Ayresome Rob
@boaly66.bsky.social
Dad, husband, uncle, and fan of Middlesbrough FC.
My opinions are my own but not so entrenched that I can't be persuaded otherwise by evidenced argument.
My opinions are my own but not so entrenched that I can't be persuaded otherwise by evidenced argument.
Costs a fortune in little white balls to keep them fed
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Costs a fortune in little white balls to keep them fed
The reduction/sanctioning of benefits for young and older claimants who refuse (or are deemed to have refused) employment is decades old.
The contention comes in where and to whom you set the bar. It is probably too early, for even the DWP SoS, to have that detail.
The contention comes in where and to whom you set the bar. It is probably too early, for even the DWP SoS, to have that detail.
December 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The reduction/sanctioning of benefits for young and older claimants who refuse (or are deemed to have refused) employment is decades old.
The contention comes in where and to whom you set the bar. It is probably too early, for even the DWP SoS, to have that detail.
The contention comes in where and to whom you set the bar. It is probably too early, for even the DWP SoS, to have that detail.
No double entendres about Paddy's Hole????
December 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
No double entendres about Paddy's Hole????
Am I wrong that I feel I've missed out with my children now too old?
"It's awful but think of the (embroidered) anecdotes"
"It's awful but think of the (embroidered) anecdotes"
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Am I wrong that I feel I've missed out with my children now too old?
"It's awful but think of the (embroidered) anecdotes"
"It's awful but think of the (embroidered) anecdotes"
I increasingly believe that if Labour see no prospect of electoral success they may press the 'nuclear button' - as in a manifesto commitment to a customs union or similar but not outright rejoin EU.
It is an "if all else fails" option and would risk being seen as so.
It is an "if all else fails" option and would risk being seen as so.
December 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I increasingly believe that if Labour see no prospect of electoral success they may press the 'nuclear button' - as in a manifesto commitment to a customs union or similar but not outright rejoin EU.
It is an "if all else fails" option and would risk being seen as so.
It is an "if all else fails" option and would risk being seen as so.
A pint with your newly 18yo son or daughter
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A pint with your newly 18yo son or daughter
I'll have a go with my half-baked theory ...
His game is so "on-the-edge" and full energy that he probably needs to be over 90% fit to risk playing him.
His game is so "on-the-edge" and full energy that he probably needs to be over 90% fit to risk playing him.
November 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I'll have a go with my half-baked theory ...
His game is so "on-the-edge" and full energy that he probably needs to be over 90% fit to risk playing him.
His game is so "on-the-edge" and full energy that he probably needs to be over 90% fit to risk playing him.
Thought Whittaker had his best game.
Riley showed glimpses of a return to form.
But we really really miss Fry in games like this.
Riley showed glimpses of a return to form.
But we really really miss Fry in games like this.
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Thought Whittaker had his best game.
Riley showed glimpses of a return to form.
But we really really miss Fry in games like this.
Riley showed glimpses of a return to form.
But we really really miss Fry in games like this.
CT reform/revaluation, like adult social care, funding needs a cross party consensus.
No opposition party wants to hand a political win to the government or (more likely) have to share in a political loss.
No opposition party wants to hand a political win to the government or (more likely) have to share in a political loss.
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
CT reform/revaluation, like adult social care, funding needs a cross party consensus.
No opposition party wants to hand a political win to the government or (more likely) have to share in a political loss.
No opposition party wants to hand a political win to the government or (more likely) have to share in a political loss.
Valid but not to the extent it seriously detracts from the final product.
If only for Stormtroopers able to 'hit a cows arse with a banjo' it proved its worth.
If only for Stormtroopers able to 'hit a cows arse with a banjo' it proved its worth.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Valid but not to the extent it seriously detracts from the final product.
If only for Stormtroopers able to 'hit a cows arse with a banjo' it proved its worth.
If only for Stormtroopers able to 'hit a cows arse with a banjo' it proved its worth.
Ha!
Not sure what he's for. Hope we find out before his contract expires.
Not sure what he's for. Hope we find out before his contract expires.
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ha!
Not sure what he's for. Hope we find out before his contract expires.
Not sure what he's for. Hope we find out before his contract expires.
I don't know.
It's only a step or 2 below 'how to make a cup of tea' or 'what is this (fist sized piece of semi-spherical bread) called' that exorcises the most mild mannered of people found on any platform.
However... so far so good
It's only a step or 2 below 'how to make a cup of tea' or 'what is this (fist sized piece of semi-spherical bread) called' that exorcises the most mild mannered of people found on any platform.
However... so far so good
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I don't know.
It's only a step or 2 below 'how to make a cup of tea' or 'what is this (fist sized piece of semi-spherical bread) called' that exorcises the most mild mannered of people found on any platform.
However... so far so good
It's only a step or 2 below 'how to make a cup of tea' or 'what is this (fist sized piece of semi-spherical bread) called' that exorcises the most mild mannered of people found on any platform.
However... so far so good
To sleep with the dread of what awaits with the mornings sports news.
a man in a white shirt with a tommy hilfiger logo on the sleeve
ALT: a man in a white shirt with a tommy hilfiger logo on the sleeve
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This analysis reflects what I've seen of Boro games
But...
How accurate is assessing the underlying data of a 15 game sample at determining outcomes for the season ahead?
Has a similar analysis in previous seasons been better at predicting the final table than the actual table after 15 games does?
But...
How accurate is assessing the underlying data of a 15 game sample at determining outcomes for the season ahead?
Has a similar analysis in previous seasons been better at predicting the final table than the actual table after 15 games does?
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This analysis reflects what I've seen of Boro games
But...
How accurate is assessing the underlying data of a 15 game sample at determining outcomes for the season ahead?
Has a similar analysis in previous seasons been better at predicting the final table than the actual table after 15 games does?
But...
How accurate is assessing the underlying data of a 15 game sample at determining outcomes for the season ahead?
Has a similar analysis in previous seasons been better at predicting the final table than the actual table after 15 games does?
The greatest privilege of lengthy support is being able to "treat those two importers just the same" or less poetically, having an accurate sense of perspective.
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The greatest privilege of lengthy support is being able to "treat those two importers just the same" or less poetically, having an accurate sense of perspective.
David Olusoga would be cheaper
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
David Olusoga would be cheaper
I'd be interested in what Wolves fans thought 'making a decent fist of it' would look like if still relegated - to the extent he would keep his job.
November 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I'd be interested in what Wolves fans thought 'making a decent fist of it' would look like if still relegated - to the extent he would keep his job.
He's not the messiah
Also he's not Christian Ziege
Let's not be hyperbolic about this.
Also he's not Christian Ziege
Let's not be hyperbolic about this.
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
He's not the messiah
Also he's not Christian Ziege
Let's not be hyperbolic about this.
Also he's not Christian Ziege
Let's not be hyperbolic about this.
Sorry to bing AI into this ...
I suspect we can't be too far away from a LLM being able to guide us safely through this process.
I suspect we can't be too far away from a LLM being able to guide us safely through this process.
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Sorry to bing AI into this ...
I suspect we can't be too far away from a LLM being able to guide us safely through this process.
I suspect we can't be too far away from a LLM being able to guide us safely through this process.
Let's see how it plays out and move on.
He's a nice guy and possibly a good coach/man-manager. But there's no emotional investment from us fans yet to make it too bad if he goes.
He's a nice guy and possibly a good coach/man-manager. But there's no emotional investment from us fans yet to make it too bad if he goes.
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Let's see how it plays out and move on.
He's a nice guy and possibly a good coach/man-manager. But there's no emotional investment from us fans yet to make it too bad if he goes.
He's a nice guy and possibly a good coach/man-manager. But there's no emotional investment from us fans yet to make it too bad if he goes.
Yeah, nothing to get angry about. I think people are being as upfront as is possible in these situations.
See how it plays out and move on.
See how it plays out and move on.
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Yeah, nothing to get angry about. I think people are being as upfront as is possible in these situations.
See how it plays out and move on.
See how it plays out and move on.