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By ratifying the Saudi takeover of Newcastle United the Premier League has lost control over its future
Back in August I wrote that the Premier League’s blocking of the Newcastle takeover was arbitrary, cruel and inconsistent, given they’d already let another sovereign wealth fund belonging to a country with a questionable human rights record buy Manchester City … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Abu Dhabi, beIN (lower case b you heathens), Bradford fire, Champions League, European Super League, Financial Fair Play failure, Gary Neville needs to take a break and we need a break from him, Get back on telly Delia, Greedy cunts, Hillsborough, Iraq, Jamal Khashoggi, Leonard Cohen, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mike Ashley is also fat, Newcastle United, Premier League, Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Roman Abramovich, Saudi Arabia, Sky's homogenisation of football, Stalinist purge, The Future, UEFA, Whataboutery cunts, Yes Kim Jong-un is fat
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Song Of The Day – Blues Nile by Jon Hassell
From the album ‘Vernal Equinox’ (1978)
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Tagged 70's, Ambient, Blues Nile, Haunting Melody, Jon Hassell, Song Of The Day, Timeless, Trumpet skills, Vernal Equinox
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Song Of The Day – Under Surveillance by Scientist
From the album ‘Scientist Encounters Pac-Man’ (1982)
Sons Of Anarchy is perfect background TV
Let me state right away that Sons Of Anarchy isn’t terrible, just flawed. Partly it’s a victim of heightened expectations, which explain why I tried it to begin with. I saw it regularly mentioned alongside the gold standard of television … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Basil Exposition, Better Call Saul, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan and Danny Dyer in the same paragraph!, Breaking Bad, California, Covid, Danny Dyer, FBI, Gus Fring, IRA, Katey Sagal, Mad Men, Married With Children, MC, Michael K Williams, Mommie Dearest, Netflix, Omar Little, Roger Sterling, Ron Pearlman, Shakespearian delivery, Shampoo, Sons Of Anarchy, Stockholm Syndrome, The Sopranos, The Wire, TV, Warren Beaty
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Song Of The Day – Medication by Spiritualized
From the album ‘Pure Phase’ (1995)
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Tagged 90's, J Spaceman, Jason Pierce, Medication, Psych, Pure Phase, Song Of The Day, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized
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