Dean Gripton
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Head #EFL Research @FootballManager . #BCFC , Carlton Town & #TUFC ( #SWFC for family) Post-punk, #synthwave . NH racing. Views and rotten predictions my own.
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@LouCalvey
The Speaker should be a senior civil servant role. No constituency should lose it's MP to this position.
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Rotherham United have scored more goals in 12 minutes than Birmingham City have since Christmas.
#EFL
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Opening Day last season:
WBA 1-2 Bolton
Sheff U 1-2 Swansea
Coventry 1-2 Scunthorpe
Portsmouth 1-0 Luton
Sunderland 2-1 Charlton.
Don't read too much into today's results. Much will change.
#EFL
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@nocontextfm1
All Europe loaded.
Holiday unemployed until November 8th (release day).
Apply for managerial vacancies only where clubs are in a relegation zone. Get a job at one of them, and save their season.
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When you bring in the right people to manage the club, you get the right recruitment.
Best
#EFL
signing if the day, if not the month.
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#EFL
Predictions that nobody asked for✅
Going for a few bold ones. Hey, if your team are too low, it's nothing personal, and won't affect a thing - let it go. I'm probably wrong anyway, usually am (see bio).
Just hope all 1656 games get played and that we may even attend some!
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@TheSecondTier
When any away crowd sings the risible "I want to go home", the ref should stop the game and only restart it when the away end is cleared.
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@RichardAmofa
So because two clubs greatly overspend in the same season, leading to distorted competition, (just see their losses in next year's accounts) it means every year should have two auto places?
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@BCFC
@AVFCOfficial
I'm clearly not a proper Blues fan because I'm not going to shower this tweet with abuse, so here we go...
Sometimes a player just doesn't work out somewhere. Jota didn't quite fit in at the Blues, not for lack of trying.
Conclusion: This is a good move for all three parties.
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I may finally have got over Rotterdam 93.
K is for Karma. K is for Koeman. Revenge at last. Graham Taylor…I hope you're smiling now.
Do I like that.
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@Simon_Hughes__
And? The 24 National League South clubs are all south of those north clubs. Three of the four clubs relegated to that Step were from the south - should they allow Torquay back at the expense of York?
It's further for Bishop's to go to Truro that it is to go to Blyth.
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So, Birmingham are at home to Fulham on the last day of the season. Six points from next two games required, or we're down. Because there's no chance of us beating Fulham. There's barely any chance of us getting to play with the same ball.
#EFL
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Two decided to accompany me to
@CTFC1904
today.
Yes, they're THAT bored in lockdown.
#NorthernPremierLeague
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Happy Xmas to all my followers. Thank you for including my nonsense in your TL.
Happy Xmas to everyone I follow. Your tweets add huge value to the enjoyment I get from my TL.
Happy Xmas to all of the
#FootballManager
research team. Your hard work enables our hard work.
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@KieranMaguire
Rotherham's reward for not spending money they didnt have? Relegation.
Time for points deductions based on financial losses?
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We have a fine group of researchers for
#FM2023
but have some vacancies.
Are you a
@FootballManager
player who is a hardcore fan of one of the following?
-AFC Bournemouth
-Bristol City
-Carlisle
-Charlton
-Stevenage
Please email scouting
@sigames
.com registering your interest.
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Honoured to represent SI and
@FootballManager
as one of the judges for the Football Manager Teams of the Season for the
#EFLAwards2021
.
Difficult choices to be made. Wide variety of clubs represented in the shortlisted squads.
Will your favourite
#EFL
player make it? 🤔
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Tip to
@SkySports
. Save Merse from
#EFL
duties. Leave him to drone on about the Prem.
Get someone in who is genuinely interested in
#EFL
. You've had Rosenior, and now have the
@NTT20Pod
lads, so it's not like you don't get this!
Knowledge>'characters' for
#EFL
analysis, ta.
"I'm coming back, I'm going to the gym tomorrow!"
Paul Merson was so unimpressed with the quality of football in the game between Millwall and Preston that he threatened to make a comeback! 😂
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Making the best of it, thanks to
@SI_games
technology
#iFollow
#EFL
#SUFC
#CUFC
#FMresearch
#SoccerSaturday
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If we sell Pedersen in the summer, here's the replacement. Already in the building, so to speak.
What we do with Seddon will indicate what sort of club we are.
#BCFC
@SkyBetLeagueOne
😍 That left foot
👏 Steve Seddon was involved in 8⃣ of the 1⃣6⃣ goals
#Pompey
scored in January
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Thanks for waiting until an hour after today's FM2021 Winter Data Update database deadline, Saddlers.
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@MundialMag
Hinckley v Red Star Belgrade in July 1990. Pancev, Savicevic, Mihaljovic etc won 9-1 iirc.
