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Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement). University of Bath. #LFC, #RedSox, #Reds, #AthleticClub, #BostonCeltics. Starting a book on the First Anglo-Asante War (1823-31).

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And also baffling nobody needing a left handed hitter seems to be interested in a trade.

06.03.2026 17:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Entirely forgot about this game until I saw the score this morning. Too much going on. Also glad I missed it. What a season, right? If you lose to the worst team in the league like that, probably you donโ€™t deserve to be a top 4 team.

04.03.2026 06:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And Cuba may be next.

02.03.2026 19:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tough. Very, very tough path. Still, to be champion you need to beat the best.

27.02.2026 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The fact that they had to check Macca's second goal for offside tells you everything you need to know. Van Dijk was miles on side. That didn't need another VAR waste of time.

22.02.2026 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hate VAR. That's why I barely ever watch live games anymore. Just can't take it.

22.02.2026 15:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Better second half, but as you said, very low bar.

22.02.2026 15:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Salah and Gapko off. Both terrible again.

22.02.2026 15:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They need to wake up in the second half. Have rode their luck all the way to half time.

22.02.2026 14:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not sure about a meme, but with augmented reality and AI, who knows what exactly we are looking at and listening at!

19.02.2026 21:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Campbell? Not a single mention to him in the whole article. Kid has plenty of power. The question is whether he can stay in the line up.

15.02.2026 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And even if, look what happened a couple of weeks ago when Ekitike didnโ€™t go down, even though he was repeatedly fouled.

15.02.2026 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One can hope.

15.02.2026 12:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dare I say that Mo is back?

15.02.2026 10:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WEEKEND READING: International students deserve the same strategic care as widening participation students - HEPI This blog was kindly authored by Professor Manuel Barcia, Proโ€‘Viceโ€‘Chancellor (Global Engagement) at the University of Bath When we speak about international students the conversation too often become...

A few thoughts I have about international students experience in the UK.

www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/02/14/w...

14.02.2026 07:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฎ

12.02.2026 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I take it. Tough opponent.

12.02.2026 06:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m going to go with 4, maybe 5 hitters will get to 20 HRs.

11.02.2026 20:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He can't grasp a word, Lou. A lost case, I tell you. Great historian, though.

11.02.2026 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Slot benching Jones, Gomez, Chiesa. Endo as RB is a disaster waiting to happen. And what's the point of having Ramsey on the bench? Honestly, I'm trying to understand but I am more at loss that Dave. Apparently, Slot has been fighting with Jones and other players, so it could be that. Aaaaanyway.

11.02.2026 20:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't know. Alonso did well, but in Madrid well doesn't mean a thing. That job is a poisoned chalice. He did great with an underdog team in Germany. In that he reminded me of Klopp, although tbf, Slot did the same in the Netherlands.

08.02.2026 20:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reaching my limits with Slot, tbh.

08.02.2026 18:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This team is far from where it should be. The owners should stop making excuses. They could have reinforced the defence and the didnโ€™t. Jacquet next season means nothing in this one and the CL is now a dream.

08.02.2026 18:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And this is what happens when you fail miserably to back your manager and get a defender or two. What a sh1tshow.

08.02.2026 18:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜

27.01.2026 06:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Campbell doesn't come out of this one particularly bad either. With some luck, both him and Casas may turn into forces not season.

26.01.2026 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My bad. I didn't pay attention.

26.01.2026 20:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beckham did pretty well too.

26.01.2026 18:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Suffering here.

24.01.2026 18:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It took 20 years in the mid-19th century for all major cities in England to be connected by a state-of-the-art network (and starting from 0). In the mid 21st century it will take over 20 years (maybe) to connect Liverpool and Manchester. Looking for the facepalm emoji now.

14.01.2026 10:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0