Philippe Auclair
@philippeauclair.bsky.social
Writes and sings for Josimar, The Guardian and Tapete Records
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Same old, same old - josimarfootball.com
Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that, contrary to expectations, elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illeg...
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New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. And depressing. Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illegal betting operators in the future.
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
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Tomorrow’s @footballweekly.bsky.social
@barryglendenning.bsky.social @philippeauclair.bsky.social and Dan bardell
Any questions?
@barryglendenning.bsky.social @philippeauclair.bsky.social and Dan bardell
Any questions?
January 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Tomorrow’s @footballweekly.bsky.social
@barryglendenning.bsky.social @philippeauclair.bsky.social and Dan bardell
Any questions?
@barryglendenning.bsky.social @philippeauclair.bsky.social and Dan bardell
Any questions?
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The full list of World Cup qualifying nations swept up in the US visa ban - Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Tunisia, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia & Uruguay.
15 out of 42.
+ Bosnia, Albania & Kosovo, who are still in the UEFA play-offs.
15 out of 42.
+ Bosnia, Albania & Kosovo, who are still in the UEFA play-offs.
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The full list of World Cup qualifying nations swept up in the US visa ban - Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Tunisia, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia & Uruguay.
15 out of 42.
+ Bosnia, Albania & Kosovo, who are still in the UEFA play-offs.
15 out of 42.
+ Bosnia, Albania & Kosovo, who are still in the UEFA play-offs.
Janaček's "Makropulos Affair" is bonkers - genius bonkers. Thank you, Simon Rattle, for bringing it to the @barbican.bsky.social this week. The @londonsymphony.bsky.social was in top form, Marlis Petersen superb as Emilia, but the singer who caught my ear was Alan Oke in the part of Count Hauk.
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Janaček's "Makropulos Affair" is bonkers - genius bonkers. Thank you, Simon Rattle, for bringing it to the @barbican.bsky.social this week. The @londonsymphony.bsky.social was in top form, Marlis Petersen superb as Emilia, but the singer who caught my ear was Alan Oke in the part of Count Hauk.
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Remembering Allen Toussaint on his birthday. This delightful interview he did with @petepaphides.bsky.social in 2014 is a beautiful way to celebrate the great man and his wonderful music
▶️ www.mixcloud.com/longplayer/l...
▶️ www.mixcloud.com/longplayer/l...
January 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Remembering Allen Toussaint on his birthday. This delightful interview he did with @petepaphides.bsky.social in 2014 is a beautiful way to celebrate the great man and his wonderful music
▶️ www.mixcloud.com/longplayer/l...
▶️ www.mixcloud.com/longplayer/l...
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We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Some are saying "not enough!" "you should have done it already!" and so on. As to me, I'm delighted to see @sport-england-se.bsky.social do something many others (who get a fraction of the flak) are still hesitating to do.
Sport England Chair, Chris Boardman explains further why we have suspended using the social media platform X.
Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-before-platforms-why-sport-england-suspended-its-nctwe
Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-before-platforms-why-sport-england-suspended-its-nctwe
People before platforms: why Sport England suspended its X account by Chris Boardman
No matter where you come from, what you earn or who you are, sport should always be a place where everyone feels safe and welcome. Those are values worth standing up for.
www.linkedin.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Some are saying "not enough!" "you should have done it already!" and so on. As to me, I'm delighted to see @sport-england-se.bsky.social do something many others (who get a fraction of the flak) are still hesitating to do.
True, if "component of" is intended to mean "threat to".
(Also a very instructive thread by @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social)
(Also a very instructive thread by @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social)
🧵Nandy says creators say they see AI as an essential component of their futures and that AI see original human-created content as essential. [me: then the AI companies need to recognise this doesn’t come for free!]
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
True, if "component of" is intended to mean "threat to".
(Also a very instructive thread by @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social)
(Also a very instructive thread by @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social)
In hope that far more powerful media than ours will finally pick on a scandalous story of collusion, association with criminal groups and pure greed we've been telling for well over four years now at @josimarfootball.bsky.social.
New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. And depressing. Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illegal betting operators in the future.
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
Same old, same old - josimarfootball.com
Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that, contrary to expectations, elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illeg...
josimarfootball.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
In hope that far more powerful media than ours will finally pick on a scandalous story of collusion, association with criminal groups and pure greed we've been telling for well over four years now at @josimarfootball.bsky.social.
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The very wonderful Would be goods launch their new album, 'Tears Before Bedtime',at The Water Rats, London on Saturday 21st February with special guests @mccookerybook.bsky.social and Railcard (with Rachel Love, ex Dolly Mixture) Get your tickets now wegottickets.com/event/678041
Dr Love swings softly with quiet elegance, but the lyrics tell another story. The good doctor is most likely a drug dealer who can take away the pain of heartbreak for a bit by supplying something illegal.
www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/01/the-...
