Michael Shackleton
@michaelshackleton.bsky.social
Proud to come from Teesside. Let’s have a cup of tea. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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🔴 It's been interesting to see how Rob Edwards' decision to walk out on #Boro has been viewed from within football. Simon Jordan certainly wasn't holding back on his @talksport.com show this morning...
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Simon Jordan's furious blast at Rob Edwards - and 'relegation hope' for ex-Boro boss
Simon Jordan says he “hopes Rob Edwards gets relegated” with Wolves – and has blasted the departing Middlesbrough boss for walking out
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🔴 It's been interesting to see how Rob Edwards' decision to walk out on #Boro has been viewed from within football. Simon Jordan certainly wasn't holding back on his @talksport.com show this morning...
Read here...⬇️
Read here...⬇️
A Watford supporting mate saw this on Reddit (I think written by @thisismcfee.bsky.social) so I’m posting it here too. 24 Rob Edwards platitudes. #utb
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A Watford supporting mate saw this on Reddit (I think written by @thisismcfee.bsky.social) so I’m posting it here too. 24 Rob Edwards platitudes. #utb
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This was a diagram illustrating a piece I wrote in @prospectmagazine.co.uk in January 2024. Some faces have since changed but you get the general gist …
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This was a diagram illustrating a piece I wrote in @prospectmagazine.co.uk in January 2024. Some faces have since changed but you get the general gist …
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The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
In a market with no real stand out candidates, I feel a bit like approaching the search for a new manager with a blank sheet of paper. Progressive European upstart? Vibe merchant with links to the area to work with existing coaches? Mad approach to a huge name out of work? Feels very open. #utb
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In a market with no real stand out candidates, I feel a bit like approaching the search for a new manager with a blank sheet of paper. Progressive European upstart? Vibe merchant with links to the area to work with existing coaches? Mad approach to a huge name out of work? Feels very open. #utb
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So much for togetherness, for being a ‘family’ & being ‘luckiest man in the world’
A year ago today Rob Edwards’ Luton lost 5-1 at the Riverside. If only he’d remembered the position he was in before #Boro. If only he’d taken his own words on board
✍️👇🏻
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/256074...
A year ago today Rob Edwards’ Luton lost 5-1 at the Riverside. If only he’d remembered the position he was in before #Boro. If only he’d taken his own words on board
✍️👇🏻
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/256074...
Rob Edwards only has himself to blame for Middlesbrough reaction to imminent exit
Dominic Shaw's analysis of the Rob Edwards situation with the Middlesbrough head coach set to leave for Wolves
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
So much for togetherness, for being a ‘family’ & being ‘luckiest man in the world’
A year ago today Rob Edwards’ Luton lost 5-1 at the Riverside. If only he’d remembered the position he was in before #Boro. If only he’d taken his own words on board
✍️👇🏻
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/256074...
A year ago today Rob Edwards’ Luton lost 5-1 at the Riverside. If only he’d remembered the position he was in before #Boro. If only he’d taken his own words on board
✍️👇🏻
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/256074...
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Maximum monthly State Pension.
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Maximum monthly State Pension.
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
I don’t mind someone being ambitious, I don’t mind someone being tempted by a club they know, but the amount of good work Rob Edwards has done with the fans that now seems all a front is the bit that stings for me the most. I also think he thinks he’s cleverer than he is. #utb
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I don’t mind someone being ambitious, I don’t mind someone being tempted by a club they know, but the amount of good work Rob Edwards has done with the fans that now seems all a front is the bit that stings for me the most. I also think he thinks he’s cleverer than he is. #utb
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Tesla now pays Elon Musk $100bn a year.
Tesla's 125,000 workers are paid $40,000 each average, $5bn a year.
He is paid 20x as much as every single worker at Tesla.
They could be paid $840,000 each instead.
Tesla's 125,000 workers are paid $40,000 each average, $5bn a year.
He is paid 20x as much as every single worker at Tesla.
They could be paid $840,000 each instead.
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Tesla now pays Elon Musk $100bn a year.
Tesla's 125,000 workers are paid $40,000 each average, $5bn a year.
He is paid 20x as much as every single worker at Tesla.
They could be paid $840,000 each instead.
Tesla's 125,000 workers are paid $40,000 each average, $5bn a year.
He is paid 20x as much as every single worker at Tesla.
They could be paid $840,000 each instead.
I’d expect a very straight bat and some politician style answers… Probably a bingo card available - “I’m aware of the approach”, “I’ve got a job to do here” and “Wolves are a club close to my heart”. Maybe even a “my focus is on the game tomorrow”. We’ll see.
As things stand, Rob Edwards' press conference is due to take place as planned this aft.
In the wake of Wolves' approach, the #Boro boss is going to have to address his future and the Wolves role
www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/footba...
In the wake of Wolves' approach, the #Boro boss is going to have to address his future and the Wolves role
www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/footba...
Rob Edwards still slated to address his Boro future amid Wolves' approach
Rob Edwards' pre-match press conference is still, as it stands, going ahead
www.gazettelive.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I’d expect a very straight bat and some politician style answers… Probably a bingo card available - “I’m aware of the approach”, “I’ve got a job to do here” and “Wolves are a club close to my heart”. Maybe even a “my focus is on the game tomorrow”. We’ll see.
I have the distinct feeling he’s going to go. We’d take the payout, I think he’s very ambitious and he also has the link to Wolves as well. There’s something of a smooth talking politician about him too - I LOVE the stuff he’s done to get the fans on board but it will ring VERY hollow if he leaves.
Wolves set to make approach for Boro boss Edwards https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4gw2w24k3do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss #boro
Rob Edwards: Wolves set to approach Middlesbrough boss over head coach role
Wolves are set to make a formal approach to Championship side Middlesbrough over appointing Rob Edwards as their head coach.
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I have the distinct feeling he’s going to go. We’d take the payout, I think he’s very ambitious and he also has the link to Wolves as well. There’s something of a smooth talking politician about him too - I LOVE the stuff he’s done to get the fans on board but it will ring VERY hollow if he leaves.
Got to do something about finding a way to get the best out of Strelec up front (and the rest of our forward line). A DESERVED equaliser but we should have created more against a poor Leicester side. Ayling and Brynn really calm and composed throughout.
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Got to do something about finding a way to get the best out of Strelec up front (and the rest of our forward line). A DESERVED equaliser but we should have created more against a poor Leicester side. Ayling and Brynn really calm and composed throughout.
There’s been a lot of good control in this performance, but no real cutting edge. Deserved at least a draw. We need to find a way to create better chances. #utb
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
There’s been a lot of good control in this performance, but no real cutting edge. Deserved at least a draw. We need to find a way to create better chances. #utb
Well, that was a strange way to end the half. Looked just outside the box and a moment of madness… Other than that, very encouraging stuff apart from the final ball… Maybe a bit more speed out wide to get in behind? Thought we were the better and more positive team #utb
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Well, that was a strange way to end the half. Looked just outside the box and a moment of madness… Other than that, very encouraging stuff apart from the final ball… Maybe a bit more speed out wide to get in behind? Thought we were the better and more positive team #utb
Just read about this… They must have the funds to buy out a contract (on top of the one they bought out to sack Pereira). If he’s interested, it does make a bit of a mockery of all the good comms he’s done to endear himself to the fans here.
🔴 #Boro boss Rob Edwards is one of the options being considered by Wolves as they look to replace Vitor Pereira. Edwards, contracted to Boro to 2028, has strong Wolves links, having been a player, coach and interim manager for the club...
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Shock Rob Edwards development as Boro boss is 'candidate' for vacant manager's job
Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards is one of the candidates being considered for the vacant managerial position at Wolves.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Just read about this… They must have the funds to buy out a contract (on top of the one they bought out to sack Pereira). If he’s interested, it does make a bit of a mockery of all the good comms he’s done to endear himself to the fans here.
Interesting to read how Gracia has learned from the last game where they battered Coventry going forward but couldn’t defend. Let’s hope we learn our lessons for a game at out of sorts Leicester. #utb
November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Interesting to read how Gracia has learned from the last game where they battered Coventry going forward but couldn’t defend. Let’s hope we learn our lessons for a game at out of sorts Leicester. #utb
A classic Boro performance in that sense. Gracia’s team showed signs in the last few games he was getting things to click and tighten up, today proved it. I think Edwards might be overthinking his formations and line ups. Keep things a bit simpler in the next game please. #utb
Watford hadn't kept a clean sheet prior to today's game but did a job on #Boro. Didn't work in attack today and that's still very obviously an area that needs work. But only a second defeat of the season, still second and great to see Riley McGree back.
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A classic Boro performance in that sense. Gracia’s team showed signs in the last few games he was getting things to click and tighten up, today proved it. I think Edwards might be overthinking his formations and line ups. Keep things a bit simpler in the next game please. #utb
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Two weeks ago I wrote a piece about Reform's links to the Centre for a Better Britain, a think-tank that looks poised to introduce our very own version of Project 2025 in the UK.
This weekend, Reform further solidified their links to CFABB by making Dr James Orr a senior advisor.
Articles Below:
This weekend, Reform further solidified their links to CFABB by making Dr James Orr a senior advisor.
Articles Below:
October 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two weeks ago I wrote a piece about Reform's links to the Centre for a Better Britain, a think-tank that looks poised to introduce our very own version of Project 2025 in the UK.
This weekend, Reform further solidified their links to CFABB by making Dr James Orr a senior advisor.
Articles Below:
This weekend, Reform further solidified their links to CFABB by making Dr James Orr a senior advisor.
Articles Below:
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Remember in the Twitter age when Pizza Express was threatened with 'folding' and 5,176 people made the joke about 'so now it's a calzone'. Let's learn from history. Just nominate one person who gets to do the gag and move on.
Dozens of Pizza Hut restaurants in the UK could close and hundreds of jobs are at risk after the dine-in side of its business collapsed into administration.
Dozens of Pizza Hut restaurants could shut as chain enters administration
Dozens of Pizza Hut restaurants in the UK could close and hundreds of jobs are at risk after the dine-in side of its business collapsed into administration.
www.independent.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Remember in the Twitter age when Pizza Express was threatened with 'folding' and 5,176 people made the joke about 'so now it's a calzone'. Let's learn from history. Just nominate one person who gets to do the gag and move on.
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You see what is happening in the USA.
That will happen in the UK if Nigel Farage becomes PM.
Because he is Donald Trump's puppet and Nigel Farage will sell the UK to him straight away.
That will happen in the UK if Nigel Farage becomes PM.
Because he is Donald Trump's puppet and Nigel Farage will sell the UK to him straight away.
October 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You see what is happening in the USA.
That will happen in the UK if Nigel Farage becomes PM.
Because he is Donald Trump's puppet and Nigel Farage will sell the UK to him straight away.
That will happen in the UK if Nigel Farage becomes PM.
Because he is Donald Trump's puppet and Nigel Farage will sell the UK to him straight away.
October 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
When Aidan Morris does score for Boro, I’m predicting an absolutely unsaveable worldie in sharp contrast to all of his other efforts. #utb
October 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When Aidan Morris does score for Boro, I’m predicting an absolutely unsaveable worldie in sharp contrast to all of his other efforts. #utb