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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 12h
Wordle 1,935 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 12h
No idea what’s going/gone on in Sancho’s personal life, so writing with caution. But something strange about heavily produced motivational content around gym work & training when, at every club he’s played for, that’s literally the job. The difference is that nobody normally needs a trailer for it.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A story in 3 parts:
France 0-1 Belgium (Half time)France bring on Michael Olise, Rayan Cherki and Désiré Doué in the second half. France 4-1 Belgium (Full time)
Doué 77’
Cherki 81’
Olise 88’, 90+1’
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Did she hear the question?
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🤣 yeah on the few occasions I’ve played it, I’ve known both of the players. Today? No chance! I wonder if it’s a random generator they use or if someone actually picks them. Usually quite good fun - don’t give up on it completely!
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s a connect footballer A to footballer B in as few a moves as possible type game by naming players that have played with them. Today’s one has stumped me. I’ve shared a few of my results on my timeline if you’re after the link.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today’s 6 Degrees of Jim Leighton is beyond me. No idea about where to start or finish!
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Six Degrees of Jim Leighton · 2026-10-04 David Bentley → Stephan El Shaarawy 250 pts · 4 conn · 2/3 lives Connections 🟢🟢🟢🟢⚪⚪ Lives ■■□ 6dojl.co.uk
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Six Degrees of Jim Leighton — EdgeScout
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They do…usually against Croatia.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Six Degrees of Jim Leighton · 2026-10-02 Junichi Inamoto → Dani Olmo 300 pts · 5 conn · 3/3 lives Connections 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢⚪ Lives ■■■ 6dojl.co.uk
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Six Degrees of Jim Leighton — EdgeScout
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sham 114
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On the day they’ve lodged their appeal, I realise I was hasty in posting this. Unlike those involved, I am big enough and old enough to admit when I’ve got something wrong. Accuracy is important…
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🤣
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The #CelebrityTraitors have their work cut out…
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The goal in question…
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Something almost indescribable about that Parrot goal from last night. I say almost as ‘satisfying’ is the word I’d use but not sure it does it justice. There have been better/different goals scored, defending could’ve been better etc, but it’s just given me a real sense of satisfaction. 🦜
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Martin Calladine once again nailing the analysis. Like he says, this sort of thing cannot and should not be taken seriously, but it’s important to explain why.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Let’s wait and see how it all plays out” was an acceptable stance for a City fan to take while the investigation was going on. Now its findings have been released, it is not. Yes, by all means wait and see what an appeal brings, but surely, even if it’s partly successful, the damage has been done?
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Obviously not good, but while scrolling, my brain automatically just assumed this was a table highlighting some more dodgy City business.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Came out with some wild assumptions yesterday. Something along the lines of, “The Premier League need 75% of its clubs to vote on removing City from the league and I don’t know if there’s an appetite among enough clubs for this to happen.” Ok, Kaveh!
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Got there in the end! Six Degrees of Jim Leighton · 2026-10-01 Jihai Sun → Lautaro Martínez 150 pts · 6 conn · 1/3 lives Connections 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 Lives ■□□ 6dojl.co.uk
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Six Degrees of Jim Leighton — EdgeScout
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Six Degrees of Jim Leighton · 2026-09-30 David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers, 2014) → Rui Costa (SL Benfica, 2007) 350 pts · 2 conn · minimum · 2/3 lives Connections 🟢🟢⚪⚪⚪⚪ Lives ■■□ 6dojl.co.uk
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Protests out the Etihad?
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Rolling Tumbleweed in Desert Silence
Alt: Rolling Tumbleweed in Desert Silence
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The cheek of it! 😂
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sham 115
English punk rock band Sham 69’s ‘United’ album cover with the ‘69’ crossed out and replaced with ‘115’ and the ‘United’ replaced with ‘City’. The members heads have also been replaced with Ferran Sorriano, Sheik Mansour, Roberto Mancini and Pep Guardiola.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh yeah. But I think I’m saying (badly worded in previous message) that it’s never been about the club for them. It could have been any club. It just happened to be City they chose. There is no deep-rooted love which therefore prevents any acknowledgement or realisation of the damage they’ve done.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Could their reluctance to comply come down to the fact that the sums of money involved, so vast to the average being, yet just an easily accessible means to an end for them, diminish their acknowledgment of what they’ve actually done & what impact it’s had/going to have on their fans, club, history?
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As you appear to have the power to make things happen Adam, could you try something along the lines of… Has Man United made any kind of official effort to act like a sensible, grown up football organisation yet? A little bit odd on the delay, no?
