John Winchester
@john-winch.bsky.social
Charlton fan & parkrun regular
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John Winchester
@john-winch.bsky.social
· Nov 23
- Bewl Water Half Marathon ✅️
- Charlton v Millwall
- Long dog walk
- Silksong
Not a bad Saturday lined up
- Charlton v Millwall
- Long dog walk
- Silksong
Not a bad Saturday lined up
September 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
- Bewl Water Half Marathon ✅️
- Charlton v Millwall
- Long dog walk
- Silksong
Not a bad Saturday lined up
- Charlton v Millwall
- Long dog walk
- Silksong
Not a bad Saturday lined up
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With Crawley Town now owned by Raphael Khalili - through KB Sports and Leisure, the company he used to co-own with his twin brother - now might be a good time for them to clarify which of them ran a Twitter account posting far-right and racist material.
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August 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
With Crawley Town now owned by Raphael Khalili - through KB Sports and Leisure, the company he used to co-own with his twin brother - now might be a good time for them to clarify which of them ran a Twitter account posting far-right and racist material.
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Not sure whether the ownership structure is this same but this could be very concerning for Crawley Town Fans
Not sure whether the ownership structure is this same but this could be very concerning for Crawley Town Fans
August 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
@uglygame.bsky.social
Not sure whether the ownership structure is this same but this could be very concerning for Crawley Town Fans
Not sure whether the ownership structure is this same but this could be very concerning for Crawley Town Fans
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The Lionesses once again showing the Lions, where home is.
Absolute legends.
Absolute legends.
July 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Lionesses once again showing the Lions, where home is.
Absolute legends.
Absolute legends.
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Taps the sign
Football is a simple game; 22 women chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Lionesses win.
July 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Taps the sign
First time at Wycombe Rye parkrun for me today.
Fun course! Steps were a challenge but had a nice flow! 24:53 is quicker than my average this year!
Shoutout to the army of volunteers, their number matched by their enthusiasm!
#parkrun
Fun course! Steps were a challenge but had a nice flow! 24:53 is quicker than my average this year!
Shoutout to the army of volunteers, their number matched by their enthusiasm!
#parkrun
July 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
First time at Wycombe Rye parkrun for me today.
Fun course! Steps were a challenge but had a nice flow! 24:53 is quicker than my average this year!
Shoutout to the army of volunteers, their number matched by their enthusiasm!
#parkrun
Fun course! Steps were a challenge but had a nice flow! 24:53 is quicker than my average this year!
Shoutout to the army of volunteers, their number matched by their enthusiasm!
#parkrun
Brands Hatch 10k last night. Hills were brutal, sun was unforgiving... Loved it!
Great event hosted by a wonderful group of volunteers. Had triple the entries compared to last year!
Had fun starting at the back and moving forward. Such an iconic venue!
Dog walk than #parkrun this morning too 🥇
Great event hosted by a wonderful group of volunteers. Had triple the entries compared to last year!
Had fun starting at the back and moving forward. Such an iconic venue!
Dog walk than #parkrun this morning too 🥇
July 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Brands Hatch 10k last night. Hills were brutal, sun was unforgiving... Loved it!
Great event hosted by a wonderful group of volunteers. Had triple the entries compared to last year!
Had fun starting at the back and moving forward. Such an iconic venue!
Dog walk than #parkrun this morning too 🥇
Great event hosted by a wonderful group of volunteers. Had triple the entries compared to last year!
Had fun starting at the back and moving forward. Such an iconic venue!
Dog walk than #parkrun this morning too 🥇
Bedgebury parkrun this morning. The forests Centenary so for one week only we went back to the route from Bedgebury parkrun #1.
Such a fun course! The first half is hilly but it goes to scenic parts of the Pinetum the usual course doesn't visit. Lots of spectators by the cafe finale!
#parkrun
Such a fun course! The first half is hilly but it goes to scenic parts of the Pinetum the usual course doesn't visit. Lots of spectators by the cafe finale!
#parkrun
June 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Bedgebury parkrun this morning. The forests Centenary so for one week only we went back to the route from Bedgebury parkrun #1.
Such a fun course! The first half is hilly but it goes to scenic parts of the Pinetum the usual course doesn't visit. Lots of spectators by the cafe finale!
#parkrun
Such a fun course! The first half is hilly but it goes to scenic parts of the Pinetum the usual course doesn't visit. Lots of spectators by the cafe finale!
#parkrun
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The Telegraph were "deceived" by someone who claimed to be called Al, married to Ali, have three children called Ali, Barry and Harry, wasn't old enough for his claimed years of work and life experience and who apparently had a gardener who came 24 times a year for a total annual cost of £230.
Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
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pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.
pressgazette.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Telegraph were "deceived" by someone who claimed to be called Al, married to Ali, have three children called Ali, Barry and Harry, wasn't old enough for his claimed years of work and life experience and who apparently had a gardener who came 24 times a year for a total annual cost of £230.
Played my first year of #FantasyWSL #WSL this year and was a fun experience. Was fairly successful overall just missing out on the top 100.
In my opinion the game had one of the most revolutionary additions to Fantasy Football since chips were added in #FPL
In my opinion the game had one of the most revolutionary additions to Fantasy Football since chips were added in #FPL
May 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Played my first year of #FantasyWSL #WSL this year and was a fun experience. Was fairly successful overall just missing out on the top 100.
