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Views my own unless they are very clever in which case I stole them MCC Laws of Cricket Advisor | London Spirit Media Manager

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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
3 years
Taking foden off because there can only be one fun player on at a time
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
1 month
I adore this image. The joy, yes. That was me, in the moment. But also the silent relief and prayer from Saka. And then Luke shaw, quietly off to shake hands with the Swiss. That’s pretty damn classy
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
4 years
Title challenging Tottenham are now just three points ahead of relegation threatened Arsenal.
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Jonny Singer
7 years
Arsenal's worst season of all time, worst squad ever, talentless manager, players don't want to be there. Spurs are the greatest team in the history of the world, are going to win the World Cup and their manager shits golden rose petals Arsenal above Spurs after 13 games.
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Jonny Singer
4 months
Rice is booked for a foul he has to make because the ref refuses to stop the game after a red-card tackle on Havertz. Properly horrendous officiating that
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Shearer watching Arsenal: You can't have both full backs going forward Shearer watching Liverpool: Both full backs go forward at the same time. It's the modern way!
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Jonny Singer
2 years
Xhaka has just been booked for touching Buendia’s chest. McGinn was given the same punishment for pushing lacazette to the ground. It’s not a conspiracy, but some players are reffed on actions, and some of reputations
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Of course Zaha dives, but that's a ridiculous pass from Lacazette with six men committed to a counter. That's the kind of mistake that won't get highlighted, but costs points
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Jonny Singer
2 years
Deeply unfair that Newcastle, having wasted time throughout, should concede a goal in the 97th minute, I really feel for them
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Jonny Singer
8 months
Endo, already booked, has just pulled Odegaard down to stop a dangerous attack. Way worse than what Havertz did. No second yellow. Of course.
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
2 years
I really like Sterling, but there’s no way he should have come on, or that Saka should have come off
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Jonny Singer
4 years
Pogba (already booked) with a foul to stop a counter. The counter goes nowhere because lacazette is down. United get possession in Arsenal’s half and almost score. Appalling officiating
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
5 years
So happy for Sol Campbell. Legend of the game, treated as a joke, written off by everyone. Went into a really difficult job that everyone said didn’t suit him. And succeeded. Whatever else happens, that’s some achievement!
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Jonny Singer
3 years
'What went wrong tonight' Scholes: I don't know... *long pause* they weren't very good. Maybe they don't want it enough. Is this analysis?
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Jonny Singer
2 years
Just returning to the timewasting yesterday, because it was disgracefully managed by Atkinson and it's much easier to talk about sensibly when you come back and win. Two major second-half incidents. Semedo injury Jimenez non-substitution
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Jonny Singer
5 months
Four lengthy stoppages where Porto players just sat down. A goal. Two clear warnings for timewasting. One minute. Why would you not cheat when it’s rewarded so obviously?
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
6 years
Since Ozil went off Arsenal have had less possession, have created nothing and still look defensively fragile... I'm sure that's all a coincidence though
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
2 years
Tavares off is madness. He’s the only one who’s fit, he is running hard, and he’s defending fine. Martinelli at LB kills his threat, Xhaka deeper means we will have even less control. And what do we get in return? Laca
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
2 years
Messi looks at Lautaro, and I promise you he sees Higuain
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Jonny Singer
2 years
That is the most blatant red card you could imagine. Ref saw it, VAR had a chance to look at it… yellow. How??
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
7 years
City are really good. Arsenal are not as bad as expected. Alexis can leave Coquelin must leave VAR is needed
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
1 year
@afcDW Love this whole thread! Anything from Richard keys yet?
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Jonny Singer
5 years
This year, to save me from tears, we're giving it to Arteta
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Jonny Singer
2 years
I tell you what, if Xhaka jumps at someone with a knee-high tackle to stop a break, it's not overturned
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
6 years
@samuel_mpona @OliverKayTimes Salah probably. Ronaldo was ridiculous in a few big games and won CL. Modric was brilliant all year, won CL, carried unfancied team to WC final. Salah scored lots of goals (fewer than Messi) and struggled at WC (did worse than Messi). Still amazing, but probably 4th for me
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Jonny Singer
7 years
Missing out on Lukaku and so signing Morata is like when your bike gets stolen so the insurance gives you a much nicer, newer, better one!
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
8 months
Saka has beaten Milner every time he’s run at him. So Milner kicks him. That is a booking 1000 times out of 1000. Except on Saka
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
2 years
Reckon Spurs killed 3 minutes of the 6 in stoppage time. 1 extra added on. Every team does it, so not a go at them, but the ease with which you can cheat the clock in English football is mad. World Cup showed us how to fix it, and we've collectively said 'no thanks'.
