Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/10/2026And it’s always ‘my great uncle got hit by a tennis ball in 1970 - so he must have been looking down at me from above when I won an Omaze house from £100 of raffle tickets’ 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Anyone else getting sick of constantly seeing what are basically adverts for a for-profit, unregulated, foreign gambling company (Omaze) on a ‘public service broadcaster’? They must be making millions from the free advertising 121 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Fair play Ed, I was hoping we’d cling on for 0-0 but you were right to be optimistic! Pleasing to see we have the quality to turn a game around. Agree though - a few improved set pieces and we could have made that much more comfortable 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Britain has some of the lowest rates of empty homes A ‘wealth tax’ is again waved as a magic money tree (which form of wealth tax does she even mean?) And saying clothing shouldn’t be an essential good is odd. What about school uniforms? But then it becomes a pretty slippery slope 000 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sometimes the Radical podcast is thought provoking but this felt like a complete dud. Nothing particularly informative here, just aspirational thinking with no sense of how it would ever happen. Just dismissal of the bond markets and promises of converted empty homes www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukRadical - Cost of Living: Should Government Pay For Life's Essentials? (Anna Coote) - BBC SoundsThe case for universal basic services. 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Feel like Accy will be down there later in the season. Just hope we don’t regret not getting one up on them at a particular point for them (injury wise) :/ 011 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My only optimistic theory is Mullins knows we’re weak at closing a game - and instead we’re choosing to save some pace for the last half hour and try and shock them late on. IMO not the worst idea, we’ve burnt ourselves out in an hour normally and then look completely wiped out 140 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Think for spells v Tranmere and all of Salford the line up just didn’t look right. Hard to know whether K Evans and Jacob are the answer but glad the manager isn’t resting on one good result and hoping for a repeat. 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Wow, yeah much more fitting with the Berkshire/Hertfordshire profession based naming! 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 14/08/2026For me, Latics feels fun until you spot two teams sharing it 25 miles apart. And it’s actually not some obscure term. Gas, Cobblers, Hatters and Baggies are my favourites But totally agree with U’s. The Gills also makes me groan tbh. 100 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Fun to see - we have the lowest success rate - only 11% knew the Exiles/The Port/Ironsides 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Funny, BBC Wales have decided to compete with the pod ep. Nice to hear Mullins feels we're '3 or 4 men' short www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukNewport County - The Big Interview - new manager Hayden Mullins - BBC SoundsCan the new man transform County? Mullins talks exclusively to BBC Sport's Ian Hunt 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 01/08/2026@1912exiles.com great pod today, though Ian lost me... are you sure we need another striker?! Definitely need Garner off the books if so. 100% agree the CAM role looks lonely. but arguably Smith and K Evans can play there, right? Very interested to see where they all line up for Roma. 210 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Ah yes, let’s take away the… (checks notes) the First Minister’s chair and desk, to save money Such a low effort approach to politics, it’s quite dull from Cai 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I thought the same. From a browse of their site I got the impression they were trying to skirt this by claiming to have a partnership with an FCA registered firm. That said, even that would raise questions of whether they are referring them, which still means they have regulatory obligations iirc 000 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Absolutely - look forward to hearing who you all think will be picking up the phone about a job. I somehow imagine we’ll be linked to an ex assistant to Garry Monk or Roberto Martinez. 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 27/06/2026- healthy upfront - both wings still look weak unless Gwengwe can be flexible - centre mid is fine knowing Brennan and Jarvis are flexible Biggest gap: head coach 😬 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Early submission for naming: Miserable March (lose the first four? on budget, I’d say so) followed by Grade A April (if last season is anything to go off, we should be aiming win a fair few of the first four that month, right?) 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 23/06/2026His co-CEO seems like a finance type previously employed with major banks But then his company’s website makes a series of claims about his football career and investment credentials - neither hold up under scrutiny I wonder who leaked the story to Wales Online and if their initials are NB 120 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Three UK companies in his name. None lived long enough (1y) to file accounts / show any cash on the balance sheet There’s a link to two Dubai real estate businesses - neither of them associate themselves with him That’s without mentioning the criminal conviction, which may fail the EFL owners test 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Thoughts and prayers for the residents of NP19 living under the permanent hum of the transfercopter... hopefully Huw gets a deal done for their sake! 020 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I don’t think I even watched Jamieson play a minute of football tbh 