Thrilled that Palace are through to the final and against a proper football club rather than a Chelsea vassel club.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/week... This week, smashing the patriarchy, and quantum mechanics. And that's all before we even get to the FA Cup semi-finals @firefli.es on WBSvIPS, MCIvSOU, MINvLAFC & HEAvHIB @terryduffelen.com on RBLvFCU & CHEvLEE @garyandrews.bsky.social on MILvJUV

Back again. #thesnooker

"Messy palaver" Good grief, Chris Mason just won't get out of the shallow end.

A mud budget eighties Stephen King film has become the cultural touchstone of our time. Truly this is the end of days.

Latest Oddjob Pod with me, @firefli.es and @garyandrews.bsky.social on the 1993 classic western, Tombstone. www.oddjobpod.com/2026/04/ill-...

Post a Star Trek gif for First Contact Day

VfB Stuttgart 0 - 2 Borussia Dortmund. Adeyemi 90+4 Brandt 90+6

On the decline of the Italy men's national team, and the opportunity to reform that their governing body, the FIGC, failed to pay enough attention to. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/all-roads-...

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/week... It's FA Cup quarter finals Easter Weekend 🐣🏆, with some crunch Championship ties too @firefli.es on SOUvARS and CHAvLIV(w) @terryduffelen.com on COVvDER and CHEvPVL @garyandrews.bsky.social on MCIvLIV and WHUvLEE @janbilton.bsky.social MIDvMIL

The Cricket Gods are punishing the County Championship for starting its season on a Good Friday, with this weather.

I came for the Japanese goal but stayed for the Lee Dixon pronunciations.

Happy New Series of For All Mankind Day to all who celebrate and who have an Apple TV sub.

The snooker.

Great to have HSV back in the Bundesliga.

Congratulations to Venezuela for beating the US in the final of what will probably be the last World Baseball Classic.

I'd finished reading a book only last night, so I bumped this up to the top of the TBR pile. RIP Len Deighton.

@jmswallow.bsky.social Well played.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/03/week... If you can stand to watch football right now there's some great FA Cup action this weekend @firefli.es on ENGvISL(w) & LEEvNOR @terryduffelen.com on NEWvMCI & WOLvLIV @garyandrews.bsky.social on WXHvCHE & MILvINT @janbilton.bsky.social on PVLvSUN

For those of you enjoying Tottenham's real time melt down may I just remind you that their opponents are Crystal Palace.

Hope found dead in its cell.

We may have accidentally drank all the wine last night. Sorry about that, guys.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/02/week... See out February with some huge matches. What will you be watching this weekend? 📺⚽ @firefli.es on MINvCIN, RANvCEL & ARSvCHE @terryduffelen.com on LEIvNOR & BVBvFCB @garyandrews.bsky.social on WOLvAVL & ROMvJUV

Sir Jim wakes up to the news and cries a river into the big pile of money he sleeps on.

Oh well... let's give this thing a try... @worldcupfamiliar.bsky.social #newproject

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/02/week... Igor Tudor at Spurs, a Bundesliga title race and the last summer league of MLS. @firefli.es on ROMvCRE & STLvCLT @terryduffelen.com on BBRvPNE & RBLvBVB @garyandrews.bsky.social on MCYvMVC & CHEvMNU(w) @janbilton.bsky.social on TOTvARS

Bloody hell, Hull KR.

How's your singing voice, Andrew?

on vinicius, jim ratcliffe and bad immigrants www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Valentine's.

Matt Weston wins a gold medal for sliding down a mountain on a tea tray. Proof, if any were needed, that some people on this island are fucking lunatics.

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/02/soun... The chaos at the end of Liverpool v Man City proved one again that you can’t have consistent laws in football without giving up what seems like common sense. If VAR is bad now, the future looks even bleaker.

Super over at the Cricket! Or should that be Superover?

It's possible that The Edinburgh Derby is the game to watch tonight, soccer fans.

Post a banger that isn't in English. youtu.be/6LHGY33cFiE?...

England are going for a Nepalese. #cricket

He's right, dammit!

The Oddjob Pod returns to a regular schedule for 2026. Our first episode of the year is a celebration of the classic N64 game GoldenEye 007. www.oddjobpod.com/2026/02/cele...

Watching the snooker. Two world champions knocking the ball around like me and Phil on a Friday night at Riley's after a couple of Guinness. This game is so hard that the slightest error can make the best player look like a rank amateur.

DFB Pokal tonight. If you're in the UK Leverkusen v St Pauli are on the DFB Play app which is freeeeeee!

Mourinho is going to lift the Guttmann Curse.

The Labour right would rather see another fascist in parliament than a member of their own party.

Thanks to the Weekend Box Set form @sofpodcast.com and @terryduffelen.com I will be watching the Hamburg derby tonight

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/01/week... 📺⚽What are you watching this weekend? Here's our pick of the 7️⃣ games to take you from Friday to Sunday... @firefli.es on BOUvLIV, ARSvMUN & VILvRMA @terryduffelen.com on STPvHSV & CRYvCHE @garyandrews.bsky.social on CHEvARS(w) & ROMvMIL

Quite the transition.

I guess after the success, brilliance and prescience of Andor that a Blake's 7 reboot was on the cards. I wish them well but would have preferred a continuation. Alternatively they could just do something new.

Massive no to football supporters getting refunds for their team losing. Supporters are there through thick and thin; win or lose. That's why they're supporters and not customers.

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/01/soun... This week try to pick apart the chaos that was Sunday's Afcon final. We also also discuss Oliver Glasner's decision to announce that he won't renew his contract at Palace.

It's a few years out of date but there are a few copies of my book hanging around and the er good people of Amazon have knocked a few quid off the price. Borussia Dortmund: A history in black and yellow amzn.eu/d/ivpOFHL