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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/
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Doctor Doctor by UFO. Utter classic. #totp
January 30, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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You're watching BBC Scotland.
January 23, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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New Libero

If Premier League teams are dominating the Champions League, why do they look so average at home?

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Libero: Libero 091 | Bad In The Premier League, Winning In Europe
Wednesday sees the climax of the Champions League's 144-game 'league phase', a TV bonanza featuring 18 fixtures, after which we will know who made the top eight, who faces the punishment round and ...
pod.fo
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Suella Braverman now. How long until Covid-19 joins Reform’s Class of 2020 reunion?
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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All this talk of about the importance of club DNA.

If Arteta does go on to win the title this year he will be the first manager with a prior association to his club to win the English title since George Graham in 1991
January 23, 2026 at 1:35 PM
This fucking guy: Frost, not Glen.
This is what worries me most at home. The instincts and views of any Reform-Tory govt are so totally at odds with the public, so outlandish to the median voter, as to make government and even the very ability to govern impossible. (1/2)
January 23, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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I had a phase in the late 80s when I did a load of drugs and booze. Rented a room in North London and moved all my stuff in, went on a bender, lost my paperwork and could not find the place afterwards. My car was outside too, never found that either.
January 23, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Rob Beckett’s got a decent agent, it has to be said. Is it Jorge Mendes?
January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
#totp we are at the arse end/peak of the commercial dance era.
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
One of the biggest voids in recent political life: Frost, not Sam.
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Supply and demand
wait wut

*US VISA PROCESSING FROZEN FOR RUSSIA, BRAZIL, IRAN: FOX NEWS
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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🚨 Manchester United emergency pod 🚨

😬 Ruben Amorim has been sacked after an ill-fated, 14-month stint in charge of the club.

🤔 Where did it all go wrong for the respected Portuguese coach?

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January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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👏 Aston Villa made it 11 consecutive wins.

👀 It was business as usual for Arsenal and Manchester City.

🤩 Kevin Schade scored a perfect hat-trick for Brentford in their 4-1 demolition of Bournemouth.

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December 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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"Keighley Cougars sounds like a Tuesday night specialist evening"
- @brewin.bsky.social on the new @liberopodcast.bsky.social

I sniggered.
December 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Retro beer, Double Diamond
December 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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With all the spirit of Christmas - it’s the FW Xmas special with the three most upbeat panellists we could put together on one zoom call.

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Answering your questions from the Christmas mailbag – Football Weekly Extra
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December 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Noam Chomsky has spent about 60 years telling us that billionaires control the world through corporate propaganda.
December 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM