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I have loved my five days of work experience with
@pnefc
. I got to see and do some incredible things and I learnt a lot! 😁✏️
Thank you so much
@hjbroadley
for the opportunity and
@rawcliffe99
for all your support 👍
And
@SnapperIan
I enjoyed being your lightstand! 😂
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I covered my final ever game for
@pnefcacademy
today (naturally they won! 🤷♂️) and was humbled to receive a signed shirt afterwards, with all the players and staff wishing me the best of luck 🥲
It's been some experience and I have so many people to thank.
🤍💙
#PNEU19
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I am so proud to be able to say I will be graduating from
@UCLan
with a First Class degree with Honours in Sports Journalism. 🎓
A huge thank you to all the
@SportJournUclan
team for an amazing three years. See you all at graduation! 👋
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Not the most joy-filled trip to Goodison today but it was still an honour to speak to both
@IanByrneMP
and
@DavefcKelly
from
@SFoodbanks
.
They do such great work in the city of Liverpool so look out for them on your next trip to Goodison/Anfield and please donate if you can 💙❤️
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📝Please read my article on the football fans supporting foodbanks written for
@telegraphsport
and
@TeleFootball
⚽
These people do extraordinary work and were a pleasure to speak to
@IFoodbanks
@sufcfoodbanks
@MCFCfoodbank
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Had an absolute blast on this, thank you so much
@FootballCliches
for hosting it! 👍
Can now officially say I have won more Happy Hunting Grounds games than anyone else! 👑
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And with that, my time at
@UCLan
is over 👨🎓🎓
Thanks to everyone at
@SportJournUclan
who has made the last three years some of the best of my life, especially the lecturers
@CanavanWriter
,
@gerriebyrnescot
and
@AndyJSykes
💙
I'm sure I'll be back one day 👍
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Three games into life as one of the reporters for
@pnefcacademy
and absolutely loving it so far! Can't wait to do more 😁
Also worth noting, three games covered, three wins. Just putting that out there...
#LuckyMascot
😂
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Yes, I'd say today went well.
Thank you to all the industry experts who atteneded
#UCLancJAM
and a big thank you to
@UCLanJMP
for putting it on 😁
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Delighted to have covered my first match as Academy Reporter for
@pnefcacademy
, providing Twitter updates, conducting post-match interviews and writing a match report.
Great to see the boys win and thanks to
@coulton_lewis
and manager Nick Harrison for speaking to me.
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🚨 Personal news alert 🚨
I am thrilled to be able to say I am now a freelance evergreen writer for
@GiveMeSport
! 😁
My first article went live today, check it out at the link below 👇
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Delighted to have been awarded a place on the
@journoresources
fellowship 2023/24! 🥳
It should hopefully be of massive benefit to me! 😁
@SportJournUclan
📣 Following an extremely high volume of applications for the JR Fellowship Programme, we are delighted to finally announce our third cohort — the class of 2023/24:
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Been surprised at how many people I've seen saying
#afcb
will be in a relegation battle this season 😳
I personally think they'll be more likely to break into the top half and signings like this only make me more confident of that 📈
A fantastic addition 👏
We're thrilled to announce the signing of highly-rated midfielder, Alex Scott ✍️
Welcome to
#afcb
,
@AlexScott_7
🤝
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Man the boy's a talent!
@aaronbennett04
👏
Think both he and
@FinlayAdair9
will be instrumental in any success
#PNEU19
will have this season. 👊
Can't wait to get back to Springfields and reporting on this talented group of young players once again! 😁
#pnefc
📺 What a finish from Aaron! 🔥
#PNEU19
were in action on Saturday in their first pre-season friendly of the summer. Goals from
@FinlayAdair9
and
@aaronbennett04
secured a 2-1 win over Fleetwood Town! 👊
Next up it's a trip to Longridge Town this evening, 7pm kick-off.
#pnefc
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This is just remarkable 👏
An absolutely incredible and really exciting move for Jacob Slater who I had the pleasure reporting on over the last two years as Academy Reporter at
#pnefc
Best of luck
@Jacobslater33
! I will watch your career progression with great interest 👏
🤝 Young defender Jacob Slater has joined
@OfficialBHAFC
for an undisclosed fee.
