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Jon Brigden

@briggysmalls.bsky.social

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Arsenal fan, tech PR guy, and Twitter/X refugee. My employers have asked me to make it clear that they want *nothing* to do with any of the dull, tedious comments I make on here, as they are far too cool for that sort of thing, apparently.

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Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 1d

I also enjoyed the 10 minutes they gave to a guy with a broad scouse accent moaning because their goalkeeper (who he inexplicably thinks is the best the Premier League has ever seen) is injured. But no mention at all of Arsenal's injuries this season or last.

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Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 2d

That’s another important win. Great first half from Gyokeres, and the extent to which we missed him as an ‘out ball’ in the 2nd half underlined the job he did for us. Elsewhere, I thought Eze had his best game in that central role, while Rice was, once again, superhuman.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 3d

Either you're taking the brave step of playing without a goalkeeper, or you're planning to field 12. Either way, I like it!

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 3d

Genuine question - if the Royal family are taking this sort of action against him, why hasn't there been a criminal investigation?

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3d

Andrew: the fall of the man formerly known as Prince

Timeline: fall from grace of British royal who was once second in line to the throne

www.irishtimes.com

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 3d

There's a new email marketing trend where companies have you on a mailing list and send you something long the lines of: "Payday just arrived! Here's what you should spend your hard-earned money on immediately." It needs to stop.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 4d

I wouldn't mind, but my Amazon purchase was (genuinely) a pair of clippers to cut my hair...what do they think I'm doing to my cat?!?

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 6d

Where’s the media vitriol against teams who just want to sit and defend? *That* is ‘ugly’ football! And before anyone suggests it - that’s not what Arsenal do. They play the highest line in the league. Look at the stats! Their defensive excellence comes from asserting control, not cowardice. 2/2

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Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 6d

Fantastic insight from @arsenalvpodcast.bsky.social and, in particular, @clivepafc.bsky.social this week. Why is the media narrative focused on set pieces and long throws as ‘ruining’ the game or making it ‘ugly’? They’ve increased because both are effective weapons against the low block. 1/2

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 6d

Just as it wasn't 'over' when Liverpool won their first five games. It's *almost* like the media are just giving up on offering proper insight or analysis and resorting to churning out clickbait nonsense instead.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 6d

If I were a betting man, I'd say it's probably the latter, and the product has been ruined by sheer greed, which will probably ruin the brand. Big gap in the market now for somebody to stand up a genuinely competitive offering for PC users.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 6d

After a few days of playing Football Manager 26, it feels like one of two things has happened in the development process. Either they've misunderstood that much of the series' appeal lies in immersion in data, and a slick, intuitive UI, or they don't care and think the console market is bigger.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 6d

No. It's not even November yet. Next question?

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 8d

That was an absolutely horrible game to watch, and an absolutely vital game to win. I’ll take it.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 10d

Honestly, you’d be forgiven for scrolling through the ‘Major Events’ timeline here and thinking it was a spoof by The Onion or something similar. You can’t make this shit up.

Alice Campos @ok-sure.bsky.social · 10d

Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline.

It’s… shocking

The White House Building

Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...

www.whitehouse.gov

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 11d

Me and the new Football Manager.

a man in a suit and tie says " oh you 've redecorated i don 't like it "

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " oh you 've redecorated i don 't like it "

media.tenor.com

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 13d

Astonishing stat tonight that tonight’s 4-0 equalled Atletico Madrid’s record defeat in this competition. Sometimes I think it’s easy to take for granted how good Arteta’s Arsenal are.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 13d

The point I’m making is that it’s not a conscious choice to say: “Let’s not bother focusing on attacking play - we’ll practice corners instead”. Teams have never been this well organised, and you need to find a way to break games open against them if you’re finding it tough going.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 13d

Many people misunderstand Arsenal scoring a lot of set piece goals, thinking they come at the cost of trying to score in open play. Teams sit deep and limit the number of open play chances we get - but that can lead to corners and free kicks. Why shouldn’t we use those to our advantage?

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Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 13d

Blistering 2nd half from Arsenal. Rice and Martinelli in particular absolutely imperious. I’m so glad Gyokeres got his goals too - against Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, too. So much for being a flat track bully. In any case, they were hugely deserved after all his recent work rate and effort.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 13d

Can’t help but think Atletico could do with a cold shower to cool down from that…

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 13d

And there it is. October 21st, and I’ve just seen my first Christmas ad of the year.

WE HAVEN’T EVEN HAD HALLOWEEN YET.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 15d

Shame on Manchester City and Chelsea for ruining an otherwise flawless weekend of results. Spoilsports.

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 16d

It’s amazing how much better your Saturday evening feels when your team has just dug in and won a tricky away game to go top of the league, isn’t it?

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 16d

Easily done!

Jon Brigden @briggysmalls.bsky.social · 16d

I can’t comment on the baseball comparison - but I think there are many, many worse teams than Fulham in the Premier League this season. If it helps, I don’t see any chance Fulham could go down, and once they get players back from injury, I’d fully expect them to put some results together.