Rob Conlon
@robconlon.bsky.social
Writer of words, talker of shite — @thesquareball.net, @realclass.co.uk
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Got to hand it to Nmecha, coming off the bench and scoring the winner while clearly pissed out of his head
January 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Got to hand it to Nmecha, coming off the bench and scoring the winner while clearly pissed out of his head
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Featuring my first article for about 4 years! So don't miss it!
The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 05
On sale for Fulham tomorrow, 80 pages of #LUFC including:
- Discredited autobiographies
- Meeting Mat Klich
- Wilko in a beret
plus much more, like apologising to Brendy
Cover by Emily Tartanella
On sale for Fulham tomorrow, 80 pages of #LUFC including:
- Discredited autobiographies
- Meeting Mat Klich
- Wilko in a beret
plus much more, like apologising to Brendy
Cover by Emily Tartanella
The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 05 • The Square Ball
This is the fifth issue of The Square Ball's 36th season and Leeds United's 2025/26 definitely-not-ending-in-relegation campaign.
thesquareball.net
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Featuring my first article for about 4 years! So don't miss it!
Reposted by Rob Conlon
The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 05
On sale for Fulham tomorrow, 80 pages of #LUFC including:
- Discredited autobiographies
- Meeting Mat Klich
- Wilko in a beret
plus much more, like apologising to Brendy
Cover by Emily Tartanella
On sale for Fulham tomorrow, 80 pages of #LUFC including:
- Discredited autobiographies
- Meeting Mat Klich
- Wilko in a beret
plus much more, like apologising to Brendy
Cover by Emily Tartanella
The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 05 • The Square Ball
This is the fifth issue of The Square Ball's 36th season and Leeds United's 2025/26 definitely-not-ending-in-relegation campaign.
thesquareball.net
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 05
On sale for Fulham tomorrow, 80 pages of #LUFC including:
- Discredited autobiographies
- Meeting Mat Klich
- Wilko in a beret
plus much more, like apologising to Brendy
Cover by Emily Tartanella
On sale for Fulham tomorrow, 80 pages of #LUFC including:
- Discredited autobiographies
- Meeting Mat Klich
- Wilko in a beret
plus much more, like apologising to Brendy
Cover by Emily Tartanella
Do we have to enter the FA Cup every year?
January 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Do we have to enter the FA Cup every year?
Hate football. Absolutely hate it. Especially when it's objectively brilliant.
Newcastle United 4-3 #LUFC: How the other half live
One of the best and wildest games of football I’ve ever been to. Sitting on my hands in the home end, I hated every second.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
One of the best and wildest games of football I’ve ever been to. Sitting on my hands in the home end, I hated every second.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
Newcastle United 4-3 Leeds United: How the other half live • The Square Ball
One of the best and wildest games of football I’ve ever been to. Sitting on my hands in the home end, I hated every second of it.
thesquareball.net
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Hate football. Absolutely hate it. Especially when it's objectively brilliant.
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"If you’re going to kick anyone you’d want to kick Wayne Rooney or Gary Neville. I’d have been happy with either."
An oral history of January 3rd, 2010: Manchester United 0-1 #LUFC
thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
An oral history of January 3rd, 2010: Manchester United 0-1 #LUFC
thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
An oral history of January 3rd, 2010: Manchester United 0-1 Leeds United • The Square Ball
"Ankergren was diving around, Kisnorbo was headbutting people’s feet." The coaching staff, players, fans, and reporters remember a glorious day.
thesquareball.net
January 3, 2026 at 11:39 AM
"If you’re going to kick anyone you’d want to kick Wayne Rooney or Gary Neville. I’d have been happy with either."
An oral history of January 3rd, 2010: Manchester United 0-1 #LUFC
thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
An oral history of January 3rd, 2010: Manchester United 0-1 #LUFC
thesquareball.net/leeds-united...
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MATCHDAY MERCH
We'll have a big ol' merch table in the Lowfields Tunnel for tomorrow's #lufc match, so get down and get your Christmas shopping ticked off if you're heading to Elland Road!
