Arlene Finnigan 💙
@arlenefinnigan.bsky.social
NHS worker. #oafc season ticket holder. Understandably angry at the world. 'Obscene blog writer' for @oldhamfanmedia.bsky.social. Leftwing feminazi. She/her #jft97
FONDOP SHINY OLE OLE! Weekend made, thanks @oasf.bsky.social 💙 #oafc
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
FONDOP SHINY OLE OLE! Weekend made, thanks @oasf.bsky.social 💙 #oafc
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Sean Dyche:
is not Possession the whole of the law?
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sean Dyche:
Morning. Hoping for a goalfest today after last Saturday. This week's blog for @oldhamfanmedia.bsky.social. #oafc
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To be whipped by the winds of the west
Oh good, another 0-0 draw to attempt to write about. My favourite thing. We were in the hospitality for the Crewe game for our mate Matt’s 80th birthday. The food and service were brilliant, Braddy go...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Morning. Hoping for a goalfest today after last Saturday. This week's blog for @oldhamfanmedia.bsky.social. #oafc
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Had the cricket on all night but switched it off when I got up at 7 coz "play must have almost finished for today"
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Had the cricket on all night but switched it off when I got up at 7 coz "play must have almost finished for today"
This is a beautiful collection of poems inspired and influenced by Maya Angelou's faith and love for humanity, and listening to her read them is a joy. Amazing Peace is such a gorgeous, moving poem to listen to at Christmas. #BookSky💙📚
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is a beautiful collection of poems inspired and influenced by Maya Angelou's faith and love for humanity, and listening to her read them is a joy. Amazing Peace is such a gorgeous, moving poem to listen to at Christmas. #BookSky💙📚
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This award gives emerging writers a free course, retreat and mentoring. You need to be unpublished but it closes on 30th November so get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
Emerging Writer Award - The Bridge Awards
The Emerging Writer Award is run in partnership with The Bridge Awards. The award winner receives a package including courses, retreat time and mentoring.
www.moniackmhor.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This award gives emerging writers a free course, retreat and mentoring. You need to be unpublished but it closes on 30th November so get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
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NEW EPISODE: I would say this week's is quite gentle if you're in the market for some conversational fridge noise.
This week's podcast is upon us, and as it was an international break weekend that means a readers' questions special!
(Recorded while Scotland were beating Denmark, meaning that I didn't even get to see Kenny McLean's goal until about 1am)
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(Recorded while Scotland were beating Denmark, meaning that I didn't even get to see Kenny McLean's goal until about 1am)
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The Football Kickback: The Fame, the Lifestyle, the Bicycle Kicks
It's been another international break weekend, so it's time for another readers' questions special.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
NEW EPISODE: I would say this week's is quite gentle if you're in the market for some conversational fridge noise.
This is an amusingly daft book. It's quite self-indulgent and very silly, with Ayoade interviewing himself and going off on rambling tangents, but that's kind of the point. #BookSky💙📚
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This is an amusingly daft book. It's quite self-indulgent and very silly, with Ayoade interviewing himself and going off on rambling tangents, but that's kind of the point. #BookSky💙📚
This is an odd but funny novel; a dark, farcical satire. Some of the language is very 'of its time' - the casual antisemitism in particular made me wince - but its depiction of the military leaders and bureaucracy as incompetent, arrogant, petty, and often drunk is very witty... #BookSky💙📚
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is an odd but funny novel; a dark, farcical satire. Some of the language is very 'of its time' - the casual antisemitism in particular made me wince - but its depiction of the military leaders and bureaucracy as incompetent, arrogant, petty, and often drunk is very witty... #BookSky💙📚
Morning. I'm not sure if it's overhead kick weather today. This week's blog for @oldhamfanmedia.bsky.social. #oafc
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Oh Manny, you scored and you stopped us from shaking
Long term, our strategy of being crap for a month, then really good for a month, isn’t sustainable. We can worry about that come December, though. For now, let’s enjoy how well November is going.Being...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Morning. I'm not sure if it's overhead kick weather today. This week's blog for @oldhamfanmedia.bsky.social. #oafc
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www.weareoldham.co.uk/post/oh-mann...
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the new #oafc jumper is delightful
(model wears large and her shirts are all medium, buy a size up)
www.athletic-store.co.uk/christmas-sh...
But the new #oafc jumper is delightful
(model wears large and her shirts are all medium, buy a size up)
www.athletic-store.co.uk/christmas-sh...
