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Sports Presenter/Reporter/Commentator. Born in N.Ireland, without a full complement of limbs. Enjoys a quiz. Enquiries: [email protected]
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It’s that time of year when football kit manufacturers come out with the most ludicrous descriptions of their wares. “A subtle pattern that hints at the industrial heritage of (insert club)…”

Happy days.

There will be some Liverpool fans who sang ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ before today’s match and then booed Trent Alexander-Arnold during it. Embarrassing.

Why is no-one mentioning Daniel Munoz as a potential Liverpool replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold?

I genuinely don't know how to process this. It seems unthinkable that deliberate, calculated mass starvation is just... happening. In full view. It's impossible and yet real.

The cafe I’m in is playing what sounds like a compilation album of the music played on 90s gameshows when a contestant was shown the range of prizes they could choose from.

How can any Liverpool fan be angry with Trent Alexander-Arnold? It’s mind-boggling.

Hear me out. I feel like one of the reasons the World Snooker Championship feels special is that the main match camera looks down at a steeper angle than at most ranking events (which also means no ads visible).

This kind of bureaucratic shite makes me angrier than pretty much anything else. Decent people trying to live through a tough situation and yet zero common sense/empathy is shown to them.

so it turns out I do believe in love at first sight

On an already big day for Reading FC, a huge boost as the long-awaited sale of the club to American Rob Couhig is finally confirmed and the inglorious reign of Dai Yongge is over. I’m at Reading vs Barnsley for BBC Final Score and 5 Live. #bbcfootball

Gave Genius Game a go last night but the fact that David Tennant is just on a screen (and presumably all of his lines are pre-recorded weeks later?) is such a major flaw that it was difficult to get over. Imagine The Traitors but Claudia isn’t actually there with the contestants.

It occurs to me that women have a summer wardrobe while men in the main just have fewer layers.

The band and the song two of the best things I was introduced to by my Dad. Listened to it full blast just the other day. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

As Liverpool win the Premier League for the second time, they complete the opening of a quite remarkable sequence, 33 years in the making. #Fibonacci

Can we stop using the silly magnified roving camera? Produces just as many out of focus moments as great shots when used in live coverage.

Anyone got a 60w MagSafe 2 power adapter?

The Tottenham Hotspur DJ is fantastic. ‘We Come One’ by Faithless on at the moment. And he/she has introduced me to ‘Strong’ by London Grammar which is played as a sort of chill-out warm-up number as fans begin to come into the stadium.

Can you imagine if Trent Alexander-Arnold had revealed a Real Madrid shirt under his Liverpool one?!

Nice day for it. Updated from Brentford vs Brighton on BBC Final Score. #bbcfootball

Do the Masters committee have perfectly fitting green jackets ready for all the players in the field, just in case? Or prepare some on the Sunday for the top, say, 20 players? I assume measurements are just sent in, rather than fittings.

Jacob Murphy heading that way too.

Harvey Barnes should be an England regular.

This a million times over (but about people of all ages)

Maybe it’s tiredness but I’m disproportionately enjoying the fact that I typed Buckinghamshite into my phone instead of Buckinghamshire.

Rory McIlroy, the US Masters and what makes great sport. (Hint: it's not brevity, gimmicks or blasts of music). jonawils.substack.com/p/mcilroy-th...

One big drawback of Bluesky over X (which is a real shame) is that there isn’t anything like the watchalong factor when big sporting events are happening. Not much #Masters chat on here. X awash with it.

Has anyone ever won the #Masters despite hitting at least three double bogeys in the tournament?

Genuinely extraordinary from Rory McIlroy. One of GB & Ireland’s greatest ever sportspeople.

Little #Masters tip for you: sing Ludvig Aberg’s name to the tune of ‘Auberge’ by Chris Rea.

Sergio Garcia’s outfit is, erm…

Three sleeps until the Butler Cabin.

I’m determined to go to the #Masters at Augusta one day. But for now, this will do. At Lavender Park Golf Club

I’ve plumped for Aberg, Zalatoris and Cam Smith. #Masters #Augusta

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Mad that Mo Salah can have such a ludicrous number of goals & assists and yet also still be capable of going missing for a run of matches.

So…I’m not going to say her name or share her video, but a well-known lunatic and purveyor of hate has filmed herself, for no obvious reason, mocking and criticising people with upper limb difference. (1/3)

Luke Donald pinning the ‘weak beef’ comments up on the walls of the Team Europe locker room. #RyderCup

Can’t wait for the Ryder Cup commentators to refer to ‘high-tariff shots’