Untypicalboro
@untypicalboro.bsky.social
Multi-media tub-thumping tabloid rabble-rouser & ex-Gazette Boro writer. "The bitter and twisted rantings of a so-called journalist." Now does books. Opinions etc.
You flash bastard! Lightning somewhere over near the Transporter.
Remembering that time the dwarf mystic escaped from police custody and the headline was ‘SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE’.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Brownie McGhee during the Blues and Gospel tour of England, 1964.
#Boro warming up for the open training session over by the Fan Zone and a loud young lad shouts: “McCabe! McCabe! I saw you in Tescos.” The rest of the lads are torturing him now.
CONCACAF (41 federations) join Uefa to reject Gianni Infantino's proposal.
Statement on behalf of Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations | Concacaf
Statement on behalf of Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations
concacaf.com
This statement by UEFA on FIFA attempting to sell off the World Cup gave me goosebumps, what a statement - the beautiful game deserves no less “As so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.”
BREAKING: UEFA's member associations unanimously voted to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions in protest at FIFA's plan to sell stakes to external investors in a subsidiary that will run the global governing body's tournament reut.rs/3RJAS4p
Anecdotal evidence of the pall of despair over #nufc - we bumped into friends who are season ticket Mags this week who gnashed and wailed and declared: “We’re ganning doon. All w’players are for sale. We cannit buy. We haven’t got a team. The Saudis have given up. We’re worse than Sunlun man!”
#Ofyssey Massive mythological Imax epic, full of flames and storms, angry Greek Gods and a spectacular brutal bodycount in the thousands, not least because Matt Damon goes full-on Jason Bourne in a locked room for the last 20 minutes. Very loud. Very enjoyable.
The front page of the Daily Telegraph, standing up for the real victims in modern Britain.
In the coming bloody turf war #UEFA have all the biggest clubs, richest federations and most lucrative audience for football. They have most of the giant powers. If they could just prize #Brazil and #Argentina away from #FIFA they could easily run a rival World Cup.
🚨 Norfolk is now officially in drought. Please use water wisely, be extra careful with fire risks, and remember this is the reality of man made climate change. London has already had 24 days above 30°C this year, more than the whole of the 1980s. waterwise.org.uk/how-to-save-...
US midfielder Berhalter joins Middlesbrough on four-year deal reut.rs/4be2ipU
US midfielder Berhalter joins Middlesbrough on four-year deal
American midfielder Sebastian Berhalter has signed a four-year deal with Middlesbrough, the English Championship club announced on Tuesday, after featuring in all five of the U.S.'s World Cup games this summer.
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#Chelsea buying pensioners is ironic. After spending about 2 squillion quid in the last few years, bringing in senior citizens Welbeck and Henderson to fill gaps in their squad skill set is a massive indictment of their recruitment.
Again, I don't like Palestine Action as an org, but even considering terrorist charges for paint and broken windows is a mockery of the very concept of terrorism. Terminally stupid justice system.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.Palestine Action activists face being sentenced as terrorists over bank damage
Given that a genuine UKIP policy under Farage was "to make the circle line a circle again" this all looks eminently sane.
Count Binface@countbinface.bsky.social · last wk.Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
As a former financial crime compliance specialist for more than 10 years, I’ve never heard of a British political party unable to access its banking facilities *during an election* The Times reports this follows SARs being filed with the National Crime Agency. What on earth is going on at Reform?
Reform UK’s bank account was frozen after Cottrell donations
Nigel Farage’s party could not make or receive payments for two weeks during the 2024 general election campaign, Insight can reveal
thetimes.com
Imagine purporting to be a Christian, and thinking Jesus was into swords, not ploughshares
God@thegodshow.com · 2w agoJesus never said anything about “wiping countries off the map.” Jesus wasn’t a soldier. Jesus was killed by soldiers.
The contrived rage over the new boss opening a branch in #Manchester shows exactly why it is needed. The massive thriving economy of London and its environs has a boot on the throat of the regions, sucking in jobs, investment and bright young people. There are other places.
Lobbyists working for Lynton Crosby's firm told an undercover reporter they had "paid journalists to place apparently independent stories in newspapers." They boasted of having a "retainer" with at least one journalist to regularly write stories helpful to their clients
Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press
Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion
theguardian.com
47 years ago today, @jonsavage.bsky.social reviewed Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" for the Melody Maker (21 July 1979). #JoyDivision @robertrotifer.bsky.social
