Reposted by Chris EtchinghamDr Vic Clarke @vjctorianist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026After a string of desk rejections and unsuccessful interviews, I am still looking for work in West Yorkshire/remotely. I have experience in HE teaching and administration, editing and copyediting, research and writing, and customer service! If you know of any roles going please send them my way 🙏 31320
Reposted by Chris EtchinghamMari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 16hThis sort of concern, by the way, is another reason allowing sovereign nations to own football clubs is bad. 15311
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 15h£107 to fill my car up Cashier “would you like a receipt?” Me “no I just want to cry” Cashier “…” 020
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It seems that the book that City are having thrown at them is more The Complete Works Of Shakespeare, rather than a Mr Man one 031
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The guy on the radio today comparing City to the Peterloo massacre is just wild 110
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Have City removed their official statement? 110
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If I were Manchester City I simply would have handed over my “Irrefutable body of evidence” and won the case hands down 131
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mateo Kovačić is one of the “faces of the Premier League” apparently 🤣 230
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Never heard of John Healey, you could have told me that George Osbourne was still the chancellor and I would’ve believed you 100
Reposted by Chris EtchinghamTrumpton Fire Brigade ultra @captainflack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Poor early feedback for the Methodists. 1741. 0132
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026September 27th and the first Last Christmas of the year has been played on the radio, get that tree up! 100
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Winning 5-0 with nine men, both players sent off for pulling the hair of a guy who had dreadlocks down to his knees, fabulous stuff 010
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Scoring in the fifteenth minute of first half injury time?! 000
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Did Danny Dyer just call Craig a wanker?! 010
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I really like Josh Widddicombe but it’s like Emma Willis has brought her son to work the way he’s stood next to her 000
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It’s only the first dance but I’m not entirely sure two presenters at the end of the dance with the contestants works 000
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If this isn’t just 37 minutes of just Ed continuously laughing without drawing breath I’ll be disappointed 221
Reposted by Chris EtchinghamRichy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Picturing Erling Haaland being sold at police auction like a drug lord's speedboat. 481469308
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Manchester City save on FM28 could be very interesting 001
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In the ASEAN Cup it’s currently Myanmar 1-0 Timor Leste, which is a surprise as Timor Leste have a Cannavaro, Joao Pedro and a Luis Figo in their team 000
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Disappointed that I wasn’t at St Columb vs St Breward on 11th July 010
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It’s Friday night so I’ve done a Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves XI I think this may be a team of cliques and a fractured dressing room 000
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It’s Friday night so I’ve made a Football Weekly XI French class in goal, ball playing centre backs, solid number 6’s, Italian wizardry at number 10, two crafty wingers and a striker to bang them in 100
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It’s Friday night so I’ve made an XI of characters in The Bill Not a lot of flair in this, it’s all depending upon Eddie Santini as the mercurial Italian number 10 000
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It’s Friday night so I’ve made an English Monarchs XI Neville Brothers type wing backs, some serious midfield generals, bone crunching central defending and a front three to dominate Europe 000
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It’s Friday night so I’m making a Wire XI I think I’ve got two ball playing centre backs, a no nonsense midfield, two wingers to provide decent service and a Baltimore R9 100
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It’s Friday night so I’m making a Game Of Thrones XI A resolute defence, nippy full backs, no nonsense centre midfield protecting the back four, a creative number 10, two fancy wingers and a striker to bang them in 100
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Lyon finding out the hard way that you shouldn’t play no look passes in your own area 000
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It’s great seeing Tyler Morton do so well for Lyon, but I wish he was doing it in a red shirt still 010
Reposted by Chris Etchinghamfesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NEVER say "Alexa Stop" if your pet parrot can hear you. Trust me. 1023421
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Scratching my head trying to think of the last time a white footballer was second story on the national news for being convicted of driving offences 000
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“Imagine being Spurs” crikey, I don’t think so 😬😳 110
Reposted by Chris EtchinghamDr Florence H R Scott @florencehrscott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I wrote this brief guide to the six women on the Bazzy Tap - three of whom have their bits outflorencehrs.substack.comÆlfgif-who’s who? Bayeux Tapestry editionSix women appear on the Bayeaux Tapestry - who are they? 39441
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It’s worth remembering amongst the VAR error yesterday that United had nigh on 70 minutes to score against a team who had fewer players than they did 151
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I do like how Phil Foden stuck to the mantra of the only thing better than good football is funny football 010
Reposted by Chris EtchinghamOutside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.co.uk · 13/09/2026NEW POST 🗞️ The best books about football in the former Communist Bloc (1945-91) ⭐📚 Includes books by @jonawils.bsky.social @michaelwagg.bsky.social @chrisetchingham.bsky.social @betterredthandead.bsky.social and more... Any recommendations I should add? outsidewrite.substack.com/p/the-best-b...outsidewrite.substack.comThe Best Books About Football in the Former Communist BlocOne of the most popular topics for the Outside Write podcast is the former Communist Bloc in Eastern Europe. Here are the best books on the region in English. 11147
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The wrong kind of ball that Foden was trying to kick there 021
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I saw Dennis Bergkamp’s son and Ebereche Eze’s brother scoffing meal deals outside Sainsburys today before they played Truro City 010
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 10/09/2026My mum looking into my cot when I was six months old 031
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 09/09/2026DARREN FLETCHER NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU THINK JUST DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE PITCH 010
Chris Etchingham @chrisetchingham.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I’m just glad they’re not old ladies wearing t shirts with the words Palestine Action on, they’re the real thugs 030