Arctic Monkeys debut album is 20yo today and so listening to it again. First, still amazing and maybe my favourite ever. Second, all the talk of grotty pubs and clubs is making me feel even older
January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Arctic Monkeys debut album is 20yo today and so listening to it again. First, still amazing and maybe my favourite ever. Second, all the talk of grotty pubs and clubs is making me feel even older
This is the worst time of the week. The looming weekend with all the stress of Arsenal going for a title. It's only two days, but it does take a whole week to destress and sadly those five days fly by. Roll on the working week
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
This is the worst time of the week. The looming weekend with all the stress of Arsenal going for a title. It's only two days, but it does take a whole week to destress and sadly those five days fly by. Roll on the working week
It’s such a weird criticism that the Premier League is weak at the moment. Five teams in the top eight of the CL (ha ha City). Of course it’s due to money, but still. And every team in the PL is able to take points off those six. There’s an argument that this is the strongest the league has been
January 22, 2026 at 9:51 AM
It’s such a weird criticism that the Premier League is weak at the moment. Five teams in the top eight of the CL (ha ha City). Of course it’s due to money, but still. And every team in the PL is able to take points off those six. There’s an argument that this is the strongest the league has been
These are all top class players. Both these teams could potentially reach the semis of the World Cup. They all play at the top level of club football. But when that AFCON music plays, it descends into chaos. And I love it
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 PM
These are all top class players. Both these teams could potentially reach the semis of the World Cup. They all play at the top level of club football. But when that AFCON music plays, it descends into chaos. And I love it
Having a debate with a mate. I’m saying you stick 2023 Nathan Ake in the Milan team of 1994, and he’d be considered the greatest defender of all time (it could be any top player these days of course). Am I right?
January 18, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Having a debate with a mate. I’m saying you stick 2023 Nathan Ake in the Milan team of 1994, and he’d be considered the greatest defender of all time (it could be any top player these days of course). Am I right?
The replies to this are a bit embarrassing. It was a horrible performance, following a horrible performance v Liverpool. But we are 7 points clear, by far the best team and squad in the league and challenging in four competitions. “We won’t win anything this season,” says one person. Embarrassing
Mikel has a huge squad of talented players. But I continue to wonder if it’s left him unsure of what players & combinations are going to reliably produce the performance he needs. I probable lean too heavily on the idea that the best teams have a “best XI” but I think we need to know ours
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The replies to this are a bit embarrassing. It was a horrible performance, following a horrible performance v Liverpool. But we are 7 points clear, by far the best team and squad in the league and challenging in four competitions. “We won’t win anything this season,” says one person. Embarrassing
Hated that. But seven points clear at the top. We are going to win the league. I really wish we played with a higher tempo though. We are constantly playing against low blocks because we take two minutes to take a throw in
January 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Hated that. But seven points clear at the top. We are going to win the league. I really wish we played with a higher tempo though. We are constantly playing against low blocks because we take two minutes to take a throw in
Sam has taken the now vacant position of backwards cap wearer now that Adam has left. Such a shame Adam is not here for the ghost hunting too #thetraitors
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Sam has taken the now vacant position of backwards cap wearer now that Adam has left. Such a shame Adam is not here for the ghost hunting too #thetraitors
Commentators are saying that Chelsea need some experience, forgetting that they are not a football club, they are a hedge fund. They don’t want experience because you can’t make much profit on older players
January 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Commentators are saying that Chelsea need some experience, forgetting that they are not a football club, they are a hedge fund. They don’t want experience because you can’t make much profit on older players
Boos at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and I can’t blame them. If you are a team challenging for European places then you have to get three points away at Tottenham. Sunderland fans rightly furious at their team
January 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Boos at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and I can’t blame them. If you are a team challenging for European places then you have to get three points away at Tottenham. Sunderland fans rightly furious at their team
@footballcliches.bsky.social nothing sums up the death of legacy media more than Lucy Ward saying Struijk “saw the Instagram posts” instead of the more traditional “seeing the headlines” when he went for glory
January 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
@footballcliches.bsky.social nothing sums up the death of legacy media more than Lucy Ward saying Struijk “saw the Instagram posts” instead of the more traditional “seeing the headlines” when he went for glory
Taking significant restraint not to point out to Liverpool fans that they "only have three injuries" while they complain about missing Isak and Ekitike.
Looks like they all suddenly understand the concept of cluster injuries after deliberately failing to understand it for the last 12 months.
January 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Taking significant restraint not to point out to Liverpool fans that they "only have three injuries" while they complain about missing Isak and Ekitike.
Looks like they all suddenly understand the concept of cluster injuries after deliberately failing to understand it for the last 12 months.
Again: Ta-Nehisi Coates was not wrong - people who do not draw a line at genocide, will not draw a line at democracy. They are extremists by their nature.
January 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Again: Ta-Nehisi Coates was not wrong - people who do not draw a line at genocide, will not draw a line at democracy. They are extremists by their nature.