Matt
@matthewbrown91.bsky.social
Wigan Warriors🍒⚪ | Sports & Sports History (mostly Rugby League) | Wrestling & Wrestling History | 🎧 Jim Cornette | All views are my own.
I enjoy atmospheric shots like this. This could quite easily be from a bygone era rather than recreated in recent times with the help of modern photography.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I enjoy atmospheric shots like this. This could quite easily be from a bygone era rather than recreated in recent times with the help of modern photography.
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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I know there are accusations of institutional bias levied at the BBC but has anyone heard some of the commentary team on #SkySports who can't hide their own personal bias against us when we're on? 😅 #WiganWarriors
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I know there are accusations of institutional bias levied at the BBC but has anyone heard some of the commentary team on #SkySports who can't hide their own personal bias against us when we're on? 😅 #WiganWarriors
Anyone else using the new(ish) #Telescore app to keep track of #football scores?
I have to say I absolutely love it!
Excellent work from the creators 👏
#Nostalgia
I have to say I absolutely love it!
Excellent work from the creators 👏
#Nostalgia
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Anyone else using the new(ish) #Telescore app to keep track of #football scores?
I have to say I absolutely love it!
Excellent work from the creators 👏
#Nostalgia
I have to say I absolutely love it!
Excellent work from the creators 👏
#Nostalgia
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Lindsey Hooker, second only to Tyldesley’s Frank Fullback in the list of most appropriately named players.
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Lindsey Hooker, second only to Tyldesley’s Frank Fullback in the list of most appropriately named players.
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Today in 1987: Auckland beat Wigan 10-6 at Central Park. #RugbyLeague
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today in 1987: Auckland beat Wigan 10-6 at Central Park. #RugbyLeague
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More to the point, I don't think anybody would be shocked if England won a 3 game series against Australia in football
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
More to the point, I don't think anybody would be shocked if England won a 3 game series against Australia in football
This was an entertaining game and was actually a good watch for the TV viewer. Ballard, Brobbey and Trossard all scored great goals. #SAFC #Arsenal #PremierLeague
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This was an entertaining game and was actually a good watch for the TV viewer. Ballard, Brobbey and Trossard all scored great goals. #SAFC #Arsenal #PremierLeague
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…League in the UK is played in a region decimated by over a decade of austerity, in a country struggling to fund essential services, contending with the behemoth of the EPL. Contrast to Aus where the game dominates as the number 1 sport in thriving cosmopolitan cities. There simply is no comparison
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
…League in the UK is played in a region decimated by over a decade of austerity, in a country struggling to fund essential services, contending with the behemoth of the EPL. Contrast to Aus where the game dominates as the number 1 sport in thriving cosmopolitan cities. There simply is no comparison
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A sensible post below.
There was an image this morning that brought home the fact that NH and SH RL are operating in different worlds… It was CommBank stadium, with the backdrop of Sydney’s skyscrapers. For me it epitomised the vastly different macro factors the RFL have to contend with V the NRL…
There was an image this morning that brought home the fact that NH and SH RL are operating in different worlds… It was CommBank stadium, with the backdrop of Sydney’s skyscrapers. For me it epitomised the vastly different macro factors the RFL have to contend with V the NRL…
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1. I'm sure there'll be plenty that disagree with me on the subject of the #RugbyLeague #Ashes and #EnglandRL but here are some of my thoughts:
1. I'm sure there'll be plenty that disagree with me on the subject of the #RugbyLeague #Ashes and #EnglandRL but here are some of my thoughts:
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A sensible post below.
There was an image this morning that brought home the fact that NH and SH RL are operating in different worlds… It was CommBank stadium, with the backdrop of Sydney’s skyscrapers. For me it epitomised the vastly different macro factors the RFL have to contend with V the NRL…
There was an image this morning that brought home the fact that NH and SH RL are operating in different worlds… It was CommBank stadium, with the backdrop of Sydney’s skyscrapers. For me it epitomised the vastly different macro factors the RFL have to contend with V the NRL…
(Long Read)
1. I'm sure there'll be plenty that disagree with me on the subject of the #RugbyLeague #Ashes and #EnglandRL but here are some of my thoughts:
1. I'm sure there'll be plenty that disagree with me on the subject of the #RugbyLeague #Ashes and #EnglandRL but here are some of my thoughts:
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
(Long Read)
1. I'm sure there'll be plenty that disagree with me on the subject of the #RugbyLeague #Ashes and #EnglandRL but here are some of my thoughts:
1. I'm sure there'll be plenty that disagree with me on the subject of the #RugbyLeague #Ashes and #EnglandRL but here are some of my thoughts:
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Today in 1978: Australia beat Wigan 28-2 at Central Park. #RugbyLeague
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Today in 1978: Australia beat Wigan 28-2 at Central Park. #RugbyLeague
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Wigan RFC
194…7 ish
I’d have to check the lineups
Linesman with blazers?
