Of all that's been written about the Lionesses' magnificent victory, one word has stayed with me: Chaos Read more in my latest Substack: open.substack.com/pub/janepurd...

In the latest Euros from the Sofa, I talk about the Lionesses, Sunderland, and an amazing sports photographer whose work you need to know. Eve of final nerves? Me too. But this team always saves the best till last. open.substack.com/pub/janepurd...

“The Hegerberg pen wasn't a pen, Lydia. Offside all day long.” “Charlotte, how many times? A player can’t be offside until she’s active but she can still be fouled.” On my Substack today, I'm joined by a good friend to natter on about all things UEFA Women’s Euros. substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Euros from the Sofa #4 open.substack.com/pub/janepurd...

By happenstance I’m at Wembley for work today. Can’t believe we’ll be back here in ten days and this place will be roaring #TilTheEnd

TILL 👏 THE 👏 END 👏

Our fans waiting for the team bus. I may have a bit of dust in my eye.

In my latest Substack I’m thinking about Sussex. I go to Brighton for the WSL match, ponder pond puddings, and get a bit awestruck at some art. janepurdon1.substack.com/p/football-w...

In my Substack I write about my adventures in football, great books, and random stuff that's caught my interest. This week: the Vertu Trophy, the Utilita Girls' Cup, a book about a woman writing a book, and some nature notes (because it's spring). substack.com/@JanePurdon1

I am so so so in love with women’s rugby and women’s sport right now. Ah, Wales, you smashed it

Bloody hell the Welsh can sing

I love talking about networking and giving practical tips for how to do it (clue - most people finds it a little artificial and that's OK). I'm hoping to see as many @womeninfootball.co.uk members as possible for what is always a fun session 👐

Today I’m thinking of my former colleagues at the Premier League, EFL and FA who work in player registrations. They truly put a shift in on deadline day.

Completely this. As a writer, I want a servant not a co-thinker.

The pilot is excellent. I’d love to see #$hare made into a full series. Good luck Katja Meier www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Accent prejudice literally makes people afraid to speak. Not enough is said about it so it’s good to see this article. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The perfect dish: melt butter, stir in sugar, spice, rum. Add carlin peas. Sweet, sensational and scoring off the charts on my food app because carlin peas catherine244.substack.com/p/bonfire-ni...

The swiftness with which this series became a feminist death cult needs to be studied. I ADORE it. #TheTraitors #Traitors

Recommended

Some eighteenth century people playing football.

@livetheatre.bsky.social would love to do a workshop playing with the fourth wall

My second panto in a week. Not just for kids. Here’s the lit crit part: why oh why did we build the fourth wall 😿🤷‍♀️

I don’t know why mine looks newer than everyone else’s. Hopefully the club go round and spruce up ex-employees’ bricks 😉

A brilliant night! Love panto, it’s not just for kids

So wonderful to be back at the Empire tonight and my first panto in 30 years

Copying a freelancing friend, yesterday my side-hustle company had an impromptu Christmas party. On a whim I dropped into the champagne bar at St Pancras, then joined carol-singing round one of the pianos. It was proper merry and Christmassy 😀🎄🤶

I’m at the launch of the latest wonderful book in the #FootballShorts series - David Winner’s book about Southgate. I’m proud my book stands in such great company! @ianridley1.bsky.social @pitchpublishing.bsky.social

Surviving the storm

Sunderland back to winning ways! #HTL Fair play to all those who went to the SoL in this weather!

@jannerboyuk.bsky.social how are things today? I hope you haven’t been flooded again 🙏🤞

What a great afternoon talking to the Sunderland Senior Supporters about my book 📖 “The Homecoming”. Thank you so much for having me 👏🙏❤️🤍 #Sunderland #SAFC

Middle-class women of a certain age:

Happy birthday Juliette’s dad

When so many North East kids are told their dialect is “wrong” or “thick”, it’s great to see the #SAFC club shop shout it loud and proud

He’s not wrong

I am clearly going mad - THIS is the link to support Storyville Books that needs your support after a flood - just order any books you want using this link uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...

A battling game of football at the Den today was overshadowed by two medical emergencies in the crowd. Hope everyone is OK. #MilSun

Hello Millwall 👋

And then there’s this glory. But it all began with John Dobson. In Newcastle.

London. As with so much, I’m waiting for the acknowledgment of the debt owed to the North East #BentGirders

Bye bye dear Newcastle. Thank you @footballcollective.bsky.social for having me. Spare a bit of wonder for a moment at the work of John Dobson, the first man to bend a girder.

Fenwick’s Christmas windows as magical ever but when I first watched them, entranced, as a child, there was a wonderful background soundtrack of starlings calling as they roosted on the fine old building

🤗

Not a bad change of run route this morning

That could be arranged 😂

Aaaah Newcastle

Aaaaah Durham