Ian Herbert
@ianherbert95.bsky.social
Exiled Lancastrian undertaking important missionary work in Sheffield, South Yorkshire!
4000 Holes podcast host & fanzine contributor
https://www.brfcs.com/podcasts
Blackburn Rovers fan with a soft spot for Accrington Stanley
4000 Holes podcast host & fanzine contributor
https://www.brfcs.com/podcasts
Blackburn Rovers fan with a soft spot for Accrington Stanley
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Hot off the press: EFL Championship Round Up - 27
Matchday 27 Summarised
https://www.brfcs.com/articles/efl-championship-round-up-27
Matchday 27 Summarised
https://www.brfcs.com/articles/efl-championship-round-up-27
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Hot off the press: EFL Championship Round Up - 27
Matchday 27 Summarised
https://www.brfcs.com/articles/efl-championship-round-up-27
Matchday 27 Summarised
https://www.brfcs.com/articles/efl-championship-round-up-27
David Attenborough voice:
“Here we see the mother jet ski leading her offspring back to the jetty ahead of another day’s hire…”
“Here we see the mother jet ski leading her offspring back to the jetty ahead of another day’s hire…”
January 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM
David Attenborough voice:
“Here we see the mother jet ski leading her offspring back to the jetty ahead of another day’s hire…”
“Here we see the mother jet ski leading her offspring back to the jetty ahead of another day’s hire…”
I did a preview with the fine chaps from the DNSYE Watford podcast about the upcoming boycott - why, what it means (especially for away fans) & the potential helplessness of the modern football fan.
youtu.be/A1I8QWY4tVI?...
youtu.be/A1I8QWY4tVI?...
Blackburn overs Opposition View Part One - The Blackburn Boycott
YouTube video by DNSYE Podcast
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I did a preview with the fine chaps from the DNSYE Watford podcast about the upcoming boycott - why, what it means (especially for away fans) & the potential helplessness of the modern football fan.
youtu.be/A1I8QWY4tVI?...
youtu.be/A1I8QWY4tVI?...
…or lunch as I call it…
January 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
…or lunch as I call it…
VAR needs to be binned now. Disgraceful decision.
January 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
VAR needs to be binned now. Disgraceful decision.
Whenever & wherever people talk about crime & punishment, one of the punishments to be considered should be making criminals watch this on a loop… #Rovers
Everyone involved in this cup tie should locked in a room & made to think about what they’ve done…when they are prepared to apologise. We let them out… #Rovers
January 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Whenever & wherever people talk about crime & punishment, one of the punishments to be considered should be making criminals watch this on a loop… #Rovers
Everyone involved in this cup tie should locked in a room & made to think about what they’ve done…when they are prepared to apologise. We let them out… #Rovers
January 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Everyone involved in this cup tie should locked in a room & made to think about what they’ve done…when they are prepared to apologise. We let them out… #Rovers
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Stockley Park - the VAR period drama coming to ITV 1
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Stockley Park - the VAR period drama coming to ITV 1
Party lines.
An eavesdropper’s wet dream…😆
An eavesdropper’s wet dream…😆
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
How to ‘reverse the charges’ at a public phone box when you needed to call home but didn’t have any money with you.
How to ‘reverse the charges’ at a public phone box when you needed to call home but didn’t have any money with you.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
Waiting listening to the whine & buzz of a tape player, for 10 or 15 minuts
While a game loaded with
Waiting listening to the whine & buzz of a tape player, for 10 or 15 minuts
While a game loaded with
January 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Party lines.
An eavesdropper’s wet dream…😆
An eavesdropper’s wet dream…😆
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If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
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Cannot imagine anyone vaguely normal, professionally, or even just as a fan, going to the US for The World Cup
January 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Cannot imagine anyone vaguely normal, professionally, or even just as a fan, going to the US for The World Cup
Always great fun to record these pods…
The new 4000 Holes podcast is out now & includes our review of December, Player of the Month, plus in Part 3, an in-depth debate as to the pros & cons of the upcoming boycott v Watford. ⚪️🔵
www.brfcs.com/podcasts/the...
www.brfcs.com/podcasts/the...
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Always great fun to record these pods…
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Thousands of joke writers reading that Harry Brook has got into trouble with a bouncer, and wondering whether to bother.
