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Andrew Stanford

@andrewjstanford.bsky.social

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Director of Inclusive Theatre at Replay Theatre Company, Belfast. Specialist in immersive theatre for disabled and neurodivergent young audiences. Thumps around on a wee Honda when the weather’s kind.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 4d

Groundhog Day

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 8d

Nigel Farage complained vigorously about “the UK’s readiness to criminalise merely unpleasant, challenging, or incendiary online speech" (discussing Graham Linehan and Lucy Connolly).

But of course that was when violence was being urged against immigrants or trans people.

A racist and a hypocrite.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 10d

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

PL gotta keep feeding the banter cash cow.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Can’t argue, totally valid. Bleak, but valid.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

You’re forgetting the ‘*’

*when it’s against United.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

I can’t believe not a single player was in the referee’s ear immediately about that undeniable red card. The weakest ref in the league in terms of being swayed by player personalities, too.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Aye, he’s going to die on a hill nobody wants him to die on. Every single United fan would be behind him if he came out and said he’s going to try new things and, you know, be a proactive manager. It just feels so avoidable.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Drop defender, add midfielder, for a start. This one is more painful than all the last, because it’s so damn obvious what he can do to make it immediately better. I guarantee you that front three are absolutely lethal with an extra midfielder and more space to work without defenders in their spaces.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Same. It feels so unnecessary too. Solutions are there, and it’s a change of system.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

I hate agreeing, but I can’t deny it, I’m done with it.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

He ain’t comin’ back from that, I reckon.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Regardless, that’s the nail in his coffin I reckon. Fans will turn now.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Yeah no doubt we’re awful. This system is a sh*tshow. But in this game we’ve been victim to errors that would undeniably change the game. Brentford deserve to be playing 30mins with 10men, which completely changes their control, so they probably don’t deserve to win it should it be refereed fairly.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

I gotta disagree man, when we are on the receiving end of blatant refereeing errors on a near weekly basis. We deserve to be playing ten men and Bruno deserved to be given the opportunity to take the penalty more efficiently. These things matter and what happens repeatedly isn’t deserved.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

I am furious. Every single decision there is unacceptable from a refereeing standpoint. And absolutely nobody will care because banter.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Straight red. No attempt to play the ball. Last defender.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

WHY ARE OUR PLAYERS NOT FURIOUS ABOUT THIS

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

HOW IS THAT NOT A RED CARD

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

It’s always “how will they hurt us” rather than “how will we hurt them”

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Not early enough to play for a win though saving a miracle. Sick of us setting us up for matches out of fear of the opponent’s strengths, rather than setting up to our own strengths and force the opponent to adapt to us. Always on the back foot under him.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

I think Šeško looks the business, if that’s a silver lining. He’s smart.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

It has to be Mainoo for a defender but we all know that won’t happen.

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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Yep, hard to coach out a general crapness.

Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Dalot is a problem, always has been and always will be. Master of absolutely nothing.