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
2 years
A noisy and relatively large protest outside the emirates - about Tigray genocide. Don’t *think* it has any relation to the football
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Jonny Singer
2 years
Park Chu-Young, Per Mertesacker, Andre Santos, Yossi Benayoun & Mikel Arteta. In one day. Stop trying to compete with that, amateurs
@TelegraphSport
Telegraph Sport
2 years
🔴Casemiro encouragement 🔴Milinkovic-Savic contact 🔴Pulisic loan 🔴Aubameyang enquiry 🔴Meunier right-back target @JBurtTelegraph latest: Manchester United targeting five new signings in frantic end to transfer window #MUFC
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Man this is good from Sterling and the Players Tribune. Again.
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Sterling has not answered his critics on the field: 1. He actually answered them last week with words 2. They aren’t critics, they’re racists 3. If they are criticising him it’s not for being bad. It’s for being good at the same time as being black Don’t make this into both sides
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Jonny Singer
8 years
If Iheanacho weren't already (much) better than rashford, imagine what 3 years of Pep vs 3 years of Jose coaching will do.
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
7 years
Labour got more votes in Tooting than the ENTIRE TURNOUT last time!
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
6 years
@samuel_mpona @OliverKayTimes although of course depends on what you count. I don't think Ronaldo is close to being top three players in the world most games, but no-one peaks in big games like he does
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Itv: we have to talk about VAR Bilic: the ref got it right ITV: but how controversial Bilic: not really, he was right ITV: but VAR Bilic: why are we talking about this, he got it right
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Jonny Singer
4 years
Virat physioing for Root's cramp after he slog-sweeps for six. What a day of cricket!
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Jonny Singer
5 years
Arsenal are so bad. The win is nice, but we just got outplayed by Bournemouth at home. Not because we don’t have better players, but because the manager is determined not to attack
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
7 years
@Johnmacca1977 @jeremycorbyn @theresa_may That may be the single stupidest thing I've ever read on twitter. And I read a lot of stupid things on twitter
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Jonny Singer
1 year
Clever from Kane. Foul the guy, foul the second guy after the whistle, pull him towards you then collapse at the slightest hint of contact. No question it’s a red card, but very few players manufacture that so well
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Jonny Singer
9 months
Don't think any other team in the Premier League gets a penalty for that if the on-field referee misses it.
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Jonny Singer
5 years
Arsenal: we have a coherent game plan Opponents: score with first shot Arsenal: everyone run everywhere
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Jonny Singer
7 years
@Johnmacca1977 @jeremycorbyn @theresa_may Yep, that's what it's all about. One tears the country apart, the other has messy handwriting. So, pretty tough choice...
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Jonny Singer
3 years
None of these guys have to be the good guys to make them valuable allies in the fight against something far worse. This moral purity never works, it just leads to heavy defeat!
@PetBerisha
Pet
3 years
• UEFA failed with FFP and have actively tried to create a super league in the past • FIFA have tried to expand the club World Cup for years and sold a World Cup to Qatar • BT & Sky tried to charge us £14.99 for Brighton Vs. Burnley Don’t make them out to be the good guys.
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Jonny Singer
3 years
Sensational captaincy this from Root, tiring Ashwin out so he can't bowl as effectively
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Jonny Singer
5 years
@davidflatman you're free to say what you like - you won't be imprisoned for it. If you want a highly-paid job representing your country, you have to meet certain standards - that's not a free speech issue.
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Jonny Singer
3 years
There are two options: this is what arteta wants, or he has no influence on his players. Both are really bad
@jamesbenge
James Benge
3 years
Arsenal had a real chance to put their foot on this game after a bad first half. And they vanished from the game as an attacking force. Two shots between the opener and the equaliser. And it keeps happening. Big questions for Arteta as to why.
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@Jonny_Singer
Jonny Singer
6 years
@ChaseCard @itsmejessio @davidperrons She was asked (four years ago) are there any Jewish wizards. She said yes. That was 12 years after the character first appeared. So, basically, she wrote an obviously Jewish character, didn't make a big deal of his religion, then mentioned it, when asked, a decade later!
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Jonny Singer
2 years
@ZeqiriDan Jesse Lingard is closer to nemesis level!
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@SimonPeach It does at least suggest that they are still doing ok on talent id!
