Adam Clery
@adamclery.bsky.social
Creative Director at The Independent | ACFC on YouTube | 87 Minutes on Substack | North London via North Shields
🇩🇪⚫️⚪️ Newcastle need goals. Badly. But since Nick Woltemade has never been prolific, is he really the man to replace Isak?
In a word, yes. He's technically excellent, creative, and a magnet for defenders. There's a reason the German's call him Wolte-Messi.
youtu.be/yEgp7qDGJ5E #NUFC
In a word, yes. He's technically excellent, creative, and a magnet for defenders. There's a reason the German's call him Wolte-Messi.
youtu.be/yEgp7qDGJ5E #NUFC
Why Nick Woltemade Is PERFECT For Newcastle
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
August 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🇩🇪⚫️⚪️ Newcastle need goals. Badly. But since Nick Woltemade has never been prolific, is he really the man to replace Isak?
In a word, yes. He's technically excellent, creative, and a magnet for defenders. There's a reason the German's call him Wolte-Messi.
youtu.be/yEgp7qDGJ5E #NUFC
In a word, yes. He's technically excellent, creative, and a magnet for defenders. There's a reason the German's call him Wolte-Messi.
youtu.be/yEgp7qDGJ5E #NUFC
🔴 For the first time under Ruben Amorim, Manchester United faced a decent team and comprehensively took charge of the game for 90 minutes.
They didn't win, and they didn't even score, but the signs were there that Cunha and Mbeumo will solve a *lot* of problems for them.
youtu.be/U_qJ3tQKAGg
They didn't win, and they didn't even score, but the signs were there that Cunha and Mbeumo will solve a *lot* of problems for them.
youtu.be/U_qJ3tQKAGg
Why Man United Were So Much BETTER Against Arsenal
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🔴 For the first time under Ruben Amorim, Manchester United faced a decent team and comprehensively took charge of the game for 90 minutes.
They didn't win, and they didn't even score, but the signs were there that Cunha and Mbeumo will solve a *lot* of problems for them.
youtu.be/U_qJ3tQKAGg
They didn't win, and they didn't even score, but the signs were there that Cunha and Mbeumo will solve a *lot* of problems for them.
youtu.be/U_qJ3tQKAGg
🔴 £74m is an *insane* sum of money for a player who scored 13 league goals last season.
But Man United aren't paying it for the Benjamin Sesko of today, they're paying it for the Benjamin Sesko of tomorrow. Latest vid on why it's a steal... if it works.
youtu.be/bWV_S7KAstw
But Man United aren't paying it for the Benjamin Sesko of today, they're paying it for the Benjamin Sesko of tomorrow. Latest vid on why it's a steal... if it works.
youtu.be/bWV_S7KAstw
Why Man United Are SURE Benjamin Sesko Is Worth £74m
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🔴 £74m is an *insane* sum of money for a player who scored 13 league goals last season.
But Man United aren't paying it for the Benjamin Sesko of today, they're paying it for the Benjamin Sesko of tomorrow. Latest vid on why it's a steal... if it works.
youtu.be/bWV_S7KAstw
But Man United aren't paying it for the Benjamin Sesko of today, they're paying it for the Benjamin Sesko of tomorrow. Latest vid on why it's a steal... if it works.
youtu.be/bWV_S7KAstw
⚪🔵 Meanwhile, in 'Transfers That *Have* Happened, João Palhinha's signed for Spurs.
The Premier League's best ball-winner one season, and then a lost little boy at Bayern the next, he is absolutely perfect for what Thomas Frank is doing at Tottenham
youtu.be/e0hzmqlixkQ
The Premier League's best ball-winner one season, and then a lost little boy at Bayern the next, he is absolutely perfect for what Thomas Frank is doing at Tottenham
youtu.be/e0hzmqlixkQ
Why Thomas Frank's Tottenham NEEDS João Palhinha
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
⚪🔵 Meanwhile, in 'Transfers That *Have* Happened, João Palhinha's signed for Spurs.
The Premier League's best ball-winner one season, and then a lost little boy at Bayern the next, he is absolutely perfect for what Thomas Frank is doing at Tottenham
youtu.be/e0hzmqlixkQ
The Premier League's best ball-winner one season, and then a lost little boy at Bayern the next, he is absolutely perfect for what Thomas Frank is doing at Tottenham
youtu.be/e0hzmqlixkQ
🦁 They were criticised, written-off, 0-1 down, and yet somehow the Lionesses staged another comeback to beat the best team in the world.