We'd like to wish Jacob all the very best for the future. 💙
#pnefc
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A day of sports yesterday in NYC! 🗽
Watching a hugely unexpected (and massively important!)
#EFC
win ⚽️ in the
@turnmillnyc
was undoubtedly a highlight before taking in a
@Yankees
baseball game ⚾️ in the evening!
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Evertonians making their way to the game tomorrow, make sure you're right on this and please donate if you can 💙
@MCFCfoodbank
are a top, top cause and work closely with
@SFoodbanks
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
We're back on Sunday for our collection ahead of
@ManCity
v
@Everton
🌽 Donations in aid of
@McrFoodbank
🕒 12:30-14:30
📍 Sir Howard Bernstein Way
📍 National Squash Centre
This is our last collection of 2022 - let's make it the biggest of the season so far 💙
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Yesterday was the best Goodison atmosphere I've been a part of in a long time. 💙😁
Read my report on the match below ⬇️
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At the last hurdle, I watch
@pnefcacademy
lose for the first time. Typical! 🙄😂
But it's been an absolute delight reporting on the side this season as they stormed to the league title, particularly when it was sunny! ☀️
Final game of the season on Tuesday. Go get that cup! 🏆
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Absolutely thrilled to have helped film my first ever
@BamberBridgeFC
match as they drew 1-1 with
@chorleyfc
😁
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Sadly, I’ve never owned an Everton season ticket. However, this does mean that I’m able to remember every single Everton game I’ve ever been to and so I thought, after the exciting stadium news, I would do a thread, posting one each day (not including friendlies.) Hope you enjoy!
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📝I am at Kenilworth Road reporting on
@pnefcacademy
in the Youth Alliance Cup final tonight!
Absolutely honoured to be in the position I am in 😁🤍
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Happy birthday Dad
@SquatterMadras
I know no present I could get you would match the prospect of three points this evening so let's see what
@MrAncelotti
and the team can do 💙
#UTFT
#EFC
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17) Shrewsbury Town 1-1
#PNEU19
- Saturday 3 December 2022
From the coach going to the wrong place delaying kick-off to a late Shrewsbury equaliser after a 'controversial' red card, I've had better days 😕
Plusses ✅️
Great
@FinlayAdair9
goal
Great
@FinlayWallbank
performance
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Can't wait to get back to reporting on this talented group of players 😁
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Happy 50th Birthday to my Dad
@SquatterMadras
🎉
You drive me up the wall a lot of the time but at the end of the day, you're always there for me and I wouldn't have got this far without you 💙💙💙
Have a great day! 😃
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My first crack at a match preview for
@EvertonNewsFeed
.
Read below ⬇️
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Good on
@C_Williams61097
for calling this sort of rubbish out and to John for pushing this sort of stuff on the
@EvertonNewsFeed
channel 👏
I strongly advise you give this a watch if you haven't already 👍
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Really looking forward to meeting Alex from
@MCFCfoodbank
again tomorrow 😁
We welcome our friends & comrades from
@MCFCfoodbank
to Goodison. A warm welcome will be afforded to all.We donate there, they donate here.
If any other Mancunians have the desire to "Feed the Scousers" instead of singing about it come & donate
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
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A few of mine:
▪️
#AVFC
will be in the top four on Christmas Day 🔥
▪️Steve Cooper gets harshly sacked midway through the season and
#NFFC
end up going down 📉
▪️Darwin Nunez gets more than 20 goals in the league for
#LFC
💥
What are some of yours? 🤔
Hello friends, the Premier League returns this week.
So it's time for the Bad Predictions Amnesty.
Please tell me your most instinctive, baseless footballing prediction for 23-24.
You get a re-do at the end of the Jan window.
We look back at these at the end of the season.
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Now these are the things we love to see 👏💙
@DavefcKelly
and
@SFoodbanks
need to take a bow once again.
✊💙𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲...
➡️ It's supporting over 100 families every week and is our latest initiative to combat food insecurity in our region.
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📝So my five-day placement at
@NonLeaguePaper
comes to an end with a report's on a 3-2 win for
@RuncornLinnets
over
@BelperTownFC
.
A huge thank you to
@MattBadcock_NLP
for all his support this week, I have really enjoyed my time working for the Paper 😁
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Everton's biggest game potentially this century.
