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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 14h

Now that I have endured almost two full episodes, I can safely conclude that The Wargame on Sky is predictably terrible and deeply, deeply cringe. Everyone involved should be banned from public life indefinitely.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lord Pannick is finished, by the way. His reputation lies in tatters. A complete fraud, exposed. He will simply have to suffer the UAE equivalent of Siberian exile for the rest of his sorry existence.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As a man who once stayed in the away end until the final whistle as Aberdeen lost 9-0 at Celtic Park, I walked out at 2-0 tonight and was more or less back in Glasgow city centre by full-time. An oddly liberating experience.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Already feels like we could be in damage limitation territory here. Monumentally stupid decision to make the foul. It’s going to be a very long night.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Really tempted to become a Man City truther. Defend them to hilt. Claim it's all a stitch up. Start sending them deranged love letters when they're sent to prison.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I do think Burnham will be kicking himself for not including a bit of blue for the dads. Rookie error, really. Always next time.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I do think an underrated part of why Burnham presents better than Starmer is in his voice and persona - and I think that played a role in why people were *so* anti-Starmer by the end. Starmer had vibes of a civil servant overseeing managed decline, all while being like: 'Nothing I can do - sorry!'

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just audibly said "Oh, fuck off" on the train at Spurs at Hillsborough being a Level 3 on today’s Happy Hunting Grounds.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just impossible to be even slightly positive about any policy proposals now, even ones I think sound fairly sensible, because I go on Bluesky and someone whose opinions I respect has, within thirty seconds of the announcement, produced a 4000-word Substack about why it is the worst idea of all time.

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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 27/04/2023

most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Glasgow isn't short of good restaurants, but Sarti on Bath Street is really great. Never once had anything other than an excellent meal there. Lovely little place.

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British Voter @britishvoter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm an Asian Muslim woman from North West Cambridgeshire, in my thirties. In 2024 I didn't vote. Today I wouldn't either, but I'm a Reform supporter.

Voter card. A map of England with a dot on North West Cambridgeshire. About them, in their words: My landlord is the council. I've had to borrow money for essentials this year. I'm not doing paid work right now. My secondary school was a private one. My family could lend me less than £5,000 towards a house if I needed it. I count myself as middle class. News habits: I keep half an eye on politics. Her views, from her survey answers, in four speech bubbles: Zack Polanski is the leader I've most time for, Ed Davey the one I've least time for. Immigration is getting a little lower. Too many of our public services are being run by private companies. Robots and AI doing more of the work would be good for me personally. Where they sit on the BES 0 to 10 value scales: economic, left to right, 4 out of 10, within the middle half of voters; social, liberal to authoritarian, 7 out of 10, within the middle half of voters.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A classic episode of Peep Show, but Mark's incompetence at managing to dispose of the dead dog does grate on me. Jeremy, sure, I can sort of accept that (although still a bit of a stretch, given the sheer number of viable options), but not Mark, for all his many shortcomings.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Maybe being the bitter Scot, and I acknowledge how good Spain undoubtedly are, but think the Matterface and Dixon assessment of that England performance is extremely generous.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Seeing people ask: 'Is Succession really *that* good?' in response to it ranking fourth on the NYT list. The answer is yes, it is, and if anything it could be higher than that.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When he retires from playing and goes into coaching, Bruno Fernandes will only be permitted to be employed at clubs where he has to fit his work around the ego and limitations of Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oh, of course Simon Jordan has called the proposal to let football fans drink in view of the pitch "virtue signalling". He really is the thick person's idea of a clever person. Well, he's Simon Jordan's idea of a clever person, but same difference.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"On today's Grand Designs, Hugo, who has no project management experience, has taken extended leave from his job in the City to manage the project himself. He and his partner Florence, who is pregnant, are moving into a caravan while the build is ongoing, and this is also where Hugo will work from."

