John Stapleton
@JohnStapletonTV
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Journalist, broadcaster, Man City fanatic. Views my own
Richmond, London
Joined August 2012
Huge thank you to the hundreds and hundreds of people who have paid tribute to Lynn. A wonderful mother to Nick, a loving and hugely supportive wife to me and a campaigning journalist on so many fronts who really made a difference to the world we live in. We’ll miss her always.
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Is anyone, like me ,worried that we are going to pay a terrible price for this relaxation of lockdown?.
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Does anyone apart from me find the Sunday Times rich list bordering on the obscene at a time like this?.
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@jessphillips Thinking of my wife.@LynnFauldsWoods funeral. Only 10 people allowed. Couldn’t even invite her sisters and brother into my.garden ( let alone the house) for a farewell drink. Meanwhile this shameful shower were partying.
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The BBC’s Vicky Young is a brilliant broadcaster. Those criticising her for saying “a castle” rather than Barnard Castle should just try ad libbing live for 20 minutes with probably a dozen others alongside her all talking at the same time Believe me it ain’t easy.
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@mrjamesob “Carping”about not being able to get a test for a virus that could kill them? What planet does this guy live on?.
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How come the Royal Albert Hall can hold concerts next month with more than 50 per cent of its capacity audience sitting INSIDE while football clubs aren’t allowed to do the same with the crowd sitting OUTSIDE?.
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So when did Johnson find out about this, did Cummings go to Barnard Castle as well as Durham and when was his corvid 19 diagnosed just three of several questions our PM has simply refused to answer.
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Do wish commentators would stop referring to Man Utd v Liverpool as THE game of the season. It stopped being that at least ten years ago mcfc#.
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For the record @mcfc haven’t lost a Carabao cup game since Barack Obama was US president five years ago.
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Intrigued by all these “ah yes buts” “ but doesn’t it show money can by you out of trouble “ comments. @mancity have been decreed not guilty of the major allegations End of story. No ifs no buts.
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Final thought after a glorious night. Yes the whole team played fantastically well but a special word for young Zinchenko. He is imo our most improved player and had an absolute blinder last night @mcfc.
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Given the covid-19 death toll does anyone apart from me find this endless wrangling in football over who pays what,and to whom, all rather obscene? Just do it FFS.
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Unsung hero. After a stunning performance at Wembley last week another one yesterday from young Zinchenko Time the lad got the credit he deserves #mcfc.
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Many things make Pep Guardiola exceptional but perhaps the most important is the way in which -no matter what the circumstances -he always stands up for his players #mcfc.
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If Chelsea win tonight isn't there an almost undeniable case (on Covid safety grounds alone) for switching the Champions League Final to the UK as some MPs are suggesting?.
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RIP Franny Lee who I first interviewed in 1978 as part of BBC Nationwide’s season long coverage of City. A brilliant player, a City stalwart and never a dull moment in his company.
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Hats off to Burnley’s Ben Mee for the firm stand he took against the idiots who flew that banner over the Etihad stadium last night @mcfc.
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Commiserations to the family of George Alagiah - a superb journalist and by common consent a lovely man.
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What a gracious man we have in Pep. None of the usual :"I didn't see it" nonsense. Instead : "If it was offside I am sorry" #mcfc.
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In all the years I have been watching football-I saw my first City game in 1953- I have never seen such a universal loathing of a new idea. Time to think again about Super League. @mcfc.
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So @MotdBBC leads their programme not with the Champions celebrating a 5-0 victory but the also rans scrapping for third and fourth place. Interesting.
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Cafe Nero say living wage means they sill stop free staff lunches. Last year they made £23 million but paid no corporation tax .Discuss?.
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Ps Martin Atkinson today forfeited his right to be classified as a top class referee. #mcfc.
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David Silva the best player we have ever signed ? Mcfc#.
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Am I right in thinking that the Mirror and the Guardian who broke this story have not yet been invited to pose a question?.
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Ok the result wasn’t what we wanted but what a refreshing change to visit a city and club where people including the police treat away fans with the respect they deserve. Copenhagen we love you @mcfc.
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Clubs gang up on City read this mornings sports headlines. No prizes for guessing which club and which person associated with that club is behind that one @mcfc.
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Eight and a half billion pounds spent on PPE written off because,for a variety of reasons,it can’t be used. Taxpayers lose big time others are laughing all the way to the offshore bank.
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Ok according to @bbc news £60 million IS still on offer to Greater Manchester. So why didn’t @BorisJohnson make that plain when on three occasions he was asked that very question?.
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Fully endorse all the complaints about the transport chaos after the game last night.Shameful treatment of fans. Are UEFA officials capable of getting anything right? Do they care?.
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@GloriaDePiero @ukhomeoffice @sajidjavid Call me an old cynic Gloria but I suspect that’s how this government wants it to be.
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@albertsaints Because literally thousands of people are .ignoring the advice at a time when the infection and death rate is still worryingly high.
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Mourhino says he doesn’t know whether @mcfc are guilty or not but either way it’s a disgraceful decision. So disgraceful if they’re guilty ,disgraceful if they are not. Sorry am I missing something?.
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Man City right to maintain dignified silence over Yaya claim i.m.o mcfc#.
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Anyone apart from me feel very uncomfortable that at this stage at least it’s the incredibly brave fire fighters at Grendell who are taking the flack for a shameful failure by fire regulators, local and central government?.
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@BBCNewsnight @vicderbyshire Congratulations @vicderbyshire for standing your ground up against one of the country’s most loathsome self serving and ill informed individuals.
