John Sinnott

This is a fascinating 12 minutes of footage about Liverpool in the mid 80s - had no idea there was an unemployment league (seen about two-thirds of the way through)

‘I couldn’t be like that’: Nigel Clough on his dad, keeping it real and preparing for Arsenal. Grateful to Nigel and his players, ⁦@DerbyUni⁩ for hosting, Guardian Sport and ⁦@UoDFootyJournos⁩ for keeping us motivated! theguardian.com/football/2026/…

Brilliant long read by the great @shaunwalker7 on Ukraine, how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them. It's a long one, so put the kettle on. theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

👀 One of football’s best-kept secrets… revealed. Former Premier League striker, Dave Kitson, confirms the truth! 🎥 Watch now: youtu.be/G9WwybncpJg #Football #PremierLeague #MentalHealth #Sport #Interview

Luke Matheson is the boy who got the bus to school after scoring at Old Trafford. Aged 23, he’s now at Macclesfield, chasing FA Cup dreams, enjoying football but no longer defined by it &, more than anything, determined Ethan McLeod’s legacy lives on. nytimes.com/athletic/70439…

Ex-MLS coach Adrian Heath thought the offer of a coaching job in Saudi Arabia could be a logical next career step. Instead, it led to the former Everton player being kidnapped in Morocco, held at knifepoint, and left fearing for his life. @PaulTenorio with an extraordinary exclusive. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/69856…

“Hi there, wee man. Come on, you’ll be all right. We love your support.” theguardian.com/football/2026/…

“The man who appeared to have it all suddenly didn’t.” Superb interview with Dermot Reeve by @darrenrichman

Gerard Deulofeu hasn't played since Jan 2023. ACL surgery & devastating cartilage infection saw to that. Every day he wakes, trains alone & dreams of appearing in Serie A again. He aims to make most unlikely top-level return in history. Interview in Udine: theguardian.com/football/2025/…

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻 In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year. Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it. ***** "I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude. My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found. At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me. At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul. At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being. At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible. Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever. I’m writing this to tell you something simple: Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again. Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS. You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless. You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours. With love and gentleness, Patricia Routledge ***** Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

@SimonBrundish You probably aware but if not … carbuyer.co.uk/tips-and-advic…

If a fella was to buy his 18year old son a car to learn to drive in, what should a fella be looking for?

(2/2) The Constraints-Led Approach is a method of learning that has made its way from academia to the mainstream and draws from innovative research in psychology and neuroscience. Read more, from @JaredWeissNBA: nytimes.com/athletic/66659…

(1/2) From pool noodles to a game simply known as Murderball, coaches around the world are finding ways to put their players in a sea of constraints. Welcome to the next coaching revolution taking over pro sports: C-L-A.

200 years today since the world's first passenger railway journey. So here's an article about the railways & English football: the reason for formation of Man Utd (and others), football specials, the stations built especially for stadiums (and barely used) nytimes.com/athletic/66577…

This is such a great read, especially section with Paul McGregor.

The brilliant Overlap jabbering nonsense about Sport science There was too much to answer on here so I wrote about it 👇🏼 open.substack.com/pub/sportscien…

Yamal played >5000mins as a 17 year old His injury issues are inevitable Read: open.substack.com/pub/sportscien…

I wrote about this trend in Serie A four years ago below. I was quite sceptical until I watched about 200 Serie A free-kicks, and then I became a convert. (Although if we're being strict, in Italy they tend to defend deep with two lines rather than one). x.com/Zonal_Marking/…

Interesting to see Liverpool defending free-kicks in (what I am going to call) the Italian manner, very deep inside their own box. Worked pretty well last night, until they changed it to defend high...and conceded. So went back to the deep approach. nytimes.com/athletic/65756…

The NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL all play regular season games abroad in an effort to expand their footprint and market, so why has the proposal to move one Spanish soccer league match caused so much controversy in Spain and Europe? cnn.com/2025/08/14/spo…