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Dan O'Connor

@daniel-danikun.bsky.social
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Lacking both moral and dietary fibre.

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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mig-well (joking) - would be interested to hear your thoughts on whether you think City cleaned up its operations after 2018, or if it's been business as usual for the last 8 years. My assumption is that their arrogance is such that nothing changed, even when they knew they were being investigated.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Strip away all the titles and cups, relegate them out of professional football, and do a Disco Sucks-style public bonfire of Oasis records 🍻😉
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cheeky punt for Haaland in January? 🤓
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
One thing I hadn't realised before that crystallised in my mind yesterday was when Eze was subbed on. I had zero expectations of him taking things by the scruff of the neck. Not a game-changer. When Dowman came on, by contrast, I thought he'd probably get us a (consolation) goal.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That's one of the challenges of being the champions: teams will bust a nut to beat you. Brighton aren't going to extend themselves like today when they play Fulham or Spurs. The fact that the whole team played badly suggests today was on Arteta. I think he needs to make the lads more decisive.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Happy at least that the "can Arsenal go invincible again?" chat can stop. Arsenal have been playing as if they had a really rough night and are still a bit pissed. Arteta needs to send them out with clearer instructions - they are all second guessing themselves. But Brighton have also been fab.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Bruno surprisingly bad. For the first time, I'm finding myself hoping that the ball *doesn't* go to Saka, because he will lose it. The lad's not right. Need someone to at least attempt a thunderbastard and stop fannying around outside the box.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Brighton have been fantastic, you have to say. Zero penetration from the Arse and there's something wrong with Saka; is he carrying something? 1st half takeaway: lads - when they're about to shoot, go *towards* the ball, not *away* from it.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Knowing what a flinty bastard Arteta is, I can imagine him looking at the performances of Gyokeres and Eze tonight against weak opposition and drawing a few conclusions. Other than that, excellent. A+ performance. Noni will be pushing for a starting place if he keeps up this level.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Benzema?! Here We Go announcement surely on the way 🍻
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The last couple of years have taught us, if nothing else, that you can never have too few attackers. Mikel and Andrea surveyed last season and decided: yeah, too many forwards. I still can't *completely* believe that they'd let this many players go -- first teamers or not -- without plans.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
No, of course. But there would be a perception, if nothing else, that we've weakened our front line, after all that was said after the CL final.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
You have to imagine that Arteta and Berta have *something* in mind to replace the attacking talent, such as it was.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Whatever, fine.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Big season for Ebs coming up. Arsenal have unbelievable depth in midfield, even assuming a few injuries - bet that won't come back to bite me, eh? - and I can easily see Arteta getting impatient and choosing different options if he puts in a couple of anonymous performances. He can't be a passenger.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
3 possible outcomes: he spends a miserable year at Athletico Madrid and loses value, AM inexplicably decide to sell him to Barcelona after all, or he goes to the Arse. If Arsenal take the realistic/cynical view of buying him for a year at, say, £110m and then selling him to Barca for £120m, cool.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yeah, I'm sure you're right.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Before he was injured, I read (completely unsubstantiated) rumours that he'd cost around £80 million. I wonder if it's worth lobbing over a cheeky £65 or £70 million bid right now and telling Bournemouth that we'll look after the remainder of his rehab. *Everyone* will want him in January.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I'd get Kroupi right now - injured - and not bother with Alvarez. One thing I've appreciated in recent years has been the lack of siren calls from Real Madrid and Barcelona trying to get our best players. I think Alvarez has the potential to be an expensive pain in the arse.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Do we genuinely need another defender? He looks ready.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We'd be mad to let him go without a proper run in the team
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
He's a massive twat. But he's *our* massive twat now 🍻
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Lads - how about Rashford for £40 million, give him a £15 million signing-on fee, then £200k a week? We could do worse.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Raging
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This performance from England so far makes it SO MUCH WORSE. Obviously, France couldn't give a toss about the match. Got to respect that.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
(nods head) I like the cut of your jib
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Blogs - one thing that feels very different is that there's no longer the fear of having our best players pinched by Barca, RM, Juve or whoever. Seeing Anelka, Overmars, Petit, Vieira, Henry and Fabregas either being tempted to leave or actually leaving was a constant source of stress. No longer 🍻
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Wow. Wins the Prem, gets them into the CL the following season, then boom. Funny old game, Saint.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The bit right at the beginning of every Athletic Preview pod where Matt says a few words over the music and pauses to let the beat drop... Oooffff 👑
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I miss that beautiful duck waddle, the wagging finger and the facial hair. The original mancrush.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I'd listen, but the Glendenningness would just suck out all the joy
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I can only imagine how happy you were to press SEND on this article 🍻
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My missus has first-aider CPR training from work, so I'm all set 😀
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Such a good article 🍻
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
At this point, I won't actually mind dying. Just get it done against Burnley and Palace, trophy presentation, bosh, I'll die. It's fine.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The O.G.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Myles was very good today
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Gyök has been excellent. Fair play.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I like it!
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Bear with me here. Judith Keppel won Who Wants To Be A Millionaire because she came from aristocratic money. Winning a million quid was nice, but not life changing. BM and PSG play football like Judith Keppel. They can go for it, they've won tons, happy days. Arsenal and Athleti can't do that.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
So, what, we're hoping for a 0-0 and saving Saka and Eze for Fulham?
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I am anaesthetising my feelings with beer. It's actually working pretty well! Would recommend 🍻
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Our players are made of biscuits
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
1-0 is better than 5-0. Same number of points, same goal difference, 5 matches remaining, our matches are easier, and Rodri's groin is knackered. It is on.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
My question: That bottle of champagne that we all have waiting in the fridge for a certain orange-related announcement (admit it, we all have that bottle): how tempted will you be to crack it open when we win the league at Crystal Palace and the Totts get relegated on the same day?
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Oohhhh. I'm currently seeing it scheduled for May 22. Must be just provisional.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I think this is genuinely the worst it's going to feel this season. City are playing their last 2 matches within 48 hours of each other. We've got a pain-free Ø back. Saka is close. Declan is *angry*. Rodri's groin is knackered. The lads can do it.
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Dan O'Connor @daniel-danikun.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The City-Palace match has been set for 48 hours before the final day of the season. That's good for us, right? Let's hope it's an exhausting, fractious, fouly match 🍻
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