Jonny Singer
@jonnysinger.bsky.social
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MCC Laws of Cricket Advisor | London Spirit Media Manager
MCC Laws of Cricket Advisor | London Spirit Media Manager
They will u-turn. Everyone who wants compassion will remember that they are vile, and forget the u-turn. Everyone who wants nastiness will remember the u-turn, and say they're soft. They will alienate everyone and achieve nothing.
The worst possible path.
The worst possible path.
My guess is they will end up u-turning on the jewellery thing (you can already see it being softening in interviews) and possibly the 20 years (which is way longer than Denmark).
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
They will u-turn. Everyone who wants compassion will remember that they are vile, and forget the u-turn. Everyone who wants nastiness will remember the u-turn, and say they're soft. They will alienate everyone and achieve nothing.
The worst possible path.
The worst possible path.
Spurs are benefiting from some VERY soft officiating in this last 20 minutes - there should be about 15 minutes of stoppages, but there won't - but I'm not sure Arsenal have created anything you could realistically call a big chance, so not a lot of sympathy.
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Spurs are benefiting from some VERY soft officiating in this last 20 minutes - there should be about 15 minutes of stoppages, but there won't - but I'm not sure Arsenal have created anything you could realistically call a big chance, so not a lot of sympathy.
I don’t know how you do this scientifically, but this is a decent start!
A few months ago, @jonnysinger.bsky.social questioned the "you play every team twice" notion and it piqued my interest.
That resulted in this: An attempt to quantify "luck" by tracking injuries, VAR errors and managerial shifts in the Premier League
That resulted in this: An attempt to quantify "luck" by tracking injuries, VAR errors and managerial shifts in the Premier League
Lucky or unlucky: How have Premier League teams fared this season?
Which Premier League teams have ridden their luck, and which have been unlucky over injuries, VAR and managerial changes this season?
www.espn.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I don’t know how you do this scientifically, but this is a decent start!
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A few months ago, @jonnysinger.bsky.social questioned the "you play every team twice" notion and it piqued my interest.
That resulted in this: An attempt to quantify "luck" by tracking injuries, VAR errors and managerial shifts in the Premier League
That resulted in this: An attempt to quantify "luck" by tracking injuries, VAR errors and managerial shifts in the Premier League
Lucky or unlucky: How have Premier League teams fared this season?
Which Premier League teams have ridden their luck, and which have been unlucky over injuries, VAR and managerial changes this season?
www.espn.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A few months ago, @jonnysinger.bsky.social questioned the "you play every team twice" notion and it piqued my interest.
That resulted in this: An attempt to quantify "luck" by tracking injuries, VAR errors and managerial shifts in the Premier League
That resulted in this: An attempt to quantify "luck" by tracking injuries, VAR errors and managerial shifts in the Premier League
It didn’t work, but I wonder if other Indian betters might regret not having been more positive?
Axar has had enough of this nonsense. #INDvSA 🏏
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It didn’t work, but I wonder if other Indian betters might regret not having been more positive?
Still fancy India from here, but Simon Harmer is just so good! The control and quality honed over years, the sort of bowling everyone in county cricket knows about, dominating on the world stage
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Still fancy India from here, but Simon Harmer is just so good! The control and quality honed over years, the sort of bowling everyone in county cricket knows about, dominating on the world stage
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Luka Modrić has played for Croatia alongside someone born in 1971 and 2007:
Born in 1971: Niko Kovač
Born in 2007: Luka Vušković
Modrić had already played for Croatia 13 times when Vušković was born.
Born in 1971: Niko Kovač
Born in 2007: Luka Vušković
Modrić had already played for Croatia 13 times when Vušković was born.
November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Luka Modrić has played for Croatia alongside someone born in 1971 and 2007:
Born in 1971: Niko Kovač
Born in 2007: Luka Vušković
Modrić had already played for Croatia 13 times when Vušković was born.
Born in 1971: Niko Kovač
Born in 2007: Luka Vušković
Modrić had already played for Croatia 13 times when Vušković was born.
