David McArdle
@davemcardle.bsky.social
Sports Law, Employment Law, Stirling University Law School, Scotland. Research Fellow, OP Jindal Global University Law School, India. Trustee @ spireitestrust Academic consultant www.23es.com. Insert specious disclaimer here.
They'd have spent an awful lot of time finding Wrexham - a club where backstory and promotion potential made good telly. The 'Welsh' angle isn't actually much of a pitch because it's a mini-series at best. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Welsh football: Red Dragons Den - US sales pitch for Welsh clubs
Welsh football bosses are heading to the United States of America in a Dragons Den style bid to attract investors to Wales' top flight.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
They'd have spent an awful lot of time finding Wrexham - a club where backstory and promotion potential made good telly. The 'Welsh' angle isn't actually much of a pitch because it's a mini-series at best. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Dear #TheatreFolk I'm looking for a freelance producer. If you can think of anyone, I'd be much obliged for the steer. #SpéirGorm
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ALT: a pair of red curtains on a black background with makeagif.com written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Dear #TheatreFolk I'm looking for a freelance producer. If you can think of anyone, I'd be much obliged for the steer. #SpéirGorm
How long are you all going to put up with this?
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
How long are you all going to put up with this?
This is why I don't have Sky.
Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is why I don't have Sky.
Earth?
Have you ever tracked, in photos, the retrograde movement of a planet? 🔭
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Earth?
If you're looking to introduce your uni as a potential new workplace, maybe 'we are only 11 miles from Port Talbot' isn't the way to sell it.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI995/s...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI995/s...
Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer in Law at University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
If you're looking to introduce your uni as a potential new workplace, maybe 'we are only 11 miles from Port Talbot' isn't the way to sell it.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI995/s...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI995/s...
"I gotta save my ass..."
Good morning and happy Sunday 🐴 🥰
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"I gotta save my ass..."
If this must happen, please can me and my mates have a blue plaque on a wall?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plans to replace Chesterfield pub with houses set for approval
Plans say the Chesterfield pub, which opened in the 1960s, shut after a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If this must happen, please can me and my mates have a blue plaque on a wall?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hope to christ it's rigor mortis
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hope to christ it's rigor mortis
My wife, an art teacher, said much the same only last week.
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My wife, an art teacher, said much the same only last week.
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Long shot, but does anyone know anyone in Leeds/ W. Yorks more generally who could fix an old hifi amp for me? DMs open....
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Long shot, but does anyone know anyone in Leeds/ W. Yorks more generally who could fix an old hifi amp for me? DMs open....
It should be physically impossible to look this ridiculous in a suit.
NE, CE, LE
Johnson makes Michael Foot look dapper.
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It should be physically impossible to look this ridiculous in a suit.
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My tribute to those former players and officials who fell in both world wars can be found at this link. There are more than just the four on the preview!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Roll of Honour 2025.docx
Chesterfield FC's Roll of Honour On Remembrance Sunday, people attend services up and down the country to respect those who gave their lives in defence of their nation, pausing for a minute or two in...
docs.google.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My tribute to those former players and officials who fell in both world wars can be found at this link. There are more than just the four on the preview!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
God: nah you're alright, thanks.
Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We're saving God”
November 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
God: nah you're alright, thanks.
People who are 'the traffic' complain about the traffic...
Duke and Duchess of Rutland completely cack up 'Aldi' firework event ... revving up for the Christmas elves yawn?
Fireworks night descends into 'total disaster' as families trapped in gridlock
Families who spent up to £120 on tickets to Belvoir Castle's bonfire night have branded it an 'absolute shambles'
www.leicestermercury.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
People who are 'the traffic' complain about the traffic...
The '1990s Tashkent' vibe is all the rage these days.
November 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The '1990s Tashkent' vibe is all the rage these days.
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It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
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November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
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“Where’s your fucking poppy?”
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“Where’s your fucking poppy?”
Reckon the technical phrase is 'enshittification.'
UK universities have undergone academic version of the Post Office’s corporatisation
Inflated salaries at the top, institutional opacity, reputation management over justice & power asymmetry are recreating the same conditions for systemic harm
New blog posting 21percent.org?p=2896
Inflated salaries at the top, institutional opacity, reputation management over justice & power asymmetry are recreating the same conditions for systemic harm
New blog posting 21percent.org?p=2896
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Reckon the technical phrase is 'enshittification.'
So farewell then James Watson, surpassed only by Derrida in his ability to pass off women's work as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
So farewell then James Watson, surpassed only by Derrida in his ability to pass off women's work as his own.
Yeah, bollocks to concussion and spinal injuries - www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
England captain Ellis Genge says rugby should relish animosity and aggression
England prop Ellis Genge says rugby's confrontations and physicality are a key to its appeal now
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Yeah, bollocks to concussion and spinal injuries - www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...