Vetshak
@vetshak.bsky.social
Veterinarian, footy addict, referee, coach, parent, traveler
This 🧵is not going to defend TF for the style of football Spurs are playing, but... I find the fan base assault on him to be naive.
The past 2 games the team has looked abysmal. But it's high time we hold the right people accountable and recognize this isn't some managerial switch to throw. 1/
The past 2 games the team has looked abysmal. But it's high time we hold the right people accountable and recognize this isn't some managerial switch to throw. 1/
January 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This 🧵is not going to defend TF for the style of football Spurs are playing, but... I find the fan base assault on him to be naive.
The past 2 games the team has looked abysmal. But it's high time we hold the right people accountable and recognize this isn't some managerial switch to throw. 1/
The past 2 games the team has looked abysmal. But it's high time we hold the right people accountable and recognize this isn't some managerial switch to throw. 1/
I do not know if the way this #COYS team plays is because the coaching is timid or the players are garbage. Betancur, Palhinha, Richy, Odobert, Kudus, Porro/Spence all were poor today. Brentford just as bad, so we still earned a point. 78% passes, 36% long passes. We don't kick the ball very well.
January 1, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I do not know if the way this #COYS team plays is because the coaching is timid or the players are garbage. Betancur, Palhinha, Richy, Odobert, Kudus, Porro/Spence all were poor today. Brentford just as bad, so we still earned a point. 78% passes, 36% long passes. We don't kick the ball very well.
I have watched high school games this year with more skill and tactical execution that whatever this was. #COYS
FT 0-0. I really hope that is the worst football match that takes place in 2026, in any league, at any level. If there's anything worse than that, something's gone wrong.
January 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I have watched high school games this year with more skill and tactical execution that whatever this was. #COYS
USMNT's 2002 WC run popped up on my YT feed and I forgot how we benefitted from some criminally awful officiating...
1) LD was a yard offside on the 2nd goal against Portugal
2) John O'Brien with the most handball-y handball penalty in the Mexico game... just a blatant miss by the ref
1) LD was a yard offside on the 2nd goal against Portugal
2) John O'Brien with the most handball-y handball penalty in the Mexico game... just a blatant miss by the ref
January 1, 2026 at 4:52 AM
USMNT's 2002 WC run popped up on my YT feed and I forgot how we benefitted from some criminally awful officiating...
1) LD was a yard offside on the 2nd goal against Portugal
2) John O'Brien with the most handball-y handball penalty in the Mexico game... just a blatant miss by the ref
1) LD was a yard offside on the 2nd goal against Portugal
2) John O'Brien with the most handball-y handball penalty in the Mexico game... just a blatant miss by the ref
Update... sorry, but as a devoted #COYS fan, you just know if your team plays like frauds long enough, it catches up to you in the worst possible way.
December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Update... sorry, but as a devoted #COYS fan, you just know if your team plays like frauds long enough, it catches up to you in the worst possible way.
Oh, the utter irony that B'mouth may acquire the very player they exploited to dominate #COYS in their earlier meeting this year... www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Bournemouth target Brennan Johnson as potential Semenyo replacement
Tottenham are open to doing business for the £47.5m forward, with Bournemouth interested with Antoine Semenyo poised to join Manchester City
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Oh, the utter irony that B'mouth may acquire the very player they exploited to dominate #COYS in their earlier meeting this year... www.theguardian.com/football/202...
#COYS vs. Palace today I think is a mixed bag. I think it also signified the issues with the team and how team-building should move forward. 🧵 1/
December 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#COYS vs. Palace today I think is a mixed bag. I think it also signified the issues with the team and how team-building should move forward. 🧵 1/
(Narrator: Holy crap he did it!)
Palace just took off their right back (Clyne) to stick Nketiah up top. If TF is paying attention he immediately brings on Tel or Odobert for Richy or RKM to exploit the space down the left.
(Narrator: He won’t.)
#COYS
(Narrator: He won’t.)
#COYS
December 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
(Narrator: Holy crap he did it!)
Palace just took off their right back (Clyne) to stick Nketiah up top. If TF is paying attention he immediately brings on Tel or Odobert for Richy or RKM to exploit the space down the left.
(Narrator: He won’t.)
#COYS
(Narrator: He won’t.)
#COYS
December 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Palace just took off their right back (Clyne) to stick Nketiah up top. If TF is paying attention he immediately brings on Tel or Odobert for Richy or RKM to exploit the space down the left.