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the new #oafc jumper is delightful
(model wears large and her shirts are all medium, buy a size up)
www.athletic-store.co.uk/christmas-sh...
But the new #oafc jumper is delightful
(model wears large and her shirts are all medium, buy a size up)
www.athletic-store.co.uk/christmas-sh...
Putting up the Xmas decs tomorrow so it's time to finally take down the @wsc.co.uk Euros wall chart and put it in the Best Summer Ever folder 💙 #oafc
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Putting up the Xmas decs tomorrow so it's time to finally take down the @wsc.co.uk Euros wall chart and put it in the Best Summer Ever folder 💙 #oafc
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Russell Brand and Peter Singer. Jared Leto and Charles Murray. Graham Linehan and Aleksandr Dugin.
This is an absolutely wild set of choices.
Also, it's very possible he was exaggerating, but I want to know which 23 of these 32 people "agreed in principle"
Also, it's very possible he was exaggerating, but I want to know which 23 of these 32 people "agreed in principle"
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Russell Brand and Peter Singer. Jared Leto and Charles Murray. Graham Linehan and Aleksandr Dugin.
This is a great novel. It conveys the injustice, horror & despair of the Great Hunger viscerally. While I wasn't sure how plausible the romance was (you could be forgiven for rolling your eyes at the concept of 'The Irish Famine: A Love Story'), I couldn't help but become invested in it. #BookSky💙📚
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is a great novel. It conveys the injustice, horror & despair of the Great Hunger viscerally. While I wasn't sure how plausible the romance was (you could be forgiven for rolling your eyes at the concept of 'The Irish Famine: A Love Story'), I couldn't help but become invested in it. #BookSky💙📚
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In which I posit that a balanced person usually has 2.5 sports in which they maintain a solid interest: a primary, a secondary, and a keep-an-eye-on.
Morning loves, podcast time (and yes, yes it is early this week), so feel free to fill your boots :-)
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The Football Kickback: Can I show you the functions on my watch?
Last one before the international break! Get it while it's hot!
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November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In which I posit that a balanced person usually has 2.5 sports in which they maintain a solid interest: a primary, a secondary, and a keep-an-eye-on.
I really hope that someone, somewhere is saying "Fuck Trump, we're the BBC" right now.
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I really hope that someone, somewhere is saying "Fuck Trump, we're the BBC" right now.
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Morning loves, podcast time (and yes, yes it is early this week), so feel free to fill your boots :-)
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-footba...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-footba...
The Football Kickback: Can I show you the functions on my watch?
Last one before the international break! Get it while it's hot!
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Morning loves, podcast time (and yes, yes it is early this week), so feel free to fill your boots :-)
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-footba...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-footba...
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Right, so we are back on the podcast trail again tonight, brethren, so whatever questions you have for them - and as ever, they do NOT have to be about football - drop them in the replies here and we will get back to you :-)
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Right, so we are back on the podcast trail again tonight, brethren, so whatever questions you have for them - and as ever, they do NOT have to be about football - drop them in the replies here and we will get back to you :-)
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Your weekend match is now available on UD. Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell in the FA Vase on a sunny afternoon down here on the Costa del Seagulls. Words, pictures and BIG GAS right here:
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The Weekend Match: Eastbourne United 1-0 Epsom & Ewell - Sunny Side Up
It's the Second Round of the FA Vase, so we're off to the other Sussex to see how Eastbourne's third side is getting on.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Your weekend match is now available on UD. Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell in the FA Vase on a sunny afternoon down here on the Costa del Seagulls. Words, pictures and BIG GAS right here:
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
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In a break from our normal programming
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In a break from our normal programming
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Morning loves, Spurs vs Manchester United at lunchtime, and the good folks at @fotmob.com have seen fit to allow me to write their preview for it. Make the most of this match! International break again next week!
www.fotmob.com/topnews/2385...
www.fotmob.com/topnews/2385...
Preview: Spurs looking to continue good run against Manchester United
It’s a repeat of the Europa League final at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday lunchtime as Spurs take on Manchester United, and hopefully it’ll be a better game than that was.
www.fotmob.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Morning loves, Spurs vs Manchester United at lunchtime, and the good folks at @fotmob.com have seen fit to allow me to write their preview for it. Make the most of this match! International break again next week!
www.fotmob.com/topnews/2385...
www.fotmob.com/topnews/2385...