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I like to write about sport occasionally; mainly #F1 ๐ŸŽ๏ธ & #NUFC โšฝ๏ธ Checkout my FREE substack publications: 'The Overtake' #Formula1 - https://theovertake.substack.com 'View From The Gallowgate' #NewcastleUnited - https://ismith.substack.com

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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.

Hereโ€™s an โ€œinfluencer from Texasโ€

21.11.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27942    ๐Ÿ” 8068    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1160    ๐Ÿ“Œ 819

Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only โ€˜defenceโ€™ becomes: โ€œYes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didnโ€™t need bribes to do it.โ€
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.

22.11.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4053    ๐Ÿ” 1266    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 177    ๐Ÿ“Œ 46
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spot on

14.11.2025 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 840    ๐Ÿ” 236    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

How are we living in a world where this kind of blatant lying is just accepted as ok? Itโ€™s gross.

14.11.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.

14.11.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26624    ๐Ÿ” 8949    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 883    ๐Ÿ“Œ 410
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The truth about impartiality at the BBC And the hysteria of the current "crisis"

The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.

New piece from me.

open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

10.11.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2063    ๐Ÿ” 717    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 143    ๐Ÿ“Œ 163

Thereโ€™s hope yet.

29.10.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Love this, love my City.

#HighParkStreet #Liverpool

29.10.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3354    ๐Ÿ” 515    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

Itโ€™s honestly a complete joke. So annoyed right now

26.10.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No further action on Verstappen. The sport is totally bent. Honestly not sure, after 31 years of watching, how much more I can keep doing this. All the talking heads just cream themselves over his โ€˜aggressiveโ€™ style without ever condemning him for being over the line. Itโ€™s pathetic.

26.10.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And none of them handed to him. Itโ€™s outrageous

26.10.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So once again, Verstappen just not going to get looked at at all for creaming into the side of someone on his way past while Hamilton gets a 10s penalty. Ludicrous!!

#MexicanGP #F1

26.10.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Verstappen can continue to use other cars as brakes but when another driver cuts a corner because theyโ€™re squeezed off itโ€™s a penalty #f1 #skyf1

26.10.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just makes me like the sport a bit less. So frustrating. And nothing seem to have been mentioned by the commentators too.

26.10.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And now a 10sec penalty. Itโ€™s ridiculous when max and Charles have had nothing for their lap 1 driving. Just ridiculous

26.10.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is Max now under investigation? I thought I heard he was but not sure. Just donโ€™t get how he can get away with what he does.

26.10.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Verstappen is now under investigation for lap 1. But the fact remains that if there wasnโ€™t a huge run off, heโ€™d have fallen to the back the way he went onto turn 1.

26.10.2025 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

So Hamilton under investigation for using escape road, but Verstappen doing it on lap 1 is ok? Just ridiculous how much impunity Verstappen has. #F1

26.10.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely pathetic by Gabriel.

28.09.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah definitely, I agree. It will be a hard 2nd half, just need to hope our defence remains strong. Ideally grab a 2nd goal. But weโ€™ll see.

28.09.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If NUFC do go on and win this match weโ€™ll never hear the end of that goal from Arteta and a section of Arsenal fans - just like they still go on about the ball over the line from a couple of years back.

28.09.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gabriel needs to stop crying. Minimal contact and he went down like a pack of cards. Pathetic. #NUFC

28.09.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a comeback win for the #Eagles. And what a way to win it too! Blocked field goal and return for a TD. Nice to see them win against the Rams too.

21.09.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

aka Charlie Sheen.

I remember back in the early days of Twitter the whole Charlie Sheen โ€˜winningโ€™ and โ€˜tiger bloodโ€™ stuff and him getting fired from Two and a Half Men.

But oh my days, I did not realise how messed up that dude was at that time.

How is he still living? #charliesheen

19.09.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely love Only Murders. Always great when thereโ€™s a new series. Weโ€™re going to wait until theyโ€™re all out and then binge watch the series I think. Enjoy though!

10.09.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you aren't watching Channel 5's NFL coverage you're missing out on Partridge levels of cringe. Every time the play stops it cuts to a studio where Dermot O'Leary hosts the cheapest American football-themed game show you've ever seen. Bucking broncos and everything

07.09.2025 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.

Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.

That, right there, is the problem.

05.09.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3781    ๐Ÿ” 1708    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 116    ๐Ÿ“Œ 65

Farage dodged parliament, went to the US, slagged off the UK, lied to Congress, grifted for donations and hoped to persuade the US to punish us for the Online Safety Act. And got his arse handed back to him.
Youโ€™d think our โ€˜patrioticโ€™ media would go nuts. But no. Some quiet mumbling. Beyond feeble.

04.09.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4634    ๐Ÿ” 1469    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 218    ๐Ÿ“Œ 66

Ahh ok thanks for the explanation - so ยฃ125m fee but NUFC 'saves' ยฃ5m making the deal in total ยฃ130m.

01.09.2025 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for realising that ยฃ150m was never going to be the price in negotiations. I've always thought get to ยฃ130m and the club would do the deal. What is the solidarity payment about - I've not been able to track all this today at work?!

01.09.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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