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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 10h

Wonder how much time has to pass before ‘The Makerfield Test’ becomes obscure enough to be a viable band name. 10 years?

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Really interesting to see the booze ban debate flare up again today. The argument I keep seeing come up is that people (reasonably) don’t want idiots covering them with beer every time a goal goes in. When I wrote this piece back in 2014, I barely remember this coming up as an issue.

theguardian.com

Banning football fans from drinking alcohol in sight of the pitch is unfair

People are free to consume alcohol at cricket and rugby matches so why should they be threatened with arrest for drinking at football stadiums?

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

That’s such a wonderfully taken goal from JDS. The guy just keeps stepping up. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

3 points from that opening 5 games is also a pretty fair return based on performances. Our points return prior to this has felt pretty harsh relative to some of our spells of play. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

That’s an absolutely massive 3 points. Changes the tone of the international break entirely. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A goal! An actual goal! Against a fellow Premier League team! #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Kind of love this lineup. Just want Gboho/Cherif/Yirenkyi/Hamer to do a madness and make themselves undroppable for Forest. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Haven‘t been able to watch the game today. Any insight into what (the hell) is going on? On scoreline alone, this is totally unacceptable. Wasn’t panicking before, but I‘m starting to! #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

That was an absolutely cracking performance. Really strong in the second half and so much more confident and defensively solid than against Arsenal. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The speed of 'the narrative' in the Premier League is genuinely exhausting. I thought we'd relegated this lot *checks notes* a fortnight ago?

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The concept of Anthony Martial has completely thrown me off. In my mind, he’s about 45 and played alongside people like Ji-sung Park and Dimitar Berbatov. Now I‘m hearing he only turned 30 in December and was a Manchester United player as recently as 2024.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Periodic reminder: doing lots of deadline day business does not a successful transfer window make.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

TV producers - you don't have to show David Beckham at every sporting event he attends. We know what he looks like. We know he is a freeloader. It adds nothing to our enjoyment of the event.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Whilst trying to keep things in perspective, that’s an absolutely shocking result for us today. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The way the sales of Esse and Flemming provided a platform to take Millwall to the next level reminds me so much of Gyökeres/Hamer for us in 2023. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Villa at home! You wait 25 years to play them in the league again and along comes the Carabao Cup. Narrative. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

By the way, Arsenal was only our 2nd defeat in all comps since January 31st. As well as the hysterical PL discourse, we have a fanbase that has largely forgotten what it‘s like to lose (let‘s be honest, some know nothing else). Navigating that will be a challenge this season, for sure. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

One of the interesting things about being back in the Premier League is observing the breakneck speed at which opinion forms and collapses. A week ago Cov were widely seen as the most likely of the promoted trio to stay up, now you sense question marks or backtracking. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Sometimes mindlessly browsing the Wikipedia pages of 90s footballers really pays off.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

6.5m for Ben Sheaf with 10 months remaining on his contract would be sensational business. In his prime he was irreplaceable, but that hasn't been the case for a long time now. I was almost resigned to his career with us quietly tailing off and losing him on a free next summer. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Feels like the kind of role George Osborne would inexplicably blag his way into

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Zach Schonfeld @zachschonfeld.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Good morning. I spent a few days interviewing people who lost their record collections in the wildfires for this @stereogum.bsky.social feature. A heartbreaking piece to write, but in the end it only reaffirmed my love for collecting physical media.

stereogum.com

"I Lost A Part Of My Personality": The Pain Of Losing Your Entire Record Collection In A Wildfire

When Jesse Kahn imagined what it would be like to be a father, he thought about music. He imagined introducing his future daughter to his favorite records.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Don’t want to get carried away, but Matt Grimes is as close to my ideal signing as we could have made in this window. Vast Championship experience, dependable, a leader, a role model, statistics stack up, midfield was somewhat short.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

This week's review covers Thunder Perfect Mind, the new record by Canadian trio Motherhood. Lots to love about this one for those into slightly off-kilter garage/surf/punk rock. Give it a read, give the album a listen, let me know what you thought and consider liking/subscribing. 🙏

open.substack.com

Motherhood - Thunder Perfect Mind

A rip-roaring half-an-hour of art, surf, garage, psych and punk rock built on tight rhythmic foundations and a sense of pure, unrestrained fun.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Latest album review on my new-ish Substack. This week I listened to He Called Hex, the latest record by 19-year-old Kit Le Bihan. Click below and subscribe to Hang Down Your Head for more of the same! Shares, naturally, appreciated. open.substack.com/pub/hangdown...

