Phil Marsden
@parsden.bsky.social
Aging, balding liberal
Long suffering Sunderland fan
Long suffering Sunderland fan
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You'll hear a lot this week about English football not needing cost controls, and a decrying of regulation
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
You'll hear a lot this week about English football not needing cost controls, and a decrying of regulation
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
Some figures you won't be given:
• PL club losses since 2018-19: £3.3bn
• Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: 7 (out of 71)
• Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: £501m
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When I see a little Italian child sobbing, then I’ll go to sleep.
July 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
When I see a little Italian child sobbing, then I’ll go to sleep.
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A lot of discussion is understandably taking place about the rules on multi-club ownership groups.
The best approach would be to ban them. They have no legitimate purpose - creating two-tier football in pursuit of allowing rich people to buy sporting advantage.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
The best approach would be to ban them. They have no legitimate purpose - creating two-tier football in pursuit of allowing rich people to buy sporting advantage.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
July 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A lot of discussion is understandably taking place about the rules on multi-club ownership groups.
The best approach would be to ban them. They have no legitimate purpose - creating two-tier football in pursuit of allowing rich people to buy sporting advantage.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
The best approach would be to ban them. They have no legitimate purpose - creating two-tier football in pursuit of allowing rich people to buy sporting advantage.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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🚨🔴⚪️ EXCLUSIVE: Sunderland agree deal to sign Habib Diarra as new midfielder from RC Strasbourg, here we go! Understand agreement has been reached tonight between clubs for €35.5m package add-ons included. Sell-on clause also included and medical tests booked. #SAFC 💣
June 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
🚨🔴⚪️ EXCLUSIVE: Sunderland agree deal to sign Habib Diarra as new midfielder from RC Strasbourg, here we go! Understand agreement has been reached tonight between clubs for €35.5m package add-ons included. Sell-on clause also included and medical tests booked. #SAFC 💣
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Turns out Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud.
March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Turns out Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud.
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I went to Sunderland, because I wanted to write a long piece about a club that reacted to long-term decline by creating an exciting new model for their own future.
The question: what happens when two identities meet?
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The question: what happens when two identities meet?
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
There is a cloud hanging over Sunderland's magnificent season
The Black Cats have got so much right this season, they could get back to the big time. But long-termism is a psychological test for clubs such as these
inews.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I went to Sunderland, because I wanted to write a long piece about a club that reacted to long-term decline by creating an exciting new model for their own future.
The question: what happens when two identities meet?
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The question: what happens when two identities meet?
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Replace “a Tesla” with “democracy” & “want to buy our product” with “love America” and this clip is amazing.
March 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Replace “a Tesla” with “democracy” & “want to buy our product” with “love America” and this clip is amazing.
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Russell Brand posted and then deleted a completely fake document which he thought was from the newly released JFK files and proved British actress Penelope Keith, not Lee Harvey Oswald, killed JFK.
March 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Russell Brand posted and then deleted a completely fake document which he thought was from the newly released JFK files and proved British actress Penelope Keith, not Lee Harvey Oswald, killed JFK.
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Just a little note from Human Rights Watch on how Newcastle’s owners treat women.
Guess I’d rather support the runners up than actively participate in #sportswashing this stuff.
Guess I’d rather support the runners up than actively participate in #sportswashing this stuff.
March 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Just a little note from Human Rights Watch on how Newcastle’s owners treat women.
Guess I’d rather support the runners up than actively participate in #sportswashing this stuff.
Guess I’d rather support the runners up than actively participate in #sportswashing this stuff.
If this happens it should be a straight knock out. First 2 rounds seeded then from the last 16 FA cup style draws. How much fun would that be?
Won't happen though
Won't happen though
FIFA considers proposal for 64-team men's World Cup in 2030
FIFA considers proposal for 64-team men's World Cup in 2030
FIFA is considering whether to expand the men's World Cup to include 64 teams in 2030, a spokesperson has confirmed.
news.sky.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
If this happens it should be a straight knock out. First 2 rounds seeded then from the last 16 FA cup style draws. How much fun would that be?
Won't happen though
Won't happen though
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Brilliant Brian........
February 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Brilliant Brian........
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Oh, man, not Gene Hackman.
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
February 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Oh, man, not Gene Hackman.
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
The next time you meet someone from Rotherham, you can congratulate them on having the earliest known recorded example of flicking a V, courtesy of a factory worker in 1901 😄https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I64ewblmTUY
February 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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If, after watching this, you really do wanna find people who got hired despite their complete lack of talent, you don't have to look very far...
Yesterday GB News aired this commentary belittling a black actress on the BBC as a "diversity hire".
This is what Marks & Spencer have been aligning with. Take action: www.facebook.com/MarksandSpen...
This is what Marks & Spencer have been aligning with. Take action: www.facebook.com/MarksandSpen...
February 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If, after watching this, you really do wanna find people who got hired despite their complete lack of talent, you don't have to look very far...
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Putin says Trump must go further before he’ll even agree to meet.
Putin is entirely in the driving seat. The US has alienated its own allies, given Russia nearly all of what it wanted, bought Putin’s warped view of reality, and can’t even guarantee a meeting. The art of the deal, indeed.
Putin is entirely in the driving seat. The US has alienated its own allies, given Russia nearly all of what it wanted, bought Putin’s warped view of reality, and can’t even guarantee a meeting. The art of the deal, indeed.
February 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Putin says Trump must go further before he’ll even agree to meet.
Putin is entirely in the driving seat. The US has alienated its own allies, given Russia nearly all of what it wanted, bought Putin’s warped view of reality, and can’t even guarantee a meeting. The art of the deal, indeed.
Putin is entirely in the driving seat. The US has alienated its own allies, given Russia nearly all of what it wanted, bought Putin’s warped view of reality, and can’t even guarantee a meeting. The art of the deal, indeed.
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Well this is entirely normal behaviour not at all fucked up. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
February 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Well this is entirely normal behaviour not at all fucked up. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...