Not been watching SCD much. But. Met Karen Carney ten years ago with work, what a wonderful human being. She can dance a bit as well. So. If she doesn’t win then hang your heads in shame.

Should be illegal for there to be more Sunday Premier League games than Saturday ones.

Not had one of these for a while. Me: Petrol, smoke, tar, oil, sweetness and fruit. Gaffer: old man’s pants

Wily Fox Citra great start to the evening

Abdul Fatawu, that is something very special #LCFC

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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

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Sales of cask Bass have grown nearly 20% this year, and its now sold in over 1000 outlets as opposed to 400 12 months ago. Landlord is #1 by value. Boddington's was relaunched. Other breweries I speak to are in cask growth: Theakston, Thornbridge, Abbeydale, Siren, Five points...

IST IST at the academy, best I’ve seen them in Brum. A band that’s grown in confidence

Plum Porter Reserve in the Craven Arms 😎 pre gig.

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Sympathetic refurb, they’ve kept the pisser 😎

But looks like The White Swan is suffering as a result.

Good to be back in a reopened The Anchor.

Inside No9, Stage Fright tonight in Brum was genius, thoroughly enjoyed that. Bonus, pre theatre pints of Wild Raven and Brother Rabbit plus a Guava Christmas sharer half in The Colmore.

For millennia, the t-shirts of the men in the know have taunted us. "WHAT'S THE MATTER LAGER BOY? SCARED YOU'LL TASTE SOMETHING?" Now, @davidjesudason.bsky.social digs into the social, physical, perhaps even the metaphysical world of Wychwood's Hobgoblin. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...

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Clowns on the road 🚴 awful tide But…… Bathams XXX bonus

#LCFC Manager will get sacked. But whoever comes in will have the same job of juggling wet dogshit to try and select a team.

it’s now time to share The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to… 🏆 Winner: David Jesudason #BGBW25

Aw reet! As it’s #LancashireDay I’m going to give away a Northern Sky A4 unframed print. Inspired by my hometown of Blackburn and Nick Drake. Repost and follow me to enter. I’ll pick a winner after 9pm (27 Nov) www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...

For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...

The Fat Cat, Norwich, is a special pub. I’ve pulled many pints and made many memories there, so it was a pleasure telling its story for @pelliclemag.com Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺 www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...

Join Natalia from Pura Panela this Friday, 28th November, from 5pm at Hop Hideout for a FREE tasting of Panela, our new 7% Colombian Coffee Porter!

Holy s***

Patson Daka has scored a goal #LCFC

Pub 3146, Lamp Tavern, Dudley. Wow, Bathams bostin'. Freshest roast beef I've had in years. Must be a cow called Bob tethered up that they shave bits off. DIY onions from a tub, how it should be done. Warm n friendly. Dad wants to stay til 7pm!

This afternoon’s exercise. Fold and stretch.

Your periodic reminder that I maintain a list of people around the world willing to share their sourdough starters with others:

Beer and curry, with old friends. Superb. Home now, dilemma is do I try and stay up for the start of the 🏏

Folded. The party claiming human rights are amongst their core principles giving way on those basic values is disgraceful.Grow a spine, it’s your party, your rules. As for demographic quotas, instead of the pick n’mix goals try seeing people for their worth rather than what box they tick.

I have MORE #buyastrangerabook day action! Bike fans! @mrstevious.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Potholes and Pavements : A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network by Laura Laker. It looks ace. If you'd like a copy, just get in touch. UK only

Here it is. The news on the union set in Glasgow that it has taken me six months to be able to publish.

Later…. Enville Gothic Stout

Castle Rock Harvest Pale Not had one of these for a while

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#HeinekenUK announced today it's reducing the alcohol content of Foster's Lager 3.7% to 3.4% claiming this is to meet "demands for a more health-conscious lifestyle." No mention of the fortune it will save on duty! In Feb it also reduced the ABV of Sol to 3.4% while increasing Draught prices by 2.9%

47 years ago today I was eagerly waiting for the record shop to open to buy this superb album. The first Clash album to feature Nicky ‘Topper’ Headon on drums, he propelled The Clash to new heights 🥁🔥. #TheClash #punk #MusicSky youtu.be/bFHEuKkTa5k?...

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NEW: Norwich City 1 Leicester City 2 - 20 minutes of magic “Trying or not, these players have no business being 17th in the table, where they would have been had the game finished after 70 minutes” ✍️ @jamesknight517.bsky.social #LCFC

Titanic Cherry Porter Reserve Winning at life 😎

Kinver Brewery Witchfinder General

Thornbridge Made North in The Colmore

Cracks. Huge ones. Papered over for a week. #LCFC

Up and running with a Timothy Taylor’s at Euston Tap

Here we are again then. Bikes now. Beer later.