Ken Perry

Dad, Friend, Director / Cyfarwyddwr @DoWell_uk Visiting Ind Fellow @WrexhamUni Alumni @Kennedy_School @OUBSchool Reader @gladlib Lifetime Fellow @thersaorg

[Leadership Centre @LocalLeadership]

Future Vision 2026–27 is underway!

This week, we welcomed our new cohort to @CumberlandLodge in Windsor for the start of the Leadership Centre's flagship leadership programme, exploring how to work across boundaries and create better outcomes for people and places.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Adverts were way better back in the 1980s & 1990s.

Case study: Gregor Fisher. Photo booth. Comb-over. Hamlet cigar.

Good advertising was a cigar called Hamlet.

[SethOfficial @UTD_Seth001]

🚨Carlos Baleba on what Youri Tielemans told him when he arrived at Manchester United:

🗣️ Carlos Baleba: “When I arrived at United, I was excited, but honestly, I was also trying to understand what I had walked into. It’s a different level of pressure.

“Youri was one of the first people I spoke to. He came over, shook my hand and said, ‘Welcome to Manchester United. Now forget everything you did before you came here.’

“I laughed and asked him, ‘Why?’

“He said, ‘Because here, nobody cares what you did at your old club. They want to know what you can do for this badge.’

“Then he told me something I’ll never forget.

“He said, ‘When you get the ball in midfield, don’t be scared to make mistakes. If you see the pass, play it. If you see the space, attack it. The fans don’t want you hiding.’

“I asked him about the pressure at Old Trafford.

“He said, ‘You’ll understand when you play there. The first time you hear 70,000 people celebrate something you’ve done, you’ll realise why this club is different.’

“Then he looked at me and said, ‘And one more thing… if Bruno gives you the ball, don’t give it back immediately. He’ll probably shout at you.’”

“I told him, ‘I think I can handle that.’

“He said, ‘Good. Because Manchester United doesn’t need another midfielder who plays safe. They need someone who can take the ball when the game is difficult and change it.’

“That stayed with me.

“I didn’t come here to replace anyone.

“I came here to make my own name at Manchester United.”

[Ken Perry @KenPerry47]

@LJoe140404 What’s gone wrong do you think?

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@JamieMagill5 Money

[SethOfficial @UTD_Seth001]

🚨José Mourinho on Erling Haaland’s controversial goal against Manchester United:

🗣️ José Mourinho: “I watched the replay and, okay, they checked Haaland and decided that his toe was onside. Fine. If that is what the technology shows, I can accept that.

But my question is simple who checked Enzo?

Because everybody is talking about Haaland’s toe, but what about Enzo Fernández’s position in the build-up? Was he onside? Was he interfering? Where was the line for him?

They spent more than five minutes checking this goal, so I expect them to check everything, not just the part that helps them give the goal.

If Haaland is one centimetre onside, wonderful. Show us the same level of detail with Enzo.

That is what makes the decision so bizarre. The referee initially gives offside, VAR takes forever, they find Haaland’s toe is onside and suddenly the whole decision changes.

Five minutes to find a toe, but apparently not enough time to explain Enzo.

In a Manchester Derby, you cannot leave questions like that hanging.

If you are going to overturn the referee, show everybody exactly why.

Otherwise, people will quite rightly ask: what exactly were they checking?”

[Laurel and Hardy @Stan_And_Ollie]

#LaurelAndHardy and their wives in Stan Laurel's sister Olga's pub, the Bull Inn Bottesford in England (1952)

[Unpopularfootyx @Unpopularfootyx]

🚨🎙️Valdas Dambrauskas (Sabah FK coach) on Micheal Carrick's words to him after the final whistle:

🗣️“First of all, I’d love to say it’s a real honor for me to be here, playing against Manchester United. This is a moment I’ll remember for the rest of my life.”

“Carrick is a really young and experienced coach. He has already taught me a lot from this game, just by the way he managed his team.”

“After the final whistle, he came to me and simply said, ‘It’s an honor to play against your team.’”

“I honestly didn’t know what to say. You’re standing there after playing against Manchester United, and the manager of that club is showing you that kind of respect.”

“He didn’t have to say those words. He could have just walked away, but he came to me.”

“That is what football should be about. Competition for 90 minutes, respect for a lifetime.”

“I came here hoping to learn something. I’m leaving with memories I’ll never forget.”

[Ken Perry @KenPerry47]

Absolutely 👍

Well worth remembering

[Andy Mitten @AndyMitten]

Been a while. Not a chance did I think Michael Carrick would get the team here in January.

[Ken Perry @KenPerry47]

Should be an interesting evening. Back in Champions League

[Ken Perry @KenPerry47]

Dolly Parton inspired lottery winner's charity work https://t.co/9xUHvRwxn0

[Ken Perry @KenPerry47]

@Redjoshi99 Well said 👍

Me too.

[Ken Perry @KenPerry47]

@RussJohnson17 @laurennUTD That’s an interesting take on what I said Russell.

My point was that we’ve yet again seen over the top reporting about state of OT. I was trying to make the point that despite the torrential rain we were dry in Stretford End.

Sorry if I wasn’t clear

[Ken Perry @KenPerry47]

@philashton68 @MailSport It didn’t Phil, you’re right but no story in that eh?

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@giles_pease Spot on and roof did its job for those of us in upper tier

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

In the late 14th and early 15th Centuries, a woman named Christine de Pizan stood nearly alone against the tide of her time. Widowed young and left to support her children and mother, she turned to writing—not only as a means of survival, but as a platform for something far more radical: defending the worth, intelligence, and dignity of women.

Living in a world where women's voices were rarely heard and even more rarely respected, Christine dared to question the misogynistic texts that dominated scholarly and literary discourse. One of the most influential works of the time, *The Romance of the Rose*, painted women as manipulative and morally weak. Christine responded not with silence or submission, but with intellect and clarity. She wrote letters, engaged in public debates, and ultimately composed her most famous work, *The Book of the City of Ladies*.

In that book, she imagined a symbolic city built by and for women, where they could live free from slander and misrepresentation. Brick by brick, story by story, she laid a foundation using examples of virtuous, wise, and courageous women from history and legend. Her city wasn’t just a defense—it was a reimagining of what a society could be if women’s contributions were truly seen and valued.

For centuries, Christine was largely dismissed, her work minimized or ignored. Defending women in writing was not only bold—it was dangerous. Yet her voice persisted in the margins of manuscripts, in hidden corners of libraries, and eventually, in modern scholarship that began to understand what she had achieved. Today, she is recognized not only as one of the first European women to make her living through writing, but also as one of the earliest feminist thinkers—before the term even existed.

Her work speaks across time, reminding us that the struggle to be heard, to be understood, and to be believed is not new. It’s part of a longer legacy of women who refused to accept the roles prescribed to them. Christine de Pizan’s courage to defend women—using reason, literature, and moral clarity—remains an inspiration. She didn’t just write history; she helped shape it.

#archaeohistories

[Ken Perry @KenPerry47]

@ChrisWheelerDM I was in Stretford End upper tier and was lovely and dry even though was biblical storm.

[Ken Perry @KenPerry47]

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