Bill Nottingham
@notting.bsky.social
Doing product @ Sonar. Formerly Tidelift, Ansible, Red Hat. Not usually posting about that sort of thing, though. Blog (mostly NC Courage at this point): https://splat.cc/
Also @notting@mas.to. He/him
Also @notting@mas.to. He/him
Per LinkedIn, Thackeray left the Courage as of the end of December. Assistant Victoria Boardman left after the season.
No announcements yet on the Courage's actual coaching hires.
No announcements yet on the Courage's actual coaching hires.
Dallas Trinity snags North Carolina Courage Interim Head Coach Nathan Thackeray as its new boss
#DTFC
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Dallas Trinity snags North Carolina Courage Interim Head Coach Nathan Thackeray as its new boss - 3rd Degree
Dallas Trinity FC has hired Nathan Thackeray , the Interim Head Coach of the North Carolina Courage, to be the USL Super League side's new head coach. “Dallas T
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January 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Per LinkedIn, Thackeray left the Courage as of the end of December. Assistant Victoria Boardman left after the season.
No announcements yet on the Courage's actual coaching hires.
No announcements yet on the Courage's actual coaching hires.
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Re: FBRef losing access to advanced data
interesting timing. (h/t @afhstewart.bsky.social) inside.fifa.com/tournament-o...
FIFA select Stats Perform as first official worldwide betting data and betting streaming rights distributor, including exclusive World Cup 2026™ rights
FIFA today announced that it has selected sports AI and data pioneer Stats Perform as its first-ever official betting data and streaming rights distributor.
inside.fifa.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Re: FBRef losing access to advanced data
thanks i hate it
January 20, 2026 at 10:26 PM
thanks i hate it
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While it will hurt to not see Denise O'Sullivan out there for North Carolina, accepting the deal does match how the Courage front office has been operating for a while now.
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Denise O'Sullivan moves to England, as the Courage go younger
Discussing the through-line of the Courage offseason, and why they agreed to the transfer
splat.cc
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
While it will hurt to not see Denise O'Sullivan out there for North Carolina, accepting the deal does match how the Courage front office has been operating for a while now.
splat.cc/posts/denise...
splat.cc/posts/denise...
If I had a nickel for every NWSL team captain defensive midfielder who has been photographed pre-game in an Arsenal jersey that transferred this window to the WSL, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but…
More seriously, Sully's earned the right to play closer to home. She'll be missed in NC.
More seriously, Sully's earned the right to play closer to home. She'll be missed in NC.
A leader. A champion. Our Captain.
We've completed a transfer of midfielder Denise O'Sullivan to Liverpool F.C. of the Barclays Women's Super League. Thank you, Sully, for everything you gave to this Club. The standard you set will leave a lasting legacy in Courage Country.
We've completed a transfer of midfielder Denise O'Sullivan to Liverpool F.C. of the Barclays Women's Super League. Thank you, Sully, for everything you gave to this Club. The standard you set will leave a lasting legacy in Courage Country.
January 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
If I had a nickel for every NWSL team captain defensive midfielder who has been photographed pre-game in an Arsenal jersey that transferred this window to the WSL, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but…
More seriously, Sully's earned the right to play closer to home. She'll be missed in NC.
More seriously, Sully's earned the right to play closer to home. She'll be missed in NC.
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Hard to imagine a Courage without Sully. We’ll miss her. 🫡
NC Courage captain Denise O’Sullivan leaves the club after nine seasons, three NWSL Shields, two NWSL Championships, and two Challenge Cups. You will always be a Courage legend 🫶
📸 IG/deniseosullivan10
📸 IG/deniseosullivan10
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Hard to imagine a Courage without Sully. We’ll miss her. 🫡
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
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I love when you tell people how terrible Newsom is, they're always like, "Well, it's nice to have ideals, but if it comes down to him or the Nazi in the general, *I* am going to vote for him"
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I love when you tell people how terrible Newsom is, they're always like, "Well, it's nice to have ideals, but if it comes down to him or the Nazi in the general, *I* am going to vote for him"
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
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friendly reminder
The things you believed were right yesterday are still right. They'll be right if they put you in jail. They'll be right if they shoot you. They'll still be right when these people are dead and dusted and gone.
which they will be
The things you believed were right yesterday are still right. They'll be right if they put you in jail. They'll be right if they shoot you. They'll still be right when these people are dead and dusted and gone.
which they will be
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
friendly reminder
The things you believed were right yesterday are still right. They'll be right if they put you in jail. They'll be right if they shoot you. They'll still be right when these people are dead and dusted and gone.
which they will be
The things you believed were right yesterday are still right. They'll be right if they put you in jail. They'll be right if they shoot you. They'll still be right when these people are dead and dusted and gone.
which they will be
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Love the new Courage GK signing Molly Pritchard. Elite shot stopper at the college level, and one of the most involved college GKs in terms of possession. Seems like a system fit and an upgrade in an area that desperately needed it.
