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Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No Wycombe players near me either. I used to walk past Theo Walcott's grandparents' house in Walters Ash back in the day. Though Chris Forino once spent an international break in the village 2 minutes from me where I live/d in Lincolnshire, which I found pretty funny.

Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m afraid to say I’m Matt Bloomfield @ 1271. Amusingly, despite going to my first game in 2011, I saw plenty from the 1200s because of longevity or second spells. Nathan Tyson, Kevin Betsy, Richard Keogh, etc.!

Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s been brilliant mate! It would be so difficult to have the little Wycombe BlueSky community if not for the work you did on it

Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It remains amazing that we have this level of depth! And a bit surprised at the lack of Olabiyi

Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

And with that, some notes on Steve Cook fitting right in, praise for the Supporters' Trust, and how Wycombe's squad responded to an incredibly turbulent week: jackdeasley.substack.com/p/hounsells-...

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Hounsell’s Heroes: Orient 2-3 Wycombe

Managerless Wycombe cap off dramatic week with rare win in East London

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Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm back on BBC3CR and Wanderers TV co-commentary for Wycombe's EFL Trophy clash with Chelsea under-21's tonight, live from 6.55pm: www.wwfc.com/live

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Fair point! Wonder if it puts managers off at all, but if everybody’s doing it now, then presumably not.

George Elek on... “How Russell Martin keeps getting jobs”

I was reading a bit on how different assistants may have influenced the careers of Mark Robins, Russell Martin, and Frank Lampard the other day actually. Difficult to tell though: www.ntt20.com/p/george-ele...

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Somewhere along the way Russell Martin became football’s very own culture war - but why?

Yeah, I think you're right that it's in order to reduce disruption, but that goes out of the window when you're sacking managers after less than a year! I wonder how big the impact of who managers work with is...

Yeah, think he's in with a chance. Find the first-team coach appointment a bit strange today. Doesn't necessarily mean Hounsell will get it (presumably just replacing Alex Morris), but why wouldn't you want the new Head Coach to have a say on who they are working so closely with?

Again, I wonder how different that window is if Bloomfield hadn't left in mid-Jan? Did it enable them to go harder on new signings? Or would it have happened that way anyway? So many questions...

Felt like the sort of thing that you do on Football Manager as a kid, then realise that doesn't work! Yeah, I think Blooms must have been fairly clued in, and suspect that the apparent issue between DR and MB must have gone beyond their roles in transfers. But I've no clue!!

Especially when it was such a change from Dodds to Duff. My instinct is they'll go back to a younger, less experienced coach. But that maybe doesn't fit in with their impatience with the first-team?

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Agree - I think that would be a great contribution to a future fans' forum, for what it's worth! Yeah, I don't see anyone else getting any more out of the team, especially with the dearth of options right now. I have frankly no clue who they'll go for...

I wonder if they'd have been more patient had we not been flying under Bloomfield? Or perhaps it would just have made the extent of their planned changes less overt. That January window will be difficult to understand for some time I feel.

Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Agree! Easy to get lost in the fact that there is a long-term plan, which has been communicated, and is grounded in some successful examples. But you're right, the short-termism of the first-team decisions is making it feel less stable/enjoyable and seems to run contrary to a lot of the bigger plans

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Why is it the case in England when it's not elsewhere? And why are we so good at integration?

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Will Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Stop expecting education to fix society willd10.substack.com/p/make-educa...

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Leave them teachers alone

Make education boring again

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Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ah yeah, of course. Definitely think that anyone above them will go up. It's impressive how they've transitioned so smoothly with a new manager. Do you think Plymouth will be up there with Stockport?

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Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yeah, it's a bit worrying. Some real pressure on them against a really strong team. I'm not there tonight, but praying it's a good one for your first of the season!

Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thanks mate! Yeah, it's a weird one to work out. Definitely think it's both, it'll be interesting to see how good they will be as the season goes on, and how much we can respond to it. Starting tonight...

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Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Seemed more suited to a Dodds system where he would be a LWB or left-sided centre-half in a 3. Feels like injuries and being played out of position at the end of last season snowballed into some really poor performances. Orient and Bradford two really low moments. Real shame, there's a player there!

Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I always think of Curtis Thompson when I think about rivals loaning us their players (albeit not their record signing!). It'll be interesting to see where he plays most regularly and how often

Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Last week, on Results Day, I wrote a short and hopefully digestible history of GCSEs, based on bits of my master's dissertation. It tries to tease out how education policy responds to demographic/labour market demands and how this has changed since the 1960s: jldeasley.substack.com/p/why-gcses-...

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Why GCSEs? A Short(ish) History of English Education

Let’s dig deeper than yesterday’s attainment data

Michael Woods @woodszzp.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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Could rural Wisconsin turn against the Republicans? My new long-read on our @ruralspatialj.bsky.social Substack discusses political history, the role of rural consciousness & the 'politics of resentment', and the issues that might make a difference. ruralspatialjustice.substack.com/p/winning-in...

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Winning in Wisconsin: Rural Consciousness, Radical Republicans and Progressive Democrats in America’s Dairyland

Could rural Wisconsin turn against the Republicans? Some thoughts on political history and current issues

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Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Can't believe it's been 5 years to the day since Wycombe let an 18-year-old me write this match report at the start of the 21/22 season. I could do with learning to be as concise as I was that afternoon... www.wwfc.com/news/2021/au...

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Report: Wycombe 1-0 Lincoln

Sam Vokes’ early header secured three points for the Chairboys, complementing their best ever start to a League One season in a 1-0 victory over Lincoln City.

Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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Interesting public letter from three Oxbridge-bound former students at 2ndary run by soon-to-dissolve Athena trust, in which they highlight staff departures, curriculum choices and call for end to "zero tolerance" behaviour policies. Trust response also interesting.. cornishstuff.com/latest-news/...

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Oxbridge-bound Launceston College leavers write to the Trust - CornishStuff

Three Launceston College leavers with Oxbridge places wrote to the college and Athena Learning Trust on results day, setting out six changes they want. The trust's interim leader replied next morning,...

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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Lincolnshire as a microcosm of the clash between anti migrant politics and socio economic realities: clamping down on visa routes & international students with no alternative plans for care or HE is ‘Britain’s real migration crisis, and the full impact has yet to be seen’ inews.co.uk/news/reform-...

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The Reform-led county that exposes Britain's hidden migration crisis

Lincolnshire is dominated by Reform’s anti-migrant politics – but the county's care system runs on the foreign labour the majority of its voters want to reduce

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Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Death, taxes, and Blackpool drawing with Wycombe at Bloomfield Road. Thoughts on the start of the League One season! substack.com/@jldeasley/n...

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Seaside Spoils: Blackpool 1-1 Wycombe

In other news, water is wet

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Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Heartbreakingly scandalous and utterly unforgivable.

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Oh definitely. I heard that having Duff’s dance moves is statistically much more significant for your promotion chances than receiving parachute payments.

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It looks like he does a professional smile at Matt’s joke at first and, when he thinks the interview is done, he has that laugh, not expecting anyone to see it! I love that it’s been included. And, yeah, I’m so on board with belting out Masterplan pre and post match. What a tune.

That's an incredible shout!! Would be so good

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Incredible 😭 could come in handy across the season…

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Lynton Lees @lyntonlees.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The last 3 seconds of this interview is my favourite thing ever

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As the govt pushes forward with plans for technical education routes for even younger pupils, the 'record high' numbers of students taking T levels at post-16 is still just... 1.4% of overall entries? Not exactly conclusive proof of massive employer and learner demand, is it

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

'Following the closure of Modern Languages programmes at Leicester from September 2026, if Modern Languages were to disappear from Nottingham, the greater East Midlands would become one of the largest language cold spots in the country.'

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Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Yeah I wondered if it was the partnerships, and don’t know who our ideal starting centre halves are. Cook and Anders perhaps? It’ll be interesting to see how that evolves in the first part of the season.

Jack Deasley @jldeasley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Agree! Wonder if a loan would be the most sensible option for Fink, then get in another striker (or even 2) to compete with Tezgel. Think that our very unique experience of ownership since 2012 has made it more difficult for people to get behind it. Hopefully that perception changes with time.