Phil Smart

Expectations are premeditated resentments.

An incredible 52-year journey comes to an end. Following extensive consideration, BBC Sport has made the difficult decision to say goodbye to Football Focus at the end of this season. First broadcast in 1974, Football Focus is a testament to the brilliant team who have worked on it over the years and, of course, the audience. The programme has been a staple of the BBC’s football coverage for decades, providing fans with interviews, analysis and stories from across the game ahead of the weekend’s fixtures. But changing audience behaviours mean fans are now increasingly consuming football content in different ways and we need to respond appropriately as we face difficult decisions around how the licence fee is spent. Fans are accessing discussion, highlights, analysis and news through digital platforms and on-demand viewing and as viewing habits continue to evolve, it is right that BBC Sport adapts how it brings football coverage to the widest audiences across television, radio, online and to its extensive social platforms. BBC Sport boasts a strong football rights portfolio and is set to significantly expand its digital output this year growing content across BBC platforms, as well as a bold new slate of exclusive shows on YouTube. Featuring fresh formats, big personalities and more frequent, always-on content tailored for digital audiences, the expansion will bring fans closer to the game than ever before delivering more high-quality, accessible and engaging football coverage at scale. We will release further details on these plans in the coming months.

So it begins 🎂

This lads first day on TNT rugby… Big Geoff Parling wasn’t impressed… Valuable lesson learnt; Don’t mess with the warm up…

Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon dies aged 54 bbc.in/47JEjgi

US action movie star Chuck Norris has died aged 86, his family says bbc.in/4rM1he6

Don’t get me wrong, I love winter but fuck me, I’d like to go outside and not get wet.

Ian Huntley, who murdered two 10-year-old girls in Soham, England, in 2002, dies in hospital a week after prison attack bbc.in/3PnteuX

Karma came to say hello… Good riddance.

🕊️ Legendary singer Neil Sedaka has died at 86. What we know: tmz.me/o6zD1Ht

ROB GRANT - 1955-2026 We are devastated to learn of Rob’s passing and send love to his family and friends. He will always live on through his amazing creativity, storytelling and humour. Travel well, Sir. 💔 #reddwarf

Eric Dane has sadly passed away at the age of 53.

THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ARE SUPER BOWL LX CHAMPIONS 🏆

Jimmy Carr just reframed having kids in a way that hits different: Everything terrible about parenting? Measurable—sleep trackers scream it, calendars show missed friends/TV. Everything great? Immeasurable: the smile, the connection, the quiet knowing you mattered to someone forever. It's resume points vs eulogy points. We grind for the perfect CV... but at the end, it's what people say when you're gone that counts. Then Eric Weinstein drops this bomb over lunch: "You will die, and you will be reborn as someone else—and you will love them." Carr: "Oh. That's reincarnation. The afterlife is your kids." He's not religious, but he calls it the ultimate gift. He's fine with people choosing no kids. What worries him: involuntary childlessness—especially men, rarely discussed. The same quiet sadness. How do we build a society (taxes, housing, culture) where people who want kids can actually have them—without forcing anyone? This 2:15 clip is raw, funny, profound. Makes you rethink legacy in a burnout era. Parents: What "eulogy point" moment with your kids made the sleepless nights worth it? Childfree by choice: Does this resonate or miss the mark for you? Involuntarily childless: What's one thing society could change to ease that path? Skeptical of the reincarnation angle? Hit us with your take.

pens fucking upside down 😭😭😭😭

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@BootsUK telling me part 2/2 of my order is with the courier, @RoyalMail texting me to tell me there’s an issue and it’s being returned to sender. What do I do now? Am I getting my items or a refund?

Not being funny Pablo, the real Royal Mail aren’t this quick. Bore off.

Also, let’s be real @RoyalMail, I don’t need these Spam bots causing carnage when I’m already miffed.

I can’t even stomach the thought of logging on tomorrow. Having to give an answer to “How was your Christmas and New Years?” about 50 times. 11 days of freedom over