Alan Alger
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Gambling industry and Sport industry professional | Arsenal | "Actor" The Bromley Boys | Scorer of the last goal @ Highbury | Gooner writer | Arsenal podcaster
London, England
Joined November 2010
For all the people that thought some of the loudest voices on Arsenal Fan TV were the benchmark of Arsenal fans everywhere. Clive speaks for the majority in the fanbase who are sensible, rational and know the game. šš»šš» #AFC.
Some @clivepafc thoughts on the City game from his appearance on @wearetheoverlap. Find the full video here:
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Mistakes were made, BUTā¦. Arteta has been one of the unluckiest managers in our history. Heās been multiple sliding doors moments from success. Itās his first job, he inherited an absolute mess and heās been up against (whether legit or not) huge obstacles. Back him!. #AFC
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@ltarsenal the stats are out there, for instance Jesus in a City shirt 5 yellows in 100 games / for Arsenal in the same division with the same referees 4 in 9.
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Not an exaggeration to say that the final five minutes (and final whistle) is one of the loudest home match atmospheres Iāve ever witnessed - including Highbury. Massive goal - Eddie, Eddie! #AFC
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- 40th home Premier League game for Arteta today. - 10th time we've failed to score. - 20th time we've scored under 2 goals. #AFC .(For context Unai Emery's Arsenal failed to score at home just ONCE during his reign).
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@OhWhenTheTown @treblethree There isnāt one. Odegaard was embarrassing for us last night. Pretended to be fouled by Barkley ahead of your third goal too.
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Of course the real crime against Tamworth is that now theyād be heading to a huge payday replay in North London if their own league hadnāt sold them down the river to curry favour with the big boys. #FACup.
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Arsenal outspent by Wrexham in a transfer window. If someone said that to you two years ago youād ask what they were onā¦.
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Wrexham are taking 7000 fans to Blackburn Rovers for a late Monday night kick off in the FA Cup. Thereās absolutely every chance it would have been near enough the same figure even if they hadnāt had the āHollywoodā investment. Itās a cracking effort but nothing new! šš»šš» #FACup.
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The best picture Iāve seen from the National League end of season awardsā¦
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Arteta still behind Emery on Premier League āpoints per gameā - still has to be a concern. #AFC.
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@LeGrove Nobody thatās a proper match-going fan is tweeting āArteta Outā. Even the ones that are sceptical about the progress.
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@GoonerGirl1969 They had a throw in front of me during the six minutes and none of their players wanted to take it. The ref then pointed to his watch. That was at least 30 secs. Fair play to Edwards.
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National League board should be hanging their heads in shame that they were swayed by the Premier League pretending that they had a seat and influence at the top table. They just wanted your support for a few Ā£ and ridiculous āfriendlyā competition that nobody is interested in.
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Starting a new job this morningā¦ . After seven years with Betway, Iām very pleased to become Director of Corporate Comms for their owners Super Group. Exciting times ahead.
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That meant a bit more today. My Dad the Bromley fan (+multi-marathon runner/fitness freak) was diagnosed with a cruel disease earlier this year. Weāve had a tearful video call from Wembley instead of him being here, hopefully heāll be able to be at Hayes Lane in L2 next season!šš»
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Luton Town finished 99th in the English football pyramid exactly 10yrs ago. Today they confirmed a position of 23rd a decade later. Incredible progress, with maybe more to comeā¦.
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Ignore result. One of our best showings in 10yrs or so today! Well,up until that horrendous penalty decision. How can he not stick with his on-field call? More bad luck on Artetaās bill. Great that the crowd got behind the team at the final whistle, some superb performances. #AFC
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To people just discovering the National League + coming up with fresh takes (usually with a Wrexham spin). Just to clarify the seemingly big stories of the week>. Chairmen/owners of other clubs are always invited to PO final. Theresās also very often a title winner on TV panel.
Iām pretty sure I speak on behalf of all #Notts and #Spireites supporters when I say that Paul Mullin shouldnāt be anywhere near any form of panel at Wembley tomorrow. Two big clubs whoāve had fantastic seasons retrospectively, but they had to put a Wrexham spin on it.
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Arsenal.
