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Ian King

@twoht.bsky.social

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Podcaster, (association) football writer, copywriter, $ubstacker. Writer for Football League World, also seen on Fotmob, When Saturday Comes. Come on in, the takes are *toasty*. London-born, Sussex based. He/him. https://unexpecteddelirium.substack.com

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 15h

That is, aye

Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 16h

Well, they are at least right about that

Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 16h

Jesus, they're so thin-skinned

Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 16h

The England fans not too happy with Tuchel's comments about atmosphere

"Thomas Tuchel, we'll sing when we want"

"Are we loud enough for you"

Now: "Tuchel give us a wave"

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 16h

A recurring theme of my adolescence and young adulthood

Terrace behind the goal at a football stadium with a tree in the middle of it. Three men in hi vis vests on the right at the top of the terrace, the goal on the far left.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 16h

Big fan of trees inside football grounds

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 16h

Enjoying that this match appears to being played up the park

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 19h

(Some judgement)

Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 20h

NOMINATE EARLY AND NOMINATE OFTEN

TheFSA @thefsa.bsky.social · 21h

The FSA Awards 2025 are coming, and you get to help shape the shortlists - simply nominate your favourite writers, podcasters, players and pundits (and a whole bunch more besides) at bit.ly/fsa-noms-25 to make sure that they're in consideration...

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

Good lord, it's podcast time. Readers questions special this week, so the subject matter is broad this week. Join @samwhyte.bsky.social for angling, dogging and how much I'll pay to watch a non-league football match.

unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-footba...

The Football Kickback: International Break Readers Questions Special

This week, we've got dogging (not for the first time), angling (definitely for the first time) and the circumstances under which I'd pay £30 to watch a non-league match in a readers questions special.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

My dad is the nicest, kindest, jolliest man I've ever met. He's 89 on Wednesday. Dementia is getting to him, but what's really striking about him is how very pleased he is with the world. And he's packed a lot into in. Not much of it very exciting, but a lot nevertheless. He's a walking green flag.

Ź🖤🥀 @lalaspeaks.bsky.social · 2d

What’s ONE green flag about your father?

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

One of my kids duvet covers has got a zip, and that's a whole fresh circle of hell

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

Oh definitely, but I just wish they'd come up with a better solution by now

Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

Only perverts don't hate changing a bed

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 1d

Ironing, dusting and cleaning the bathroom are Britons' most disliked chores

Cleaning bathroom: 45% dislike
Ironing: 43%
Dusting: 41%
Taking bins out: 32%
Washing up: 31%
Cleaning kitchen: 30%
Decluttering: 27%
Making bed: 27%
Vacuuming: 26%

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

I think Horsham and Crawley both wish they were in Surrey

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

Last call for this. 45 minutes until we record :-)

Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

We're recording a readers questions special podcast tonight lieblings, so we're going to need your questions to make this happen!

Drop them in the replies and we'll get on them tonight :-)

Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

Totally, in fact the last time I heard it was brass band playing it in Horsham town centre. County anthem, innit.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not usually a stickler for rules of this type, but it should be the law that all Sussex teams have to run out to Good Old Sussex By The Sea.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

My biggest criticism of Worthing FC is the quality of their songs.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

Okay. I am taller than that

Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

I am not in the Premier League

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 1d

We're recording a readers questions special podcast tonight lieblings, so we're going to need your questions to make this happen!

Drop them in the replies and we'll get on them tonight :-)

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 2d

I only do non league, so not usually more than £10-£15 or so. Always a 3pm kickoff.

Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 2d

Make it a Saturday and I'll take you up the football

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 3d

Morning loves, words and pictures from Slough Town vs Enfield Town yesterday, where sitting in a cemetary offered some perspective on losing a football match.

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The Weekend Match: Slough Town 3-2 Enfield Town: Come, Friendly Bombs

Enfield Town have reached this stage of the FA Cup on three previous occasions, but have never gone further. And that'll have to wait another year after an eventful afternoon in Berkshire.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 3d

As a coda to this story, they got off at Southwick, the same stop as me (I was going round my mates house), and dad IMMEDIATELY lit a fag up on the platform, fucks given = 0, absolute scenes

There was also a daughter, but she was keeping an appropriate distance and fiddling with her phone.