One of those clubs went on to win the European Cup just ten months later.
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Great atmosphere, of course, at
@Coventry_City
as they bid to go top of the
@SkyBetChamp
.
After yesterday's
#FM22
feature trailer, I'm even more motivated to verify their data, and
@theposh
.
#FMresearch
#EFL
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In situ nice and early for some
#EFLPlayoffs
action.
Can enjoy the L1 Final stress-free this season.
Thanks to Rich at
@SIgames
.
Love my job, this is a very pleasant bonus of it.
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@efl_hub
For the sake of your reputation, you don't need to publish this clickbait. Quality over quantity, and you'll have us all hooked.
Give your followers a bit more credit. We want sensible, well-constructed and considered thought. You can provide that.
Don't rush the good stuff.
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The
@NTT20Pod
boys growing in confidence with every appearance on
@SkyFootball
. After their big transfer last summer, George and Ali are showing their true ability at the start of their second season. Just like so many players.
Undroppable.
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@BBCSport
And in early January you'll be writing a piece about why the FA Cup Third Round has been devalued...
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@ByTheMins
@Antpocalypsenow
The best thing about it is the joy of her fellow athletes. Genuinely pleased for her. Great sportsmanship.
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My post-
#FMresearch
deadline treat is always to go where I enjoy dome neutral
#EFL
action. At Rotherham v Coventry for some food, drink, Appiah, Lembikisa, Ayari and (returning) O'Hare fun.
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Great start to an exciting day to see us on the actual BBC.
#FM24
Love seeing the match engine team represented, and looking forward to the challenge of getting women's football ready for next year.
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My 2019/20 season started today. Not watching, for a change. At
#WorldNet
with my extremely talented*
#FootballManager
colleagues.
*not necessarily at football.
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@TheSpecialRon
Who is Birmingham City manager?
Irrelevant.
Who is Birmingham City's goalie?
Irrelevant.
Who is Birmingham City's best player?
Irrelevant.
As long as
#BSHLOUT
own the club,
#BCFC
will continue to fail, regardless of playing and backroom personnel.
We carry on wasting money.
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Tradition: My Hipster Top 5 Deadline Day
#EFL
moves to watch*
1. Mullarkey to Rochdale
2. Onomah to Preston
3. Duffy to Lincoln
4. Lane to Portsmouth
5. Taylor to Luton
Mehmeti to Bristol City? Too mainstream.
Celi to Hull? Hipster scale doesn't exist for this one...
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Taking in
#forgotten80s
on holiday in Dordogne.
Exposing some dear friends to the show, sitting out as the sun goes down. This is the life.
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Onward to Wembley for the
#EFL
Play-Off double-header. Looking forward to seeing
@SIgames
colleagues
@LucasWeatherby
(
#PVFC
), Johnny Venables (
#NFFC
),
@DavidSiddall86
and
@johan_si
(
#HTFC
), the efferverscent
@SimonTipple
and 'bang average'
@MBurlo10
.
Maybe I'll bump into you too.
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1-11, all in correct positions. Award them a bonus point,
@premierleague
.
And yes, 6 is a centre-back and 4 is a centre midfielder. No further correspondence on that matter.
📋 Here is how the Clarets line-up this afternoon at Anfield, from 1⃣ to 1⃣1⃣ 👇
18-year old Owen Dodgson makes the bench for the first time for Sean Dyche's side, the youngster can operate at left-back and left-midfield 👊
#LIVBUR
|
#UTC
|
@SpreadexSport
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Day 2:
#FMresearchAdvent
#EFL
#EFLtoWatch
Ethan Brierley (Rochdale)
Local lad with wonderful passing range, a rare creative source in midfield (DLP-De). Improve key positioning and decisions attributes for this 18-y-o to be a future star. (Thanks to
#RFC
researcher
@ChaffRAFC
)
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#FACupDraw
(3rd rd) cliches:
-Two Premier League relegation candidates meet. 0-0.
-Always at least three all Championship ties
-Non-league team disappointed by away trip to good League One side
-Two of 'Big Six' face each other to ridiculous hype
-Both Ipswich and QPR will lose
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Holiday ruined by enduring
#BIRREA
en route to return home on Caen>Portsmouth ferry.
We should steal Elliott and Bindon from them.
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The only way Notts Co and Yeovil could get on the telly was to be relegated to the National League.
I enjoy Sky's coverage of the Championship, but their L1 and L2 work is token, and that's being kind.
#SkySports
Why would Sky not put League 1 and 2 games on at 12, 2, 4 and 6 today, before England play at 8? Nothing on all day for football fans. Those clubs are desperate for a little extra money and exposure, more than ever. This could have been lower league weekend.
