🤩 Two wins from two in the Vertu Trophy! ⌚️ FT | 🔴 3-0 🔵

I know it's only their u-21s, but on behalf of my 88 year old, Lincoln-supporting dad. #LCFC #MUFC

Fwiw, I thought DCL put in a real shift yesterday. Never gonna be a deadly finisher, but he's a great outlet for this team. Gudmundson looks good enough, son, from day one and Bogle is doing the work of two men on the right. Not completely sold on Stach or Ofakur yet, but hopefully they'll improve.

Age yourself with a film you saw at the cinema as a kid

Sam Allardyce getting tackled by some stray bog roll in the penalty area. This is the football I fell in love with #BigMatchRevisited

Good of Kris Kristofferson to drop in to the Big Match studio. #ITV4

We gave them too much space (respect?) in the first half and made it easy for them to slice through us. And yet we had the chances in front of goal. Equaliser before HT was vital. Second half we got more on the front foot and forced the lead. But probably needed earlier subs to hold on. Hey ho #lufc

For the sake of two naive fouls, conceding free kicks in dangerous places, we could have won that quite comfortably. Which is incredible really. We will have to fight and scrap for everything this season, but looks like that's what we're geared up to do. #lufc

I'm watching the Railway Children for the billionth time, on BBC4. I always say that the 2012 Olympics were the highpoint of British civilization, but this 1970 masterpiece runs it close.

I'm watching the M*A*S*H finale, nearly 40 years after first watching it. Still convinced it's one of the greatest pieces of television ever made. #MASH

If you're listening to Radio Five, that story just now of the mobile phone going off in the Anne Frank House museum, with a ringtone of Sham 69's "Hurry Up Harry", was my wife.

What movie do you consider perfect?

World 4x4 seemingly taking place in a car wash.

Never mind a royal banquet, this is the real food of kings. Get Don to Donny. There's even a pie in there somewhere. @jslovechild.bsky.social

At The Highland Laddie, drinking Semer Water. Couldn't be more artisan if you had to hand carve your own pint.

You know what it reminded me of? The flip side of Dominick Hide.

25 years ago. Speed &Batty on the cake. #LUFC #NUFC That year we went to the San Siro and Bernabeu together. On our 10th anniversary we went to Macclesfield v Stockport. On our 15th, West Brom v Southampton. Our 20th, Plymouth v Gillingham. This year, Berwick Rangers v Gala Fairydean.

@wsc.co.uk Anarchy alive and kicking in Berwick today. The local team not so much. Berwick Rangers 2 Gala Fairydean 3.

Feels a bit like we've done an Ipswich - spent £100m on a lot of players without necessarily bringing in the necessary quality to win games. I don't know if we genuinely could have attracted serious quality (a couple of £25-30m players, and 3-4 £10m, say) but we are where we are. #lufc #KeepFighting

James Milner is remarkable. Since him becoming a Premier League regular with #lufc we've been relegated, had 16 years in the wilderness, got promoted, got relegated, got promoted again... And he's still going. *Hat tip*

Mr C from the Shamen (aka Richard West) has always been a Chelsea fan - this just looks like him manifesting himself into a player signing scenario. "Chelseas are good " etc. #FeverDream

Very encouraging performance from #lufc this evening. That may be the weakest XI Howe puts out in the League this season but we limited them to very few clear chances with an exceptionally hard working performance. Players will take heart from knowing they can do that. Just need a goal threat now.

Looking knackered in central midfield now #lufc

@mrdavidnwood.bsky.social thinking of you and Paul, from afar.

Distinct lack of quality, but not been over-run, which after Arsenal feels like a massive positive. If we could actually pass it accurately in the final third we might create a chance... #lufc

Y Karnt Tori sing? #totp

In around 24 hours I’m asking all #lufc fans to join in a minute’s applause in the 49th minute for my brother who died suddenly on 17 august aged just 49. It would mean a great deal to myself & Paul’s family & friends if we can make this happen. Please share if possible

You'd kinda hope Ivan Toney might want to come back to the EPL by now... Although I guess he'll be on a gazillion pounds per week and rate himself a CL level player. Had also wondered if we might go for any of Chelsea's surplus forwards... But I guess I'm an idiot. Billy Paynter, come on down #lufc

Hi everyone, this will be in tomorrow’s YEP @yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk please continue to share to ensure that this happens during Saturday’s game. Thank you all in advance #lufc 💙💛🤍 www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/footba...

Pretty in pink. Cheers then. #lufc

Gone fishing #mufc

*frantically presses imaginary buzzer* #pcl #mastermind

Hi everyone I'm here to ask for a little help on this request My best mate @mrdavidnwood.bsky.social lost his brother suddenly last week aged 49. They went to the games together and with this in mind he wanted to see if people would join him in a round of applause on the 49 min at the Newcastle game

League position still decent. Looking forward to us staying up, with a goal difference of -75 #lufc

Yes this second half has been a bit deflating. But we used to routinely get boshed 4-0, home and away, by Arsenal in the Henry era (and last time in the Prem). Nothing new in this. Toughen up. Move on. #lufc

The lad in the QPR shirt is now looking a bit more chipper. The Arsenal fans are bored. I'm just thinking #lufc have to get to grips with the pace of the game, which includes crossing it when you get the chance.

In a pub full of Arsenal fans. (Plus one lad rather heroically wearing a WPR away shirt). They didn't bother cheering the first goal, it was so run of the mill. #RealityCheck #lufc

Having wrung our hands, we were actually starting to hold our own a bit prior to their goal. If Struijk had put his header either side of their keeper, we'd have been one up and that might have been interesting. Won't get 15+ chances each game against these teams, need to be ruthless. #insight #lufc

That 20 seconds shows the gap between 100 points in the Championship and playing a CL challenger. Hey ho. #lufc

Spend all summer worrying about being over-run by teams full of technically gifted superstars and then... pft. Undone by a goal straight out of the Billy Whitehurst 1986; playbook. Harrumph. #lufc

Congratulations to Lincoln City, who led for 96 minutes today and still didn't win 🤔

My hot take on last night's #lufc match: Everton were poor. We did everything you could reasonably expect from this squad, and more. We tired and could have been punished - I expect most PL teams to carry much greater threat than the toothless Toffees. Whoever decided to close the M621 needs help.

Thoughts with absent friends and those we have lost too. #lufc

UNITED ARE BACK #LUFC

The old and the new. But mainly the old. My 46th (47th?) season of coming to games here. What fun, what trauma, what excitement, what misery does this one have in store? Come on Leeds! #lufc

FWIW, and acknowledging that I know more or less nothing about modern football, we probably need mid-30s points to stay up. So, 9 wins & 9 draws, or 8 wins & 10/11 draws would give you a good chance. So, we can afford to lose half our matches. As long as we win enough of the others. #lufc #insight

Weller and Welsh have been important components of my cultural landscape for 45+ and 30 years respectively. I keep buying their new product and on the whole keep enjoying it. Bought these two on a rare trip into the city centre on Friday. El Dorado has a beguiling Appalachian vibe - I quite like it.

#lufc Appearances (including subs) by currently registered players: Byram 219 Meslier 215 Harrison 206 Bamford 205 Struijk 159 James 123 Gnonto 118 Rodon 98 Piroe 97 Aaronson 87 Ampadu 86 Gruev 60.