Christian Matheson
@chris-matheson.bsky.social
Politics, football, life. Everton, Chester
The champions league is a scam, a cartel to keep the rich clubs rich, cemented permanently at the top of respective domestic leagues, preventing any sustained challenge by other teams. A de facto super league. Smash the UCL, bring back cup knockout from Rnd 1, share money fairly
May 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The champions league is a scam, a cartel to keep the rich clubs rich, cemented permanently at the top of respective domestic leagues, preventing any sustained challenge by other teams. A de facto super league. Smash the UCL, bring back cup knockout from Rnd 1, share money fairly
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🥹 | Zookeepers at Chester Zoo have stepped in to help raise a rare newborn aardvark nicknamed Womble, bottle-feeding the tiny calf warm milk every few hours to help it grow.
May 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
🥹 | Zookeepers at Chester Zoo have stepped in to help raise a rare newborn aardvark nicknamed Womble, bottle-feeding the tiny calf warm milk every few hours to help it grow.
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This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
April 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
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When a Border Collie has no sheep to herd …and the Cat being so Catlike 😸
April 24, 2026 at 11:44 AM
When a Border Collie has no sheep to herd …and the Cat being so Catlike 😸
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It takes some referee to watch this and think, ‘I’d best book the keeper’
April 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM
It takes some referee to watch this and think, ‘I’d best book the keeper’
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Probably the best summation of the disparity of treatment between Everton and Chelsea
March 20, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Probably the best summation of the disparity of treatment between Everton and Chelsea
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Francis, rest in peace.
April 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Francis, rest in peace.
This article assumes all UK - EU trains will. Start and end in London. There’s no mention of services to other British cities, which was long promised but never delivered
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A train from the UK to Italy? We've heard that one before, but I'm on board | Jonn Elledge
It’s a lot easier to tease new cross-Channel rail services than it is to actually start running trains. I’m crossing my fingers anyway, says author Jonn Elledge
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April 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This article assumes all UK - EU trains will. Start and end in London. There’s no mention of services to other British cities, which was long promised but never delivered
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One of the best journalists I know is with #VoiceOfAmerica's #Russia service
Now she and her colleagues are suddenly out of work and the US loses the "soft power" of their broadcasting expertise
Just because a Man-Baby and his Chainsaw buddy are feeding their egos
#Ukraine
Now she and her colleagues are suddenly out of work and the US loses the "soft power" of their broadcasting expertise
Just because a Man-Baby and his Chainsaw buddy are feeding their egos
#Ukraine
a man with his hand on his chest is laughing in a crowd with the website www.bandicam.com above him
ALT: a man with his hand on his chest is laughing in a crowd with the website www.bandicam.com above him
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March 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
One of the best journalists I know is with #VoiceOfAmerica's #Russia service
Now she and her colleagues are suddenly out of work and the US loses the "soft power" of their broadcasting expertise
Just because a Man-Baby and his Chainsaw buddy are feeding their egos
#Ukraine
Now she and her colleagues are suddenly out of work and the US loses the "soft power" of their broadcasting expertise
Just because a Man-Baby and his Chainsaw buddy are feeding their egos
#Ukraine
Trump’s cheerleaders on the UK right - including politics and the media - now have a decision to make as Trump predictably embraces Putin and throws Ukraine and democratic Europe under a bus. I saw this coming … why didn’t these hard right clowns?
February 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Trump’s cheerleaders on the UK right - including politics and the media - now have a decision to make as Trump predictably embraces Putin and throws Ukraine and democratic Europe under a bus. I saw this coming … why didn’t these hard right clowns?
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The Champions League is a scam, a cartel designed to keep the rich clubs rich and prevent any sustained challenge. It also distorts domestic leagues. Scrap the champions league and return to a European knock-out cup format.
The Champions League is a scam, a cartel designed to keep the rich clubs rich and prevent any sustained challenge. It also distorts domestic leagues. Scrap the champions league and return to a European knock-out cup format.
How did Manchester City earn €4.7m more than Aston Villa in Champions League group stage? | Philippe Auclair
The revamped competition was supposed to ‘sustain domestic leagues’ but the sums involved are more likely to distort European football even further
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February 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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The Champions League is a scam, a cartel designed to keep the rich clubs rich and prevent any sustained challenge. It also distorts domestic leagues. Scrap the champions league and return to a European knock-out cup format.
The Champions League is a scam, a cartel designed to keep the rich clubs rich and prevent any sustained challenge. It also distorts domestic leagues. Scrap the champions league and return to a European knock-out cup format.