Old Pavilion at Central Park at the back later became Hen Pen and Boston Stand
194…7 ish
I’d have to check the lineups
Linesman with blazers?
Old Pavilion at Central Park at the back later became Hen Pen and Boston Stand
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Wigan RFC
194…7 ish
I’d have to check the lineups
Linesman with blazers?
Old Pavilion at Central Park at the back later became Hen Pen and Boston Stand
194…7 ish
I’d have to check the lineups
Linesman with blazers?
Old Pavilion at Central Park at the back later became Hen Pen and Boston Stand
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
What the drive thru speaker at McDonald's sees when I'm rolling up to it with the window down 😂
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
What the drive thru speaker at McDonald's sees when I'm rolling up to it with the window down 😂
Another #1990s classic, football stickers in cereal (although I don't remember this) ⚽ #Football #Nostalgia #PremierLeague #FootballStickers
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Another #1990s classic, football stickers in cereal (although I don't remember this) ⚽ #Football #Nostalgia #PremierLeague #FootballStickers
Hi Professor @mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social! I've just discovered you're on here.
I just wanted to reach out to say that I find your weekly Q&A's on @news.sky.com very enjoyable and informative.
Thanks for all the analysis, insight and history lessons you are providing viewers like me with.
I just wanted to reach out to say that I find your weekly Q&A's on @news.sky.com very enjoyable and informative.
Thanks for all the analysis, insight and history lessons you are providing viewers like me with.
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Hi Professor @mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social! I've just discovered you're on here.
I just wanted to reach out to say that I find your weekly Q&A's on @news.sky.com very enjoyable and informative.
Thanks for all the analysis, insight and history lessons you are providing viewers like me with.
I just wanted to reach out to say that I find your weekly Q&A's on @news.sky.com very enjoyable and informative.
Thanks for all the analysis, insight and history lessons you are providing viewers like me with.
@laurakirkfrancis.bsky.social is one of my faves on social media at the moment.
I really enjoy Laura's unserious ⚽ takes
I feel like most #football fans, especially #PremierLeague and #Arsenal fans, (which I'm not re: the latter) could enjoy her humour.
This is what we need to happen 😁...
I really enjoy Laura's unserious ⚽ takes
I feel like most #football fans, especially #PremierLeague and #Arsenal fans, (which I'm not re: the latter) could enjoy her humour.
This is what we need to happen 😁...
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@laurakirkfrancis.bsky.social is one of my faves on social media at the moment.
I really enjoy Laura's unserious ⚽ takes
I feel like most #football fans, especially #PremierLeague and #Arsenal fans, (which I'm not re: the latter) could enjoy her humour.
This is what we need to happen 😁...
I really enjoy Laura's unserious ⚽ takes
I feel like most #football fans, especially #PremierLeague and #Arsenal fans, (which I'm not re: the latter) could enjoy her humour.
This is what we need to happen 😁...
This a great article for those interested in #Wrestling, #Wigan or both.
It provides an overview of how, thanks to guys like Billy Riley and Roy Wood, Wigan influenced a global discipline and how the legacy continues today.
It provides an overview of how, thanks to guys like Billy Riley and Roy Wood, Wigan influenced a global discipline and how the legacy continues today.
The Snake Pit: How One Humble Gymnasium in Wigan Quietly Reshaped Professional Wrestling
The untold story of Billy Riley’s Snake Pit: how this hidden Wigan gymnasium quietly reshaped wrestling history across seven decades worldwide.
prowrestlingstories.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This a great article for those interested in #Wrestling, #Wigan or both.
It provides an overview of how, thanks to guys like Billy Riley and Roy Wood, Wigan influenced a global discipline and how the legacy continues today.
It provides an overview of how, thanks to guys like Billy Riley and Roy Wood, Wigan influenced a global discipline and how the legacy continues today.