Read my preview below ⬇️
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Fifteen years of going to watch
#EFC
play at Goodison Park 💙⚽️
28 December 2008 - 27 December 2023
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🎥 The ugly, grizzly stuff (the editing, not my face! 😂) that you never seen in the final
@SportJournUclan
newsday programme!
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Everton 3-0 Sunderland
Dec 28 2008
At exactly six and a half years old, I made my first trip to Goodison and saw two Mikel Arteta free-kicks and a first ever goal for Dan Gosling who would soon become my first ever favourite player. Also just look at the gap!
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Proud to have completed my first semester at
@journalismuclan
. Huge thank you to
@CanavanWriter
@AndyJSykes
@DuffyMedia
@liamfog
and see you all next year :)
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✌️ days, ✌️ podcasts
Getting quite into this podcasting lark having co-hosted the last two episodes of the
#QueSeraQatar
🎙 podcast for
@SportJournUclan
Episodes can be watched/listened to on YouTube and Spotify 🎧
Today's episode 👉
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⬇️Have a read below of my summary of a convincing win for PNE U19s yesterday morning.
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Proud to have been given the role of Academy Reporter at
@pnefcacademy
alongside
@RyanRich757
. A big thank you to
@hjbroadley
for all her support so far and I can't wait to get started! 😁
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Excited for this one! Good luck lads! 👏
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Semester one of my final year with
@SportJournUclan
✅️
It's been an eventful one from assignments to podcasts to placements but I've really enjoyed it and can't wait to do it all again next month! 😁
Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄 see you all in 2023! 👋
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Really looking forward to reporting on the
@pnefcacademy
going up against Southampton in the Youth Cup tonight, they've done so well to get to this point 👏😁
I was so excited, I wrote a preview
@SportJournUclan
which you can check out below.
➡️
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An absolute pleasure speaking to
@ALANMYERSMEDIA
for my first ever
@journalismuclan
assignment. Always great to speak to a fellow Evertonian but I'm sure few Everton fans can claim to have had the windshield wipers taken off their car by Paul Gascoigne!
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What a win from the boys today! Could hardly keep up with all the goals going in whilst doing the updates!
⌚Full-Time: Fleetwood 0-7
#PNEU19
The Lilywhites run riot with a resounding win and a clean sheet.
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That's the first four weeks of newsdays done ✅
@SportJournUclan
A huge thank you to both
@EvertonNewsFeed
and
@Tony_Scott11
for talking to me today.
My article is linked below ⬇️
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When this was first proposed a few weeks ago,
@JamesGrimesGwL
said he was hoping for more and you can tell from this statement he knows there is still a long way to go in this fight 🤜🤛
You can read that interview with James at the link below 👇
➡️
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Meant to be on holiday but nope can't escape the
@SportJournUclan
lecturers, even before the biggest game of my life 🙄😂
@gerriebyrnescot
@CanavanWriter
@AndyJSykes
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@ALANMYERSMEDIA
Neil Robinson. I'm sure I remember
@vinerbrian
mentioning it in Looking for the Toffees. Scored his first Everton goal in the 6-0 win over Chelsea in which Latchford got his 30?
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An absolute pleasure speaking to
#OAFC
physio
@MickRathbone
formerly of
#EFC
,
#PNEFC
,
#ASFC
and...honestly, I could be here all day! 😂
A hilarious man and outstanding physio, please read his thoughts in the article for
@SportJournUclan
below.
➡️
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Horrible when your fanbase is blighted by a few idiots. Great response from proper
#swfc
supporters 👏👏👏
Let's not give those two disgraceful 'fans' anymore publicity, instead we want to highlight the amazing work of the proper Sheffield Wednesday fans.
Nearly 17k raised for the Bradley Lowery Foundation. 👏
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I spoke to
@JoeRodwell10
after PNE U19's draw away at Bolton yesterday.
Read what he had to say below ⬇️
💬 “𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆."
