Peter Adolfsen Løhmann
@ploehmann.bsky.social
Wednesday fan, political scientist, socialdemocrat, golfer, cyclist, tee near total Real Ale Twat. Spreadsheets+analysis on football in general and esp. #swfc
Write at http://substack.com/@ploehmann
Also on Mastodon at http://mastodonapp.uk/invite/ojufs
Write at http://substack.com/@ploehmann
Also on Mastodon at http://mastodonapp.uk/invite/ojufs
Any #swfc fans who want to know more about Henrik Pedersen, I put together this profile when he was originally signed to the club:
open.substack.com/pub/ploehman...
open.substack.com/pub/ploehman...
Who is Henrik Pedersen?
Product of 'the Red Bull Way' and as avidly analytical as his new boss. Like Röhl experience that belies his age - and someone avid about Gegenpressing at previous clubs and not without controversy.
open.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Any #swfc fans who want to know more about Henrik Pedersen, I put together this profile when he was originally signed to the club:
open.substack.com/pub/ploehman...
open.substack.com/pub/ploehman...
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Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever, analysis of new data @epi.org from me & Adam Reich of Columbia Labor Lab.
In data back 60 years, Americans' sentiments are both warmer toward unions & cooler towards big business than ever before.
www.epi.org/blog/america...
In data back 60 years, Americans' sentiments are both warmer toward unions & cooler towards big business than ever before.
www.epi.org/blog/america...
May 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever, analysis of new data @epi.org from me & Adam Reich of Columbia Labor Lab.
In data back 60 years, Americans' sentiments are both warmer toward unions & cooler towards big business than ever before.
www.epi.org/blog/america...
In data back 60 years, Americans' sentiments are both warmer toward unions & cooler towards big business than ever before.
www.epi.org/blog/america...
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NEW with @simonkuper.bsky.social:
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
May 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW with @simonkuper.bsky.social:
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
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One of the more annoying tropes of (modern?) fandom is the desire to run straight past the most logical reason for a loss which is “those other guys were just better” in search of character and/or moral failings.
Sometimes “he quit” or “he choked” are accurate, just way less than discourse suggests
Sometimes “he quit” or “he choked” are accurate, just way less than discourse suggests
May 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
One of the more annoying tropes of (modern?) fandom is the desire to run straight past the most logical reason for a loss which is “those other guys were just better” in search of character and/or moral failings.
Sometimes “he quit” or “he choked” are accurate, just way less than discourse suggests
Sometimes “he quit” or “he choked” are accurate, just way less than discourse suggests
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It’s 34 years today since Sheffield Wednesday became the last second tier club to win a major English trophy.
And Nigel Pearson was presented the League Cup by 24-year-old Tracey Bateman, the Rumbelows ‘Employee of the Year.’
What a time to be alive.
And Nigel Pearson was presented the League Cup by 24-year-old Tracey Bateman, the Rumbelows ‘Employee of the Year.’
What a time to be alive.
April 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It’s 34 years today since Sheffield Wednesday became the last second tier club to win a major English trophy.
And Nigel Pearson was presented the League Cup by 24-year-old Tracey Bateman, the Rumbelows ‘Employee of the Year.’
What a time to be alive.
And Nigel Pearson was presented the League Cup by 24-year-old Tracey Bateman, the Rumbelows ‘Employee of the Year.’
What a time to be alive.
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Pundits are - in vain - looking to economics and politics when trying to explain Trump's behavior.
But, in reality, the central place to look if we want to understand Trump and his policies is this:
The psychology of dominance.
🧵(1/5)
But, in reality, the central place to look if we want to understand Trump and his policies is this:
The psychology of dominance.
🧵(1/5)
April 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Pundits are - in vain - looking to economics and politics when trying to explain Trump's behavior.
But, in reality, the central place to look if we want to understand Trump and his policies is this:
The psychology of dominance.
🧵(1/5)
But, in reality, the central place to look if we want to understand Trump and his policies is this:
The psychology of dominance.
🧵(1/5)
Paul Krugman nailing it:
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/political-...
'But I hope the rest of us have learned a lesson from the oligarchy’s support for Trump, even if it’s now cracking: Extreme wealth inequality has given great power to people who exert a malign influence on our politics.'
Amen!
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/political-...
'But I hope the rest of us have learned a lesson from the oligarchy’s support for Trump, even if it’s now cracking: Extreme wealth inequality has given great power to people who exert a malign influence on our politics.'
Amen!
Political Styles of the Rich and Clueless
There are none so blind as those that will not see
paulkrugman.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Paul Krugman nailing it:
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/political-...
'But I hope the rest of us have learned a lesson from the oligarchy’s support for Trump, even if it’s now cracking: Extreme wealth inequality has given great power to people who exert a malign influence on our politics.'
Amen!
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/political-...
'But I hope the rest of us have learned a lesson from the oligarchy’s support for Trump, even if it’s now cracking: Extreme wealth inequality has given great power to people who exert a malign influence on our politics.'
Amen!
This is an excellent data-driven thread that, in my mind at least, gives some glimmer of democratic hope for the US: The murmurs of discontent are growing large.
NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
April 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is an excellent data-driven thread that, in my mind at least, gives some glimmer of democratic hope for the US: The murmurs of discontent are growing large.
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2) Trump has had the same impact on economic uncertainty as a global pandemic.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
2) Trump has had the same impact on economic uncertainty as a global pandemic.
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Striking parallel between Trump and Liz Truss in terms of the power of economics/markets to turn even one’s own partisans against you.
