Wow! That’s huge, congrats!

One has to separate the art from the artist

He certainly didn’t do much else. Absolutely fair play to him

Yes it’s probably ‘defending set pieces’ isn’t it. That’s the counter Booorrrriiinnnggg

I wonder whether there will be a Klopp to this Pep- a tactical counter revolution of open play (no idea what…)

What’s odd is that Peston‘s big break came during the 2008 crash where he actually did understand what was happening, not just the lobby politics of it. So the incentives are such that it’s worth his while forgetting that?

Twenty of the second tier Championship clubs in 2025 now have higher attendances than the 15k that Villa had in 1986. Football as a source of local connection + pride was in a bad way then and a much better place beyond the premiership today

My colleague @mashley.bsky.social argued recently that directly reducing electricity bills (to reverse the levies) may be a better use of government money than cutting VAT.

Why? Because it opens up an affordable route to get off gas and further lower bills, via electric heating

Nice fabrics tho

they do but made out of dry stone walls

US Open tennis has gone a bit in this direction too, tho obv nowhere near as bad. Very interesting that the Euro response was the milder/ funnier end of football chants - 'Are you watching Donald Trump?', "You've only got one song" etc. There is a less refined version of this they could reach for...

High costs are everywhere - moving in, making the place liveable, keeping up with daily essentials. Families placed out of area are also far from their support networks, pushing costs up even higher.

And all for accommodation that is often poor quality, miles away from where it's needed.