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Antony Noble

@antonynoble.bsky.social
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Protanomalous operational research analyst, ageing grassroots goalkeeper, Spurs fan, Nintendo geek. Kings Heath, Birmingham UK

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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Pedro Porro representing Spain in this Spurs kit from last season, also worn by Romero and I could have chosen either Argentina or Spain for the Big Match tonight - but after all the antics against England in the semi, I'm firmly in the Spanish camp! Viva España! #FootballShirtSelfie #WorldCup #COYS
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Wouldn't it be a great display of sporting integrity if the USMNT just refused to play Balogun for this match. #WorldCup
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Top #Belgium center back partnership Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld were amazing at the back for Spurs, in this Under Armour 2016/17 home shirt. A combined 551 matches for Spurs and 284 caps for the Red Devils make them pretty good in my book. #COYS #THFC #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Not gonna lie, I had this one marked down for the next round Germany match! But instead I'm making the connection to Jean-Pierre Papin, French ballon d'or winner and striker in 1991 and as worn for Bayern Munich. This one is for Les Bleus! #ViveLaFrance #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #BayernMunich
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's Norway tonight, represented by Steffen Iversen in this Kappa @spursofficial.bsky.social home kit from 2002/03! Iversen played 144 times for Spurs with 36 goals, and 79 times for Norway with 21 goals. Go Norway! ##WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #COYS #THFC
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Been waiting for this one - my all-time goalkeeping and goalscoring hero, who I modelled my game on - Jose Chilavert! Vamos Paraguay! #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #Paraguay
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A bit of a stretch this one, metaphorically as well as physically. This one from Steven Pienaar, who played 10 times for @spursoffical.bsky.social in this 2011/12 kit. He played 63 times for his country though, which is more impressive! #BafanaBafana #COYS #THFC #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
important thread!
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This Classic Euro 2004 away shirt, as worn by... me in 2004. Come on England! #ItsComingHome #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #England
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
French defender Younes Kaboul sported this #THFC shirt during the 2010/11 season, when he helped us to a League Cup win. I love this shirt! Kaboul also made 5 appearances for Les Bleus in 2011. ¡Allez Les Bleus! #France #Français #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #COYS
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It's #FootballShirtSelfie time again, with Argentina represented by Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. Los Lobos played in the Primera B Naciona in this shirt in the 2010/11 season, including Argentine striker Darío Benedetto. iVamos #Argentina! #ARG #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Representing #Belgium tonight it's this @spursofficial.bsky.social away kit from 2017/18, worn by Mousa Dembele - who Pochettino described as on a level with Ronaldinho and Maradona as the most talented player he ever worked with! 83 caps Belgium. #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #COYS #THFC
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Supporting España with my @fcbarcelonabr.bsky.social third shirt from 2005/06, as worn by the player I modelled my own game on - Ronaldinho. Viva España! #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #Barca #España
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Who's the all-time most capped player for Côte d'Ivoire, I hear you ask? Well, it's @spursofficial legend Didier Zokora with 123 caps 😎. He represented Spurs in this 125th year kit in 2007/08. So tonight I'm wearing it in honour of Les Elephants 🐘 @fif.ci. #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #COYS #THFC
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I was pretty neutral about this game but decided to cheer for #Switzerland. The Spurs hero Ramon Vega played in this classic @spursofficial.bsky.social kit from 1999-2001. Loved Holsten as a sponsor! #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #COYS #THFC
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It's Coming home... right? Come on #England! #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #England
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Tonight it's a @readingfcofficial.bsky.social connection with the Senegalese legend Ibrahima Sonko, who played in this 2008/09 number at the tail end of his time at Reading. Also of course, Kingsley Royal is a Lion!🦁. Allez les Lions! #Senegal #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #ReadingFC #Royals
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Back in 2006/07 @spursofficial.bsky.social had a quality Egyptian double act with Mido and Ghaly. Sadly for them they had to play in what can only be described as a small tent. Probably the worst Spurs kit I own! Go Egypt! #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #COYS #THFC
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Bit late back from work but for this Spain match I'm wearing this spicy little number from @sevillafc.bsky.social , another centenary special shirt this done from 2005/06, that features legendary player names woven into the fabric, such as Antonio 😎. Vamos España! #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Why are Netherlands allowed to wear this all-orange kit that is literally the worst shade for red-green colour blind people like me? It just blends in with the grass pitch! Just heads and feet to me 🤔😢 . Not sure this simulation does it justice. #Colourblind #CVD #Colourblindawareness #WorldCup
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Great news, love Peter Porro ❤️ #COYS www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/1073566...
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New deal for Pedro
We are delighted to announce that Pedro Porro has signed a new, long-term contract with the Club.
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Auf geht's Deutschland! My favourite German connection is the legendary Steffen Freund, who played for @spursofficial.bsky.social in this classic yellow Kappa number from 2002/03. #WorldCup #FootballshirtSelfie #COYS @dfb_team
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Squeezing into this @gremiofbpa.bsky.social centenary shirt from 2003 to support the #Brasil team tonight - who doesn't love watching Brasil in the #WorldCup?! #Footballshirtselfie
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
My football shirt collection doesn't extend to Canada so I have stretched my rules (and the shirt around my dadbod) to allow this @spursoffical.bsky.social shirt, as worn by @canadasocceren.bsky.social legend and ex-captain Paul Stalteri. Go Canadia! #COYS #WorldCup #FootballShirtSelfie #WC2026
Middle aged man trying to fit into a Spurs shirt he had when he was in his mid twenties, looking excitedly at a bottle of Canadian maple syrup from Lidl in order to loosely represent Canada playing in the world cup.
