Paul @paulharrap.com · 03/10/2026My worry is that Starmer was determined to continue fighting the last general election, Burnham has immediately started campaigning for the next general election, and neither of them were/are governing for now. 121
Paul @paulharrap.com · 03/10/2026The SNP will always be whatever the UK national parties are not. If Labour went genuinely socialist the SNP would pivot to the Cameronite social liberal / fiscal conservative spaces that the Tories have abandoned. Their political position is "not the UK", whatever that might mean in policy terms. 110
Paul @paulharrap.com · 02/10/2026reutersconnect.comLicensable picture: General view of a billboard displaying the phrase "WELCOME TO SHAMCHESTER" orchestrated by the betting company Paddy Power following a reported guilty verdict against Manchester Ci...Soccer Football - General view of a billboard displaying the phrase "WELCOME TO SHAMCHESTER" orchestrated by the betting company Paddy Power following a... 000
Paul @paulharrap.com · 01/10/2026REG introduces himself on the #traitors clip.cafe/hudson-hawk-...clip.cafe'What can I tell you? I'm the villain.' | Hudson Hawk sceneDarwin Mayflower: What can I tell you? I'm the villain. — Watch this Hudson Hawk (1991) scene on Clip.Cafe. 020
Reposted by PaulPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ny! New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social - "You're Manchester City and we know what you are". The great @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social's take on Manchester City's travails. Paywall is lifted for the first 24 hours.josimarfootball.comYou're Manchester City and we know what you are - josimarfootball.comThe City case should be a starting point for naming and understanding the ways in which football has been colonised by economic and political power and how we might resist them. 610829
Paul @paulharrap.com · 01/10/2026It becomes win or bust, even if winning is vanishingly unlikely, because losing even a little is still losing face. How do you sportswash away a reputation as a corrupt place by admitting that corruption is at the heart of your flagship project? 040
Paul @paulharrap.com · 01/10/2026Is there an argument that because the project is at its heart a sportswashing exercise for the reputational benefit of Abu Dhabi, they have to fight to the final breath for exoneration because even the slightest admission of guilt renders the whole project pointless. 140
Paul @paulharrap.com · 29/09/2026Two f-words. One for what they were, the other one for what it appears they now are. 020
Paul @paulharrap.com · 29/09/2026Also explains why they have to delay, deny, fight, and bargain to the very end. It's existentially bad. 151
Paul @paulharrap.com · 25/09/2026Remembering @maxrushden.bsky.social signing off the last @footballweekly.bsky.social podcast wondering how they would fill five more episodes of international break content. I can think of 114 ways! 010
Paul @paulharrap.com · 25/09/2026@nndroid.bsky.social last great UK Eurovision entry was Space Man by Sam Ryder 000
Paul @paulharrap.com · 25/09/2026Manchester city found guilty of 114 out of 115 charges. What were they NOT found guilty of? Wrong answers only. #mcfc 000
Paul @paulharrap.com · 25/09/2026Manchester city fans should protest their club's dreadful mismanagement and humiliation at their next match, perhaps by all turning away from the field and linking arms. 000
Paul @paulharrap.com · 24/09/2026Also children should be stopped from spending Child Benefit on booze and fags. 100
Reposted by PaulJohn Lister - johnlisterwriting.com @johnlister.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The tuition fees are £9,000 a year but you get a free 2:1. 623670
Paul @paulharrap.com · 20/09/2026Fulham 1-1 #MUFC. A last minute equaliser can't disguise that this team has no plan b, no gears to move through, and will concede so many goals this season. Amad and Baleba looking better and better by virtue of not playing.static.klipy.comAlex Schroeder: It's Weak Sauce, BroAlt: Alex Schroeder: It's Weak Sauce, Bro 000
Paul @paulharrap.com · 19/09/2026I think we have to call him "Sell-out Tom Watson" now. New rule. 281
Paul @paulharrap.com · 17/09/2026I'm not a rowing expert, but... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...bbc.co.ukRiver that is home to 500 crocodiles chosen to host 2032 Olympic rowing and canoe eventsA river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games. 100
Paul @paulharrap.com · 16/09/2026#MUFC 2-3 Brighton. This season gets worse with an astonishingly awful performance despite going two up early. Absolutely dreadful, second best in every way. Shambles.static.klipy.comAabria Iyengar QuiddieAlt: "It'a a shitshow at this point" 100
Paul @paulharrap.com · 16/09/2026Given the apparent need to make the velociraptors more intelligent with each film, it would have to be them driving the cars. Probably revealed with a slowly rolled down mirrored glass window after a mysterious late entrant wins the street race. 110
