Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Not sure comparing tea is very fair. Lipton Yellow label v the British tea universe is bound to throw up odd price differences. And how are we defining “cheese”?? 000
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Time to post this again, an afternoon with the boxing GOAT. on.ft.com/413jmJMon.ft.comHow Oleksandr Usyk became the world’s best boxer[FREE TO READ] Ahead of his heavyweight bout with Tyson Fury, the Ukrainian’s schedule is punishing — just how he likes it 043
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 19/07/2025I sold Hugh Grant a pair of white socks while working a single day as a temp at Ralph Lauren. 000
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Went a few weeks back and found it thoroughly underwhelming. Everything felt rushed and chaotic, and the waiter kept saying they’d run out of this and that and that the kitchen couldn’t cope. It was 8pm on a school night. Glad you had a good time! 000
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 04/07/2025From funding decades of seed and soil research to financing other tournaments around the world - how Wimbledon is almost single handedly keeping grass court tennis alive. on.ft.com/3Tlka8Xon.ft.comHow Wimbledon keeps grass court tennis alive[FREE TO READ] A short playing season and high maintenance costs mean playing on turf is under threat 021
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Talented and devout: Crystal Palace faithful look to make south London history and topple Manchester City giants on.ft.com/43jUQo8on.ft.comFA Cup final: Crystal Palace faithful look to defeat Manchester City[FREE TO READ] South London club among aspirational teams pushing back against Premier League’s Big Six 010
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 10/05/2025FC Barcelona executives hope a €1.5bn stadium revamp will help the club escape its financial purgatory. But construction delays and looming debt repayments risk making things even worse. on.ft.com/3GPkmKzon.ft.comFC Barcelona races to finish crucial €1.5bn stadium rebuild[FREE TO READ] As football club fights for La Liga title, delays to the Camp Nou revamp are exacerbating its precarious financial position 043
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 06/05/2025My mum answers most messages with “Ok…” which I find very confusing tbh 140
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 01/05/2025A budget of €20mn. A staff of 20. Yet Norway’s fearless “fish hippies” have beaten some of Europe’s biggest clubs on the way to tonight’s Europa League semi final against Spurs. on.ft.com/4malyZcon.ft.com‘Fish hippy’ minnows from the Arctic Circle hope to take down Spurs[FREE TO READ] A giant-killing run to a European semi-final puts Norwegian town and former Nato base host Bodø on map 1101
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 11/04/2025One had an incredible night at the York Jazz Bar there. Spoke to a local poet for three hours via Google translate. ヨーク +81 76-262-2612 g.co/kgs/RWqZAjQg.coGoogle Search 000
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Wonder how Chinese TV manufacturer Hisense is feeling about its Club World Cup sponsorship today. 000
Reposted by Josh NobleTony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 04/04/2025The latest from @banxtoons.bsky.social 15918
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Have been rewatching it recently. I didn’t notice the first time how it’s just one endless male fantasy. Betty an intriguing character that they then don’t know what to do with. Women all suffer endlessly. I enjoyed some of the business stuff, but it soon gets dull, repetitive and unrewarding. 000
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 03/04/2025I saw Horses for Slaughter play the main stage at Reading in 1999. @pauljdavies.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Josh NobleAlex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands. The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited. 834132014282
Reposted by Josh NobleTony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Superb obit here of my friend and former colleague Gwen Robinson by @edwardluce.bsky.social - she was one of a kind. Probably had the widest network of contacts of any journo I have known. Lost far too soon. www.ft.com/content/ec0b...ft.comGwen Robinson, FT foreign correspondent and editor, 1960-2025The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, intrepid reporting and ability to handle big egos 02410
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Donald Trump says US must gain control of Greenland on.ft.com/4iLKHqR 032
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Am reliably informed that locals have been leaving jars of marmalade on the bench in tribute. 020
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Anecdotal but still instructive. on.ft.com/422zw6don.ft.comWisconsin Supreme Court race is the first electoral test for Trump[FREE TO READ] The race has become a proxy battle between those who love and hate the president 021
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Indeed, who needs Waitrose when you have two M&S Foodhalls! 000
