This is a good read on Dennis Wise’s post-playing career. One of the more interesting and unexpected of any ex-player. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘We had fun times’: Dennis Wise on the Crazy Gang, Chelsea and Como
Wise remembers long throws with Vinnie Jones, training in a park with Gus Poyet and scoring in Europe for Millwall
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This is a good read on Dennis Wise’s post-playing career. One of the more interesting and unexpected of any ex-player. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Kante has a case as the best midfielder the Premier League has seen. The engine of two different title-winning teams, MOTM in the three biggest games of a Champions League season.
Could do absolutely everything, and frequently did. Never seen anything like him
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpdP...
Could do absolutely everything, and frequently did. Never seen anything like him
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpdP...
10 Minutes of N'Golo Kanté Being Legendary
YouTube video by Premier League
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Kante has a case as the best midfielder the Premier League has seen. The engine of two different title-winning teams, MOTM in the three biggest games of a Champions League season.
Could do absolutely everything, and frequently did. Never seen anything like him
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpdP...
Could do absolutely everything, and frequently did. Never seen anything like him
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpdP...
Friends fear he is checking his own book out at the library again.
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Friends fear he is checking his own book out at the library again.
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Why not come along to a Q&A event I'm doing with the writer Cathi Unsworth about my new book Slumlord, about the notorious slum landlord Peter Rachman...have a peek into Rachman's seedy and interesting world...it's FREE!
#rachman #slumlord #1950s #1960s #cathiunsworth #colonyroomgreen @iconbooks
#rachman #slumlord #1950s #1960s #cathiunsworth #colonyroomgreen @iconbooks
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Why not come along to a Q&A event I'm doing with the writer Cathi Unsworth about my new book Slumlord, about the notorious slum landlord Peter Rachman...have a peek into Rachman's seedy and interesting world...it's FREE!
#rachman #slumlord #1950s #1960s #cathiunsworth #colonyroomgreen @iconbooks
#rachman #slumlord #1950s #1960s #cathiunsworth #colonyroomgreen @iconbooks
Him not buying us was a rare win for Chelsea.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Him not buying us was a rare win for Chelsea.
Cannot comprehend how absolutely tapped you would have to be to take the Spurs job right now.
February 11, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Cannot comprehend how absolutely tapped you would have to be to take the Spurs job right now.
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'Encounter No. 1', Docklands (1947) by Michael Ayrton
(Jerwood Collection)
(Jerwood Collection)
February 11, 2026 at 7:43 AM
'Encounter No. 1', Docklands (1947) by Michael Ayrton
(Jerwood Collection)
(Jerwood Collection)
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"Few, if any, newsagents in south London hold the same variety of publications as Pritsesh, who stocks everything from highbrow literary criticism to underground fashion magazines."
This is so depressing and pointless.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-a-tfl-re...
This is so depressing and pointless.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-a-tfl-re...
How a TfL rent rise killed off Brixton tube's beloved newsagent's
Plus: UCKG gets rapped by regulators, Shoreditch planning chaos and London's first South Indian restaurant
www.the-londoner.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"Few, if any, newsagents in south London hold the same variety of publications as Pritsesh, who stocks everything from highbrow literary criticism to underground fashion magazines."
This is so depressing and pointless.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-a-tfl-re...
This is so depressing and pointless.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-a-tfl-re...
I’d give Euston/Kings Cross a miss tomorrow...
February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I’d give Euston/Kings Cross a miss tomorrow...
Never seen a vox pop as suspiciously perfect as this comment from ‘Darryl’ on Taylor Swift’s trip to Croydon. But it’s from the excellent @londoncentric.media so I will take it on trust.
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Never seen a vox pop as suspiciously perfect as this comment from ‘Darryl’ on Taylor Swift’s trip to Croydon. But it’s from the excellent @londoncentric.media so I will take it on trust.
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As always, when we share a new Shoot!, we share the player profile
This week!
Peter Osgood of Chelsea!
He got a car from Ford......
(From Shoot! - 27/06/1970)
#shoot #shootmagazine #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
This week!
Peter Osgood of Chelsea!
He got a car from Ford......
(From Shoot! - 27/06/1970)
#shoot #shootmagazine #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
As always, when we share a new Shoot!, we share the player profile
This week!
