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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In this world, nothing is solved and nothing is learned. ryandelarge.substack.com/p/ceadach-on...
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Ceadach O’Neill, Michael O’Neill and the Eternal Return of eligibility ignorance
Moralising Michael O’Neill’s bogus ‘bloodline’ talk and Heimir Hallgrímsson hasn’t done enough
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Cork City FC @corkcityfc.ie · 10/09/2026
Proper Cork. Our 2026 Icon Jersey & Drill Top - a collaboration between Cork City Football Club and Beamish. Pre-order tomorrow at 1pm, available in-store 17/09.
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
My brother Paddy lived his short life in an endless vortex of uncertainty and upheaval, yet he continuously issued declarations of resilience and optimism, right up to the week of his death. These are my reflections on what would have been his 30th birthday. nothingiswritten.blog/2026/06/01/r...
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Reflections on Paddy’s 30th birthday
From the moment our mother died, my brother Paddy lived his short life in an endless vortex of uncertainty and upheaval, yet he continuously issued declarations of resilience and optimism, right up…
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Groundhog Day at Old Trafford.
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a man in a hat and glasses is talking to another man with the words am i right or am i right
Alt: A scene from the movie Groundhog Day, featuring a character called Ned Ryerson, played by the actor Stephen Tobolowsky. In this scene, Ryserson asks Bill Murray's Phil Connors, "Am I right or am I right?"
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
"Of course, while Musk and co. are busy railing against Nolan’s casting decisions, institutes of higher education across the Western world are busy shutting down departments and programmes in classical literature and cognate disciplines." jamescosullivan.substack.com/p/you-dont-r...
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Be honest, you don't really care about Homer or classical literature
I will believe you actually care about Homer when you fight for a classics department.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A look back at the time Roy Keane characteristically took a handshake snub from Ronaldo Nazario and Diego Simeone in his stride. A much-memed moment of 'football heritage' from the 1990s. www.goal.com/en/news/roy-...
goal.com
'Roy Keane waits for no one' - Story behind legendary Man Utd skipper's handshake snub of Ronaldo and Diego Simeone in Champions League clash with Inter | Goal.com
GOAL remembers Roy Keane's cool-headed response to the 'Dark Arts' of Diego Simeone and Ronaldo during a Champions League quarter-final clash between Manchester United and Inter in 1999
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Consistently one of the best-performing articles on GOAL, this page of football quiz questions initially began life as the best 50 quiz Qs & As before expanding to 100. A useful resource for quizmasters and quizzers alike, I hope - & great fun to execute! www.goal.com/en/news/best...
goal.com
Best 100 football quiz questions, trivia and answers | Goal.com
GOAL brings you 100 of the best football quiz questions to bamboozle even the brightest football brains.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Ah, good old 'AI'. An excuse for businesses to chop loads of jobs AND a way to exploit those same vulnerable workers when they seek new employment. Great work, guys! www.theguardian.com/money/2026/a...
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AI job scams are booming – and I was fooled by one. Here is how to avoid them
Fraudsters are using the promise of fake roles to trick job-seekers out of money, personal information or both, and with the help of AI they are more convincing than ever. But there are ways to spot t...
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Billions being forked out for tools that "may not work as intended". It's paying over the odds for a car with no doors that might take you from A to G sometimes instead of A to B every time. Great work guys! www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers and businesses tells users not to rely on it for important advice
These might be boilerplate disclaimers, but they kind of contradict the company's ads and marketing.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
These aggressively hyped-up tools have been available for years & they're still hopelessly unreliable. Why keep using them? Unfortunately, a lot of stuff is still mindlessly waved through by injudicious editors - even those at supposedly top-tier publications. They should be embarrassed & ashamed.
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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I wrote about why we should keep reading and writing www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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Patrick Freyne: Here’s why AI is making us dumber and more lonely
Writing forces people to resolve internal contradictions and confront their own bullshit. It’s why it’s hard. It’s why it’s beautiful
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"Won't see the golden of the sun when I'm gone And the evenings and the mornings will be one when I'm gone Can't be singing louder than the guns while I'm gone So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here" The great Phil Ochs - 'When I'm Gone'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXVB...
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When I'm Gone
YouTube video by Phil Ochs - Topic
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
8 years ago, I told a story which changed my life forever. Shortly after, an old pal from college asked if he could turn it into a film. So I am DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE that 'Me, Myself & Mary' is not only finished, but has been chosen to lead the Tribeca Festival's animated shorts roster this year.