@JoeRodwell10
gave his thoughts on Saturday's draw with Bolton Wanderers, where he scored PNE's only goal of the game. ➡️
#PNEU19
#pnefc
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The pilot episode of the
@SportJournUclan
podcast
#QueSeraQatar
is live on Spotify! 🎶
We give our thoughts on the
#ENG
🏴 and
#WAL
🏴 squads as well as speaking to
@GaryFlintoff
. A huge thank you to him for his time 👍
#QueSeraQatar
#WorldCup2022
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Not the result we wanted but read below what I made of a frustrating Sunday afternoon yesterday
#EFC
👇
“It was excruciating at times how dependent the players seemed on Gray and Townsend to produce a moment of magic” -
@AMcMonniesSport
does the write up for our defeat to West Ham
👇🏻
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It was truly an honour to speak to an absolute giant of British sports commentary today alongside
@JackGoodwin2001
on the
#QueSeraQatar
World Cup podcast 🎙
Thank you so much to
@SportJournUclan
for the opportunity. Still pinching myself! 😁
📽️QUE SERA PODCAST - latest episode
Today, we have one of the greatest voices in British sporting commentary in Barry Davies from the BBC.
Starts at 10.30am. Link below.
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Had more cheerful videos to record I'll be honest but hear my thoughts on today's damaging defeat below ⬇️
🎥WE ARE IN A RELEGATION BATTLE! | NEWCASTLE UNITED 3-1 EVERTON | MATCH REACTION -
@AMcMonniesSport
gives his thoughts on tonight’s defeat against Newcastle
👇🏻
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Hugely deserved achievement for a hugely talented player 👏
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Like many Evertonians, I have immediately become infatuated with new signing Beto 😍
Read what myself,
@paulmcparlan
and
@lukedaviesmedia
had to say on a pretty hectic week for the Toffees in the latest
@LivEchoEFC
fan jury piece.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
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🎥 Did the final bit of filming for my
@SportJournUclan
documentary at
@RugbyHoppers
this afternoon and the ☀️ even made an appearance for it! 😍
A huge thank you to those working at the club today who could not have been more accommodating 🤝
Nearly there,
@elliot_burrow
🙏
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⏱️PREMIERING AT 7.30 ⏱️
On the ToffeeBlues channel, I preview the Everton vs Wolves match and predict what starting line-up Frank Lampard will go with tomorrow while also giving my own thoughts on what I'd go with.
Watch on the link below ⬇️
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Much deserved this, proper talented player.
Well in
@aaronbennett04
👏👏👏
✍️ Preston North End are pleased to confirm
@aaronbennett04
has signed a one-year professional contract at PNE, with the club having an option to extend this by a further year.
➡️
#pnefc
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Massive thank you to
@GregOK
and
@Paddy_Boyland
and
@TheAthleticUK
for putting on a superb event with the
#EFC
Big Football Quiz. Started slowly but am very chuffed that I managed to squeeze onto the podium in the final round. Up the Toffees! 💙
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It was a very cold and wet morning at Springfields yesterday but thankfully I had some entertaining football to warm me up!
Read below how PNE U19s completed a brilliant turnaround against Oldham ⬇️
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What a beautiful day to report on
@pnefcacademy
reaching the Youth Alliance Cup final ☀️
Match report will be available on in the next 24 hours or so and there will hopefully also be a package for
@SportJournUclan
, courtesy of
@jackdanjourno
⚽
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In April 2022, at half-time of
#EFC
's 3-2 defeat to Burnley, Sean Dyche said to his players: 'I'm not sure these [Everton] know how to win a game.'
After just nine months in the job, Dyche has got this Everton team winning games on a regular basis. He deserves a lot of credit 👏
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I tell you what,
@joe_thomas18
is such a great writer and his face is one I'll definitely be seeking out when I start my
@LivEchonews
placement tomorrow 👏💙
As for Pickford, he's getting better and better, I just fear we won't see him peak in his career in an Everton shirt 😔
🆕 Sean Dyche has told Jordan Pickford how to make his Everton wonder-saves unnecessary
✍️
@joe_thomas18
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Really enjoyed filming this game and hoping to become a part of the Brig family. A great result
Full-time - Brig 1-1 Chorley
Another 90 minutes in the tank for Brig ends with a 1-1 draw. Macauley Wilson opened the scoring for Brig with a third-minute penalty, before Connor Hall equalised for the visitors prior to half-time.
