John Brewin
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Freelance writer/editor/talker found semi-regularly on the @Guardian_Sport desk and the Football Weekly podcast. | Football columnist @STSportsdesk
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On Bobby Charlton and Manchester United.
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Paul Pogba: officially the worst signing in Manchester United's history.
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Can’t believe this wasn’t enough for a seat on the plane.
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That's a penalty, says Mike Dean. That's not a penalty, says Mike Dean as soon as VAR says it's not. Thanks, Mike Dean.
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Peter Shilton could have risen above it. But couldn’t on either occasion.
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Between 1976 and 2011, Luton won one more trophy than Manchester City, while playing at that ground. Between 1982 and 1982 they played ten top-division seasons to Manchester City’s six. Football heritage.
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That’s what they want you to believe.
Matt Le Tissier scored some amazing goals during his career!
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Some liquid football on S4C’s Sgorio last night between Connah’s Quay and TNS.
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Mike Dean said this is difficult to overturn. On what grounds? Public shaming?
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I'm truly embarrassed for them. One of the worst tweets I have ever seen.
“Rishi said any League with me in it would be Super anyways”
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Steven Gerrard win percentage at Villa: 38.1%
Frank Lampard win percentage at Everton: 38.5%
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The hours must fly by.
Petrovic: "I have beetroot a lot, most times. So, Cole [Palmer] gave me the nickname Beetroot. I needed one for him and he eats a lot of beans, which I think is normal for English people, so he is now Beans.
I know people call him Cold Palmer, which is a correct nickname for
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Playing Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia for two hours after a morning down the Harvester.
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A man with family and friends has died young. That is not a business opportunity.
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"The greatest story in club history has an ending." What?
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Manchester United’s players don’t think Ralf Rangnick is famous enough. Only VIPs are allowed through the velvet rope of getting them to run after a football. A club disappearing up its own arse.
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“Is”
West Ham United is delighted to confirm the signing of Kalvin Phillips on loan until the end of the 2023/24 season 🖊️
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This die-hard devotee refers to Barnsley in Division Two. Barnsley were in the Premier League the season that ended with City relegated to Division Two. And in Division One when City were in Division Two.
People don't get it. Non league or Champions League, we will be there 🙌
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Chelsea suddenly being able to shell big-waged, unwanted talent to Saudi Arabia and level off the FFP leger is some stroke of luck. Football, bloody hell.
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Oh, that Prince Charles.
71 year old Prince Charles, son of the Queen and next in line to the throne, has tested positive for Covid-19.
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Three years to the day since Granit Xhaka announced this to the world.
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Things that weren’t allowed in my day and shouldn’t be allowed now: blokes booking a table in a pub go watch the football. You either drink in there all day or stand.
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The room hahahahahas as he dismisses their lives and profession.
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The Guinness Book Of Records’ entry for Whataboutery was set at St James’ Park on 8 September 2023.
Newcastle United fans confronted the sport washing protest group outside St James Park vlog will be on the channel tomorrow
The “NUFC fans against sports washing” refused to be interviewed when asked by me
#NUFC
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Granit Xhaka getting sent off should not be the cause of a Premier League postponement. Otherwise we’d never finish a season.
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Utterly beyond parody.
🗣 "Really saddened by it."
Eddie Howe has expressed his disappointment at the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree 🌳
#BBCFootball
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Everything he touches turns to shit.
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Chelsea look old. Which is a damning indictment of a club that wins the Youth Cup every year.
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Fair play to David Beckham for paying his respects to the Queen by order of the Peaky Blinders.
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#motd
on too long tonight for me to have my imaginary last-orders pint in my imaginary local pub with my imaginary friends.
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Leeds United bring on two teenage debutants. Such a state of affairs appears below Arsenal.
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Embarrassing they watch the replay of this and think "yeah, have to give that."
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Is Neymar really worth four Kyle Walkers? The game's gone.
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That settles that one.
Major trophies won:
🏴 Scott Brown - 20
🇮🇹Andrea Pirlo - 17
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@City_Chief
Never forget where you came from, lads. Some of us remember Maine Road even if you don’t.
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If there's any kids watching the Europa League final tonight, this is what top-level European football often looked like in the mid-2000s.
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Player with four Champions League medals and World Cup winner tipped to be player with no Champions League medals or World Cup.
Raphael Varane tipped to be next Ruben Dias as Man Utd announce transfer deal with Real Madrid
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Targeting a journalist or pundit like this is desperately poor form. Get over yourselves and delete.
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Justin Gatlin booed at the London Stadium. Now he knows how West Ham players feel every week.
