Great piece on a wonderful stadium. Enjoyed a visit as a neutral last season for a League Cup game ⚽

Why did Tory MPs think Kemi Badenoch would be good at this?

As in the party that Marine Le Pen said are beyond the pale?

Nick, don't be thick.

This week's Ground Jewels features the Reverend Kate Bottley and Kate has nominated Ordsall Road as her ground jewel.

This episode is about grassroots rugby but also much, much more... as you can tell from this beautiful annecdote.

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Would love to chat Easter Road wi th you on The Ground Jewels sometime.

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I just want all the time I had to spend as a Politics undergrad learning about "checks and balances" back

Find out how a pencil, @acjimbo.bsky.social and George Weah all contributed to @qasaalom.bsky.social's love of the Rossoneri and the San Siro.

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The Ground Jewels: 42. Qasa Alom & San Siro This week's guest is the broadcaster Qasa Alom and he has nominated AC Milan's San Siro stadium as his ground jewel.You'll know Qasa from The Travel Show and as the lead presenter of Today at Wimbl...

This week's episode of the Ground Jewels features an absolute icon of world football stadiums... the San Siro

Doing the honours is the superb @qasaalom.bsky.social who recently picked AC Milan as his specialist subject on Mastermind ❤️🖤 #SempreMilan

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I'm jealous I've never been... yet

A ground I’ve visited on many occasions this week @thejamesdixon.bsky.social

New Episode of The Ground Jewels:

@danielstorey85.bsky.social the chief football writer for the i is trying to visit all 92 Premier League & Football League grounds this season.

So of course, I asked him to talk about his favourite one @grimsbytown.bsky.social's Blundell Park

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One of my last pre-Covid games at the much loved and missed York Street/Jakemans Stadium in Boston.

Cracking game too and v consequential helled prevent York going up on PPG

I watched. Found it formulaic and lacking but maybe I was in a grumpy. Now the Hope Solo documentary that was wild

Personally, I wouldn't have led with remember when I was incredibly ineffective at my job and all my colleagues ignored me but that's the beauty of Liz. She DGAF

Amazon customer chat window where an associate named 'Nazi' has joined the chat and offered to assist James

Somewhat awkward interaction with Amazon today

Here's Tom with the weather

This week's episode of The Ground Jewels is on Lambeau Field

Returning to the podcast for the second time Mike Bubbins tells us about his recent pilgrimmage to Green Bay, Wisconsin to see his beloved @greenbaypackers.bsky.social #GoPackGo

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It gets a v brief mention tomorrow

It's been a mess for a while. European club football was underdeveloped (for various reasons) and I think the early expansions in the 90s boosted the competition but when they went to 4/5 per big country and squeezed out the smaller champions they made the whole GS pointless and devalued everything

Interestingly (at least to me) the first European Cup wasn't a draw. It was a pre-determined bracket decided by a French newspaper that sceptics (& me) would say was rigged to give the French champions an easier path to the final.

Plenty of non champions in that too. Only 7/16 had won their leagues

I'd call it a rant tbh. Statement makes it sound more dignified than intended. They're just bell ends

On this week's The Ground Jewels podcast @sportsorla.bsky.social nominates Croke Park.

"Croke Park was home to one of my very happiest foundational childhood memories"

@derrygaa.bsky.social 1993 All-Ireland Football Championship at Croke Park.

One of my favourite episodes yet - pod.fo/e/2a4e93

I had Malteasers for dinner.

Make a band more vegan

Tofu Fighters

The Ground Jewels: 38. Christopher Hylland & La Bombonera This week's guest is the author Christopher Hylland and Chris has nominated La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, home to Boca Juniors as his ground jewel.Chris' debut book Tears at La Bombonera was a critic...

NEW EPISODE of The Ground Jewels

Author of 'Tears at La Bombonera' and 'Dame Bola' @hylland.bsky.social nominates La Bombonera home of Boca Juniors as his Ground Jewel.

Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts): pod.fo/e/2a19f5

The Ground Jewels: 37. Ian Moore & Carrow Road This week's guest is the comedian, novelist and francophile Ian Moore and Ian has nominated Carrow Road, home to Norwich City as his ground jewel.We rendezvous with Ian as he takes us on a sojourn ...

C'mon Carrow Road fans, let's be havin' you.

The brilliant @ianmooreauthor.bsky.social joins The Ground Jewels to discuss his life in stadia.

From Blackburn to the Côte d'Azur via East Anglia. ⚽️ 🏏 🚲 🏁

New Episode: pod.fo/e/29d87f

I’m afraid that when I do dip into the other place you do find insane content on a level Bluesky cannot provide.

Didn't know I needed this trophy review but I did. Enjoy

Aylesbury v England 1988