Kevin Coleman
@kvnclmn.bsky.social
All the sports. Some film, TV, culture & news.
Following at random to find cool new people.
Weekly writing at www.gobb.ie
📌🇮🇪 Cork, Ireland
Following at random to find cool new people.
Weekly writing at www.gobb.ie
📌🇮🇪 Cork, Ireland
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Kevin Coleman
@kvnclmn.bsky.social
· May 20
Game Over, Ball Burst | Kevin Coleman | Substack
Weekly sports dispatches - through the lens of an Irish sports obsessive. Click to read Game Over, Ball Burst, by Kevin Coleman, a Substack publication.
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Today I hit 500 subscribers on Substack. It's usually about sports, and goes out every Tuesday. And it's free! I'd love it if you could add it to your list.
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Heartbreak for Musetti. Two sets up and cruising v Djokovic and has to retire. A real, real shame.
January 28, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Heartbreak for Musetti. Two sets up and cruising v Djokovic and has to retire. A real, real shame.
Bit out of the loop on Liverpool stuff but the vibe around the club seems so off right now. If they're backing Slot, I think the club HAVE to come out and say it.
January 28, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Bit out of the loop on Liverpool stuff but the vibe around the club seems so off right now. If they're backing Slot, I think the club HAVE to come out and say it.
Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll to the Titans. Feels like a coup for us.
January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll to the Titans. Feels like a coup for us.
Melbourne is awesome. And I got to see Nick Kyrgios up close!
January 27, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Melbourne is awesome. And I got to see Nick Kyrgios up close!
The hubris in some of these WWE Unreal clips is off the chain. I've never seen so much confidence from people showing the world how incompetent they are at what they do.
January 21, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The hubris in some of these WWE Unreal clips is off the chain. I've never seen so much confidence from people showing the world how incompetent they are at what they do.
Reposted by Kevin Coleman
The erasure of Chris Von Erich
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The erasure of Chris Von Erich
NEXT EPISODE: The curse of the Von Erich family makes for absorbing film material in the IRON CLAW, but it didn't need to lead to the erasure of an entire sibling.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The erasure of Chris Von Erich
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Just had probably my most satisfying checkmate ever, with a pawn push for discovered check.
January 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Just had probably my most satisfying checkmate ever, with a pawn push for discovered check.
It's extraordinary how terrified wrestling orgs are of changing a TV format that has been regurgitated for decades, and only to certain degrees of success.
Try something new with fresh faces? Nah, let's do the exact same thing as everyone else... but just way, way worse.
Try something new with fresh faces? Nah, let's do the exact same thing as everyone else... but just way, way worse.
I see the AMC era of TNA Impact is off to the start I expected
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It's extraordinary how terrified wrestling orgs are of changing a TV format that has been regurgitated for decades, and only to certain degrees of success.
Try something new with fresh faces? Nah, let's do the exact same thing as everyone else... but just way, way worse.
Try something new with fresh faces? Nah, let's do the exact same thing as everyone else... but just way, way worse.
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
is this recent news, or...?
X has stopped working
X has stopped working
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
is this recent news, or...?
ah, the Dutch
NEW: Calvin Ramsay dealt brutally honest verdict by Arne Slot: “Better options to play” #lfc
Ramsay dealt brutally honest verdict by Slot: 'I have better options'
The right-back is now part of Liverpool's first-team squad.
www.thisisanfield.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
ah, the Dutch
not signing Guehi in the summer was the killer, but i'm not going to get mad at the club for not matching City on stupid money when he's free in 6 months.
in regards to Semenyo, i wonder if the club just have preferences elsewhere. there's no evidence they did more than just kick the tyres on him.
in regards to Semenyo, i wonder if the club just have preferences elsewhere. there's no evidence they did more than just kick the tyres on him.
Something is definitely not right behind the scenes at LFC.. We wanted Semenyo and then seemingly pulled the plug. We wanted Guehi but now we’re watching him sort a move to City.
Either we don’t trust Slot or Hughes or possibly even both.
Either we don’t trust Slot or Hughes or possibly even both.
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
not signing Guehi in the summer was the killer, but i'm not going to get mad at the club for not matching City on stupid money when he's free in 6 months.
in regards to Semenyo, i wonder if the club just have preferences elsewhere. there's no evidence they did more than just kick the tyres on him.
in regards to Semenyo, i wonder if the club just have preferences elsewhere. there's no evidence they did more than just kick the tyres on him.
The erasure of Chris Von Erich
open.substack.com/pub/gameover...
open.substack.com/pub/gameover...
The erasure of Chris Von Erich
NEXT EPISODE: The curse of the Von Erich family makes for absorbing film material in the IRON CLAW, but it didn't need to lead to the erasure of an entire sibling.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The erasure of Chris Von Erich
open.substack.com/pub/gameover...
open.substack.com/pub/gameover...
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Some words on Manchester Utd - as they continue to stumble under the weight of their empire.
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The weight of an empire
Man Utd move on from another manager and another failed project, and return to the warm bosom of ex-player familiarity.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Some words on Manchester Utd - as they continue to stumble under the weight of their empire.
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Yes Niall Stanage!
Reporter: Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE Agent.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
January 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Yes Niall Stanage!
It's delicious how butt hurt right wing twitter weirdos are about certain people leaving for here.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
It's delicious how butt hurt right wing twitter weirdos are about certain people leaving for here.
AEW's roster is so deep and varied but I can't see where the TV hours are to give enough talent enough airtime, nor the creative will to maintain and deliver meaningful story. And the shows are already claustrophobic enough with Don Callis Family.
January 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
AEW's roster is so deep and varied but I can't see where the TV hours are to give enough talent enough airtime, nor the creative will to maintain and deliver meaningful story. And the shows are already claustrophobic enough with Don Callis Family.
remember web forums?
"It's not the same as Twitter", friend Twitter isn't the same as Twitter. Old Twitter died years ago, we need to accept that almost no-one under 30 is interested in joining text-based social media - the format will die with us, like floppy discs, Mars Delights, and the concept of hope for the future
January 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
remember web forums?
Player Power is undefeated
Paywalled article but the headline says it all!
Scott Robertson to depart All Blacks head coach role as player power forces NZR hand
Twenty months out from the next World Cup, the All Blacks are set to be plunged into unprecedented turmoil with Scott Robertson to depart his job as head coach.
www.independent.ie
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Player Power is undefeated
we're going to win the World Cup, lads
January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
we're going to win the World Cup, lads
Gotta feel for Salah, but Egypt were never in that game. Pretty poor stuff and they were a distant second best.
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Gotta feel for Salah, but Egypt were never in that game. Pretty poor stuff and they were a distant second best.
From today's @irishtimes.com letters to the editor.
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
From today's @irishtimes.com letters to the editor.
Netflix bringing podcasts (in video form) onto their platform, as well as adding some of their own, is an interesting move. They know there's a market for people who throw that type of stuff on for background noise. Very easy, very cheap numbers to bolster their stats.
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Netflix bringing podcasts (in video form) onto their platform, as well as adding some of their own, is an interesting move. They know there's a market for people who throw that type of stuff on for background noise. Very easy, very cheap numbers to bolster their stats.
Rio Ferdinand may be the most embarrassing figures in sport. A failed pundit/comms, pivoted to podcast and "content creation" and is just as bad and cringey. The guy is 47, is one of the best defenders ever, and is out here acting like a Tiktoker.
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Rio Ferdinand may be the most embarrassing figures in sport. A failed pundit/comms, pivoted to podcast and "content creation" and is just as bad and cringey. The guy is 47, is one of the best defenders ever, and is out here acting like a Tiktoker.