Michael Cook
@mikecookwrites.bsky.social
Writer of things. Thinker of thingks.
The old double bluff!
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The old double bluff!
No, it's because if a character didn't offer someone else a cup of tea, we would be holding our breath waiting for them to be revealed later as an alien/Nazi spy/monster/psychopath.
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM
No, it's because if a character didn't offer someone else a cup of tea, we would be holding our breath waiting for them to be revealed later as an alien/Nazi spy/monster/psychopath.
She's not a Badenoch in Scotland. She can pronounce HER OWN NAME as she chooses.
January 19, 2026 at 2:47 PM
She's not a Badenoch in Scotland. She can pronounce HER OWN NAME as she chooses.
Their Europa final was a terrible ad for the Premier League. That's just truth!
January 19, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Their Europa final was a terrible ad for the Premier League. That's just truth!
Oh, sorry. I thought a bridge role was going to be something specifically political which Starmer wasn't suited for. Or something. And then I thought, "do people even call them bridge rolls any more?" And now this... humiliation. What can I say?
January 19, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Oh, sorry. I thought a bridge role was going to be something specifically political which Starmer wasn't suited for. Or something. And then I thought, "do people even call them bridge rolls any more?" And now this... humiliation. What can I say?
The "advert" thing is a silly cliche everywhere. I heard commentators say the Macclesfield v Palace game was a good advert for the FA Cup. No it IS the FA Cup.
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The "advert" thing is a silly cliche everywhere. I heard commentators say the Macclesfield v Palace game was a good advert for the FA Cup. No it IS the FA Cup.
Your "cup final" = the biggest game of your season. Drawing 0-0 again to Arsenal is not our cup final.
January 18, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Your "cup final" = the biggest game of your season. Drawing 0-0 again to Arsenal is not our cup final.
Football astrology
January 18, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Football astrology
"Appropriate"!? It's low-level football banter on social media, mate, not a hate crime.
January 18, 2026 at 9:07 AM
"Appropriate"!? It's low-level football banter on social media, mate, not a hate crime.
How is Arsenal Forest’s cup final? A team who haven’t done anything for 20 years who we beat twice in the cup when we were in the Championship?
January 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
How is Arsenal Forest’s cup final? A team who haven’t done anything for 20 years who we beat twice in the cup when we were in the Championship?
Yeah, Arsenal have such a thin squad, too. Forced to bring on real second-string subs like Saka, Trossard and Eze. Poor lambs.
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Yeah, Arsenal have such a thin squad, too. Forced to bring on real second-string subs like Saka, Trossard and Eze. Poor lambs.
Arsenal so hard done by. Everyone knows it. Feeling the struggle, guys. Stay strong.
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Arsenal so hard done by. Everyone knows it. Feeling the struggle, guys. Stay strong.
Arsenal falling down clutching their heads at every opportunity…
January 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Arsenal falling down clutching their heads at every opportunity…
Yeah, it’s well known that the Premier League favour giving decisions to smaller clubs and the likes of Arsenal - Arsenal, who were allowed to spend net £250m this summer! - are hugely disadvantaged.
January 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Yeah, it’s well known that the Premier League favour giving decisions to smaller clubs and the likes of Arsenal - Arsenal, who were allowed to spend net £250m this summer! - are hugely disadvantaged.
It almost feels like xG is a load of bollocks…
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It almost feels like xG is a load of bollocks…
Metrocentric problems! "Not Gails!!" Grab a Greggs like the rest of us.
January 17, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Metrocentric problems! "Not Gails!!" Grab a Greggs like the rest of us.
The Frozen 2 one is amazing. "We are six weeks away from opening and we haven't really nailed the story." "What about this song?" "We hate it!"
January 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The Frozen 2 one is amazing. "We are six weeks away from opening and we haven't really nailed the story." "What about this song?" "We hate it!"
It was the first film I ever saw at the cinema and I cried, apparently!
January 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
It was the first film I ever saw at the cinema and I cried, apparently!