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Man City charges verdict: Club found guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of Premier League financial rules www.skysports.com/share/13290810
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Man City charges verdict: Club found guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of Premier League financial rules
The Premier League have confirmed that Man City have been found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of the leagues financial rules between 2009/10 and 2017/18
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Right Joe. Your thoughts now that something has happened and something has been proven?
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They’re going to have to make some sort of official announcement though in order for City to appeal, surely? Yes, it’s been leaked, but until they come out and confirm it’s 114 of 115 or whatever it is, how will City know what they’re appealing?
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Enjoying this. Six Degrees of Jim Leighton · 2026-09-29 Dion Dublin → Désiré Doué 250 pts · 5 conn · 2/3 lives Connections 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢⚪ Lives ■■□ 6dojl.co.uk
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No Question About That @nqatpod.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
City are guilty. They've ruined the club's reputation. Football must protect itself from them tr.ee/cheats
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Six Degrees of Jim Leighton · 2026-09-27 Paul McGrath → Raphinha 300 pts · 6 conn · 3/3 lives Connections 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 Lives ■■■ 6dojl.co.uk
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Six Degrees of Jim Leighton — EdgeScout
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
To be fair to him, he’s had a busy day of contract negotiations…
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Joey Tribbian's Funny Wink
ALT: Joey Tribbian's Funny Wink
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Far more than I expected. Regardless of appeals, regardless of sanctions dished out, the words Manchester City and Guilty (bar one! charge) is as damning as anything. They’ll go on to win more trophies (in the near future or far) but they’ll forever now be tainted with those words. About time!
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Six Degrees of Jim Leighton · 2026-09-25 Filippo Inzaghi → Oli McBurnie 300 pts · 5 conn · 3/3 lives Connections 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢⚪ Lives ■■■ 6dojl.co.uk
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Exactly. The mind boggles.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It makes me laugh at just how shit a name ‘Danny Tommo’ actually is. The thought process that’s gone into it. Yeah, Danny Tommo. You know what, that’s quite good that is. Danny. Tommo. 😂
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jim Ratcliffe when there’s a cost cutting measure to be had.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Six Degrees of Jim Leighton · 2026-09-24 Ali Al-Habsi → Serhou Guirassy 300 pts · 5 conn · 3/3 lives Connections 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢⚪ Lives ■■■ 6dojl.co.uk
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Six Degrees of Jim Leighton — EdgeScout
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Aye, but there’s a difference between keeping the ball & keeping the ball & achieving an end result. That’s our problem. Excellent at playing and receiving the ball in set positions but lack initiative/relationships to advance. Poor at playing out, often resulting with it back with Lammens to kick.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Don’t necessarily disagree, think we’re broadly saying the same thing. But why weren’t we the ones doing Hull. Why invite luck against Everton by sitting back? Why not do more vs City? Brighton being good doesn’t excuse throwing away 2-0. It’s early, so everything’s scrutinised. Just so frustrating.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Read the very same article. My personal opinion is that shape, positions etc are all well and good IF you have a plan. I may be wrong, but the eye test told me that we regularly regained possession as a result of a FFC attack that either ended in a goal kick or a corner. Pragmatism without purpose.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
But when you’re not winning & don’t have a defined style of play (paraphrasing Carrick’s comments on being unpredictable) you’d expect higher running stats. Many argue that ‘City are down that list too’ - well yeah, City keep the ball brilliantly - we don’t. They work hard to win it back - we don’t.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I mean, we know it’s true, rival fans know it’s true, but come on, we don’t have to literally say out loud on our own promotional material do we?
An image of a young fan looking at a replica champions league trophy. The text says ‘Where trophies WERE lifted…”
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yep. Watching us yesterday, I conducted a very rudimentary, unscientific exercise - how often a Fulham attack resulted in Lammens being involved compared to a United attack & Leno being involved. It was merely by eye so have no actual results, but you can guess what my initial findings were.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And he’s by no means our biggest issue. I probably wouldn’t even class him as an ‘issue’. It’s more a wider point about our squad. MC appears wedded to certain players regardless of form. I don’t think many fans would have grumbled if he’d started Lacey & brought BM on or vice versa. Try something.
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Sensible Red @sensiblered.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I like him but think his transfer value has skewed perceptions. When we break it down, he’s spent the majority of his club career playing for Brentford (2 of those seasons in the Championship), played well and got a move to a club desperate for ‘better’. £70m shouldn’t make you an automatic starter.
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