Port Sunlight Lyceum Brass Band. Always a great way to kick things off.

Pretty fresh out there lads. Wrap up warm!

I’m not having it that every single darts player is this good at maths. It’s like Black Magic. Surely must be a few stupid bastards knocking around on the pro tour, taking forever to do the sums. #thedarts

All the top clubs falling over each other for Semenyo. Desperate to rule themselves in or out. Have some dignity lads.

Any festive album recommendations? Feel like I’ve hammered the Sufjan Stevens one over the years. No Buble or Cliff shouts please.

Please, make it stop!!

3 (THREE) days till Christmas still?! High likelihood I work through all our provisions before the big day here lads.

Just dipped into my selection of Christmas beers. Picky dinner on the go. Daniel Farke’s Tricky 3-5-2 Whites are flying. Merry Christmas one and all.

Kids in the family stand belting out paedo chants. The cheese wedge singing Leeds United Calypso. The Yin and Yang of Elland Road. #lufc

Nice to see Piroe prominent in the celebrations for Stach’s goal. Top scorer last season. Barely had a kick this season, and thinks he’s about to have a penalty to tuck away, which is taken from him. #lufc

In a moment of strange cosmic equilibrium, the lad sat behind me to his mate, after DCL’s second: “Aye he’s on fire mate” Word perfect. #lufc

That was a top notch evening at ER. Didn’t see that coming. Our CB’s have given Thiago & Mateta nothing in last 2 matches. They’re working brilliantly together. Like the look of our new right winger too by the name of J.P. Rodon. #lufc

This is an incredible game of the soccer lads

That’s a scandalous (non) decision btw

Chelsea really don’t like it up ‘em do they? #analysis

Lovely stuff from Joe Cole there. “That’s why he’s selected your Murphys, your Ramseys”

State of Gusto there. Get up and defend.

Having a good old cry at the Chris Hoy documentary here lads.

I see Palace are playing the absolute dregs #lufc

Cheers lads

I know fixture changes are a pain for the regular match goer but I reckon the evening kick offs at ER will help. #lufc

Followed by a Baked Alaska in Madagascar

Journo here on Newsnight wearing a beret. Strong look.

Getting Away With It by Electronic there on 6Music. Could listen to that on repeat for hours.

Just received a box of these off a consultant we use at work. Is Clarkson a cunt? Yes. Am I happy someone’s lined his pockets on my behalf? Not particularly. Am I going to turn down a box of free beers? Hell, no. Cheers lads 🍻

I worked at Argos while at sixth form, and a customer once brought in a slice of bread as evidence his toaster wasn't working.

More Liverpool chat on MNF is it?

What’s the verdict on Joseph’s loan so far? @mellyfratelli.bsky.social seems to be clued up on all things La Liga… Would playing in a front two suit him? And more crucially, is he any good?!

Yeah it’s a real puzzler that…?

Tiring of the Farke slander a bit now. He changed system from last season to this. He’s changed it again recently. And in our last two matches we’ve come from behind following a mid-match change in system. He clearly is prepared to adapt, but plenty are not prepared to give him credit for it. #lufc

chris rock did a bit about this 20 years ago; "that train is never late" youtu.be/poqoClsEhR4?...

Can’t wait for Palace match next weekend. Tickets secured for me and the boy. Under the lights, etc, etc. #lufc

DCL to the World Cup isn’t that wild a shout is it? Assuming he takes 3 strikers. Kane - Watkins - Welbeck currently. Who else is in contention? Struggling to even think of many others. Delap.

Gudmonsson class act again. Not entirely sure about Okafor as second striker. Wouldn’t mind seeing Gnonto start there against palace. Sell Piroe to a Championship chaser and bring in a back up for DCL surely main focus for January now? #lufc

Already looking forward to hearing the ESPN Americas commentary for that DCL goal on Propaganda this week. #lufc

Up The Villa

The Brentford Raphinha game. First time nerves have got the better of me. Couldn’t watch it. Convinced we were done for. Went out for a walk. Left my phone at home. Returned and just loaded the scores up. Brain trying to do the maths in milliseconds as I worked out whether we were up or down. #LUFC

Sort it out Arteta!! I’ve tuned in to see an all-time embarrassment, and I’ve captained Eze. On the other hand, Arsenal failing to win the league would be magnificent. Maybe my loyalties are shifting in this match…

Harry Wilson is 28yrs old btw

Weather outside is grey and grim. Seeing if I can transport myself to the Amalfi coast with a nice afternoon drop.

Acca is in tatters here lads, but she’s out on her works do and I have an evening of #cans and televised Association Football ahead of me.

Amazing read this

Oooh isn’t the King brave?? Fuck off!

Despite her famously lax entry requirements

Nice HMHB reference on @thesquareball.net Propaganda this week. #wool

New parental milestone achieved. The boy has just asked if we can watch Zulu after seeing a 5min clip in his history class earlier.

Leeds United, Pamela Anderson and Oasis. Tastes in music and women have developed somewhat since then.

Mother-in-law’s house move - which looked like falling through, resulting in a long stay at ours - is back on. #cans

Walked down this road many a time in my youth. Didn’t know Henry VIII lived there too.

Wait till the Yanks see these. Hostile fire incoming.