Fredorrarci
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I could tell you tales of cobbler's wax which would disgust you with human nature
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The people of Free Derry continuing to influence those standing up in the face of authoritarian state brutality.
February 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The people of Free Derry continuing to influence those standing up in the face of authoritarian state brutality.
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If you want a little distraction to help you move on here's a beautiful account of the "greatest 15 minutes" of Kim Källstrom's life, during Arsenal v Wigan in the FA Cup. I really love this.
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Kim Kallstrom on 'the greatest fifteen minutes of my life'
You have to check out this thread on Reddit, in which user Zhongda transcribes a radio essay from Kim Kallstrom. Thanks Zhongda! The Swede talks about his brief time at Arsenal, how the loan move came...
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February 13, 2026 at 9:23 AM
If you want a little distraction to help you move on here's a beautiful account of the "greatest 15 minutes" of Kim Källstrom's life, during Arsenal v Wigan in the FA Cup. I really love this.
arseblog.news/2016/07/kim-...
arseblog.news/2016/07/kim-...
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JIm Ratcliffe is a scumbag. More than that he's a hypocrite. And dangerous. Words.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
JIm Ratcliffe is a scumbag. More than that he's a hypocrite. And dangerous. Words.
open.substack.com/pub/nqatpod/...
open.substack.com/pub/nqatpod/...
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Brad Pitt shooting One For All a thriller about a man racing against time to spend vouchers as they're losing value but hardly any shop he likes will take them.
February 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Brad Pitt shooting One For All a thriller about a man racing against time to spend vouchers as they're losing value but hardly any shop he likes will take them.
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Marvel at the array of names on the scoresheet in this Brazilian league game.
February 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Marvel at the array of names on the scoresheet in this Brazilian league game.
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Dear sweet Jesus god, I’ve strayed for many years since all that Catholic school, but if you could do one favor for me …
Liverpool’s next league match is at Forest. Could you have Marinakis name himself interim manager and be on the sideline for Forest that day? I’ll say a rosary for you.
Liverpool’s next league match is at Forest. Could you have Marinakis name himself interim manager and be on the sideline for Forest that day? I’ll say a rosary for you.
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Dear sweet Jesus god, I’ve strayed for many years since all that Catholic school, but if you could do one favor for me …
Liverpool’s next league match is at Forest. Could you have Marinakis name himself interim manager and be on the sideline for Forest that day? I’ll say a rosary for you.
Liverpool’s next league match is at Forest. Could you have Marinakis name himself interim manager and be on the sideline for Forest that day? I’ll say a rosary for you.
someone finally sent Tottenham the video
Frank should be sacked for spitting out his chewing gum like that
February 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
someone finally sent Tottenham the video
defences very much on top in this, the tenth Super Bowll
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
defences very much on top in this, the tenth Super Bowll
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Can miracles happen twice? A visit to Castel di Sangro, 30 years since the achievement made globally famous by Joe McGinniss. Everything has changed but, meeting some of the book's old characters, it's as if nothing has at all. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘We lived a miraculous thing’: Castel di Sangro, 30 years on from their epic rise
The smalltown club’s Serie B adventure captivated football and inspired a famous book. That team’s spirit remains and is being passed to their successors
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February 8, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Can miracles happen twice? A visit to Castel di Sangro, 30 years since the achievement made globally famous by Joe McGinniss. Everything has changed but, meeting some of the book's old characters, it's as if nothing has at all. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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I was not previously aware of this Howard Cosell banger. youtube.com/watch?si=hiU...
Howard Cosell Exposes Sham of Smith & Carlos Expulsion from 1968 Olympics - ABC News - 10/18/1968
YouTube video by Shatner Method
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February 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I was not previously aware of this Howard Cosell banger. youtube.com/watch?si=hiU...
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Congratulations to Real Madrid, inaugural winners of the European Super League!
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Barcelona formally quit moribund Super League project
Barcelona have officially withdrawn from the European Super League project, the club announced on Saturday, leaving Real Madrid as the sole remaining advocate for a competition that once threatened br...
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February 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Congratulations to Real Madrid, inaugural winners of the European Super League!
www.reuters.com/sports/socce...
www.reuters.com/sports/socce...
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So, I have plans for this year. Three articles per week for paid subscribers, with a free week for all. I've also given the old place a bit of a lick of paint for the new year.
Shares most gratefully appreciated, etc :-)
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-times-...
Shares most gratefully appreciated, etc :-)
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The Times They Are A-Changin'
New year, new me. I needed to give this place a lick of paint, and I have new projects for 2026 on here lined up. So here's a little detail on where this place is going next.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:52 AM
So, I have plans for this year. Three articles per week for paid subscribers, with a free week for all. I've also given the old place a bit of a lick of paint for the new year.
Shares most gratefully appreciated, etc :-)
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-times-...
Shares most gratefully appreciated, etc :-)
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-times-...
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Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
A "winter Olympics"? Will sport's senseless quest for novelty never cease?
February 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
A "winter Olympics"? Will sport's senseless quest for novelty never cease?
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The Football Association of Wales was founded on this day 150 years ago in the Wynnstay Hotel in Wrexham. On the same day, at the Grand Central hotel in New York, the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was founded.
February 2, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The Football Association of Wales was founded on this day 150 years ago in the Wynnstay Hotel in Wrexham. On the same day, at the Grand Central hotel in New York, the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was founded.
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"Alert - fat head of tom brady"
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January 31, 2026 at 4:58 PM
"Alert - fat head of tom brady"
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www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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That paradox of football club ownership is that the first sign of someone being unsuitable to own a football club is them wanting to own a football club.
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 AM
That paradox of football club ownership is that the first sign of someone being unsuitable to own a football club is them wanting to own a football club.
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Bean Bag by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, please
The FA Cup to get its own Champions League-style anthem as part of “sonic branding” plan. (martyn ziegler)
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Bean Bag by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, please
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this one's free www.graceonfootball.com/p/mikel-arte...
Mikel Arteta is the great British manager of his generation
Fabio Capello had a problem.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:31 PM
this one's free www.graceonfootball.com/p/mikel-arte...
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That man @chrisnee.co.uk once again writing about something that I had no idea about and was immediately fascinated by.
This time: a one-time, gloriously complex, Japanese football competition
hpbp.substack.com/p/jleague-j1...
This time: a one-time, gloriously complex, Japanese football competition
hpbp.substack.com/p/jleague-j1...
The J.League is in the middle of changing its football calendar in a World Cup year – this is the innovative plan to make it work
Introducing the 100 Year Vision League, the reward-laden bridge between J.League seasons
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January 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM
That man @chrisnee.co.uk once again writing about something that I had no idea about and was immediately fascinated by.
This time: a one-time, gloriously complex, Japanese football competition
hpbp.substack.com/p/jleague-j1...
This time: a one-time, gloriously complex, Japanese football competition
hpbp.substack.com/p/jleague-j1...