James Wyman
@jaswyman.bsky.social
Maniacal Spurs supporter. Also follow Valencia, St. Pauli, Milan, & Inter Miami because football. Celtic, me lads. And last but not least, Knicks, Yanks, & Jets. Burnt out appellate lawyer. Once upon a time recording engineer and artist. RPGs. Deadhead.
Someone tell Chris Wittyngham that Reijnders is pronounced "RAIN-ders" not "RHINE-ders," and Jiménez is pronounced "hee-MAY-ness," not "Him-uh-nezz."
April 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Someone tell Chris Wittyngham that Reijnders is pronounced "RAIN-ders" not "RHINE-ders," and Jiménez is pronounced "hee-MAY-ness," not "Him-uh-nezz."
Stunning to see 2nd-tier American soccer on network TV.
April 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Stunning to see 2nd-tier American soccer on network TV.
Events have their own momentum, and quickly get beyond the grasp of those who would control them.
April 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Events have their own momentum, and quickly get beyond the grasp of those who would control them.
Someone tell the ESPN #ValenciaLeganés announcer that Javi Guerra's last name is pronounced "GAIR-uh," not "GWAIR-uh."
February 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Someone tell the ESPN #ValenciaLeganés announcer that Javi Guerra's last name is pronounced "GAIR-uh," not "GWAIR-uh."
I'm not, and do not care about, Ange Out. I am 100% Levy Out because this poseur "lifelong Spurs supporter" is nothing but a filthy money-grubbing asshole who has never supported any of the managers he has hired. That said, no one can sack Levy but himself. Hey, Levy. Sack yourself.
January 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I'm not, and do not care about, Ange Out. I am 100% Levy Out because this poseur "lifelong Spurs supporter" is nothing but a filthy money-grubbing asshole who has never supported any of the managers he has hired. That said, no one can sack Levy but himself. Hey, Levy. Sack yourself.
What a day. Milan comes back from 1-2 and prevails 3-2. Spurs shit the bed 1-2 thanks in large part to Levy's unwillingness to invest. St. Pauli shows they belong in the top flight 3-0. Then Valencia shows 7-1, that like Spurs, it's not the manager but the owner.
January 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
What a day. Milan comes back from 1-2 and prevails 3-2. Spurs shit the bed 1-2 thanks in large part to Levy's unwillingness to invest. St. Pauli shows they belong in the top flight 3-0. Then Valencia shows 7-1, that like Spurs, it's not the manager but the owner.
I'm an avowed neutral here, but this Newcastle v Bournemouth match is showcasing some really good, entertaining football.
January 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I'm an avowed neutral here, but this Newcastle v Bournemouth match is showcasing some really good, entertaining football.
Benvingut Max Aarons, el nou defensor de Los Che. El club necessita la teva capacitat defensiva i la teva habilitat per córrer pels canals. #AMUNT
www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
Valencia sign Bournemouth’s Max Aarons on loan deal for remainder of season
Valencia have signed defender Max Aarons on a loan deal from Bournemouth for the remainder of 2024-25.
Aarons has joined the Spanish club until the end of the season, while Valencia will have an optio...
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January 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Benvingut Max Aarons, el nou defensor de Los Che. El club necessita la teva capacitat defensiva i la teva habilitat per córrer pels canals. #AMUNT
www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
Hearing about the two new giant pandas at the National Zoo, this is all I can think of.
a man sitting at a desk with a panda bear on his arm
ALT: a man sitting at a desk with a panda bear on his arm
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January 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Hearing about the two new giant pandas at the National Zoo, this is all I can think of.
Pool should be thanking their lucky stars they didn't lose 3-0 rather than manufacturing a "controversy" re: whether Bergvall should have been on the pitch when he scored.
January 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Pool should be thanking their lucky stars they didn't lose 3-0 rather than manufacturing a "controversy" re: whether Bergvall should have been on the pitch when he scored.
@paramountplus.bsky.social Get Mike Grella off the air. He's a terrible pundit, an aggressively unpleasant person, and grossly biased against #Spurs.
Why doesn't he talk about Bergvall clearly not deserving that first yellow card? Because he's a very bad and biased pundit.
Why doesn't he talk about Bergvall clearly not deserving that first yellow card? Because he's a very bad and biased pundit.
January 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@paramountplus.bsky.social Get Mike Grella off the air. He's a terrible pundit, an aggressively unpleasant person, and grossly biased against #Spurs.
Why doesn't he talk about Bergvall clearly not deserving that first yellow card? Because he's a very bad and biased pundit.
Why doesn't he talk about Bergvall clearly not deserving that first yellow card? Because he's a very bad and biased pundit.
