New prime ministers should get the same grace period as a freshly appointed manager. Unfortunately, most Labour leaders are treated like they’re on the brink of the sack from the get go. For once, let’s see what one with a genuine vision to transform the country can do?

Some of us already were

They were warned

First half highlights

England or Argentina it is, then

“Yeah, this was the plan all along” (It wasn’t)

A different summer but the same old Everton

All confirmed for my 18th season of on-the-ground Merseyside football coverage and the last one before hitting the age of Armageddon. This job really does age you.

“Needs more midfielders”

When a nonagenarian Sepp Blatter - the godfather of FIFA’s kickback culture - is tweeting about corruption in plain sight, you know Gianni Infantino has really screwed the pooch

The Reform crowd right now

Same person btw

Watching these World Cup last-32 ties

“Needs more ‘non-league supporting’ Mancs”

Every social media feed tonight

Finally managed to add this to my collection. Easily one of the most underrated Spain home shirts in recent history. Only ones that rival it are the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2012

Btw the same person pontificating about professional standards acts like this in a press box

When you want to be sexist but need to hit the SEO markers

Missed the boat with the World Cup but can at least give Ferran Torres a run for his money in September’s Nations League squad

Stormzy on BBC before the England match

Warm one today

“Wait, don’t be fooled! It’s just the same, stupid VAR with a higher intervention rate” “But it doesn’t have Craig Pawson or Chris Kavanagh”

Eh, it’s alright. But it’s no Robbie Williams at Russia 2018 #WorldCup

It was highly irresponsible to allow the same panel that imposed Everton’s original 10-point deduction, and were vocal against the appeal outcome, to oversee the compensation case. But to then accept evidence from this ‘expert’ is pure kangaroo court (h/t @citizensuburbia.bsky.social)