Jeremy Benson
@jembenson.bsky.social
Adviser @aqaeducation.bsky.social, MAT and @RSPH.bsky.social trustee, ex-senior civil servant; classical music, #LCFC 🦊, England⚽️🏏, walks, photos, words (no politics); husband, father, generally curious
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
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Glasner’s audition for the Man Utd job is going well then… 🤔⚽️
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Glasner’s audition for the Man Utd job is going well then… 🤔⚽️
Two years ago I was on a short work trip to the US (DC and Boston), which I wrote about here. It’s rather poignant rereading this now, given how things are going there at the moment. 🇺🇸
Three days in America
Recently I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to go to the east cost of the USA, where I’d not been before, for a few days for work.
jembenson.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Two years ago I was on a short work trip to the US (DC and Boston), which I wrote about here. It’s rather poignant rereading this now, given how things are going there at the moment. 🇺🇸
Quick quiz: are these the seats on East Midlands Railway’s new Aurora trains? Or Easter Island statues? 🤔
January 9, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Quick quiz: are these the seats on East Midlands Railway’s new Aurora trains? Or Easter Island statues? 🤔
Reposted by Jeremy Benson
‘And branches stark against the wintry skies
With snow beneath: the quiet bleakness hides
A dark and frozen ground; the beauty lies,
But ebbs as treacherousness flows and slides.’
With snow beneath: the quiet bleakness hides
A dark and frozen ground; the beauty lies,
But ebbs as treacherousness flows and slides.’
December 3, 2023 at 8:38 AM
‘And branches stark against the wintry skies
With snow beneath: the quiet bleakness hides
A dark and frozen ground; the beauty lies,
But ebbs as treacherousness flows and slides.’
With snow beneath: the quiet bleakness hides
A dark and frozen ground; the beauty lies,
But ebbs as treacherousness flows and slides.’
Reposted by Jeremy Benson
The first time Spurs came to the KP the home crowd ended up booing Neville every time she touched the ball, for reasons that are now lost in the mists of time. I’m sure if she forgives us we’ll forgive her whatever it was. #LCFC
Leicester poised to sign full-back Ashleigh Neville from Tottenham
Leicester are poised to sign the experienced full-back Ashleigh Neville from their fellow Women’s Super League club Tottenham
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The first time Spurs came to the KP the home crowd ended up booing Neville every time she touched the ball, for reasons that are now lost in the mists of time. I’m sure if she forgives us we’ll forgive her whatever it was. #LCFC
‘There’s nothing here that suggests that Manchester Utd are getting smarter, right?’
#understatement #mufc
@doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social @michaelcaley.bsky.social @themlg.bsky.social
#understatement #mufc
@doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social @michaelcaley.bsky.social @themlg.bsky.social
Amorin? Amorout!
Podcast Episode · The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary · 06/01/2026 · 26m
podcasts.apple.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
‘There’s nothing here that suggests that Manchester Utd are getting smarter, right?’
#understatement #mufc
@doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social @michaelcaley.bsky.social @themlg.bsky.social
#understatement #mufc
@doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social @michaelcaley.bsky.social @themlg.bsky.social
Late stroll. A half-hidden sign on a house promises ‘For Sal’, and an intriguing tale waits patiently for a writer. The lit footbridge ahead crawls out of the gloom. A dark cat-tiger slinks prowly along. The pavement watches the cold biting, and braces itself for snow.
January 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Late stroll. A half-hidden sign on a house promises ‘For Sal’, and an intriguing tale waits patiently for a writer. The lit footbridge ahead crawls out of the gloom. A dark cat-tiger slinks prowly along. The pavement watches the cold biting, and braces itself for snow.
Late stroll. Fog broadcasts distant lamps through the visible cold. Spiders’ webs at the top of streetlights are illuminated by the frost. The chilly air-shadow of a runner envelopes me as he passes. An ambulance is a mobile disco which icebreaks through night-air.
