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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

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?

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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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?!

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”