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An abbreviated thread for those who haven't migrated to Substack. TLDR: Strong-ish and settled opposition, cousins with Martin's style but less absolutist. Not physical freaks, struggles in the penalty box and aerially, compensate with strong goalkeeping and technical spread.

If this still isn’t clear to you then you are incompatible with a decent society and should be treated with the contempt you deserve.

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A beautiful counter-attack 😍

🎙️ Djeidi Gassama spoke to RangersTV after scoring his first goal for the club.

Scottish clubs should refuse to purchase athletes from Israeli sporting organisations as an important part of BDS, in line with Scotland's commitments under the Gleneagles Agreement to Boycott Apartheid in Sport. Please share!

Just pure ciclismo. Oscar Onley is just 23 seconds off the podium and the White Jersey! #OnleyFans #TDF2025

BREAKING: New monthly and all time records have been set across southeastern Europe in the last couple of days. The UK has been relatively lucky to escape extreme heat thus far.

Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza. nyti.ms/4opoK4n

Wonderfully brave of him, and spotlights how useless and cowardly other players have been. Personally though, this is devastating for my agenda.

Data benchmarking activity with no correct answers: Rate (polls below) much better/worse than the average OF no.9 (since 2018), Dessers is at the following: - Finishing - Scoring Threat - Creativity - Dribbling - Link-Up - Ball-Retention - Aerial Ability - Defensive Ability

The consensus tracks fairly well with some replacement rate stuff I have been tinkering with. 24/25 was considerably below average in almost all facets, except for finishing, which was, ironically, a near 180 from his first season - graphic next in the thread.

Two surprising names that sit at the bottom of the pile are Alfredo Morelos (20/21) and Kyogo Furuhashi (23/24). Tactical/Role demands influence output for the latter, but cannot "totally" rationalise shortcomings.

James Ross McIntosh Andrew Caskie very well

Turkey registers it's hottest day on record. Turkey's meteorological service has confirmed the 50.5C recorded in Silopi on Friday was an all-time temperature record for the country. It was also Turkeys first 50C day. 132 weather stations in total broke July temperature records.

Radio Rwanda, Israeli-media-style

Confirmed ✅ Oscar Onley will finish fourth at the Tour de France. A record-equalling Tour for the Kelso Comet #OnleyFans

🔥🔥🔥 Wout van Aert DROPS Tadej Pogačar in the last climb up Montmartre ! 🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥🔥 WOUT VAN AERT DISTANCE POGACAR 🔥🔥🔥 #TDF2025

Quite incredible that a young 22yo Scottish rider, Oscar Onley can finish 4th in the Tour de France, equalling the best ever finish by a Scot and yet BBC Sport Scotland can’t even raise a single tweet about him since the Tour started.