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Daughter was telling me about the class being asked what the capital of Norway was today. Two said Haaland.

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My fellow Scarborough and Whitby enthusiasts: some of the Netflix Tales Of The Unexpected has been filmed there over the last week. Dominic West spotted at the Harbour Bar (a very cool ‘50s diner) and crowd scenes were being made by the lifeboat house. It’s out in Jan/Feb apparently.

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Reach PLC Headline Generator: Daniel Farke ‘breaks silence’ on wearing a jacket as Leeds boss ‘spotted in weather’. (18 paragraphs, 17 ads, three autoplay videos, give us your email address)

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Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I love reading and I like writing - so much so that it became my second career. That we no longer value words brings me a great sadness separate to my employment opportunities.

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Saw a post saying Leeds are the most recently formed club in the PL (1919). What I love is I can trace it through our family. Here's Dad + Grandad in Beeston, 1942. Grandad remembered being taken to football at the bottom of the hill too, so Leeds has been in our family since before United existed.

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Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Buzzing for City’s £1m fine and strongly worded letter. Points deduction for Everton probably.

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Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The first time I remember seeing a computer was much the same as a lot of kids who grew up in ‘80s UK: the school BBC Micros on trolleys. Rare Tory W. As for games, it’s a mash up of 8-bit microcomputers ‘85 on: the Dizzys, Oh Mummy on the CPC and being floored by Wizball for the Commodore 64.

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Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Bluesky is already waving its weak finger at this one, of course, but I like this guy.

Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Make it worse somehow” “Copy that”

How any of you savages manage to write when listening to music that contains words is beyond me.

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Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto

Good lad. The Farage support may be a vociferous 20-odd percent. But over 60% can’t stand the guy and see what his bright idea has done. So stand against it. Directly. Loudly. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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PM says immediate focus is on rebuilding bridges with EU as he prepares for first meeting with Ursula von der Leyen

Anyway, sorry I’m late. I saw a dog.

Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yep. And I think it ages people too. When I was a kid in the ‘80s they were largely seen as for children. But they are not, since at least Sony putting PlayStation in nightclubs in ‘95.

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If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out

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What a magnificent woman. 🇵🇸

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I can’t listen to the ‘90s rave stuff on Spotify. Playlists are too good, makes me want to get battered and be discovered over the border in a few days wearing my Admiral Leeds trackie clutching a bottle of Turps. Just stay in and watch Netflix, son.

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Something that the general public who don’t read the Ofcom bulletins may not see is how they disproportionally bully small operators, particularly community radio, but are frightened of the large radio operators like Global and, for reasons only they can answer, GB News. They’re unfit for purpose.

Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The kids were asked to wear white at school for World Peace day. Obviously the lad went in his Leeds (H) 🫡 🦚

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She loves it when I get my caulk out.

Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Massive QR code on an enormous screen in this cafe. Sort of…big enough to fit a menu on.

Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

All that crowing from the Soccer Chickens at the start of this season, as if their last two campaigns were some sort of glitch. There is something very wrong with the fabric of that club, and it won’t be solved with another Beyoncé concert.

Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There is a stack of ‘90s tech at the mall near our house.

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Those points against Brentford and Brighton look even better as the weeks tick on.

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Oxford United apologises for United 93 shirt advert

I have absolutely no doubt that the young people involved with this has no idea of the historical context. It’s a generation ago. But Christ, somebody over 40 must’ve seen it at some point! www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Oxford United apologises for the image, which features the call sign of one of the planes used in the 9/11 attacks.

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In 20-odd years of working in an industry where you’d occasionally be around celebrities, the biggest arsehole I ever met - by a comfortable stretch - was Walliams. I can see his face of thunder storming down Regent’s Park Road even now!

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Cannot think of anything less in the spirit of the old microcomputers than getting Claude to write code for them.

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Play this at my funeral so that I rise again in order to stop it. @harrysword.bsky.social can take it from here.

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…and now my kid’s shirt arrived from the UK. Fanatics are clowns - much was wrong with our order, which appears to be a pattern - but what a beautiful shirt. And it’s so great we have a team from which a young lad can pick a hero. ❤️

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It’s a month ending with -er, so the Filipinos here have started Christmas. Saw my first tree this afternoon.

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A mere 89aed/£17 in Dubai for my kid’s authentic Leeds (H) shirt. It’s somewhat easier to stomach than the cost of the bespoke yellow (A) he’s got coming from the UK! Search on Brands For Less if you’re in the UAE.

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Everyone knows that you use “cheese eating surrender monkey” where possible.

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Godspeed, agent Karl Darlow 🫡

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Hate watching those brave Black Cats

Mr Socko @laotianrockrat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

DCL has been awarded the “Bogle” goal. 🫡

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Ed Sheeran's agent: Ok fuck me that was a wild few days. Still we should be over the worst of it now...

Twitter post by that cunt Stephen Yaxley-Lennon expressing solidarity with Ed Sheeran (not reposting the exact text because fuck whatever he has to say)

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Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The most revealing thing is that they’re attacking Sydney Sweeney for being naked - not for shilling sports gambling. We all know why. Tale as old as time. It is for her detractors to “do better” (🙄), not the other way around. Can’t imagine she’ll be putting those tatas away any time soon 🫡

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I’ve always paid for whoever carries the football in the Middle East, have done for nearly 20 years. Not only is it dirt cheap - I remember every PL game was £8 a month at one point - but I think it’s funny to be able to watch Aldershot v Yeovil in the desert.

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Toby D’Olier 💪🇺🇦 @tobydolier.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The minimum acceptable position is no longer, “I don’t talk about this” when the subject is a UN recognised genocide. Saying that you want the people subject to this genocide to be free is not just reasonable it is required. So Sheerans response while measured and eloquent, is not good enough.

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Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Using my Amiga pen tonight. Good evening to all the attractive ladies out there.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I saw Paul McCartney a couple of years ago and he talked about this and still sounded proud of his younger self. In the unlikely event that Ed Sheeran is still playing shows at 80, he won't have anything to be proud of.

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Neil Grayson @neilgrayson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Heads up if you keep things on Dropbox: they’ve changed the period you can be inactive before account deletion to 6 months from a year.