Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Following defeat at Leeds 10 days ago, one West Ham-supporting WAG suggested Jarrod Bowen “must feel like that one human actor in a Muppets film” in a Social Media Disgrace post that got nowhere near the amount of LOLs it deserved. And having seen their team go a goal down on Sunday, moments after their captain had spanked a shot from distance off a post, West Ham fans must have felt it was going to be another regulation day in which Bowen tried to channel his inner Michael Caine in a bid to lend some much-needed gravitas to a typically absurdist and slapstick performance. The feeling can only have been heightened when he was awarded a penalty only to see it overturned by the curtain-twitchers in Stockley Park. But against all odds, West Ham dug deep and managed to eke out a rare and thoroughly deserved victory.A few weeks back I listened to a discussion on the wireless about AI. A man informed that the limits of AI include the fact that ‘AI doesn’t have a sense of humour’. Imagine my surprise when it turned up in Football Daily” – Michael Lloyd.As a Bournemouth fan I can assure you that the best AI tactics are Andoni Iraola’s” – Kelvin Baynton.Given the current farago surrounding Crystal Palace’s impending fixture pile up, would it make more sense to redefine the Fizzy Cup as only being open to teams that have not qualified for Europe that season? This would help with potential fixture clashes, but more importantly it is likely to open up the competition and increase the chances of a ‘smaller club’ winning it. I doubt any of the bigger clubs would complain about being excluded” – Rob Burton (and no other sensible readers).This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
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- theguardianAll’s Fair review – Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible
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- theguardianTU Dublin under-reported losses last year by €3.85m amidst deteriorating financial position
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- theguardianConcerns raised over planned second removal of Iranian who returned to UK on small boat
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- theguardianActivists smash glass walls and doors of Allianz s Dublin 4 premises over links to Israel
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- theguardianForget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed
- theguardianThere is a thriving shadow economy in Britain – but migrants are not to blame | Emily Kenway
- theguardianPublic servants are being targeted and MPs have been murdered. But we will prevent fear from destroying our politics | Dan Jarvis
- theguardianHarris annoyed Fine Gael were questioned about Ivan Yates when it was Fianna Fáil who hired him
- thejournalThere Was, There Was Not review – how four women’s dreams are destroyed by the shock of war
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Stephen King’s son among writers boycotting British Library event in solidarity with striking workers
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‘I’d barely kissed a boy, but was making out with Adonis’: Claire Danes on sex, spy camp and teen stardom
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Where does a western chemical plant that contaminated drinking water go next? To India
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‘I’ve learned to separate myself from this job’: The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra on fan abuse, Henry Cavill and saying goodbye to the show
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‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit
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