Geordie guiri in La Gomera, language school owner, ELT teacher trainer, football fan (#nufc), very lapsed blogger / fanzine writer and occasional scribbler for When Saturday Comes, IBWM, World Soccer Magazine, Sabotage Times, Japan Soccer and more.https://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mujymjyhas22Shocked Arsenal fans aren't still complaining about at least one of our goals. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujymjyhas22https://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3muhjygtyd227Are we holding out for £35 million and them agreeing to take a keeper from us too? [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjygtyd227https://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3muclljmae22iSun, squid and sand in the closest La Gomera gets to a tourist hotspot.30 Aug 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3muclljmae22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mtss76vczc2jPenny finally dropping for some Man Utd fans that Newcastle United and Lewis Hall are not, in fact, desperately waiting for a massively inadequate £55 million bid to join Michael Carrick's Trundlers XI. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4493325008d34b7bf8cd6813cd5c1619/e6/4e/uUkCL6l5sV2Mm0J.gif?hh=260&ww=260&mp4=tW2cYlRtQ5ch8i&webm=GzR6k7QmgIQy3524 Aug 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtss76vczc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mtrdx64v5c2jSome very big performances from players a lot of #NUFC fans have been unsure about today. Conversely, for all the stuff written about Isak's strength of character in forcing his move through, he doesn't look at all like someone with the guts or application to carry his price tag in that team.23 Aug 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrdx64v5c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mtrb6nvi2s2xPlenty of Spurs fans moaning yesterday they'd paid £100 million for our second best midfielder. Third best, lads. https://static.klipy.com/ii/925f17378dd1893b674a723c07535afe/da/f1/l7JPGi1O.gif?hh=359&ww=498&mp4=Bftcsdge&webm=Q6r8mNqSy9Nve23 Aug 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrb6nvi2s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mtqjdrbbv22xSuspect @worflags.org.uk and today's opposition might even outdo that helicopter. Auf Wiedersehen, Kev. Three times lived, never forgotten. Whatever the result, hope we do him proud.23 Aug 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqjdrbbv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mtp2mzlzuc24 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp2mzlzuc24https://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mtojwg4amk2vFirst weekend back home after the summer holiday. Beach, beer and biscochon cake (not all at the same time, obvs).22 Aug 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtojwg4amk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mtgrmryzts2dUntil the last 20 years or so, clubs like Villa, Newcastle, Ipswich and Forest could get promoted & bridge the gap to the top-earning clubs in half a decade or less. Now? Challenge, win trophies, then face an insurmountable financial barrier that means your starters prefer to be back-ups elsewhere.19 Aug 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgrmryzts2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3msxt7ocehs2oIntroducing my son to the Washington Wildlife Centre - pretty sure the last time I was here the promising kids at Newcastle United were Bogie, Stephenson, Tinnion and Gascoigne.13 Aug 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxt7ocehs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3msvfnoe5dc24For this was a big river, I want you all to know.12 Aug 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvfnoe5dc24https://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3msqc3j222k24Surely now only one man in the frame for this experienced head in midfield.10 Aug 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqc3j222k24https://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mskzscbfqs2mWhile most of Spain swelters in the high 30s, I've come on holiday to Cumbria and am currently LUXURIATING in temperatures of 18 degrees while my son moans constantly about the cold and looks askance at the rain.08 Aug 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskzscbfqs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mskz2dtdrc2mWent down an #NUFC Danish midfielder rabbit hole and discovered Benny Kristensen reinvented himself as a businessman-cum-politician for the Danish Tories. What next? Mark Stimson standing for Reform? Roy Aitken coming out for the SNP?08 Aug 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskz2dtdrc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mseghblj6k2y [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseghblj6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3ms6rcnaov22jBy the big river in South Shields, soundtracked by a busker slowly murdering Eleanor Rigby. Loved the chips, but bit disappointed to see Clarkson's lager alone on draft. Nothing more local?03 Aug 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6rcnaov22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3ms4edi4qsk2lFirst full day back in NE England and for some reason my son was far more interested in this zip wire than in my attempts to fill him in on the Venerable Bede and the 794AD Viking raid up the River Don. No accounting for taste.02 Aug 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4edi4qsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mrztbfju3c2pAye, gan on then.01 Aug 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrztbfju3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mrv7okyuyk2gOn a lighter note, realised today is also the 8th anniversary of my last visit to Kyiv's Gazza theme pub. Here I am with @rungeordierun.bsky.social a day after he'd finished dragging several dozen kilos of wheeled vehicle single-handedly from Belgrade (an apt metaphor for following NUFC at times)30 Jul 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrv7okyuyk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mru2ezuhkk2sSome will be cheering this news but today feels very much like January 8th 1997 to me. Howe, like Keegan, gave everyhing he had and was let down by those above. A huge task now to find the right replacement because when this club loses momentum we've all seen how it goes.30 Jul 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mru2ezuhkk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mrrn2id2ic2h"Even faster than the ongoing pursuit of Bruno Guimaraes." [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrn2id2ic2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mrp3dlhmwc2qCan't wait for the reshuffle that takes Taylor Parkes to Culture and finally gives @camsell59.bsky.social the trade (exotic confectionery) and transport briefs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrp3dlhmwc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mrl3fmffo22vNewcastle United about to sign a Czech goalkeeper, did you say?26 Jul 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl3fmffo22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mrjzo2zwfk2gTook the 30-min tram from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to the university/UNESCO World Heritage city of San Cristobal de La Laguna - like moving from Newcastle to Durham City but with a 10 degree temperature drop along the way.26 Jul 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjzo2zwfk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mrirs3pi3c25Getting ready for the annual celebration of the 1797 Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (the one where Nelson lost his arm). La derrota de los ingleses...25 Jul 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrirs3pi3c25https://bsky.app/profile/michaelhudson76.bsky.social/post/3mr5o3py4f22wNot the best remembered KK game but one that still gives me tingles. 2-0 up after 10 mins, 3-2 behind by 26, and a man down on 55. Hooper's first touch is a penalty save, Beardsley levels late on. Midweek in spring, manic atmosphere and a team that always kept going: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cGzbSVrkhLk21 Jul 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:mahog3k2abejrtwee6a7pyls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5o3py4f22w