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To all @Everton a club I always enjoy visiting not least for its friendly atmosphere- can we just say I thought the club’s response to the postponement wasn’t ,for a number of reasons ,the best they’ve ever issued and leave it at that?.
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Whatever the outcome of the @mancityfc row with Uefa it would be grossly unfair for the Premier League to retrospectively take away titles previously won. That would be punishing the remarkable achievements of players who have played no part in board room goings on.
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I see Sevilla have been fined just £4.000 after their fans racially abused Rico Lewis. A punishment to fit the crime? I think not. More evidence (as though any was needed) that UEFA don’t give two hoots about racist behaviour. @mcfc.
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Rejoice! No not the wedding ( altho we wish them well) but rejoice that Pep is with us until 2021. #mcfc.
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Most insensitive remark of the week.”Society will not recover if we do it again (lockdown) just to save the lives of a few thousand very old or vulnerable people” Julian Metcalfe founder Pret/Itsu.
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Will FA investigate outbreak of myopia affecting premier league refs officiating at Manchester City games? #mcfc.
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We are the sixth richest nation in the world yet the number of children admitted to hospital suffering from malnutrition has doubled Perhaps someone in government could offer their thoughts.
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If I see another promotion for Gordon Ramsay’s quiz on @BBC I am likely to throw an ash tray at the screen. Talk about flogging a dead horse!.
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So sad to hear that @BBCWatchdog has been axed after 40 years valiant service to consumers. Fond memories of presenting it with the woman who got it launched as a stand alone programme my wife @LynnFauldsWood.
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I have just marked the date of the Champions League final in my diary. Is this wise or false optimism I will live to regret? @mcfc.
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Congratulations to @CliveMyrieBBC presenter of the year at the RTS awards. Thoroughly deserved.
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So often criticised-and sometimes justifiably- let's for once give police due credit. Their response to London terror attack was remarkable.
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Greater Manchester police having to break up more than 600 street and house parties at a time like this almost beggars belief. Get real folks.
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@AndyBurnhamGM @AvantiWestCoast This is outrageous Andy.A complete abrogation of their contractual obligations imo. And no good saying it’s all down to the unions because it simply isn’t.
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Back from another European club that treats away fans appallingly (this time Lyon) and an arrogant unhelpful local police force. Do we treat their fans like this when they come to the UK? I don't think so #MCFC.
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Good to see Guardiola maintaining his dignity after Mourinho's ludicrous assertion that #mcfc are a team of divers. Come on you Blues !.
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The PM banning experts from answering journalists questions at a press conference -a tad Trumpish perhaps.
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Watched @TheKeeperFilm last night ostensibly about the legendary Bert Trautmann but featuring far more than football. Racial controversy, humour and pathos with- appropriately in these times- a theme of conciliation. Beautifully acted, sensitively shot and directed #mcfc.
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Rhodes fire story totally underplayed by most National papers today imo. I genuinely wonder - why?.
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"He jumped into my elbow" Quote of the season from Ibrahimovic.
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Last word on VAR (for this week at least): What kind of justice is it that says accidental handball is an offence if you go on to score but its not if you don't ? #mcfc.
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PS when did Arsenal become a pub team intent on kicking the opposition off the field? # mcfc.
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Compare and contrast . Mourihino moaning about his players, the ref, and a lack of new blood against Pep- bubbling with enthusiasm about his young team and their next campaign . Early days but no doubt who I'd back for a good season start #mcfc.
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What a joy to visit @AFCBournemouth again. Cheap parking,sensibly priced refreshments, and welcoming staff. Other grounds especially Wembley please note.
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RIP Frank Bough who I had the privilege to work alongside for five years on @BBCNationwide -a superb broadcaster and a genial companion.
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I read today that @AvantiWestCoast is likely to have its contract renewed. This despite countless delays and cancellations and a weekend “service” between London and Manchester with fewer trains which take longer and cost more. Can anyone in government explain why?.
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Another stunning report from @CliveMyrieBBC and his team on the Covid crisis illustrating why public service broadcasting must be preserved.
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@reallorraine Didn’t apologise for anything, didn’t take questions from the two papers that broke the story, and refused to acknowledge that he drove a. coach and horses through at least the spirit of the advice the public was told to follow.
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A book about old shirts might not sound that riveting but Mark McCarthy’s Man City Matchworn Shirts offers a fascinating insight into the club’s history.
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Any other Blues share my view that Saturday night games as proposed by BT is a bonkers idea ? #mcfc.
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@TVRav Nowt so strange as folks Rav. Never stop being who you are-a thoroughly decent human being.
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@realDonaldTrump @TVRav Interesting to see how according to POTUS the media is now guilty of not just fake news but fake and DISGUSTING news. My old colleagues must be shaking in their shoes.
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Puncheon tackle on KDB outrageous. And he will get away with it. Outrageous.mcfc#.
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@CliveMyrieBBC Same with the Iranian embassy siege if I remember correctly Clive. Complaints that it interrupted the snooker.
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Train bore. Sitting next to woman who has been on her mobile/And holding meeting on pc since Wilmslow . Now approaching Euston. Shut up madam.
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Mr Bates vs the Post Office and the accompanying documentary make terrific tv. They are also an embarrassing reminder that most people in the mainstream media- including me-took far too long to wake up to the biggest injustice of modern times.
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I was a fan of VAR until today. But for fans in the ground it’s killling the game. You don’t know whether you can celebrate or not and you haven’t a clue what’s going on. Change needed @mcfc.
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@richardgaisford @GMB Didn’t see it Richard but boy do I know that feeling. Worry not you have years of credit in the bank.
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