Valentine

All I dream of is the next D’Angelo tour. All.

@LaticsOfficial Incredible solo goal.

79' - YESSS! JT DOUBLES OUR LEAD! 🔥 Joe picks the pocket of Jenson Metcalfe, drives into the area, and pokes a sublime finish into the bottom corner! 🙌 (2-0) | #wafc 🔵⚪️

@faz42 @Dec_1932 Agree. To add, you would only know his true quality when spending a period of time with him. Also, Jake Campbell did a lot for you Declan. Hope you are keeping well

@Dec_1932 I disagree mate, he is a very very good academy leader.

To be fair to him hes also the reason we still have a club because many of the players sold in administration that kept us going were thanks to him. I think the truth is more the clubs being run on an absolute shoestring #wafc

@PKendrickWIG Smart moves by Gregor rioch when the initial business was done

Bit more fall-out from deadline day...Latics will reap the rewards of Callum Lang's return to the north west...but will have to wait before making a big decision on Josh Stones... #wafc wigantoday.net/sport/football…

@Marcus__Machado @bandonthewall The realest. See you there front centre

@Roadman_Podcast That’s really dark

A 41‑year‑old American amateur has just been nailed for doping at a Gran Fondo. Not in the WorldTour, not fighting for a salary – at an event most riders treat as their big day out for the year. That’s what makes it so grim. The people he’s racing against are squeezing intervals in before work, juggling kids, and scraping together the money for travel and entry fees. The damage doesn’t stop with one failed test either. It changes how we look at every masters performance. Instead of being inspired by a huge performance, you catch yourself wondering if you’re watching hard work or just clever bloodwork. That suspicion leaks from world championships to club leagues and Sunday fondos. If you’ve got a day job and you’re pinning on a number, the deal is simple: you race with the body you’ve earned, not the one you’ve altered If it takes a pharmacy to win an amateur Gran Fondo, you haven’t proved you’re strong – you’ve just shown everyone how insecure you really are.

@Marcus__Machado @SFJAZZ @DameDrummer @uriahduffy Man. What a talent. Not long until Manchester show….

#recapvibes @sfjazz 🛸🛸 🥁 @damedrummer 🎸 @uriahduffy 🎥 @martinluthermccoy #marcusmachado #mdrix #sfjazz #bayarea

@buryfcofficial Most important detail: Tim Lees is 40 today. Many happy returns prizefighter

🚗 MATCHDAY 🆚 Stafford Rangers Right, let's do it Shakers! See you in Stafford 🫡 ℹ️ ow.ly/chEM50Y1WZ1 🎟️ ow.ly/IuoJ50Y1WZ0 #BuryFC | #bfc140

@thehorse1 People need to direct frustration somewhere, that’s the only reason. It’s like this with many areas in society now. Good tweet, glad you’ve put it up

I’ve asked this before and not got a proper answer: why is Gregor Ricoh getting so much stick? As well as staying with us through admin, he’s brought on some fantastic academy players. Is there something I’m missing? #wafc

@lucasaganronald Puts it in perspective for later in the year when I am shouting at the telly…. Astonishing athlete, simply incredible

Pogi caught training on Poggio yesterday. 💨

@youyve Anything else happening in UK? Would love to come to clinic/performance

UK! If you’re anywhere near Bournemouth Jan 14th and fancy attending a clinic/workshop about creative sparks and the stories behind songs, peep the link below

@upthetics25 @DannyLannon Wishing you a good festive period mate.

@21VLNTYN @DannyLannon So it’s all lies? No one has any reason to lie. Even the supporters club have made the comments about players and them refusing to sign. There’s more too it than Rioch being a “nice man”

Sack Lowe then, bring someone else in, have the same issues over and over again. When will people listen. The problem is above with Rioch and Danson. We were ran better in administration #wafc

@upthetics25 Do you feel that is sufficient enough to openly slate a man you don’t know and say that he’s the problem? Is this conversation providing you validation or antagonism?

@21VLNTYN That’s from me. My mate played with Woods at Accrington. Sat next to him in the changing rooms. Words of “cunt” were used when Rioch was mentioned. Wouldn’t sign for us because of him.

