Tom Rothery
@tomrothery.bsky.social
Forty-something dad of four. Musician and songwriter. Progressive humanist.
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I was at the first ever Oval Invicibles match and the last. We will remember them.
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I was at the first ever Oval Invicibles match and the last. We will remember them.
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Nice one, the kid's wearing their Oval Invincibles top and crying.
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Nice one, the kid's wearing their Oval Invincibles top and crying.
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Final confirmation of the stupidest decision in sports marketing history:
Oval Invincibles are going to become Mumbai Indians London.
How can anyone be this moronic? BUILDING A SPORTS BRAND IS NOT HARD, JUST DON'T NAME IT AFTER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUCKING PLACE
Oval Invincibles are going to become Mumbai Indians London.
How can anyone be this moronic? BUILDING A SPORTS BRAND IS NOT HARD, JUST DON'T NAME IT AFTER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUCKING PLACE
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Final confirmation of the stupidest decision in sports marketing history:
Oval Invincibles are going to become Mumbai Indians London.
How can anyone be this moronic? BUILDING A SPORTS BRAND IS NOT HARD, JUST DON'T NAME IT AFTER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUCKING PLACE
Oval Invincibles are going to become Mumbai Indians London.
How can anyone be this moronic? BUILDING A SPORTS BRAND IS NOT HARD, JUST DON'T NAME IT AFTER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUCKING PLACE
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Oval Invincibles will be renamed as MI London for The Hundred in 2026
Oval Invincibles will be renamed as MI London for The Hundred in 2026
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Name favoured by the Ambani family co-owners
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Mumbai Indians holdings buys 49% of new franchise
Oval Invincibles, the Hundred’s most successful franchise, will be competing as MI London next year, the name favoured by their new Indian co-owners.
The change of monicker brings the men’s and women’s teams, who between them have won Hundred titles in each of the past five years, in line with the rest of the Ambani family’s Mumbai Indians holdings which, in addition to its IPL team, includes MI Cape Town in the SA20, MI Emirates in the ILT20 and MI New York in Major League Cricket. Continue reading...
dlvr.it
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Oval Invincibles will be renamed as MI London for The Hundred in 2026
Hi @thepwr.bsky.social - not sure who's in charge of scheduling between you and TNT, but isn't it a massive missed opportunity not to have #PWR games on on Friday nights and Saturday lunchtimes during the Men's Autumn Internationals? Missing a post-world cup trick by hiding this great comp away! 🤨
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hi @thepwr.bsky.social - not sure who's in charge of scheduling between you and TNT, but isn't it a massive missed opportunity not to have #PWR games on on Friday nights and Saturday lunchtimes during the Men's Autumn Internationals? Missing a post-world cup trick by hiding this great comp away! 🤨
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No, no, no. It is not the BBC’s job to ask these questions www.bbc.com/news/article...
How much trouble is Labour in - and is the PM the right man for the job?
Ahead of Labour's annual conference, Laura Kuenssberg asks if the PM is the right man for the job.
www.bbc.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
No, no, no. It is not the BBC’s job to ask these questions www.bbc.com/news/article...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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An additional thought is that depending on now you look at it, you could make a case that we were missing 3-6 ostensible first choice starters too. It wasn’t the perfect window but we’ve still got some decent & hard working players who look up for the challenge of trying to keep their shirts. #lufc
September 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
An additional thought is that depending on now you look at it, you could make a case that we were missing 3-6 ostensible first choice starters too. It wasn’t the perfect window but we’ve still got some decent & hard working players who look up for the challenge of trying to keep their shirts. #lufc
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September 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
August 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
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Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".
August 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".
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LUUUUUKKKKAAAAASSSS!!!! CONVERTS FROM THE SPOTTTTTTT!!!!!! YEEEESSSSSS!!!!
August 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
LUUUUUKKKKAAAAASSSS!!!! CONVERTS FROM THE SPOTTTTTTT!!!!!! YEEEESSSSSS!!!!
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🤩 ALL THREE POINTS!!!
August 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
🤩 ALL THREE POINTS!!!
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And we are back!
Very excited to kick start our 25/26 season at Welford Road this afternoon with England hosting Spain in their first #RWC2025 warm-up match.
#WomensRugby
Very excited to kick start our 25/26 season at Welford Road this afternoon with England hosting Spain in their first #RWC2025 warm-up match.
#WomensRugby
August 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
And we are back!
Very excited to kick start our 25/26 season at Welford Road this afternoon with England hosting Spain in their first #RWC2025 warm-up match.
#WomensRugby
Very excited to kick start our 25/26 season at Welford Road this afternoon with England hosting Spain in their first #RWC2025 warm-up match.
#WomensRugby
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July 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Lovely but wet cycle this morning
www.komoot.com/tour/2382189...
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SE Kent 73k. Cuckoo and yellowhammer | ride | Komoot
Tom went on an outdoor adventure with komoot! Distance: 73.8 km | Duration: 04:06 h
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July 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Lovely but wet cycle this morning
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www.komoot.com/tour/2382189...
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Related: This is why the women's game should involve more tests internationally and a four-day format domestically.
Not to be That Guy, but much as I love watching T20, it has absolutely nothing to compare to a test match like this. Thank God we're on night shoots this week. 🏏🏴🇮🇳
June 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Related: This is why the women's game should involve more tests internationally and a four-day format domestically.
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*stands and applauds*
June 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
*stands and applauds*
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Why someone hasn't created an app which has a live feed of ice-cream vans in your area (and shows them on a map, a bit like uber), is a good example of how our priorities are all wrong when it comes to developing technology.
May 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Why someone hasn't created an app which has a live feed of ice-cream vans in your area (and shows them on a map, a bit like uber), is a good example of how our priorities are all wrong when it comes to developing technology.
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Yates snatches pink jersey from Del Toro on penultimate Giro stage reut.rs/3HeeURJ
Yates snatches pink jersey from Del Toro on penultimate Giro stage
Simon Yates rode a stage for the ages when he stormed into the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday when the Visma-Lease a Bike rider erased overall leader Isaac Del Toro's lead to take the pink jersey on the penultimate stage of the race.
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May 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Yates snatches pink jersey from Del Toro on penultimate Giro stage reut.rs/3HeeURJ
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📌 #3 Added to playlist:
"Teacher - UK Single Version, 2025 Remix" by Jethro Tull
"Teacher - UK Single Version, 2025 Remix" by Jethro Tull
May 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📌 #3 Added to playlist:
"Teacher - UK Single Version, 2025 Remix" by Jethro Tull
"Teacher - UK Single Version, 2025 Remix" by Jethro Tull
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May 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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New YouGov poll:
- 66% would support the UK having closer relationship with the EU
- This includes half of both Leave (52%) and Reform UK (54%) voters
- Majority (53%) support Britain rejoining the European Union
- Six in ten believe Brexit has been more of a failure than a success
- 66% would support the UK having closer relationship with the EU
- This includes half of both Leave (52%) and Reform UK (54%) voters
- Majority (53%) support Britain rejoining the European Union
- Six in ten believe Brexit has been more of a failure than a success
May 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New YouGov poll:
- 66% would support the UK having closer relationship with the EU
- This includes half of both Leave (52%) and Reform UK (54%) voters
- Majority (53%) support Britain rejoining the European Union
- Six in ten believe Brexit has been more of a failure than a success
- 66% would support the UK having closer relationship with the EU
- This includes half of both Leave (52%) and Reform UK (54%) voters
- Majority (53%) support Britain rejoining the European Union
- Six in ten believe Brexit has been more of a failure than a success