Simon Banoub
@banouby.bsky.social
Marketing at Hudl, formerly StatsBomb, Opta, a few other sports data and tech places.
Boro fan, parkrunner, scotch egg enthusiast.
Boro fan, parkrunner, scotch egg enthusiast.
So these people who think Christmas is being cancelled.....do they not have TVs Or, y'know, eyes?
Morons
Morons
December 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
So these people who think Christmas is being cancelled.....do they not have TVs Or, y'know, eyes?
Morons
Morons
Someone needs to take the AI away from Fabrizio
🚨 Mo Salah breaks the record for most goal involvement for a single side in Premier League history with an assist today! 👑 𝟐𝟕𝟕 𝐆/𝐀 generated for Liverpool in Premier League. 🤖🇪🇬
December 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Someone needs to take the AI away from Fabrizio
Morgan Whittaker : An apology
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Morgan Whittaker : An apology
BBC Sport's editorial team seems weirdly convinced that 'things Wayne Rooney says on his podcast' is much bigger news than it actually is
December 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
BBC Sport's editorial team seems weirdly convinced that 'things Wayne Rooney says on his podcast' is much bigger news than it actually is
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They're live. The Statsbomb Stage talks from Hudl Performance Insights 2025 are available to watch now
Nine presentations from experts in applied data, analytics and strategic decision-making, with tons of value and insights to learn from
Watch the talks now:
www.hudl.com/blog/hpi-25-...
Nine presentations from experts in applied data, analytics and strategic decision-making, with tons of value and insights to learn from
Watch the talks now:
www.hudl.com/blog/hpi-25-...
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
They're live. The Statsbomb Stage talks from Hudl Performance Insights 2025 are available to watch now
Nine presentations from experts in applied data, analytics and strategic decision-making, with tons of value and insights to learn from
Watch the talks now:
www.hudl.com/blog/hpi-25-...
Nine presentations from experts in applied data, analytics and strategic decision-making, with tons of value and insights to learn from
Watch the talks now:
www.hudl.com/blog/hpi-25-...
Really pleased that the Boro fans got properly behind the tributes to Headphones Norm at Charlton last night
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Really pleased that the Boro fans got properly behind the tributes to Headphones Norm at Charlton last night
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I've been ambivalent about the Australian ban on social media for teens, mostly because we ban enough stuff already. For me, the attempt to shake the big platforms' grip on our lives – all our lives – is just as important as the mental health arguments.
The Australia ban on social media for children is now underway
Catch up on my interview with Labour MP & chair of the Children's Online Safety APPG @joanireid.com who thinks the UK should follow suit if the Australian ban is effective 👇
Catch up on my interview with Labour MP & chair of the Children's Online Safety APPG @joanireid.com who thinks the UK should follow suit if the Australian ban is effective 👇
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I've been ambivalent about the Australian ban on social media for teens, mostly because we ban enough stuff already. For me, the attempt to shake the big platforms' grip on our lives – all our lives – is just as important as the mental health arguments.
I wish the UK had the balls to do this.
Imperfect, hard to enforce, blah blah blah.
Still way better than the current global approach of 'acknowledging it does harm, doing nothing about it'
Kids and phones is our generation's 'smoking on planes', I'm convinced of it.
Imperfect, hard to enforce, blah blah blah.
Still way better than the current global approach of 'acknowledging it does harm, doing nothing about it'
Kids and phones is our generation's 'smoking on planes', I'm convinced of it.
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
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Australia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, causing millions of children and teenagers to lose access to their accounts.
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and TikTok are expected to have taken steps from Wednesday to remove accounts held by users under 16 years of age in Australia, and prevent those teens from registering new accounts. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I wish the UK had the balls to do this.
Imperfect, hard to enforce, blah blah blah.
Still way better than the current global approach of 'acknowledging it does harm, doing nothing about it'
Kids and phones is our generation's 'smoking on planes', I'm convinced of it.
Imperfect, hard to enforce, blah blah blah.