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What was I saying earlier…
February 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What was I saying earlier…
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"For GB News chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos, countering the threat from Stop Funding Hate (SFH) has been a constant worry since the station was founded" - Daily Telegraph
Your support can help keep up the pressure: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-news
Your support can help keep up the pressure: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-news
February 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"For GB News chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos, countering the threat from Stop Funding Hate (SFH) has been a constant worry since the station was founded" - Daily Telegraph
Your support can help keep up the pressure: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-news
Your support can help keep up the pressure: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-news
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Today's GB News advertisers include •Retirement Villages •Selectspecs •Raging Bull Snacks •Boxt •Bullards Gin •AllClearTravel •Staysure •Housing Units •World Choice Sports •EbacUK •DormeoUK •BBNSupplements •Hafren Furnishers •TrailFinders •Windows5Star
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Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...
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February 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Today's GB News advertisers include •Retirement Villages •Selectspecs •Raging Bull Snacks •Boxt •Bullards Gin •AllClearTravel •Staysure •Housing Units •World Choice Sports •EbacUK •DormeoUK •BBNSupplements •Hafren Furnishers •TrailFinders •Windows5Star
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Fascism.
One of those things that happens slowly at first.
Then all at once.
One of those things that happens slowly at first.
Then all at once.
January 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Fascism.
One of those things that happens slowly at first.
Then all at once.
One of those things that happens slowly at first.
Then all at once.
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Here’s a solution to the European fixture congestion, Pep: scrap the champions league and return it to a knock out competition - and bring fairness back to football
Here’s a solution to the European fixture congestion, Pep: scrap the champions league and return it to a knock out competition - and bring fairness back to football
Manchester City: Pep Guardiola says Premier League schedule hinders English clubs in Europe
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the Premier League's schedule disadvantages English clubs in Europe.
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January 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Here’s a solution to the European fixture congestion, Pep: scrap the champions league and return it to a knock out competition - and bring fairness back to football
Here’s a solution to the European fixture congestion, Pep: scrap the champions league and return it to a knock out competition - and bring fairness back to football
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A huge thanks to everyone who shared our Crowdfunder yesterday - we're now nearly 40% of our target and not far from 150 pledges!
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Stop GB News bringing Trump's playbook to Britain
GB News wants to bring Trump's playbook to Britain — but together we're pushing back. Donate to help get more advertisers to drop GB News.
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January 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A huge thanks to everyone who shared our Crowdfunder yesterday - we're now nearly 40% of our target and not far from 150 pledges!
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Very poorly researched article on running in Chester. It makes no mention of the hugely successful #Chesterparkrun in #CountessCountryPark which sees 400 runners every Saturday taking part.
www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/2487859...
www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/2487859...
Chester among cities with some of the keenest runners in the UK
There are thousands of running clubs across the UK, and with many people still taking up their New Year’s resolutions, new research reveals…
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January 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Very poorly researched article on running in Chester. It makes no mention of the hugely successful #Chesterparkrun in #CountessCountryPark which sees 400 runners every Saturday taking part.
www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/2487859...
www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/2487859...
Prince Harry is unpopular because of a decade or more of media onslaught against him and his wife; the onslaught because he dared to stand up and expose the wrongdoings of the press. He is brave and he has been vindicated. Let’s hope our press now changes - or is forced to change.
January 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Prince Harry is unpopular because of a decade or more of media onslaught against him and his wife; the onslaught because he dared to stand up and expose the wrongdoings of the press. He is brave and he has been vindicated. Let’s hope our press now changes - or is forced to change.
4 years to go and counting ….
January 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
4 years to go and counting ….
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Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
January 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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A fantastic story that would be impossible now with the champions league cartel embedded at the top across Europe and domestically
A fantastic story that would be impossible now with the champions league cartel embedded at the top across Europe and domestically
Brian Clough: 50 years on from Nottingham Forest appointing legendary manager
BBC Sport reflects on the impact the late, great Brian Clough made at Nottingham Forest 50 years on from his famous appointment.
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January 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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A fantastic story that would be impossible now with the champions league cartel embedded at the top across Europe and domestically
A fantastic story that would be impossible now with the champions league cartel embedded at the top across Europe and domestically
The thing is, hunts were given a chance. Carry on riding your horses across other people’s land, blocking roads and causing chaos. Just don’t deliberately kill animals. A law so full of holes and they still flout it because they can. They had their chance and blew it - so ban all hunting now.
December 28, 2024 at 2:13 PM
The thing is, hunts were given a chance. Carry on riding your horses across other people’s land, blocking roads and causing chaos. Just don’t deliberately kill animals. A law so full of holes and they still flout it because they can. They had their chance and blew it - so ban all hunting now.