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Started out as a depth chart but I got lost deciding which of their seven positions Evans, Jarvis and Brennan should be in But when trying to fill as many positions… does this mean we have someone in each position now? Except maybe RW without a senior pro 310 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 17/06/2026On my homemade depth chart, this gives us a total of two players (Smith and Evans) who could fill CM, I think? Even though Cam is also a defender. He’s a decent player at DM, and I feel a lot better knowing Biggins is in the line up to compensate for Cam’s weaknesses 100 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 15/06/2026My thoughts exactly. Unless we have a similar profile young player signing this week, it’s a dire sign that we can’t keep him 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Found this BBC live coverage of Musk’s net worth hitting $1tn quite distasteful Felt like a strap line from a trading platform ad, encouraging the British public to speculate on a company valued at 95 times price to sales 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Respect your argument Ed - I buckled and decided to back the club pre Huw interview, but I also think it’s very important the club feels it has to earn the supporters’ investment. Hopefully that hard work to do better than last year ends up beneficial to both Huw and the supporters in better results 130 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Great interview. I’m very keen to see, if he thinks it was such a mistake to let Demetriou go, it will be very interesting to see what he does about Sprangler and Biggins. 031 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/05/2026That would be a very Bluesky suggestion to be fair, can see why you thought it was him 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/05/2026This is a joke aimed at a Newport County FC fans podcast, hoping you knew that when you quote tweeted 100 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Not the question you asked, but if Keir Starmer could get one man in at No 10, he should hire Mark O’Brien as comms director. That’s a man who knows his way around social media, would turn around the polls overnight 120 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Start both halves well (serious) You’d much rather come back here next season than go to Scunthorpe, right? (Whimsical) 020 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Yeah can’t afford a repeat of the first four months of this season. Ended up costing loads in the January to fix the mistake. 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Gone from beating the likes of Sheff Weds, Oxford, Wycombe and Lincoln to potentially playing Warrington Rylands. Football is cruel (though Morecambe more than rode their own luck) 100 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Big game at Cheltenham with a good away support hopefully, and a Chelt team who should be on the beach 120 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Until last weekend I’d been to as many away wins as home this season (2). So honestly… Notts next. And I’ll expect us to have a better chance there than against Harrogate (h) the week after. 030 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 02/04/2026“Hottest country in the world”… well in fairness he’s doing a good job of attempting it. 000 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Would agree with that. In particular, Barrow, Harrogate (and to an extent Tranmere) all have pretty gruesome fixtures ahead. We’re safe as long as we a) meet expectations in our home games and b) those sides don’t pull out a supernatural performance against sides who are broadly in the top 8. 020 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 16/02/2026As much as I loved the og intro music, I love run lads shoot lads even more. 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Pretty despondent. Trying to find positives. We lost only narrowly vs MK and Swindon. Many clubs above us have praised our performances eg Bromley, Swindon, MK. We’re still theoretically in the race but we aren’t any nearer to grinding out results. Our lack of shots suggests we aren’t even close. 010 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Shrewsbury away was also a complete failure to gain any traction against a bad team 130 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Bet Huw thought we’d be in the playoffs and he’d take on investment at a profit… 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Imo they just don’t like investors terms. Huw valued us at £1m iirc? Pratt / Huh are surely demanding less (£300-500k?) and who wouldn’t Trust should have sought to cancel the 80s shares months ago but still should. Will take months The Trust also doesn’t have the money for a new investment round 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 17/12/2025His maths adds up, and we are doing better than Bristol squandering £m’s more. Didn’t take enough blame for squad, but those saying there are easy signings out there are foolish Got to get investment in. I fear the Trust are fussing over dilution of 80s shares - may be better just accepting it. 210 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Few owners will stand up and face the music for almost three hours. He’s a flawed man but he’s not a bad person. I worry abt Huw saying he’d sell up to break even. Wish he’d said ‘I’m in it because I want to be here’. We need him to want to be here because there is no other show in town right now 110 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Fascinating graph from a Swedish study that says a lot about the current approach to special needs children www.ft.com/content/8252... 000 0
Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 14/12/2025True. Mathematically, sadly, we can’t survive if we lose every game 1-0 and Bristol Rovers keep losing 3 or 4-0… but I suppose all I’m saying is there is a foundation that Fuchs can build on, given the right help. which might be better than our rivals have 020 0
