Ian Thomson

Said there was no evidence of Uighurs being mistreated.

Is that a school for cowboys?

Woah! I came full circle today. This was tonight’s reading.

I’m just waiting to see who emerges as the Lee Saracen figure once Buzz gets bumped.

Nobody needs to buy them. Heck… nobody needs to waste a second of their life watching it on TV either. #franchiseball

Might have to check this one out. Just finished another of his books.

MLS announces sold-out crowds across the board based on “tickets distributed.”

Good man. I think I was out two months earlier with full deactivation. I don’t understand the “stopped using it, but I log back in occasionally just to check” folks.

Reminds me of the time I flew out of Leicester and saw merchandise commemorating Mercantile Credit Classic semi-finalist Willie Thorne…

Glad that’s one Happy Ending.

Yeah, but the xG was amazing!

But you are right in that it’s not a great look for MLS when someone being touted as one of its greatest coaches puts together the worst 8-game run in Celtic’s history at a time when they have 5-20x larger budget than all but one domestic opponent because of a calamitous series of decisions.

Well.. Celtic, not me. And it’s not so much been purchased as been cemented by bigger clubs capturing the bulk of broadcast revenue over the past 35 years. All of which should make it far easier for any mediocre manager to win at Celtic. (See Wim Jansen, John Barnes, Neil Lennon, Ronny Deila).

In the last decade, Celtic have won 9 league titles plus 14 domestic cups. Their budget is 5-20 times larger than all but one of their domestic rivals. They didn’t need to build a winning system. They had one… until 33 days ago.

Perfect cyclocross conditions.

French football man,
This is your last game,
We’re not some MLS franchise…

MLS operates in a bubble. It’s possible for someone to step out of it and find success, but it’s a long shot given the chasm in intensity between “sports-entertainment” and what the rest of the world plays.

Why do so many people not realize that the job of a manager is quite simply to get the best results based on the resources at their disposal?

Brutal… 😂 😂 😂

“As long as we make playoffs…”

No need to confiscate them. People simply need to stop playing them.

Without the healthcare.

Omar El Akkad’s book is essential reading in these times. 👍

Not surprised.

You say in jest… but I’ll never forget one former MLS writer Tweeting that he thought he had, in some way, helped David Beckham to win MLS Cup with the LA Galaxy. 🙈

It’s a sports-entertainment vehicle operating entirely outside the global football ecosystem. Season doesn’t matter until playoffs. Just a bunch of inter-departmental exhibition games. Not to say someone can’t leave it and be successful elsewhere, but it’s a long shot given the step-up in intensity.

Just because I haven’t watched fitba in a decade doesn’t mean I’m not sneaking a look at the BBC website to see how the “greatest coach in MLS history” got on at Tannadice tonight. 😂 😂 😂

Anger at Lionel Messi 'GOAT' India tour as fans throw chairs and bottles at stadium event The Inter Miami and Argentina forward is in India for a tour, taking in events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.

“Hitesh flew nearly 1,900 kilometres from the south Indian city of Bengaluru.”

By contrast, I wouldn’t cross the living room if this tax-dodging, image-laundering tool pitched up at my front door carrying my pizza delivery.

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BBC Scotland’s Off The Ball show has a weekly segment where they provide an answer and listeners submit the question. Recent answer was 62,046. One suggested question was “How many Tweets will I have to delete to be able to watch Scotland play in the World Cup?”

Old Bay is very popular down here in the Lowcountry.