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Shorts: Animated Shorts curated by Whoopi G | 2026 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
Tribecafilm.com: Home of the 2026 Tribeca Festival
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"But with the Carpenter On the seat Way up in the Capitol town The USA Be on the way Prosperity bound" In light of recent nonsense around Trump, Christ and a doctor, it's worth listening to Billy Bragg & Wilco (inspired by Woody Guthrie). www.youtube.com/watch?v=v17g...
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Christ For President
YouTube video by Billy Bragg - Topic
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
If you needed a reminder that time is a flat circle, here is the great Bill Bryson, in a book published 32 years ago, highlighting the classic pattern of demonising and pulling up the ladder on immigrants. On and on it goes.
“If one attitude can be said to characterize America’s regard for immigration over the past two hundred years it is the belief that while immigration was unquestionably a wise and prescient thing in the case of one’s parents or grandparents, it really ought to stop now.” - Bill Bryson, ‘Made in America’, (1994)
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 11/04/2026
The Termin8tor. 📸 Justin Berl/Getty Images
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🧵✍️ Here is a collection of different articles I have written over the years, from match reports and miscellaneous football pieces to blog posts about personal loss, politics and social issues. 👇 (shares etc. appreciated)
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It was always enjoyable writing about era-defining (and funny) moments in football, such as Kevin Keegan's infamous 'I will love it' rant. The idea was to educate a new audience that was unfamiliar & become a go-to source for detail that might have escaped older fans. www.goal.com/en/news/kevi...
goal.com
Kevin Keegan 'I will love it' rant: What outburst was about & full transcript | Goal.com
Goal looks back on Kevin Keegan's furious tirade and brings you everything you need to know about the notorious incident, including a full transcript
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I've written about the greatest individual rivalry in the history of the Premier League - Roy Keane vs Patrick Vieira and the Highbury Tunnel incident www.goal.com/en/news/roy-...
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Roy Keane vs Patrick Vieira: Highbury tunnel fight, video & story behind the bitter Man Utd vs Arsenal rivalry | Goal.com
An emblematic duo, Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira fought many battles on the fields of Highbury and Old Trafford, but their most unforgettable encounter actually came off the pitch.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A few years back I was intrigued by the fact that Lionel Messi was always drinking from a gourd, so I did an article on it (and procured some maté from Cork's English Market for the job). It's not bad, in case you're wondering, but I needed to sweeten it a fair bit! www.goal.com/en/news/what...
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What is yerba mate tea? Benefits & how to prepare the drink Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann & South American footballers love | Goal.com
Mate is a herbal drink enjoyed by Argentina star Lionel Messi and a host of other South American footballers - so what are the benefits and how do you prepare it?
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Ahead of a recent Chelsea vs Barcelona Champions League game, I looked back at Ronaldinho's legendary 'dancing goal' at Stamford Bridge in 2005. Idea, imagery, structure, writing and editing, all executed by me. www.goal.com/en/news/rona...
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Remembering Ronaldinho's outrageous 'dancing goal' for Barcelona vs Chelsea in the Champions League | Goal.com
Ronaldinho wanted to 'spread joy' and be 'free' when he played football - he did exactly that when he scored a wondrous goal for Barcelona against Chelsea in the 2004-05 Champions League knockout stag...
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
On AI. "Gluttonous tech barons happily ignore the malign influence of their half-baked wares as they gorge on a continuous flow of funding, while those who would seek to reduce the abuse of the technology are quickly overwhelmed to the point of despair." ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/c...
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Cheating students & embarrassed newspapers: A bad month for ‘AI’ abuse
Shouldn’t cavalier abuse of ‘AI’ tools inspire some sort of revulsion and punishment? A clash of values is playing out, where genuine intelligence, human experience, artisanship a…
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
For a while, fan chant content was a rich source of traffic and I put together a lot of different musical articles, including this one on why Scotland supporters sing 'Boogie' (a song we'll no doubt be hearing plenty of at the World Cup this summer). www.goal.com/en/news/yes-...
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'Yes sir, I can boogie' - Lyrics of Scotland celebration song and why it became an anthem | Goal.com
Why do Scotland fans sing 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie'? GOAL brings you the story behind the Scottish football anthem, including the full lyrics and videos
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
England fans resurrected the 'Three Lions (It's Coming Home)' song for the 2018 World Cup, with a whole new generation familiarising themselves with the disappointment that is imbued in the lyrics. So I put together a definitive guide to the music. www.goal.com/en/news/thre...
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Three Lions: England Euro 96 song lyrics, 'Football's Coming Home' meaning & anthem explained | Goal.com
The Baddiel & Skinner England song that was first popularised at Euro 96 is now the anthem of choice for a new generation of Three Lions fans
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In 2017 & 2018, I wrote a number of informational bits about the relationship between football and the Catalan Independence movement. In a fascinating development, one piece was even distributed among the Catalan population via a QR code on a lanyard. www.goal.com/en/news/why-...