Paul @paulharrap.com · 13/09/2026United 0-1 City. Shabby performance from #MUFC who lose duels all over the pitch, give up fouls, and fail to convert overloads into chances. Rubbish.static.klipy.comEmzotic Says It's Total RubbishAlt: Emzotic Says It's Total Rubbish 100
Paul @paulharrap.com · 12/09/2026Things I was frightened of as a child: Snowbeast (1977) Ice Skating A weird recurring nightmare that I no longer remember, except for the fact that it used to happen and I hated it. 120
Paul @paulharrap.com · 10/09/2026#MUFC 4-0 Sabah. A comfortable evening against generous opposition. A few goals scored to help the confidence and some chances given up to stave off complacency.static.klipy.comGarth Algar: It's Almost Too EasyAlt: Garth Algar: It's Almost Too Easy 100
Paul @paulharrap.com · 08/09/2026UEFA allowing #MUFC to acclimatise back into the Champions League by playing an obscure team noone had heard of before on a Thursday night.static.klipy.comAmy Santiago: It's Okay, I'm Used To ItAlt: Amy Santiago: It's Okay, I'm Used To It 100
Paul @paulharrap.com · 08/09/2026You asked for UK summer holiday recommendations on here earlier this year. Did you take one, where did you go, and was it as good as hoped? 020
Paul @paulharrap.com · 06/09/2026Everton 2-2 #MUFC. Last kick equaliser conceded after a really mixed performance. Neat-and-tidy for the most part with little cutting edge but also few dramas at the back. A game that deserved to end 0-0 somehow conspiring to have four goals.static.klipy.comSlicing Fresh BreadAlt: A dull blade failing to cut through a loaf 110
Paul @paulharrap.com · 04/09/2026On the plus side his students now have an excellent case study. 0194
Paul @paulharrap.com · 04/09/2026Coyote only needs to win once, it doesn't seem to matter how many tunnels with oncoming trains it blunders into first. 020
Paul @paulharrap.com · 03/09/2026static.klipy.comFozzie Bear: Whaka Whaka Whaka!Alt: Fozzie Bear: Whaka Whaka Whaka! 010
Paul @paulharrap.com · 02/09/2026Failure to sell any of Onana, Bayindir (loaned out), Ugarte (injured), Rashford or Zirkzee (staying) was the big problem of the transfer window. Failure to acquire a new LB was the consequence. 000
Paul @paulharrap.com · 01/09/2026#MUFC fans on deadline day waiting for the LB signing that the club have obviously needed since Tyrell Malacia got injured in 2023.static.klipy.comWaitingAlt: Waiting 100
Paul @paulharrap.com · 30/08/2026Man-who-has-no-business-rapping is one of my favourite genres. "Be A Man" by Macho Man Randy Savage is particular highlight. 110
Paul @paulharrap.com · 30/08/2026The whole "pure profit" thing is nonsense anyway. Sell a player for £50m, it's worth £50m. The difference with players with zero book value is it's worth that much immediately. It's not extra money, it's short-termism. 120
Paul @paulharrap.com · 30/08/2026#MUFC 5-2 Ipswich. United started slowly, got worse, got lucky, got luckier, and then finally got their season started. Significant further improvement needed but scoring lots of goals is always fun.static.klipy.comDaft Punk & Pharrell: Up All Night To Get LuckyAlt: Daft Punk & Pharrell: Up All Night To Get Lucky 110
Paul @paulharrap.com · 30/08/2026Last season's loans were crucial in deciding if Collyer had a first team future at #MUFC and injuries prevented him from properly making his case. At 22 he's too old to be treated as a prospect so he needed this move away. The right thing for all parties. www.manutd.com/en/news/tran...manutd.comTransfer news: Collyer signs for West Brom | Manchester UnitedToby Collyer has agreed to join West Bromwich Albion on a permanent deal, subject to registration. 110
Paul @paulharrap.com · 29/08/2026All the estranged Royal Family members moving back to the UK feels like the prologue to a glorious murder mystery. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSarah Ferguson expected back in the UK shortly, source tells BBCThe former Duchess of York is renting a six-bed house in the Home Counties, reports say. 020
Paul @paulharrap.com · 28/08/2026Lib Dems leaving council coalition in order to retreat into their NIMBYism has been particularly disappointing. 100
Paul @paulharrap.com · 25/08/2026First World Cup winner to play with #ITFC since Bobby Moore, Ossie Ardiles and Pele in Escape to Victory. 000
Paul @paulharrap.com · 25/08/2026This should be a perfect signing to complete this #MUFC midfield. We've been here before though and the Hull game has dialled my pessimism up to eleven. We'll watch with hope, anticipation, and desperation that we have a midfield for now and the long-term. www.manutd.com/en/news/carl...manutd.comCarlos Baleba joins United | Manchester UnitedThe Cameroon international has signed a contract until June 2031. 100
Paul @paulharrap.com · 24/08/2026I wonder if it's part of the right-wing transition from Unionism to English Nationalism. 111
