Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“The 15-year-old, long regarded as one of the most talented young players in Europe…” 121
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Pleased to have an another reason to dislike Ed Sheeran in addition to his rubbish music. 030
Reposted by Mark BoothManchester City @mancity.com · 13/09/2026"I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now" 🩵 18918
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 13/09/2026What an incredible performance. Every single player but especially Nunes. 072
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Thank you for reminding me of Mason “the Line” Dixon 😅 000
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 05/09/2026😅😅😅 that’s exactly right. It’s so hand wafty. The movie repeats “well, there had to be a fourth one, what do you want from me?” over and over before coming to its merciful, sudden end. 000
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 05/09/20264. In 5, the concept of Tommy “The Machine” Gunn could have been punched up into great schlock in the right hands. 100
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 05/09/20263. Paulie behaves unusually around the robot in 4, at best. 310
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Never engaged much with the subject of the movie “Tony”, but that was an excellent movie re: Tony. 000
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Really silly take. I cycle to work in Manhattan. Thoughtless drivers and helmet-free, electric Citi bike riders — usually going the wrong way — make helmets for everyone else essential. 050
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Figured it would be something like that - I can never decide if my species is undervalued $-wise in the transfer market or the opposite. 000
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Can confirm it's a big hit in my Liverpool mates' group chat. 120
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Think a good start is reviewing work on its own terms, in context. So much lately seems to be closer to fan fiction, pitching alternative casting, story beats or subtext. 010
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Anyway, great two viewings of that big old movie full of evergreen ideas that would give the preemptive critics pause if they didn’t *project* empathy and self-reflection as being for losers. 👉🪞 000
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 23/07/2026100% - I’m mostly out of the outrage cycle and this idea holds me to account. 110
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Not saying anything original but found myself getting irritated reading about this one and reminded me not to go high or low - just walk past and don’t make eye contact. 220
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The odd discourse around The Odyssey should be final time anyone reacts to MAGA. They lose power when you stop reacting, yet otherwise good, smart people can’t get off X and try to dunk on, or persuade ignorant, weird people farming engagement or looking for attention otherwise not paid. 120
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 23/07/2026First win at Columbus since this achingly beautiful, evocative, next-best-thing-to-being-there match recap was published. 020
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 20/07/2026That’s what I was banking on — maybe it’s a (delicious) psy-op. 010
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Ate Taco Bell yesterday and lived to tell the tale. Sometimes you’ve risk it all for life’s biggest rewards. 120
Reposted by Mark BoothNew York Sky Blues @newyorkskyblues.com · 17/07/2026Manchester City are holding a 1v1 tournament at Brookfield Place this Sunday, July 19th, from 11am-2pm, before the World Cup Final… and the winner will get a signed Erling Haaland jersey! 041
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Sitting on a one goal lead with Messi on the field so early is an interesting strategy which surprisingly hasn’t panned out. 051
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 15/07/2026It’s like renting an amazing video game you know you’re going to get. 010
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 15/07/2026My take from that half is I’m very happy we signed Anderson. 130
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Went to join the Seward Library branch in a Party Girl hat and someone told me it was shot there. Ten years here now and I think New York City is actually underrated. 010
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Mostly I don’t want Argentina to win because English tabloids will make hay with tired Falklands jingoism for the semi. 010
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I don’t think Anderson did anything wrong going down on Haaland’s push earlier but it didn’t affect the way the goal was scored - I valued the purity of a ref making the call with his one chance to see it and don’t think people with that axe to grind about flopping in football are winnable anyway. 010
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026That’s exactly how I feel - I don’t think there’s a conspiracy here but it’s nauseating and self-defeating to give the idea more oxygen. We expect the best strikers to miss the odd open goal, the game is better for it and refs should be given same grace for something that doesn’t matter that much. 000
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Sports don’t matter enough to break the convention that the game is the same at rec league level as the World Cup. 100
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The last good thing Danny Baker said is that cameras should be treated as a guest at football matches. 110
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I hear you, I guess I just don’t think diving is in the top 20 biggest issues in the game and how it’s officiated. And it was an innocuous area of the pitch. 110
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Forgot about that one but yeah. To call that with all the other smoke right after they equalized is at least inviting scrutiny that raises a big Ancelotti eyebrow. 200
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I just don’t think it was necessary and on top of other Argentina friendly calls it’s asking for extra scrutiny to do that right after they equalized imo. 010
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I agree it was probably a dive but how many other yellows have been given for simulation in this World Cup via VAR? 110
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026How many other yellows have been given for simulation via VAR in this World Cup? 100
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026A rare disagreement with you from me here - simulation has gone unpunished so far and VAR’s job isn’t to go looking for things the ref missed unless it’s led to a goal. A second yellow for that via VAR is outsized punishment when momentum / pace / human nature leads to dodging outstretched legs. 120
Mark Booth @markbooth85.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The Peace Prize giver as traitorous to his country as the recipient. 020
Reposted by Mark Boothcherylcirca @cherylcirca.bsky.social · 12/07/2026open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...open.substack.comErling Haaland is the only man who can unite AmericaUnfortunately for Republicans, he is Norwegian. 011
Reposted by Mark Boothlindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 12/07/2026world cup has been so good to me. i've made friends on different continents and have seen my friends here like every day and now the world loves my favorite player and everyone finally accepts pulisic is a fraud. also now i know more rules and some actual tactics and truly hate VAR. so sick. 51996
