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Jon Townsend

@jontownsend3.bsky.social
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Has Been Footballer, washed up writer, soccer coach, dad, husband, endurance athlete, author of “It’s Just a Ball” Amazon book link: a.co/d/iwWTR66

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RandomBlackRain @randomblackrain.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Love the fact the Fox clown show thinks this was a moral victory for coming second in the Gold Cup.
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
USMNT #GoldCup
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Listen to this, read the book, educate yourself: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Edge of Sports
Sports Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Perfect is the Enemy of Progress "To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence."— Mark Twain As coaches, we’re often trained to prize knowledge and caution. We fear ignorance because it implies weakness or incompetence. We temper confidence because it's so often mistaken for…
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Perfect is the Enemy of Progress
"To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence."— Mark Twain As coaches, we’re often trained to prize knowledge and caution. We fear ignorance because it implies weakness or incompetence. We temper confidence because it's so often mistaken for arrogance. But what if both ignorance and confidence—when properly harnessed—are exactly what we need to move forward? When I first began writing this reflection years ago, it stemmed from a moment of clarity during a difficult time.
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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Richard Jolly @richjolly.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Liverpool become Premier League champions and seal it in style with five goals. On Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham and the team who have dominated the season: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Liverpool seal Premier League title – and Anfield gets its crowning moment in the sun
Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham: The Reds claimed their second Premier League title with the home faithful jubilant after a five-star showing on a Sunday to remember at Anfield
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Development is not winning #soccer farpostfooty.com/2025/04/03/d...
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Development is not Winning
Development: The Journey, Not the Destination Development is a complex and subjective concept, shaped by individual experiences and perspectives. While its meaning may vary from person to person, i…
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This is the future. This is the way.
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Zo @bfootball.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Flipping the narrative and suggesting that Darwin did that to take the heat off of that braindeadass sequence by Virgil and Alisson and the nonchalance of everyone at Anfield. A true team player.
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Don’t listen to me. I know nothing.
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Bring on Endō, Mac Allister, Jota…. Núñez, Días, Gravenberch need to be hooked at halftime.
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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Mark Kastner @mkstnr.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Liverpool single handedly defeating sports washing within the last 10 days.
Man City 0 - 2 Liverpool
Liverpool 2 - 0 Newcastle 
PSG 0 - 1 Liverpool
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
In addition to Alisson being a god on the football pitch, watching Wataru Endō hunt the ball down, cover for teammates, tackle everything that dared move and maraud box-to-box fired everyone up. What a difference the subs made tonight. #psgvsliverpool
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
ROGSTRADAMUS KNEW 🔮
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Watching Aston Villa vs Chelsea and again reminded just how awful Michael Oliver is as an official. Inconsistent, indecisive, being fooled by defenders flopping with the slightest touch. How is this the best standard of refereeing England can produce?
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
West Ham doing the business today! Meanwhile Liverpool supporters…
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The Prompted Paradigm Look, the modern game is different. Players are expected to move differently across tactical formations and the responsibility sets of players in specific positions demand more technical prowess and proficiency than people think. In other words, the days of simply blasting…
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The Prompted Paradigm
Look, the modern game is different. Players are expected to move differently across tactical formations and the responsibility sets of players in specific positions demand more technical prowess and proficiency than people think. In other words, the days of simply blasting the ball long down the field are gone. Teams will still employ this strategy, of course, but to what end?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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Joe Rogan Fans Respond After He Loses Top Podcast Spot
The podcaster’s fans hit back after he lost his #1 ranking to an anti-Trump podcast.
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Clickbait nonsense.
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
J.T. Miller sucks
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
This. Is. Perfect. youtu.be/09txSUWgCbA?...
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Roasting Elon Musk in Austin | Stavros Halkias Live In Austin | Stand Up
YouTube video by Stavros Halkias
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Ryan Gravenberch looks miles off it recently. Not sure if he’s on a bad run of form having set such a high standard all year or he’s just out of gas. Not sure playing him for 90 mins was a good decision.