@upthetics25 Always find it odd, that from a few lines on twitter a story grows and grows

@21VLNTYN This is just one story I am 100% on but there’s plenty more come from other players.

@LaticsOfficial Until that point, covered every blade and landed on every second. Showed he is more than able to compete for the badge

70' - 🟥 Jensen Weir is shown a second yellow card. (1-1) | #wafc 🔵⚪️

@LaticsOfficial Don’t underestimate the part Bettoni played. Combination play between Saydee and Bettoni allowing the 8 a third man run. Straight off the training ground - lovely to see

64' - THE EQUALISER! 🙌 Christian Saydee's improvised flick into the penalty area is wonderfully finished by Callum Wright, sending the Tics supporters into a frenzy! 💙 (1-1) | #wafc 🔵⚪️

@fluidathletics MAAP kit, they’re in deep

Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell Rim brake purists 🤌

Blag Friday

@lucasaganronald Not a chance will the great man miss the tour

BREAKING: We got the dates on how the Tour de France plans to combine it with cycling at the Los Angeles Olympics: Tour de France 2028: 23/06 - 16/07 LA Olympics 2028: 19/07 - 23/07 It is very hard, almost impossible, to combine both. With Pogačar targeting the Olympics, which are missing in his palmares, I can see him skipping the Tour de France. 📷: xavier.pereyron

@almockf @Roadman_Podcast Didn’t even get that far, just realised it was someone unhappy with someone else’s kit. Mad

@21VLNTYN @Roadman_Podcast Wisdom and patience! I gave up after the 5th paragraph!

I just watched a guy in €400 Rapha bibs and a €300 helmet get dropped on the first climb. He couldn't pedal circles. His cadence was all over the shop. But his kit was "pas normal" perfect. I see this everywhere now. Cyclists spending thuosands on solutions they could earn for free. €300 helmets with MIPS protection. But they can't corner without grabbing brake and totally missing the apex. €200 Varia bike radar systems. But they never learned to hold a line in traffic or read driver behaviour. €400 bib shorts with Italian chamois. But they've never had a bike fit, so they're still getting saddle sores because they're sitting wrong. We want to buy competence instead of earning it. I did the same thing for years. Spent €2,000 on wheels before learning to descend safely. Had three expensive saddles, all "ergonomic." The problem wasn't the saddle. I was rotated forward, putting weight on soft tissue instead of sit bones. A €150 bike fit fixed it. But I'd spent €600 on saddles first. It took me a while to change my behaviours but I did. I stopped buying and started learning. Spent 6 weeks doing cornering drills in an empty parking lot. Now I rail through turns that used to terrify me. Cost? Zero. Did single-leg drills for a month. My power went up 15 watts. Cost? Zero. Learned to read traffic - where drivers look, how to position myself, when to take the lane. Now I'm safer than ever. The bike radar is gathering dust. The expensive stuff still works. But it's solving problems I don't have anymore. The €300 helmet protects me from crashes I've learned to avoid. The €400 bibs are comfortable, but I'd be just as comfortable in €80 bibs now that I'm sitting correctly. I'm not saying don't buy nice things. I still ride nice kit. But I bought it in the wrong order. I bought comfort before developing the fitness to need it. I bought safety equipment before learning the skills that actually keep me safe. I bought solutions to problems I could have fixed with practice. Every industry has this. Photographers buying €5,000 cameras when they don't understand light. Writers buying AI tools when they haven't learned sentence structure. Businesses buying CRM software when they don't have a sales process. The expensive gear works better when you already know what you're doing. But we want the shortcut. We want to buy past the learning curve. Cycling taught me there isn't one. The riders dropping everyone? Half are on cheaper bikes than mine. They invested in the craft of getting better - le metier. Competence costs time. Equipment costs money. We pay money because we don't want to pay time. Then wonder why the expensive stuff didn't make us faster.

D’Angelo was one of a kind. As a pioneer in neo-soul, he inspired a generation of singers, and helped shape music today. Michelle and I are thinking of his family, and all those who loved and admired him. nytimes.com/2025/10/14/art…