Reposted by Richard FrancisSarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 2h“An Overwhelming Surplus of Diggity” 87613
Reposted by Richard FrancisJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 05/10/2026Uncertainty over Bond casting means it’s time for the English Cricket Board to put Question Time on hold, according to FaceTime. 515329
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026@visitwakefield.bsky.social one for you guys 040
Reposted by Richard FrancisLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 03/10/2026As I'm struggling to really hit the tone I want with my piece, I'm going to drop some links about the Man City scandal that will really help you as a non-football fan understand why it's so huge. Don't worry of you don't get some of the references in them. 2386
Reposted by Richard FrancisEmily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you 7142341024
Reposted by Richard FrancisPaul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Helpful diagram of Man City’s finances. Not entirely sure it’s helpful to the transparency argument 85320
Reposted by Richard FrancisChauman @chaudman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If this is the end for CR7 then all rivalries aside I doubt it's what any true football fan will have wanted to see. They'd have wanted it to end with him crying like a baby on the pitch after skying a crucial penalty in an important shootout. 88320
Reposted by Richard FrancisDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ah yes the circle of life 13998161642
Reposted by Richard FrancisRG @geezypeas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We’re gonna rock down to The inland revenue They’re winding up Man City 18410129
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yeadon Aerodrome at four thirty in the morning. The things I do for my love of data. 010
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I’m flying out to this (very) early tomorrow morning 010
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026One of my mates is into ultra marathons and he’s currently attempting the Spartathalon in Greece. He’s been running for more than a day now and covered 140 miles - I’m honest in awe of this insanity. 120
Reposted by Richard FrancisDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 25/09/2026Horror movie idea: An endless line of Trump sources calling and screaming at you "MARK HALPERIN" 3064674
Reposted by Richard FrancisThe Seldom Seen Kid @seldom-seen-kid.bsky.social · 26/09/2026You have to feel sorry for Newcastle. They too were taken over by terrible people with more money than God, but because of City's methods coming to light, they are unable to cheat. Unlucky! 2183
Reposted by Richard FrancisMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A club guilty of a decade-long scheme to submit false financial information to the league, for the purpose of securing an unfair on-field advantage, should not only be thrown out of the league and have all its titles vacated, its owner should be compelled to sell the club. 1938087
Reposted by Richard FrancisDanny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I don't follow Formula One, but good on them for using subtitles for the hard of hearing…  491913302
Reposted by Richard Francisinkedupandsonic @sonictyrant.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Me: [forgetting the word pineapple] one large fruit grenade please 426377
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026@secondmentions.com Beavers - the furry dam builders 051
Reposted by Richard FrancisSean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 19/09/2026I feel like we’ve all let Jim Ratcliffe down and I hope we are all ashamed of ourselves. 2226629
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I see Ratcliffe’s in the news again youtu.be/dxNvQco6dMg?...youtu.beWe Need To Talk About Sir Jim RatcliffeYouTube video by HITC Sevens 010
Reposted by Richard FrancisAlice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Could the MPs maybe examine the decimation of UK HE; the state of the water companies; and the masked thugs attacking lifeboats volunteers before addressing poor scores in Eurovision? 1315858
Reposted by Richard FrancisDoug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Touching display of solidarity 519746
Reposted by Richard FrancisJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“We’ve got a massive majority by mistake!” “Does anyone know any centre left crypto billionaires?” 854195
Reposted by Richard FrancisTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Not sure about this, it's still a thriving commuter town with a regular festival that manages to attract massive headliners. Other places, like Slough, are going to go first. 7595
Reposted by Richard FrancisMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’. 23743341491
Reposted by Richard FrancisHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🧵It might be an appropriate time to remember the Battle of Holbeck Moor ninety years ago this month. 413567
Reposted by Richard FrancisEnough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026When the Tories won a huge majority in 2019, they just cracked on and did what they wanted to do without giving a fuck what their opponents might think The 25 months since the 2024 election have consisted of Labour being utterly paralysed with fear of upsetting people they'll never please 3356
Reposted by Richard FrancisGlennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026There are several flags in the Norway flag. 21728167
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I spent parts of today singing Bernard Cribbins’ Right Said Fred at the teenager and she didn’t join in. 020
Reposted by Richard Francisonlycans @onlycans.bsky.social · 05/09/2026just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25. 3729781280
Reposted by Richard FrancisDeke Fanboy (welcome back lad!) @sjbrewer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Southend United head coach Kieran Dyer was challenged by his players to see how many Michael Jackson songs he could reference in his answers to the media…not a single person noticed and the money will be going to charity. 0517
Reposted by Richard Francisgamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026found this in the top posts and it succeeds in being very funny while also inducing a borderline homicidal rage 14059921621
Reposted by Richard FrancisAndy Parmo @andyparmo.co.uk · 04/09/2026It’s time for the Friday Cat. 0151
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Maybe getting Chris Mason to report on this is a mistake given his lack of journalistic standards 120
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Actually tuned into the BBC News at 10 for the first time in years to see if they covered this and, to be fair, they are. 010
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026OMG. They didn’t include a Reform quote and their plans for foreigners and small boats. 010
Reposted by Richard FrancisPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Chris Mason watching Channel 4 News. 491085208
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026All told, I’m pretty happy with that transfer window for #LUFC - I still think we need someone else as cover upfront so I reckon we should just agree now that we’re going to buy the League Two top scorer come January. 150
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Don’t have university age kids and haven’t given much thought to a change of approach when I do, but the whole family has shared locations on. Not really about tracking each other just something we’ve always done. 100
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In honour of the Bard: and by a sleep, to say we end The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks that Flesh is heir to? 'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished. Probably time to go to bed #LUFC 040
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Looks like Willy’s gone then. Hope the deal for the new lad works out. #LUFC 030
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Just got a SofaScore push notification that said Joel Piroe West Ham -> Leeds Assuming it’s a glitch and we haven’t recalled him #LUFC 140
Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We’re getting the business done today (Sam Chambers going out on loan) #LUFC 051