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This largely has the effect of disengaging people from competitions that are (1) worth watching and (2) rather *need* the engagement. Current – growing – level of atomisation does not serve either the fans or the sport.
funny week of football television viewing. I have the usual tv subscriptions. Quite fancied some women's CL but not enough to subscribe to Disney+, sorry. Quite fancied some men's WC qualifiers but not enough to *pay-per-view* on Amazon Prime, sorry. How many different things should we need?!
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This largely has the effect of disengaging people from competitions that are (1) worth watching and (2) rather *need* the engagement. Current – growing – level of atomisation does not serve either the fans or the sport.
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If this was 10 years ago, Streeting would be in the Conservative Party.
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
If this was 10 years ago, Streeting would be in the Conservative Party.
I know the nature of politics means we won’t always be led by the brightest and best. But can’t there be someone in the room with a big ‘don’t do this, this is stupid’ button that they can press occasionally?
Bond markets not happy about Reeves bottling it on tax, it seems.
And there we go 10y opened up 11 basis points erasing 1/3 of the rally since October.
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I know the nature of politics means we won’t always be led by the brightest and best. But can’t there be someone in the room with a big ‘don’t do this, this is stupid’ button that they can press occasionally?
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
Postwar non-strikers who have scored 14 goals for England
Charlton (49 in 106)
Lampard (29 in 106)
Platt (27 in 62)
Robson (26 in 90)
Gerrard (21 in 114)
Peters (20 in 67)
Sterling (20 in 82)
Rashford (18 in 66)
Beckham (17 in 115)
Scholes (14 in 66)
Saka (14 in 47)
If only Saka could score goals!
Charlton (49 in 106)
Lampard (29 in 106)
Platt (27 in 62)
Robson (26 in 90)
Gerrard (21 in 114)
Peters (20 in 67)
Sterling (20 in 82)
Rashford (18 in 66)
Beckham (17 in 115)
Scholes (14 in 66)
Saka (14 in 47)
If only Saka could score goals!
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Postwar non-strikers who have scored 14 goals for England
Charlton (49 in 106)
Lampard (29 in 106)
Platt (27 in 62)
Robson (26 in 90)
Gerrard (21 in 114)
Peters (20 in 67)
Sterling (20 in 82)
Rashford (18 in 66)
Beckham (17 in 115)
Scholes (14 in 66)
Saka (14 in 47)
If only Saka could score goals!
Charlton (49 in 106)
Lampard (29 in 106)
Platt (27 in 62)
Robson (26 in 90)
Gerrard (21 in 114)
Peters (20 in 67)
Sterling (20 in 82)
Rashford (18 in 66)
Beckham (17 in 115)
Scholes (14 in 66)
Saka (14 in 47)
If only Saka could score goals!
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I love this gig in Liverpool, but I get so awkward when we have to share the green room with whoever’s on in the other spaces when it isn’t comedians. Tonight it’s two footballers doing “an evening with”
November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I love this gig in Liverpool, but I get so awkward when we have to share the green room with whoever’s on in the other spaces when it isn’t comedians. Tonight it’s two footballers doing “an evening with”
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Headline.
Opening paragraph criticising publications using that headline.
www.football365.com/news/thomas-...
Opening paragraph criticising publications using that headline.
www.football365.com/news/thomas-...
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Headline.
Opening paragraph criticising publications using that headline.
www.football365.com/news/thomas-...
Opening paragraph criticising publications using that headline.
www.football365.com/news/thomas-...
'Reinventing football' are you? Not unless you're Theo Walcott. The rest of you are just tinkering!
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
'Reinventing football' are you? Not unless you're Theo Walcott. The rest of you are just tinkering!
Right, but who are the 5% of Green voters opposed?
Net zero is one of the many areas where commentators are out-of-touch with public opinion in Britain. There is still broad support for cutting carbon emissions - except from among Reform supporters, who are the outliers.
