Cole Palmer watching Chelsea’s 2023/24 highlights

Ed Miliband

PSA: Beyonce's Texas Hold 'Em has this constant ticking sound in it so when it comes on the car radio you'll think you've left the indicator on.

How, when the footballing world is effectively being run by television companies, are we not acknowledging that using VAR on videos that are capturing footage at 25fps is totally unreliable?

A short 🧵 as to why this doesn’t work.

I absolutely despise VAR.

One of the potentially greatest FA Cup moments in history, ruled out by a human-drawn line and some pixels.

#getrid #hatevar

Those joyous Coventry celebrations taken away…for this?

When I was a kid it was normal to want English clubs to do well in Europe. Now I see this and think it's good because it means money still doesn't guarantee success at the highest level.

Rightly there has been much talk of money in relation to scrapping #FACupReplays . Let’s not forget the joy of seeing your humdrum team humble a big club. Some of my happiest Bristol City FC memories are of replays. Leeds in 74, Liverpool in 94, West Ham this season. Replays matter.

Beer mats all over my local. Is this a genuine Spanish lager or the new Madri?

Good statement. Where's our statement Bristol City FC?

This is a cynical piece of 'research' by the UK rail industry

They added taxi costs from airports to city centres to claim it's cheaper to take the train than fly between major UK cities

For Heathrow to Edinburgh rtn they add £200 for taxis. A return tube fare is £11.20

729 teams compete in the The Emirates FA Cup. Why is its format being dictated by the Premier League who represent c.3% of them? Why were EFL clubs not given a say? Why is the EPL even dictating whether replays are allowed in rounds they don’t participate in? Protest is needed! #FACup

Any journos who follow me write about childcare? The Childcare Service seems to be unable to process payments into tax-free childcare accounts, meaning parents with nursery fees due are being left in limbo with their cash not cleared, some for more than 48 hours it seems.

'Cannae beat a bit of AC/DC man!' 🎸

Take a moment to watch Ally McCoist's reaction to Hells Bells being played in the Allianz 😂

#UCL

The FA and the Premier League have just destroyed half the history & ‘magic’ of football’s original & oldest competition. They show contempt for football, its heritage, fans, clubs & their responsibilities as the game’s custodians.

No replays. Shit decision that will make English football less fair, less interesting and less fun.

The new @Wisden is out tomorrow. For Guardian sport, I've done a mini-memoir about writing for Wisden, then working for it, and finally becoming the shortest-serving editor in its long history – or, as one of the writers put it, 'Wisden's George Lazenby'
theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr…

There are pubs that are great for kids. There are also great pubs that I wouldn't take my kids to or expect to be able to. Both of these things are fine.

Count Binface is just as tedious and unfunny as all the other “comedy” election candidates

The Bristol Civic Society are a group of NIMBYs opposed to any development in Bristol. When a proposal is not tall, they object citing the housing crisis. When a proposal is tall, it's carbon emissions. A 🧵of their insane objections.