I am pleased to announce that AC Milan is the winner of the Serie A contest for my affections. The combination of Pulisic, PUMA, and new manager Conceição has proven irresistible, despite my Spurs-based aversion to anything clothed in red. Andiamo Rossoneri!
January 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I am pleased to announce that AC Milan is the winner of the Serie A contest for my affections. The combination of Pulisic, PUMA, and new manager Conceição has proven irresistible, despite my Spurs-based aversion to anything clothed in red. Andiamo Rossoneri!
Highly recommended read on football grounds. The nexus between football and architecture is not an unusual one. Many baseball fans love baseball stadia. And many rail fans love rail stations.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
How Premier League stadiums have evolved over the past 40 years
Simon Inglis quite literally wrote the book on British football grounds - now he tells The Athletic how and why they have changed
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Highly recommended read on football grounds. The nexus between football and architecture is not an unusual one. Many baseball fans love baseball stadia. And many rail fans love rail stations.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
Happy Boxing Day to all who celebrate. Time for (checks notes) 9½ hours of English football.
December 26, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Happy Boxing Day to all who celebrate. Time for (checks notes) 9½ hours of English football.
In an astonishing bit of foreshadowing, Handel originally entitled the second movement of The Messiah "Everybody Shall Be Exhausted" but changed it to "Exalted" at the last minute.
December 25, 2024 at 8:42 PM
In an astonishing bit of foreshadowing, Handel originally entitled the second movement of The Messiah "Everybody Shall Be Exhausted" but changed it to "Exalted" at the last minute.
What I find interesting is how my fellow Yanks became Spurs fans. I chose Spurs because my father's family emigrated from Westmill, Hertfordshire almost exactly 400 years ago, and most people in Herts support Spurs due to the area's proximity to North London. #COYS
www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
Spurs in the USA: ‘Lovable losers’ tag has helped grow a highly engaged fanbase
Despite the trophy drought, Spurs have more official supporters clubs in the United States than any other Premier League club
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2024 at 11:58 AM
What I find interesting is how my fellow Yanks became Spurs fans. I chose Spurs because my father's family emigrated from Westmill, Hertfordshire almost exactly 400 years ago, and most people in Herts support Spurs due to the area's proximity to North London. #COYS
www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
Has Ryan Seacrest been doing too many neck bridges?
December 21, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Has Ryan Seacrest been doing too many neck bridges?
I've never been one to mindlessly hop on "[owner name] out" trains, but Woody Johnson is a total jackass who deserves to be hit by a train. #jets
www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...
Jets owner Woody Johnson shot down a trade for Jerry Jeudy over his ‘Madden’ rating: Sources
To some, the reference to the video game ratings is a sign of Johnson allowing his teenage sons, Brick and Jack, to influence the franchise.
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December 19, 2024 at 11:24 AM
I've never been one to mindlessly hop on "[owner name] out" trains, but Woody Johnson is a total jackass who deserves to be hit by a train. #jets
www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...
"Hey, Google. How do you say soccer in Spanish?"
"In Spanish, that's: fútbol."
"In Spanish, that's: fútbol."
December 18, 2024 at 12:51 AM
"Hey, Google. How do you say soccer in Spanish?"
"In Spanish, that's: fútbol."
"In Spanish, that's: fútbol."
The capacity of certain English football announcers to completely botch the pronunciation of simple Spanish names like Martínez and Jiménez will never cease to amaze me. #youhaveonejob
December 14, 2024 at 3:55 PM
The capacity of certain English football announcers to completely botch the pronunciation of simple Spanish names like Martínez and Jiménez will never cease to amaze me. #youhaveonejob
I think we saw more of Manor Solomon at the start of last season than we've seen of Wilson Odobert at the start of this one. I would've personally preferred spending more ££ and pursuing Pedro Neto instead of Odobert, but ironically everyone said Neto was too injury prone. #COYS
December 14, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I think we saw more of Manor Solomon at the start of last season than we've seen of Wilson Odobert at the start of this one. I would've personally preferred spending more ££ and pursuing Pedro Neto instead of Odobert, but ironically everyone said Neto was too injury prone. #COYS
Just wanted to reassure my Celtic mates that Spurs will be thoroughly humiliating Rangers on Thursday, given that most of us are possessed of the same disposition toward that hideous lot as the gentleman below. #COYS
December 10, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Just wanted to reassure my Celtic mates that Spurs will be thoroughly humiliating Rangers on Thursday, given that most of us are possessed of the same disposition toward that hideous lot as the gentleman below. #COYS
'Tis a Christmas tradition in our household. Or at least in my belly
December 10, 2024 at 4:43 PM
'Tis a Christmas tradition in our household. Or at least in my belly