Tom Curren
@tomoc.bsky.social
I write. Creative Editor @scoutedftbl.com. Redstory: tales from the Arsenal.
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Tom Curren
@tomoc.bsky.social
· Sep 15
No indecision
You always, always come home.
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An ode to Noni Madueke, and the story we didn't care to tell
Here's my reaction to Sunday, put a lot into it, be really cool if people found this one x
A tale of Eberechi Eze, the boy who believed
Endless
That's faith, man.
redstory.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Here's my reaction to Sunday, put a lot into it, be really cool if people found this one x
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A tale of Eberechi Eze, the boy who believed
Endless
That's faith, man.
redstory.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A tale of Eberechi Eze, the boy who believed
A tale of Eberechi Eze, the boy who believed
Endless
That's faith, man.
redstory.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A tale of Eberechi Eze, the boy who believed
That's faith
Let it all work out
On Ebere Eze.
redstory.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
That's faith
I need these dickheads hit for six minimum. Most embarrassing football team I've ever seen take the pitch
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I need these dickheads hit for six minimum. Most embarrassing football team I've ever seen take the pitch
Riccy's back.
Here's a 3000 word essay on Riccardo Calafiori, meteors and milkshakes.
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
Riccardo Calafiori, aura redefined
Milkshakes and meteors maketh the man.
scoutedftbl.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Riccy's back.
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On Marco van Basten, the demands of modern football, and some specific ways Arsenal can target Spurs.
The long game
On getting fit, navigating the schedule, and beating Spurs
billycarpenter.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
On Marco van Basten, the demands of modern football, and some specific ways Arsenal can target Spurs.
Reposted by Tom Curren
Here's a 3000 word essay on Riccardo Calafiori, meteors and milkshakes.
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
Riccardo Calafiori, aura redefined
Milkshakes and meteors maketh the man.
scoutedftbl.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Here's a 3000 word essay on Riccardo Calafiori, meteors and milkshakes.
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
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Some more stuff this week from yours truly. Over at @scoutedftbl.com, I had the pleasure of working with @tomoc.bsky.social to help illustrate Riccardo Calafiori's unique playstyle and how it's helped Arsenal this season
scoutedftbl.com/riccardo-cal...
scoutedftbl.com/riccardo-cal...
Riccardo Calafiori, aura redefined
Milkshakes and meteors maketh the man.
scoutedftbl.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Some more stuff this week from yours truly. Over at @scoutedftbl.com, I had the pleasure of working with @tomoc.bsky.social to help illustrate Riccardo Calafiori's unique playstyle and how it's helped Arsenal this season
scoutedftbl.com/riccardo-cal...
scoutedftbl.com/riccardo-cal...
Here's a 3000 word essay on Riccardo Calafiori, meteors and milkshakes.
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
Riccardo Calafiori, aura redefined
Milkshakes and meteors maketh the man.
scoutedftbl.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Here's a 3000 word essay on Riccardo Calafiori, meteors and milkshakes.
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
With @moesquare.bsky.social for @scoutedftbl.com
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Rondos, reinforcement learning, and Rosalía: are footballers supposed to be artists or accountants?
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/footballers-...
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/footballers-...
Are footballers artists or accountants?
With football data and machine learning models getting closer to finding 'right' answers, we have to consider what a footballer really is.
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Rondos, reinforcement learning, and Rosalía: are footballers supposed to be artists or accountants?
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/footballers-...
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/footballers-...
The latest chapter in one man's ongoing meltdown as he attempts to come to terms with what sportswashing is doing to his brain
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The latest chapter in one man's ongoing meltdown as he attempts to come to terms with what sportswashing is doing to his brain
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A story of monsters, Dan Ballard, and the evil in Manchester City
Flying too close to the sun
On monsters, Dan Ballard, and Manchester City
redstory.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A story of monsters, Dan Ballard, and the evil in Manchester City
A story of monsters, Dan Ballard, and the evil in Manchester City
Flying too close to the sun
On monsters, Dan Ballard, and Manchester City
redstory.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A story of monsters, Dan Ballard, and the evil in Manchester City
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Beyond Man City, other clubs which profit directly from emirati patronage should ask themselves some inconvenient questions; and if they do not of their own accord, we fans should be pressuring them into doing so. These other clubs very much include Arsenal FC.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Beyond Man City, other clubs which profit directly from emirati patronage should ask themselves some inconvenient questions; and if they do not of their own accord, we fans should be pressuring them into doing so. These other clubs very much include Arsenal FC.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
if it had to be someone I'm really glad it was Dan Ballard
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
if it had to be someone I'm really glad it was Dan Ballard
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Here's my Arsenal long-read, just for you.
Attacking back-fives, analytics, tactics, a deeper look at what has (and hasn't) changed, and a whole lot more.
Attacking back-fives, analytics, tactics, a deeper look at what has (and hasn't) changed, and a whole lot more.
Adventures
Breaking back-fives, what numbers have changed (and what haven't), how Eze differs from Ødegaard, Saliba in midfield, scattered notes on Rice and Gyökeres, and more
billycarpenter.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Here's my Arsenal long-read, just for you.
Attacking back-fives, analytics, tactics, a deeper look at what has (and hasn't) changed, and a whole lot more.
Attacking back-fives, analytics, tactics, a deeper look at what has (and hasn't) changed, and a whole lot more.
I didn't make a fuss sharing Redstory this week because I was really nervous to be apparently the only football writer in the world talking about this, so it's nice to see others take a swing
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I didn't make a fuss sharing Redstory this week because I was really nervous to be apparently the only football writer in the world talking about this, so it's nice to see others take a swing
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Finally, I’ve put everything together to provide a primer on the @scoutedftbl.com Archetypes project so far. It’s not finished, it’s constantly evolving. But now there is a reference point for the Archetypes themselves and the methodology. Here you go:
A guide to Archetypes
A comprehensive primer for SCOUTED's player profiling project
scoutedftbl.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Finally, I’ve put everything together to provide a primer on the @scoutedftbl.com Archetypes project so far. It’s not finished, it’s constantly evolving. But now there is a reference point for the Archetypes themselves and the methodology. Here you go:
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
for the ~three Redstory readers invested in the winter arc, here's where I'm at: closing in on a stone down since I began on September 1, and two-ish from my heaviest point last year
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
for the ~three Redstory readers invested in the winter arc, here's where I'm at: closing in on a stone down since I began on September 1, and two-ish from my heaviest point last year