Mark Bravery
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Birding mostly in and around London, drinking real ale across most of Britain, following Sutton Utd FC home and away
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Gaffer's post matcher from the Gateshead home win. #suttonunited www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AFn...
POST MATCH Chris Agutter Sutton United 4 Gateshead 2 NL 29/11/25
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November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Gaffer's post matcher from the Gateshead home win. #suttonunited www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AFn...
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Lewis Simper, you nasty little man. 😍
U’s Pitch Side View - Gateshead 29/11/25 NL
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November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Lewis Simper, you nasty little man. 😍
⚽️ Sutton Utd 4 Gateshead 2: our third straight league win, achieved after going behind, and without a recognised striker, two goals early in the 2nd half (one a stunner from midfielder Lewis Simper) putting us 3-1 up, our fourth a late solo effort from home-grown defender Jack Taylor. Up to 17th. 🙂
November 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
⚽️ Sutton Utd 4 Gateshead 2: our third straight league win, achieved after going behind, and without a recognised striker, two goals early in the 2nd half (one a stunner from midfielder Lewis Simper) putting us 3-1 up, our fourth a late solo effort from home-grown defender Jack Taylor. Up to 17th. 🙂
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My latest column on Wimbledon Park expansion, and the All England Club's legal stalemate 👇
www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/2565002...
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Paul Kohler: Wimbledon Park expansion mired in legal challenges
The All England Lawn Tennis Club faces renewed legal challenges over its Wimbledon Park expansion, with campaigners winning the right to appeal, a…
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November 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
My latest column on Wimbledon Park expansion, and the All England Club's legal stalemate 👇
www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/2565002...
www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/2565002...
🍺 Trinity, Borough, London: pub with an eye-catching frontage, right by Borough tube station, taken from Greene King's clutches by Fuller's. The Christmas party season is already underway here. The Hophead passes muster. This visit completes Gtr London's entries for me in the 2026 Good Beer Guide. 🙂
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🍺 Trinity, Borough, London: pub with an eye-catching frontage, right by Borough tube station, taken from Greene King's clutches by Fuller's. The Christmas party season is already underway here. The Hophead passes muster. This visit completes Gtr London's entries for me in the 2026 Good Beer Guide. 🙂
🍺 Rockingham Arms, Elephant & Castle, London: busy (aren't they all?) Wetherspoon pub on the ground floor of a 1960s building that once housed the DHSS, now doubtless serving modern-day claimants. The Salem (Batemans) Dark Fruits Porter is rich, with damson notes and faint bitterness in the finish.
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🍺 Rockingham Arms, Elephant & Castle, London: busy (aren't they all?) Wetherspoon pub on the ground floor of a 1960s building that once housed the DHSS, now doubtless serving modern-day claimants. The Salem (Batemans) Dark Fruits Porter is rich, with damson notes and faint bitterness in the finish.
🍺 Bugle Horn, Charlton, London: rambling old pub in Charlton Village, where taciturn blokes lurk on bar stools, though some livelier customers have now arrived. Much less appealing than the last pub, but the Marston's Pedigree, not often seen in the capital these days, is satisfyingly robust.
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
🍺 Bugle Horn, Charlton, London: rambling old pub in Charlton Village, where taciturn blokes lurk on bar stools, though some livelier customers have now arrived. Much less appealing than the last pub, but the Marston's Pedigree, not often seen in the capital these days, is satisfyingly robust.
🍺 Lord Herbert, Plumstead Common, London: comfortable, street corner local with a relaxed ambience and island bar, the walls decorated with portraits of rock musicians, old ceramic signs and pro-Palestine posters. The Wye Valley HPA is on top form; I'm staying for another. 🙂
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🍺 Lord Herbert, Plumstead Common, London: comfortable, street corner local with a relaxed ambience and island bar, the walls decorated with portraits of rock musicians, old ceramic signs and pro-Palestine posters. The Wye Valley HPA is on top form; I'm staying for another. 🙂
⚽️ Here, Mike and I tread through Truro and gaze ahead to Gateshead.
