Neil Grayson
@neilgrayson.bsky.social
☀️ Writer and broadcaster . 🦚 Widow of Bielsa. ⛔️ Offline, mostly
https://bangretromag.substack.com/ and I made @commodoreformat.bsky.social
https://bangretromag.substack.com/ and I made @commodoreformat.bsky.social
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Neil Grayson
@neilgrayson.bsky.social
· Aug 21
Bi-annual serious post, ‘cos I see a lot of pain on here.
If the world is grinding you down, you gotta shift your focus to what you can be grateful for. Take a moment to appreciate every good thing in your life, no matter how small. Don’t let the ugliness you see on your phone take root inside you.
If the world is grinding you down, you gotta shift your focus to what you can be grateful for. Take a moment to appreciate every good thing in your life, no matter how small. Don’t let the ugliness you see on your phone take root inside you.
Celebrating a Chelsea goal. The things the Premier League does to you, eh?
a black and white cat wearing a green hat in a bathtub .
ALT: a black and white cat wearing a green hat in a bathtub .
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Celebrating a Chelsea goal. The things the Premier League does to you, eh?
Reasons to be cheerful, though:
✅ the boy Gray has scored again for Rotherham
✅ Frank Lampard 💀
✅ the boy Gray has scored again for Rotherham
✅ Frank Lampard 💀
January 31, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Reasons to be cheerful, though:
✅ the boy Gray has scored again for Rotherham
✅ Frank Lampard 💀
✅ the boy Gray has scored again for Rotherham
✅ Frank Lampard 💀
They’re obviously better than us in every way, but we’ve made that far too easy today. Glad not to see them again this season!
January 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
They’re obviously better than us in every way, but we’ve made that far too easy today. Glad not to see them again this season!
Noticed Jon Richardson wearing a @thesquareball.net Bielsa hoody on Radio 2!
January 31, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Noticed Jon Richardson wearing a @thesquareball.net Bielsa hoody on Radio 2!
Red things I saw this afternoon.
January 31, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Red things I saw this afternoon.
The ol’ secret sauce
January 31, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The ol’ secret sauce
Looking at the upcoming Chinese Super League season, half of the sides will start on points deductions for a variety of offences. I reckon you go in with more than -5 on Wuhan tbh 😂
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Looking at the upcoming Chinese Super League season, half of the sides will start on points deductions for a variety of offences. I reckon you go in with more than -5 on Wuhan tbh 😂
Bus wankers!
Arsenal were due to fly into LBA today but because of the fog ended up having to travel up by coach.
#lufc
#lufc
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Bus wankers!
Well, we’re finally getting Primark in Dubai in March. It’s the end of years of my wife filling suitcases at the one in Leeds every year!
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Well, we’re finally getting Primark in Dubai in March. It’s the end of years of my wife filling suitcases at the one in Leeds every year!
Reposted by Neil Grayson
I'm definitely up for this.
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I'm definitely up for this.
I thought this was just a coincidental photograph, but having seen the celebration on video…it’s quick, but I think he does!
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I thought this was just a coincidental photograph, but having seen the celebration on video…it’s quick, but I think he does!
£45m is crazy money for Palace to be coughing up for Larsen - but I guess they’ve had money coming in and fair play to Wolves if they get that fee. No shade at Leeds for balking.
I’d much prefer to end the window with another striking option, though. Be interesting to see what Plan B is.
I’d much prefer to end the window with another striking option, though. Be interesting to see what Plan B is.
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
£45m is crazy money for Palace to be coughing up for Larsen - but I guess they’ve had money coming in and fair play to Wolves if they get that fee. No shade at Leeds for balking.
I’d much prefer to end the window with another striking option, though. Be interesting to see what Plan B is.
I’d much prefer to end the window with another striking option, though. Be interesting to see what Plan B is.
Benfica v Real Madrid is mad. Madrid down to 9 and the Benfica keeper has just scored 😂
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Benfica v Real Madrid is mad. Madrid down to 9 and the Benfica keeper has just scored 😂
Somebody definitely fed this cat a burger once.
January 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Somebody definitely fed this cat a burger once.
