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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 2h

Righto, @stadio.football — after years and years of listening, laughing, learning, and engaging, this Stadio OG will *finally* see you this coming January. @ryanhunn.bsky.social & @okwonga.bsky.social, let's have some fun!

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Twin Cities Gooners @twincitiesgooners.bsky.social · 7h

Heading back to A Bar of Their Own this Sunday for a HUGE Barclays Women's Super League match. Join us — let's make some noise! ⚽️ Manchester City WFC vs. Arsenal Women 🏆 WSL 🗓️ 10/4 • ⏰ 10:30a 📍 A Bar of Their Own • 2207 E Franklin Ave 55404 PACK THE PUB!!! COYG!!! 🔴⚪️ @arsenalamerica.bsky.social

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Rob Kenton @robkenton.bsky.social · 8h

Since Abramovich arrived in 2003 & Abu Dhabi Inc in 2008 Chelsea & Man Cty have won 13 out of the 23 league titles. Their previous combined total was 3. Chelsea in 1955 Man Cty in 1937 & 1968. They had no history of league success in any era. English football was sold 23 years ago.

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Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 13h

you can hold food poisoning to account and still admire the lasagne

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 13h

The plot thickens. Deliciously so.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you weren't sickened and made rageful every single day by this country and it's abundance of evil, I suggest you start feeling this way now. This is sick. www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...

tennessean.com

Court stays Christa Pike execution in Tennessee: Updates

Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. A court stayed her lethal injection that was scheduled for Sept. 30.

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Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

well at least now we know why he was crying in that speech

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Re: Burnham — for a man who has literally just given the speech of his life at the party conference, seeking to rebuild national trust in policy and political leadership, it’d be an own goal the likes of which we’ve never seen before for him to even passively exert pressure. *record scratch* Oh…

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Stanis Elsborg @staniselsborg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With the breaking news about Manchester City's cheating, I think its time to make all of you aware of this group of people! The City case underlines the value of persistent investigative journalism. Great initiative by @philippeauclair.bsky.social go.bsky.app/6oxTr7j

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@magic-hat.bsky.social @sportingintel.bsky.social & #RuiPinto — you lads deserve a drink, a medal, a honour named for your efforts. Bravo, all.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As @migueldelaney.bsky.social wrote, "It is football’s worst ever scandal. It warrants a punishment to fit."

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From "unhappy at Madrid" to "Premier League winning captain of Arsenal Football Club" and coming from truly decent stock. Øh captain, my captain.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Beyond bad. Chilling. It's a deliberate (and successful) attempt by the uber-powerful and mega-rich to make that which so many billions of working folk depend on for community and emotional expression nothing more than their bottom line plaything. It's grotesque. Perverse.

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Daily Cannon @dailycannon.com · 29/09/2026

'Pep has spent his entire career standing next to scandal'

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wenger was not blameless in his latter years, not remotely. That said, I will never, ever forgive Sky, the Premier League or the fraud clubs for the poisoned framing that they gave to Wenger and his, frankly, incredibly achievements — in spite of the scandalous nonsense taking place elsewhere.

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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The most hard-hitting language, which surely means Manchester City must face the hardest-hitting sanctions Expulsion, and the independent football regulator looking at a forced sale Given the stridency, can normal football business even go on? www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

independent.co.uk

Man City’s staggering rule-breaking has left the Premier League with only one option

Found guilty on all but one of more than 100 charges, the club’s behaviour casts doubt over an entire era of football. How, Miguel Delaney asks, can they be allowed to remain in the top flight?

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Trust Romano to lend Man City his X megaphone.

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1.76 Acres @onepointsevensixacr.es · 29/09/2026

The PL may have many flaws as an entity. Lack of courage isn’t on the list, now. The league just self-immolated, torching almost two decades of its own history. The statement the PL released today is one of the braver things I’ve ever seen from a major sports league.

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Philarsopher @philarsopher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m hearing that Win the dog ate Manchester City’s irrefutable evidence.

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Lewis @lgambrose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

£900m of fraud up to 2018. With inflation, £900m in 2008 is £1.5bn today. Or take the end date: £900m in 2018 is £1.2bn today.

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maxine, the witch queen 🔪🎃 @maxinee.me · 29/09/2026

throw the book at city? throw the fucking library, the printing press, the book tour, the q&a, every single branch of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, every independent bookshop, the copies donated to charity shops, the whole fucking lot at them.

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M @captainmeg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[runs in, panting] SHAMCHESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

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Phil Costa @philcosta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"They are a financially doped club. "They have enhancement of performances through financial resources which are unlimited. For me, it's a kind of doping because it's not in any way linked to their resources." Arsene Wenger re: Chelsea in 2005. Same shit, different club.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So, yeah — we'll take personal cheques please.

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Daily Cannon @dailycannon.com · 28/09/2026

I have sympathy for every team that lost out to City, except Tony Pulis and Stoke. A club that has a domestic abuse song as their anthem and ruined careers. Fuck Stoke.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Taking off Baum was (and remains) a wildly bad decision. I do not understand RS's thinking today.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Frustrating performance. So much promise in that first half, goal changed everything, and then the squad use was really bad. It’s not good enough, frankly.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

At some point, as a country, we're going to have to truly reckon with the fact that we're not good enough to beat the very best.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

DM me if you want one, I'll guide you to our point of sale ❤️

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Always The Arsenal @alwaysthearsenal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Case in point: Haaland’s 2022 signing. After the charges, strangely low transfer fee & incredibly opaque arrangements on wages and agents fees etc. Norway has a lot of transparency re: income, but Haaland’s reps (including Dad Alfie) ‘coincidentally’ moved to Switzerland when the deal was happening.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Myles as a release valve in midfield is so, so special.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As good as it gets. Bury them as deep as possible, "deep within the rock in a tomb so dark it would never come to light." @tomoc.bsky.social Obliterate them redstory.substack.com/p/obliterate...

redstory.substack.com

Obliterate them

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James Benge @jamesbenge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When Manchester City return to Premier League action next month, what will their games mean? Title contenders, fighting against relegation or an utter irrelevance? The league’s present, like its past, has been warped beyond repair.

cbssports.com

English football can punish Manchester City for violations, but can Premier League ever recover what was lost?

An appeal will delay any immediate sanctions, but a guilty verdict on 114 charges leaves 17 years of trophies, title races and rivals like Liverpool and Arsenal trapped in an existential fog

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 25/09/2026

The media in the UK is broken at all levels. This is Sky Sports reporting Manchester City, owned by Abu Dhabi, being found guilty in 114 of 115 charges of financial cheating that robbed many other clubs of trophies and players. bsky.app/profile/phil...

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don’t really see the point in ‘stripping’ titles. It doesn’t do much. But they blatantly and deliberately cheated for years, and by doing so distorted the whole competition. The punishment should effectively keep them uncompetitive for the same length of time

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As the Branch Manager, I am going to toot our own horn here — we have BATTERED the assignment. S/o to our designer, Jessica, as ever. Truly epic work. Get your CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND scarf! Preorders close Nov. 1 — VAMMOOOOOOOOS!!!! COYG!!! 🔴⚪️

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Honestly — there isn’t a hell deep or hot enough for these cretinous monsters masquerading as humans.

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Deservedly so, she was SUPERB today. Play her week in/out, please. She's top.

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Prashant 🌊 @prasshant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Well at least I think Kyra Cooney-Cross was superb today for Arsenal. 85% pass completion 2 chances created 103 touches 9/10 duels won 9 recoveries, 1 interception 🔴⚪

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