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Xhaka was amazing on Saturday, and torreira has definitely helped him. But I'm not convinced he is a very different player to last year. He's always been like this, but a few sloppy passes and everyone decides he's rubbish
@TeleFootball
Telegraph Football
6 years
"He made more passes than anyone else on the pitch, more recoveries than anyone else on the pitch and more tackles than anyone else on the pitch." Granit Xhaka’s transformation under Unai Emery a game-changer for improving Arsenal #AFC
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Jonny Singer
5 years
In a world of VAR, you can lose a game on a technicality. You shouldn’t lose one on a howler. That’s what happened today. A blatant, appalling howler, from an official. Changed the result. Doesn’t feel like we’ve been beaten, feels like we’ve been conned.
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Jonny Singer
4 years
Villa's issue isn't just a lack of creativity, it's that they're soooo slow. Every time they get a half-break, they turn, recycle, and allow Wolves to re-set. Then they can't break down a set team. Must be so frustrating for their fans!
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Jonny Singer
5 years
@tancredipalmeri @Marcotti Several incidents of racist abuse in Italy (and elsewhere) over the last few weeks - yet this is a 'new low'? Reckon you might be going a bit far here...
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Jonny Singer
5 years
@jamesbenge presumably Ozil doesn't take massive satisfaction in taking apart a Liverpool reserve team because, you know, he's won a World Cup and is several levels above them. I'm fine with that tbh!
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Jonny Singer
8 years
That Mkhitaryan goal was so good that if Ozil had scored it we'd only be talking about how poor the opposition are!
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Jonny Singer
2 years
@SamJDean I think De Bruyne is still better, and it's hard to argue with Haaland's 21 goals in 16 games. And Salah/Kane/Alisson all have merit. But he's in the conversation...
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Jonny Singer
5 years
How can anyone defend emery? It’s the same every game, out-played by poor opponents, no offensive plans, no defensive coherence. Nothing. I can’t see how you could make this squad worse
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Over two legs we've arguably been better than the team currently above Real Madrid in the table. They'll paint this as a Wenger embarrassment but it was a really decent effort undermined by one first-leg mistake
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Jonny Singer
8 years
Most expensive squad ever assembled, to which he added £150m worth this summer, is broken, says genius manager
@DuncanCastles
Duncan Castles
8 years
Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United squad is broken. Will take at least two transfer windows to repair. #MUFC
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Jonny Singer
1 year
@mitchpeotter @cmbftbl My time machine, it worked!!
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Jonny Singer
7 years
It me!
@LewisDavey1
Lewis Davey
7 years
An Arsenal fan eating a bag of baton carrots is peak Emirates #AFC
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Jonny Singer
1 month
I think that might be the maddest game of cricket I’ve ever seen. Both sides bowled out for under 200 first innings. 600/5 declared. A chase of 593. And they get bowled out last ball for a tie! 592!
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Jonny Singer
2 years
That's four red cards for Southampton centre-backs I count. Astonishing none given.
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Jonny Singer
8 months
When Saka misses the major tournament injured all the English press will throw their hands up, but the referees will throw a party
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Jonny Singer
3 years
So, I'm more and more flummoxed by the Pieters non-penalty the more I look at it. This is what the Law says:
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Jonny Singer
4 years
Apparently VAR is ruining football by giving correct decisions which are close.
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Jonny Singer
7 years
@_AndyHa 'put your seatbelt on' 'PUT YOUR F***ING MOUTH SHUT'
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Jonny Singer
3 years
@UTDjozi He's not. But he is very good. And fit. Unlike the rest of England's attack...
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Arsenal lose to Chelsea despite creating loads of chances - it's only the result that matters Arsenal beat Cardiff despite playing badly - put the result aside, that was a poor performance
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Jonny Singer
4 years
If Luiz stays on, football is not serious about head injuries. No way he can have been properly assessed, no way you can be sure he’s safe. Outrageous
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Jonny Singer
2 years
I have nothing against Wolves. Any team in the lead, away, against a good side, would do this. It's for the officials to manage it, to ensure it's not rewarded. The officials just didn't do that. In the end, it didn't matter. But it could have done. And it's bad.
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Jonny Singer
7 years
@Johnmacca1977 @jeremycorbyn @theresa_may I imagine you also refuse treatment from doctors with messy handwriting? Turn down lawyers who type?
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Jonny Singer
8 years
Got quite emotional today. Genuinely surprised at how pro-Wenger the crowd was. Stark reminder of how small a minority Twitter is
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Jonny Singer
9 years
@KTHopkins in a lot of ways, you don't fit in - should you just f*ck off? Or does it only apply to people not like you?
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Jonny Singer
9 years
Britain is so radicalised that our footballers are forced to pray five times a match #TrumpFacts
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Go home World Cup 2018. You're drunk
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Jonny Singer
3 years
Inconsistency between reds will happen - individuals are different Inconsistency can also happen when events are super quick - mistakes are inevitable But inconsistency within the same game by a guy sitting watching on TV. Inexcusable
@JohnBennettBBC
John Bennett
3 years
It’s a tough job but inconsistency is what infuriates supporters.