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Why does Pep Guardiola wear a yellow ribbon? The meaning behind Man City boss' gesture | Goal.com
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wears a yellow ribbon despite warnings, but what's the meaning behind the gesture?
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Due to the novelty and relative unpredictability associated with him, Marcelo Bielsa was a rich source of content and 'Spygate' was another topic I broke down for GOAL in 2019. www.goal.com/en/news/leed...
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Leeds United 'spygate' - Marcelo Bielsa's scouting controversy & other managers who do it | Goal.com
What is Leeds United 'spygate and why has it prompted so much fury? Goal brings you everything you need to know
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
When 'El Loco' Marcelo Bielsa was managing Leeds United, there was a lot of talk about 'Bielsa Burnout', so I put together an explainer on that. www.goal.com/en/news/what...
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What is 'Bielsa burnout'? Leeds United coach's tactical weakness explained | Goal.com
Marcelo Bielsa is a coach whose reputation is built on playing a very particular style of football, but many of his critics believe it is counter-productive
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I conceived ideas for the expansion of GOAL's Ted Lasso coverage, assigning the bulk to a small team of writers and wrote a few bits myself. Do you know who Jason Sudeikis' character is based on? www.goal.com/en/news/who-...
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Who is the character Ted Lasso based on? Inspiration for AFC Richmond head coach explained | Goal.com
GOAL takes a look at the different people who inspired the character Ted Lasso, memorably played by Jason Sudeikis in the hit Apple TV+ show
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Around the same period I also had the pleasure of writing 800 words on a 0-0 draw between Ringmahon Rangers and Bandon in the FAI Intermediate Cup. www.southernstar.ie/sport/nine-m...
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Nine-man Bandon live to fight another day in FAI Intermediate Cup | The Southern Star
<p class='p1'><span class='s1'>Manager Peter Jones is relieved after </span>Bandon battle to cup draw</p>
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I had the privilege of covering the halcyon days of 2014-2018, when Cork City & Dundalk played out a brilliant rivalry in the League of Ireland. In 2015, I produced a number of match reports for national papers (inc. @irishtimes.com) on Cork City's European games. www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
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Europa League: Cork City’s night ends in frustration
Alan Bennett’s opener quickly cancelled out by KR Reykjavik while late penalty appeal is not given
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In 2016, when GOAL had an Ireland desk, I interviewed former Ireland youth captain Kyle Callan-McFadden about moving to @mls.bsky.social and training with Ballon d'Or winner Kaka at Orlando City. (Piece only available on Wayback Machine now 👇) web.archive.org/web/20160301...
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Exclusive: Orlando City defender Kyle Callan-McFadden excited by life in MLS - Goal.com
Goal Ireland speaks to Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Kyle Callan-McFadden about moving to MLS and playing with Kaka
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In 2024, I pitched (to myself as head of GOAL's English SEO content) & wrote a piece on the financial implications of Wrexham's promotion to League One. It performed exceptionally well, so I replicated it for their promotion to the Championship. That piece also flew. 🚀 www.goal.com/en/news/how-...
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How much is promotion to League One worth to Wrexham? Financial prize breakdown explained | Goal.com
Here is a breakdown of the financial rewards waiting for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's Wrexham when they play in League One next season
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A reflection on the 20th anniversary of my mother's death. "Time doesn’t really make sense when it comes to the death of a loved one, because part of us remains marooned in the moment we lost them. How can it be 20 years when it just happened?" ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2024/02/03/h...
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How can it be 20 years when it just happened?
Twenty years have now passed since my mother died, aged just 37. When the anniversaries of loved ones come, we can at least see those mists of grief gathering in the distance, albeit we don’t neces…
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I've had a keen interest in FIFA eligibility rules since the case of the IFA vs D. Kearns, the FAI & FIFA (2010) and applied that to the creation of a number of explainer articles, consulting with figures at the FIFA Players' Status Committee for clarity. www.goal.com/en/news/why-...
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Why can footballers change international teams? Eligibility rules & new updates explained | Goal.com
Goal takes a look at why it is that players can change national team, what the new rules say and some of the high profile examples of switches.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Listing the best wonderkids on EA Sports FC 26. These informational pieces brought millions of users to GOAL every year. The jewel in the crown of our EA Sports FC/FIFA launch strategy. I wrote the copy, built the tables, created the imagery - everything www.goal.com/en/lists/ea-...
