1 - Casemiro tonight made 11 tackles, won 16 duels and made 9 clearances - he is the only player in the last 20 seasons to record all of those numbers in a single Premier League match. Everywhere.
True to form, during yet another of his “scam” announcements, Farage’s famously paper‑thin skin disintegrates the moment anyone dares prod it, even when the prod comes from his pal Beth Rigby. The second she points out that he promised council tax cuts to win local elections and then delivered precisely nothing, he reacts like she’s committed treason. For a man who never stops lecturing the country about “accountability,” he folds spectacularly quickly when the accountability is aimed at him. #Farage #ReformUK
I would’ve hoped the UK electorate had more sense than to expect instantaneous improvement, but then again we’ve been lead by fools for almost a generation so I’m not surprised. Where have all the normal people gone?
During lockdown, I wrote 30k words about VAR and measurement theory. No-one wanted to publish it - they all said it was mad.
But offsides like this Coventry one mean I can't stop thinking about it.
3 major issues.
Much as I love Skyfall, the bit where Bond drives M to Scotland in his Aston Martin DB5 is very short on detail - in one scene they're in Chelsea, the next in the Highlands. You don't see them having a Burger King in Charnock Richard, or Wetherby Services if they'd taken the A1.
11 - Manchester United have eliminated Liverpool from the FA Cup for the 11th time; only Liverpool have eliminated a single opponent more times in the competition proper (12 v Everton). Scenes.
This week’s podcast has a big section on ‘dad jokes’, and just in case anyone is questioning my credentials, here’s the Valentine’s card that I made for Polina today.