This takes me back. Winning the title isn’t good enough for your own fans sometimes. Is anyone happy? Anywhere? Hello?

Xabi Alonso reading about Man City needing a new manager next season, one day after becoming the new Chelsea manager:

Mohamed Salah and the Beatles. Two global success stories for Liverpool. I love them both and had to pay tribute to the former in the week in which he departs. There's tons of data on an all-time Premier League great in my latest newsletter: www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/and-in-the...

Sad to hear that Ryan Porter has died. He worked with Kamasi Washington a lot so you might know him even if you don’t.

Three runs down, one man left. He hits a three run home run and the Mets go on to beat the Yankees in extra innings. Fantastic end to the weekend #LGM

I like wes streeting because I want my leader to be my avatar in wii bowling

A four year contract for Alonso, apparently.

Chelsea might have lost the cup final, but at least their fans still got to parade through London today

Only one FA Cup Final attendance figure since 2019 has beaten that year's Checkatrade Trophy final between Sunderland and Portsmouth (The 2019 Man City 6-0 Watford final got 234 more punters in than the Checkatrade)

Oh, that top 100 novels list? Why, I've read 99 of them and at this very moment am *flying* through the hundredth in my silk pyjamas and special 'reading hat'.

Liverpool's dreadful record in top half aways has torpedoed their season. They've been the third best team otherwise. 11 points behind City against the rest, 10 worse than Arsenal.

Wondering what the amazing late 2000s chillwave track was playing in the car at the traffic lights. Shazammed it and it was the outro of youtu.be/re3MOe1SBOs?...

25 years ago today. One of my favourite Fowler goals and one of the better times that Liverpool have conceded four.

10 clean sheets 10 games conceding one 10 games conceding two Six games conceding three And now one conceding four Today? Fairly even game before collapse. Tale of the season. Up the Reds.

Liverpool FC, 2025/26.

Van Dijk just scored his ninth goal of the season, Liverpool's 100th in all comps. Only Ekitike (17), Szoboszlai (13) and Salah (12) have more. Gakpo also nine.

"They are now checking" is the phrase you hear more than any other in football commentary these days.

Not for the reason you're thinking. I make it Liverpool have been down 1-0 13 times this season, equalised 11 times and won once, and lost most of them.

Just thinking about Ngumoha hitting the post at 1-1.

The season that keeps on giving.

How unlike Liverpool to concede from a set piece after the first pass. Oh, sorry, no, it happens most weeks.

Just win, Reds. Put this season to bed. Make next weekend a celebration of Mo and Robbo.

still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them

The relevant portion of the Jason Collins discussion

Liverpool didn't have many shots against Chelsea but the final two both hit the woodwork. Only three teams have struck the goal frame more in the Premier League in 2025/26. Unlucky Reds? It's more complicated than that. New newsletter: www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/avoiding-t...

Ewing hits his FIRST major league HOMER 💣

"The Belgian has been something of a good luck charm, winning 15 of the 20 league matches he has started this season." Guess who? Here are my @optaanalyst.optajoe.com FPL picks for this weekend (Friday to Tuesday...):

May 1926 gave the world Attenborough, Morecambe and Miles Davis. Decent month.

I’ve just finished reading this book. Loved it, @ronanhession.bsky.social.

Oh my god the photo of Southampton's intern spying on Boro is incredible

An umbrella open on a sunny day, @4hundredblows.bsky.social. The JFK conspiracy stretches to unspeakably bad AI art. I think the gunman on the impossibly placed Tower Bridge did it.

Attending the Thurs preview for a new Wings exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; it’s the largest collection ever from Paul McCartney's personal archive on display! Looking for an outlet to place coverage, have found no takers yet; reach out if interest!

Politics in this country has become so globalised, so grand-narrative and social media driven that you have people in struggling northern post industrial towns whining about small boats in Deal. But this only adds to your sense of helplessness. The death of 'local' anything, is the death of the UK.

Irish TV to air Father Ted instead of Eurovision final in protest against Israel’s inclusion

"It looks like the EastEnders logo if someone poured red paint into the Thames somewhere around City Airport." Rolling five game xG charts can illustrate quite a lot about teams in the Premier League. Here's a newsletter full of them www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/rolling-in...

De Zerbi's in credit for five games after a season of Tottenham being very much not that. (I've got a newsletter out later with these charts for various clubs. Arne Slot may wish to ignore it)

I listened to the first two episodes this morning - fantastic work, @chrisshaweditor.bsky.social.

How Michael Edwards would fix Liverpool.

"The managers tend to be overlooked. It's a huge pressure for managers." Matt Beard's wife Debbie and son Harry are calling for bespoke, targeted mental health support for football managers, for the added pressures that come with the job.

Kinda crazy that Brentford (10) have had as many penalties as Arsenal, City (both 4), Liverpool (2) and Spurs combined. Leeds up to eight after tonight too. It’s a random factor that matters so much.

Really enjoyed this, @seanronayne.bsky.social

Happy Black Helicopter Day to all who celebrate.

Thanks for all your lovely reactions and comments. It’s so appreciated. I have seen a reaction story in a certain newspaper. For the avoidance of doubt, I explicitly requested that they were banned from the press round table I did, and they were. I assume they have lifted the quotes from elsewhere.

My Only Connect captain @afanko.bsky.social is currently in the chair on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Tune in. I’m confident he’ll be fine.

Unexpected development: a pal has a free spare for West Ham vs Arsenal. To the London Stadium.

That Maeda goal for Celtic has strong 'Robbie Fowler at Charlton in 2001' vibes.

O’Sullivan! 1-0 LFCW!

A massive day for LFC Women. A home FA Cup semi-final against Brighton. A real chance to get Wembley. And it’s on Channel 4. Get watching. 12:15 kick off.