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An evolution of turgid football where flair and expression are muted for systems and order and personality dimmed for content and media training.

Seeing talented young players not being able to break through, brought and sold like commodities to balance the books. Those that do are beholden by fans to be perfect and play like they got years behind them.

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And that’s not even mentioning the merry go round of managers, booing your team when they lose, booing your own players because they misplaced a pass. Fans welcoming owners of oil and nation states, sorry when the likes of Bury go under but upset when they can’t spend beyond their means.

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

£3.46 billion spent in the Premier League transfer window this summer. All at the cost of rising ticket prices and subscriptions, games being moved for tv, against a backdrop of a toxic social media circus revelling in the abuse of players and all normalised by punditry and shite like talksport.

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See there’s been a massive uptake today in grifting from the outrage merchants regarding Spurs. Very good transfer window but word of Tosin and Murdyk and the pitchforks are out and the world is ending.

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Off up to WHL. Let’s hope this season is miles better than the last couple Hard game to call today. Newcastle looked well organised and good on the break last weekend if defensively frail. Think it’s going to take a good while for us to gel. But have to be optimistic right? Savio & Marmoush impact?

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Look forward to seeing the other comedy episodes. Especially if they match the quality of TOS!

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Only just got round to watching Those Old Scientists. It’s every bit as thrilling and magical as Trials and Tribble-ations. Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks is the best Star Trek has been for a long time. Absolutely loving it.

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Guess with the medical he will meet half of the squad at the same time.

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Today I learned that Shaun Pollock has a higher test batting average than Freddie Flintoff. Surprised me a bit. Always handy with a bat ala Shane Warne but didn’t remember him being that handy. Guess there’s a few not outs in there but still.

Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Well this one came out of the blue

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Could do with VDV and Porro getting some minutes midweek in lieu for Newcastle. They’re looking very quick and direct on the counter. Going to cause us all sorts of issues.

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Arran @dcruza.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Guys that’s not the moon, it’s just Gabriel’s penalty

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Releases a month before Xmas. Makes sense for people to plan around that.

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Of course like all conspiracy theories there may be a nugget of truth that feel likes it gives them credibility and hence a life but it’s been startling to see how far people will go to deny something obvious in front of them.

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But all nuance and common sense thinking has left the window. We’re currently at the “You will own nothing” stage, which of course was popularised by the right and conspiracy theorists of the back of a ‘what if’ essay written for the World Economic Forum about 15 minute cities.

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The reactions to the disc announcement I get - they hold emotional attachments for many people and it’s how people have engaged with games for all their lives, but the GTA reactions have lost me. There is obviously deeper issues and frustration at hand here too - they industry is not in a good place

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It’s understandable why some people are upset or frustrated with a decision but it’s interesting to see how people can’t accept a reality in front of them, trying to prove multiple sources and even their own experiences wrong. Can see how Steve Bannon had a field day with us a decade or so back.

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

If you want to see how a community quickly descends into conspiratorial thinking take a look at the gaming community over the last month. The reactions to the Sony disc announcement & Rockstar partnering with Netflix to preview GTA6 has been frankly nuts.

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Surely a matter of national security.

Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

For me it isn’t the psychical aspect it’s more to do with how uncertain things are around the industry at the moment with how expensive consoles look like they will be (and also parts for a pc too). Replacing anything seems like it will need a mortgage let alone buying something new.

Caesar Flunk @caesarflunk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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This is interesting if you've got young 'uns wanting a mobile phone, or just want to make your own smart phone 'dumb' for a while to avoid distractions/temptation while working...

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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.

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Joel Stinton @joelstinton.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

That was a good World Cup. Great to see fans of all countries celebrate football, life and each other. It’s infectious and there be millions of people going home with a new perspective on life. Infantino, FIFA and Trump and still massive bellends though. And that’s being polite.