Whatās something from the 2000s that needs to make a comeback in the 2020s? š¤
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ā½ļø As mentioned in my @talksport slot yesterdayā¦. Amazingly @Wrexham_AFC ās 3 goals on Saturday, which won the @TheVanaramaNL were theā¦. 999th @ElliotLee9 .1000th @PMullin7 .1001st @PMullin7 . ā¦goals the club had scored in 680 regular season and play-off matches in non league
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@Gooner4270 I think heās beyond correct score punting. But yes, that was/is a key source of his wealth.
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Mitchel Bergkamp (son of Arsenal legend Dennis) on the scoresheet for @bromleyfc in the National League tonightā¦ #AFC.
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This is amazing, great honour for Conference title winning boss John Still who is a fantastic man. He restarted their story and is still made to feel part of it. Spot on from the Hatters! šš»šš»šš».
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Anyone who has worked with @carolinebarker wonāt be surprised at how great she is as a last min subā on Soccer Saturday. One of the very best Iāve worked with and every single one of the 100s of BBC Non League Shows we worked on she expertly drove every single one without a blip!.
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Great support from the Luton Town fans, lovely to see the West Ham fans clap the Hatters off after the final whistle too. Been a great addition to the Premier League and hope to see them back, especially after the journey theyāve been on. Classic game of two halves. #WHULUT
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I really donāt get this every year! Such a misguided take. Would swap it for ONE Champions League - every day of the week and twice on Sunday. #AFC.
Well there it is. Proof that the treble is nothing that special. Not unique. The Invincibles stand alone.
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@AFCAMDEN Give over!!!!.Partey keeps losing the ball under pressure against players a tenth of the quality we faced tonight. He isnāt fit yet,. Zinchenkoā¦ itās baffling you think his slow play and occasional one in a million ball (that we never capitalise on) would have changed anything?.
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@CaptStubble @_Grimanditweets Assume the written reasons (due soon) will point to less severe breaches (own games, own teams - not involved).
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Kidderminster Harriers an absolute credit to non-league, amazing effort from @RussellPenn16 and his team. It really wouldn't have been a smash and grab if @khfcofficial had held on in normal time! #FACup #KIDWHU.
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@johncrossmirror What justifiably went against him? If anything he was lucky both reds were delayed. He was also booked for questioning the ref. But he ādoesnāt do thatāā¦
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We've got to find a way to get these fans together at the Emirates rather than dotted about. We've heard the Highbury/Library myths, it's harder at home but in reality the Emirates has rarely created a decent atmosphere. That should be the first thing the 'consultants' look in to.
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Well done to Wrexham!. A lot of good people behind the scenes and proper fans did the hard yards in both cash and effort to even make it possible that the āHollywoodā money could come inā¦ they definitely deserve itā¦. It was good to share some of the journey in the early years.
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Wrexham now out to a double-figure price for the National League title - spent a hell of a lot of money to only be 4pts above their average haul over all previous Conference seasons at the 26 game stage. Doesn't help that the division looks the toughest it has been in a decade. .
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@AFCAMDEN Honestly, itās not even funny now, if you know anything about how West Ham have been playing then youād know theyāll be lucky to keep it to 3 or 4. Moyes defensive masterclasses arenāt suddenly going to return for one last game, he doesnāt even have the fit players for starters.
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Apparently Boreham Wood v Solihull Moors in the National League is a worse valentineās night date than our 2018 trip to the ācrackingā owl sanctuaryā¦
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Wrexham win four league games in a row for the first time since Feb 2019, and five wins in a row (all comps) for the first time since Aug 2015.
FULL-TIME | Wrexham AFC 2-0 King's Lynn Town. 5ļøā£ in a row!. š“āŖ #WxmAFC.
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As some of you may already know, after nearly 8.5yrs of service across various roles, I have left Super Group/ Betwayā¦
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@AFCAMDEN Well apart from misplaced passes, getting in everyoneās way and AGAIN suffering from not sorting out his feet in timeā¦ he was good, yeah.
