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Steve Jinman
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Dedicated educator, Trustee, Director.
Village Cricketer (retd). Philosophical Footballer.
If you can't box, wear a big hat.
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A shrinking world will turn our problems upside down
The political and economic priorities of a depopulating society could be very different from today’s
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November 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Arsenal’s Premier League dominance is not under threat. At least not yet | Jonathan Wilson
Eberechi Eze’s hat-trick and Manchester City’s loss to Newcastle means Arsenal are in control of their own destiny
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November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Great moments in Shoot! history part 230832068

This week: Little and Large go to Bournemouth

#Shoot #shootmagazine #Bournemouth #AFCB
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Alan Partridge Song Intros EVERY RUDDY ONE!
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November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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The Unconquerable
Nikita Simonyan, who died on Sunday at the age of 99, was one of the greats of Soviet football as both a player and a coach, but also had a bit-part in the Eduard Streltsov saga
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November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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How to get the UK out of its economic hole
Reeves’ challenge is to remedy the disaster that Brexit has been for the country
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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The Harder They Come
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November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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When WALES first beat the All Blacks! 1905!#rugby #Wales #wru #allblacks #newzealand
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November 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Guinness: Five Alternative Stouts And Porters Brewed In London
Good things come to those who shop around.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Entertaining goalless draw between the Trotters and the Bantams in this top of Division 3 battle of the roses. Outstanding attendance of 26,473 (5,007). 80/92
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right?
Events to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator’s death are intended to remind Spaniards, particularly the young, of the dangers of fascism
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November 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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The Channel 9 Cricket Theme [Extended Version]
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November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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What nostalgia for the 1990s leaves out
Huge improvements in the decades since are a reminder that even really knotty problems can get better
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November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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I grew up in Spain amid a collective amnesia about Franco. It is time we faced up to our dark past | María Ramírez
This week marks 50 years of Spanish democracy, but the failure to talk more about the crimes of the dictatorship leaves us vulnerable, says the journalist María Ramírez
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November 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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The Spin | Stokes’ England have reminded us all that cricket is meant to be fun
Bazball has been infuriating at times but never forget how bad England were before the Brendon McCullum era
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November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Hammered: West Ham relegation would cost Londoners £2.5m a year, says Sadiq Khan aide
Cost of running former 2012 Olympic stadium will soar if Hammers drop out of Premier League, warns mayor’s chief of staff
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November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Laws of Cricket
YouTube video by Victoria Bitter
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November 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Vale Barry Knight | Cricket Web
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November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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The Paradox of Perfectibility
There is a danger in all sports that players become so good that the drama is diminished. As the World Cup qualifiers are showing, flaws are beneficial to the spectacle.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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I explained I had been at Albania vs England on Sunday evening and had travelled from Tirana to see the game here in Elbasani. A guard said: “No tickets.” But then his English speaking colleague said: “He meant you don’t need tickets because it is free.” Gotta love Albania 🇦🇱❤️
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Great Lives - Pat Nevin on Johan Cruyff - BBC Sounds
Pat Nevin picks Johan Cruyff, the Dutch footballer who changed how the game was played.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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The Netty: Oxford’s new micro-hotel — in a former public toilet
Key Notes | Hidden down a flight of steps on a traffic island, two underground suites offer only a ‘few subtle nods’ to the past
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November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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On a slow train across Mongolia
With the Trans-Siberian route off-limits, Jamie Lafferty joins a guided group for a ‘Trans-Mongolian railway adventure’
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November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Black Betty — how a prison chant became a heavy rock anthem
Recorded by Lead Belly in 1939, the track became a one-off hit for Ram Jam in 1977 — but who, or what, is Black Betty?
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November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM