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Paul Brooker

@countryman100.bsky.social

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Interested in Politics (LP member and activist), and football (Arsenal home and away). Writer on goonerholicsforever.com and The Gooner Fanzine

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Paul Brooker @countryman100.bsky.social · Nov 13

For anyone doing Arsenal starter packs, please include me? Home and away Gooner, writer on the Gooner and on the blog goonerholicsforever.com

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 13h

Maccabi Tel Aviv won’t accept Villa tickets which is terrible… I’m distraught.. I so so wanted Israeli football hooligans who lead to a riot in Amsterdam and who Israeli police cancelled a fixture bc of due to rioting, coming to UK… to cause a riot

S’OK I’m over it now.. 🍾🥳good riddance to trash❗️

Maccabi Tel Aviv will not accept Aston Villa Europa League tickets

Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv say they will not accept any ticket allocation from Aston Villa should the decision to ban their supporters from next month's Europa League match be overturned.

www.bbc.com

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Paul Brooker @countryman100.bsky.social · 14h

Great piece fron Jonathan Liew. Our politicians have got this so wrong.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? | Jonathan Liew

Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Jews in Birmingham stand against Maccabi hooligans, they feel very safe, they don't want them coming to make them feel scared.

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Paul Brooker @countryman100.bsky.social · 1d

Just don’t get personal mate. That’s all I ask.

Paul Brooker @countryman100.bsky.social · 1d

Dave I normally stay silent when you go off on one. But I thought I’d say something today. Your first sentence is correct as can be seen by my own posts on this topic. Your second is needless personal invective. Unworthy.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 1d

Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…

FT graph showing massive UK public support for the opinion that it was wrong to vote to leave the EU.

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Chris Lepkowski @chrislepkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s derby against Hapoel cancelled tonight in Israel’s league after riots in & around the stadium, leading to injuries.

Yeah, maybe the safety committee and West Midlands Police got it right?

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Swissgooner @swissgooner.bsky.social · 2d

That is so antisem…. Oh!

Maybe this has NOTHING to do with religion? Who would have thought?

Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 2d

Israeli Police announce they have canceled a derby match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv that was set to take place tonight in the city’s Bloomfield Stadium, when fans began to riot.

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Police cancel Tel Aviv derby after fans riot at stadium

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www.timesofisrael.com

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 2d

Sunday’s derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was cancelled due to “public disorder and violent riots”, Israeli police announced.

Tel Aviv derby called off due to ‘public disorder and violent riots’, as police say three officers injured

The cancellation comes in the same week police in Birmingham requested Maccabi Tel Aviv fans be denied tickets to their game at Aston Villa.

www.nytimes.com

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

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Paul Brooker @countryman100.bsky.social · 2d

MacAllister looks like a water polo player in that hat.

Paul Brooker @countryman100.bsky.social · 2d

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@laythy29 @laythy29.bsky.social · 2d

Three Key Takeaways from Arsenal’s 1-0 win at Fulham

Arsenal’s hard-fought win at Craven Cottage underlined this vintage has the character and fight to go with their talent and technique - here’s my take as Gunners return to the top of the Premier League

laythstake.substack.com/p/three-key-...

Three Key Takeaways from Arsenal's 1-0 win at Fulham

From the Baltic States to the banks of the River Thames, Arsenal's hard-fought win at Craven Cottage capped a memorable week for me - here's my take as Gunners return to the top of the Premier League

laythstake.substack.com

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Paul Brooker @countryman100.bsky.social · 3d

A lovely tribute to a man who meant so much to so many of us. Thank you Tone.

WestStandTone @weststandtone.com · 3d

It’s knocking on six years since we lost Holic.

Really felt it today. Fulham away was one of his favourite fixtures, and we always found him a ticket.

Miss him so much.

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Bellsgall @bellsgall.bsky.social · 3d

Wow really 6 yrs? Doesn't seem that long
I never had the privilege of meeting him irl but I certainly miss him on SM . I loved our conversations
Much love to you x

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Brew City Gunners @brewcitygunners.bsky.social · 3d

Only got to know him through social media. Still miss his positivity.

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WestStandTone @weststandtone.com · 3d

It’s knocking on six years since we lost Holic.

Really felt it today. Fulham away was one of his favourite fixtures, and we always found him a ticket.

Miss him so much.

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@laythy29 @laythy29.bsky.social · 3d

A massive three points for Arsenal at Fulham. Massive

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 POLL | Britons SUPPORT banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending next month's Aston Villa match.

✅ Support – 42%
❌ Oppose – 28%

Via @YouGov, 17 October

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 3d

This.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 3d

This.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 3d

A bleak dystopia where Sharia law predominates, while economic and cultural divisions mean that the different communities live parallel, segregated lives.

Oh, wait, that’s Dubai …

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 3d

Mind how you go...

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 4d

😡 The PM called it wrong. Badly wrong.

Why is he undermining local safety groups, the local police and the local MP?

He should prioritise local residents, British police and public safety...

...rather than interfering to race-bait and prioritise dangerous Israeli hooligans.

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 4d

Decades after the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, can politicians please not second-guess expert safety assessments for football stadiums.

Thank you.

An Aston Villa fan.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 4d

How has the government got itself into the position of standing up for Israeli football hooligans, while criminalising peaceful supporters of Palestine Action?

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Angela 🐱💙 💛🌻 @hollia.bsky.social · 4d

The Safety Advisory Board's decision, supported by the police, is not just to protect the fans it's also to protect the local community.
Statement from West Mids Police below

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