#UpTheBrig
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Congratulations
@MaweneNoah
! 👏
One of the better players but more importantly the better human beings during my time working for
@pnefcacademy
😁
Hopefully the start of a glittering career 🤞
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I finished my
@SportJournUclan
course just over three weeks ago ✅️ and have just found an old fictional match report I wrote when I was 7 (with a little help from my 5 y/o cousin! 😂)
Never give up on your dreams, kids! 😁
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First week of newsdays? Done ✅️😁
Meet the team! 🤝
Here are just some of the people working hard to pull today’s newsday together.
#UCLAN
#SportsJournalism
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Congrats boys! 👏👏
⏱️ Full-Time: Accrington Stanley 1-2
#PNEU18
North End are the 2022/23 Lancashire FA Professional Youth Cup Winners. GET IN THERE!!! 🏆
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Anyone at Poolfoot Farm yesterday morning could see how much scoring meant to Vaughn Green
Read what he had to say when I spoke to him after the game ⬇️
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Best of luck to
@FinlayAdair9
at Bamber Bridge! 👏
A top lad and a top player who's having a great season. Go and smash it! 💪
🤝 Finlay Cross-Adair has joined
@BamberBridgeFC
on loan until the end of the season.
Best of luck,
@FinlayAdair9
! 💙
#pnefc
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GET IN! 🤍🤍🤍
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You really love to see it! 🤍
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It's been a long time coming but finally I did my first day of proper journalism yesterday, filming, getting pictures and doing an interview for a
@SportJournUclan
assignment. Can't wait for more!
A huge thank you to
@AdamRoche
and
@rhylfc
for their assistance!
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An absolute delight speaking to John of
@IFoodbanks
in an article for
@TelegraphSport
.
He and his volunteers do outstanding work for those struggling in East London 🤎💙
Please donate if you can and thanks again to John for his time today 👍
👉
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An absolute pleasure to speak to the very funny and very insightful former Everton physio, Mick 'Baz' Rathbone 😁💙
Thank you
@MickRathbone
👍
Interview will be up on the
@TheToffeeBlues
channel in coming days 👀
Baz's new book is available here:
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Helped produce an impromptu MOTD programme for
@SportJournUclan
today along with
@elliot_burrow
👍
I think it went well but it would have gone even better if
@CallumInsull
could actually listen to instructions...😂
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@ZaynafamilyMary
@TelegraphSport
@TeleFootball
@IFoodbanks
@sufcfoodbanks
@MCFCfoodbank
It's not been a great 12 months for the reputation of football fans and that was exactly the issue I wanted to highlight, that football fans do do a lot of good as well that isn't picked up in the media as much as it should be. Thank you for your kind words.
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A monumental step. Fantastic of him. 👏
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🎥 Tonight at the
@thebullensview
event.
The crowd were requesting it for a while and in the end,
@ryan08rooney
delivered 🎤😁
One thing is for certain
@dele_official
, Evertonians have your back 💙
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As a non-rugby fan, it has been absolutely fascinating delving into the topic of concussion within the sport as part of the
@SportJournUclan
documentary I'm making alongside
@elliot_burrow
🎥
Check out the trailer for it below 👇
#isittimetouseourheads
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Oh christ, I hope Murray is ok, did so so well to win that set! Looking forward to tomorrow!
#wimbledon2023
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Since the rumours first surfaced, the prospective signing of Ashley Young by
#EFC
has been met with a lot of negativity from supporters 👎
Here is why I think it would be an extremely beneficial move for both parties 🤝
Read here 👇
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I will be joining my father on his Space tomorrow to talk through his application for
@EFC_FanAdvisory
🎙
Evertonians, I hope to see you on there 👍🔵
#EFC
I've never hosted a Space before but what the hell eh? 😉🤣
Just going to talk about my views on the
@EFC_FanAdvisory
and why I've applied to join.
I'm happy to answer any questions live, or add them to this tweet in advance. Feel free to RT.
Cheers 💙👍🏻
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Massive win for the North End youngsters! 👏
Full time:
#PNEU19
1-0 Blackpool
Kian Taylor’s goal proves to be the difference as North End emerge victorious on derby day!
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Good luck
@pnefcacademy
! 👏
Get into a final for
@RyanRich757
and myself to compete over the coverage of! 😂
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