untypicalboro.bsky.social
Multi-media tub-thumping tabloid rabble-rouser & ex-Gazette Boro writer. "The bitter and twisted rantings of a so-called journalist." Now does books. Opinions etc.
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Absolutely shocking if the journalist can stand it up.
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I’m guessing they won’t be raided though.
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Yes, and even Radio 1 is not really 'current.' There is not really a sound way to track what is hot on Spotify + YouTube + TikTok + other platforms. My kids listen to artists I've never heard of who have 10s of millions of streams/views.
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"The charts" hasn't meant anything since they scrapped Top of the Pops. That gave the concept of 'most sales' a physical expression and some cultural traction. Kids these days.
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Yes, it is a good read and probably a decent users' guide for Americans. There was a bit that went viral earlier this year with a US travel writer staggered at the democracy of the pub picnic, bags of crisps and nuts shared freely by the group.
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"Luckily my father had been at Eton with him..."
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It's a decent read for an audience who won't know the nuances of our august institutions.
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Sam Fender and the young George Best?
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Yes. A brilliant album. A great image #OnU
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Look at that press pack. I'm at the back somewhere. The snappers had their scrum first then retreated to the scran while the hacks had their go. I didn't ask any questions, I did a 'colour' bit.
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I’ll have mine somewhere.
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Nothing says 'normal healthy democracy' like tanks on the street of the capital and major cities under curfew and stinking of tear gas.
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The House at Poo Corner.
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Good, solid much needed Keynsian investment in infrastructure. A start to repair 14 years of decay. Not sexy or immediate though so they will need to work hard to sell it.
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So back to where it was before but only after a bigly bonfire of credibility, trust and political capital.
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She gets her briefing notes from Tufton Street.
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"If we stop testing there will be fewer cases."
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Nothing makes you more relaxed as a tourist as the sight armed military personnel skulking on street corners.
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It was deliberate. He was trying to put the willies up you. A Big Time Charlie power play.
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It was the day that some sources were claiming it was "a done deal." (And one other).
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I remember the Gazette crew doing an Under-21s game (the day Rio Ferdinand tried to murder @harveywahwah.bsky.social ) and we tried get a "Jonjo Shelvey, he's one of our own" chant going as there was a lot of speculation about him.
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Insider knowledge...
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It;s not just England. Top players are dealing with a ridiculous workload as the clubs, federations, UEFA & FIFA keep on adding more and more games. The human body can't cope with relentless physical demands.
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We went there with #Boro in the UEFA Cup. A lovely city. But very cold.