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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 10h

If by “NOT fascists” and their ultras don’t idolize Mussolini (ie Lazio), you’re very correct

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 10h

Only shows his ugly, ignorant mug when they’re winning (oops, I meant cheating)

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11h

As much fun as it is to know Citeh are getting thrashed 3-1 by PSG, an equally fun watch is Roma dismantling Madrid. Lots of Madrid whining, diving and abysmal defence. 👌

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I think he thrived by being fast and medium to high skill in a dominant team and a weak league, worlds of difference in defender quality between EPL & Ligue 1 Agree £100M should get a high impact forward. More and more understand Mikel’s Prem-proven preference

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The North Bank: An Arsenal Podcast @northbankpod.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The Poznan celebration is a great symbol for Man City. Stolen.

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Rebuild for years?? 😂 It was still a misguided stumble trying to squeak into the playoffs and keep Hughes last year and a half Enjoying cheering for shit, you should’ve been relegated last year, Championship calling your name

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Rebuild really only started this offseason, lots of veterans & salary still to be shed…but hey being a Spurs fan you wouldn’t understand organization, structure or long term planning

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

In all fairness, Salah a generational talent, hard to replace, but agree on CB and GK Was the scorn & vitriol towards Citeh better in person? Seemed pretty tame and mild on TV

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Do the Liverpool leadership not see the holes in their squad? Van Dijk WAS a top 5 defender in the world, but has slowed considerably, was never convinced on Konate’s “quality”

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Yeah, glad Arsenal didn’t go in hard for him. His Ligue 1 numbers were ok (not amazing), but against stronger UCL opponents disappeared. I think the real challenge for so many of these young attackers coming to EPL is the quality of defenders is so dramatically better than Ligue 1 or Bundesliga

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

And Pepe’s numbers/output weren’t actually that bad, just didn’t live up to the transfer fee. Wirtz needs to move to Bayern so he can “beat up” on impovrished Bundesliga clubs who can’t afford proper defenders

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I expected so much more vitriol from their fans, very tepid. A few performative signs, no real venom or hatred.

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The really nice part is they’ve essentially wasted £340M on Isak, Barcola and Wirtz when what they really needed was succession planning for Konate & Van Dijk, and a fullback not named Kirkez

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

1 assist and 0 goals this year, 5G 4A last. He should be raked over the coals by the media, but you know, Liverpool 🙄

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

He magically escapes criticism. £116M transfer fee, 1 assist and 0 goals this season, 5G 4A last season. The media should be running him over the coals, monumental flop…but he plays for Liverpool so 🙄

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I’ve seen low grade rumblings online that there’s persistent interest in Zubi from other clubs

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Goodly morning gents. 430am kickoff for us on Canada’s west coast 🤮 What’s your perception or insights on Zubimendi being effectively frozen out of the team? Is he destined more for cup games, or possibly an upcoming Jan or summer sale now that MLS is making a viable case for homegrown #6?

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I wonder if he owns a penthouse condo in Abu Dhabi, or possibly a new Ferrari? 🙄

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“Women make up about half the population, but most of what we know about women’s biology comes from extrapolation of studies in men” www.science.org/toc/science/...

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Great point, and to add…any teenager worth their smartphone knows how to set up multiple burner SoMe accounts. I doubt Sham115’s “marketing” team ever thought of paying SoMe marketing mills in Asia, Africa to follow and like their content 🙄

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A recipe for hegemony aka Bayern No one who doesn’t have familial ties to Germany gives two hoots about the Bundesliga.

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You mean they help fund the Porsche’s and sunny vacations of upstanding “journalists” operating at the Guardian, Daily Mail, Skysports etc???? Shocking

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Haaland doesn’t stay in the EPL if Sham115 are heavily penalized, he goes to Madrid or Barca. Beyond that, EPL can still out-spend 98% of big 5 Euro clubs, and will continue to attract top talent.

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨 Misinformation does real harm 🚨 1 in 5 young people in UK regret health decision based on misinformation medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09... 38% "knew someone who had suffered serious harm as a result of making a health decision based on false or misleading information."

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1 in 5 young people in UK regret health decision based on misinformation

A fifth of adults ages 18–34 in the U.K. have made a health decision they later regretted based on false or misleading information, according to a report from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical M...

