Ian King
@twoht.bsky.social
Podcaster, (association) football writer, copywriter, $ubstacker. Writer for Football League World, also seen on Fotmob, When Saturday Comes. Come on in, the takes are *toasty*. London-born, Sussex based. He/him.
https://unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
https://unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
Morning brethren, a preview of a match that there's a chance I won't be able to get to, because that's the sort of thing I do, I guess.
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Word & Pictures to Follow: Haywards Heath Town vs Lingfield - Subject to Alteration
This weekend's match could be subject to change, and for several different reasons.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Morning brethren, a preview of a match that there's a chance I won't be able to get to, because that's the sort of thing I do, I guess.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/word-and-p...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/word-and-p...
Not quite sure where I was headed with this, but a piece about the madness of the Championship sack race:
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Patience is Dead in the EFL Championship
With half the clubs in the division having changed their managers since the end of last season, a familiar hint of desperation is in the air in sniffing distance of the Premier League.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not quite sure where I was headed with this, but a piece about the madness of the Championship sack race:
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/patience-i...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/patience-i...
Your weekend match on UD *may* be Haywards Heath Town vs Lingfield in the SCFL Premier Division, though this is very much subject to change. A full explanation tomorrow morning.
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Your weekend match on UD *may* be Haywards Heath Town vs Lingfield in the SCFL Premier Division, though this is very much subject to change. A full explanation tomorrow morning.
Mornings are the best time of day because you don't get America clogging up everyone's bandwidth with their bullshit
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Mornings are the best time of day because you don't get America clogging up everyone's bandwidth with their bullshit
Opposite St Albans cathedral is is walled garden called the Rose Gardens and one night in about 1989 someone I knew kicked it when they were drunk and a 6'x4' section of it completely collapsed. You can still see the joins where they replaced it.
I think I have answer to why that happened now.
I think I have answer to why that happened now.
there is one (1) pre-modern English cathedral with actual legit foundations and it is St Alban’s
in case you’re wondering.
in case you’re wondering.
Ely is built on a hill of mud in a plain of mud. When they wanted to stabilise it to build bigger, they basically reinforced the hill with a sunken wicker fence made of oak trees. The attitude now is "it seems to be working, don't poke it." So far so good.
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Opposite St Albans cathedral is is walled garden called the Rose Gardens and one night in about 1989 someone I knew kicked it when they were drunk and a 6'x4' section of it completely collapsed. You can still see the joins where they replaced it.
I think I have answer to why that happened now.
I think I have answer to why that happened now.
When I was doing my A levels, I needed a subject for my English Lit extended essay, and my teacher recommended me The Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo and Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, and those two books changed my perspective on just about everything.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When I was doing my A levels, I needed a subject for my English Lit extended essay, and my teacher recommended me The Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo and Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, and those two books changed my perspective on just about everything.
Yesterday on UD, a piece about a song.
Still sick. Still working, because self-employed doesn't allow for paid time off.
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Still sick. Still working, because self-employed doesn't allow for paid time off.
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The Soundtrack to my Life: On Needing a Small Vacation
I am sick, and there was probably one song that I both needed to hear more than any other yet almost couldn't listen to.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Yesterday on UD, a piece about a song.
Still sick. Still working, because self-employed doesn't allow for paid time off.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-soundt...
Still sick. Still working, because self-employed doesn't allow for paid time off.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-soundt...
Planning to stand outside screaming for two minutes at 11
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Planning to stand outside screaming for two minutes at 11
Morning loves, podcast time (and yes, yes it is early this week), so feel free to fill your boots :-)
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The Football Kickback: Can I show you the functions on my watch?
Last one before the international break! Get it while it's hot!
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November 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Morning loves, podcast time (and yes, yes it is early this week), so feel free to fill your boots :-)
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Right, so we are back on the podcast trail again tonight, brethren, so whatever questions you have for them - and as ever, they do NOT have to be about football - drop them in the replies here and we will get back to you :-)
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Right, so we are back on the podcast trail again tonight, brethren, so whatever questions you have for them - and as ever, they do NOT have to be about football - drop them in the replies here and we will get back to you :-)
If you want any example of how toxic the "gender wars" have become, "men are only capable of reading books to impress women" is pretty good as an Exhibit A.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
If you want any example of how toxic the "gender wars" have become, "men are only capable of reading books to impress women" is pretty good as an Exhibit A.
