Andy Adams

Rohirrim cavalry charges will be subject to speed limits to avoid "undue bodily harm" starting next year following pressure from Uruk-hai right activists. Blunt speartips will be required for riders to allow the Pelennor Fields remain a "safe and inclusive siege space".

Absolute icon. Never forget it. #LFC

🚨 WATCH: Green MP Hannah Spencer delivers her victory speech in Gorton and Denton "To my customers: I am sorry, but I think I might have to cancel the work that you had booked in. Because I'm heading for Parliament"

🚨 BREAKING: The Home Office has released immigration statistics for 2025 Overall Arrivals - 136.6 million arrivals to the UK in 2025 - 57% were British nationals - 809,000 non-visit visas issued (work, study, family, humanitarian) Asylum - 101,000 asylum claims in 2025 - down 4% - 135,000 initial decisions made, up 56%, highest since records began in 2002 - Grant rate: 42%, down from 47% - 64,000 awaiting a decision, down 48% in a year, 63% below the 2023 peak - 31,000 asylum seekers in hotel accommodation, down 19% Illegal Entry - 46,000 detected illegal arrivals in 2025 - 41,000 arrived via small boats, up 13% on last year, 9% below 2022 peak - Top nationalities: Eritrean, Afghan, Iranian, Sudanese, Somali Enforcement - 23,000 entered immigration detention, up 11% - 9,900 enforced returns, up 21% - 28,000 voluntary returns, up 5% - 5,600 foreign national offender returns, up 11% Work Visas - 168,000 work visas granted - down 19% on last year - 50% down from the 2023 peak - Health & Care visas -13,000 issued, down 91% from peak - Other skilled worker visas: 48,000, down 36% Study Visas - 407,000 student visas granted - down 3% on last year - 35% below the 2023 peak - Student dependant visas: 20,000, down 10% Family Visas - 67,000 family visas granted - down 22% - Partner visas: 41,000, down 27% - Refugee Family Reunion visas: 19,000, down 2% (route temporarily paused from Sept 2025) Settlement and Citizenship - 146,000 settlement grants, down 10% - 355,000 EU Settlement Scheme grants, up 2% - 236,000 British citizenship grants, down 13%, second highest annual total since 2005

This angle is insane… 😮‍💨 x.com/leomessismedia…

“Football is a sport, not a laboratory experiment. If the stewards of the game continue to prioritize technical perfection over the spirit of the law, they risk alienating the very people who make the game what it is: the fans. It is time to bring the “Beautiful Game” back to its roots.” This “urgent call for reform” email to IFAB will strike a chord with many fans. Broadcaster Dave Johnson voices the views of supporters' "growing frustration - and frankly, disillusionment” – with the current application of VAR in offside decisions. “While the pursuit of accuracy is noble, the current “microscopic” approach has reached a breaking point that threatens the entertainment value and emotional integrity of the sport”. “Football is a game of flow and spontaneous joy. Currently, that joy is being strangled by lengthy delays that often exceed three or four minutes, only to result in goals being overturned by the width of a shirt seam or a “toenail”. “The recent controversy involving Fulham and Manchester United, where a goal was disallowed because a player’s elbow was deemed offside, serves as a perfect indictment of the current system. When the “clear and obvious” error mandate is ignored in favour of sub-pixelgeometry, the game moves away from fairness and into the realm of pedantry”. Johnson outlines “key areas of concern”. 1. Spirit of the Law: “The offside rule was designed to prevent goal-hanging, not to penalise an attacker for having a larger shoe size than a defender”. 2. Fan experience: “Supporters in stadiums are left in a vacuum of silence, unable to celebrate goals, waiting for a verdict that often feels disconnected from the physical reality of the play”. 3. Margin of Error: “Current frame rates and the manual placement of lines do not account for the biological reality of movement, making “millimeter-perfect” decisions scientifically questionable”. He seeks “fundamental changes to how offside is officiated”. 1. "the serious consideration of Arsène Wenger’s proposal. By requiring a clear gap of “daylight” between the attacker and defender, the advantage is returned to the attacking side, encouraging goals and reducing microscopic disputes”. 2. “Margin of Error” buffer: “Implementing a 5-10cm “tolerance zone” where the on-field decision stands unless the infraction is undeniable”. 3 Time limit on reviews: “If a decision cannot be reached within 60 seconds, the original on-field call should be upheld. This ensures that only “clear and obvious” errors are corrected”. Johnson concludes his email by looking forward to “seeing these issues addressed in upcoming technical sub-committee meetings”. Good luck.

Frustrating 90 minutes unable get the ball in the back of the net against @FCParkview down to the fact their keeper was Lev Yashin reincarnated. Ended up taking the game on penalties though and we're through to the next round, so that's all that matters. Motm: @AndyAdams94 ⭐

Absolutely incredible gesture by Alexis Mac-allister! What a top bloke 👏

Man with stubble, "Small boats arrivals are 37,000. There are over 4 million kids in child poverty. And 4.5 million who can't get a dentist appointment" #BBCQT "We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5 million?" Well said that man 👏

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The Far Right Christian Nationalists buying Afghan Rice Bowls, one of the predominant refugee Nationalities. Strong likelihood this business was set up by a hard working Refugee.

“New season. Fresh start. Same treatment.” Why it's time to push back against the growing pattern of contempt shown to matchgoing fans by Premier League broadcasters. 📄Full statement: spiritofshankly.com/newcastle-unit…

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€55 check in fee if you don’t use the app to check in 2hr before @Ryanair … 🐀

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A Liverbird upon my chest... ✊

VVD performance today was unbelievable! (I know he made a mistake at the end!) He made Erling Haaland look like Alf-Inge Haaland! The best striker v best CB should be a great battle, but it’s so easy for him. He’s the best CB we’ve ever seen in the PL, I know the replies will scream Liverpool bias!!!! Or compare trophies to others but that’s all nonsense. I always said it was John Terry before VVD came along & he played for one of my biggest rivals in Chelsea!! Trophies depend on your team or money or timing. All great defenders of the past had attackers who caused them problems, but who ever causes VVD any?? He’s just played against Mbappe & Haaland in the last four days & played them with such ease he could’ve played with a cigar!!!! Please stop this silly debate about the best CB, it’s not even close. #LIVMCI

Warning: Stay away from all England fanzones tonight, with pint throwing bellends expected in their thousands...

If this was Trent, they would have a 2 hour special on ITV later tonight talking about how he can't defend #england

"No wonder we f******* lost!" 🤣 John Terry and Frank Lampard on England duty...