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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tonight - 2-0 up! Still good to watch.

Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Well I for one am astonished that Vinicius has extended with Real and isn’t signing for Arsenal. Who could have predicted that?

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The boys at the Tour de France are frighteningly fast up close.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A day disrupted by the discovery of back to back international rugby on itv.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Counting Crows in fine form this evening. Nearly 30 years since I last saw them, Adam Duritz’s voice better than ever.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Just finished Legends on Netflix. Great story, brilliantly told by @neilforsyth.bsky.social

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

‘Freshlegs’ coming on for Belgium. I’m sure he played for Morocco the other night.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

In 1982 my dad had to go out for a walk as he couldn’t bear the tension of Northern Ireland holding on to a 1-0 lead vs Spain. I know how he felt. #arsenal #UCL

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

There’s going to a lot of emergency Arsenal podcasts tomorrow

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Joshua Burnside knocking it out of the park tonight.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

My goodness but PSG and Bayern play a different brand of football to the premier league.

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Lots of things to dislike about modern football, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Luis Diaz and Harry Kane all being on the same pitch at the same time is not one of them.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The new Joshua Burnside album is something else. The saddest of themes, the most beautiful tunes.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Disappointing from Arsenal. 10 corners and didn’t score from a single one. Somehow still won 2-0 though.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Rule #1 if there’s scallops, have the scallops.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Only rule of the last day. Get off the mountain in one piece.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

*Gets home, switches on tv, realises am now committed to watching a few good men for the 45th time* What a film.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The Fibonacci Premier League question on Only Connect tonight might be one of the greatest things I’ve heard.

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Mike Slaven @mcslaven.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

A wonderful example of why disinvestment in arts and humanities is too clever by half. These are fundamental to a society's curiosity and imagination!

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Imagine if Rory could putt like this in stroke play championships

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I think in the end, Man Utd’s big problem is that they still just aren’t any good.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

It’s just a thought, but maybe we could try passing to Gyokeres

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Always fun (even as an Arsenal fan) to listen to The View From The Lane, but particular bravo to @dannykellywords.bsky.social in today’s episode railing against the Spurs commercial strategy not resulting in successful transfers.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Once again faced with the question ‘how can anyone not love a Hothouse Flowers gig?’. What a band, still obviously loving playing together after all these years.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Nice of Ben Ottewell to drop by @theroyaloakbath.bsky.social this evening. What a voice.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Am beginning to run out of expletives for Donnarumma.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Just an excellent first episode of the new taskmaster series.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

7 days ago: ‘This could be Somerset’s year!’ Today: ‘Ah’

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Such a small lawn. So much moss.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

2-0 down but Northern Ireland are good to watch.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

What a talent Joshua Burnside is. Been looking forward to this gig since it was announced and he didn’t disappoint. #Trinityarts #Bristol

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Very much enjoying the new Joshua Burnside album. Looking forward to seeing him live next week!

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

There’s a moment in every Only Connect series where questions just become impossible to guess, let alone know. Definitely got there tonight

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Just a few days after receiving his Nobel prize, the writer Albert Camus wrote this beautiful letter to his old teacher (h/t www.themarginalian.org/2014/11/19/a...)

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Well, this is lovely. Looking forward to the album now! youtu.be/5vsZaQkRJiU?...

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Bring An End

YouTube video by Butler, Blake & Grant

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

No #Taskmaster cast reveal after the New Year special? Outrageous.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I had quite a lot to do this morning but itv4 have gone and put back to back Saint & Greavsie on.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

William Boyd Ian Rankin Douglas Adams Robert Harris Spike Milligan

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Oh Zak. Would so like him to do well but…

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Picked the wrong week to transfer Maddison out of my fpl team then…

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

And a win for Northern Ireland! All remains well.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Easing into Friday evening with the new Ciaran Lavery album, all is well.

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Ian Bleakley @valenceperdu.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

It’s like first day of Freshers Week round here today. Everyone moving in at the same time, trying to say the right things, searching out friends they knew from before.

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