In my opinion the game had one of the most revolutionary additions to Fantasy Football since chips were added in #FPL
In my opinion the game had one of the most revolutionary additions to Fantasy Football since chips were added in #FPL
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Pillows - Gator Days
May 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Pillows - Gator Days
May 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In summary:
Repetitive songs
No character growth
No emotions
Told, not shown
Mono perspective
Lack of conversations
Good is good and bad is bad
Lack of human touch
No satisfying conclusion
Big win for Irama critics
Repetitive songs
No character growth
No emotions
Told, not shown
Mono perspective
Lack of conversations
Good is good and bad is bad
Lack of human touch
No satisfying conclusion
Big win for Irama critics
Halfway through and need to stop. There is only so much butchering of classic Musical formulas that our ears can take!
Was learning most Disney films go from a World Building song into the protagonists I Want song. Ian Rush doesn't seem to do this until multiple blistering exposition dumps.
Was learning most Disney films go from a World Building song into the protagonists I Want song. Ian Rush doesn't seem to do this until multiple blistering exposition dumps.
May 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
In summary:
Repetitive songs
No character growth
No emotions
Told, not shown
Mono perspective
Lack of conversations
Good is good and bad is bad
Lack of human touch
No satisfying conclusion
Big win for Irama critics
Repetitive songs
No character growth
No emotions
Told, not shown
Mono perspective
Lack of conversations
Good is good and bad is bad
Lack of human touch
No satisfying conclusion
Big win for Irama critics
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"As the complaints stack up, it becomes clear why few great cries of injustice – Zola’s J’Accuse…! or MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, for example – were issued throught the medium of musical theatre."
Wrote something about Ian Rush: The Musical.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/t...
Wrote something about Ian Rush: The Musical.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/t...
“They never called Old Rushie back, no mate-to-mate ‘Hello.'”
Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical – in the style of Hamilton – about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm,…
theuglygame.wordpress.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"As the complaints stack up, it becomes clear why few great cries of injustice – Zola’s J’Accuse…! or MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, for example – were issued throught the medium of musical theatre."
Wrote something about Ian Rush: The Musical.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/t...
Wrote something about Ian Rush: The Musical.
theuglygame.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/t...
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This is the content we need: an analysis of how Ian Rush: The Musical conforms to the conventions of the medium.
Halfway through and need to stop. There is only so much butchering of classic Musical formulas that our ears can take!
Was learning most Disney films go from a World Building song into the protagonists I Want song. Ian Rush doesn't seem to do this until multiple blistering exposition dumps.
Was learning most Disney films go from a World Building song into the protagonists I Want song. Ian Rush doesn't seem to do this until multiple blistering exposition dumps.
May 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is the content we need: an analysis of how Ian Rush: The Musical conforms to the conventions of the medium.
I've seen my fair share of strange content over the years...
But this? What the hell
But this? What the hell
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Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
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Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
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May 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I've seen my fair share of strange content over the years...
But this? What the hell
But this? What the hell
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🚨 Exclusive 🚨
Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
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Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
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May 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🚨 Exclusive 🚨
Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
1/7
Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
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These clubs now in "limbo" are in that situation because they chose to ignore the mountain of evidence that the Asian-facing bookies they were promoting were, by definition, providing illegal gambling services. The clubs are not victims, but co-conspirators.
insidersport.com/2025/05/16/p...
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Five Premier League clubs in limbo as betting brands disappear
*This is an evolving story. This piece was edited on May 16 to show TGP Europe had left the market. Several Premier League clubs face sponsorship uncertainty as TGP Europe, which powers multiple U...
insidersport.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
These clubs now in "limbo" are in that situation because they chose to ignore the mountain of evidence that the Asian-facing bookies they were promoting were, by definition, providing illegal gambling services. The clubs are not victims, but co-conspirators.
insidersport.com/2025/05/16/p...
insidersport.com/2025/05/16/p...
A lot of grim takeaways from the Council elections but I got slightly hyped at a particular result because I persuaded a family member to take an interest in their area and vote accordingly.
They voted Green in Maidstone Central. Their vote literally made the difference to get a councillor elected.
They voted Green in Maidstone Central. Their vote literally made the difference to get a councillor elected.
May 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A lot of grim takeaways from the Council elections but I got slightly hyped at a particular result because I persuaded a family member to take an interest in their area and vote accordingly.
They voted Green in Maidstone Central. Their vote literally made the difference to get a councillor elected.
They voted Green in Maidstone Central. Their vote literally made the difference to get a councillor elected.
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🚨Exclusive🚨
A former Fulham sponsor has been shut down by an Australian court having been accused by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) of having defrauded customers of at least *£15m* and being linked to *31* other scams run by "transnational organised crime groups."
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A former Fulham sponsor has been shut down by an Australian court having been accused by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) of having defrauded customers of at least *£15m* and being linked to *31* other scams run by "transnational organised crime groups."
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April 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🚨Exclusive🚨
A former Fulham sponsor has been shut down by an Australian court having been accused by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) of having defrauded customers of at least *£15m* and being linked to *31* other scams run by "transnational organised crime groups."
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A former Fulham sponsor has been shut down by an Australian court having been accused by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) of having defrauded customers of at least *£15m* and being linked to *31* other scams run by "transnational organised crime groups."
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Charts That Basically Go Vertical, an occasional series
April 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Charts That Basically Go Vertical, an occasional series