Will Patterson
@willjpatterson.bsky.social
Jumping on the latest bandwagon. Expect election geekery, football geekery and sci-fi geekery. He/Him. https://linktr.ee/WillJPatterson
2-0. Absolute peach of a goal which I missed as I'd taken that moment to turn my back and get a drink. We're starting to turn the screw a little now... #wafc
November 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
2-0. Absolute peach of a goal which I missed as I'd taken that moment to turn my back and get a drink. We're starting to turn the screw a little now... #wafc
I'm watching #wafc Women take on Preston in the Lancashire FA Challenge Cup - they're in the NW Regional League Division 1: one level up from where we are so a good progress test for us. I should have brought sunglasses...
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I'm watching #wafc Women take on Preston in the Lancashire FA Challenge Cup - they're in the NW Regional League Division 1: one level up from where we are so a good progress test for us. I should have brought sunglasses...
I mean, I'm not saying there's a link between these two stories, but the BBC could probably do far worse...
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I mean, I'm not saying there's a link between these two stories, but the BBC could probably do far worse...
I've been trying to think who Nick Mohammed reminded me of in that suit... #CelebrityTraitors
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I've been trying to think who Nick Mohammed reminded me of in that suit... #CelebrityTraitors
Concerned friends say he's tidying up the beard and posting thirst traps.
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Concerned friends say he's tidying up the beard and posting thirst traps.
My Senedd projection doesn't factor in tactical voting as it's a PR system (this might backfire if Plaid argue that there can only be one FM and it's between Rhun ap Iorwerth and Reform), but compare this with the last chart: Plaid have overperformed. The youthquake at work?
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October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
My Senedd projection doesn't factor in tactical voting as it's a PR system (this might backfire if Plaid argue that there can only be one FM and it's between Rhun ap Iorwerth and Reform), but compare this with the last chart: Plaid have overperformed. The youthquake at work?
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Right, just for fun, I tried applying what happened in Caerphilly to a Senedd election - it has Plaid breaking the PR system and winning a majority, with no seats whatsoever for the Tories or LibDems. Needless to say, I find it just a bit fanciful. But it proves some things.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Right, just for fun, I tried applying what happened in Caerphilly to a Senedd election - it has Plaid breaking the PR system and winning a majority, with no seats whatsoever for the Tories or LibDems. Needless to say, I find it just a bit fanciful. But it proves some things.
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Thoughts on Caerphilly: firstly what did I get wrong, and why? Obviously, the overall outcome - I had Reform ahead by 1.7 points, not Plaid ahead by 11.4! This is what happens when you base your projection on the two polls to been published in two months, for a PR election.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Thoughts on Caerphilly: firstly what did I get wrong, and why? Obviously, the overall outcome - I had Reform ahead by 1.7 points, not Plaid ahead by 11.4! This is what happens when you base your projection on the two polls to been published in two months, for a PR election.
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And while we're on the subject of the Senedd - tactical voting should be less of a thing going forward as they junk AMS and move to Party Lists in multi-member constituencies... Here's my current projection!
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October 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
And while we're on the subject of the Senedd - tactical voting should be less of a thing going forward as they junk AMS and move to Party Lists in multi-member constituencies... Here's my current projection!
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Voting is underway in the Caerphilly By-Election for the Senedd - after the Beaufort Research poll came out a few days ago, it looks like Reform have pulled ahead! How close it is depends on how well Plaid Cymru can squeeze the Labour vote...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Voting is underway in the Caerphilly By-Election for the Senedd - after the Beaufort Research poll came out a few days ago, it looks like Reform have pulled ahead! How close it is depends on how well Plaid Cymru can squeeze the Labour vote...
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Bored. Did a new profile pic. With added Beard™.
October 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Bored. Did a new profile pic. With added Beard™.
BREAKING: Ian Murray fired from the Cabinet for not wearing enough flags.
September 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
BREAKING: Ian Murray fired from the Cabinet for not wearing enough flags.
As Jon Mellish is in the U21 team today, he's clearly not going to be en route to Luton for tonight's first team game. Surplus to requirements, along with Rankine? #wafc
August 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
As Jon Mellish is in the U21 team today, he's clearly not going to be en route to Luton for tonight's first team game. Surplus to requirements, along with Rankine? #wafc
This comment was always going to make her look foolish, but I didn't expect it to do so quite so quickly.
July 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This comment was always going to make her look foolish, but I didn't expect it to do so quite so quickly.
Let's start the #ChampionsLeague second leg with an upset - Olympija Ljubljana got to the Knockout Play-offs of the Conference League last season while this is the first time Kairat Almaty have played a European fixture since 2022... Kairat have won 3-1 on aggregate! #UEFA
July 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Let's start the #ChampionsLeague second leg with an upset - Olympija Ljubljana got to the Knockout Play-offs of the Conference League last season while this is the first time Kairat Almaty have played a European fixture since 2022... Kairat have won 3-1 on aggregate! #UEFA