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Justice done after the shocking decision(s) to keep Kovacic on the pitch. Rice and Odegaard outstanding in midfield. Absolutely deserved #AFC
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Most of those Luton Town directors behind their players lifting that trophy were the ones who came to AFC Wimbledon on 8th August 2009 for their first Blue Square Premier game. What a job Gary Sweet and the rest of the 20/20 board have done!
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@AFCAMDEN Higher tempo - Zinchenko? Thatās laughable mate. His absence is a massive driver in our recent good form. I donāt want him anywhere near the pitch unless weāre three ahead on aggregate!.
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About to go live on Talksport, talking non-league - including Wrexhamās relentless march towards the National League title and a return to the Football Leagueā¦.
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Crazy to say that players breaking betting rules are somehow blameless because āthey advertise it on their shirtsā. Players of teams sponsored by car companies arenāt allowed to break the speed limit either. Players are allowed to bet, just not on football. Itās pretty simple.
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Matthew in goal for Boreham Wood v West Ham in an academy game yesterday. Being a company man I wanted him to concede 20, but he only let in 1 (not this one, which was a good save). 3-1 to The Wood.
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So we managed to have over two years of getting awful decisions against us when they took a meticulous approach to every VAR decision - and now theyāre rushing it we seem to be getting the rawest of raw deals tooā¦ #AFC
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So in reality theyāre only as good as the Arsenal team from 1992/93.
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The refās perfectly right there. And hopefully it might stop players pretending a light brush of their face is enough to stay down and roll around. Good precedent Mr Jones! #NEWWHU.
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Decent picture thisā¦.
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@johncrossmirror Ha ha. So it should make a 100% prediction about one thing at the start of the season and just stick to that?. You know future predictions assess new information over which the model or predictor has no influence?.
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This āwell the ref didnāt make much of a mistake on the pitch so letās go with on-field decisionā really doesnāt work for violent, aggressive and dangerous tacklesā¦ why are they being ignored? Some of our players very lucky not to have had their seasons/Euros ended today. #AFC.
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(Donāt say it, donāt think it).(Donāt say it, donāt think it).(Donāt say it, donāt think it).(Donāt say it, donāt think it).(Donāt say it, donāt think it).(Donāt say it, donāt think it). If only weād won yesterday!. #AFC.
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Proud of my Dad for completing a fifth London Marathon today - at nearly 70! Also amazing effort from my sister who ran her first one in just over 5-hours and raised money for a great cause. š
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@johncrossmirror Your original tweet implied he would have been excused some undignified outburst - for what?.
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@TheLawless @westhamonline5 We were ruined by Wenger staying too long, but you canāt deny we are an original big 4 / top 4 club before the new big 6/7 emerged. We have now mostly got rid of the legacy issues Wenger left and now weāll be back to regular top 4 finishes, minimum.
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Well done to @StockportCounty, on ending their decade stay in Non-League. National League play-offs look very interesting, should make for some great live games on BT Sport.
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@AFC_GLEN @Macho_Grande1 His commitment to being wrong on everything is surely harder than being right occasionally š.
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I did make the point to the National League (Conference) when they revised their play-off format, that the semi-finals should only be declared after the eliminators, to enable the runners-up in the division to get the easier tie. Under their format Wrexham get the harder game now.
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@jamiecweir Not one proper Arsenal fan has said āget him out of my clubā. Absolutely bizarre takeā¦.
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@PhilBlundell @JohnBrewin_ Beating a depleted Boreham Wood at home gets Frank over the line. .
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@johncrossmirror He initiates contact and places his foot in a completely unnatural place (based on his direction and the position of the ball). Great decision by the ref.
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@JamesOlley Yep - and thinking if Arteta finishes below this then itās a sackable offence; theyāre shocking.
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Look how much the whole squad are behind Ramsdale! Tough game for him today but everyone came to him first at the final whistle. #AFC
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Neil Tennant is a national treasure and The Pet Shop Boys are one of the top ten British bands of all time!.Domino Dancing was a massive highlight of the live show I saw in Manchester. Sounds great at Glastonbury too.
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We were really pleased to be able to do this. .
Hearing that @Betway handed ALL of their hospitality tickets for Saturday's game to 10 (TEN) @khfcofficial fans, who missed out in the original ticket sales. Fantastic from Betway, in making Harriers' supporters day!!.What a wonderful gesture!.#Betway.
