Andrew Crowe

@thetimes.com

“I too came from a poorish family,” says the 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, eldest son of Major-General Gilbert Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley and Marianna Letitia, Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley.

dude, your soda and your boots rock

holy shit lmao

People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.

DMA statement - Durham Miners Gala and Reform UK Reform UK have chosen to criticise us publicly for not inviting them to the Gala. They obviously don’t understand how this works, so we will explain...

Brilliant statement from the Durham Miners Association on why Reform is not welcome on the platform for the Durham Miners Gala
https://www.durhamminers.org/statement_durham_miners_gala_and_reform_uk

Newcastle's owners are paying out millions to their rivals - this is not normal The tentacles of state ownership leave their marks on almost everything

The Club World Cup $1bn, DAZN, Newcastle United and Saudi Arabia’s growing tentacles across world football.

None of this should be normalised. All of it is messy.

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Quite remarkable.

Sci-fi view of The Future: We'll all have flying cars and holidaying on Mars! Disease will be fixed with a quick blast from a Star Trek thingy!

The Actual Future:

On repeat.

29 years ago today:

No PR spin. No media savvy. No carefully chosen words. Just pure emotion in the midst of a gripping title race.

“You can tell him now, we are still fighting for this title. He’s got to go to Middlesbrough and get something.”

Only 1% of candidates can answer this

Bloody hell. REALLY?!

BBC here sounding like they're starting a WhatsApp group, going to get some cans in, maybe hire a minibus if enough interest?

white smoke emanates from a wetherspoons indicating that a new archbishop of banterbury has been appointed

good morning, found out about the news by waking up, opening WhatsApp and seeing that a friend had messaged "Oh my god JD Vance has Liz Trussed the pope"

Was a Premier League goal scored by an Ian?
05-06: No
06-07: Yes, Pearce.
07-08: No
08-09: Yes, Ashbee
09-10: No
10-11: Yes, Evatt
11-12: No
12-13: No
13-14: No
14-15: No
15-16: No
16-17: No
17-18: No
18-19: No
19-20: No
20-21: No
21-22: No
22-23: No
23-24: No
24-25: Yes, Maatsen

Old newspaper cutting: a photo of some people standing around for some reason, plus text: PETERBOROUGH STANDARD — Friday, April 18th, 1980 The memories live on CROWLAND’S Silver Jubilee committee was finally wound up on Thursday evening with a presentation ceremony at the library.. The Jubilee fund, described by chairman Frank Parnell as ‘one of the finest efforts in Lincolnshire’, fremony at the library. The Jubilee fund,. described by chairman Frank Parnet s ‘one remony atremony are sony at the library. The jubremony at the library. Tremony at remony at the library. Thrremony at tremony at the liremony at the libraremony at the library. Theremony at the library. The Jubilee fund, described by chairman, Frank Premony rremony at the remony aremony at the libremony atremony at tremony at the library. Tremorremony at the library.remony at the library. The Jubilee fund, described by chairman Frank Parnell as ‘one of the finest efforts in Lincolnshire’, fn he latched onto a through ball. Although be was hauled down by the keeper he still managed to stroke the ball home. But for the second week running Durant had to leave the field injured, this time suffering eye trouble. The winning goal was another 25-yard shot — again from Blackstones’ central defender — coming from their second chance of the game. Gary Cooper, recently signed from Old Boys, had a good debut.

Well, as I’m sure you all know, we mark something important today. Yes: happy 45th anniversary of the thrremony at tremony at the liremony at the libraremony to all who celebrate

Not the perfect performance tonight, but to secure playoffs with five games still to play is an incredible achievement, considering what happened last season.

Well done, Lads 👏

#SAFC

Today on It Was What It Was, we talk to David Corner, who for 40 years has been haunted by the error he made in the 1985 Milk Cup final.

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New knee, at last 🦵🩼

They can’t park the bus

The timing of this Dana Carvey Show ad was either the best or worst in TV History.
www.thepoke.com/2025/02/13/u...

It’s five years since Sean Dyche uttered these words of wisdom.

Words we should all abide by…

“CHRIS! CHRIS! DON’T BE A FUCKING DICKHEAD! FUCKING HELL, CHRIS!”

A letter from the new issue of Viz (in the shops today, as we said): "I wonder if Rod Hull ever used Emu to take hot stuff out of the oven. A Kelly, Brum."

A letter from the new issue (Viz 343) which is in the shops today. Sorry no refunds. shop.viz.co.uk/viz343bs

This is literally the funniesty thing ever written.

you have to say, that's marvellous...