Author of Smart Money (Brentford FC), Le Fric (Tour de France) & Football's Secret Trade (Player transfers).https://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mzpoelezms2dThis is what objective, unbiased reporting looks like.07 Nov 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzpoelezms2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mzo2prtl3s2eBrighton v Brentford (#3) Last part of this week's trilogy, with a couple of film references. https://duffofbrentford.substack.com/p/brighton-v-brentford-3?r=lqlw3&utm_medium=ios06 Nov 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzo2prtl3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mzj2euxvn22xMore Brighton v Brentford moneyball. Brentford are investing £150,000+ per year to solve an Aaron Hickey-size problem with data. https://duffofbrentford.substack.com/p/brighton-v-brentford-204 Nov 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzj2euxvn22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mzhtqv6tbc2oTo celebrate Moneyball week, I wrote about the back story of Tony Bloom & Matthew Benham on Substack. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Nov 2026 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhtqv6tbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mzg5m4e6rk2pBrighton v Brentford - the Moneyball derby - has its roots in a 1970s office block. https://duffofbrentford.substack.com/p/brighton-v-brentford?r=lqlw3&utm_medium=ios03 Nov 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzg5m4e6rk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mzd6bcw2ms2iWelcome to Moneyball week. As always, we start with this peerless Wall Street Journal intro from 2011. #Brighton #Brentford #PremierLeague02 Nov 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzd6bcw2ms2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3myjvbti73s2hKLP goes rogue. #Brentford #Hull https://www.thetimes.com/article/2987f4a0-85c6-4ed5-83b3-477c588bfbc7?shareToken=2f0e72c0d6c275d1bb45fe09488a984e23 Oct 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3myjvbti73s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3myickdwhik2uCompulsory viewing for any private equity people wanting to start a new cycling series. #TDF22 Oct 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3myickdwhik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mx73lifd722wGood read on football betting: the problem with xG, the big beasts of the Asian gambling market and how team news moves the market. https://www.racingpost.com/sport/football-tips/the-fundamentals-of-football-betting/its-40-per-cent-football-knowledge-and-70-per-cent-maths-professional-punter-nick-goff-shares-the-secrets-of-his-success-a30d27p6VT5h/06 Oct 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx73lifd722whttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mw6m6gr5z224Podcasts on Brentford FC to get you through the EPL break until Oct. 10: (1 of 2) https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/p0pbt6j023 Sep 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6m6gr5z224https://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mvag3m4zck2xTour de France owner - the discreet, elegant and conservative Amaury family - invests in .. cage fighting. Yikes. https://www.filieresport.com/les-actualites/2026-09-10/amaury-group-entre-au-capital-d-aresmma-leader-du-mma11 Sep 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvag3m4zck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mtizwd7mrk22ESPN: "this could genuinely be the most talented Brentford squad that has ever existed." Big, if true. (How about Raya, Norgaard, Mbeumo, Watkins team in 19-20?) https://global.espn.com/football/story/_/id/49644584/premier-league-2026-2027-preview-offseason-moves-stats-analysis-predictions-teams20 Aug 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtizwd7mrk22https://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mrf4iutegc2hNYT takes a look at the Amaury family and the (very unusual) business of the #TourdeFrance https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/tour-de-france-amaury-aso.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share24 Jul 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf4iutegc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mr34dx2oik2jNot quite sure how 'cultural vibrancy', the Elephant & Castle shopping centre and the Heygate estate fit in the same article. It was one of the most soulless, deprived parts of London for decades, certainly in the 1990s and early 2000s. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/jul/20/elephant-and-castle-london-gentrification-patient-zero20 Jul 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr34dx2oik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mr32ucr3ok2jSnooker prize money > Tour de France via @financialtimes.com (and the hotels in Sheffield have aircon)20 Jul 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr32ucr3ok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mqmjfdlkyc2oNicest house in Brentford? Yours for £3.75 million. Used to belong to the BBC news reader Anna Ford. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/90753417#/?channel=RES_BUY14 Jul 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmjfdlkyc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mqk676eufs2oreporters of L'Equipe discuss starting TdF stages at 9 a.m. next year because of extreme heat, and the possibility of a riders strike if no change to schedule. 13.30 minutes in. interesting but Félix Lévitan would not approve. https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/l%C3%A9quipe-du-tour-le-podcast-cylisme-de-l%C3%A9quipe-sur-le/id1695114908?l=en-GB&i=100077662643013 Jul 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk676eufs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mqcabmmzj22eI wrote something about the Tour de France matriarch's succession planning (in case you're bored of the race.) https://duffofbrentford.substack.com/p/tour-de-france-royalty10 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcabmmzj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mqcabmmzj22eI wrote something about the Tour de France matriarch's succession planning (in case you're bored of the race.) https://duffofbrentford.substack.com/p/tour-de-france-royalty10 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcabmmzj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mq3e5wcsm22bThe Celts are here.07 Jul 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3e5wcsm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mpv3nk6hks2nQuotes of the tournament, so far. "We come from the red earth... playing barefoot on that soil." (Alfaro) "They thought we would turn up in tuxedos, but we were there." (Mbappé) "(Our cat) Bob jumped into the back of a Royal Mail van. Sad, really. Unfortunately he turned feral." (Murphy)05 Jul 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpv3nk6hks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mpnr7ibty22aAbsolute banger of a local newspaper story (if the Brentford, Chiswick & Isleworth Times still existed.) https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/council-tells-riverside-pubs-at-strand-on-the-green-to-remove-outside-seating-and-beer-shelves-from-railings/02 Jul 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnr7ibty22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mploc2ehws2bTour de France rituals: Renewed L'Equipe sub ✅ Switched ringtone to TDF klaxon ✅ Head in La France profonde ✅01 Jul 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mploc2ehws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mohupo26ys2sExclamation mark in AP headline. 🚨🚨 The biggest scandal so far at the World Cup? 🇺🇸 ⚽️17 Jun 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohupo26ys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mo3b3hvon22hIf you only want to read 2 paragraphs of World Cup media today, here they are: Via tompeck.bsky.social12 Jun 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3b3hvon22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mnxdrl76wc2cCuraçao and Netherlands flags flying from apartment block in The Hague. #WorldCup #Wereldkampioenschap10 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxdrl76wc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mnlyjhog4226"We started in a builder's shed in New Malden." The humble beginnings of F1 teams... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/05/bruce-mclaren-1000th-gp-f1-motorsport06 Jun 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlyjhog4226https://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mlvrfgmco22xBBC news channel hitting it out of the park on Starmer / Burnham -Election guru John Curtis: Makerfield biggest by-election in UK post-war history -Ex-comms chief James Lyons: most likely outcome - Starmer will set own exit strategy Props to presenter Matthew Amroliwala and production team 🎩15 May 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvrfgmco22x