Stephen McCarthy
@stephenkmccarthy.bsky.social
Former software, data, data viz, analytics @NorwichCityFc Former Analyst and data guy @ASRomaEN E-mail: stephenkmccarthy at gmail dot com
Could probably take a midfielder off for Isak at halftime. Too cautious playing against 10 men
December 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Could probably take a midfielder off for Isak at halftime. Too cautious playing against 10 men
The most important green bin of the year. Having panic attacks so i've put it out 2 days early! I'm officially old.
December 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The most important green bin of the year. Having panic attacks so i've put it out 2 days early! I'm officially old.
Gawlas hits a 180 then follows it up with a 3. Price is on a double after 9 darts and loses the leg. Darts in a nutshell.
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Gawlas hits a 180 then follows it up with a 3. Price is on a double after 9 darts and loses the leg. Darts in a nutshell.
Proper centre forward display from Ekitike. Lovely player 🤩
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Proper centre forward display from Ekitike. Lovely player 🤩
Really good graphic from the Athletic. So many stories in here.........
December 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Really good graphic from the Athletic. So many stories in here.........
Darts twitter has such a way with words
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Darts twitter has such a way with words
Anyone got any Mo Salah takes?
December 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Anyone got any Mo Salah takes?
Look really comfortable in a 4-3-1-2. But you'd prefer to see Writz than Macca in that role behind the 2 strikers. On another note Ekitike should start every game.
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Look really comfortable in a 4-3-1-2. But you'd prefer to see Writz than Macca in that role behind the 2 strikers. On another note Ekitike should start every game.
Every game. And he keeps picking him. Utterly ridiculous.
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Every game. And he keeps picking him. Utterly ridiculous.
Those World Cup groups remind me of something you would see in the Europa Conference League. Watered down tripe.
December 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Those World Cup groups remind me of something you would see in the Europa Conference League. Watered down tripe.
Some of the players looks like it their first time playing football. Atrocious.
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Some of the players looks like it their first time playing football. Atrocious.
I'm giving out about LFC. But then you see Jota's wife posting on Instagram and it puts things into perspective. Heartbreaking.
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I'm giving out about LFC. But then you see Jota's wife posting on Instagram and it puts things into perspective. Heartbreaking.
The manager, picking the same players, same tactics and expecting different results is not helping himself.
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The manager, picking the same players, same tactics and expecting different results is not helping himself.
Looked like 5 players still in the attacking half when they conceded that goal. 😂
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Looked like 5 players still in the attacking half when they conceded that goal. 😂
Absolutely ridiculous. How is he still in the team? Again and again and again and again. Let's throw a load of forwards on now and completely lose our shape. Like every other game.
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Absolutely ridiculous. How is he still in the team? Again and again and again and again. Let's throw a load of forwards on now and completely lose our shape. Like every other game.
Honestly losing the will to live how certain players keep getting picked. Same results over and over again.
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Honestly losing the will to live how certain players keep getting picked. Same results over and over again.
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About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem
About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem
X’s About This Account reveals the scale of its foreign troll problem, confirming that many MAGA accounts aren’t actually American.
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem
Watched this about 200 times now. Ray Houghton losing his head on commentary is chefs kiss 😂
Troy Parrott. Echos of Robbie Keane's goal against Germany in 2002. What a moment. #COYBIG 🇮🇪
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Watched this about 200 times now. Ray Houghton losing his head on commentary is chefs kiss 😂
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Howard Webb claiming Robbo impacted the keeper's line of vision 🥲
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Howard Webb claiming Robbo impacted the keeper's line of vision 🥲
Football is a low scoring game. The closer you are to the line the more susceptible you are to luck being a deciding factor on the outcome of a game.
Ye olde xG per game chart w/various lightweight takes:
1. Arsenal is the blueprint here, 7 good games, 4 ~equal, 0 bad
2. Man City no bad games recently
3. stacking up the bad games: West Ham (but 2 good), Wolves (0 good) and Burnley (0 good) and curiously Bournemouth
4. No "good" Tottenham game :/
1. Arsenal is the blueprint here, 7 good games, 4 ~equal, 0 bad
2. Man City no bad games recently
3. stacking up the bad games: West Ham (but 2 good), Wolves (0 good) and Burnley (0 good) and curiously Bournemouth
4. No "good" Tottenham game :/
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Football is a low scoring game. The closer you are to the line the more susceptible you are to luck being a deciding factor on the outcome of a game.
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This is the way.
Building with a double pivot again and Liverpool all of a sudden look to be able to play football.
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This is the way.
So far this is the best the press had worked all season. Having said that Villa play to invite the press so.......
November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So far this is the best the press had worked all season. Having said that Villa play to invite the press so.......
This is excellent...
Tony Adams was one of the great English footballers of his generation.
But what he’s done since — transforming his own life and others’ through the Sporting Chance charity he founded — is truly inspirational.
“This,” he says, “is what I was put on this earth to do”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
But what he’s done since — transforming his own life and others’ through the Sporting Chance charity he founded — is truly inspirational.
“This,” he says, “is what I was put on this earth to do”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
What happened after Tony Adams said, ‘I’m an alcoholic’ – ‘There’s more to me than drinking and football. Thank God’
It is 25 years since the former England and Arsenal captain founded the Sporting Chance Clinic, helping athletes with addiction problems
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is excellent...
None of the other <big> teams have a bunch of kids on the bench
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
None of the other <big> teams have a bunch of kids on the bench