Mike Pullen
@mikepullen1969.bsky.social
Welsh, rugby, cricket, Wattbike addict, Crohn’s sufferer, Wednesday bins. Usually tired
You there, boy! How much is this house worth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
You there, boy! How much is this house worth?
Me watching Wales v New Zealand on Saturday afternoon after seeing the calamitous day 2 of the cricket
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Me watching Wales v New Zealand on Saturday afternoon after seeing the calamitous day 2 of the cricket
Not saying the Wales team for the weekend is inexperienced but I think half of them would get lost on a stadium tour.
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Not saying the Wales team for the weekend is inexperienced but I think half of them would get lost on a stadium tour.
Some great refereeing quotes at the end of another exceptional piece
Violence, vengeance and monsters: the match that had it all (except points)
www.thetimes.com/article/4e1b...
Violence, vengeance and monsters: the match that had it all (except points)
www.thetimes.com/article/4e1b...
Violence, vengeance and monsters: the match that had it all (except points)
The Springboks were out for revenge when they took on France in Colombes in 1961 but two sides at their peak failed to trouble scoreboard
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Some great refereeing quotes at the end of another exceptional piece
Violence, vengeance and monsters: the match that had it all (except points)
www.thetimes.com/article/4e1b...
Violence, vengeance and monsters: the match that had it all (except points)
www.thetimes.com/article/4e1b...
Lovely stuff
Gloucester trio who made history for England in 1984 and were then dropped
www.thetimes.com/article/0007...
Gloucester trio who made history for England in 1984 and were then dropped
www.thetimes.com/article/0007...
Gloucester trio who made history for England in 1984 and were then dropped
Malcolm Preedy, Phil Blakeway and Steve Mills reflect on being the first one-club front row to represent England and offer up memories galore of the amateur era
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Lovely stuff
Gloucester trio who made history for England in 1984 and were then dropped
www.thetimes.com/article/0007...
Gloucester trio who made history for England in 1984 and were then dropped
www.thetimes.com/article/0007...
I see somebody has put 50p in the dickhead again
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I see somebody has put 50p in the dickhead again
Minimum requirement
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Minimum requirement
Reposted by Mike Pullen
Hang it from a lamp post.
Coming to a stadium near you.... soon.
Coming to a stadium near you.... soon.
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hang it from a lamp post.
Coming to a stadium near you.... soon.
Coming to a stadium near you.... soon.
Not a massive fan of this sort of thing being investigated. You would have thought, given the after the whistle on field stuff which happened, that the tunnel was better policed. As the cameras were in place I can’t see how you avoid it being looked at now.
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Not a massive fan of this sort of thing being investigated. You would have thought, given the after the whistle on field stuff which happened, that the tunnel was better policed. As the cameras were in place I can’t see how you avoid it being looked at now.
Every fucking word uttered by Austin Healey saps enjoyment from the game you’re watching. Just a tedious, contrarian.
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Every fucking word uttered by Austin Healey saps enjoyment from the game you’re watching. Just a tedious, contrarian.
Sorry Scotland, it’s no reflection on your play but I fell asleep after 10 minutes.
It all sounds very subdued out there
It all sounds very subdued out there
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sorry Scotland, it’s no reflection on your play but I fell asleep after 10 minutes.
It all sounds very subdued out there
It all sounds very subdued out there
1986 #totp and the nonce formally known as a Prince in the first clip
a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater .
ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater .
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
1986 #totp and the nonce formally known as a Prince in the first clip
Reposted by Mike Pullen
Call me an opportunist (‘you’re an opportunist’) but I see there is a #totp on about 1986, and well, I’ve written a book about that decade and people seem to like it. Also: Christmas soon. #IntoTheGroove
#IntoTheGroove, my month-by-month guide to 1980s musical history, and a tale of pop and circumstance.
OUT NOW: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
'Justin Lewis tells pop's never-ending story brilliantly.'
DAVID QUANTICK
'A treasure chest of pop riches... I loved this book!'
SAMIRA AHMED
OUT NOW: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
'Justin Lewis tells pop's never-ending story brilliantly.'
DAVID QUANTICK
'A treasure chest of pop riches... I loved this book!'
SAMIRA AHMED
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Call me an opportunist (‘you’re an opportunist’) but I see there is a #totp on about 1986, and well, I’ve written a book about that decade and people seem to like it. Also: Christmas soon. #IntoTheGroove
1980s suits on #totp give me ‘nam flashbacks. Thank fuck camera phones weren’t invented
a man in a red shirt and tie is standing in front of a fridge .
ALT: a man in a red shirt and tie is standing in front of a fridge .
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
1980s suits on #totp give me ‘nam flashbacks. Thank fuck camera phones weren’t invented