(Narrator: He won’t.)
#COYS
(Narrator: He won’t.)
#COYS
At this point either Villa is going to continue this charmed run all the way to the end of the season and inexplicably pull a Leicester, or fall apart over a 4-game stretch and drop points to the likes of Forest, Wolves, and Burnley and end up being exposed for the charlatans they are.
December 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
At this point either Villa is going to continue this charmed run all the way to the end of the season and inexplicably pull a Leicester, or fall apart over a 4-game stretch and drop points to the likes of Forest, Wolves, and Burnley and end up being exposed for the charlatans they are.
This offseason for #MNUFC... (salaries)
DSC out (~1m), Callendar in (400k)
Lod out (1.55m), Chantaclay in (1m)
Dotson out (625k), Stroud in (125k)
Roasales out (535k), no replacement yet
Club has cleared $1.5m in cap space, Chantaclay is close enough to pay off DP status with 250k GAM. 1/2
DSC out (~1m), Callendar in (400k)
Lod out (1.55m), Chantaclay in (1m)
Dotson out (625k), Stroud in (125k)
Roasales out (535k), no replacement yet
Club has cleared $1.5m in cap space, Chantaclay is close enough to pay off DP status with 250k GAM. 1/2
December 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This offseason for #MNUFC... (salaries)
DSC out (~1m), Callendar in (400k)
Lod out (1.55m), Chantaclay in (1m)
Dotson out (625k), Stroud in (125k)
Roasales out (535k), no replacement yet
Club has cleared $1.5m in cap space, Chantaclay is close enough to pay off DP status with 250k GAM. 1/2
DSC out (~1m), Callendar in (400k)
Lod out (1.55m), Chantaclay in (1m)
Dotson out (625k), Stroud in (125k)
Roasales out (535k), no replacement yet
Club has cleared $1.5m in cap space, Chantaclay is close enough to pay off DP status with 250k GAM. 1/2
I mean, read this article and this guy has already bought a house in Argentina and was headed home. So what is the purpose of this, other than to hand the Revs $100k plus whatever percentage they are guaranteed for a sale to River/Velez? #MNUFC
New England Revolution trade DP forward Tomás Chancalay to Minnesota United in cash trade for $100,000
• Move opens DP slot for NE
#NERevs | #MNUFC | #MLS
📰: prostinternational.com/2025/12/26/new-england-revolution-trade-dp-forward-tomas-chancalay-to-minnesota-united-in-cash-trade-for-100000/
• Move opens DP slot for NE
#NERevs | #MNUFC | #MLS
📰: prostinternational.com/2025/12/26/new-england-revolution-trade-dp-forward-tomas-chancalay-to-minnesota-united-in-cash-trade-for-100000/
December 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I mean, read this article and this guy has already bought a house in Argentina and was headed home. So what is the purpose of this, other than to hand the Revs $100k plus whatever percentage they are guaranteed for a sale to River/Velez? #MNUFC
This offseason is no longer Sam Presti "Hoading assets" and instead has become a game of whack-a-mole #MNUFC. KEA quickly running out of fingers to plug holes in the dike.
🔥🚨 Excl: The Chicago Fire sign Robin Lod as a free agent.
Minnesota United’s all-time leading goalscorer has signed a 2.5 year deal with the club. 🇫🇮✅
meninred97.com/sources-robi...
Minnesota United’s all-time leading goalscorer has signed a 2.5 year deal with the club. 🇫🇮✅
meninred97.com/sources-robi...
Sources: Robin Lod Signs with Chicago Fire - MIR97 Media
Robin Lod has signed with the Chicago Fire, sources told MIR97 Media. Lod, formerly of Minnesota, signed a three-year deal with the club running until 2028.
meninred97.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This offseason is no longer Sam Presti "Hoading assets" and instead has become a game of whack-a-mole #MNUFC. KEA quickly running out of fingers to plug holes in the dike.
Tecnically, they're right.
Also...
Also...
December 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Tecnically, they're right.
Also...
Also...
Reposted by Vetshak
Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
The ‘religious atheist’ author held a reputation as CS Lewis’s opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imagination
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
Fine. Now go get us a striker, a playmaker and a right back.
🇺🇸 BREAKING: Minnesota United is nearing a deal to acquire goalkeeper Drake Callender from Charlotte FC, per sources.
Callender, 28, won trophies with Inter Miami before being traded to Charlotte. Obviously a starting GK in this league... heads to Minnesota to be new starter.