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This club is getting so much right at the momentā¦.
Revealing our new Emirates Stadium artwork. Created by the Arsenal family. š
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If you missed it - my Talksport interview on Wrexhamās title win and the National League play-offs starts about 2mins into this linkā¦.
Not sure many Wrexham fans will be up at 9.30am tomorrow morning. But Iāll be on @talkSPORT reflecting on their @TheVanaramaNL title win. I promise to talk about other clubs tooā¦.
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@ltarsenal Iāll gladly bash the latter Wenger years with anyone, but pretty sure it was minus 7 and hardly any trains running. Also a late notice fixture swap.
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Canāt argue with thatā¦ perfect team selection (subs) in terms of risk v reward - and we arguably deserved at least a draw. Theyāre not that scary for the title run-in either. #AFC
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Wanted to thank @BenStarSports on here for a great night at Towcester for the Greyhound Derby Final last night. Great hospitality and loads of love in the room for what heās achieved for the sport and the race. Always great to catch up with @gamray and his lovely lady too.
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Racked up the miles this weekendā¦ Friday - Aintree / Saturday - Shed Seven in Margate / Sunday - London Stadium
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Relentless from Wrexham. Despite their riches Phil Parkinson deserves immense credit for finally getting best out of his squad + delivering consistently. Iāll be talking Bromley v Wrexham, the National League title race and the rest of Non-League on @talkSPORT tomorrow at 9.30am.
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When I appeared on Sky Sports News at about 11am on 3rd September 2011 to talk about Non League Dayās Essex ground-hop, the presenter asked me to nominate one non-league player whoād go right to the top. I really didnāt expect him to be scoring Premier League goals 13 years onā¦!.
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When youāre going for titles, one thing you have to handle is opponents becoming more respectful and even happier to kill games trying every trick, the next level is to win those games too. Not a disaster, but a pretty grim afternoon at the Emirates. #AFC.
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Had a lovely chat with Sir Alex who was in great form as I handed him and his fellow winning connections of Clan Des Obeaux the @betway Bowl @AintreeRaces
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At the London Stadium for West Ham v Chelsea. Tough game for the Hammers to get back to winning ways in the Premier League. #COYI
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@LeGrove If you canāt acknowledge that weāve just had a dream run of playing heavily depleted sides (taking advantage superbly) then youāre just setting yourself up for a disappointing reality check.
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So pleased for Luton Town and everyone at the club. Thatās a proper football fairytale. Enjoy the ride next season!
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Not sure many Wrexham fans will be up at 9.30am tomorrow morning. But Iāll be on @talkSPORT reflecting on their @TheVanaramaNL title win. I promise to talk about other clubs tooā¦.
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Just an example of some of the laughs I try to have with my Mum!.She didnāt get it did she?
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Dad took my stepmum to Bromley v Arsenal U21s pre-season friendly tonight. *Itās their 26th wedding anniversary today*.
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Points Iāve made many, many times all combined today. Zinchenko and Jesus done more to hand City a title than theyāve ever done in their time at the Etihad. Pathetic today and slow our play down so much. Trossard awful starting again too. Fair play Villa, Unai deserved #AFC
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Thereās not a more competitive heat than āThe Dumbest Thing Ever Said on Question Timeā so fair play to this lady for winning by a good 10 lengths, hard heldā¦.
Woman on question time says train drivers must adapt to technology because the dinosaurs didnāt and ālook what happened to themā . Iām howling
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Great day at West Ham. Canāt wait to go back to @khfcofficial in the next round! #magicofthefacup
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City are an absolute nothing club, so it really doesnāt hurt as much as it would against United, Liverpool or even that collapse at WHL last season. That said, we really didnāt show anything like our best, and that has to be questioned. Anyone want a Wolves ticket for Ā£28k? #AFC.
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Not just funded by Hollywood, scripted by Hollywood too!. The most ridiculous match result Iāve ever seen in the 40+ years of the Football Conference (National League)ā¦.
FT | IT'S ALL OVER!. From 5-2 down to 6-5 up. WHAT A WIN!. #WxmAFC.
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