Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️
@graceonfootball.com
Football writer, from the newsletter with the same name and occasionally elsewhere. She/her. Non-football stuff @gemofamara.com.
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"When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master."
February 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM
"When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master."
now i can't stop thinking about the hypothetical where arsenal get osimhen instead of gyokeres. he could probably even chat to saka in yoruba.
you just can't really guarantee a nigerian guy who thrived in france, italy and turkey would settle off the pitch in *checks notes* somewhere like london, the city with the world's largest nigerian diaspora population
February 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
now i can't stop thinking about the hypothetical where arsenal get osimhen instead of gyokeres. he could probably even chat to saka in yoruba.
one of the best moves amazon made with their football coverage was hiring gabriel clarke
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
one of the best moves amazon made with their football coverage was hiring gabriel clarke
as a player, alvaro arbeloa was the most un-trent-like right back you could find. fun dynamic there.
February 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM
as a player, alvaro arbeloa was the most un-trent-like right back you could find. fun dynamic there.
this whole article goes into lots of issue-specific polling without acknowledging it's all very low salience and that the republican approach on trans rights isn't exactly a huge winner with voters.
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
this whole article goes into lots of issue-specific polling without acknowledging it's all very low salience and that the republican approach on trans rights isn't exactly a huge winner with voters.
everything in football is a finite resource. there was a bigger and stronger kid somewhere who didn't make it to the top because john stones was better on the ball than him.
i've wondered if this is a big part of why set pieces are such a thing this season. is it just easier to exploit now that goalkeepers and defenders have traded set piece defending skills for being better on the ball? and are we going to see a correction?
February 17, 2026 at 1:35 PM
everything in football is a finite resource. there was a bigger and stronger kid somewhere who didn't make it to the top because john stones was better on the ball than him.
been thinking about this a lot
February 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
been thinking about this a lot
interesting example today: my dad is going through a very tough personal life thing (not my place to talk about it), was saying he needs to stop looking at facebook because it's showing him endless posts about grief. but he didn't know how to turn off iOS app notifications until i showed him.
The major misread, I think, is that governments are treating the harms that can befall children online as like having a glass of wine or learning to drive. But essentially all the harms that can befall children online are more like drinking moonshine or driving at 100pm through a school playground:
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media
Focusing only on under-16s obscures the lack of internet safeguards for everyone else
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM
interesting example today: my dad is going through a very tough personal life thing (not my place to talk about it), was saying he needs to stop looking at facebook because it's showing him endless posts about grief. but he didn't know how to turn off iOS app notifications until i showed him.
feel like all the high end pizza places in uk now are neapolitan style. and don't get me wrong, neapolitan pizza is good. but it's not the only pizza i want to eat, you know?
February 17, 2026 at 10:59 AM
feel like all the high end pizza places in uk now are neapolitan style. and don't get me wrong, neapolitan pizza is good. but it's not the only pizza i want to eat, you know?
pancake in the kitchen of my house
Pancake on the streets of London. Pancake on the streets of Birmingham.
February 17, 2026 at 10:16 AM
pancake in the kitchen of my house
i would maybe not trust an exclusive from some twitter account
“…they don’t know why.”
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
February 17, 2026 at 9:31 AM
i would maybe not trust an exclusive from some twitter account
when you're watching the doctor who episode the end of time part 2 and there's five minutes left
Matt Smith is coming on
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
when you're watching the doctor who episode the end of time part 2 and there's five minutes left
season in a graph
Premier League Open Play xG Season 25/26 Compared to 24/25
Only Manchester United have produced more open play expected goals this season than last. The PL is down 23% this season compared to last season.
Only Manchester United have produced more open play expected goals this season than last. The PL is down 23% this season compared to last season.
February 15, 2026 at 1:06 AM
season in a graph
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Hi everyone. As you know, I am our trans rights lead at Good Law Project. I have been working alongside a fantastic team on our challenge since May last year. But whilst what we have achieved is significant - there is still a lot further to go.
