Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️
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Football writer, from the newsletter with the same name and occasionally elsewhere. She/her. Non-football stuff @gemofamara.com.
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allez les blueco
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
allez les blueco
may as well give it to blueco
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
may as well give it to blueco
oh so we're disputing french claim to the rhineland now are we
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
oh so we're disputing french claim to the rhineland now are we
sacchi had a hard time pitching his methods to italian traditionalists, but the english would've loved it
January 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
sacchi had a hard time pitching his methods to italian traditionalists, but the english would've loved it
it's part of what's so frustrating about english football "missing" the sacchi revolution in the late 80s/early 90s. that was our football.
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
it's part of what's so frustrating about english football "missing" the sacchi revolution in the late 80s/early 90s. that was our football.
i guess the other side of this is that spanish refs also more likely to penalise said shithousing in the box
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
i guess the other side of this is that spanish refs also more likely to penalise said shithousing in the box
mikel arteta the great british coach of his generation. the spanish would never.
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
mikel arteta the great british coach of his generation. the spanish would never.
now i'm wondering why the spanish aren't embracing set piece strategies like the PL right now. presumably there are more opportunities to use them.
January 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
now i'm wondering why the spanish aren't embracing set piece strategies like the PL right now. presumably there are more opportunities to use them.
english refs less likely to call minor fouls innit
January 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
english refs less likely to call minor fouls innit
not saying there was an easier option here, but it's a thing to have to deal with
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
not saying there was an easier option here, but it's a thing to have to deal with
utd leaving it until the summer means potentially competing with city, liverpool and chelsea for managerial talent
January 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
utd leaving it until the summer means potentially competing with city, liverpool and chelsea for managerial talent
it's been 24 years
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
it's been 24 years
picked the wrong era to be a tiny technical midfielder
January 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
picked the wrong era to be a tiny technical midfielder
"look, it's not all about winning. we want everyone to have a laugh as well".
January 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"look, it's not all about winning. we want everyone to have a laugh as well".