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 22/01/2025

Brighton's DIY scene is a hidden gem, thriving on inclusivity, a grassroots spirit, and a boatload of talent. daily.bandcamp.com/scene-report...

daily.bandcamp.com

Take a Dip in Brighton’s DIY Underground

Long overshadowed by London, Manchester, and Liverpool, Brighton is home to a vibrant and progressive DIY scene.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Normally I don’t like to see the demise of any sports club for the sake of its fans and role in the local community, but since this gross entity has no local community, I’ll make an exception. Disgusting club that should never have had anything to do with Coventry. Good riddance. #pusb

coventrytelegraph.net

Emphatic farewell message as Coventry City's ex-landlords Wasps dissolved

Coventry City fans have been quick to react to the Final Gazette notice in Companies House concerning former landlords Wasps RFC

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

For anyone who might be interested in this kind of thing, I started a Substack this week. I'll be covering new music and the aim is to review at least 50 albums in 2025. Please do read, subscribe and share! open.substack.com/pub/hangdown... #NewMusic #AlbumReviews #AOTY

open.substack.com

Welcome to Hang Down Your Head

Join me on this journey of musical discovery as I share my thoughts on a new album every week in 2025.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

open.substack.com

Welcome to Hang Down Your Head

Join me on this journey of musical discovery as I share my thoughts on a new album every week in 2025.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

It became clear to me a while ago that continuing to use X was morally indefensible. With the latest nonsense from Meta, the same more or less applies to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads (lol). The whole surveillance capitalism model was already deeply uncomfortable.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Most frustrating thing with us this season is it’s the same issues recurring week in week out. No leadership, careless defending, no creativity, ineffective strikers. Minimal signs of improvement (under Robins or Lampard) and it’s just boring to talk about at this point. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Not emotionally prepared for Mark Robins as Stoke manager whatsoever #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I know no one wants to hear this, but the form since Mark Robins was sacked, especially taking into account the quality of the opposition, is probably worst-case-scenario if Robins had stayed. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

My Christmas wish is for this to be the day Dovin establishes himself as our number 1 and makes himself irreplaceable for the next few years. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

This ‘competition’ reminds me of the dilemma I face every morning as a bald man deciding which hair style to go with #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Embarrassing from us today. Ultimately Doug King has to take responsibility for where the club is right now. He’s placed himself right at the heart of things and we look an absolute state, from the GKs and defence to overall recruitment and coaching. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I don't know why specifically this winds me up so much, but the manufactured/idiotic rage around the TIME Person of the Year has tipped me over the edge. The ignorance, the leaping to conclusions, the inability to do basic research, the moral righteousness.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

This thread is exactly where I’m at. Increasingly hate being online. At some point in the past 5 years or so the scales tipped and the internet stopped serving me and I began serving it.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

2024 Albums of the Year time, then. Link to my full 100 to follow, but first I'll count down my top 10. First up, it's: 10. Floating Points – Cascade #AOTY

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Great stuff from @lewale.bsky.social. An LGBTQ+ Cov fan group was well overdue, and good on him for getting it going. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The standard of our defence (inc. GK) since, I guess McFadzean’s departure, has hamstrung us so much. Lineup never settled, sloppy errors inevitable, negligible leadership. You can’t meaningfully compete if you’re consistently having to score 2-3 in order to pick up points. #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I almost forgot how much of a drag football is when your team’s struggling.

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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I saw an interview with Cole Palmer this week where he was asked which trophy he wanted to win above all others and his answer was the Ballon d’Or. Which I honestly just found a bit depressing.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Some thoughts from me on the legacy left behind by Mark Robins in the latest issue of @wsc.co.uk. Available now in all good UK newsagents and online: www.wsc.co.uk/shop/wsc-449/ #pusb

Blurred photograph of an article on the legacy of recently-sacked former Coventry City manager Mark Robins, published in the latest issue of When Saturday Comes magazine.

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Some thoughts from me on the legacy left behind by Mark Robins in the latest issue of @wsc.co.uk. Available now in all good UK newsagents and online: www.wsc.co.uk/shop/wsc-449/ #pusb

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Tom Furnival-Adams @tomfa.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Returned home to Germany this week from a trip to the Trossachs/Glasgow with shingles. The best way I can describe it: it feels like my head is eating itself.

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