Latest vid on Chloe Kelly. She might have won it on penalties, but she changed everything the moment she came on
🔴 youtu.be/YKAFrcHBYqk
Latest vid on Chloe Kelly. She might have won it on penalties, but she changed everything the moment she came on
🔴 youtu.be/YKAFrcHBYqk
How England's Lionesses Won The European Championship Final
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
July 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🦁 They were criticised, written-off, 0-1 down, and yet somehow the Lionesses staged another comeback to beat the best team in the world.
Latest vid on Chloe Kelly. She might have won it on penalties, but she changed everything the moment she came on
🔴 youtu.be/YKAFrcHBYqk
Latest vid on Chloe Kelly. She might have won it on penalties, but she changed everything the moment she came on
🔴 youtu.be/YKAFrcHBYqk
In terms of driving at the goal, with the ball, and making things happen, Bryan Mbeumo's season was equalled only by Salah, Vinicius Jr, and Lamine Yamal.
Latest video on why Man United are buying the best possible player for *exactly* what they need.
🔴 youtu.be/9RmG5O2Oo9I
Latest video on why Man United are buying the best possible player for *exactly* what they need.
🔴 youtu.be/9RmG5O2Oo9I
Why Man United NEED Bryan Mbeumo
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
July 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
In terms of driving at the goal, with the ball, and making things happen, Bryan Mbeumo's season was equalled only by Salah, Vinicius Jr, and Lamine Yamal.
Latest video on why Man United are buying the best possible player for *exactly* what they need.
🔴 youtu.be/9RmG5O2Oo9I
Latest video on why Man United are buying the best possible player for *exactly* what they need.
🔴 youtu.be/9RmG5O2Oo9I
⚽️ 10 weeks on from the first video, ACFC has hit the 100,000 subscriber mark. Absolutely beside myself. Thank you thank you thank you thank you 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
June 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
⚽️ 10 weeks on from the first video, ACFC has hit the 100,000 subscriber mark. Absolutely beside myself. Thank you thank you thank you thank you 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
You never get a "sure thing" in football. But even at 22 years old Florian Wirtz is such a complete and talented player that he's about as close as you can get.
Latest video on why he's worth EVERY penny of his £100m+ move to Liverpool
🔴 youtu.be/clEQmS5JYAY
Latest video on why he's worth EVERY penny of his £100m+ move to Liverpool
🔴 youtu.be/clEQmS5JYAY
Why Florian Wirtz To Liverpool Is Worth EVERY Penny
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
June 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
You never get a "sure thing" in football. But even at 22 years old Florian Wirtz is such a complete and talented player that he's about as close as you can get.
Latest video on why he's worth EVERY penny of his £100m+ move to Liverpool
🔴 youtu.be/clEQmS5JYAY
Latest video on why he's worth EVERY penny of his £100m+ move to Liverpool
🔴 youtu.be/clEQmS5JYAY
Reposted by Adam Clery
🚨 NEW ON NUTMEG FC🚨
🗣️ @AdamClery's tactical breakdown of Scotland's double-header against Iceland and Liechtenstein
👉 tinyurl.com/mtea8yne
🗝️ Subscribers to Nutmeg FC get match reports, columns & investigations from @danielgraywriter.bsky.social @sportingintel.bsky.social & Stephen McGowan
🗣️ @AdamClery's tactical breakdown of Scotland's double-header against Iceland and Liechtenstein
👉 tinyurl.com/mtea8yne
🗝️ Subscribers to Nutmeg FC get match reports, columns & investigations from @danielgraywriter.bsky.social @sportingintel.bsky.social & Stephen McGowan
Scotland's gameplan has to start with the goalkeeper... and at the moment they don't have one
We don't want to join the Slicker pile-on, but his debut against Iceland wasn't just a nightmare for gift-wrapped goals but outfield structure, too
tinyurl.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🚨 NEW ON NUTMEG FC🚨
🗣️ @AdamClery's tactical breakdown of Scotland's double-header against Iceland and Liechtenstein
👉 tinyurl.com/mtea8yne
🗝️ Subscribers to Nutmeg FC get match reports, columns & investigations from @danielgraywriter.bsky.social @sportingintel.bsky.social & Stephen McGowan
🗣️ @AdamClery's tactical breakdown of Scotland's double-header against Iceland and Liechtenstein
👉 tinyurl.com/mtea8yne
🗝️ Subscribers to Nutmeg FC get match reports, columns & investigations from @danielgraywriter.bsky.social @sportingintel.bsky.social & Stephen McGowan
Last season, Thomas Frank had the 2nd lowest wage bill in the league and finished 10th. In 22/23, it was *the* lowest and he finished 9th.