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I stand in support, and hope, for a positive outcome for
@buryfcofficial
, today.
You're in my thoughts,
@burymeinexile
,
@jamesisaburyfan
and
@forever_bury
.
#saveburyfc
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After the
#FM22
research rush in October, release last week, and a few
@CTFC1904
fixes, am back on the
#EFL
trail as we continue to paint the
#FMresearch
database Forth Bridge. My first live
@officiallydale
of the season in the
#FACup
at
@Official_NCFC
.
Not 12000 here today.
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Annual reminder to
#EFL
fans to remember that your club is releasing players for financial reasons as well as footballing ones. You have to accept that your wage bill has to go down and you are unable to sign a whole new team for millions now.
Tough summer coming for many clubs.
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I'm now looking forward to see what Rekeem Harper can bring to the Blues' midfield. Excited, in fact!
#EFL
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Thanks to Andy at SkyBet, am celebrating the release of the
@FootballManager
January Data Update at Pride Park. Derby v Fulham.
#EFL
Daughter 2 too shy to get in photo.
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Nick Daws was expected to succeed instantly at
#ScunthorpeUnited
after losing his captain Wallace plus Holmes, Townsend, Adelakun, Madden, injured gk Gilks and loanees Toney, McGeehan and Yates.
What little faith shown in a coach so successful there for four seasons.
#EFL
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Whoever is relegated from
@SkyBetLeagueTwo
today will get much more live TV exposure next season than the team that stays up. That can't be right.
Thread ⬇️
Not a single League Two game on Sky today, despite it being the final day of the season and there being a winner-takes-all de facto playoff for automatic promotion, as well as five teams going for the final playoff place and Notts County fighting to avoid an historic relegation.
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2017/18: Doncaster v Peterborough (02/09/2017)
Doncaster manager=Ferguson; Peterborough manager=McCann.
2018/19: Doncaster v Peterborough (09/02/2019)
Doncaster manager=McCann; Peterborough manager=Ferguson.
Has this ever happened before?
#managerswap
#EFL
@SkySportsStatto
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Doing something I've not done since March 2020...
Get ready for an
#EFL
football match in the flesh.
Out with my family to
#SHWHUD
in the
@Carabao_Cup
. Rarely has a First Round tie been as anticipated.
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@briandick
Time to ask the
@BCFC
recruitment team why no interest in bargains like Harry Pickering, Perry Ng and Charlie Kirk from Crewe? What is it about those players that Blues do not like, where clubs like Blackburn, Charlton and Cardiff do?
@xuangdongRen
@Karanka
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Wearing colours in the "home" end?
It can only be PL2 action. U23s, Nottingham Forest v Birmingham.
Great opportunity to watch many players in person for the first time.
Must do this more often.
#FMresearch
#FM22
#KRO
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Look at his face
#Tippo
@SimonTipple
@FootballManager
@bigwoodg
@DavidSiddall86
@johan_si
@MarcVaughanSI
@milesSI
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I’m not usually giddy about the
#EFLFixtureReleaseDay
, mainly as it brings a lot of admin work to my
#FM
role.
But after 18 mths without fans, the 21/22 season will hopefully be one of relief.
I’ve missed going to random matches, networking with scouts, coaches and fans. 1/6 👇
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If only the Italians had their big clubs' U23 sides playing in the Italian Checkatrade Trophy...
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@ThomasFeaheny
The England C international should be at either the start or the end of the season. Having it at this stage just invites late withdrawals of players with bigger targets to aim for.
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Belatedly: My Hipster Top 5 Deadline Day
#EFL
moves to watch*
1. Jack Evans loan to Mansfield
2. James Scott to Hull
3. James Daly to Bristol R
4. Ryan Giles loan to Coventry
5. Curtis Tilt to Rotherham
*Clearly Ravel, but I'm predictable.
Shandon to Brentford - too mainstream.
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First Saturday Post-
#FMresearch
deadline.
#FM23
.
On my way to
#DerbyCounty
to meet three old friends, including a
#BristolRovers
fan visiting from abroad, not seen him for a few years. I'll be in the away end for
#DERBRR
.
#EFL
.
What's football is really about.
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How else to end a few days in Scotland than a trip to an
#SPFL
Championship battle at
@AyrUnitedFC
v
@DundeeFC
. A new ground tick, with Lee Bullen the main attraction plus
#EFL
alumni Joe Grayson, Ben Dempsey and Pat Reading on show.
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Day 9:
#FMresearchAdvent
#EFL
#EFLtoWatch
Tom Bloxham (Shrewsbury Town)
6' 5" teenage SC (TF-Su) already over 700 league minutes this season. Clearly raw, but much for
#FootballManager
players out there to develop (esp. physically).
