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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 6h

I'd say that if you don't want people calling you a "bald fraud", it's best not to come out as being in favour of fraud

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 8h

This is going to make for an EXCELLENT episode of Air Crash Investigation

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 10h

This morning on UD, on the Manchester City case. (I promise this will be the last until there's another substantial update) unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/nine-hundr...

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Nine. Hundred. Million. Pounds.

We’ve known about the verdict for five days, but seeing the full scale of the fiddling by the owners of Manchester City was still a shock to the system.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They had 25% more coming through in slush funds in 2014-15 than they made in tv and prize money

Screenshot showing that Man City received £98.1m in Premier League payments in 2014-15

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think I speak on behalf of all of us when I say HOW FUCKING MUCH???????

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Be still, thine beating hearts. It's Czechia vs England in the BLADDY NATIONS LEAGUE tonight, and the lovely people at @fotmob.com gave me the keys to write their preview for it. www.fotmob.com/en-GB/topnew...

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Preview: England head to Czechia in the Nations League

England will be seeking to bounce back from their Nations League defeat to Spain with a trip to Prague to play Czechia.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On the Republic of Ireland on last weekend. It absolutely beggars belief that players should be left in this sort of position by their national FA and a governing body confederation. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-republ...

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The Republic of Ireland’s Players Were Badly Let Down, And They Likely Will Be Again

The Republic of Ireland team were put in an impossible position by both UEFA and the FAI, and they may have to go through it all again next weekend.

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Kelly Welles @kellywelles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

kellywelles101.substack.com/p/schrodinge...

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Time for your weekend match. Dagenham & Redbridge vs Hampton & Richmond Borough in the National League South, some touristing in London, and Andy Carroll. I;m not sure you could ask for anything more. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...

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The Weekend Match: Dagenham & Redbridge 1-0 Hampton & Richmond Borough - Two Human Beings and The Pellys and Me

It’s off the the fuzzy line between London and Essex this weekend, but not before we’ve done a bit of a tourist trail through the centre of the city first.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think this thread is worth reading, FYI

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So my kids and I are off to London today, and I am disproportionately excited. They're normally with me Sunday night to Friday night, then with their mother's, but this weekend they're with their daft old dad, and I have made PLANS.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Like rats up a drainpipe, these lot

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Take your pick: www.imdb.com/list/ls02206... (I am delighted that this page exists)

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Everton to be deducted five points, then

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Your UD match this weekend will be Dagenham & Redbridge vs Hampton & Richmond Borough in the National League South. I have the kids and they want to see Tower Bridge and the site of the Great Fire of London, so east made more sense, especially since the Central and Piccadilly Line are part-closed.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An FA sub-committee have made a decision over a refereeing mistake in an FA Cup qualifier which could end up having far-reaching consequences. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-fa-hav...

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The FA Have Just Opened a Can of Worms That They May Find Difficult to Close Again

A dodgy penalty decision in an FA Cup qualifier has led to an even dodgier decision by a Football Association sub-committee.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Earlier today, on booze and the possibility of the government lifting *that* ban.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The prime minister wants to end the ban on drinking on sight of the pitch at football matches, and it's a ban which doesn't make much sense, but can we be trusted with it? unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/to-booze-o...

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To Booze or Not to Booze: On a Matter of Trusting Football Supporters

Football supporters have done plenty to demonstrate that they can’t be trusted over the years, but how much of that has actually involved alcohol?

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Now listen here, it's Bi Visibility Day, and @samwhyte.bsky.social has got some choice words to say about it. Extrremely choice, in one case,. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/having-it-...

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Having it both ways and having it neither

Sam Whyte is guesting this evening, and she’s got a thing or two to say on this Bisexuality Visibility Day.

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Unusual Efforts @unusualefforts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hakimi will face rape charges. Take care of yourselves as the internet reacts to that.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Question for my Spurserinos on here: has Clive Allen ever done match day hosting at Spurs? I've seen pics of him in the blazer and tie, but I've not been able to find any clarification that he has.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Kind of incredible to see a politician effectively arguing for their own deportation. Kind of less incredible when you see which one it is.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

TV cameras outside the school hall recording us filing into assembly in on the day after Heysel, not as a result of that disaster, but as a result of this one: www.hertsad.co.uk/news/2197270...

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St Albans schools’ coach crash tragedy remembered 25 years on

A FRENCH coach trip which ended in tragedy 25 years ago on Saturday is remembered this week by victims and their families.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Legitimately impressed that he's addressing the matter of Alf's wang

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Find yourself a partner who's as pleased to see as my dehumidifier is to suck all the moisture out of the air.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

That was an entertainingly wild Black Country derby, looks like some of the coaching staff have had a bit too much fizzy pop

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

One of my old mannest opinions is that they shouldn't tell anyone how long they have in terms of stoppage time at the end of a match.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Watching the Wolves vs West Brom match, I am begging teams to stop passing the ball around their own penalty areas until they pass it straight to the opposition, who score. Holy shit, it feels as though about one goal in three comes about as a result of someone doing something like this, these days.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This weekend's match saw me off to Kent for the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round match between Tonbridge Angels and Ramsgate, which means a castle, a local(ish) derby, and a place where there's a bit of a community feel. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...

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The Weekend Match: Tonbridge Angels 2-1 Ramsgate - Angels With Dirty Faces

There may be sixty miles between Tonbridge and Ramsgate, but they’re both in Kent and the local yoof are certainly treating this FA Cup match as a local derby.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If Brighton win the Premier League, @dotmund is going to be unbearable forever

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Let's be absolutely fucking clear. This isn't bad luck. This is a football club that has - as a football organisation - been systematically shambolically run for years. It's rot, completely institutional, and it comes from the head down.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My yikes-o-meter just exploded

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Twenty-year-old me would think I'm far cooler than 54-year-old me thinks I am. I wrote this in 2016, and there's only a couple of bits of it that I'd change now. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Your weekend match on UD this weekend is from the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round - my fourth FA Cup match of the season, which is more than Spurs will probably take part in - between Tonbridge Angels and Ramsgate. A rare journey to Kent (and not very far into Kent, really).

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I saw a quote about him being "courted" by other clubs yesterday, and that was my tipping point. He's been let down by just about everybody with a duty of care towards him, so far as I can see. It's fucking gross.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This morning on UD, I bought a really old, dented camera, so your weekend matches may be looking a little different in the future. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/single-par...

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Single Parenthood & I: The Balance Between Simplicity & Tinkering

I’m always looking for new ways to improve this Substack, and on this particular occasion it involves leaning back into the past.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This week's Monday Almanac is upon us. The Manchester derby won't be remembered for any of the actual football, but the VAR was always based on a false premise. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-monday...

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The Monday Almanac: The Conspiracy Against The Richest Clubs on the Planet

The most-watched Premier League match of the season so far ended up making the League itself look somewhat foolish, but they only have themselves to blame.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The fucking Telegraph would want them all eating port and Stilton until they've all got gout by the time they're 13.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Never fails to make me laugh when a manager has to sub a player off because they've had too much Sunny D at half time and gotten themselves so overexcited that they'll get sent off if they're not separated from everyone else.

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Phil Foden sent off, is it?

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