Peter Osgood of Chelsea!
He got a car from Ford......
(From Shoot! - 27/06/1970)
#shoot #shootmagazine #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
This week!
Peter Osgood of Chelsea!
He got a car from Ford......
(From Shoot! - 27/06/1970)
#shoot #shootmagazine #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
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any tube people following me? the question is whether any records survive of the operational running of tube stations (Covent Garden in this case) from pre-1945 ... anything on day-to-day conditions, incidents ... doubt it, and I can't see anything obvious in LTM catalogue or National Archives but?
February 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
any tube people following me? the question is whether any records survive of the operational running of tube stations (Covent Garden in this case) from pre-1945 ... anything on day-to-day conditions, incidents ... doubt it, and I can't see anything obvious in LTM catalogue or National Archives but?
No sign of Gunnersaurus at any arsenal women matches so far in 2026. Starting to worry about the big guy.
February 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
No sign of Gunnersaurus at any arsenal women matches so far in 2026. Starting to worry about the big guy.
Not just a great sentiment but truly outstanding aim and pelvic floor muscle control.
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Not just a great sentiment but truly outstanding aim and pelvic floor muscle control.
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Well done NYT Connections - you got me.
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Well done NYT Connections - you got me.
ITV treating us to Ian Wright AND Lee Dixon, the GB News approach to balance.
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
ITV treating us to Ian Wright AND Lee Dixon, the GB News approach to balance.
Three yellow card offences on Cucurella in 20 minutes that have been completely ignored…
February 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Three yellow card offences on Cucurella in 20 minutes that have been completely ignored…
Wonder what minute of tonight's Chelsea game I'll be turning off in frustration. Might open a book on it. Will I make it past seven minutes this time?
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Wonder what minute of tonight's Chelsea game I'll be turning off in frustration. Might open a book on it. Will I make it past seven minutes this time?
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Brixton Blog editor Alan Slingsby has died suddenly. The title says he "threw all his energy, skills and resources into building a unique and much-loved publication" brixtonblog.com/alan-slingsb...
Alan Slingsby 1949 – 2026
It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of Alan Slingsby, our editor. Alan died at home suddenly and unexpectedly – we believe of heart failure – on 28 January. Through…
brixtonblog.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Brixton Blog editor Alan Slingsby has died suddenly. The title says he "threw all his energy, skills and resources into building a unique and much-loved publication" brixtonblog.com/alan-slingsb...
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Heartfelt thanks to Guy Garvey & to everyone who heard me on his show & responded so warmly to the announcement of our next two releases on Needle Mythology. The Musical Youth story is so extraordinary that we made a two part podcast all about it. Here's Part 1: shows.acast.com/697c8b74f1dd...
Mash Down Birmingham: The Story of Musical Youth | Mash Down Birmingham: The Musical Youth Story
Part 1: Kingston to Birmingham
shows.acast.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Heartfelt thanks to Guy Garvey & to everyone who heard me on his show & responded so warmly to the announcement of our next two releases on Needle Mythology. The Musical Youth story is so extraordinary that we made a two part podcast all about it. Here's Part 1: shows.acast.com/697c8b74f1dd...
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One lesson of the last week is it's a bad idea to tell the FT politics team to fuck off.
February 2, 2026 at 11:29 AM
One lesson of the last week is it's a bad idea to tell the FT politics team to fuck off.
The way Arsenal fans have effortlessly pivoted from extolling the purity of Wenger’s prissy beauty to reconnect with George Graham/Don Howe-style pitiless efficiency is a great example of how football clubs having a specific soul or identity is marketing bullshit dressed up as woo-woo spiritualism.
February 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The way Arsenal fans have effortlessly pivoted from extolling the purity of Wenger’s prissy beauty to reconnect with George Graham/Don Howe-style pitiless efficiency is a great example of how football clubs having a specific soul or identity is marketing bullshit dressed up as woo-woo spiritualism.
Darren bringing good knowledge to this issue. I feel I have learnt and forgotten this information a number of times.
She was filming Too Hot to Handle in Borehamwood at the time. Stirling Moss was supposedly the first choice.
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Darren bringing good knowledge to this issue. I feel I have learnt and forgotten this information a number of times.