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Right, but who are the 5% of Green voters opposed?
If you're still letting off fireworks on November 10th (particularly if you wake my child and/or scare my cat) then I hope you have a permanently itchy butthole. Dickheads
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
If you're still letting off fireworks on November 10th (particularly if you wake my child and/or scare my cat) then I hope you have a permanently itchy butthole. Dickheads
This does make it sound like the BBC thinks the default reader is a Liverpool fan (and, tbf, the homepage today doesn't really suggest otherwise!)
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This does make it sound like the BBC thinks the default reader is a Liverpool fan (and, tbf, the homepage today doesn't really suggest otherwise!)
On the one hand, how do you top this, given the calibre of celeb they had?
On the other, presumably they'll be queuing up? I suspect Lineker...
On the other, presumably they'll be queuing up? I suspect Lineker...
BREAKING: BBC has officially announced the second series of The Celebrity Traitors. It will air in 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
On the one hand, how do you top this, given the calibre of celeb they had?
On the other, presumably they'll be queuing up? I suspect Lineker...
On the other, presumably they'll be queuing up? I suspect Lineker...
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If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…
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"Talksport presenter and former Sunderland star Michael Gray has demanded that Thomas Tuchel calls defender Dan Ballard into the England squad — even though the centre-back has already played 32 times for Northern Ireland." [Belfast Telegraph]
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"Talksport presenter and former Sunderland star Michael Gray has demanded that Thomas Tuchel calls defender Dan Ballard into the England squad — even though the centre-back has already played 32 times for Northern Ireland." [Belfast Telegraph]
I know it’s the job, I know it’s the industry, but if the same person can go from
‘Liverpool are favourites’ to
‘It’s Arsenal to lose’ to
‘City look like relentless title winners’
in 10 weeks, then it’s absolutely not worth paying them attention.
And that is almost the entire football media!
‘Liverpool are favourites’ to
‘It’s Arsenal to lose’ to
‘City look like relentless title winners’
in 10 weeks, then it’s absolutely not worth paying them attention.
And that is almost the entire football media!
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I know it’s the job, I know it’s the industry, but if the same person can go from
‘Liverpool are favourites’ to
‘It’s Arsenal to lose’ to
‘City look like relentless title winners’
in 10 weeks, then it’s absolutely not worth paying them attention.
And that is almost the entire football media!
‘Liverpool are favourites’ to
‘It’s Arsenal to lose’ to
‘City look like relentless title winners’
in 10 weeks, then it’s absolutely not worth paying them attention.
And that is almost the entire football media!
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The BBC needs someone experienced enough to run a huge media org, and willing to take a job with no security. They need to know the BBC well enough to do the job, but not be an “insider”. They need to somehow be acceptable to a Lab government but also right-wing papers.
This person doesn’t exist.
This person doesn’t exist.
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The BBC needs someone experienced enough to run a huge media org, and willing to take a job with no security. They need to know the BBC well enough to do the job, but not be an “insider”. They need to somehow be acceptable to a Lab government but also right-wing papers.
This person doesn’t exist.
This person doesn’t exist.
I would really love the 115 to hit them hard this year
I know many are pleased with this result but I fucking hate the criminal enterprise that is City.
They need to be gotten rid of.
They need to be gotten rid of.
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I would really love the 115 to hit them hard this year
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Liverpool spent nearly £300m this summer building an attack to ease their reliance on Mohamed Salah.
Today Salah took three of their seven shots and assisted three more. He had over 60% of their xG. And this was a rather poor performance by him.
Today Salah took three of their seven shots and assisted three more. He had over 60% of their xG. And this was a rather poor performance by him.
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Liverpool spent nearly £300m this summer building an attack to ease their reliance on Mohamed Salah.
Today Salah took three of their seven shots and assisted three more. He had over 60% of their xG. And this was a rather poor performance by him.
Today Salah took three of their seven shots and assisted three more. He had over 60% of their xG. And this was a rather poor performance by him.