Steve Tallantyre
@tallantyre.bsky.social
From Northumberland to Barcelona. Typically following Newcastle United, England cricket and global events in disbelief. Centrist dad. Copywriter and UX writer.
So, any idea what a "head of football strategy" might do? I'm starting to be mildly concerned that there are more chiefs than indians at #nufc. I know we were understaffed before and maybe we need them all. Anyone have any insight?
July 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
So, any idea what a "head of football strategy" might do? I'm starting to be mildly concerned that there are more chiefs than indians at #nufc. I know we were understaffed before and maybe we need them all. Anyone have any insight?
As Tommy Lee Jones apparently said to Jim Carrey when he couldn't take any more of his antics, "I cannot sanction your buffoonery." I'm the same with Osula, but I think I'm just old.
July 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
As Tommy Lee Jones apparently said to Jim Carrey when he couldn't take any more of his antics, "I cannot sanction your buffoonery." I'm the same with Osula, but I think I'm just old.
I am going to need one of those pressure jets they use to get chewing gum off pavements to move my daughter from the sofa in front of the A/C today.
July 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I am going to need one of those pressure jets they use to get chewing gum off pavements to move my daughter from the sofa in front of the A/C today.
He's got form battling Cybermen.
June 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
He's got form battling Cybermen.
I now have an alternative movie universe in my head where Stellan stayed on playing the manager through the Mike Ashley years and gave this as his speech before leaving. It perfectly fits the mood of the place under Steve Bruce. #nufc
May 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I now have an alternative movie universe in my head where Stellan stayed on playing the manager through the Mike Ashley years and gave this as his speech before leaving. It perfectly fits the mood of the place under Steve Bruce. #nufc
I am probably the last to discover this but my mind is blown that Andor's Diego Luna and Stellan Skarsgård were originally in cast Goal! and filmed a couple of scenes before the director left and the film was completely changed. #nufc
May 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I am probably the last to discover this but my mind is blown that Andor's Diego Luna and Stellan Skarsgård were originally in cast Goal! and filmed a couple of scenes before the director left and the film was completely changed. #nufc
The Sycamore Gap vandalism still makes me unreasonably angry. It was a symbol of a place I love, yes, but that doesn't fully explain why I feel so strongly about it. Maybe it just represents the wanton destruction of good things by bad people, the defining trend of our age.
May 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The Sycamore Gap vandalism still makes me unreasonably angry. It was a symbol of a place I love, yes, but that doesn't fully explain why I feel so strongly about it. Maybe it just represents the wanton destruction of good things by bad people, the defining trend of our age.
Northumberland on a sunny day is heaven.
April 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Northumberland on a sunny day is heaven.
And the book, @jonnelledge.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
And the book, @jonnelledge.bsky.social
Not quite what was demanded but good anyway.
April 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Not quite what was demanded but good anyway.
Circulating as a screenshot. Original from, I think, @garwoofoo.bsky.social.
March 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Circulating as a screenshot. Original from, I think, @garwoofoo.bsky.social.
A sobering read. I'm still hoping against hope that the US changes political direction before it's too late; I can't even imagine what it's like right now for the UK's intelligence services and military.
February 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A sobering read. I'm still hoping against hope that the US changes political direction before it's too late; I can't even imagine what it's like right now for the UK's intelligence services and military.
This is bleak but essential reading. www.ft.com/content/f268...
February 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This is bleak but essential reading. www.ft.com/content/f268...
Good to see @milessi.bsky.social and the Football Manager team making the right choice for the fans. An unfinished game should not be sold. I hope it doesn't hit Sports Interactive too hard financially in the short term and that FM26 is a huge success. www.footballmanager.com/news/develop...
February 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Good to see @milessi.bsky.social and the Football Manager team making the right choice for the fans. An unfinished game should not be sold. I hope it doesn't hit Sports Interactive too hard financially in the short term and that FM26 is a huge success. www.footballmanager.com/news/develop...
Leaving Ashington by train to go to Newcastle on the new Northumberland line. It's not glamorous, basically a car park and a glorified bus shelter, but it's a game changer for this part of the world.
December 21, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Leaving Ashington by train to go to Newcastle on the new Northumberland line. It's not glamorous, basically a car park and a glorified bus shelter, but it's a game changer for this part of the world.
Like everyone else from the North East of England, I've got photos of many visits to Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall. It is a literal landmark, part of our physical, cultural and emotional geography. And now some vandal has chopped it down overnight. 1/2
September 28, 2023 at 12:04 PM
Like everyone else from the North East of England, I've got photos of many visits to Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall. It is a literal landmark, part of our physical, cultural and emotional geography. And now some vandal has chopped it down overnight. 1/2