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Reposted by Ian King
PLEASE KEEP SHARING. (And donate if you can) Clapton CFC are 1/3 of the way to raising enough to make The Old Spotted Dog more accessible for disabled supporters.
chuffed.org/project/1499...
chuffed.org/project/1499...
Urgent: help us make the Dog accessible for everyone
THE PROBLEM
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November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
PLEASE KEEP SHARING. (And donate if you can) Clapton CFC are 1/3 of the way to raising enough to make The Old Spotted Dog more accessible for disabled supporters.
chuffed.org/project/1499...
chuffed.org/project/1499...
Your weekend match is now available on UD. Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell in the FA Vase on a sunny afternoon down here on the Costa del Seagulls. Words, pictures and BIG GAS right here:
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The Weekend Match: Eastbourne United 1-0 Epsom & Ewell - Sunny Side Up
It's the Second Round of the FA Vase, so we're off to the other Sussex to see how Eastbourne's third side is getting on.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Your weekend match is now available on UD. Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell in the FA Vase on a sunny afternoon down here on the Costa del Seagulls. Words, pictures and BIG GAS right here:
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
In a break from our normal programming
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In a break from our normal programming
In Eastbourne hilariously early
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In Eastbourne hilariously early
Here we go here we fuckin go
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Here we go here we fuckin go
As for me, I'm off to the seaside* today!
It's Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell the FA Vase Second Round, this afternoon. Could be a penalty shootout, which would be exciting.
*I already live a seven-minute walk from the sea
A PREVIEW:
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/words-and-...
It's Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell the FA Vase Second Round, this afternoon. Could be a penalty shootout, which would be exciting.
*I already live a seven-minute walk from the sea
A PREVIEW:
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/words-and-...
Words & Pictures to Follow: Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell - Rail Replacement Football Service
There are no trains in this neck of the woods this weekend, so getting anywhere is going to be a bit of a trial. A trip eastward along the coast shouldn't be *too* much hassle... should it?
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
As for me, I'm off to the seaside* today!
It's Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell the FA Vase Second Round, this afternoon. Could be a penalty shootout, which would be exciting.
*I already live a seven-minute walk from the sea
A PREVIEW:
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/words-and-...
It's Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell the FA Vase Second Round, this afternoon. Could be a penalty shootout, which would be exciting.
*I already live a seven-minute walk from the sea
A PREVIEW:
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/words-and-...
Morning loves, Spurs vs Manchester United at lunchtime, and the good folks at @fotmob.com have seen fit to allow me to write their preview for it. Make the most of this match! International break again next week!
www.fotmob.com/topnews/2385...
www.fotmob.com/topnews/2385...
Preview: Spurs looking to continue good run against Manchester United
It’s a repeat of the Europa League final at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday lunchtime as Spurs take on Manchester United, and hopefully it’ll be a better game than that was.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Morning loves, Spurs vs Manchester United at lunchtime, and the good folks at @fotmob.com have seen fit to allow me to write their preview for it. Make the most of this match! International break again next week!
www.fotmob.com/topnews/2385...
www.fotmob.com/topnews/2385...
Reposted by Ian King
Off along the coast tomorrow, friends, for some FA Vase football. Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell is the intended destination, though a lack of trains from here to Brighton is giving me *some* degree of trepidation.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/words-and-...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/words-and-...
Words & Pictures to Follow: Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell - Rail Replacement Football Service
There are no trains in this neck of the woods this weekend, so getting anywhere is going to be a bit of a trial. A trip eastward along the coast shouldn't be *too* much hassle... should it?
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Off along the coast tomorrow, friends, for some FA Vase football. Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell is the intended destination, though a lack of trains from here to Brighton is giving me *some* degree of trepidation.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/words-and-...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/words-and-...
Your weekend match on UD will be Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell in the FA Vase. The other Eastbourne. Or perhaps the other, *other* Eastbourne. Preview this evening, words and pictures on Sunday.
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Your weekend match on UD will be Eastbourne United vs Epsom & Ewell in the FA Vase. The other Eastbourne. Or perhaps the other, *other* Eastbourne. Preview this evening, words and pictures on Sunday.
