelo Bielsa 👇👇 thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
Smile for the camera • The Square Ball
Uruguay’s opening World Cup game was an intriguing tale of two halves, but one US journalist was stupid enough to only ask Marcelo Bielsa about modelling.
thesquareball.net
Wrote about #Uruguay opening game, the hardest photo of 2026 and a silly, silly journalist's question to Marcelo Bielsa 👇👇 thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
Smile for the camera • The Square Ball
Uruguay’s opening World Cup game was an intriguing tale of two halves, but one US journalist was stupid enough to only ask Marcelo Bielsa about modelling.
thesquareball.net
Defensive masterclass against the World Cup favourites. And with a Dubliner at centre-back. What a team #CapeVerde
Father's Day sorted. 🎁 TIRO Issues 1–3: Napoli, Atalanta, Fiorentina. Order by Wednesday to guarantee delivery for Sunday → shop.tirofootball.com ================================================ #FathersDay #Italy #Football #Calcio #SerieA #GiftIdeas
Wrote about the origins of the Yorkshire Rose crest. An incredible competition with mad designs that ended with #LUFC refusing to pay the winner. thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
The price of identity • The Square Ball
With Leeds United returning to the Yorkshire Rose crest, it's time to give designer Brenda Reader her credit — and start looking to the future.
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Gola, gola, goal! Pablo Hernandez’s summer of 2020 will stand for ever as proof that inevitability doesn’t apply solely to death and taxes. by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
Gola, gola, goal! • The Square Ball
Pablo Hernandez’s summer of 2020 will stand for ever as proof that inevitability doesn’t apply solely to death and taxes.
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#LUFC didn't pay Brenda Reader for her Yorkshire Rose crest design. Maybe the next club logo could be found among the 1984 competition's runners-up? They wouldn't have to pay them either. by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
The price of identity • The Square Ball
With Leeds United returning to the Yorkshire Rose crest, it's time to give designer Brenda Reader her credit — and start looking to the future.
thesquareball.net
The price of identity With #LUFC returning to the Yorkshire Rose crest, it's time to give designer Brenda Reader her credit — and start looking to the future. by @cmcmenamy.bsky.social thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
The price of identity • The Square Ball
With Leeds United returning to the Yorkshire Rose crest, it's time to give designer Brenda Reader her credit — and start looking to the future.
thesquareball.net
Wrote about the origins of the Yorkshire Rose crest. An incredible competition with mad designs that ended with #LUFC refusing to pay the winner. thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
The price of identity • The Square Ball
With Leeds United returning to the Yorkshire Rose crest, it's time to give designer Brenda Reader her credit — and start looking to the future.
thesquareball.net
A great weekend down in London for @stanchionbooks.bsky.social Football Book Market @ Brixton Library. Made all the better with a stop @ Bar Italia. Iconic.
Excellent day selling TIRO @stanchionbooks.bsky.social fair in Brixton Library. Thanks so much to everyone who came down!
Inside TIRO Issue 3_Fiorentina The city of Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance 📖 On sale now: shop.tirofootball.com/products/tir... #florence #firenze #italy #fiorentina
