Andrew Mackenzie

I have given up on This City is Ours. I actually gave up in the first ten minutes of the first episode of the first series. I am purely watching for Diana now, like the absolute dog I am.

I really enjoy the Libero podcast, but the best bit is always when big Migs D gets a WhatsApp from a Premier League executive or something. Every episode, without fail. Often about the exact topic being discussed. They could be talking about ancient Mesopotamia and it would happen. Superb gimmick.

Absolutely incredible stuff. What is going on here?

I still can't quite accept that Anthony Gordon plays for Barcelona. Not because he isn't good enough for it, but because it just feels discordant. He is a Real Madrid guy, possibly Bayern Munich, but not Barcelona. Yet here we are.

Leeds United will become the first team in Premier League history to draw every single game in a season.

Teams call at the frankly uncivilised time of 8am tomorrow. "Andrew, can you pop your camera on for us?" Me:

Everything about this is Monday Night Football - the teams, the game, the atmosphere, the commentators, the conditions. Every last detail, except it's the Super Sunday 4.30pm game.

A month ago, Sir Jim Ratcliffe lectured the Prime Minister, telling him he should run Britain in the same way he runs Manchester United

His time is done at Manchester United. I think they're a club, I said, in crisis. I don't think players want to play for him. I don't think players want to go there and join him. I think the football they play is not exciting, even by their own standards. I would put Zinedine Zidane in right now.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire pictured during his side's 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford:

"Chappers" has gone down in my estimations since I learned that he has been fraternising in the workplace. My GOAT simply would never:

On a related note, watched the second season of America's Sweethearts on Netflix recently and I am now fully prepared to travel to the US to campaign for Jada for POTUS when the time comes. Absolute legend.

I am fully acclimatised, but knowing we are in for several, grinding months of the cold, dark and wet is nonetheless utterly miserable. An extra hour in bed is nice, I guess, but the clocks going back is also the signal that my quality of life (and mental health) is dropping off a cliff for a while.

It is weird how football fans who furiously demand refunds on social media when their team loses an away game never seem to volunteer to pay extra when they see a win.

Watching Liam Delap play football is mesmerising. Just never looks fully in control of his own body or the football. It is kind of like watching a gangly Great Dane bounding around with a pack of terriers.

You don't have to like it, but should Bournemouth beating AC Milan at home really be *that* much of a shock to anyone who follows football closely? Bournemouth have a better squad and would stand a good chance of winning Serie A if you dropped them into it.

A good example of when getting rid of a bad Faithful is probably about as much value as banishing an actual Traitor. #CelebrityTraitors

A first public sighting of James Acaster after filming #CelebrityTraitors:

"Andrew? Andrew - are you on the call? Andrew... anything you would like to add?" Me: #CelebrityTraitors

Rooney has gone down in my estimations for this, to be honest. Leave the kids out of it, and it's poor parenting for them to have phones at that age anyway.

If I went on Location, Location, Location, I would wink at Phil or Kirstie whenever the other one was speaking, and berate them both halfway through filming - and insist on it making the final edit - because all the properties are shit.

Michael Carrick says #mufc must improve in a number of areas, including passing, creating chances and defending.

This is Manchester United Football Club we're talking about here.

My favourite YouTube channel at the moment. Men are class.

Goodness me, *that* moment in the final episode of Series 3 of Time is absolutely laughable. How on earth did it get through all the script and show edits unscathed?!

Fair play - probably the only good LinkedIn post I have ever read.

Same vibe:

Catholicism emerges from McKenna's three-pronged tombola today. Will be something about trans people tomorrow, and probably a bit of Kate Forbes fanfiction on Thursday.

Just remembering back in 2023 how we would receive a push notification from the BBC every other day to inform us that yet another child had been mauled to death by an XL Bully.

Celtic Park and Ibrox: The two grounds in Scotland where half the support will leave early in protest when their team are winning 7-1.

Just about to tune in to today's big game. I have been assured that Derek McInnes was holding Hearts back and they are now better coached, so expecting an away win here against a fragile Celtic.

It’s a Dons/Brom double, baby.

"Saw you on the telly on Friday night, mate." "Oh, yeah? What was I doing?"

My nomination for the next White House Press Secretary:

James Blunt, for some reason, whenever he has to do a mission on #CelebrityTraitors:

Joanne at the Round Table. #CelebrityTraitors

Don’t ask me to explain it, but James Blunt on #CelebrityTraitors has the same energy as Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics.

I really, really hope he did a performative ‘get the ball out of the net and sprint back to halfway’.

Some will smell a bit worse than others, but they are all swimming in a pool of shit.

Great win, that. Bit meek until 1-0, but reacted superbly. Delighted for Mozza, felt like there were a few folk waiting to go for him (not on here, obvs), despite the whole 'We'll be patient when he hits a rough patch!' stuff (said about every young manager, never actually happens these days). #WBA

Heggebo hasn't been at it recently, but I do think the lack of quality service has been overlooked - his penalty box movement, particularly at the front post, is very decent when he is serviced like that. He has missed Johnston more than most, but a really well-worked goal there. #WBA