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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 14h

Real Madrid have looked pretty good so far against Manchester City. Linda Caicedo making it 1-0.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 17h

Me vs the Glastonbury Virtual Waiting Room

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A calamitous penalty for Arsenal to concede. Basically Leah Williamson did the Tyrone Mings handball one. Blown a 2-0 lead and only minutes to go.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Latest episode of @cwfancast.bsky.social available now via all good podcast providers (Apple link below) with Clayton, Courtney and myself. Reviewing the Arsenal game, touching on the last few games + a mini Lyon preview before tonight: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

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Chelsea Women’s FanCast #3 'Gunned Down'

Podcast Episode · Chelsea FanCast · 30 September · 59min

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

She’s in Chelsea’s squad for Lyon tomorrow…

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Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Everton were docked 10 points (reduced to 6 on appeal) for missing PSR by £20m over three years. City overstated their income by £900m over 8 years. LOL 270 point deduction coming.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Arsenal pressed us really well for 25-30 minutes and we hung in there but grown into the game.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The problem with playing Arsenal is there’s Arsenal fans about

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fucking pissed myself (at the bar, missed it)

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Would be awful if they kicked all of the British people out of Dubai

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Prediction is no points deduction/relegation. Fine somewhere between £50-100m.

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David Ornstein @david-ornstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

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Manchester City found guilty on almost all Premier League charges relating to financial breaches

City were charged by the Premier League in February 2023.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Can’t wait to have £7.80 pints of Madri chucked on my head for a goal that gets disallowed for offside by VAR

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The difference between us and Barcelona/Lyon is we’re making this an absolute slog.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Disney+ coverage of the UWCL has been fairly amateurish when you compare it to the WSL on Sky. I had this ad break (occurred around 70th minute and was 3 minutes long) and their Hangout show didn’t feel like it concentrated on the games at all.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

One lazy challenge from Køge ruins a great defensive performance

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Opening games of the UWCL. Disney+ have this kind of The Goals Show thing which isn’t completely polished yet. Anyway they just cut to the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano and a shiver went down my spine.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just read a mad WSL stat. So Everton have won 2 out of their 3 games 1-0, both of which came via own goals, and the other game was that one against Palace where their opponents had that substitution gaffe, so they might be on 9 points without scoring a goal of their own.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Check out the xG in the City vs Sunderland game

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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

GRMA to The Telegraph for this weekends PR campaign. 🔥💚🤍🧡

Telegraph: "Generation Kneecap's plan to break up Britian and reshape Ireland"

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Arsenal getting shat and pecked on by the seagulls.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Chelsea have played well but have only scored 1 goal before half time. Same type of performance as against Villa, hopefully not with a similar result to that.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We get Girma, Bjorn and Malard back but LJ not in the squad.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Sophie would have been 40 yesterday. This album won’t be for everyone but I think you should try it.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Half day Friday for Brentford away. Looking forward to this later.

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🫀𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙔 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙇𝘿𝙎🦇 @wearyworlds.net · 14/09/2026

One of the named venues reportedly forcing Macklemore out is Raymond James Stadium that held TWO Kanye concerts this summer if that doesn’t paint an insane picture

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sky, I think, deliberately very poor explaining the offside and VAR for that goal. They can hear what the referees are talking about and they just don’t explain what they’re discussing. Almost as if they’re doing to fuel clicks later.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Not to be negative but I HATE that CFCW lineup

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Jorrel Hato really poor for their first goal not just defending the bouncing ball, and then we lose first contact at a corner AND the second ball for their second. Really poor defending, don’t want it enough.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New episode of the Chelsea Women’s Fancast @cwfancast.bsky.social with Clayton, Sophie, Courtney and myself. A bit doom and gloom after the Villa draw. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

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'Deja Vu' Chelsea Women's FanCast #2

Podcast Episode · Chelsea FanCast · 11 September · 55min

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Football is not important enough for anyone to turn into Dwight Schrute.

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

27k people ahead of me in the Stevie Wonder pre-sale in a 20k arena. Well there goes Mum’s Christmas present idea. 😂

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One of the funniest assists you’ll ever see from Barco

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Rich @batesintheplace.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The spirit of Kevin Keegan lives on through this Chelsea team for some reason

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