RIP @maffewgregg.bsky.social 's mentions after that Vaquer promo. I popped.

Got to do something cool last week and interview Philip Oakey of the *legendary* Human League for Spill Magazine! spillmagazine.com/spill-featur...

As a #49ers fan and writer watching that Super Bowl, it's all pretty clear. These Seahawks will be our biggest obstacle. Building the offensive line is (or should be) a no brainer. And adding speed on the outside, too. #fttb

Gary Neville loves VAR but only wants it to correct narrative he doesn’t like

Mad end to the game, perhaps best summed up by Gary Neville saying “I know there’s rules but there’s a smell of the game.” What the fuck does that even mean?

Half an episode in. Love listening to Bill Walsh talk. Dude could've led the *world* and adapted to it. #49ers

About the time I realised the #49ers were going to win the first game I ever attended in San Francisco. In a horrible season, a day I'll never forget.

Anyway, about to watch Rise Of The #49ers for a bit. Already missing San Francisco. Pretty much always do. Someone gimmie a job there, already.

It does make me slightly warm inside to see Roger Craig going into the HOF. A true pioneer as a RB and receiver and one of the best players on multiple championship teams. A true #49ers legend who also had a pretty good career post-SF. It's not about Belichick et al not getting in (they should be)

One of the most memorable Super Bowl moments of my time as an NFL fan (2005-)... As a #49ers fan, also the one I've laughed the hardest at. Was in a bar in Manchester and was almost sick from laughing.

Knowing the speed the #49ers announce staff changes, we'll likely find out in October.

Worth noting the #49ers already *have* an assistant OL coach: Cameron Clemmons, who's been with the team since 2024. Not sure what's happening to him, but wonder if he's going to Tennessee...?

Being reported former Dolphins assistant Roman Sapolu (son of Jesse) is joining the #49ers as assistant OL coach. A new voice in the trench room can't be a bad thing. Sapolu is ex Hawaii OC and ex Fresno State OL coach/run game coordinator.

Since it's Friday, how about a new Substack piece? Wrote this one last week, looking at the overwhelming loss of fun in (English) football, and a few reasons why... jporterdoes.substack.com/p/wheres-my-...

Were I Starmer I'd go today. Rightly or wrongly there is no way back from here.

There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit. Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.

Sounds like Roger Craig has made the HOF. Great news and about damn time. #49ers

And because I'm good to ya, here's this week's Sidelinr Sports #49ers column by me, too: - The Raheem Morris hire, and what it means - The NFC West is great...really. - Mapping the road ahead #fttb www.sidelinrsports.com/post/the-san...

Who might benefit most from Raheem Morris's arrival with the #49ers? As Charles Barkley might say, here's my five... For Niner Noise... #fttb ninernoise.com/raheem-morri...

This...isn't even close to correct. The first half is a different episode, and I'm not sure the second half *ever* happened. Maybe these worries about AI are overblown.

@ewigeliberal.bsky.social Breaking out of that particular thread, in no particular order, here's who I'd like to be: Peter KIng From a Niners POV, Matt Maiocco/Matt Barrows (either or) Mike Carlson Nick Halling (probably our most prominent brit ex-NFL journo)

Kyle versus McVay versus McDonald versus LaFleur with the cross-pollination of assistants might be some of the best stuff in football. The NFC West is awesome. #49ers

So Gus Bradley to either Titans or Cards as DC. Mike LaFleur to Cards as HC. Morris to 49ers as DC. It's the all-Kyle NFC West. #49ers

I think the best thing about the #49ers hiring Morris is that he's proven to be adaptable and not dogmatic in his schematic tendencies and ability to put players in good situations, some things I've been critical of the #49ers for in the past.

Buuut also pretty intrigued to see what assistants show up in #49ers land now too. This could be really fun. And does Bradley stay on too as a senior voice? Doesn't seem completely impossible.

Morris would've been my 2nd choice. Intrigued to see if Woods comes along as an assistant, given prior #49ers ties and Bullocks' seeming departure.

Man, I'm fired up at getting Raheem Morris. Gonna be a whole new world next year. He's scheme-agnostic, a players coach, and has a proven track record. Can't damn wait. #49ers

Raheem Morris it is. Love that for our younger guys, love his track record, let's do it now. Get after it! #49ers

Letting Sesko score should be grounds to close your club down imo

You wonder how these guys feel dealing with crackpots who believe in these sorts of things. #49ers

Seems a bizarre decision this late into January for me for the Vikes, but what do I know? You'd hope they've lined someone up, but it's literally the start of draft season...

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, another ex #49ers exec out of a GM job, joining Ran Carthon (Titans 2023-2025) and Martin Mayhew (shunted aside in Washington for another Niner guy, Adam Peters, retired 2025). Tough ol' world, the NFL... As an aside, current FO exec Josh Williams appears to be staying.

So, Joe Woods, Gus Bradley and Raheem Morris interviewed. Paves the way for a hire, Rooney Rule satisfied.Three good coaches. Woods has been with us before of course, in 2019, the DBs seemed to take well to him. Wonder if he comes in as an assistant now Bullocks has left. Still want Schwartz. #49ers

Wow, Labour wants no support from anyone ever

Interesting. A change in philosophy ahead? #49ers

All he needs to do now is mention Joan from Payroll and fart #49ers

Missed this one going up earlier this week: Is it time for the #49ers to go All-In? If so, this free agent could make them party like it's 1994... For Niner Noise: ninernoise.com/free-agent-s... #fttb

Football. Bloody hell.

Want a primer for the #49ers offseason? Good, I've got one. - Our needs aren't always where you think they are - More on the DC search (with little to say...) - One player whose star is ascending going into 2026. All that and more on Sidelinr Sports: www.sidelinrsports.com/post/san-fra... #fttb

Hall is one of my list of potential FA targets for the NIners. I stand steadfast that DT is one of our bigger needs this offseason - you'll find out why when my column's up #49ers

I have a headache and a column to file, please, please, get off my lawn. And stay hydrated, cos I'm pretty sure that's why I've got a headache.

And get off my lawn.

But I reckon there are a ton of NFL franchises who would trade rosters and situations with us. Enough with the goddamn whining.

Kyle and Lynch took over a completely lost franchise in 2017. Since then, we've had two Super Bowl appearances and two NFC Championship appearances, as well as what happened this year. It's not a bad return. It'll likely never be seen as the best til they win the big one...

And that's it. If nothing else matters, that's why Singletary's 'I want winners' press conference gets dumber by the year. You can only have so many 'winnaz'. Especially in coaching.

Perhaps it comes from being British and following other sports where there's multiple trophies, but I don't think people grasp how hard it is to win a Super Bowl. it took Andy Reid twenty-one years to win one, and now he's got multiple. There's 1/32 'winners' in the NFL each year.

Could they have done better in certain picks or at certain spots? Absolutely, but you can say that for almost any team in the league, for crying out loud.

I'd like to see more team speed. I'd like to see a healthier roster. I'd like to see some investment in the OL. I'd like to see a safety that isn't a dumb hitter. But drafted badly? Cmon now. The majority of our starting lineup are draft investments from the Lynch/Shanahan tenure.

That isn't to say there aren't issues, but I'm actively not engaging with people who tell me how bad Kyle is or how bad our drafting is. Neither are true and it's pretty obvious if you know how to read, analyse, and watch the game. #49ers

I can't articulate it well enough, or I'd write it down properly, but I absolutely refuse to engage in this #49ers doomerism that seems to be taking hold here and elsewhere. We've just had a fun season with a young defensive core, came within a game of the #1 seed, and won a playoff game.