Dave Groves
@davmatter.bsky.social
Resaonable speller, FPL player, tea-drinker, (Autumn) sweater, and bicycle kicker. Arséne-adorer, ex-Colombia-liver, all-year shorts-wearer and proud Papá.
Don't make that many phone calls in this mega-internet age but fair to say today I have NAILED two - one to a fella in Calais doing bike bits out of his house in broken French to buy an inner tube, and one to order fish&chips from a top geezer in a 20-minute train-change.
July 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Don't make that many phone calls in this mega-internet age but fair to say today I have NAILED two - one to a fella in Calais doing bike bits out of his house in broken French to buy an inner tube, and one to order fish&chips from a top geezer in a 20-minute train-change.
Jsut got kudos for reporting a phishing email simulation at work, immediately after clicking to try to open the attachment in said phishing email.
a young boy is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor .
ALT: a young boy is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor .
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Jsut got kudos for reporting a phishing email simulation at work, immediately after clicking to try to open the attachment in said phishing email.
Someone on my train is CHOOSING to watch a full 30-minute interview with Suella Braverman.
January 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Someone on my train is CHOOSING to watch a full 30-minute interview with Suella Braverman.
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This is a beautiful tribute.
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a beautiful tribute.
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Declan Rice is great to listen to because he hasn't been media trained to death yet
January 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Declan Rice is great to listen to because he hasn't been media trained to death yet
And at the end of the day isn't social media mostly about showing off or complaining?
January 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
And at the end of the day isn't social media mostly about showing off or complaining?
We lost 5-4 to a bad bad team at 6s but I've just scored a goal like I occasionally did circa 2014-15 when I had legs and acceleration and feel I needed to tell someone/anyone.
January 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We lost 5-4 to a bad bad team at 6s but I've just scored a goal like I occasionally did circa 2014-15 when I had legs and acceleration and feel I needed to tell someone/anyone.
Watching FA Cup highlights seeing Chiesa and Kluivert one after the other making me feel.old. They're not even particularly young!
January 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Watching FA Cup highlights seeing Chiesa and Kluivert one after the other making me feel.old. They're not even particularly young!
That made me look up what Olivier Giroud's up to. Made me chuckle at least.
January 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
That made me look up what Olivier Giroud's up to. Made me chuckle at least.
In fact, here's half the squad who has played left-back: Timber, Calafiori, Saka, MLS, Kiwior, Zinchenko, White, Tierney.. Havertz (for Germany). And still Sterling doesn't go on.
January 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
In fact, here's half the squad who has played left-back: Timber, Calafiori, Saka, MLS, Kiwior, Zinchenko, White, Tierney.. Havertz (for Germany). And still Sterling doesn't go on.
Just realised we have 4 (FOUR) Left-Backs on our bench.
January 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just realised we have 4 (FOUR) Left-Backs on our bench.
Dogs in Prams. Just why.
January 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Dogs in Prams. Just why.
Just seen Apple TV free this weekend - might work wel for a dank, dank day tomorrow. Now to see if Slow Horses bingeable in 36 hours when I'd planned on getting some decent sleep..
January 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Just seen Apple TV free this weekend - might work wel for a dank, dank day tomorrow. Now to see if Slow Horses bingeable in 36 hours when I'd planned on getting some decent sleep..
Not long left now to "cool" up your Spotify Wrapped, ladz. Get the Talking Heads and Steely Dan queued up. Anticipating this for mine:
- Frozen
- Thriller
- Something Latin which starts a shared playlist
- Karol G
- Something else Diseney vs something "cool" mayybe sneaking in
#MUSIC
- Frozen
- Thriller
- Something Latin which starts a shared playlist
- Karol G
- Something else Diseney vs something "cool" mayybe sneaking in
#MUSIC
December 4, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Not long left now to "cool" up your Spotify Wrapped, ladz. Get the Talking Heads and Steely Dan queued up. Anticipating this for mine:
- Frozen
- Thriller
- Something Latin which starts a shared playlist
- Karol G
- Something else Diseney vs something "cool" mayybe sneaking in
#MUSIC
- Frozen
- Thriller
- Something Latin which starts a shared playlist
- Karol G
- Something else Diseney vs something "cool" mayybe sneaking in
#MUSIC
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The last thing Fantastic Mr Fox sees
December 2, 2024 at 1:33 PM
The last thing Fantastic Mr Fox sees
In that brief time of year where your cafés flit willy nilly between Loco In Acapulco and Merry Christmas Everyone.
November 28, 2024 at 4:27 PM
In that brief time of year where your cafés flit willy nilly between Loco In Acapulco and Merry Christmas Everyone.
Friday afternoon treat: Pinkerton on the STEREO. Bangers ahoy =W=
November 22, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Friday afternoon treat: Pinkerton on the STEREO. Bangers ahoy =W=
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Tremendous stuff from a bloody good lad - based on form from the other side.
I’ve created a Bluesky Starter Pack of the best football accounts I’ve found on here so far in case you’ve just made the jump and are looking for familiar faces from the other place.
Cheers all. ❤️
go.bsky.app/Gz1FpQG
Cheers all. ❤️
go.bsky.app/Gz1FpQG
November 14, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Tremendous stuff from a bloody good lad - based on form from the other side.
Definitely getting into saying this.
November 14, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Definitely getting into saying this.
Just learned that "mouth loneliness" is a thing other languages use for when you're eating when you're bored. Kuchisabishii in Japanese. So now you know.
November 12, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Just learned that "mouth loneliness" is a thing other languages use for when you're eating when you're bored. Kuchisabishii in Japanese. So now you know.
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An Arseblog team starter pack for the sickos
November 12, 2024 at 2:40 PM
An Arseblog team starter pack for the sickos
UTA UTA YTA. Especially and always against scummy Chelski. Don't sit in too much now puhleeeeaze
November 10, 2024 at 5:59 PM
UTA UTA YTA. Especially and always against scummy Chelski. Don't sit in too much now puhleeeeaze
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I know it’s only a tiny slice of a shit pie, but locking good reporting behind paywalls for the last decade+ has been a fucking disaster
November 8, 2024 at 3:24 PM
I know it’s only a tiny slice of a shit pie, but locking good reporting behind paywalls for the last decade+ has been a fucking disaster