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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 11h

The way the Erasmus system was trash talked at the time by the government was disgraceful.

Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 19h

Anneke is embodiment of the 60's.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 1d

Is that the sound of necks being wound in after the Tel Aviv Derby was cancelled by the *checks notes* Tel Aviv Police after what they described as "public disorder and violent riots". Fancy that.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of people are going to be very very fucking quiet about this.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 1d

The thread with people defending racist chanting on @owlstalk.bsky.social is both sickening and unsurprising #swfc

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 1d

The melancholy is hitting very hard today.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 1d

Bannan's numbers this season suggest that he is still a top end Championship player rather than 'his legs have gone'. Hardly trained this week due to managing an injury and if we had anything like a squad, he would not have played at all.
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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 2d

Played well. Deserved a point. Stupid from keeper. Shit ref again. Fuck Charlton, shitty bunch of fans. #swfc

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 2d

Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.

A tweet from Sky News reading 'Aston Villa fan Andrew Fox says he has received online abuse and even death threats following the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from the match in Birmingham.' A follow up tweet says 'This is a correction of a previous post that incorrectly identified Mr Fox as Jewish'.

A page from the Henry Jackson Society website for Andrew Fox, Research Fellow, which says he joined HJS in 2014 and that 'Andrew specialises in Defence, the Middle East, and disinformation'.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 2d

Stevo was great. Proper old School Hall.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 2d

Stephenson Hall? Blimey I worked at UoS for 32 years and did a bit of time at Stevo doing some work for the then warden. Worked at lot a Halls for a time. Fond memories.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 2d

Ange. Hahahahahahahahahaha. Sorry. Don't like to see any lose their job but that bloke has an arrogance that his talent just cannot back up. Fucking awful manager.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 2d

It certainly is. Some would even say a shared pain! 😂

Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 2d

I used to do the same, for years. But I work in IT and after about 20 years I decided to take the advice I was giving out and start getting unique passwords. I actually know the password for PokemonGo, its just I have not used it for a few years it sends at confirmation to an email I no longer have.

Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 2d

I am loath to start again because a lot of Pokemon were caught in locations all over Europe with an ex and, i'll be honest, I'd rather regain those memories like a sad old bastard. I should just move on.........

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 2d

Yay! #DoctorWho

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 2d

I wish I could back into my PokemonGo. I tried recently but the list of account recovery questions were baffling. Idiot that I was used a work email account to set it up. 🙁

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 3d

Robert Jenrick was three fucking years old when Heysel and Bradford happened, and seven when Hillsborough happened and in any case his knowledge of British history is fucking appalling and he should as usual just shut up.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve started turning off football at half time and full time now. I’ve had enough of pundits. Imagine being a manager and hearing criticism from abject fucking failures like Rooney and Neville getting airtime! And don’t start me on the knobhead Keane!

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 4d

I know there are optics etc but this will not end well if Maccabi are allowed to travel. They were animals in Amsterdam. The locals fucked up by rising to their bait but be under no illusions how that night went - they started it, Amsterdam finished it and they did not like that one bit.

Government officials will seek to lift ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa game

Culture secretary to speak to Home Office as minister says barring Israeli supporters is ‘utterly unacceptable’

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 4d

I don't remember the uproar about this? Coppers banning fans is as old as the hills. Such a non story. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Champions League fixtures: Fans facing 'worrying' trends in safety at matches

Fans groups tell the BBC that travel bans and restrictions are putting football supporters' safety and dignity at risk in Uefa competitions

www.bbc.co.uk

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 4d

Those Tel Aviv lads are proper nawty and will cause absolute fucking bollocks if allowed to attend. Nothing to do with religion/race/politics, the coppers were quite right to ban them. Wonder if these people that are going mad were upset when other fans were banned by local coppers recently.

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 4d

People who aren't football fans don't have a clue when it come to football clubs, local SAGS and local coppers. The SAG and the copper have all the power, the club have to do what they are told or can lose their ability to host matches. As a fan of a club who lots of SAG fun and games I understand.

Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 5d

I don't think the Dinosaurs missed the milkman!!!! KLAKK!

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Paul Cooke @paulvcooke.bsky.social · 6d

I dare not watch that clip. Will do my blood pressure no good. I hope he ends up in that ditch one day, the fucking scumbag.