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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I really want to walk casually past this woman to book a holiday in this travel agent

Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I bet that upwards of 75% of the people moaning about no more "Triple Lock" don't even really know what it means, or the implications of changing it, but they've just been suckered in by something with a catchy name. Don't underestimate the power of a catchy name.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Right that's enough of me being coy about showing off about this. I ran a frigging marathon yesterday. Not bad for an old twat. Can't walk today, but let's gloss over that for a minute.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Everyone knows it was when everyone suddenly started saying ONE HUNDRED PERCENT to indicate even mild agreement with anything

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Textbook enshittification going on here

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I think conservatively speaking there are probably 986 billion things that would be a better use of MPs time than this.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For the target market of 'the meta glasses don't make me look quite pervy enough'

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Absolutely convinced that Boro's promotion hopes rest entirely on whether Brighton take Cosy Duvet back in January

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Hudl Statsbomb @statsbomb.com · 16/09/2026

We're delighted to announce that Gaizka Mendieta will be speaking at Hudl Performance Insights 2026 Gaizka is a former professional player (Valencia, Barcelona) who knows the level of preparation required to perform at the top level. Tickets and more info: hudl.com/performanceinsights2026

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Finished the final season of The Bear last night. Loved the ending, they nailed it. A wonderful show.

static.klipy.com

Tremendous The Bear

ALT: Tremendous The Bear

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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Truly wild to have lived through moral panics about teenagers wearing hoodies and Muslim women wearing the head dress to now experience 'but is a large group of organised far right activists in balaclavas really that scary'

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Often said after 65 minutes of Boro games over the last 18 months

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Great catch! You're absolutely right that I'm not working. I should have noticed that. Would you like me to start working?

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

@borobreakdown.bsky.social So much 'Malanda's passing isn't good enough for him to play in midfield' chat on Facebook, so I had a look at last night. Seems ok?

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Deeply annoying that those McDonald's ads say Side Mission and not Side Quest

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Pretty amusing that Boro ended up with *that* transfer window after it started with loads of fans freaking the hell out because it looked like we were going to pay £13m for Oliver Skipp

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just been reminded of the time I took a sickie from school to go and watch the West Indies play vs the Minor Counties in Darlington. Quite the team the Windies put out, well worth it. www.cricinfo.com/series/west-...

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm watching Jaws 3 This is not a good movie.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I have a ticket for Football Cliches Live @footballcliches.bsky.social next weekend and can't make it, for my sins. Will sell it for face value, DM me if you're interested. Will stick it on Twickets next week if no interest.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Tactical magic by Hellberg to win that. And a centre forward who has crazily good instincts always helps.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Happy that Boro aren't behind at half time here. West Brom look really good. Ayling having an absolute stinker.

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Iain Macintosh @iainmacintosh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Actual review of my book, The Football Manager Guide To Football Management.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Nope sportindustry.co.uk/uncategorize...

sportindustry.co.uk

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

@borobreakdown.bsky.social I think you guys were uncharacteristically over-react'y on that latest pod. Quite a lot of extrapolating from one bad performance to 'this season we have...' Not something I've noticed you do before.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Nothing is more tinpot in this country than 'Sunday shopping hours'

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hey, Championship refs : the 5 second time wasting countdown is pretty bloody pointless if you wait 25 seconds to start it.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Pretty dreadful performance from Boro that, uncertain at the back and never looked like scoring. Fair play to Blackburn, great start to the season for them.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If a Test Match ends with full days left, the two squads should play One Dayers on the days that are left, give the people with tickets some cricket to watch. Seems really obvious to me.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Are they expecting cinema staff to police this? I think you could walk into my local Odeon with a full steady cam rig strapped to your body and the staff would just nod as you walked past.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So face punchingly obvious that these should be banned outright. Wonder what the trigger incident will be for that to belatedly happen. It'll probably be something pretty bad.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

@footballcliches.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social Hi gents, do you have a link to the quiz you mentioned on the pod? The one with the pairs of teams and you name a player who has played for both? Quite fancy a crack at that.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I like it when Facebook reminds me of this boardroom graphic I had done for the Opta boardroom. One of my favourite things in my whole career. I guess AI would mean things like this wouldn't have the same impact now.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A lovely little injury time winner to cap off a very decent second half for the Boro today. Lincoln are a team full of massive, hard working, aggressive bullies but no way they were going to be able to keep up that intensity, and then it was just whether Boro could create and convert the chances.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I had a big toddler tantrum about this kit when I first saw it and now.....I quite like it Stupid fickle brain

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Vs "Julia Hartley Brewer says it's a hoax"

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

@borobreakdown.bsky.social I think given all this Lincoln Set Piece chat, that big George might play at centre back tomorrow.

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Bassman @bassman93.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

He's 6ft4 so you'd hope so

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'm going to have consumed so many Championship 1-24 predictions podcasts that I could do a 1-24 of Championship 1-24 predictions podcasts.

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Big lol at the "trade groups"

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Simon Banoub @banouby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

An entire article that could have been a single word www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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