#OnThisDay in 1709, a Scottish sailor stepped out of isolation and into history 🌊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Marooned for four years, his survival would inspire Robinson Crusoe. I’ve written the story behind the myth, told close to home and close to the bone.

Read it FREE on my history Substack 📚

🎯 Greatness, Time, and a Kid Who Refuses to Blink

Phil Taylor remains the greatest darts player to ever live, and it's not even up for debate, at least not yet. It's settled by time, by domination, by seasons that bent the sport around one man’s will.

🇫🇷 Jérémy Jacquet - A bet on tomorrow, paid for today

I first saw Jacquet when France reached the U19 European final in 2024. He stood above every other defender there, commanding, fearless, visibly born to play on the front foot.

📊 Liverpool’s best league performance in a while, and the numbers make it hard to argue otherwise.

4-1 vs Newcastle, over 2.0 xG created, under 0.5 conceded, dominance in the box, control in progression, and clear attacking structure.

Statistical analysis on my Substack 👇

🇳🇱 Exactly Why Liverpool Are Looking at Lutsharel Geertruida

⚽ Liverpool ... This is how you remind me

#LFC 4-1 #NUFC | #PremierLeague

‼️ Curtis Jones to Inter Milan and the unease behind the denials

⚽ The Fine Line Between Control and Chaos

#LFC 🆚 #NUFC | #PremierLeague Preview

🇺🇸 On this day in 1835, two misfiring pistols changed history forever.

A funeral, a furious president, and a nation on edge as death came within inches of Andrew Jackson.

Read the full story in my latest history blog.

📖 Available FREE on my Substack 👇

⚽ The Champions League play-offs were sold as a safety net. They look more like a stress test.

Mourinho back at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid exposed, Newcastle sent to Baku, PSG forced into another domestic knife fight, and UEFA smiling through it all.

🟥 There’s a lot of noise around Rio Ngumoha. Deservedly so.

But there’s another academy player at Liverpool who might have an even higher ceiling, and he’s only 15. 👇

Must start posting more on here. 🔜

📢 @eddiegibbs.bsky.social : 'I wouldn’t have booed Trent, but Liverpool fans had every right to.'

🔴 Silence, timing, & a legacy lost
🔴 Slot got it wrong
🔴 The fans never leave — Trent already has

📖 Read here 👉 anfieldindex.com/81884/i-woul...

#LFC #TrentAlexanderArnold #RealMadrid

So @support.bsky.team … I changed handle to my domain via DNS. Seems fine on app but in desktop browser shows ‘Invalid Handle’. Tried log out/in plus redid DNS but it won’t change?

@footballmartin.bsky.social & I chat about Southampton’s struggle to adapt to life back in the PL.

Is the manager’s tactical rigidity solely to blame?

Can Russell Martin keep his job & keep the Saints up?

How will they fair against LFC on Sunday?

Listen in & let me know your thoughts 🎧