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You: 'So, don't make it obvious, but the table behind us...' Your mate:

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It just breaks my heart listening to Neil on #70Up. Impossible not to want the best for him, but ultimately a tragic tale. Almost too self-aware for his own good. I desperately hope he finds contentment in later life, whatever that looks like for him.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There is a type of person online, usually a man, who is absolutely convinced that we all need to know that they don't think Zendaya is that good looking, actually. Absolute mystery as to why they always pick her, the bad weirdos.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Rather than banning Tonda Eckert, I think the FA should subject him to a scarlet letter punishment on the touchline for every Southampton game this season. Just have him standing there like Larry on Curb:

Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm, wearing a sign reading: 'I steal forks from restaurants'

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Would be a class thing to add your mates to for a laugh, like when you have to input an email address for public WiFi.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yep. A not-insignificant chunk of the media across the UK have developed an unhealthy obsession with people having the flexibility to work from home. If it works for both parties and outcomes aren't negatively impacted, why should I care one jot where they are working from? Get a life, please!

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Incredible work from Martin O'Neill:

Right now, do you feel that you still do have that energy and desire to keep going?
I'll have a look, yeah. I wish I was your age.
I do, genuinely. You look up at me and, how old are you again?
24.
Oh, you're a child. I honestly wish I was 24 again. There's nothing great about getting old. I promise you that.
Mick Jagger told me that. He didn't tell me directly. I didn't speak to Mick Jagger. I've never spoken to Mick Jagger in my life. He wouldn't have a clue who I am. But at the end of the day, there isn't anything good about getting old.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So much of the ball for #WBA, but really struggled to progress it. Too much aimless meandering in the middle third. Styles not at LB a hindrance in build-up, and the Diakite/Molumby axis, for all its strengths without ball, is always going to be limited in this scenario. Haven't laid a glove, sadly.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A tough half for Albion, that. I understand wanting a possession-based game to take the sting out of it, but you still need to actually do stuff with the ball when you have it. Probably won't be able to rely on Max O'Leary being prime Iker Casillas for another 45 minutes.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

After that soporific draw with Kilmarnock at Pittodrie a fortnight ago, I would have bitten your hand off for a League Cup semi-final and four points from Fir Park and Easter Road. The run of games before Hampden will tell us more about this team, but have to pleased with a good week's work.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Goosebumps. For all its faults, Western Christian culture is still worth defending.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Brentford are so impressive and so well run that if I had to rank every current Premier League manager/head coach on ability, I would have absolutely no idea whether to place Keith Andrews first, twentieth, or anywhere else.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Seeing the usual suspects getting overexcited about Millwall v West Ham and the potential for trouble. But this is a guarantee: nothing will happen. Absolutely nothing. Maybe a few grown men get arrested for pavement dancing, but basically nothing. Hope that helps.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I dip in and out of Screen Rot, but Jake's story this week about visiting Morocco with, and being dumped in Morocco by, his university girlfriend might be one of the funniest things I have ever heard on a podcast.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

O'Neill ultimately has nobody to blame but himself for accepting the job and not walking off into the sunset, but Celtic showed they had absolutely no intention of being a serious football club when they offered it to him permanently. Askou was literally right there. Like, 'on your doorstep' there.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I can't believe it's only the middle of September and we're already at the 'This is Manchester United Football Club we're talking about here,' stage of the season. It comes around earlier every year.

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RDCK98 @comradekenobi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"The machine is smarter than me" is apparently Scottish Government policy now

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I am pleased to announce that I accepted an invitation to join Ed Sheeran in an advisory capacity last week. It has been a busy start, but I am already enjoying applying my expertise to Ed's work.

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Oxfordshire village of Piddington has fallen to the Russians. All roads to Piddington are now closed. This is not a drill. Repeat, this is not a drill.

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Gilles @gillesy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

You’re a Putney pusher

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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

That feels potentially significant for Aberdeen and Stephen Robinson. It is the sort of game that should suit a properly-functioning Robinson team - possession-based opposition, space for quick transitions - but it is a terrific result to follow the enormous effort of Saturday.

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