Still way better than the current global approach of 'acknowledging it does harm, doing nothing about it'
Kids and phones is our generation's 'smoking on planes', I'm convinced of it.
Would love to see a Premier League documentary in the style of Starting 5 on Netflix, following a few players rather than teams.
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Would love to see a Premier League documentary in the style of Starting 5 on Netflix, following a few players rather than teams.
December 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Brook seemingly calm and playing nicely here, which means he'll mindlessly slash at something that isn't there to be hit and get himself out in 3.....2.....1.....
December 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Brook seemingly calm and playing nicely here, which means he'll mindlessly slash at something that isn't there to be hit and get himself out in 3.....2.....1.....
@danamalt.bsky.social You got your 'lets have more cutbacks' wish for McGee's goal last night I see
December 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
@danamalt.bsky.social You got your 'lets have more cutbacks' wish for McGee's goal last night I see
I really hope I can stick to my current plan to not watch a single minute of The World Cup.
I bet I cave in though.
I bet I cave in though.
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I really hope I can stick to my current plan to not watch a single minute of The World Cup.
I bet I cave in though.
I bet I cave in though.
Blimey
Huge news in international media. Netflix has agreed a $83bn deal to buy Warner Bros. Beat off competition from Paramount and Comcast. Will make the company the dominant player in Hollywood. The rise and rise of the company’s power is astonishing.
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Blimey
A contender for knee slide of the season here
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A contender for knee slide of the season here
It's a mystery is what it is
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It's a mystery is what it is
PSA for those Boro fans returning home for Xmas - the boxing day match tickets are on sale now and selling quickly
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
PSA for those Boro fans returning home for Xmas - the boxing day match tickets are on sale now and selling quickly
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Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?
Spoke too soon about this.
Those criminals at Hiscox/Bikmo are challenging the Ombudsman's ruling on my complaint, so it has to go to someone else now.
Those criminals at Hiscox/Bikmo are challenging the Ombudsman's ruling on my complaint, so it has to go to someone else now.
I am delighted to report that the Financial Ombudsman have upheld my complaint against Bikmo/Hiscox, and advised them to pay out plus 8% interest since the claim, plus £100 for my hassle.
They can still appeal, and I fully expect them to try to screw me out of something, but anyway, yay.
They can still appeal, and I fully expect them to try to screw me out of something, but anyway, yay.
Bikmo are still flatly refusing to pay my insurance claim after my bike was stolen because this does not fit their description of a bike store (because I don't pay a subscription for it and it's provided as part of the work building)
Absolute bunch of criminals.
Absolute bunch of criminals.
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Spoke too soon about this.
Those criminals at Hiscox/Bikmo are challenging the Ombudsman's ruling on my complaint, so it has to go to someone else now.
Those criminals at Hiscox/Bikmo are challenging the Ombudsman's ruling on my complaint, so it has to go to someone else now.
This is an interesting listen. Good that middle-aged-radicalisation is starting to be taken seriously, I've felt for a while it was weirdly underreported
pca.st/episode/364e...
pca.st/episode/364e...
Middle Rage – Inside the radicalisation of Britain’s 40-somethings
pca.st
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is an interesting listen. Good that middle-aged-radicalisation is starting to be taken seriously, I've felt for a while it was weirdly underreported
pca.st/episode/364e...
pca.st/episode/364e...
Mad that Jarrod Bowen just stood there and watched Paqueta talk himself into a red card
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Mad that Jarrod Bowen just stood there and watched Paqueta talk himself into a red card
Have people been waiting for Strava merch?
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Have people been waiting for Strava merch?
❤️
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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If we're starting "what is a Christmas movie" discourse early this year, I will tap the sign
*It’s cold outside
*Friends gather for a meal together
*Everyone is thinking about a very special little baby
*An important visitor comes in through the ventilation system
Alien is a Christmas movie
*Friends gather for a meal together
*Everyone is thinking about a very special little baby
*An important visitor comes in through the ventilation system
Alien is a Christmas movie
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If we're starting "what is a Christmas movie" discourse early this year, I will tap the sign