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EA Sports FC 26 best young players: Highest potential wonderkid strikers, midfielders, defenders & goalkeepers on Career Mode | Goal.com
GOAL takes a look at the best young players to sign on EA Sports FC 26 Career Mode, including the highest potential wonderkids in every position
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A recent piece looking at when Spurs were last relegated and what the world looked like then. Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States, having won the 1976 U.S. Presidential election against the incumbent Gerald Ford. www.goal.com/en/news/when...
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When were Tottenham last relegated & what did the world look like? | Goal.com
As discussions simmer over the possibility of Tottenham being relegated from the Premier League, GOAL takes a look at when Spurs last went down.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
On attempts to reinstate a unionist veto in Ireland. "The biggest issue, as they see it, is still the GFA and they are brazenly wrangling for a perpetual veto by attempting to warp the principle of consent into the principle of unionist consent." ryandelarge.wordpress.com/2023/04/20/b...
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Bringing back the unionist veto?
In a 1989 essay in the London Review of Books, John Hume wrote that, “the fundamental change that has taken place as a result of the Anglo-Irish Agreement is a change that is deeply and fully under…
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A look back at the time Roy Keane characteristically took a handshake snub from Ronaldo Nazario and Diego Simeone in his stride. A much-memed moment of 'football heritage' from the 1990s. www.goal.com/en/news/roy-...
goal.com
'Roy Keane waits for no one' - Story behind legendary Man Utd skipper's handshake snub of Ronaldo and Diego Simeone in Champions League clash with Inter | Goal.com
GOAL remembers Roy Keane's cool-headed response to the 'Dark Arts' of Diego Simeone and Ronaldo during a Champions League quarter-final clash between Manchester United and Inter in 1999
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Consistently one of the best-performing articles on GOAL, this page of football quiz questions initially began life as the best 50 quiz Qs & As before expanding to 100. A useful resource for quizmasters and quizzers alike, I hope - & great fun to execute! www.goal.com/en/news/best...
goal.com
Best 100 football quiz questions, trivia and answers | Goal.com
GOAL brings you 100 of the best football quiz questions to bamboozle even the brightest football brains.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🧵✍️ Here is a collection of different articles I have written over the years, from match reports and miscellaneous football pieces to blog posts about personal loss, politics and social issues. 👇 (shares etc. appreciated)
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
"Croesus then asked if he should make war on the Persians and if he should take to himself any allied force. The oracles to whom he sent this question included those at Delphi and Thebes. Both oracles gave the same response, that if Croesus made war on the Persians he would destroy a mighty empire."
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List of oracular statements from Delphi - Wikipedia
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Billions being forked out for tools that "may not work as intended". It's paying over the odds for a car with no doors that might take you from A to G sometimes instead of A to B every time. Great work guys! www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers and businesses tells users not to rely on it for important advice
These might be boilerplate disclaimers, but they kind of contradict the company's ads and marketing.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
These aggressively hyped-up tools have been available for years & they're still hopelessly unreliable. Why keep using them? Unfortunately, a lot of stuff is still mindlessly waved through by injudicious editors - even those at supposedly top-tier publications. They should be embarrassed & ashamed.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
"Groups of people actually produce fewer ideas when using LLMs compared to when they are simply tasked with collaborating and bouncing ideas off of each other." gizmodo.com/researchers-...
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Researchers Say AI Is Homogenizing Human Expression and Thought
For a
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Before that, S. Staunton guided Ireland to four successive wins in 2007, all of which were Euro 2008 qualifiers. Ireland beat San Marino twice (5-0 then 2-1, with Stephen Ireland's injury-time goal sparing blushes) before defeating Wales (1-0) and Slovakia (1-0).
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
You have to go back to June 2011 to find the last time Ireland won four games in a row. G. Trapattoni's team beat N. Ireland (5-0) & Scotland (1-0) in the 'Carling Nations Cup', then defeated Macedonia, as they were then, in a Euro 2012 qualifier (2-0) before beating Italy 2-0 in a friendly game.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"...a central conceit that plagues the whole AI field: a gross overestimation of the value of intelligence by itself to solve problems." www.persuasion.community/p/ai-cant-de...
persuasion.community
What AI Hypists Miss
These systems still struggle with implementing real world solutions.
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Ryan Kelly @ryandelarge.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"However discerning the humans behind these endeavors fancy themselves to be, A.I. remains a fundamentally tasteless technology." www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
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In the Age of A.I., What Is Taste? And Do We Still Have It?
A.I. companies are attempting to hitch themselves to an aura of artisanality. But has the online ecosystem become so polluted that it has warped our ability to exercise taste at all?
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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
“The cafés of San Francisco are full of highly paid tech workers clattering away on their keyboards; if you peer at their screens to get a closer look, you’ll generally find them copying and pasting material from a ChatGPT window.” —Sam Kriss
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Child’s Play, by Sam Kriss
Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking
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