January 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Thousands of joke writers reading that Harry Brook has got into trouble with a bouncer, and wondering whether to bother.
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The best time to quit X was two years ago, the second best time is now...
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The best time to quit X was two years ago, the second best time is now...
Heaven 16
Slightly diminish a band:
Hüsker Don’t
Hüsker Don’t
Slightly diminish a band:
Potentially Some Doubt
Potentially Some Doubt
January 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Heaven 16
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Happy 50th birthday, Ripping Yarns! The comedy anthology created by Michael Palin and Terry Jones began #OTD in 1976 with the pilot episode. A few years ago I sought the views of Sir Michael and superfan @johnofarrell.bsky.social: www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/si... @radiotimes.bsky.social
Sir Michael Palin reflects on the "step into the unknown" that would become a comedy classic
Ripping Yarns, the masterly anthology series that Palin created with fellow Python Terry Jones, is 45 this week – and now on BritBox. So how did it come about? And which is Palin's favourite episode?
www.radiotimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Happy 50th birthday, Ripping Yarns! The comedy anthology created by Michael Palin and Terry Jones began #OTD in 1976 with the pilot episode. A few years ago I sought the views of Sir Michael and superfan @johnofarrell.bsky.social: www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/si... @radiotimes.bsky.social
The last 10 minutes of Leeds v Man U has been gloriously bonkers…
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The last 10 minutes of Leeds v Man U has been gloriously bonkers…
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One of things my bank has always made clear - they will *never* call me
If they need to speak to me, they text to say 'please call us on the fraud number' - they don't provide a link or a phone number, so you are the one in control
So I know anyone calling claiming to be my bank is a scam
If they need to speak to me, they text to say 'please call us on the fraud number' - they don't provide a link or a phone number, so you are the one in control
So I know anyone calling claiming to be my bank is a scam
Digital wallet fraud: how your bank card can be stolen without it leaving your wallet
Digital wallet fraud: how your bank card can be stolen without it leaving your wallet
Fraudsters use phishing to steal card details, which fund a spending spree using Apple Pay or Google Pay
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
One of things my bank has always made clear - they will *never* call me
If they need to speak to me, they text to say 'please call us on the fraud number' - they don't provide a link or a phone number, so you are the one in control
So I know anyone calling claiming to be my bank is a scam
If they need to speak to me, they text to say 'please call us on the fraud number' - they don't provide a link or a phone number, so you are the one in control
So I know anyone calling claiming to be my bank is a scam
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Julie Andrews’ Daily Schedule.
1. Quick Homer Simpson impression
2. Learn about bushcraft
3. Watch silly British comedy
4. Remove weeds in garden
5. Begin making coffee flavoured bread
D’oh, Ray Mears, Farce, Hoe, Latte dough.
1. Quick Homer Simpson impression
2. Learn about bushcraft
3. Watch silly British comedy
4. Remove weeds in garden
5. Begin making coffee flavoured bread
D’oh, Ray Mears, Farce, Hoe, Latte dough.
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Julie Andrews’ Daily Schedule.
1. Quick Homer Simpson impression
2. Learn about bushcraft
3. Watch silly British comedy
4. Remove weeds in garden
5. Begin making coffee flavoured bread
D’oh, Ray Mears, Farce, Hoe, Latte dough.
1. Quick Homer Simpson impression
2. Learn about bushcraft
3. Watch silly British comedy
4. Remove weeds in garden
5. Begin making coffee flavoured bread
D’oh, Ray Mears, Farce, Hoe, Latte dough.
@sgrimshaw.bsky.social Think you’ll appreciate this…
January 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
@sgrimshaw.bsky.social Think you’ll appreciate this…
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what’s my Favourite Far Side gag you say? why this… ( it was a challenge writing the alt text for this 😂)
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
what’s my Favourite Far Side gag you say? why this… ( it was a challenge writing the alt text for this 😂)
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Gary Larson's groundbreaking, utterly inimitable “The Far Side" first appeared 45 years ago, on January 1, 1980. Everyone has a favorite—what’s yours?
January 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Gary Larson's groundbreaking, utterly inimitable “The Far Side" first appeared 45 years ago, on January 1, 1980. Everyone has a favorite—what’s yours?