Aaron Birch

Going by events from the weekend, if this had been in Scotland, Rochdale would have been champions…

In 1993 when Marseille were caught match fixing, they were stripped of the league title. Banned from Europe for 1 year Relegated to division 2 in France.

HS2. A masterclass in how Britain destroys money. The cost: • 2011: £32.7bn • 2013: £45bn • 2015: £55.7bn • 2019: up to £88bn • 2020: up to £106bn • 2026: up to £102.7bn… for a fraction of the original route What’s been cut along the way: • 2021: Eastern leg to Leeds: SCRAPPED • 2022: Golborne link to Scotland: SCRAPPED • 2023: Birmingham → Manchester leg: SCRAPPED • 2023: Crewe hub: SCRAPPED • Euston terminus: paused, downsized from 10 platforms to 6, now needs private finance Original plan: 11 cities, 340 miles, £32bn, open 2026. What we’re getting: 4 stations, 140 miles, £100bn+, open 2039. A national embarrassment, paid for by taxpayers.

🇬🇧 THE UK IS A JOKE A Malaysian migrant with ZERO legal right to work illegally managed a UK hotel... then sued when feather pillows triggered her asthma. She just WON an employment tribunal for race, sex & disability discrimination. Compensation awarded despite the hotel being fined £10k for hiring illegals. This country has completely lost its mind. Illegal workers getting payouts while Brits get screwed. Absolute madness.

Heres a great compilation of the many times Celtic were assisted by referees this season. Netflix could and should do a documentary on the last 8 seasons. The title would write itself.. ‘Celtic FC: Patterns of Assistance’

The only people who don’t think SFA Official, Don Robertson, never abandoned that game on Saturday are the SFA, SPFL, Celtic and Hibs fans. The precedent has been set in other countries, but sadly we are governed by a club who do what they want to who they want when they want.

German referee Patrick Ittrich has suggested making the following changes to football's rules: 1) "For a tactical foul in midfield, a free-kick should be awarded 17 metres from goal. How often will we see such fouls then?" 2) "If the player rolls on the floor three times and needs a doctor, get him one and make him wait on the sideline for 3 minutes. How quickly do you think the player will stand up?" 3) "If a player insults the referee, send them off for 10 minutes to calm down. Go cycling to warm up before coming back in. We can learn from handball in that respect." 4) "How is a referee surrounded by 10 men after a decision? In my opinion, boom, boom, boom — three red cards. Play seven against ten now. That'd be fine by me."

That Diogo Jota written like that at the end just breaks my heart

Someone has gone to the effort of putting together a dossier of refereeing decisions that have gone in favour of Arsenal and supposedly- "handed them the title" 🤣

Southampton have admitted to spying on these three teams. They won none of those matches ❌

There could be more coming from this for Southampton aswell Wrexham will want compo for finishing 7th Oxford will with proof and being relegated Hull will for lack of prep time So many clubs have a case

Taylor Harwood-Bellis celebrated like this in front of Middlesbrough players not long after making fun of Luke Ayling's speech impediment, Southampton have now been kicked out of the play off final 7 days later... Karma is an incredible thing... 🤣

An Independent Disciplinary Commission has today expelled Southampton from the Sky Bet Championship Play-Offs after the Club admitted to multiple breaches of EFL Regulations related to the unauthorised filming of other Clubs’ training. In addition, the Club has received a four-point deduction that will be applied to the 2026/27 Championship table. The effect of today’s order is that Middlesbrough are reinstated into the 2026 Play-Offs and will proceed to the Play-Off Final against Hull City. The final remains scheduled for Saturday 23 May, with the kick-off time to be confirmed. 📘 efl.com/news/2026/may/…

👀 Well this is awkward, Bridget… Your own website shows there are actually 400 FEWER teachers. The data source you quoted omits the full dataset… …yet a couple of clicks later you get to the complete figures showing you’re spreading misinformation. Oh dear.

A decisions crime sheet for #Arsenal The weight of favour given to them looks extraordinary I mean, it’s insane in its depth and frequency.

Hate conspiracy theories but it’s hard to believe this PL title wasn’t handed to Arsenal. No red cards against. No penalties against. One of the worst statistical championship winning scoring teams from open play. Referees not calling any of their nonsense in the box. The multiple gifted decisions that have gone Arsenal’s way (West Ham last week 🤣). City and what could have been United without Amorim and Liverpool weren’t good enough…but the standards in the PL this year with Arsenal have been beyond ridiculous.

I’ve never seen a season where one team gets all the decisions in their favour, without receiving a red or conceding a penalty, doing everything as possible to help them win the league. This is by far the worst season I’ve ever watched. It’s corruption.

The SPFL announce new refereeing standards for next season.

Pozwałem Starmera. Wspólnie z przyjaciółmi, dziennikarzami którzy także otrzymali zakaz wjazdu przesłaliśmy oficjalne pisma procesowe.

I did not know Adam Wharton had a celebration like that in his locker 🤣🤣🤣