Shopping bags provided if required also, like true bloody pros
We'll have a big ol' merch table in the Lowfields Tunnel for tomorrow's #lufc match, so get down and get your Christmas shopping ticked off if you're heading to Elland Road!
Shopping bags provided if required also, like true bloody pros
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
MATCHDAY MERCH
We'll have a big ol' merch table in the Lowfields Tunnel for tomorrow's #lufc match, so get down and get your Christmas shopping ticked off if you're heading to Elland Road!
Shopping bags provided if required also, like true bloody pros
We'll have a big ol' merch table in the Lowfields Tunnel for tomorrow's #lufc match, so get down and get your Christmas shopping ticked off if you're heading to Elland Road!
Shopping bags provided if required also, like true bloody pros
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Free to read from Issue 04 — My mate, Gary
When @brynlaw.bsky.social started covering #LUFC, he could always rely on his friend Gary Speed to help him out.
The mag will be on sale at Elland Road tomorrow.
thesquareball.net/leeds-united/my-mate-gary/
When @brynlaw.bsky.social started covering #LUFC, he could always rely on his friend Gary Speed to help him out.
The mag will be on sale at Elland Road tomorrow.
thesquareball.net/leeds-united/my-mate-gary/
My mate, Gary • The Square Ball
When Bryn Law started covering Leeds United, he could always rely on his friend Gary Speed to help him out.
thesquareball.net
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Free to read from Issue 04 — My mate, Gary
When @brynlaw.bsky.social started covering #LUFC, he could always rely on his friend Gary Speed to help him out.
The mag will be on sale at Elland Road tomorrow.
thesquareball.net/leeds-united/my-mate-gary/
When @brynlaw.bsky.social started covering #LUFC, he could always rely on his friend Gary Speed to help him out.
The mag will be on sale at Elland Road tomorrow.
thesquareball.net/leeds-united/my-mate-gary/
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Issue 04 has arrived and pre-orders are being posted out in time for Santa coming!
Stickers and mags of that #lufc '92 midfield. Glorious.
Get yours: thesquareball.net/shop/2025-26...
Stickers and mags of that #lufc '92 midfield. Glorious.
Get yours: thesquareball.net/shop/2025-26...
December 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Issue 04 has arrived and pre-orders are being posted out in time for Santa coming!
Stickers and mags of that #lufc '92 midfield. Glorious.
Get yours: thesquareball.net/shop/2025-26...
Stickers and mags of that #lufc '92 midfield. Glorious.
Get yours: thesquareball.net/shop/2025-26...
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Ⓝ TIRO ISSUE 1_NAPOLI Ⓝ
ON SALE NOW: a zine celebrating Napoli: the football, culture, and everything else in this incredible city, and football club.
Orders to ship from 12/12, also available in digital format!
SHOP HERE: shop.tirofootball.com/
ON SALE NOW: a zine celebrating Napoli: the football, culture, and everything else in this incredible city, and football club.
Orders to ship from 12/12, also available in digital format!
SHOP HERE: shop.tirofootball.com/
December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Ⓝ TIRO ISSUE 1_NAPOLI Ⓝ
ON SALE NOW: a zine celebrating Napoli: the football, culture, and everything else in this incredible city, and football club.
Orders to ship from 12/12, also available in digital format!
SHOP HERE: shop.tirofootball.com/
ON SALE NOW: a zine celebrating Napoli: the football, culture, and everything else in this incredible city, and football club.
Orders to ship from 12/12, also available in digital format!
SHOP HERE: shop.tirofootball.com/
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ISSUE 04 | '92 MIDFIELD BUMPER SPECIAL
25 December is the birthday of our Lord and saviour, Gary McAllister, so what better way to celebrate than a magazine devoted to the midfield that defined #LUFC becoming the Last Champions?
PRE-ORDER: thesquareball.net/shop/2025-26...
