James Maasdorp
@jamesmaasdorp.bsky.social
Journalist with ABC News Digital, digital training lead with ABC International Development for PACMAS program in Pacific. Also: pianist, gamer, wannabe novellist, Lego enthusiast, family guy, home body. Former Saffa.
Having grown up watching Thierry Henry legitimately "own" teams, including Spurs, I think a string of penalties, many of them awarded very shonkily, hardly qualifies.
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Having grown up watching Thierry Henry legitimately "own" teams, including Spurs, I think a string of penalties, many of them awarded very shonkily, hardly qualifies.
The whole "but Harry Kane" thing is slightly overplayed. He never won a match at the emirates, his legs were gone in his last season or two at Spurs, and we're topping a stronger league. It's a tough match but the team will be confident.
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The whole "but Harry Kane" thing is slightly overplayed. He never won a match at the emirates, his legs were gone in his last season or two at Spurs, and we're topping a stronger league. It's a tough match but the team will be confident.
Explain to me how Cucurella was not offside
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Explain to me how Cucurella was not offside
Ange set that club back 5 seasons, as this morning's result against the "european champions" attests to.
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Ange set that club back 5 seasons, as this morning's result against the "european champions" attests to.
Might be nitpicking but not sure the idea of facing a strike partnership is -that- unfamiliar to defences given how 4-3-3s and variations have played out. United's front three (jokes aside) is a tricky trio on paper, as an example.
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Might be nitpicking but not sure the idea of facing a strike partnership is -that- unfamiliar to defences given how 4-3-3s and variations have played out. United's front three (jokes aside) is a tricky trio on paper, as an example.
Yikes. No thank you.
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Yikes. No thank you.
I remember the day my little Arsenal blog went from a few hundred daily reads to its first over-1000 day thanks to newsnow. What's it like now? Just a bunch of talksport links?
October 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I remember the day my little Arsenal blog went from a few hundred daily reads to its first over-1000 day thanks to newsnow. What's it like now? Just a bunch of talksport links?
Looked fine from afar.
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Looked fine from afar.
Oh man Yannick Noah got me into tennis in the first place.
October 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Oh man Yannick Noah got me into tennis in the first place.
Good luck with all that stuff you're dealing with
October 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Good luck with all that stuff you're dealing with
Mate it's not 2013 anymore
October 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Mate it's not 2013 anymore
This was annoyingly sensible
October 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This was annoyingly sensible
Been reading a long time and whenever you say it's going to be short one I do a quick scroll down the page to have a chuckle at the big lie. Feel better, Blogs!
October 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Been reading a long time and whenever you say it's going to be short one I do a quick scroll down the page to have a chuckle at the big lie. Feel better, Blogs!
Mine has five posts from two people.
September 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Mine has five posts from two people.
Sympathy for my fellow "always gives people a heart attack when I start talking" brethren
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Sympathy for my fellow "always gives people a heart attack when I start talking" brethren
Wow tactically responding to opponents is "entitlement" now.
September 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wow tactically responding to opponents is "entitlement" now.