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

That’s the thing, his coaching “success” has been glossed over by sycophantic media outlets. I truly hope a few journalists get right up in his face with a microphone and “care to comment on your legacy of cheating and fraud”. I doubt any will

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Frequentist statistics (p values, t tests) are a fundamentally flawed paradigm and shouldn’t be taught to premeds or med students, Bayesian the way to go. Epidemiology is the understanding of disease causes, patterns, distribution, study designs & BIAS 👉foundation of modern clinical medicine

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Revision: NO Biostats, Epidemiology Bioethics A foreign language (French, Mandarin) Hx of Med (but not traditional hero worship, more Maladies of Empire) Biochem Basic anatomy Basic physiology English lit (essays, ideally with a Tolkien bent, more LOTR in medicine is good)

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A suggestion (as someone who did an MSc in this before med school)… Hard NO for biostatistics, YES to epidemiology. Higher yield for critical appraisal, EBM, research and future teaching. History of medicine, but NOT what we think, more along the lines of Maladies of Empire (Jim Downs)

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fantastic blog Andrew, you summarize and reflect the key points very well. Kudos for highlighting the work of Rui Pinto (and concerted smears against)

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Following the news that Manchester City FC has been found guilty of 114 breaches of the PL's rules and regulations, @josimarfootball.bsky.social has lifted the paywall on articles of ours focusing on MCFC and its commercial partners since 2018. Links follow in this thread.

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The Men Behind Manchester City: The Dark Side | Josimar

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good players ie Haaland, Anderson, Guehi will want out immediately if there’s no chance of trophies or UCL, and if they can’t bring in replacements for 3-5 yrs it will cripple the “sporting project”

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A fine for Citeh115 aka the state of Abu Dhabi is meaningless. Any punishment should cripple the ability of Citeh to be competitive in the EPL or qualify for UCL: massive points deductions for multiple seasons and incoming transfer bans.

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Not to mention all the lawsuits they’ll face from other EPL and Championship clubs for lost UCL money and relegation

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sorry, why can they not strip titles? They probably won’t, but you don’t see Lance Armstrong celebrated as a 7 x TdF champion…why? He cheated. If anything Citeh115 were more systematic and prolonged in their efforts. Strip titles, transfer bans, 50pts deduction this year and 10yrs forward

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

NHL opens Sept 29, fastest game on earth, incredible skill and physicality ++

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Nathaniel Sebastian James @nathanielsebastian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

For all those people who think Arsenal bought the league ...

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We definitely signed the better of those 2 players.

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I hope so too. Bundesliga less physical and he’ll see fewer low blocks. He’s got the technical skills.

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On that note, with the news of Nwaneri moving to BvB for a loan, if he kills it, likely gets 1st team minutes next season. If he’s average or worse, I suspect he’s sold (given FFP rules) and those funds are rolled into new signings

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Hopefully we can emulate the Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) sustained success, albeit dramatically different environment (salary cap, drafting and way more injury burden) 2 championships and perennial contenders. Main players still prime age but rolling roster renewal

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Allow players to be sold on to Saudi/MLS 4) Gambling on “potential” now is high risk given last season’s results and current state of EPL challengers

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One can also argue that a win now strategy with possibly 1-2 more EPL titles +/- UCL will help future recruitment. 1) Major boost in club revenues and player wages 2) Young players will see a track record of success and want to join 3) Squad renewal in 2-3 years less painful if trophies/honours

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

At this point none of the available options seem like a big upgrade over Martinelli. I’d rather we save the money, see how Kroupi recovers and move for him in January. Likely same price, younger and more upside

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Enormous TV deal is 2nd only to the NFL, and almost all teams 1) own their own building and 2) profitable www.sportico.com/leagues/bask... www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...

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NBA signs new TV deal: Details on 11-year, $76 billion deal with ESPN, NBC, Amazon as TNT gets left out

TNT responded on Wednesday saying it intends to 'take appropriate action'

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Vini (and any player) is worth what the market is willing to pay. £500k/week (roughly $32M USD/yr) doesn’t even put him top 20 in NBA contracts. www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/pl...

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2026-27 NBA Player Contracts | Basketball-Reference.com

Summary of current NBA player contracts

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Agents Gabi x 3? ❓ He has bad history with Mourinho, seems RM spending big on Rodri, Diomande, Cucurella and possibly Olise?? Wage structure be damned, push the boat out! He’d make 3 x the endorsements playing in London and EPL than Madrid The type of ambitious game breaker that could lead to UCL

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David Barbic 🇨🇦 @dbarbic.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Pay structure be damned, this is the kind of player (or Khvara, Bellingham) you push the boat out for. If Rogers was £117M, Madrid will want even more, but he could rip up the EPL & UCL with Odegaard and Eze distributing

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