Ben Green ⬜️🟦⬜️🟦

Football away days, MOD, Soul, Ska, Indie, ale, cycling, tech.........

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

“Early on, I learned that when I tuned the world out, I was able to tune in a mysterious, God-given music. It was my gift, and it allowed me to interpret and understand emotions I couldn’t articulate.”

Rest in peace, Brian Wilson.
https://t.co/tDTYix6Bwa

[Reading FC @ReadingFC]

Reading Football Club is pleased to announce the sale in principle of the club to Redwood Holdings Limited.

Statement in full 👇

[72cast @weare72cast]

In the last three seasons, Lewis Wing has scored 26 goals in League One. Eight of them have come from shots inside the box, but the other 18 have come from shots outside the box. 🎯

Nobody does it better. 😮‍💨

(Credit - @SkyBetLeagueOne) #ReadingFC #EFL

[Sky Sports Football @SkyFootball]

"That's BEAUTIFUL!"

Sam Smith, wow 👏

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Dispiriting events at Reading should concern everyone in English football. Fans are lied to, players and an impressive manager are let down, and so are staff. A thoughtless, heartless owner damages a historic club. It’s another warning to all in football. If we tolerate this, then your club could be next.

Fans at some other clubs fear similar pain or just feel relief to have escaped danger. Many will simply focus on their own form and fortunes. Football’s tribal. Most headlines revolve around the big names, the big games like Manchester City versus Arsenal. But Reading embody the pyramid, a local beacon and hub for nurturing talent. Neil Webb started there. The windfall from the Michael Olise deal helps sustain the club currently. Ted Drake learned his managerial trade at Reading before guiding Chelsea to their first title.

Football clubs are community assets and have to be protected from individuals like Dai Yongge wreaking such misery at Reading. He has his motives and his methods but none seem aligned to the club’s future wellbeing. He doesn’t communicate with fans. Reading FC Women withdrew from the Championship because of financial difficulties. Sustained mismanagement of the club has seen a failure to pay men’s players and HMRC lead to points deductions.

A proposed takeover by Rob Couhig, an American businessman welcomed by the fanbase, collapsed, leaving Yongge still in charge and supporters still in torment and again asking questions. Does Yongge really want to sell? If the club goes under is it then all about valuable real estate? Would administration and another points deduction actually be better than this shambles?

And so Reading fans rally again, fighting for their club’s life. But Yongge doesn’t listen. He doesn’t appear to care about the negativity his ownership brings to the door of the dressing-room. Ruben Selles and his whole-hearted squad give everything they can on the field, and sit a defiant 12th in League One, but they aren’t detached from the mess. It must be dismaying and distracting.

Losing Selles would be a disaster. He’s doing a good job in trying circumstances. If he left, Selles would be picked up swiftly by a better run club. Reading fans post messages of support to Selles and his squad. They will back them loudly at Bolton Wanderers today. It’s about finding the balance between demonstrating support for the team while demonstrating against the owner.

Much is right about Reading: committed fanbase, stadium, training ground, the attitude of manager, squad and club staff. It’s just the owner. It’s a nightmare that Reading are living through. And it’s a cautionary tale all football needs to heed. #ReadingFC #EFL

[Jeff Stelling @JeffStelling]

@SQirl74 @SkySports When a club which was in PL not long ago is in the position they are in this the biggest story of the day imo. Why no reporter there ? Everyone knew there was going to be a protest !

[BLUE COLLAR 🌮🍔🍹 @bluecollarfood]

SOME NEWS FROM US👇

[Eoin Morgan @Eoin16]

The most amazing journey. Thank you all for your support. I’m extremely grateful for every minute 😃

[England Cricket @englandcricket]

One of the greatest of all-time.

A legend. A genius.

You changed Cricket.

RIP Shane Warne ❤️

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

May 20 2020 Number 10 party. Damn, I missed it. I was in a coma. Just my luck.

[British Cycling @BritishCycling]

KING OF THE KEIRIN!!! 🤯🤯🤯

JASON KENNY WINS HIS SEVENTH OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL!!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

#TeamGB #Tokyo2020

[Scott @ScottRuth]

Madeley has just gone full Partridge again when talking about Shamima Begum #GMB

[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

Happy Birthday Mr Jones

[Ben Green ⬜️🟦⬜️🟦 @moon_stomper]

@ScampiShikari Surely that’s worth another point

[Ben Green ⬜️🟦⬜️🟦 @moon_stomper]

A very solid effort from Baxters Cafe in Pangbourne. #RateMyPlate

[Ben Green ⬜️🟦⬜️🟦 @moon_stomper]

@Choppywee Fried. Photo gives the incorrect impression of potato anemia. I’m in favour of the lack of bean contamination.

[Ben Green ⬜️🟦⬜️🟦 @moon_stomper]

@SpotifyCares I’m using an iPhone 11, iOS 14.0.1
Spotify 8.5.80.1178

[Ben Green ⬜️🟦⬜️🟦 @moon_stomper]

@SpotifyStatus I’m having issues connecting Spotify to Sonos. Both through the Sonos and Spotify apps. Some songs play some don’t. Some play for a few seconds then stop. Are there known issues? I’ve tried all the standard tips.

[Ben Green ⬜️🟦⬜️🟦 @moon_stomper]

@NOWTVSport I recently signed up to sports and the picture is very blurry during fast moving live sport. I have fast (330 Mbps) broadband and have tired numerous settings to improve the picture. It’s unwatchable so I will have no choice but to cancel unless it can be fixed.

[Ollie Bayliss @Ollie_Bayliss]

Amazing scenes!🦙

This from Carlton Athletic v Ilkley Town today.