Tottenham are hiring the Premier League's most adaptable manager, and it will completely change the club.
🔴: youtu.be/oFha95SOvuY #THFC
Tottenham are hiring the Premier League's most adaptable manager, and it will completely change the club.
🔴: youtu.be/oFha95SOvuY #THFC
Why Thomas Frank Changes EVERYTHING For Tottenham
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Last season, Thomas Frank had the 2nd lowest wage bill in the league and finished 10th. In 22/23, it was *the* lowest and he finished 9th.
Tottenham are hiring the Premier League's most adaptable manager, and it will completely change the club.
🔴: youtu.be/oFha95SOvuY #THFC
Tottenham are hiring the Premier League's most adaptable manager, and it will completely change the club.
🔴: youtu.be/oFha95SOvuY #THFC
Three years ago I'd run out of enthusiasm for football... and pretty much everything else.
This is the story about how one trip to a little town in France, and the Football Manager save that followed, changed my entire life.
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
This is the story about how one trip to a little town in France, and the Football Manager save that followed, changed my entire life.
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
Football's A Love Story, Sometimes
And FC Annecy in France is mine.
open.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Three years ago I'd run out of enthusiasm for football... and pretty much everything else.
This is the story about how one trip to a little town in France, and the Football Manager save that followed, changed my entire life.
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
This is the story about how one trip to a little town in France, and the Football Manager save that followed, changed my entire life.
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
Forget VAR, forget "style of play", Crystal Palace had the perfect gameplan to beat Manchester City and executed it to perfection.
Oliver Glasner's team proved, again, that they don't fear anyone and deserved to win The FA Cup.
youtu.be/0bU4Oc6R9B8 #CPFC
Oliver Glasner's team proved, again, that they don't fear anyone and deserved to win The FA Cup.
youtu.be/0bU4Oc6R9B8 #CPFC
Why Crystal Palace DESERVED To Win The FA Cup
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
May 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Forget VAR, forget "style of play", Crystal Palace had the perfect gameplan to beat Manchester City and executed it to perfection.
Oliver Glasner's team proved, again, that they don't fear anyone and deserved to win The FA Cup.
youtu.be/0bU4Oc6R9B8 #CPFC
Oliver Glasner's team proved, again, that they don't fear anyone and deserved to win The FA Cup.
youtu.be/0bU4Oc6R9B8 #CPFC
Reposted by Adam Clery
🚨Episode 9️⃣9️⃣with @adamclery.bsky.social is out tomorrow!
⚫️⚪️Newcastle: the Pardew Years
🧤🥅Most niche Prem keepers
1️⃣0️⃣Ballon d’Or top 10s
🔔🎙️Make sure you’re subscribed to get it for your morning commute!
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⚫️⚪️Newcastle: the Pardew Years
🧤🥅Most niche Prem keepers
1️⃣0️⃣Ballon d’Or top 10s
🔔🎙️Make sure you’re subscribed to get it for your morning commute!
careerwego.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🚨Episode 9️⃣9️⃣with @adamclery.bsky.social is out tomorrow!
⚫️⚪️Newcastle: the Pardew Years
🧤🥅Most niche Prem keepers
1️⃣0️⃣Ballon d’Or top 10s
🔔🎙️Make sure you’re subscribed to get it for your morning commute!
careerwego.com
⚫️⚪️Newcastle: the Pardew Years
🧤🥅Most niche Prem keepers
1️⃣0️⃣Ballon d’Or top 10s
🔔🎙️Make sure you’re subscribed to get it for your morning commute!
careerwego.com
Ruben Amorim has a lot of problems at Manchester United, but the main one is just how predictable they can be with the ball.
Newcastle's 4-1 demolition *perfectly* highlighted the blueprint teams have been using to beat them for months now... and they made it look easy.
🔴 youtu.be/aHJbp1aL_hw
Newcastle's 4-1 demolition *perfectly* highlighted the blueprint teams have been using to beat them for months now... and they made it look easy.
🔴 youtu.be/aHJbp1aL_hw
Why Ruben Amorim's Man United STILL Isn't Working
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
April 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Ruben Amorim has a lot of problems at Manchester United, but the main one is just how predictable they can be with the ball.
Newcastle's 4-1 demolition *perfectly* highlighted the blueprint teams have been using to beat them for months now... and they made it look easy.