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Late stroll. Fog broadcasts distant lamps through the visible cold. Spiders’ webs at the top of streetlights are illuminated by the frost. The chilly air-shadow of a runner envelopes me as he passes. An ambulance is a mobile disco which icebreaks through night-air.
The first time Spurs came to the KP the home crowd ended up booing Neville every time she touched the ball, for reasons that are now lost in the mists of time. I’m sure if she forgives us we’ll forgive her whatever it was. #LCFC
Leicester poised to sign full-back Ashleigh Neville from Tottenham
Leicester are poised to sign the experienced full-back Ashleigh Neville from their fellow Women’s Super League club Tottenham
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The first time Spurs came to the KP the home crowd ended up booing Neville every time she touched the ball, for reasons that are now lost in the mists of time. I’m sure if she forgives us we’ll forgive her whatever it was. #LCFC
Reposted by Jeremy Benson
Late stroll. Stardust sprinkled on a clear inky sky reflects sparkly bintop icing. A frozen puddle is the memory of a splash. Traffic lights prepare for a night’s redambergreen duty. The defiantly open road behind a Road Ahead Closed sign. A fence panel lies facedown, a woodenly slapstick punchline.
January 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Late stroll. Stardust sprinkled on a clear inky sky reflects sparkly bintop icing. A frozen puddle is the memory of a splash. Traffic lights prepare for a night’s redambergreen duty. The defiantly open road behind a Road Ahead Closed sign. A fence panel lies facedown, a woodenly slapstick punchline.
West Ham the ‘most miserable club in English football’? Sheffield Wednesday, among many others, would like a word…
West Ham have reached their natural place on the cliff edge again, the result of their own mismanagement and chronic lack of leadership
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
West Ham are the most miserable club in English football
Life as a Hammers fan has never been bleaker than this
inews.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
West Ham the ‘most miserable club in English football’? Sheffield Wednesday, among many others, would like a word…
Life as a football fan: enduring two hours in a freezing stadium watching terrible football, then your best player - who’s done nothing all game - gets an undeserved winner with an unstoppable 94th minute volley. And it warms you up & makes you glad you spent an evening sitting in a fridge.
#LCFC 🦊💙
#LCFC 🦊💙
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Life as a football fan: enduring two hours in a freezing stadium watching terrible football, then your best player - who’s done nothing all game - gets an undeserved winner with an unstoppable 94th minute volley. And it warms you up & makes you glad you spent an evening sitting in a fridge.
#LCFC 🦊💙
#LCFC 🦊💙
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January 6, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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Reposted by Jeremy Benson
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Reposted by Jeremy Benson
A thank-you to Chelsea and Man United for really adding to national levels of gaiety at this time
January 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
A thank-you to Chelsea and Man United for really adding to national levels of gaiety at this time
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Anyway, here’s a giant fork.
January 4, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Anyway, here’s a giant fork.
Reposted by Jeremy Benson
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
Anyway, here’s a giant fork.
January 4, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Anyway, here’s a giant fork.
Reposted by Jeremy Benson
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Peter Grimes, the Serenade and War Requiem are among my all time favourite works. This year I'm going to try to listen to every Britten piece, in the order he wrote them. Why not join me? #TheCompleteBritten
January 3, 2026 at 8:44 AM
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Peter Grimes, the Serenade and War Requiem are among my all time favourite works. This year I'm going to try to listen to every Britten piece, in the order he wrote them. Why not join me? #TheCompleteBritten
Late stroll. The moon is an attentive pupil in an eye of tinted cloud iris. A security light draws a bar code with tree shadows. Roadworks have closed the path, and my diversion is lit by a redambergreen traffic disco. My phone torch catches my breath, and I am a dragon.
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Late stroll. The moon is an attentive pupil in an eye of tinted cloud iris. A security light draws a bar code with tree shadows. Roadworks have closed the path, and my diversion is lit by a redambergreen traffic disco. My phone torch catches my breath, and I am a dragon.
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a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is making a surprised face .
Alt: Eric Morecambe looking frustrated
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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