Reposted by Josh NobleJosh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Sponsors are quitting, the TV market is in flux, and cash strapped sporting federations are struggling. Meanwhile the IOC is spending large sums on surging headcount and its own pet projects. on.ft.com/4bQDHGu Does the Olympic business model still work?on.ft.comDoes the Olympic business model still work?[FREE TO READ] As it chooses a new president, the world’s biggest sporting event is facing an exodus of major sponsors and a fast-changing media landscape 021
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 15/03/2025FT comments are different. This under a piece about female influencers in F1. 2215
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Sponsors are quitting, the TV market is in flux, and cash strapped sporting federations are struggling. Meanwhile the IOC is spending large sums on surging headcount and its own pet projects. on.ft.com/4bQDHGu Does the Olympic business model still work?on.ft.comDoes the Olympic business model still work?[FREE TO READ] As it chooses a new president, the world’s biggest sporting event is facing an exodus of major sponsors and a fast-changing media landscape 021
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 11/03/2025A lengthy press release. An hour of presentations. Yet absolutely zero mention of the people who actually own the club. on.ft.com/41F8nFZ Manchester United reveals plans for 100,000-seater stadiumon.ft.comManchester United reveals plans for 100,000-seater stadium[FREE TO READ] New ground expected to cost at least £2bn and be ‘centrepiece’ of regeneration of surrounding area 010
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Manchester to London on a Sunday. Standing room for 3+ hours and no functioning toilet. British infrastructure at its finest. 031
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 24/11/2024The US owner, the local auditor and the French regulator of Olympique Lyonnais are at loggerheads over whether other team’s players count as “shared assets”. The fight is setting the limits of what multiclub ownership is about. on.ft.com/3V5LTeQon.ft.comFrench fight tests limits of football’s hottest investment trend[FREE TO READ] Olympique Lyonnais owner John Textor at odds with regulators over team finances and multiclub ownership model 001
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 14/12/2023My afternoon with Oleksandr Usyk… “Our brain is sly. It doesn’t want to work. It wants to lie in bed and look through Instagram. But the brain is a muscle, you have to train it.”on.ft.comOleksandr Usyk’s toughest opponent is himselfAhead of his heavyweight bout with Tyson Fury, the Ukrainian boxer’s schedule is punishing — just how he likes it 000
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 10/12/2023When Luton Town host Manchester City later today, English football’s Cinderella will go up against an Emirati prince. It’s probably the biggest financial mismatch in top flight history. on.ft.com/3RAoHUIon.ft.comDavid and Goliath: Luton vs Manchester City clash shows highs and lows of Premier LeagueAfter a 25-year hiatus, the world’s richest football club will face a team that has risen from the ashes 032
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 25/11/2023Some of England’s oldest lawn tennis clubs have had to bring in waiting lists as they struggle to keep up with demand for padel on.ft.com/3Rb6a13on.ft.comEngland’s lawn tennis clubs gripped by padel feverVenerable institutions introduce waiting lists for court space as the new game takes hold across the country 111
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 04/11/2023“Instead of giving $20,000 in an envelope to the head of a football federation to buy his vote, now you can sponsor the activity of a football league or competition. It’s legal and much more effective.” on.ft.com/47jENHAon.ft.com‘The pieces fell into place’: how Saudi Arabia won football’s World CupSponsorship diplomacy, intensive lobbying and Fifa rule changes cleared path for Gulf kingdom to host 2034 event 010
Reposted by Josh NobleRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 20/10/2023The combined Lib Dem/Lab vote share in mid-Beds should terrify Tories. There aren't that many seats where it's so unclear which party is in 2nd place. That splitting the opposition vote wasn't enough to save a safe home counties seat points to electoral carnage for govt. 1417361
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 18/10/2023A trip to Twickenham is a reminder that even West London is miles away from West London. 030
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 13/10/2023One of the weirdest evenings of my life was when I saw the Isley Brothers play York Opera House 20-odd years ago. There were maybe 40 people in the crowd. Afterwards we went back to their hotel and drank champagne out of teacups with an Isley cousin. Legends. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/9d45...thetimes.co.ukRudolph Isley obituaryRudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the R&B family band the Isley Brothers, has died aged 84.The musician, who also co-wrote many of the band’s bigges 130
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 11/10/2023Gymshoe reporting today … from a luxury padel club. 010
Josh Noble @joshnoble.bsky.social · 09/10/2023Made my first trip to reborn Tottenham Hotspur yesterday. Modern stadiums are comfortable, efficient - just generally very impressive - and yet super uninteresting. 040