25 December is the birthday of our Lord and saviour, Gary McAllister, so what better way to celebrate than a magazine devoted to the midfield that defined #LUFC becoming the Last Champions?
PRE-ORDER: thesquareball.net/shop/2025-26...
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
ISSUE 04 | '92 MIDFIELD BUMPER SPECIAL
25 December is the birthday of our Lord and saviour, Gary McAllister, so what better way to celebrate than a magazine devoted to the midfield that defined #LUFC becoming the Last Champions?
PRE-ORDER: thesquareball.net/shop/2025-26...
25 December is the birthday of our Lord and saviour, Gary McAllister, so what better way to celebrate than a magazine devoted to the midfield that defined #LUFC becoming the Last Champions?
PRE-ORDER: thesquareball.net/shop/2025-26...
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#LUFC 3-1 Chelsea: Wash yer mouth out
The best thing I can say about Wednesday night is that I was still recovering on Thursday morning.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
The best thing I can say about Wednesday night is that I was still recovering on Thursday morning.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
Leeds United 3-1 Chelsea: Wash yer mouth out • The Square Ball
The best thing I can say about Wednesday night is that I was still recovering on Thursday morning.
thesquareball.net
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#LUFC 3-1 Chelsea: Wash yer mouth out
The best thing I can say about Wednesday night is that I was still recovering on Thursday morning.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
The best thing I can say about Wednesday night is that I was still recovering on Thursday morning.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
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Some news:
You've read all the facts about Leeds United you will ever need to know, now read the fiction.
I've written a coming-of-age novel about male friendship rooted in football & counterculture. It's called 'Days of Treacle'.
You've read all the facts about Leeds United you will ever need to know, now read the fiction.
I've written a coming-of-age novel about male friendship rooted in football & counterculture. It's called 'Days of Treacle'.
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Some news:
You've read all the facts about Leeds United you will ever need to know, now read the fiction.
I've written a coming-of-age novel about male friendship rooted in football & counterculture. It's called 'Days of Treacle'.
You've read all the facts about Leeds United you will ever need to know, now read the fiction.
I've written a coming-of-age novel about male friendship rooted in football & counterculture. It's called 'Days of Treacle'.
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#LUFC 1-2 Aston Villa: Creeping death
After all that has happened at Leeds over the last decade, I left Elland Road on Sunday reminded of just how little has changed.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
After all that has happened at Leeds over the last decade, I left Elland Road on Sunday reminded of just how little has changed.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
Leeds United 1-2 Aston Villa: Creeping death • The Square Ball
After all that has happened at Leeds over the last decade, I left Elland Road on Sunday astounded by just how little has changed.
thesquareball.net
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#LUFC 1-2 Aston Villa: Creeping death
After all that has happened at Leeds over the last decade, I left Elland Road on Sunday reminded of just how little has changed.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
After all that has happened at Leeds over the last decade, I left Elland Road on Sunday reminded of just how little has changed.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
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Still, good news about the ground redevelopment that's never going to happen.
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Still, good news about the ground redevelopment that's never going to happen.
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If Red Bull GmbH are going to use my football club to advertise their brand, I’m sure as hell going to talk about what else they get up to. #lufc
The Devil Inside
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines much of what #LUFC is, and the great work that it does.
by @btngnrtn.bsky.social
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines much of what #LUFC is, and the great work that it does.
by @btngnrtn.bsky.social
The Devil Inside • The Square Ball
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines what LUFC is.
thesquareball.net
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If Red Bull GmbH are going to use my football club to advertise their brand, I’m sure as hell going to talk about what else they get up to. #lufc
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Over on ROUTE ONE we're having a look at a couple of big clubs in danger of relegation. We've got @robconlon.bsky.social from @thesquareball.net on Leeds and Feargal Brennan on Valencia PLUS a bumper edition of Heavy Metal Football...statistics.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Over on ROUTE ONE we're having a look at a couple of big clubs in danger of relegation. We've got @robconlon.bsky.social from @thesquareball.net on Leeds and Feargal Brennan on Valencia PLUS a bumper edition of Heavy Metal Football...statistics.