I still have to use X for work purposes, unfortunately, but rarely look at the timeline. I did today. Wow. Everybody is so angry. When I think back to what it was, it’s so sad. I found all of my long term Dubai friends on there. It just pukes rage from thick Americans at you now.
January 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I still have to use X for work purposes, unfortunately, but rarely look at the timeline. I did today. Wow. Everybody is so angry. When I think back to what it was, it’s so sad. I found all of my long term Dubai friends on there. It just pukes rage from thick Americans at you now.
When my kids when were babies, I’d hum the interlude music for Creatures 2 on the Commodore 64. It was just a simple tune I knew. It’d calm them to sleep.
I realised I’d hummed it to myself for my entire life.
I realised I’d hummed it to myself for my entire life.
January 28, 2026 at 9:22 AM
When my kids when were babies, I’d hum the interlude music for Creatures 2 on the Commodore 64. It was just a simple tune I knew. It’d calm them to sleep.
I realised I’d hummed it to myself for my entire life.
I realised I’d hummed it to myself for my entire life.
There is nothing new here but it is hugely enjoyable.
Gary Barlow does still give me area manager vibes, though. Everything in the house is grey. Puts on The Killers if he’s feeling daring. Jazzy tie and socks because he’s fun. Inside: fucking screaming
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Gary Barlow does still give me area manager vibes, though. Everything in the house is grey. Puts on The Killers if he’s feeling daring. Jazzy tie and socks because he’s fun. Inside: fucking screaming
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Take That review – could it be TV magic? Yes!
This fantastically enjoyable romp about the boy band covers the highs, the oiled thighs and the chainmail codpieces. But why does Gary Barlow twiddle his bandmates’ earlobes so much?
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 AM
There is nothing new here but it is hugely enjoyable.
Gary Barlow does still give me area manager vibes, though. Everything in the house is grey. Puts on The Killers if he’s feeling daring. Jazzy tie and socks because he’s fun. Inside: fucking screaming
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Gary Barlow does still give me area manager vibes, though. Everything in the house is grey. Puts on The Killers if he’s feeling daring. Jazzy tie and socks because he’s fun. Inside: fucking screaming
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Kids’ sports day. So very tired. Leeds game didn’t finish until 2am. Still, unless my wife is reading this there are at least some nice milfs to enjoy. Sorry, I mean you gotta show up for your kids
January 27, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Kids’ sports day. So very tired. Leeds game didn’t finish until 2am. Still, unless my wife is reading this there are at least some nice milfs to enjoy. Sorry, I mean you gotta show up for your kids
A good point. One defeat in 10.
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
A good point. One defeat in 10.
(Directing a documentary)
See what you do is find poorly tagged stock footage of crowd trouble at an ancient football match and put Panic as the soundtrack
See what you do is find poorly tagged stock footage of crowd trouble at an ancient football match and put Panic as the soundtrack
a man is holding an oscar statue in front of a hollywood sign
ALT: a man is holding an oscar statue in front of a hollywood sign
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
(Directing a documentary)
See what you do is find poorly tagged stock footage of crowd trouble at an ancient football match and put Panic as the soundtrack
See what you do is find poorly tagged stock footage of crowd trouble at an ancient football match and put Panic as the soundtrack
Saw an appropriately shaped moon as I walked past a mosque tonight 🌙
January 26, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Saw an appropriately shaped moon as I walked past a mosque tonight 🌙
There’s a Chinese supermarket opened near us. Every week a new lol. For example would you like to feast on a
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
There’s a Chinese supermarket opened near us. Every week a new lol. For example would you like to feast on a
A rare burst of rain in Dubai. Excitement from the children - the sort I used to feel about snow decades ago - quickly followed by “we don’t need this anymore” within about 5 minutes. 😅
January 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
A rare burst of rain in Dubai. Excitement from the children - the sort I used to feel about snow decades ago - quickly followed by “we don’t need this anymore” within about 5 minutes. 😅
We used to apply for the Green Card lottery every year. Bitter disappointment every year. It now feels like a great escape. This side of America doesn’t die with Trump - it’s out of the bottle now.
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
We used to apply for the Green Card lottery every year. Bitter disappointment every year. It now feels like a great escape. This side of America doesn’t die with Trump - it’s out of the bottle now.