Andrew Fanko

Regulars will know that we publish a statspack for each game.
Using the Monte Carlo for each match we can create an xPoints model.
When you look at the 9 games in totality you can see the absolutely wild journey #lfc have taken to end up exactly where we deserve to be based on our performances

Pulp have been nominated for the Mercury Prize four times.

The second time, when they won for Different Class, Norma Waterson was also nominated.
The third time, Norma's daughter Eliza Carthy was nominated.
The fourth time, Eliza's dad, Norma's husband, Martin Carthy was nominated.

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

Why do we call it gaming addiction and not consoling ourselves

A thread of inspirational quotes from two of my idols: Kemi Badenoch and Ange Postecoglou

(uh-oh, I may have gotten some mixed up... or have I??)

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Would quite like Mo to stop kicking it into defenders’ legs for a bit

You start well in the game, and then several bad individual decisions within the space of 30 seconds and you’re behind. We’re not being outplayed here; far from it. But it’s hard to see us coming back and that’s not a pleasant feeling

Getting hooked at HT, I suspect

Yep, I distinctly remember Crouch getting dog’s abuse from the Palace fans

Lisbie?

The Reds were superb second half, there. Poor touches from Mo aside, we used the space and ball really well once they’d run themselves into the ground. Excellent defending, particularly of the penalty area, and hopefully that last 30 mins will kick Wirtz on

Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it

There is no doubt that LFC TV’s John Bradley was well within his rights to describe Ngumoha as a “boy wonder” after his winner. Debut, age, dramatic winner. Where would the line be drawn? Could a 21-year-old, someone with 100 apps or someone who scores off his backside be a “boy wonder”?

RASH GORDON

we've truly gone through a journey when everyone is so sick of pep making football boring and thrilled that a player is being fun again under david moyes.

A bittersweet listen for me. We have just lost a friend who would have absolutely devoured this, and I’m grateful to Juliet and Ed for making me smile today. Give it a listen. It promises to be an informative and funny journey through the last 30 years of British chart music

My firm “no bigots” policy is in place for #LFC & I think someone at the club should be made to explain why they think it’s ok to sign Marc Guehí. Don’t bother with any of your weak as shit excuses for him either. He has never written “Jesus 🖤 You” on the regular armband, so why the rainbow one?

Alexander Isak or Hugo Ekitike? Liverpool, Newcastle and Eintracht Frankfurt are locked in something of a triangle regarding two strikers. Which way should the Reds turn?

"The former Paris Saint-Germain man bettered Isak for both non-penalty xG and xG Assisted last season. That will count for a lot..."

Ekitike is a Red. I wrote about him last week, the paywall is now gone. Give it a read, tell your friends: www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/alexander-...

YouTube video by Liverpool FC Our lad from Portugal. Forever | Diogo Jota

Beautiful tribute video from LFC. Full love to whoever made it as it was hard enough to watch never mind put together ❤️

Difficult times for the "a hot cup of tea cools you down on a hot day" crowd, who are, and have always been, full of shit

As part of my new book on the Kennedy assassination, I’m writing a “Where were you?” chapter. I’m after interesting stories from people about what they were doing when they heard about the assassination. Reply here or DM me.

I realise most of you are ineligible, due to age, so RTs appreciated.

Just as it should be 😂

After 33 years of people (subconsciously, actively, desperately) wondering where the iconic commentary sample in the Gazzetta Football Italia title music came from....

Mad

#LFC per game defensive stats:
First 34 games
Shots 9.5
SOT 3.2
Big Chances 1.8
XGA 0.85
GA 0.94
3 dead rubbers
Shots 18.7 +97%
SOT 8 +150%
BC 3.7 +105%
XGA 2.62 +208%
GA 2.67 +184%

Me too!

Pope Leo spotted on the 2005 World Series broadcast

So it turns out my aunt is friends with the actress Pam Ferris, who famously played Miss Trunchbull in the 90s film of Matilda. I learnt this today when my daughter, whose name is Matilda, received an unexpected letter in the post, with a card attached from a very fearsome lady...

a lot of people crediting that goal to Raphinha but I know what you did last, Sommer

The Pentagon currently supporting Hegseth but you feel at any time they could do a 540 degree turn.