🚨 First League AWAY WIN of the Season! 🚨
🥳 We break down the goals, the fantastic fighting spirit to win the game after a mini wobble & the HUGE importance of building momentum ahead of the difficult winter fixtures.
The #AmberArmy was out in force! 🚌
🥳 We break down the goals, the fantastic fighting spirit to win the game after a mini wobble & the HUGE importance of building momentum ahead of the difficult winter fixtures.
The #AmberArmy was out in force! 🚌
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
⚽️ Here, Mike and I tread through Truro and gaze ahead to Gateshead.
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Highlights from Truro away. youtu.be/TYSMRcgrTV8?... #suttonunited
HIGHLIGHTS Truro City vs Sutton United 22/11/25 NL
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November 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Highlights from Truro away. youtu.be/TYSMRcgrTV8?... #suttonunited
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Gaffer's post matcher from Truro. youtu.be/MxGvKxVyqxA?... #suttonunited
POST MATCH Chris Agutter Truro City 2 Sutton United 3 NL 22/11/25
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November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Gaffer's post matcher from Truro. youtu.be/MxGvKxVyqxA?... #suttonunited
⚽️ Truro City 2 Sutton Utd 3: our first league away win of the season, and a vital one, against the division's bottom side who came back from 2-0 down to 2-2, our late winner (Wimbledon loanee Kai Jennings's second rocket of the game) coming two minutes after their equaliser. We're up to 19th. 🙂
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
⚽️ Truro City 2 Sutton Utd 3: our first league away win of the season, and a vital one, against the division's bottom side who came back from 2-0 down to 2-2, our late winner (Wimbledon loanee Kai Jennings's second rocket of the game) coming two minutes after their equaliser. We're up to 19th. 🙂
🍺 A visit to SW Cornwall isn't really complete without a return to the legendary Blue Anchor brewpub in Helston. The Middle (5%) is above average.
November 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🍺 A visit to SW Cornwall isn't really complete without a return to the legendary Blue Anchor brewpub in Helston. The Middle (5%) is above average.
🍺 Moth & the Moon, Falmouth, Cornwall: cosy, cultured pub with mixed seating and a nice mix of customers drifting in and out. Big shout-out for the Tintagel Pendragon, a stunning beer (4.5% and 4.5 NBSS), so good I had to stay for a second. Experiencing this reminds me why I keep drinking cask ale.
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🍺 Moth & the Moon, Falmouth, Cornwall: cosy, cultured pub with mixed seating and a nice mix of customers drifting in and out. Big shout-out for the Tintagel Pendragon, a stunning beer (4.5% and 4.5 NBSS), so good I had to stay for a second. Experiencing this reminds me why I keep drinking cask ale.
🍺 Verdant Brewing Tap Room, Penryn, Cornwall: modern beer hall, adjacent to the brewery on the almost-inevitable industrial eatate, with a mostly young crowd (plus kids and dogs) in this Friday teatime. The Burnthouse porter (4.6%) is satisfingly rich, with hints of coffee and dried fruit.
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🍺 Verdant Brewing Tap Room, Penryn, Cornwall: modern beer hall, adjacent to the brewery on the almost-inevitable industrial eatate, with a mostly young crowd (plus kids and dogs) in this Friday teatime. The Burnthouse porter (4.6%) is satisfingly rich, with hints of coffee and dried fruit.
🍺 Knowles of Norwood, West Norwood, SE London: named after the hardware store that once occupied the building, and now run by Portobello Pub Co, this smart and expansive bar is rather a contrast to the down-at-heel shops nearby. The locally brewed Gipsy Hill Bandit is chilled and hoppy.
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🍺 Knowles of Norwood, West Norwood, SE London: named after the hardware store that once occupied the building, and now run by Portobello Pub Co, this smart and expansive bar is rather a contrast to the down-at-heel shops nearby. The locally brewed Gipsy Hill Bandit is chilled and hoppy.
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Another tale with ale.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2025/11/no-h...
No Hope In Sutton....