Callender, 28, won trophies with Inter Miami before being traded to Charlotte. Obviously a starting GK in this league... heads to Minnesota to be new starter.
December 24, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Fine. Now go get us a striker, a playmaker and a right back.
I hope he is retired now, because there are probably at least 5000 footy players in NY who would be proud to have two-footed the mayor for no reason other than to be able to tell their bros that they two-footed the mayor.
Once a Talking Header, always a Talking Header.
December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I hope he is retired now, because there are probably at least 5000 footy players in NY who would be proud to have two-footed the mayor for no reason other than to be able to tell their bros that they two-footed the mayor.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social needs to read this article and then immediately publish 2500 words on @theatlantic.com about how hysterical it is. I'm sure the entire current staff of the Naval War College is on board.
President Donald Trump has unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet: https://cnn.it/3N0fp4x
President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump announced a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet.
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social needs to read this article and then immediately publish 2500 words on @theatlantic.com about how hysterical it is. I'm sure the entire current staff of the Naval War College is on board.
Battleships have been tactically obsolete since, oh, the second year of World War II, so this tracks quite nicely.
President Donald Trump has unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet: https://cnn.it/3N0fp4x
President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump announced a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet.
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Battleships have been tactically obsolete since, oh, the second year of World War II, so this tracks quite nicely.
If #MNUFC were willing to spend $1m+ to extend DSC and utilize GAM to pay him down, they should be able to offer a 1-year deal to Johnson and easily outbid DC United.
If they don't, one would hope they have a pretty clear plan in mind for GK other than "roll the dice."
Right?
If they don't, one would hope they have a pretty clear plan in mind for GK other than "roll the dice."
Right?
After acquiring a striker (Tai Baribo) and center back (Sean Nealis), D.C. United now needs to add a starting keeper. Per sources, DCU pursuing veteran Sean Johnson, who had a good year on a bad Toronto team, which declined his option ($1 million+) but remained in talks.
December 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If #MNUFC were willing to spend $1m+ to extend DSC and utilize GAM to pay him down, they should be able to offer a 1-year deal to Johnson and easily outbid DC United.
If they don't, one would hope they have a pretty clear plan in mind for GK other than "roll the dice."
Right?
If they don't, one would hope they have a pretty clear plan in mind for GK other than "roll the dice."
Right?
#COYS I do think Brooks (a good referee) got the Ekitike goal wrong. But VAR isn't going to overturn it. VAR is going to ask Brooks if he saw Ekitike put his hands on Romero, and if he answers yes, then it's a judgment call on the field. It only goes to VAR if Brooks didn't see it. 1/
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#COYS I do think Brooks (a good referee) got the Ekitike goal wrong. But VAR isn't going to overturn it. VAR is going to ask Brooks if he saw Ekitike put his hands on Romero, and if he answers yes, then it's a judgment call on the field. It only goes to VAR if Brooks didn't see it. 1/
Another observation from today... though BJ would be ideal playing 10v11 on the counter. But he had a number of poor passes, and the through ball to Richy- which could have tied it- didn't lead Richy enough and allowed 3 Reds defenders to close Richy down.
This is why he doesn't play. #COYS
This is why he doesn't play. #COYS
December 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Another observation from today... though BJ would be ideal playing 10v11 on the counter. But he had a number of poor passes, and the through ball to Richy- which could have tied it- didn't lead Richy enough and allowed 3 Reds defenders to close Richy down.
This is why he doesn't play. #COYS
This is why he doesn't play. #COYS
Cuti and Xavi's red cards were dumb no doubt, but there was passion and effort today, and the team was fearless. That's all the fans really want from the team. I think there will be more patience with the staff if the team can come out and play like that every week.
I do wonder if Frank will realize after this game that has the players to go at good teams and terrorize them. The crowd was incredible behind the players today, but because of the passion and aggression of the team.
December 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Cuti and Xavi's red cards were dumb no doubt, but there was passion and effort today, and the team was fearless. That's all the fans really want from the team. I think there will be more patience with the staff if the team can come out and play like that every week.
I do wonder if Frank will realize after this game that has the players to go at good teams and terrorize them. The crowd was incredible behind the players today, but because of the passion and aggression of the team.
December 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I do wonder if Frank will realize after this game that has the players to go at good teams and terrorize them. The crowd was incredible behind the players today, but because of the passion and aggression of the team.