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Darwin Núñez…if you’re going to be absolute dogshit at finishing/decision-making you HAVE to work hard & run like a man possessed. That adds something to the team. Being horrid in front of goal and jogging around is an absolute disgrace. A knackered midfield pressed harder.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16/02/2025
Here’s a better peace plan for Ukraine. “Russia, you’ve already sustained twice as many casualties as the US did in ww2. Leave Ukraine or suffer four times more, and collapse as a country in the process” Done
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David Phillips @davidphillips.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The advantage for #lfc would be to show a second yellow card, not to play an advantage from which there was none. It's so bad a decision by Michael Oliver, bordering on cowardice.
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AndCouldHePlay7 @andcouldheplay7.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Anyone know when Everton’s open top bus parade is for a 2-2 draw that saw Liverpool *extend* their league at the top of the table? Don’t want to get caught up in the traffic.
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Still trying to work out the added time. 7+ mins into the 5 added on is umm… it’s something (yes, I know it’s an official’s approximation)
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Derbies shouldn’t have yellow cards… only red cards if it meets the requirements. Too many inconsistent calls that shouldn’t be cautioned that ruin the game. Let the game elevate or descend into whatever madness it will.
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
'AT LEAST AN EMPTY CABINET IS EASIER TO MOVE' 🏆☠️ Liverpool supporters bid proper farewell to Goodison Park with some outstanding banner shithousery 🔵🔴
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
How do you make America healthy again without universal healthcare. What a total con artist.
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The Nutmeg News @thenutmegnews.com · 24/01/2025
President Trump Demands Club América Be Renamed Club Mexico www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2025...
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President Trump Demands Club América Be Renamed Club Mexico — The Nutmeg News
WASHINGTON - After announcing that the Gulf of Mexico would be renamed the Gulf of America, President Trump stated that Club América would be renamed Club Mexico.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2025
New in PN: @daviddejong.bsky.social on the pact with the devil “Prior to Hitler seizing power, German industrialists were establishment conservatives and found Hitler and his supporters to be garish, boorish, uniformed clowns from impoverished areas. And then ... "
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"A pact with the devil"
David de Jong on oligarchs getting in bed with fascists.
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Dan Vaughn @danvaughn.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
If you're throwing the sieg heil salute, I'm not on your team. And why can't I find a gif of just Richer Spencer getting punched?
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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I feel strongly about this issue
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setoiyo.bsky.social @setoiyo.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Elon Musk is a Nazi. He supports extremist groups in Europe with Nazi ideology. He’s from an apartheid state. The Washington Post can try and cover for him. The New York Times can try and cover for him. The ADL can try and cover for him but Elon Musk is a Nazi. And those who cover are sympathizers.
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Poignant
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Probably blasphemous to say but I think Alisson is starting to decline. He’s never been great with the ball at his feet but lately he seems out of position, which is understandable given his standards and long spell out.
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Popped onto Twitter for a moment. It was like this…
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Taking off Bradley for Trent Alexander-Arnold brings about a strange nervousness. Yes, TAA has ridiculous quality on the ball. I just don’t think he gives the effort defending that Bradley does.
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These Football Times @thesefootballtimes.shop · 08/01/2025
Francesco Totti, Raúl — eat your hearts out lads. This Henrik Larsson chip is sumptuous.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
My message to Zuck
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Mike Pendleton @phat7deuce.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
“You will be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits:
Roberto Firmino, Mo Salah, Sadio Mane in Liverpool home red kits
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Jon Townsend @jontownsend3.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
A piece I loved writing and researching when I originally wrote it for @thesefootballtimes.shop Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all. thesefootballtimes.co/2018/12/23/i...
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If only for a day: the Christmas truce match of 1914
The Christmas Truce match of 1914 between warring Allied and German soldiers on the Western Front is the stuff of legend. But did it really take place?
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet, by Ford Madox Brown, 1850s
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Rex Chapman @rexchapman.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Post a gif of a movie you could watch over and over and over…
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Pearlmania500 @pearlmania500.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Hold on, I see it now.
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Pearlmania500 @pearlmania500.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
And this is why more people get their news from podcasts and TikToks.
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