Another trip away in the cause of football, this time a trip to deepest Surrey which did at least enable us to make a visit to a frequent CA...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Another tale with ale.... chrisdyson55.blogspot.com/2025/11/no-h...
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After another week of banging on about immigration, Keir Starmer's ratings fall to their lowest ever level.
At what point do Labour strategists start to think that maybe this isn't quite the winning strategy they believed?
At what point do Labour strategists start to think that maybe this isn't quite the winning strategy they believed?
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
After another week of banging on about immigration, Keir Starmer's ratings fall to their lowest ever level.
At what point do Labour strategists start to think that maybe this isn't quite the winning strategy they believed?
At what point do Labour strategists start to think that maybe this isn't quite the winning strategy they believed?
🦊🐦⬛ This rather handsome Red Fox greeted me on Wandle Meadow this morning.
Birding highlights were four Fieldfare and a Redwing up in the trees.
Birding highlights were four Fieldfare and a Redwing up in the trees.
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🦊🐦⬛ This rather handsome Red Fox greeted me on Wandle Meadow this morning.
Birding highlights were four Fieldfare and a Redwing up in the trees.
Birding highlights were four Fieldfare and a Redwing up in the trees.
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Labours immigration policy will backfire spectacularly. They'll lose even more centrist and progressive votes, and gain nothing back from Reform. This is political suicide.
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Labours immigration policy will backfire spectacularly. They'll lose even more centrist and progressive votes, and gain nothing back from Reform. This is political suicide.
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Earth is cooking! Apart from far east of Russia only “sizeable” landmass cooler than average is European in Northern Hemisphere.
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Earth is cooking! Apart from far east of Russia only “sizeable” landmass cooler than average is European in Northern Hemisphere.
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Another day - another pogrom. Dozens of settlers attacked two villagers, torching houses and vehicles. This happens daily now.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Another day - another pogrom. Dozens of settlers attacked two villagers, torching houses and vehicles. This happens daily now.
🍺 Lady Ottoline, Bloomsbury: named after a society hostess associated with the Bloomsbury Set, an eclectically furnished pub with wooden floorboards and upstairs dining room. Most customers in the bar are women. My Wimbledon Common is murkier than it should be, but tastes as it should.
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🍺 Lady Ottoline, Bloomsbury: named after a society hostess associated with the Bloomsbury Set, an eclectically furnished pub with wooden floorboards and upstairs dining room. Most customers in the bar are women. My Wimbledon Common is murkier than it should be, but tastes as it should.
🍺 Duke, Bloomsbury, London: characterful, art deco pub with original features, both bars offering (uncushioned) wooden booths for more intimate drinking. Against my initial impulse (for Harvey's), I ordered the Greene King Fireside, actually pretty decent, and feeling right for a chilly evening.
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🍺 Duke, Bloomsbury, London: characterful, art deco pub with original features, both bars offering (uncushioned) wooden booths for more intimate drinking. Against my initial impulse (for Harvey's), I ordered the Greene King Fireside, actually pretty decent, and feeling right for a chilly evening.
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Does a win affect your mood? YES! 🥳
We cover the massive jump out of the relegation zone, Junior’s first goal & the happy buzz at the ground!
Hear the full episode for post-match analysis, plus our predictions for the Truro game!
episode.suttonpodcast.com/251116
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We cover the massive jump out of the relegation zone, Junior’s first goal & the happy buzz at the ground!
Hear the full episode for post-match analysis, plus our predictions for the Truro game!
episode.suttonpodcast.com/251116
#SuttonUnited #SuttonPodcast
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Does a win affect your mood? YES! 🥳
We cover the massive jump out of the relegation zone, Junior’s first goal & the happy buzz at the ground!
Hear the full episode for post-match analysis, plus our predictions for the Truro game!
episode.suttonpodcast.com/251116
#SuttonUnited #SuttonPodcast
We cover the massive jump out of the relegation zone, Junior’s first goal & the happy buzz at the ground!
Hear the full episode for post-match analysis, plus our predictions for the Truro game!
episode.suttonpodcast.com/251116
#SuttonUnited #SuttonPodcast