@skepwax.bsky.social #wouldbegoods
www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/01/the-...
@skepwax.bsky.social #wouldbegoods
The Would-Be-Goods: Dr Love
A blog about music. The good stuff only.
www.herecomestheflood.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The very wonderful Would be goods launch their new album, 'Tears Before Bedtime',at The Water Rats, London on Saturday 21st February with special guests @mccookerybook.bsky.social and Railcard (with Rachel Love, ex Dolly Mixture) Get your tickets now wegottickets.com/event/678041
New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. And depressing. Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illegal betting operators in the future.
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
Same old, same old - josimarfootball.com
Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that, contrary to expectations, elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illeg...
josimarfootball.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. And depressing. Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illegal betting operators in the future.
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
Infantino's Fifa making money out of selling low-level games to data collection agencies and, beyond, legal and *illegal* bookmakers. Great work by @samindrakunti.bsky.social and @stevemenary.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social.
From Aruba and Mauritania to the Seychelles, FIFA is commercialising as many lower-level games as possible via FIFA+.
Stats Perform will be collecting the data for betting operators.
Here is more background. With @stevemenary.bsky.social.
www.playthegame.org/news/fifa-li...
Stats Perform will be collecting the data for betting operators.
Here is more background. With @stevemenary.bsky.social.
www.playthegame.org/news/fifa-li...
FIFA+ livestreams fuel global in-play betting markets
New research from Play the Game shows how unlicensed betting companies are using FIFA’s own streaming platform to offer in-play wagers on low-level matches worldwide. Many smaller federations are unaw...
www.playthegame.org
January 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Infantino's Fifa making money out of selling low-level games to data collection agencies and, beyond, legal and *illegal* bookmakers. Great work by @samindrakunti.bsky.social and @stevemenary.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social.
A very moving tribute - if that's the word - to Rolland Courbis by Gregory Schneider of Libération.
Mort de l’entraîneur de foot Rolland Courbis, l’homme aux mille et une vies
www.liberation.fr/sports/footb...
Mort de l’entraîneur de foot Rolland Courbis, l’homme aux mille et une vies
www.liberation.fr/sports/footb...
Mort de l’entraîneur de foot Rolland Courbis, l’homme aux mille et une vies
L’ancien défenseur et entraîneur est mort ce lundi 12 janvier, à l’âge de 72 ans. Le contraste entre le joueur besogneux qu’il fut et le faste qui s’attacha au reste de son existence fut la grande his...
www.liberation.fr
January 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM
A very moving tribute - if that's the word - to Rolland Courbis by Gregory Schneider of Libération.
Mort de l’entraîneur de foot Rolland Courbis, l’homme aux mille et une vies
www.liberation.fr/sports/footb...
Mort de l’entraîneur de foot Rolland Courbis, l’homme aux mille et une vies
www.liberation.fr/sports/footb...
Glorious. Any Fulhamites who could identify which game this could be?
'Craven Cottage', Fulham (1953) by Michael Bernard Critchlow
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Glorious. Any Fulhamites who could identify which game this could be?
Marvellous.
Blatter always said he'd never allow betting operators to go anywhere near the World Cup and was true to his word.
Infantino...
Blatter always said he'd never allow betting operators to go anywhere near the World Cup and was true to his word.
Infantino...
FIFA OKs betting partners to stream WC games
FIFA deepened its commercial ties to the betting industry Monday in a four-year deal that will let some gambling operators livestream World Cup games this year.
share.google
January 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Marvellous.
Blatter always said he'd never allow betting operators to go anywhere near the World Cup and was true to his word.
Infantino...
Blatter always said he'd never allow betting operators to go anywhere near the World Cup and was true to his word.
Infantino...
Rolland was more than a rogue. Rolland was a criminal, who, unlike other corrupt managers, paid for his crimes, acknowledged what he did wrong and never sought excuses. He was also a colleague at RMC for over a decade and, yes, I liked him, a lot. I laughed at his jokes. No, life is not simple. RIP.
Rolland Courbis, truculent personnage du football français, est mort
Rolland Courbis, truculent personnage du football français, est mort
Ancien joueur puis entraîneur, condamné à deux reprises pour des affaires liées à des transferts, le Marseillais était devenu un chroniqueur radio respecté. Il est mort, lundi 12 janvier, à l’âge de 72 ans.
www.lemonde.fr
January 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Rolland was more than a rogue. Rolland was a criminal, who, unlike other corrupt managers, paid for his crimes, acknowledged what he did wrong and never sought excuses. He was also a colleague at RMC for over a decade and, yes, I liked him, a lot. I laughed at his jokes. No, life is not simple. RIP.
