Hope found dead in its cell.

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

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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

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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

Now we just need Kyron Wilson to shit the bed in the snooker and this could be the best night of sport ever.

Anyone thinking Diaz deliberately missed has forgotten how much of a stink he raised, effectively lobbying VAR to review the foul. He demanded that penalty, he got that penalty, he missed that penalty.

This day also marks the last ever panenka ever taken at any level of football.

Loving the pearl clutching commentary when in fact this is the best thing that's ever happened in a football match.

Ridiculous #afcon

I really do think it's time we started nationalising golf courses.

Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the previous October You gave it away.

What happens when you let AI write match reports? You end up with reports for games that never happened. Levante v Villarreal was postponed due to bad weather but according to this site it was played, finished 0-0 and was very dull. They even awarded a man of the match! www.bwin.com/en/news/post...

Morocco on the cusp.

I'm not watching the game but this can't be right.

Blistering tales here, Clive.

Replay the game.

Enjoy your cup upset if you want but I'm not having the ball rolling uphill after going in.

Well that was character building. Massive congratulations to Macclesfield. Absolutely bossed the game. Palace should have no complaints.

This is why Crystal Palace shouldn't be allowed to have nice things.

Huey now on virgin. #servicetweet

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0 corners and 0 shots on target for Liverpool. The Champions will go at least 9 months without an away win in the league against 11 players.

So pleased with myself that I get this.

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/01/soun... Happy New Year everyone! The subject of our first podcast of 2026 is of course all of the sackings. We ask all the pertinent questions raised by these firings: Will Glasner go to United? Who is Calum McFarlane? and Are Strasbourg Chelsea's Monzo card?