David O’Leary
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Jon Sopel gets it wrong on The News Agents… but whisper/say it quietly, this version makes a lot more sense
Jon Sopel gets it wrong on The News Agents… but whisper/say it quietly, this version makes a lot more sense
December 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Jon Sopel gets it wrong on The News Agents… but whisper/say it quietly, this version makes a lot more sense
Jon Sopel gets it wrong on The News Agents… but whisper/say it quietly, this version makes a lot more sense
Don't forget to leave a pause between words, people... 💨
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Don't forget to leave a pause between words, people... 💨
An absolute dribbling fool writes
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
An absolute dribbling fool writes
Bizarre reporting here by The i Paper… like this was some clandestine decision rather than an open, public vote of the European Parliament…? #EU
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Bizarre reporting here by The i Paper… like this was some clandestine decision rather than an open, public vote of the European Parliament…? #EU
Newspaper player rating deltas update: For the Ashes 2nd Test, @ipapersport.bsky.social has Ben Duckett at 0 and Joe Root at 8, which seems about as wide as we’re going to get?
December 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Newspaper player rating deltas update: For the Ashes 2nd Test, @ipapersport.bsky.social has Ben Duckett at 0 and Joe Root at 8, which seems about as wide as we’re going to get?
Also, not sure where this fits, but Steph Houghton’s reaction to Leeds’ third goal on Wednesday broke all broadcasting conventions but was also quite brilliant, like she’d witnessed a motorway pile-up
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Also, not sure where this fits, but Steph Houghton’s reaction to Leeds’ third goal on Wednesday broke all broadcasting conventions but was also quite brilliant, like she’d witnessed a motorway pile-up
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You were talking the other week about VAR doing a Cowell-esque fake… “it’s not good news… it’s great news!”
Pretty sure Tim Robinson does this here, turning upfield and then giving the pen?
You were talking the other week about VAR doing a Cowell-esque fake… “it’s not good news… it’s great news!”
Pretty sure Tim Robinson does this here, turning upfield and then giving the pen?
November 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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You were talking the other week about VAR doing a Cowell-esque fake… “it’s not good news… it’s great news!”
Pretty sure Tim Robinson does this here, turning upfield and then giving the pen?
You were talking the other week about VAR doing a Cowell-esque fake… “it’s not good news… it’s great news!”
Pretty sure Tim Robinson does this here, turning upfield and then giving the pen?
Sorry, @theguardian.com, you’re going to have to narrow down the field here
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sorry, @theguardian.com, you’re going to have to narrow down the field here
We’re nine minutes into Manchester City v Leeds United, and we’ve discovered the only City supporter, or probably human being, who actually remembers Daniel James’s uninspiring stint at Old Trafford. Absolute booage.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We’re nine minutes into Manchester City v Leeds United, and we’ve discovered the only City supporter, or probably human being, who actually remembers Daniel James’s uninspiring stint at Old Trafford. Absolute booage.
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Didn’t you already discuss Suranne Jones’ football loyalties - there was an Oldham Athletic shirt and a dreadful (but probably fairly accurately portrayed) football metaphor in the hilariously bad Netflix drama Hostage:
listenfairplay.com/episode/463?...
listenfairplay.com/episode/463?...
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Didn’t you already discuss Suranne Jones’ football loyalties - there was an Oldham Athletic shirt and a dreadful (but probably fairly accurately portrayed) football metaphor in the hilariously bad Netflix drama Hostage:
listenfairplay.com/episode/463?...
listenfairplay.com/episode/463?...
IDK, maybe someone who was an enthusiastic backer of Brexit is not the best person to opine on ‘Who broke Britain?’
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November 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
IDK, maybe someone who was an enthusiastic backer of Brexit is not the best person to opine on ‘Who broke Britain?’
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Superb second mention for tomatoes in the FT today
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November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Superb second mention for tomatoes in the FT today
@secondmentions.bsky.social
@secondmentions.bsky.social
Top stuff from Pope Leo, the Barry Norman or Roger Ebert de nos jours
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Top stuff from Pope Leo, the Barry Norman or Roger Ebert de nos jours
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Sorry that it’s rugby, but it’s international break, etc… but surely we can’t be having “25 unanswered points” when NZ already scored 12?
It implies the opposition has nil, no?
Sorry that it’s rugby, but it’s international break, etc… but surely we can’t be having “25 unanswered points” when NZ already scored 12?
It implies the opposition has nil, no?
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
@footballcliches.bsky.social
Sorry that it’s rugby, but it’s international break, etc… but surely we can’t be having “25 unanswered points” when NZ already scored 12?
It implies the opposition has nil, no?
Sorry that it’s rugby, but it’s international break, etc… but surely we can’t be having “25 unanswered points” when NZ already scored 12?
It implies the opposition has nil, no?
We can add the European treaties to the long list of things that Elon Musk is both ignorant of and yet astoundingly self-confident in his 'knowledge'.
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
We can add the European treaties to the long list of things that Elon Musk is both ignorant of and yet astoundingly self-confident in his 'knowledge'.
Absolute scenes in the i Paper letters page, never seen so much ‘Premiership’ use… must be trolling
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Absolute scenes in the i Paper letters page, never seen so much ‘Premiership’ use… must be trolling
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Don Hutchison saying “Sheff Wed” on 5Live and it really didn’t agree with me (or my wife).
Got me thinking: are there any acceptable two-word-two-syllable abbreviations that are OK that aren’t United-related (Man U, Sheff U, Col U…)? Even those are bad…?
Tot Hot?!
Don Hutchison saying “Sheff Wed” on 5Live and it really didn’t agree with me (or my wife).
Got me thinking: are there any acceptable two-word-two-syllable abbreviations that are OK that aren’t United-related (Man U, Sheff U, Col U…)? Even those are bad…?
Tot Hot?!
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
@footballcliches.bsky.social
Don Hutchison saying “Sheff Wed” on 5Live and it really didn’t agree with me (or my wife).
Got me thinking: are there any acceptable two-word-two-syllable abbreviations that are OK that aren’t United-related (Man U, Sheff U, Col U…)? Even those are bad…?
Tot Hot?!
Don Hutchison saying “Sheff Wed” on 5Live and it really didn’t agree with me (or my wife).
Got me thinking: are there any acceptable two-word-two-syllable abbreviations that are OK that aren’t United-related (Man U, Sheff U, Col U…)? Even those are bad…?
Tot Hot?!
I think we have reached peak* Telegraph
(* if a peak can be low)
(* if a peak can be low)
October 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I think we have reached peak* Telegraph
(* if a peak can be low)
(* if a peak can be low)
Bit early (I’ll forget otherwise), but in this tactical back-to-the-future era, “good touch for a big man” has evolved into “long throw for a little guy”
October 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Bit early (I’ll forget otherwise), but in this tactical back-to-the-future era, “good touch for a big man” has evolved into “long throw for a little guy”