Momentous news in the fight against unlicensed/illegal betting operators in Africa: Casablanca court orders network providers to block them or risk hefty fines if they don't. 1XBet, already subject of criminal complaint in Morocco, is top of the list of undesirables.
medias24.com/2026/01/12/j...
medias24.com/2026/01/12/j...
Justice : les trois opérateurs Telecom devront bloquer les IP de paris illégaux au Maroc
Saisi par la MDJS, le juge des référés a rendu une ordonnance imposant le blocage de plateformes de jeux en ligne non agréées.
medias24.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Momentous news in the fight against unlicensed/illegal betting operators in Africa: Casablanca court orders network providers to block them or risk hefty fines if they don't. 1XBet, already subject of criminal complaint in Morocco, is top of the list of undesirables.
medias24.com/2026/01/12/j...
medias24.com/2026/01/12/j...
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VOTE FOR LEWIS
If I was in government, which thank goodness I’m not, I’d be assembling a squad of soldiers with fixed bayonets to march on Southern Water’s offices first thing in the morning and make a few arrests. Imagine being one of their waterless customers and having to put up with their mimsy excuses-
Thousands of homes in Sussex and Kent still without water supply
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
VOTE FOR LEWIS
A sign of things to come? Let's hope so.
All committees at the @europarl.europa.eu are being blue checked.
January 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
A sign of things to come? Let's hope so.
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - Lush Life
YouTube video by Silvano Mazzella
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
An extraordinary week for archeology. This may be the most astonishing find. A 120 m-long wall of 62 7 000 years old monoliths submerged in the Atlantic Ocean near Seing Island.
Au large du Finistère, un gigantesque mur vieux de 7000 ans a été découvert par des plongeurs. Situé à 9m sous la mer, ce mur fait 120m de long, 20m de large sur lequel se dressent 62 monolithes.
Pour en savoir plus, écoutez La Planète des sciences ➡️ https://l.franceinter.fr/NCJ
Pour en savoir plus, écoutez La Planète des sciences ➡️ https://l.franceinter.fr/NCJ
January 10, 2026 at 9:21 PM
An extraordinary week for archeology. This may be the most astonishing find. A 120 m-long wall of 62 7 000 years old monoliths submerged in the Atlantic Ocean near Seing Island.
Perhaps my favourite Blossom Dearie performance (it is right now). Written by Carolyn Leigh and Cy Coleman. What a unique singer she was (as well as one of the pianists of her age, as Bill Evans never tired of telling whoever asked him).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQvW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQvW...
It Amazes Me
YouTube video by Blossom Dearie - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Perhaps my favourite Blossom Dearie performance (it is right now). Written by Carolyn Leigh and Cy Coleman. What a unique singer she was (as well as one of the pianists of her age, as Bill Evans never tired of telling whoever asked him).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQvW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQvW...
- "Doctor, I feel a bit down, I don't know why, but nothing seems to make me feel better".
- "What you need is a regular dose of Blossom Dearie singing "Surrey With The Fringe On Top".
youtu.be/8ccIbog--aE?...
- "What you need is a regular dose of Blossom Dearie singing "Surrey With The Fringe On Top".
youtu.be/8ccIbog--aE?...
Blossom Dearie - "Surrey With The Fringe On Top" (1957)
YouTube video by TimeWarp Radio
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 12:38 PM
- "Doctor, I feel a bit down, I don't know why, but nothing seems to make me feel better".
- "What you need is a regular dose of Blossom Dearie singing "Surrey With The Fringe On Top".
youtu.be/8ccIbog--aE?...
- "What you need is a regular dose of Blossom Dearie singing "Surrey With The Fringe On Top".
youtu.be/8ccIbog--aE?...
Magnificent. Make sure you click on the "1 more reply" link to make sure you read the whole thread. You will not regret it.
It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
January 10, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Magnificent. Make sure you click on the "1 more reply" link to make sure you read the whole thread. You will not regret it.
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This story has just disappeared out of view. Why? It has it all: a PL club owner, gambling, aristo black sheep/Farage aide whose mother was the King's girlfriend and dad went to school with ex-prince Andrew, what more do you want, dear British media?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Key aide to Nigel Farage was frontman for Premier League billionaire’s betting syndicate, lawsuit claims
Exclusive: George Cottrell ‘gave control’ of gambling accounts to syndicate headed by Tony Bloom, the owner of Brighton & Hove Albion FC
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This story has just disappeared out of view. Why? It has it all: a PL club owner, gambling, aristo black sheep/Farage aide whose mother was the King's girlfriend and dad went to school with ex-prince Andrew, what more do you want, dear British media?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...