#lolspurs

“This is difficult to explain and justify to those unfamiliar with what a Taiwo Awoniyi is. But trust us on this. Taiwo goals mean more. There is no equation, algorithm, or numbers to prove this: it just is.”

via the always excellent David Marples

“I don’t follow Forest for the logic of it, I follow them for the magic of it.”

via Forza

“If you have a head for heights, then a job as a crane operator must provide some fascinating views of both construction sites and the wider area, although I would not fancy the climb up the ladders within the central frame to reach the cabin.”

The Garden at 120

Away tickets for Premier League to stay capped at £30 for two more seasons

via Morning Star

Greenwich Labour councillors sit up late to restrict public scrutiny

Democracy in Greenwich

“I know that such a documentary is the director’s construct, telling the story he wants you to know. But I really did come out of it feeling warmer about Elvis the human being, and even more regretful about the opportunities he missed.”

Richard Williams on EPiC: Elvis Presley

“There are also people out there who’d make appalling local councillors, not because you disagree with their policies but because their character is fundamentally flawed. They might be lazy, untrustworthy, clueless, toxic, fraudulent, even criminal… and a three week vetting process is never going to be able to weed out all the worst candidates.”

via Diamond Geezer

Everyone gains when more people cycle”: New report suggests cycling saving the NHS more than £72m per year

via road.cc

“The 13 players signed in a £200m summer recruitment campaign have contributed six goals between them. Two of those are from defender Nicolo Savona. Three of them have already left.”

Ouch

“AI opens up graphic art to people who never thought they could do it. I bet you some absolutely fantastic artists are blossoming right now. Calling it slop is just as disrespectful as calling art expressed in software “code.” BTW they said the same bullshit about bloggers and we know how that turned out”

via Dave Winer

“Is reported that at former chief of staff McSweeney’s leaving drinks in a Westminster pub, the Prime Minister hailed him as the greatest political strategist in the world! Given Labour’s extinction-level polling position and the complete collapse of popular support for the government that is akin to hailing the military genius of Field Marshal Haig.”

McSweeney was a little shit in Lambeth. He took this forward in Westminster to become a little shit on a wider stage.

via Morning Star

High Court Rules in Favour of Owen Jones in BBC Gaza Libel Case

via Novara

“Your Party should have become the focus for the new mood to the left of Labour. Unfortunately, it is now undeniable that this historic opportunity has been well and truly squandered.”

via Socialist Worker

“I suggested Igor might like to write something about numberplate distributions, Merseyside statues or tube station passenger data, and he went very quiet after that.”

arf Diamond Geezer

Is the cycling industry back on track? UK bike market returns to growth for first time in four years, new report finds

via road.cc

“When Nottingham Forest were considering appointing Vitor Pereira last month, among the key influences were his similarities to Nuno Espirito Santo, the head coach who led them from being tipped for relegation to qualifying for Europe last season.”

With Edu now also gone, what have the past seven months been all about? via The Athletic.

“Edu arrival was Forest’s most calamitous recent decision – it’s hard to see how it could have gone worse.”

Thank fuck he’s gone

“I stress how important it is for every generation to find its own spaces, inspirations, styles, and attitudes and to make its own culture, just as we did.”

Dave Haslam on recreating The Hacienda

“Were my hands bloodied with the deaths of up to a million people, I’d probably think twice before giving my opinion on yet another illegal US adventure in the Middle East. Not our Tone, though.”

via Novara