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Jonny Singer
3 years
I don’t really care which country it’s in, you should start every major tournament with Nessun Dorma
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Jonny Singer
3 years
Showing that on the screen was a clear and obvious mistake
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Jonny Singer
7 years
Crisis club Arsenal are above Liverpool, level with Chelsea and a point off spurs. It's terrible
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Jonny Singer
5 years
@tancredipalmeri @Marcotti you said this action was a new low - ie, worse than anything that has gone before it. I was simply pointing out that it is not even close to the worst thing that has happened this week between players and fans!
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Jonny Singer
8 months
We were terrible. And we should have had a penalty. And a goal. And a red. And we'd still win that most of the time. Horrible evening, but no need to panic.
@xGPhilosophy
The xG Philosophy
8 months
Aston Villa (0.55) 1-0 (1.58) Arsenal
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Jonny Singer
1 year
Hard to see how Manchester City’s PR department could have worded it better: Poor oppressed city, targeted by the nasty establishment, given a wonderful opportunity to prove their purity
@spbajko
Simon Bajkowski
1 year
Manchester City are ready to fight back against the Premier League to achieve their dream of finally clearing their name. The reaction to the news yesterday shows there is a lot of ugliness ahead before they will even get a chance to
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Remember when players were going to banned if they dived and successfully won a penalty?
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Jonny Singer
2 years
Messi has done astonishing things in this tournament, and his career. But the reason he’s winning this one, and didn’t win previous ones, is the guys around him. Alvarez, Di Maria, Enzo, de Paul. They’ve all stepped up at various times
@kuntrytown
Mrs Van Nisterooly
2 years
Messi will get the applauds but this Di Maria performance will go into the history books
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Jonny Singer
5 years
Ozil fouled six times, moss plays on, Ozil loses the ball and is booked. This is an all-time display from the ref
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Jonny Singer
4 months
@voigthill Tbf, it was actually quite close on whether he gathered it cleanly...
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Jonny Singer
3 years
This is spot on, but there's another side to it too. If we'd signed Odegaard for the first time today, there'd be major excitement. Arsenal fans (all fans?) crave the unknown. Someone we watched every week for 6 months doesn't do that.
@Stillmanator
Tim Stillman
3 years
This week's column is about Martin Odegaard and why I think this is a really good signing for Arsenal.
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Jonny Singer
2 years
Xhaka gets sent off for that. Every single time
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Jonny Singer
6 years
Arsenal dominated the first half. Made one silly mistake, and Emery decided to change the entire style of play. Awful second half. Not one player played well after the break, but the manager has to take responsibility.
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Jonny Singer
5 years
This is the worst arsenal team I’ve ever watched. So bad defensively, no creativity going forward. Playing for corners. Dreadful
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Jonny Singer
2 years
@jamesbenge Gap between bookings: Gabriel - 2 mins Partey - 3 mins Martinelli - 10 seconds It's next-level naivety (if we're being super kind) to get one of those, but 3 in 6 games??
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Jonny Singer
3 years
There's lots to dislike about Ronaldo, and most of it is much more serious than this, but the fact that his team-mates HAVE TO pretend that he's the best player of all time, despite no-one really believing that, is really grating.
@JamesOlley
James Olley
3 years
Maguire on Ronaldo signing for #mufc : "For him to sign back for the club, the greatest player to play the game, it is amazing to have him at the club and I'm sure he's going to have a big impact on and off the field."
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Jonny Singer
1 year
@Ben_Wisden Is that unreasonable?
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Jonny Singer
2 years
You win this game 6 times out of 10. You draw it 3 times out of 10. Today was the 10th. It happens
@Caley_graphics
Caley Graphics
2 years
xG map for England - France England mostly turned their pressure into French fouls rather than good open play chances, but only converted the one
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Jonny Singer
1 year
If you think Bruno didn’t mean that, I have a bridge to sell you
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Jonny Singer
2 years
Arsenal fans, please read this, please share this, please show that this isn't acceptable, and please stand up to people who act like this. A horrible thing to happen on what should have been a joyous day
@vulgadrawings
Lily O’Farrell
2 years
Yesterday my friend & wonderful comedian Katie Price experienced an antisemitic attack at the Spurs Arsenal game. She doesn’t use twitter so I’m sharing what she wrote on her behalf:
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Jonny Singer
2 years
I know @gunnerpunner was up there with me for finding this the most annoying. It's not a Wolves problem - it's a football problem. The PL is probably the league that adds on the most for this, and still woefully under-estimates the impact of timewasting
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