Alex Wilson
@adjwilson.bsky.social
London agency strategy person. Bearded non-league football hipster. Previously 上海 ＆北京.
Some eye-popping underdog stories in European football this year that I'm not seeing getting much attention.
Lens top of Ligue 1, Villarreal going blow-for-blow with Barcelona and Real Madrid, Hearts top of the SPL.
What's going on?
Lens top of Ligue 1, Villarreal going blow-for-blow with Barcelona and Real Madrid, Hearts top of the SPL.
What's going on?
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Some eye-popping underdog stories in European football this year that I'm not seeing getting much attention.
Lens top of Ligue 1, Villarreal going blow-for-blow with Barcelona and Real Madrid, Hearts top of the SPL.
What's going on?
Lens top of Ligue 1, Villarreal going blow-for-blow with Barcelona and Real Madrid, Hearts top of the SPL.
What's going on?
The ironic thing about the World Cup ticket prices being crazy is that all these rich USians have been sold on the idea of a uniquely passionate soccer atmosphere, and there won't be one because all the travelling fans have been priced out or shoved up in the gods
December 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The ironic thing about the World Cup ticket prices being crazy is that all these rich USians have been sold on the idea of a uniquely passionate soccer atmosphere, and there won't be one because all the travelling fans have been priced out or shoved up in the gods
I have watched a half a game of football today and the highlights of another, and I have seen two completely different interpretations of "twatting the ball into the defender and it rebounding onto a hand is/isn't a handball".
Does anyone know what the handball rule is anymore?
Does anyone know what the handball rule is anymore?
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I have watched a half a game of football today and the highlights of another, and I have seen two completely different interpretations of "twatting the ball into the defender and it rebounding onto a hand is/isn't a handball".
Does anyone know what the handball rule is anymore?
Does anyone know what the handball rule is anymore?
Grimly funny that this is doing the rounds on the same morning that the Labour party sends me a beggy email asking for money.
I dunno lads, but do you think these two objectives of yours might be slightly at odds?
I dunno lads, but do you think these two objectives of yours might be slightly at odds?
December 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Grimly funny that this is doing the rounds on the same morning that the Labour party sends me a beggy email asking for money.
I dunno lads, but do you think these two objectives of yours might be slightly at odds?
I dunno lads, but do you think these two objectives of yours might be slightly at odds?
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Earth being dragged down to hell: the trophy
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Earth being dragged down to hell: the trophy
The most revealing thing about the FIFA draw broadcast is that the billionaire class creating it will genuinely think it's good
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The most revealing thing about the FIFA draw broadcast is that the billionaire class creating it will genuinely think it's good
Petition to make it compulsory to refer to Robert Jenrick as "Jizzy Rascal"
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Petition to make it compulsory to refer to Robert Jenrick as "Jizzy Rascal"
TIL that an open return ticket from the Stansted Express website is £38 (and you can't add a railcard), and an open return ticket on the same service from the Greater Anglia website, who operate the service, is £28 (and you can use a railcard).
How is this legal?
How is this legal?
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
TIL that an open return ticket from the Stansted Express website is £38 (and you can't add a railcard), and an open return ticket on the same service from the Greater Anglia website, who operate the service, is £28 (and you can use a railcard).
How is this legal?
How is this legal?
Good article. Young people should consider being older and/or having rich parents
www.economist.com/britain/2025... new guy just dropped
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Good article. Young people should consider being older and/or having rich parents
I am in Scotland and I would like to encourage more of my English contemporaries to make their drink of choice "half a pint of beer and a whisky"
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am in Scotland and I would like to encourage more of my English contemporaries to make their drink of choice "half a pint of beer and a whisky"
The class system of the future will be based around whose lives are and aren't completely mediated via advertising
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The class system of the future will be based around whose lives are and aren't completely mediated via advertising
@jim.londoncentric.media Jim! Are you interested in the Mumbai Indians London story? My first thought was "cricket club leasing ground from the Duchy of Cornwall and receiving ECB funding turning back on EDI commitment to grow game with local West Indian and Pakistani kids for £££"
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
@jim.londoncentric.media Jim! Are you interested in the Mumbai Indians London story? My first thought was "cricket club leasing ground from the Duchy of Cornwall and receiving ECB funding turning back on EDI commitment to grow game with local West Indian and Pakistani kids for £££"
Final confirmation of the stupidest decision in sports marketing history:
Oval Invincibles are going to become Mumbai Indians London.
