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Steve Jinman

@educatedleftft

Dedicated educator, Trustee, Director. Village Cricketer (retd). Philosophical Footballer. If you can't box, wear a big hat.

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The worrying dominance of the Premier League Is it healthy that six of the clubs in the last 16 of the Champions league are English? And what does that tell us about the general health of the game?

open.substack.com/pub/jonawils...

09.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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VAR: Masked fan unplugs monitor in German second division match A masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor in a German second division match as the referee went to the pitchside screen to check a penalty award.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Vorsprung nicht technik #VAR

09.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the soccer community on Reddit: Brawl breaks out between Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro players. Explore this post and more from the soccer community

23 players sent off after mass brawl in Brazil
www.reddit.com/r/soccer/com...

09.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to wear a tie: HTSI’s definitive guide All you need to know to enjoy your neckwear

How to wear a tie: HTSI’s definitive guide - www.ft.com/content/2ce0... via @FT

09.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage takes stake in bitcoin company run by Kwasi Kwarteng Reform UK leader invests Β£215,000 in Stack Bitcoin

What an unholy alliance

Nigel Farage takes stake in bitcoin company run by Kwasi Kwarteng - www.ft.com/content/1518... via @FT

09.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dubai is the front line of Britain’s war with itself They’re not laughing now, are they?

Dubai is the front line of Britain’s war with itselfΒ 
www.economist.com/britain/2026...
From The Economist

09.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New #Piccadilly Line trains

08.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#T2Liveinconcert

08.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've seen the future and its #Pendlebury

07.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
NNL| Magpie fans get ROWDY in play-off race game!| Maidenhead vs AFC Totton
NNL| Magpie fans get ROWDY in play-off race game!| Maidenhead vs AFC Totton YouTube video by Jensen

youtu.be/srW_gU_OpWw?...

06.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A short guide to email opening lines β€œI hope you are well” and other classics

A short guide to email opening lines
www.economist.com/business/202...
From The Economist

06.03.2026 07:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano The Italian "influencer" who has never worked as a real journalist, has 100m+ followers on social media and leverages them for cash. This is a tale about modern sports media

open.substack.com/pub/sporting...

05.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Paul Gascoigne has turned up with chicken, 4 cans of lager and a fishing rod.

05.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

The history books are going to say that everything went downhill once they got rid of Daniel Levy

05.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

My favourite biscuit based stadium rock group is Oreo Speedwagon.

05.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

spectator.com/article/wont...

05.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iraq Wasn’t Blair’s War, but Britain’s

www.historytoday.com/archive/behi...

05.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, 1939-2026 Hardline cleric who led Islamic republic since 1989 projected power across the region and suppressed protests at home

www.ft.com/content/7ce9...

05.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Polymarket users won big with unusual bets on US attack on Iran FT analysis identifies 12 accounts on platform that made large well-timed wagers just ahead of start of conflict

www.ft.com/content/2883...

05.03.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When Chelsea beat Wrexham in the FA Cup – after 300 minutes of football Wrexham host Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday. it took three matches in nine days to find a winner in 1982

www.theguardian.com/football/tha...

05.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Football’s converging moral panics hold up a mirror to our fractured world | Jonathan Liew From grappling at corners to VAR, the endless list of complaints reflects a wider sense of dislocation from β€˜the product’

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

05.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Newbury Town and Maidenhead Town apply for Step 6 promotion – Football in Berkshire Two teams will vie for promotion from the Thames Valley Premier League this season with a place at Step 6 the prize

footballinberkshire.co.uk/news/footbal...

05.03.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI have got a great set of lads in my team, and it would be brilliant if we can continue to bring more trophies to the club and make history.”

Westwood Wanderers are looking upward, writes Dave Wright. Full Devonn Reid interview: https://bit.ly/4aM6BsD

03.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's been a long time coming, but the Football Association have made proposals to restructure Step 6 of the Football Pyramid, reducing travel and fixtures. One issue however remains according to our writers.

Full story: https://bit.ly/47g9waH

04.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jim Ratcliffe's cuts blamed for leaving Man Utd heroes without medical care Ineos boss told 'it's a football club, not a chemical company' with ex-stars left in need

inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

04.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Birmingham City's naked ambition is becoming a problem Knighthead Capital's grand designs now look surprisingly fragile

inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

04.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Only thing to add this thread about the world captial of organised crime is that it is run by a man who has twice had one of his daughters kidnapped and disappeared, as well as having harassed and intimidated one of his wives who, like his daughters, fled from him.

04.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember the implausible story about a pub giving such a large discount for customers paying by cash that it sounded larger than any card transaction fees?

BBC has now responded to my complaint: "You may already be aware that we have removed this article as it did not meet our editorial standards."

03.03.2026 07:42 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 9
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"School wars": Moral panic or self-fulfilling prophecy? The Metropolitan Police say they still haven't encountered a single incident relating to the viral red vs blue school wars trend. So is the threat real? And are parents unduly worried?

open.substack.com/pub/londonce...

03.03.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The paranoid style in British politics It has its uses

From left to right, rich to poor, almost every Briton will at some point reach for a complicated conspiratorial explanation when a simpler and more likely one is at hand

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