If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.
If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.
Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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February 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Hi everyone. As you know, I am our trans rights lead at Good Law Project. I have been working alongside a fantastic team on our challenge since May last year. But whilst what we have achieved is significant - there is still a lot further to go.
If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.
If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.
August-November: yeah we're walking the league hahaha this is easy!
December-February: no, but seriously, the championship is very competitive
December-February: no, but seriously, the championship is very competitive
The wheels came off the Coventry = Bayern wagon back in December. That's why Boro managed to catch them.
Can it be repaired or will Boro and Ipswich end up as the two automatic promotion teams?
Can it be repaired or will Boro and Ipswich end up as the two automatic promotion teams?
February 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
August-November: yeah we're walking the league hahaha this is easy!
December-February: no, but seriously, the championship is very competitive
December-February: no, but seriously, the championship is very competitive
it is very funny that tuchel and ancelotti have both signed new contracts since gary neville said this.
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
it is very funny that tuchel and ancelotti have both signed new contracts since gary neville said this.
wait a sec, that's john woodcock! a man who resigned from the labour party right as he was being investigated for sexual harrassment, allowing him to claim it was for principled reasons of not liking corbyn. who was then given a peerage by boris johnson for being sufficiently right wing.
Yes, what if we moved the goalposts again so that this abysmal piece of shit, this walking affront to the democratic process, could just jail anyone he wants rid of? Much to think about
February 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
wait a sec, that's john woodcock! a man who resigned from the labour party right as he was being investigated for sexual harrassment, allowing him to claim it was for principled reasons of not liking corbyn. who was then given a peerage by boris johnson for being sufficiently right wing.
realistically spurs just need basic competence between now and the end of the season, then figure out where to go. squad is obviously nowhere near good enough but still way better than 16th.
🚨 Tottenham Hotspur reach verbal agreement with Igor Tudor to become interim head coach. 47yo Croatian set to sign #THFC contract to end of season; no permanent option. Arrives with big-club experience. Process led by Venkatesham & Lange 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Tottenham verbally agree deal to appoint Igor Tudor as interim head coach
The club have moved for a temporary appointment following the dismissal of Thomas Frank on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
realistically spurs just need basic competence between now and the end of the season, then figure out where to go. squad is obviously nowhere near good enough but still way better than 16th.
no idea how you can manage to send me this email and somehow think that i am @davidlynchlfc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
no idea how you can manage to send me this email and somehow think that i am @davidlynchlfc.co.uk
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if you’re prime minister, it is kind of astonishing to say your legacy will be winning the election. that’s the job interview mate
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
if you’re prime minister, it is kind of astonishing to say your legacy will be winning the election. that’s the job interview mate
people often told me it was pointless but then i started making a living from it. who's laughing now.
Not liking spectator sport is one of the best life hacks going. Over a lifetime you'll end up with literally years of time to dedicate to whatever you want, compared to spending it being pointlessly obsessed with other people playing a game
February 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
people often told me it was pointless but then i started making a living from it. who's laughing now.
I don't think Jim Ratcliffe's comments become such a public storm without the Prime Minister publicly criticising them.
And I don't think Keir Starmer does that if Morgan McSweeney is still working in Downing Street.
And I don't think Keir Starmer does that if Morgan McSweeney is still working in Downing Street.
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I don't think Jim Ratcliffe's comments become such a public storm without the Prime Minister publicly criticising them.
And I don't think Keir Starmer does that if Morgan McSweeney is still working in Downing Street.
And I don't think Keir Starmer does that if Morgan McSweeney is still working in Downing Street.
talk about high inflation
February 12, 2026 at 5:29 AM
talk about high inflation
we're this close to calling a billionaire tax exile an authentic working class voice
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 AM
we're this close to calling a billionaire tax exile an authentic working class voice