[Thanks to
#STFC
researcher
@b_and_a_fanzine
]
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Usually enjoy a random game in the First Round of the
#CarabaoCup
.
But tonight am excited to be back at
@CTFC1904
for
#NPLD1E
action. Especially as I'll be busy on many Saturdays on
#EFL
#FMresearch
duties in the coming weeks.
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@GraemeBailey
Yeah. I mean, who cares about life outside the top six...
Oil money, Abramovich, Glazers, and the CL semi goals scored by 0 Englishmen. EFL clubs losing £m upon £m. Agents bathing in money. Grass roots, kids' clubs problems ignored.
You know how broken it is.
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Day 1:
#FMresearchAdvent
#EFL
#EFLtoWatch
Scott High (Huddersfield)
Tidy passer with good movement and work ethic, Corberan is giving this Scottish U21 crucial minutes (BBM-SU) which will develop his decision-making and confidence.
(Thanks to
#HTFC
researcher
@DavidSiddall86
)
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How am I going to set the kit colour for that in the
#FootballManager
database?
@wwfcofficial
The new
@ONeills1918
keeper kits for the 2017/18 season!
Modelled by no.1
@Scotty_brown85
. Sponsored by
@BeechdeanGroup
&
@UtilitaFootball
.
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My first match of 24/25.
@CTFC1904
v
@BAFCAcademy
(u19s).
Bit of
#FMresearch
on the Burton lads. Hopefully some possible loanees later in the season?
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@LouCalvey
Well, government's level of control over the Civil Service is something I am not informed enough to comment on, but my point was that it should be a job in itself outside of elections. And wouldn't such a job be part of the "civil service" as a whole?
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👎Freezing, windy, bobbly pitch, relegation struggle, both teams wary of the consequences of defeat.
No chips in the food hut. Stand miles from the pitch.
👍Last-minute winner away from home, celebrating with the Millers faithful.
You Millers.
@CTFC1904
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Good evening everyone.
Behind The Wheel from my favourite Depeche Mode album, Music From The Masses. Reminds me of good times in student halls back in '87.
Sign of a good night with the
#forgotten80s
crew. Let's hope so, we all need it.
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Day 2:
#FMresearchAdvent
#EFL
#EFLtoWatch
Callum Jones (Morecambe - loan Hull)
Assured MC showing leadership and passing range, ideal attributes for the Carrilero role in a midfield three. Improving dead ball threat for us to consider!
[Thanks to
#UTS
🦐researcher
@DavidHelme96
]
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@SebSB
@TifoFootball_
@JM_Devine
@jj_bull
Your podcast has added huge value to my consumption of the tournament. Hats off to the team.
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My first
#EFL
of the season. Here for some
@FootballManager
research to catch two teams I've not seen in a while. And Oldham have just scored against Crewe.
#FMresearch
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Four days in the Scottish Borders. Does that mean no football for me? Well, it means no
#EFL
or
@CTFC1904
, but it gives me chance to try something different.
Enjoying some friendly hospitality at
@AnnanAthleticFC
in
#SPFL
Div 3.
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@domhowson
My eldest two daughters' favourite player. Not sure how to tell them, will be devastated. Best of luck to him.
#newPeterKnowles
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To Whoever Is In Charge Of Selecting Pundits at Sky:
If
@rosenior_liam23
does get a job at a club and cannot continue as
#EFL
pundit, Jamie O'Hara is ABSOLUTELY NOT his replacement.
@SkyFootball
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@BCFC_News
Edwards. The rest are too old and too expensive.
We zhould sign young talent, not past it mercenaries on wages we cannot afford.
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Sad moment in
#FM2017
database history, as Seth Johnson's entry as Derby's record sale is overwritten
#DCFC
#EFL
DEPARTURE:
#DCFC
would like to thank
@JeffHendrick92
for his services & wish him every success in the future
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Day 3:
#FMresearchAdvent
#EFL
#EFLtoWatch
Freddie Draper (Lincoln)
Powerful SC (PF-De), dominates 18-yd box, doesn’t shirk a challenge. Insiders say he's one of the best finishers at the club and is wise beyond his years. Upgrade inevitable!
[Thanks to
#Imps
researcher
@pickyimp
]
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No wonder Miles is excited...we all are!
What a day!
Cameo in the
@WatfordFC
kit launch video ✅
20 interviews about our women's football plans✅
Many jointly done with the incredible
@emmahayes1
✅
Others with our head of women's football research*
@tinakeech
✅
The blog ✅
& an incredible reaction from you! Thank you x
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#CarltonTown
making hard work of this first
@NorthernPremLge
Div 1 East away trip of the season at Grimsby Borough. 1-1 after 67.
Loving every frustrating minute of it.
MILLERS!
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