🔴 youtu.be/aHJbp1aL_hw
Newcastle's 4-1 demolition *perfectly* highlighted the blueprint teams have been using to beat them for months now... and they made it look easy.
🔴 youtu.be/aHJbp1aL_hw
Yeah yeah yeah, they were the two best free-kicks you've ever seen in your life. But both of them only happen because of the way Arsenal systematically dismantled Madrid from back to front.
Incredible hits, but an even more incredible performance: youtu.be/qC5tQLmtDcE #AFC
Incredible hits, but an even more incredible performance: youtu.be/qC5tQLmtDcE #AFC
How Arsenal Just DESTROYED Real Madrid
YouTube video by The Adam Clery Football Channel
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Yeah yeah yeah, they were the two best free-kicks you've ever seen in your life. But both of them only happen because of the way Arsenal systematically dismantled Madrid from back to front.
Incredible hits, but an even more incredible performance: youtu.be/qC5tQLmtDcE #AFC
Incredible hits, but an even more incredible performance: youtu.be/qC5tQLmtDcE #AFC
Hello. Divvy-knacker-brain here is doing the Hackney Half marathon next month to raise money for CALM. A vital suicide prevention charity in the UK.
If the visual image of me crawling on my hands and knees through Victoria Park is worth a few quid to you, donations can be made here t.co/m0vSURIwlb
If the visual image of me crawling on my hands and knees through Victoria Park is worth a few quid to you, donations can be made here t.co/m0vSURIwlb
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hello. Divvy-knacker-brain here is doing the Hackney Half marathon next month to raise money for CALM. A vital suicide prevention charity in the UK.
If the visual image of me crawling on my hands and knees through Victoria Park is worth a few quid to you, donations can be made here t.co/m0vSURIwlb
If the visual image of me crawling on my hands and knees through Victoria Park is worth a few quid to you, donations can be made here t.co/m0vSURIwlb
Soon.
Where tactics videos, Adam? 😢
March 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Soon.
For the *millions* (like, 3 people?) missing The Content, I wrote about why I love Harry Kane, but if he's still leading the line for England at the World Cup then I'll be watching it from a padded room instead of a pub...
🖥️ 87minutes.substack.com/p/harry-kane...
🖥️ 87minutes.substack.com/p/harry-kane...
Harry Kane Is England's Joe Biden, If That Makes Sense?
Thomas Tuchel, protect me from what I want (a goalscoring No.9).
87minutes.substack.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
For the *millions* (like, 3 people?) missing The Content, I wrote about why I love Harry Kane, but if he's still leading the line for England at the World Cup then I'll be watching it from a padded room instead of a pub...
🖥️ 87minutes.substack.com/p/harry-kane...
🖥️ 87minutes.substack.com/p/harry-kane...
Can I just shock you… I actually think Newcastle have the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. In a way.
Latest substack over on 87 Minutes for you
📖: 87minutes.substack.com/p/newcastle-... #NUFC
Latest substack over on 87 Minutes for you
📖: 87minutes.substack.com/p/newcastle-... #NUFC
Newcastle Have The Best Goalkeeper In The Premier League... In A Way
Hear me out.
87minutes.substack.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Can I just shock you… I actually think Newcastle have the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. In a way.
Latest substack over on 87 Minutes for you
📖: 87minutes.substack.com/p/newcastle-... #NUFC
Latest substack over on 87 Minutes for you
📖: 87minutes.substack.com/p/newcastle-... #NUFC
Reposted by Adam Clery
🚀 Why has Hibs' season taken off like a rocket? 🚀
📈 Nutmeg FC's @adamclery.bsky.social reveals David Gray's winning formula
👉 tinyurl.com/bdfwp4v2
💥 Only Nutmeg FC subscribers get columns from Adam, @sportingintel.bsky.social and @danielgraywriter.bsky.social's Slow Matches
#Hibs #HibernianFC
📈 Nutmeg FC's @adamclery.bsky.social reveals David Gray's winning formula
👉 tinyurl.com/bdfwp4v2
💥 Only Nutmeg FC subscribers get columns from Adam, @sportingintel.bsky.social and @danielgraywriter.bsky.social's Slow Matches
#Hibs #HibernianFC
February 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🚀 Why has Hibs' season taken off like a rocket? 🚀
📈 Nutmeg FC's @adamclery.bsky.social reveals David Gray's winning formula
👉 tinyurl.com/bdfwp4v2
💥 Only Nutmeg FC subscribers get columns from Adam, @sportingintel.bsky.social and @danielgraywriter.bsky.social's Slow Matches
#Hibs #HibernianFC
📈 Nutmeg FC's @adamclery.bsky.social reveals David Gray's winning formula
👉 tinyurl.com/bdfwp4v2
💥 Only Nutmeg FC subscribers get columns from Adam, @sportingintel.bsky.social and @danielgraywriter.bsky.social's Slow Matches
#Hibs #HibernianFC
Since Arsenal vs Man City, all the talk has been about the barbed words (and gestures) of the players. But the real 'humbling' took place on the touchline.
