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Neil Grayson

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β˜€οΈ Writer and broadcaster . 🦚 Widow of Bielsa. ⛔️ Offline, mostly https://bangretromag.substack.com/ and I made @commodoreformat.bsky.social

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I blame Innocent Smoothies for all these brands talking to us like we have brain injuries. Spotify just added to the mix with Wrapped. It’s hard of thinking stuff which, yep, somebody somewhere who doesn’t wear socks will definitely arrogantly and huffily defend.

07.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Haha. Top tier millenial bell end stuff, this. I’m absolutely sure there is an arms folded, ruddy cheeked defence of it going on somewhere too.

07.03.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A calm night. Mall this AM was a bit quieter but then we live in a touristy area and they’ve all been able to go home + no incoming this week. Food court operating normally, supermarkets fully stocked. Looks like the bar next door reopened its terrace.

07.03.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A quiet day. Passenger planes are taking off from DXB. Been at the beach park with the kids, went to the new smash burger place near us, got Wolves v Liverpool on now. Thank you UAE for keeping us safe πŸ™πŸ» πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺ

06.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you carry hate and resentment and feel like even a single person β€œdeserves” to have missiles over their head, you’ve gotta think about where that hate comes from and why so many supposedly β€œkind” people from a single spiteful country are so full of it. Be well. πŸ™πŸ»

06.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Due to my old life I’m in a lot of journalist contact books. Been asked to do talking head nonsense a few times. Tangible disappointment from them - esp the newspaper BlueSky loves - when I haven’t got some horror story. Clear they’re searching for horror narrative. It’s been eye openingπŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

06.03.2026 10:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano The Italian "influencer" who has never worked as a real journalist, has 100m+ followers on social media and leverages them for cash. This is a tale about modern sports media

Blimey.

sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/here-we-go...

05.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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A legend was born tonight.

05.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Grim, that. It’d currently mean Derby would qualify. And imagine that Derby side in the PL!

05.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Lovingly Mean Eulogy Bill Murray Wrote For John Belushi How Bill Murray secretly honoured John Belushi in the 1984 film The Razor’s Edge. The story behind the unusual eulogy and the friendship forged on Saturday Night Live.

β€œHe will not be missed.”

www.utterlyinteresting.com/post/the-lov...

05.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Supermarket was completely restocked today. Can’t say it was anything but a normal Thursday save for the kids doing school via Zoom. They’ve moved school Spring Break to start from Saturday. Very grateful to the UAE for keeping us safe.

05.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOne sack hit me so big, it broke my rib”.

04.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fabulous. Bet he never went out dressed any other way.

04.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s extraordinary having the reality of your eyes and ears so utterly at odds with what social media and the press is saying. And only the UK, of course, could reduce war to how a section of British people need to know their place. But of course.

04.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Normal day again. Heard interceptions last night. Doesn’t phase me at all. Been out playing football. Everyone milling about as usual. Supermarkets restocked. Biggest news is that our local Denny’s is closing after many years (unconnected).

04.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The exact sort of pettiness we love to see from the Everton Wadmin 🫑

04.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Got missiles flying over my house but that game was worse.

03.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Xhaka got fucked up by Tyler Adams at the weekend! Orange card foul.

03.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Magnificent. Somebody on here was saying it’s his girlfriend who makes them.

03.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Loud bang heard.

Was the boy playing football inside and knocking down this photo from the wall. Not during a war, lad.

03.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s funny, my wife says I see football everywhere…but that does look like the Peacock πŸ˜‚

03.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last night they projected onto the tree, too, which made an awesome peacock effect.

03.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you want to know how the British print news industry ends (which is, de facto, amazingly still what supports most newspaper websites) it's the distribution channels getting banjaxed. When you lose "TG Jones" etc even people who want a paper can't get one. That'll be the real start of the ending.

03.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 350 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 11

Birmingham have lost once at home in 40-odd games. Middlesbrough giving them a tonking here, though. Best side in the second tier for me.

02.03.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Update: bought everything I need to make a cottage pie.

02.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, the water can end up on the ceiling too at first πŸ˜…

02.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bankes was a little bitch, acting on emotion. He knows he stank the place up.

02.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I get this too, from a New Yorker who either does not learn or doesn’t care. It’s mental how much he’s given me access to over the years, and how easy it would be to cause the guy harm. Tracked him down once out of genuine concern, it went quiet for a few years…then started again.

02.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Good to just get it done innit. Dunno if you’ve ever seen these Water Pik things but they work better than floss and I have to have the minimal of cleaning done now.

02.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0