Trump isn’t losing any support over his performative cruelty towards immigrants, but is rapidly losing Republicans over economic policy, stock market, inflation etc
Trump isn’t losing any support over his performative cruelty towards immigrants, but is rapidly losing Republicans over economic policy, stock market, inflation etc
April 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Striking parallel between Trump and Liz Truss in terms of the power of economics/markets to turn even one’s own partisans against you.
Trump isn’t losing any support over his performative cruelty towards immigrants, but is rapidly losing Republicans over economic policy, stock market, inflation etc
Trump isn’t losing any support over his performative cruelty towards immigrants, but is rapidly losing Republicans over economic policy, stock market, inflation etc
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it's not just that he doesn't care about the troops
he is viscerally disgusted and discomfited by reminders of suffering and mortality and he will do anything to escape them
he lacks the most basic foundations of any kind of fellow feeling and recognition of shared humanity
he is viscerally disgusted and discomfited by reminders of suffering and mortality and he will do anything to escape them
he lacks the most basic foundations of any kind of fellow feeling and recognition of shared humanity
April 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
it's not just that he doesn't care about the troops
he is viscerally disgusted and discomfited by reminders of suffering and mortality and he will do anything to escape them
he lacks the most basic foundations of any kind of fellow feeling and recognition of shared humanity
he is viscerally disgusted and discomfited by reminders of suffering and mortality and he will do anything to escape them
he lacks the most basic foundations of any kind of fellow feeling and recognition of shared humanity
Interesting albeit scary: If you work with words the robots may be here for you already:
March 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Interesting albeit scary: If you work with words the robots may be here for you already:
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I honestly cannot express how awesome it is that the DoD was putting out these statements at the literal exact same time that the Secretary of Defense was negligently transmitting classified information on an unsecure platform to a journalist.
It's just utterly amazing. What a time to be alive.
It's just utterly amazing. What a time to be alive.
March 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I honestly cannot express how awesome it is that the DoD was putting out these statements at the literal exact same time that the Secretary of Defense was negligently transmitting classified information on an unsecure platform to a journalist.
It's just utterly amazing. What a time to be alive.
It's just utterly amazing. What a time to be alive.
#swfc' s loss at home in the derby means we've still won just 5 home matches, 26% of the 19 played.
That's the FOURTH worst home win percentage in our history in what is the 122nd league season.
Our win percentage away is 47%. It's the most the away rate has topped the home rate in our history.
That's the FOURTH worst home win percentage in our history in what is the 122nd league season.
Our win percentage away is 47%. It's the most the away rate has topped the home rate in our history.
March 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#swfc' s loss at home in the derby means we've still won just 5 home matches, 26% of the 19 played.
That's the FOURTH worst home win percentage in our history in what is the 122nd league season.
Our win percentage away is 47%. It's the most the away rate has topped the home rate in our history.
That's the FOURTH worst home win percentage in our history in what is the 122nd league season.
Our win percentage away is 47%. It's the most the away rate has topped the home rate in our history.
#swfc (another) update:
That's now FIVE wins away from home after conceding first which is:
- more than *any* team had *all* of last season
- with four away games remaining we've already equalled the most such wins in a full season since 2019
(stats from soccerstats.com)
That's now FIVE wins away from home after conceding first which is:
- more than *any* team had *all* of last season
- with four away games remaining we've already equalled the most such wins in a full season since 2019
(stats from soccerstats.com)
March 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
#swfc (another) update:
That's now FIVE wins away from home after conceding first which is:
- more than *any* team had *all* of last season
- with four away games remaining we've already equalled the most such wins in a full season since 2019
(stats from soccerstats.com)
That's now FIVE wins away from home after conceding first which is:
- more than *any* team had *all* of last season
- with four away games remaining we've already equalled the most such wins in a full season since 2019
(stats from soccerstats.com)
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Here’s @davidsquires.bsky.social with the best twist to a US crime drama since The Usual Suspects.
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
David Squires on … Mr Infantino’s trip to Washington and meeting with Donald Trump
Our cartoonist on two larger than life presidents coming together to discuss Coldplay, a portal to hell and much more
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Here’s @davidsquires.bsky.social with the best twist to a US crime drama since The Usual Suspects.
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
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Friends have been asking me about European alternatives to US big tech products, so here's an opinionated list of suggestions.
1/10
1/10
March 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Incredible it needs saying, but:
Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkraineFacts...
February 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Incredible it needs saying, but:
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It could mean that the world financial system melts down when investors realize that Elon Musk may selectively default on US debt. Just saying.
What...does any of this mean
www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
February 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It could mean that the world financial system melts down when investors realize that Elon Musk may selectively default on US debt. Just saying.
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Musk and Trump are both in the habit of stiffing people they owe money. If markets even suspect that this habit will extend to Treasuries, God help us 2/
February 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Musk and Trump are both in the habit of stiffing people they owe money. If markets even suspect that this habit will extend to Treasuries, God help us 2/
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For those not familiar with how financial markets work, US Treasuries are the ultimate safe asset, used as collateral for everything. Even a hint that some Treasuries might not be honored could bring everything to a screeching halt 1/
February 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
For those not familiar with how financial markets work, US Treasuries are the ultimate safe asset, used as collateral for everything. Even a hint that some Treasuries might not be honored could bring everything to a screeching halt 1/
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Review of Sheffield Wednesday's financial results for the 2023/24 season, covering their first season back in the Championship after two years in League One #SWFC
February 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Review of Sheffield Wednesday's financial results for the 2023/24 season, covering their first season back in the Championship after two years in League One #SWFC
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