How can anyone be this moronic? BUILDING A SPORTS BRAND IS NOT HARD, JUST DON'T NAME IT AFTER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUCKING PLACE
Oval Invincibles are going to become Mumbai Indians London.
How can anyone be this moronic? BUILDING A SPORTS BRAND IS NOT HARD, JUST DON'T NAME IT AFTER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUCKING PLACE
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Final confirmation of the stupidest decision in sports marketing history:
Oval Invincibles are going to become Mumbai Indians London.
How can anyone be this moronic? BUILDING A SPORTS BRAND IS NOT HARD, JUST DON'T NAME IT AFTER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUCKING PLACE
Oval Invincibles are going to become Mumbai Indians London.
How can anyone be this moronic? BUILDING A SPORTS BRAND IS NOT HARD, JUST DON'T NAME IT AFTER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUCKING PLACE
My girlfriend has put Blue Lagoon on the TV and it turns out there is an entire genre of online posts explaining why this movie is not illegal and how you're not going to go to prison for watching it
November 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
My girlfriend has put Blue Lagoon on the TV and it turns out there is an entire genre of online posts explaining why this movie is not illegal and how you're not going to go to prison for watching it
@jim.londoncentric.media If you haven't seen it, this is in Le Monde today www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
A Londres, des fermes à escargots servent à contourner le fisc
Pour éviter de payer une taxe sur les espaces commerciaux, des entrepreneurs britanniques affirment y élever des escargots ou s’en servir comme lieux de culte. Les autorités locales perdent de précieu...
www.lemonde.fr
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
@jim.londoncentric.media If you haven't seen it, this is in Le Monde today www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
IDEA FOR A NOVEL: a story set in Paris during the era of the Lost Generation, from the point of view of a load of French people annoyed at having to deal with loud and drunk Americans every time they leave the house
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
IDEA FOR A NOVEL: a story set in Paris during the era of the Lost Generation, from the point of view of a load of French people annoyed at having to deal with loud and drunk Americans every time they leave the house
It's a real shame that we got through the whole era of cancelling things without anyone cancelling Stoke City's grim version of "Delilah"
November 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It's a real shame that we got through the whole era of cancelling things without anyone cancelling Stoke City's grim version of "Delilah"
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Starmer and Reeves run probably the most economically left-wing government of past five decades and yet bleeding support to its left thanks to dumb strategy www.economist.com/britain/2025...
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Starmer and Reeves run probably the most economically left-wing government of past five decades and yet bleeding support to its left thanks to dumb strategy www.economist.com/britain/2025...
I feel like France's return towards national service (albeit optional) should be bigger news this morning www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Emmanuel Macron va annoncer le retour d’un service militaire, sur fond de « menaces croissantes »
Le service national universel (SNU), qui n’a pas atteint ses objectifs, va être transformé en service national volontaire, pour accueillir des milliers de Français dès 2026.
www.lemonde.fr
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I feel like France's return towards national service (albeit optional) should be bigger news this morning www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
The new Champions League format is weird because as a neutral you go "Arsenal vs Bayern Munich, holy shit!", before swiftly remembering it's a game that is functionally meaningless
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The new Champions League format is weird because as a neutral you go "Arsenal vs Bayern Munich, holy shit!", before swiftly remembering it's a game that is functionally meaningless
Laughter and heckling during the budget really just an awful look. Not a serious country
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Laughter and heckling during the budget really just an awful look. Not a serious country
The extremely dim hospitality industry response to the city tourist tax raises the question of whether governments should listen to industry about anything.
"Yeah I was going to pay £2k to go on holiday in London, but now it costs an extra twenty quid I'll go to Helsinki instead"
"Yeah I was going to pay £2k to go on holiday in London, but now it costs an extra twenty quid I'll go to Helsinki instead"
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The extremely dim hospitality industry response to the city tourist tax raises the question of whether governments should listen to industry about anything.
"Yeah I was going to pay £2k to go on holiday in London, but now it costs an extra twenty quid I'll go to Helsinki instead"
"Yeah I was going to pay £2k to go on holiday in London, but now it costs an extra twenty quid I'll go to Helsinki instead"
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I was disappointed to not get the Henry Correspondent job but I now understand that it's right and fair that it goes to someone in the community.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I was disappointed to not get the Henry Correspondent job but I now understand that it's right and fair that it goes to someone in the community.
The atmosphere at the Emirates is a good example of why the lower bowl of every stadium should be standing only imvho
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The atmosphere at the Emirates is a good example of why the lower bowl of every stadium should be standing only imvho