Tenpins

Forty something year old chartered surveyor, fan of Sunderland AFC, and punter of little success to date.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Donald Trump on Folarin Balogun red card case: “Thank you to Fifa for doing what was right and reversing a great injustice”.

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

What a strike from Wilson Isidor! 🇭🇹

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, our Black Cats have become Black Dogs 🖤

A symbol of the battles that so many people face every single day - often silently.

Football is family. And family looks out for each other. No matter who you are, or what you’re going through, you are never alone.

It’s okay to talk.

@livescore

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

✅ 55 wins for Sunderland
✅ 54 wins for Newcastle

The Black Cats take the lead in all-time wins in the Tyne–Wear derby 📈

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

🌎 Sunderland fan Liam recently went viral after winning the NYC spelling bee in his red and white shirt…

So we called and surprised him with his hero, Dan Ballard ❤️

[Tenpins @dylanmc1971]

RIP George. A familiar face to so many on match days and one who’ll be sadly missed.

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Everyone at Sunderland AFC is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of lifelong supporter, George Forster.

George was red and white to the core and became one of the most cherished figures in the Club’s fan base.

Rest in peace, George. You will never be forgotten ❤️

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named in his honor. He was a man who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested in education, language, history. He brought the arts into the White House, and he and my Aunt Jackie amplified the arts, celebrated the arts, stood up for the arts and artists.

It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not.

Next thing perhaps he will want to rename JFK Airport, rename the Lincoln Memorial, the Trump Lincoln Memorial. The Trump Jefferson Memorial. The Trump Smithsonian. The list goes on.

Can we not see what is happening here? C’mon, my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job. It’s downright weird. It’s obsessive in a weird way. Just when you think somone can’t stoop any lower, down they go…

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

Bragging rights are well and truly Sunderland's 🔥

[BackPageNewcastle @BackPageShop]

We're absolutely gutted to hear the tragic news of Gary Rowell's passing tonight.

We love our heroes on both sides of the divide, and Gary was a true Roker Park legend.

Anyone who scores a hat-trick in our derby has a special place in NE folklore.

RIP Gary ❤️🖤🤍

[A LOVE SUPREME @ALS_Fanzine]

Can’t believe I’m writing this but Gary Rowell has passed away aged 68. What a total gentleman and a true Sunderland legend. Let’s win this derby for him ❤️

[Michael Graham @Capt_Fishpaste]

Number 1 is Gary Rowell
Number 2 is Gary Rowell…

😞😞 #SAFC

[Strawberry Field Liverpool @strawberryfield]

45 years ago we lost John Lennon. Tonight the light shines in the window of his childhood bedroom at Mendips, just around the corner from Strawberry Field Liverpool.

Thank you to Andy from @nationaltrust for sharing this special moment of remembrance. 🤍

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

Quite a stunning moment in the Oval Office as President Trump asserts that MBS knew nothing about Jamal Khashoggi's murder despite how the CIA — under Trump, in his first term — found that the crown prince ordered it.

[kemi @kemimarie]

i’ve been laughing for 30 minutes now

[Jake (the 80s & 90s never ended in my world) Rudh @JakeRudh]

Remembering Kirsty MacColl who would have celebrated her 66th birthday today.

[Only Fools and Horses News @onlyfoolsnews]

Patrick Murray
It is with heartfelt sadness that we report the death of our friend Patrick Murray - Mickey Pearce to so many

He was a regular attendee of our conventions and we will miss his humour and the joy he bought to many

Sleep Well Pat!

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

Rest in peace Robert Redford. You will be forever loved, never forgotten and always missed. Your star will shine bright for eternity.
#RobertRedford

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Farewell Robert Redford x

[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

⚫️⚪️ Luke Edwards and the Collapse of Credibility

Text extract from my Isak to #LFC blog on Substack earlier today 👇

No one emerged from this saga with less credibility than Luke Edwards.

As Newcastle’s man at The Telegraph and a regular contributor for BBC Sport, Edwards held a position of influence. That influence was squandered across the summer in spectacular fashion. From the beginning, he positioned himself as the authority on the Isak situation, insisting the player was not for sale and that Liverpool had no realistic path to sign him. At every step, he treated dissent with hostility.

When fans questioned his reporting, he mocked them. When other journalists hinted there was more going on behind the scenes, he dismissed it. When Liverpool’s interest became increasingly difficult to deny, he doubled down. He used his platform to construct a narrative that matched exactly what Newcastle’s ownership wanted in the public domain. In doing so, he didn’t inform the public. He misled them.

This was not reporting. It was posturing. And when the truth finally broke, the biggest transfer in British football history, and to Liverpool no less, Edwards had the gall to present himself as the ultimate authority on the story. Even when he broke the exclusive last night, he couldn’t resist a swipe at rival reporters like Ben Jacobs. He has no shame!

Let’s be clear. Edwards did not break this story because he worked it. He broke it because he was handed the final detail as a reward for parroting a false line from Newcastle’s owners all summer long. He served as their mouthpiece, willingly or otherwise, and in return was given the honour of being the one to leak what they already knew would leak.

This is the consequence of access journalism. Reporters trade scrutiny for exclusives. They get fed lines and become invested in maintaining relationships rather than telling the truth. Edwards took that trade, then played the martyr when fans, observers, and even his peers pointed out the cracks.

He used his social media presence not to investigate or enlighten, but to gloat and belittle. He turned his Twitter account into a one-man performance, casting himself as the misunderstood insider besieged by the angry, unwashed masses. His tweet today was a quote from a supposed “high-ranking Liverpool official” praising him for being the only one worth reading about Newcastle United. The delusion wrote itself.

Meanwhile, at @AnfieldIndex, we were simply doing the work. We received tips from trusted sources in July, tracked private aviation to confirm a summit, and sourced confirmation from both Liverpool and Newcastle-linked agents. Our posts in our Discord community reflected that knowledge throughout the summer. My own tweets faced abuse from Newcastle fans in response. Edwards, by contrast, helped create the conditions for that abuse. He set the tone. He created the ridicule, then stepped away from responsibility when the ridicule turned toxic.

He has not apologised. He has not reflected. He has only demanded credit for a job poorly done. A journalist who fails to tell the truth, helps spread misinformation, and then brags when reality proves him wrong is not a journalist. He’s a brand with a press badge.

In a functioning ecosystem, that would be enough for The Telegraph and BBC Sport to sever ties. But the ecosystem is broken. What matters now is clicks, virality, engagement. And in that sense, Edwards has succeeded. He has become notorious. That’s the currency now. Not trust. Not integrity. Not truth.

And yet, those of us outside the media machine were right. Without credentials, without formal access, we were right. Because we chased the story, not the spotlight. And the people who follow us, Liverpool fans, plugged-in neutrals, even some disillusioned Geordies, will remember that.

Luke Edwards helped lead a fanbase up the garden path. He belittled others while doing it. And when the real story broke, he tried to climb on top of it like it was his creation. That kind of behaviour should be career-ending. It won’t be. But it should.