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
In order to celebrate the #WorldCup and to make use of my football shirt collection that is gathering moths in the cupboard, I've decided, as in World Cups of the past, to squeeze my middle aged dadbod into shirts that I bought in my twenties and display them for your viewing pleasure. #COYS
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Aaand relax. #COYS
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Ben Zaranko @benzaranko.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This chart is bonkers. I think there's two possible explanations for why the UK runs so far ahead of other European countries – neither of them good. And the annual April price jump speaks to a wider issue. For more detail, see my column in this weekend's Observer. observer.co.uk/news/busines...
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Nothing silly now lads. #COYS
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
When are they going to come out and announce that it should have been a red card? Add this to the list of PGMOL grievances. #COYS
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Police are investigating an incident where a man was run over by a van after a group of people were taking down union flags put up by Raise the Colours campaigners in Stirchley in Birmingham. The man in his 30s suffered a broken leg that required surgery and remains in hospital
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Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group
Police investigate incident on Thursday after witness claims seeing Raise the Colours logo on side of vehicle
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The irony of Arsenal getting a decision for a foul on their keeper whilst defending a corner, when they've been making those fouls for the past 3 seasons. No idea what to think about that result but I guess I'll take it. #COYS
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Better Streets for Birmingham @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org · 23/04/2026
This morning we took a 43 minute cycle from Longbridge to the City Centre. We wanted to show what the current end-to-end @a38cycleway.bsky.social cycle route experience is like. Note that it includes section on pavements, which are shared paths, indicated by the circular blue signs.
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A38 Cycle Lane - Longbridge to Birmingham City Centre 2026 (Sped up)
YouTube video by Better Streets for Birmingham
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Brobbey was a dirty bastard in that match and the officials just lapped it up. #SUNTOT #COYS
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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
If like Julian, you're wondering why there is this asymmetry in the timing of the clock changes. Here are a few theories in this piece I wrote a couple of years back. kityates.substack.com/p/the-times-...
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The times they are A-changin’
The clocks go back tonight, but why do we have to wait so long for them to go forward again?
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Our Spurs are back. Please don't clam up again against Forest. Play on the front foot. You can do it lads! #COYS
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 05/01/2024
If you ask someone today to name the builder of Hadrian's Wall, they would give you a funny look. But historical memory is odd, and right up to the 1800s we forgot who built it. Until in 1840 John Hodgson, an obscure Northumbrian clergyman, published the LONGEST footnote in history... 1/22
long stretch of worked roman stone on Hadrian's Wall.
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I wonder if you can get an AI Agent to sign up to the official secrets act? And adhere to it? As they are not legally a person they cannot be bound by it. And cannot be prosecuted for breaching it. Scary thought.
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
There are a crap load of tickets left for the Palace game tomorrow night. I guess if that means the Negative Nigels are staying at home that's no bad thing, but I think they need to reduce the prices quickly and just fill those seats with people who are excited to be there. #COYS
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Assuming Wolves and Burnley are down, we've just got to be better than *one* of these other three teams to avoid the drop: West Ham / Forest / Leeds We are still yet to play against two of those. Surely that's not too much to ask? 🤔😬 #COYS
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Odobert out with an ACL. This season just gets worse and worse. Is Raheem Sterling still a free agent? I watched Aaron Lennon in a Legends match against AC Milan, he's still got something to give... #COYS
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Exciting transfer move in the forward line for Spurs today! . . . . . Sending Dane Scarlett out on loan again. How does this make sense? Come on ENIC, who's coming in? #COYS
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
🎶 You know I can't smile without you I can't smile without you I can't laugh and I can't sing I'm finding it hard to do anything You see I feel sad when you're sad (Tottenham!) I feel glad when you're glad If you only knew what I'm going through I just can't smile... watching this crap. #COYS
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Don't you just hate a nil-nil defeat? Absolute dross. #COYS #BRETOT
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
So finally this weary football supporter looked to see what “xG“ - “expected goals” - actually meant. What were these impressive sounding, precise statistics being banded about by ever-so-earnest, knowing pundits? The answer? Utter pseudo-scientific subjective flapdoodle.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid. A pissed off thread using data. Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Much better from #Spurs tonight against the European Champions. Why couldn't we show that intensity and intent in the NLD? That's football for you I guess. Hoping for a rip-roaring performance against Fulham this Sat night to turn our home form around, especially as I'll be there! #COYS #THFC
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Anyone care to explain how they didn't spent at least 30 seconds reviewing that second arsenal goal for offside? It was clearly offside. Crazy. #arstot #COYS
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 14/11/2025
Car Size xkcd.com/3167/
4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...
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Antony Noble @antonynoble.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
#Radiohead ticket purchase process was a shambles. What a waste of a morning, and the stress to boot. And the irony of being accused by a computer of being bot! I did everything you asked Radiohead! Everything! And no tickets to show for it. #Oknotokcomputersaysno
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
A word on immigration. Don't prejudge this, just listen to the data, and then consider what the solution is. The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
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