Alister
@alister3.bsky.social
Husband, father, lawyer, keen supporter of women's football and occasional supporter of men's football, amateur magician, history enthusiast with a broad interest in politics and the arts.
Arsenal Women - the documentary:
TRANSITION | Only in the Land | An Arsenal Women Documentary | Episode 1
YouTube video by Arsenal
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January 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Arsenal Women - the documentary:
Feel some strange music draws me in as I sit here reading "M Train", wanting to listen to another of my favourite Patti Smith songs and imagining a link between it and Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita" open.spotify.com/track/4kPSjE...
Dancing Barefoot
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January 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Feel some strange music draws me in as I sit here reading "M Train", wanting to listen to another of my favourite Patti Smith songs and imagining a link between it and Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita" open.spotify.com/track/4kPSjE...
I fell in love with the work of Patti Smith when I bought "Easter" because I quite liked "Because the night"... "Babelogue" is still for me the most exciting and amazing piece of work that I have ever heard.
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I fell in love with the work of Patti Smith when I bought "Easter" because I quite liked "Because the night"... "Babelogue" is still for me the most exciting and amazing piece of work that I have ever heard.
This is why we love Katie McCabe... www.skysports.com/football/vid...
Everton vs Arsenal: Katie McCabe smashes home stunning half-volley!
Katie McCabe scores a stunning goal for the Gunners to open the scoring at Goodison Park.
www.skysports.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is why we love Katie McCabe... www.skysports.com/football/vid...
I am a keen football supporter but I won't be watching. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
World Cup ticket prices: Fans tell of 'anger and disappointment' at cost
Supporters tell BBC Sport of their frustration at the astronomical cost of following the 2026 World Cup.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I am a keen football supporter but I won't be watching. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Proud of my team www.fifa.com/en/tournamen...
www.fifa.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Proud of my team www.fifa.com/en/tournamen...
"Purpose in life is far more important than property or possessions. Having more to live with is no substitute for having more to live for."
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"Purpose in life is far more important than property or possessions. Having more to live with is no substitute for having more to live for."
Mário Soares is one of the most significant people that many in the anglosphere have never heard of. Somehow I was aware of his most famous quotation but did not know anything about the man who said it. fmsoaresbarroso.pt/en/mario-soa...
Biography of Mário Soares | Fundação Mário Soares e Maria Barroso
Mário Soares' life was a tireless fight for freedom and an unceasing struggle for democracy. Get to know his life.
fmsoaresbarroso.pt
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Mário Soares is one of the most significant people that many in the anglosphere have never heard of. Somehow I was aware of his most famous quotation but did not know anything about the man who said it. fmsoaresbarroso.pt/en/mario-soa...
North London forever...
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
North London forever...
New exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum
September 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum
This is well put. In the footballisation of politics it's important to remember who you are and what your values are. Just because those you may see as your opponents don't value empathy doesn't mean you shouldn't.
September 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is well put. In the footballisation of politics it's important to remember who you are and what your values are. Just because those you may see as your opponents don't value empathy doesn't mean you shouldn't.
The original name of the station of the home of the Champions of Europe...
September 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The original name of the station of the home of the Champions of Europe...
A hommage to Catalonia
August 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A hommage to Catalonia
Great to see the Lionesses do it
again! youtube.com/watch?v=9eHs...
again! youtube.com/watch?v=9eHs...
"We're going to party" - Lionesses React to WINNING UEFA Women's EURO 2025 | Wiegman, Kelly & more!
YouTube video by ITV Sport
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July 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Great to see the Lionesses do it
again! youtube.com/watch?v=9eHs...
again! youtube.com/watch?v=9eHs...
3 years 5 months 26 days
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
3 years 5 months 26 days
Champions league winners again!
May 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Champions league winners again!
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!".
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!".
May 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!".
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!".