January 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Love the new Courage GK signing Molly Pritchard. Elite shot stopper at the college level, and one of the most involved college GKs in terms of possession. Seems like a system fit and an upgrade in an area that desperately needed it.
Stitch outnumbering Lilo about 50:1 at the store.
Guess they migrated to grub.
Guess they migrated to grub.
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Stitch outnumbering Lilo about 50:1 at the store.
Guess they migrated to grub.
Guess they migrated to grub.
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Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
Rightwing influencers are so bad at interpreting source material that they can only do it correctly by accident, when they're trying to make a joke
January 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
Found the corp mascot graveyard.
January 11, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Found the corp mascot graveyard.
anyway, yet another in a series of "just because a random engineer whose spent college playing PVC didgeridoos comes up with a corporate ethos, doesn't mean you should trust it"
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
anyway, yet another in a series of "just because a random engineer whose spent college playing PVC didgeridoos comes up with a corporate ethos, doesn't mean you should trust it"
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chickenshits www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
chickenshits www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
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there is no contradiction between them sharing video that reveals an agent murdering a calm woman then calling her a bitch and their claim that it absolves the agent, it wasn’t shared as proof of no wrongdoing, but to show their frothing masses that the woman killed was ‘the enemy’
January 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
there is no contradiction between them sharing video that reveals an agent murdering a calm woman then calling her a bitch and their claim that it absolves the agent, it wasn’t shared as proof of no wrongdoing, but to show their frothing masses that the woman killed was ‘the enemy’
If you look at the top goalkeeper passing seasons in @americansocceranalysis.com's database (back to 2016)... Sheridan has five of the top seven, and seven of the top 12 seasons.
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 PM
If you look at the top goalkeeper passing seasons in @americansocceranalysis.com's database (back to 2016)... Sheridan has five of the top seven, and seven of the top 12 seasons.
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Three Lions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eT9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eT9...
Meet the keepers of Canada WNT
YouTube video by Canada Soccer
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Three Lions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eT9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eT9...
Turns out the lion was foreshadowing.
Kailen Sheridan’s final gift as a member of the San Diego Wave:
January 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Turns out the lion was foreshadowing.
Boom!
You know, every single NC league title & shield was won with a Canadian keeper on roster...
You know, every single NC league title & shield was won with a Canadian keeper on roster...
GOT OUR KEEPER 🧤
We have signed Canadian National Team goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan through 2027. Can't wait to see you between the posts, Kailen!
We have signed Canadian National Team goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan through 2027. Can't wait to see you between the posts, Kailen!
NC COURAGE SIGN CANADIAN GOALKEEPER KAILEN SHERIDAN THROUGH 2027 | News - NC Courage
Olympic Gold Medalist brings nine seasons of NWSL experience to Cary
www.nccourage.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Boom!
You know, every single NC league title & shield was won with a Canadian keeper on roster...
You know, every single NC league title & shield was won with a Canadian keeper on roster...
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RILEY'S FIRST SENIOR CALL UP 🇺🇸👏
Riley Jackson has been called up to @uswnt.ussoccer.com ahead of their January friendlies. Congrats, Riley!
Riley Jackson has been called up to @uswnt.ussoccer.com ahead of their January friendlies. Congrats, Riley!
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
RILEY'S FIRST SENIOR CALL UP 🇺🇸👏
Riley Jackson has been called up to @uswnt.ussoccer.com ahead of their January friendlies. Congrats, Riley!
Riley Jackson has been called up to @uswnt.ussoccer.com ahead of their January friendlies. Congrats, Riley!
this goes for *any* community/store/space, including purely online software ones
I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.
January 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
this goes for *any* community/store/space, including purely online software ones
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i just wanna know what in my internet history made the computer think i was in the market for a $12,000 horse lamp
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 AM
i just wanna know what in my internet history made the computer think i was in the market for a $12,000 horse lamp
Teams having their own, modernized, training grounds is a very very good thing, congrats to Chicago.
Chicago Stars FC is a founding franchise of #NWSL and they will finally have their first ever, club specific, performance center. Sat down with club president Karen Leetzow to discuss how they settled on Bannockburn and how it fits into future plans for the club
www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...
www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...
Chicago Stars FC announce new 'player-centric' club training facilities
The facilities are set for completion in 2027 and will be located in Bannockburn, Ill.
www.cbssports.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Teams having their own, modernized, training grounds is a very very good thing, congrats to Chicago.