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That Tottenham title challenge lasted from 4.46 pm on 18 October 2020 to 6.21 pm on 18 October 2020.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold threw it right back to critics of his defending by scoring that free-kick
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He’s right, you know. Liverpool did well to compete, they spent serious money to do so. They also had a limit. And we find ourselves rooting for billionaire capitalists as a grasp for purity. The gig is fucked.
Klopp on competing with state-owned clubs:
"It is not possible. Not possible. It is just clear. There are three clubs in world football who can do what they want financially."
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Monday hot takes: Klopp is done, Pep is done, Haaland is rubbish, Nathan Jones is done, Marsch is done, Brendan is back, Newcastle disappointment shows how far they have come, Bournemouth down, Arsenal’s arses have gone, everyone’s arses have gone, Sean Dyche is the messiah.
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Delighted to hear Macca refer to "AC". It's one of my favourite football no-nos along with "Notts Forest" and "Sociedad".
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The worst Manchester United team of the last 30 years take on Barcelona, lose 3-0, Messi scoring twice. The best Liverpool team of the last 30 years take on Barcelona, lose 3-0, Messi scoring twice. Funny old game.
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Perhaps a thread to consider for that small but vocal rump of Chelsea fans who believe Abramovich should be given back the club and is victimised for being Russian.
There is an elephant in the negotiation room. Its name is Roman Abramovich. Allow me to give you some context on who this guy actually is and how his participation in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks should be viewed.
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The first £300m player.
Exclusive: Al-Shabab and Newcastle have reached a provisional agreement over Miguel Almiron. It's understood Almiron is open to the move, but the deal is not done yet.🇸🇦
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If you think Olivier Giroud's donkey kick was better than Andy Carroll's marriage of power and barbarian beauty you are an Arsenal fan.
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Jose Mourinho moaning about Jurgen Klopp previously moaning about spending money in the week he was moaning about Pep Guardiola spending more money.
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Just when Chelsea looked in danger of stability and progress.
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This is the most painful cancellation I have had yet. From someone I spent 10 years working with, many lovely family dinners and lots of laughs. Someone I thought was a friend.
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Serie A is the most exciting league of the big five is what I end up thinking most weeks. The chaos element is high, and that’s for the best. This Roma v Juve game is mental
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This is the last ever Champions League final. Or at least you'd almost think so if you listen to a certain outgoing high-performing presenter.
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In later life, Bruce Springsteen has come to have a resemblance to Joe Strummer, Stan Laurel and Michael Barrymore, and all at once.
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Some very sour stuff about Spurs on Twitter. "What have they won?" etc. They. Beat. Real. Madrid. Let them enjoy it. Because you would.
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The “I am signing off for Christmas” tweet suggests you see Twitter as your actual job.
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er...good? they lost £73m in their published results. How's that sustainable?
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Next we hear of Prigozhin, he’ll be part of a consortium to buy a Premier League club.
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Morrissey announces himself as a subscriber to The Athletic.
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Sam Allardyce was just about to take his HGV licence but now he’s waiting for a call from Daniel Levy.
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The descent of Five Live is sad. Nobody could expect Bryon Butler, Peter Jones, Peter Bromley et al to live forever but the BBC should be the authoritative voice. Losing - and deliberately - broadcasters like Mark Pougatch and Cornelius Lysaght lessens that authority. A shame.
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The Middlesbrough team of 1996-7 must view all these cancellations with interest.
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“Casual sex, watered-down lager, heavily cut drugs. And occasionally kicking fuck out of someone.”
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Just a reminder that Granit Xhaka cost £24m more than Victor Wanyama.
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Farewell, then, to Martin Tyler. Sundays will never be the same without his name trending on Twitter as weirdos howl he's biased against their club.
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Southern Liverpool fan on radio: "I was eleven when Liverpool last won this. I'm now 46."
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I can’t think of too many grander errors of editorial judgement than this headline and story. Clickbait be dammed.
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Functional, factual.
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“Why does it always rain on me?
“Is it because I lied back in 2017?”
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It’s always those you completely suspect.
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Some strange Pep Guardiola apologist stuff out there. He got it wrong and not for the first time. It does not require special knowledge to know this. Every City fan I know says this. He’s a great manager, but had a bad night. This is not controversial in any sense whatsoever.
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There is nobody else like him in football.
This was an unexpected and lovely moment between Louis van Gaal and a long-time fan at this morning's press conference 🧡
#NED
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It’s always the venture capitalists, oligarchs, pseudo-aristocratic hereditary execs and playthings of a state with dodgy human rights records you least suspect.
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On his day, unplayable, as the three managers who dropped him all decided.
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