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Well I know what I was doing on this day and at this time thirty five years ago - travelling back home from Stoke-on-Trent after watching this flippin' marvellous gig.

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Despite intense competition, there has never been a moment when the words "Fuck the Tories" come as easily as this.

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I'd be equally happy with Linehan for the hat-trick, the absolute wrong 'un.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Laughs are hard to come by City-wise at the moment, but this made me chuckle, I have to say.

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After reading the statement issued by Etihad this evening, Stefan Borson's tweet, which was posted immediately after the charges were announced, is starting to look increasingly prescient.

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There's a thread on Bluemoon suggesting 'Three Little Birds' with its 'Don't worry about a thing' chorus should be played at the Etihad before kick-off and at full-time ongoing. While I admire the positivity, I can't help feeling The Jam's 'The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)' seems more apt.

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With Joey Barton and Daniel Thomas both now safely incarcerated until next March at the very least, who would be your preferred choice to make it a hat-trick? It's the odious Laurence Fox for me, all day long.

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From Cornwall's Atlantic coast last week to Yorkshire's North Sea coast this Friday. Three of my favourite bands on the same bill was too much to resist, and Whitby never disappoints.

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Naked Kes The Wicker Man A Taste of Honey Trainspotting

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Surely the greatest major-label released single to never trouble the UK Top 75.

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While it seems that the outcome of City's case may be far more complex than the info leaked on Friday, it's still a good time to be retired and not have to suffer gloating work/schoolmates. I've a feeling that the corridors & playgrounds of Manchester schools in particular will be v.lively tomorrow.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

St Ives Tennis Club - it's fair to say I've played in shabbier clubs than this.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Band t-shirts spotted in St Ives this week (not inc supermarket-type Motorhead & Ramones ones) The Long Ryders, Idles, Buzzcocks (not mine, honestly!), Yard Act, Hüsker Dü, Pixies, Green Day, Fontaines D.C.(x2), The Man From Delmonte, & Art Brut. Okay, the last two were indeed mine:)

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A full sheet of stickers used in St Ives this week. Well played @billybragg.bsky.social for sending a sheet to anyone who asked.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The wonderful Ash Sarkar, speaking on behalf of all decent people.

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City Tactics @city-tactics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

65 international goals in 56 apps. For Norway. There’s never been anything like that in international football history

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Bizarre things that happened in your assembly: Our headmaster spotted an earring glinting from the ear of soon-to-be ACR frontman Simon Topping. Outraged, he shouted "there's a boy there wearing an EARRING! Topping, on your feet lad. This is a grammar school, not a pirate's cove!"

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Kevin Mottram @mott73.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The great poet Shelley’s take: “Ours got to Number 12, and theirs got to Number 9, so their version is obviously better”

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Andy Burham is set to meet president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen later today, after "reflecting on that last decade outside the EU". One wonders if they will get any further than discussing their favourite Manchester bands?

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Top 5 albums when I was 18: 1. Echo & the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here 2. Pete Shelley - Homosapien 3. The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder 4. Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 5. The Human League - Dare

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Two EPs, eight songs, all brilliant. My favourite new music of this year to date.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

No better way to kick off any show.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The number of 'fallen out of love with football' types who just happen to be of the United persuasion is remarkable. This phenomenon seems to have increased steadily over the past 12 years or so too; City's continued success during this period is surely coincidental.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

St Ives (a) Which unfortunately means I'll miss Sunderland (h). Still, I love it here, and I'm sure the mighty table-topping blues will manage without me.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

An excellent piece this, and one I think we can all relate to. Pleasingly, there's even a HMHB reference.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Lucky for United they have a charismatic, inspirational manager who's sure to put an end to the current malaise in no time.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hope not. This is too funny, we need more.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The world's first Half Man Half Biscuit book - a roaring success - has now been read and takes a deserving place, sandwiched between Paul Hanley's superb Buzzcocks book and Viv Albertine.

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Excellent news coming in from Sweden, particularly as we'll be there for Midsommar next year!

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Hi @jonawils.bsky.social, just wondering how you'd view Manchester's 'sands' currently. Much sign of shifting at all?

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'kick out into the body of Bruno'. Does Oliver mean 'Fernandes'? Fucking 'Bruno' is the dead giveaway here.

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