Daniel Levy from 2001 to 2017 was, for me unquestionably, one of the best chairmen in football. Ran Spurs exactly the way a football club of that size ought to have been. 2018 to present a different story and it’s, belatedly, the right time for change. Foundations are all there.

Trafford puts his knee though Kudus’ chest Beglin:Kudus trying to buy a foul He’s watching different vision to the rest of us

The clearest picture of corporate greed in this country is CEO-to-worker pay ratios. At the 100 lowest-paying major US companies, CEO pay averaged $17.2M in 2024. Median worker pay at these companies was just $35,570. That’s a ratio of 632 to 1. How can anyone defend this?

So if this piece on the Pentagon review of AUKUS is accurate, the choice to be presented to Australia is either: do you want to be shaken down for more billions in cash with no guarantee of refunds if the subs don't come, or do you want to shred your sovereignty? www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

This by @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social's Max Kaiser is absolutely on point.

If the cost of AUKUS is our sovereignty to make a decision about whether to go to war with China, it is too high. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Here’s the bottom line for what’s going on with Grok - if the owner of the website is putting his thumb on the scale hard enough for the chatbot to turn into Goebbels, you should be deeply concerned about what he’s doing to the algorithm that you can’t so easily see, and what it’s doing to you

Trump is threatening 200% tariffs on Australia's 3rd biggest export, pharmaceuticals. US big pharma hates our PBS – it buys medicine cheap & passes savings to Australians. Aus Gov can look after Australians by standing firm & not subjecting us to US prices. australiainstitute.org.au/post/our-pbs...

'Vacations.' The word is 'vacations.'

One of FIFA’s biggest mistakes (which isn’t surprising considering their inherent sexism) is not launching the women’s Club World Cup first. It’s actually desired and would be so well received, which would have laid the blueprint for the men and given FIFA proof of concept to sell.

Insights from @martinflanagan.bsky.social The unique genius of The Stadium is that it has alienated so many footy followers. www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/i-...

Ange Postecoglou's statement about winning things in his second season was bold before tonight. Now those words are immortal.

First AFC manager to win a European title Got Sonny his chip Caused interest in Japanese players to skyrocket after bringing Kyogo, Daizen and Reo to Celtic Ange has done so much for the Asian game and he's got plenty of seasons left in the tank.

Three key stats from Tottenham's performance tonight: ▪️ Three shots ▪️ 27.7% possession ▪️ 115 completed passes Oh, and one Europa League trophy.

Or the sight of Postecoglou with the trophy. He must be feeling a level of vindication never registered in human beings before.

He came, he was scorned, he conquered.

Brennan Johnson on Ange Postecoglou: "If there was ever a time for a mic drop I think it's now."

I was given this mug for Xmas, supped from it at half time. 2 cups this season 😁

Ange Postecoglou said he always wins something in his second season. He is a man of his word. Tottenham have beaten Manchester United 1-0. They have won the Europa League. Their 17-year trophy drought is 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.

Walking on air

How on earth does Kudus avoid a yellow for tunnelling Spence. Such cowardly refereeing #WHUTOT

London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥

I’ve just sent the following email to the Melbourne Victory Football Club in response to their handling of the Pride Cup on Saturday. I also CCd Caroline Carnegie.

Analysis in @espnaustralia.bsky.social; Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Especially when you’ve made a bad deal. Case in point, in the space of a week, Melbourne Victory has gone from minority owner 777 Partners to minority owner Tony Bloom. 🔗: www.espn.com.au/soccer/story... .

Less confidence about a penalty than I can remember and Son does that. Chapeaux Sonny #TOTBOU

So red cards for a follow through are just a Romero thing. That from Cook was higher and later and he got less on the ball than Romero’s #TOTBOU

Bentancur getting a yellow and Kluivert not in the space of a minute there really does defy any logic #TOTBOU

Scott Morrison’s unilateral decision to cancel Australia’s French submarine contract to pursue AUKUS will surely go down as one of the worst political decisions in Australia’s history #auspol

Zelensky is a wartime leader watching his people suffer and die under Russian attacks every day. To be lectured and lied to by Trump and Vance, as they defend the war criminal dictator committing these atrocities, is unimaginable agony. An everlasting shame for America.

Just another manifestation of the sad Eurocentric view in football. Not to go on and on about it, but it’s an underlying theme in perceptions of Ange: that it doesn’t matter much that he won an Asian Cup, because it’s ‘lesser’, so it’s presumably easier. Doesn’t matter that he won the J1.

Vance visiting Dachau and then meeting w the AfD and urging German politicians to welcome them into government is a "gotta hear both sides" for the ages.

Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.

Donald Trump has broken ‘what was left of international law’ – @emmashortis.bsky.social live.australiainstitute.org.au

Tina Brown in fine fettle too on Substack, assessing Rupert’s moral legacy: “In his seven decades of global media power, Murdoch has degraded journalism on three continents and given us a president who has made transactional cynicism the new normal.” But, yeah, let’s bemoan a t-shirt Albo.

What is it about English cricketers and wandering out of their crease before play is dead? newsapp.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

If that’s not recklessly endangering the safety of your opponent, what is? #EVETOT

Stuart Atwell really is a pretty poor referee. He couldn’t have been in a better position to see that deflection for a corner and still Managed to miss it

Wrote up just how bad I think Tottenham's luck has been this season having nothing to do with injuries. wertwhile.substack.com/p/ange-and-t...

Spurs' last six wins have been against: Man City, Aston Villa, Man City, Saints, Man United, Liverpool.

Tottenham you stupid, beautiful, ridiculous, crazy, frustrating, wonderful thing, you. I hate you but I can’t not love you. #TOTLIV

Can someone please explain why all those commentators and politicians who keep talking about AUKUS being needed to uphold the “rules-based international order” are silent about Trump’s threats to invade Greenland and Panama?

Accused by a whistleblower of covering up an oil spill that killed dolphins and sea snakes, Santos get fined just $10k 🤯 Santos spends up to $US3.3m per year on a private jet for their executives so I don’t think AUD10k is going to hurt them. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

Yup. I once met the man who ran the marketing campaign against the mining tax, who boasted that for $21 million expenditure, the mining industry had been spared tens of billions, HUNDREDS of billions of dollars of paying their dues to the people of Australia. #auspol

Australia v India Fourth Test, Day Five Report Card Featuring yoga Tests, questioning Pat Cummins, Rishabh Pantics, comically squeezing through doors, snickos! and not needing the new ball #AUSvIND 🏏 newsletter.liebcricket.com/p/australia-...

A ‘Joel, you need to change your decision’ t-shirt, please. #AUSvIND 🏏

The batting decisions of Washington Sundar possibly the most unfathomable I have seen in a test. Exposing all 3 of the tailenders without even attempting to farm the strike 🤯 #AUSvIND

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These two must’ve been up all night, schooled on running between the wickets by Virat #AUSvIND 🏏

All set for Day 2

So Kohli’s penalty is the same as Head/Siraj telling each other to fuck off. Pissweak doesn’t quite cover it #AUSvIND