pod.fo/e/350a42
pod.fo/e/350a42
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Nottingham Forest 3-1 #LUFC: Route zero
Leeds United are going nowhere fast. And there’s only one thing they might be able to change quickly enough.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
Leeds United are going nowhere fast. And there’s only one thing they might be able to change quickly enough.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds United: Route zero • The Square Ball
Leeds United are going nowhere fast. And there’s only one thing they might be able to change quickly enough.
thesquareball.net
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Nottingham Forest 3-1 #LUFC: Route zero
Leeds United are going nowhere fast. And there’s only one thing they might be able to change quickly enough.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
Leeds United are going nowhere fast. And there’s only one thing they might be able to change quickly enough.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
Just going to leave this here
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Just going to leave this here
I for one am looking forward to the footage of Shaun Wane crying into a photo of Winston Churchill
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I for one am looking forward to the footage of Shaun Wane crying into a photo of Winston Churchill
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We've been nominated for 2025 FSA Fan Media of the Year!
There's a public vote. Just saying. Public. Vote.
sqbl.co/vote
There's a public vote. Just saying. Public. Vote.
sqbl.co/vote
The FSA Awards 2025
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sqbl.co
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We've been nominated for 2025 FSA Fan Media of the Year!
There's a public vote. Just saying. Public. Vote.
sqbl.co/vote
There's a public vote. Just saying. Public. Vote.
sqbl.co/vote
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#LUFC 2-1 West Ham: Getting it done
After a few weeks of trying to take heart from stats rather than scorelines, Leeds were finally in the mood to make life easier for themselves.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
After a few weeks of trying to take heart from stats rather than scorelines, Leeds were finally in the mood to make life easier for themselves.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
Leeds United 2-1 West Ham: Getting it done • The Square Ball
After a few weeks of trying to take heart from stats rather than scorelines, for once Leeds were in the mood to make life easier for themselves.
thesquareball.net
October 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
#LUFC 2-1 West Ham: Getting it done
After a few weeks of trying to take heart from stats rather than scorelines, Leeds were finally in the mood to make life easier for themselves.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
After a few weeks of trying to take heart from stats rather than scorelines, Leeds were finally in the mood to make life easier for themselves.
by @robconlon.bsky.social
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The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 03
We've got a #lufc European away day, Bielsa in Malaysia and an interview with musician/actor Niall McNamee. Plus loads more
Cover by Arley Byrne, a sneak peek at our 2026 calendar!
On sale this evening at Elland Road. Link below
We've got a #lufc European away day, Bielsa in Malaysia and an interview with musician/actor Niall McNamee. Plus loads more
Cover by Arley Byrne, a sneak peek at our 2026 calendar!
On sale this evening at Elland Road. Link below
October 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The Square Ball: Season 36, Issue 03
We've got a #lufc European away day, Bielsa in Malaysia and an interview with musician/actor Niall McNamee. Plus loads more
Cover by Arley Byrne, a sneak peek at our 2026 calendar!
On sale this evening at Elland Road. Link below
We've got a #lufc European away day, Bielsa in Malaysia and an interview with musician/actor Niall McNamee. Plus loads more
Cover by Arley Byrne, a sneak peek at our 2026 calendar!
On sale this evening at Elland Road. Link below
Great to chat with @tidesofhistory.bsky.social about all things rugby league in 2025 (well, most things, there was an awful lot) and the importance of the upcoming Ashes series
open.spotify.com/episode/1HB7...
open.spotify.com/episode/1HB7...
Ashes Is The Anchor To Rugby League
open.spotify.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Great to chat with @tidesofhistory.bsky.social about all things rugby league in 2025 (well, most things, there was an awful lot) and the importance of the upcoming Ashes series
open.spotify.com/episode/1HB7...
open.spotify.com/episode/1HB7...