Mikel Arteta, for the first time, systematically took a Pep Guardiola team apart.
How Arsenal 'Humbled' City 5-1
🔴: youtu.be/hOLwq4V3O58 #AFC
Mikel Arteta, for the first time, systematically took a Pep Guardiola team apart.
How Arsenal 'Humbled' City 5-1
🔴: youtu.be/hOLwq4V3O58 #AFC
How Arsenal Just HUMBLED Manchester City 5-1
YouTube video by FourFourTwo
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Since Arsenal vs Man City, all the talk has been about the barbed words (and gestures) of the players. But the real 'humbling' took place on the touchline.
Mikel Arteta, for the first time, systematically took a Pep Guardiola team apart.
How Arsenal 'Humbled' City 5-1
🔴: youtu.be/hOLwq4V3O58 #AFC
Mikel Arteta, for the first time, systematically took a Pep Guardiola team apart.
How Arsenal 'Humbled' City 5-1
🔴: youtu.be/hOLwq4V3O58 #AFC
Can you tweet something like
Unbelievable support yesterday, great effort by the lads! Hard result to take losing the first ever Barry Venison Cup to Sunderland but we go again. Howay the lads. #NUFC
Unbelievable support yesterday, great effort by the lads! Hard result to take losing the first ever Barry Venison Cup to Sunderland but we go again. Howay the lads. #NUFC
January 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Can you tweet something like
Unbelievable support yesterday, great effort by the lads! Hard result to take losing the first ever Barry Venison Cup to Sunderland but we go again. Howay the lads. #NUFC
Unbelievable support yesterday, great effort by the lads! Hard result to take losing the first ever Barry Venison Cup to Sunderland but we go again. Howay the lads. #NUFC
"Game management" is often listed as one of Eddie Howe's big weaknesses. But last night he took off Gordon, Isak, Murphy and Willock in a tactical masterstroke that preserved their 2-0 lead. Here's how it worked so well
🔴 How Newcastle's Insane 5-5-0 Formation Just Beat Arsenal youtu.be/StiuWJHq374
🔴 How Newcastle's Insane 5-5-0 Formation Just Beat Arsenal youtu.be/StiuWJHq374
How Newcastle's INSANE 5-5-0 Formation Just Beat Arsenal
YouTube video by FourFourTwo
youtu.be
January 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Game management" is often listed as one of Eddie Howe's big weaknesses. But last night he took off Gordon, Isak, Murphy and Willock in a tactical masterstroke that preserved their 2-0 lead. Here's how it worked so well
🔴 How Newcastle's Insane 5-5-0 Formation Just Beat Arsenal youtu.be/StiuWJHq374
🔴 How Newcastle's Insane 5-5-0 Formation Just Beat Arsenal youtu.be/StiuWJHq374
One of the weirdest quirks in the Premier League right now concerns Alexander Isak's finishing. He's probably the best centre-forward in the division, but at vital moments his brain can't access the fact he possesses a left foot.
He definitely does though...
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
He definitely does though...
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
Alexander Isak and Phantom Limb Syndrome
He lost his left leg in a war :(
open.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
One of the weirdest quirks in the Premier League right now concerns Alexander Isak's finishing. He's probably the best centre-forward in the division, but at vital moments his brain can't access the fact he possesses a left foot.
He definitely does though...
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
He definitely does though...
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
This season, Southampton have given away *10* goals purely from pissing around with the ball at the back. And they're not the only ones.
"Good football" is shit, and it's getting everyone relegated.
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
"Good football" is shit, and it's getting everyone relegated.
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
December 14, 2024 at 10:41 AM
This season, Southampton have given away *10* goals purely from pissing around with the ball at the back. And they're not the only ones.
"Good football" is shit, and it's getting everyone relegated.
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...
"Good football" is shit, and it's getting everyone relegated.
open.substack.com/pub/87minute...