If you’re wondering why the Silicon Valley Tech Bros mutated into MAGA monopolists and purveyors of online hate and Russian propaganda, this dinner might be a good place to start

On this day in 1990, Top Of The Pops went live to the England camp in Sardinia, as ‘World In Motion’ reached number one in the UK Charts.

And as you’d expect around this period, Gazza was on top form…

Enjoyable popcorn film, as expected for something like Karate Kid. I didn’t expect anything else tbh. The cameo at the end of the film was a highlight for me

Before the weekend, I was more than happy with finishing 6th and getting Europa. I’m gutted now though, only because of the way it happened. The no show and the shocker from the ref.

The video I watched more than any other as a child.

Via @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social on insta, the most accurate use of this meme ever

Name 4 football video games that you played the most during your childhood:

Are the European spots just 6th and 7th at the moment? I imagine if Newcastle gets champs league then it’ll add and extra spot

It’s Lothar Matthäus’ birthday, so here’s a repertoire of ripsnorters from his days at Inter to mark the occasion…

It’s 32 years to the day since this slick Aston Villa team goal against Sheffield Wednesday.

An incredible 9 outfield players touch the ball here, before the move is finished off by Dwight Yorke.

Poetry in motion.

Last month I did a little experiment.

I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.

The results were...interesting...

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To celebrate this day I’ll be watching this

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Sitting in a buggy whilst my mom was in a telephone box talking to my dad. They were talking about going to watch ET at the cinema.

This PSG lot would have a field day running around in the space we give to teams.

Knight over Cahill

And hopefully reevaluate how we set up to defend, especially from home. Emery went full on 6 at the back defensive in his first season here to just pick up points away from home and it worked, I’d take a return to that now just to stop conceding so easily.

What were they looking for!? He was quite clearly onside. Should’ve been a run of the mill 5 second double check.

7 points at best for me. If we can learn to keep clean sheets then it might be closer to 12 points.

Aston Villa missed five big chances against Ipswich Town.

It was the 17th game in the Premier League this season that Aston Villa have missed 2+ big chances and the fourth they have missed 4+.

Shocker.

#AVFC

They can’t park the bus

Yeah he was superb, I just can’t imagine Emery being happy with a midfielder playing at the back again. We sort of got away with it against spurs because they were shocking. Delap could be a real issue for us though.

I think Mings might be back in so Kamara can get back in midfield.

What a come back from Littler! Cross let the crowd get to him, booing was harsh

Is that you in the pic? I thought it was Brad Pitt.

@acelam10.bsky.social the profile pic is class!

This isn’t Sean Dyche’s first rodeo

Ron Atkinson with his 8 new signings for Aston Villa in the summer of 1991.

So sad to think that half of these players are no longer with us. ❤️

Only 18 more weeks of January to go!