So,
@ColinMurray
is now responsible for the two biggest moments in my broadcasting career (analysis based on text messages received). First introducing my interview with Chris Froome for talkSPORT during the Rio Olympics, now it’s LUTV on
@QuestTV
... Thanks Colin!
Like this from Jose and thanks to
@AlasdairGold
for sharing. When my dad died in August - he had been a regular at Spurs since the 60s and went all over Europe with them - we received a letter from Jose expressing his sympathies & offering condolences. Nice touch
@SpursOfficial
.
What a game to be at for
#LUFC
. Great to share the match commentary duties with
@Patrick_Bamford
too and hope the LUTV viewers enjoyed the insights from the dressing room. Patrick - you are welcome back anytime!
#bamford
#leeds
My best wishes to
@brynlaw
. It’s been my privilege to have commentated on
#LUFC
for 13 seasons. It was an honour to work with Eddie Gray. We pass the baton on. My gratitude to all those people behind the scenes for making the role such a joy. Above all, thank you for watching.
I think, professionally, this week has been as good as any for a while. It’s been a good tonic after a 2019 in which I lost a bit of confidence. A court case over money I was owed, losing the
#LUFC
role & other things. Getting abused here didn’t help, so try to be nicer everyone.
Happy Birthday Eddie Gray! Couldn’t have wished to have spent so many Saturday afternoons with anybody else. One of life’s enduring good guys, a gentleman and a great confidant & friend
#LUFC
“That must be it, must be. Mr. Riley…!!! How long?!? That’s it!” Iconic commentary.
Gordon McQueen in the final moments of Middlesbrough’s Carling Cup Final win 2004. How lucky I was to have shared this moment with him.
A great man. My love tonight with his family.
Goal commentary from earlier… Enjoyed covering
#DCFC
for Rams TV this pre season. Lots of positives for
#DCFCFans
to be happy about ahead of the new campaign. I’ll be back with Rams TV in September for another stint sitting in the studio.
#RamsTV
@danwootton
@MailOnline
Big shout from someone who was 14 when she died and didn’t actually know her or the way she thought. Can I see the scraps of evidence that you know what her mindset would have been in 2022 had she lived, please?
Well done to everyone at
#LUTV
for their brilliant coverage of the U23s this season. And, massive congratulations to Carlos Corberan and his
#LUFC
team for their performances and results this year.
Huge congratulations to
@LUFC
U23s on being crowned champions. Unreal effort from the players, staff and everyone connected with them. Fully deserved. Been a honour commentating on them this season 🙌🏼
@Thomkirwin
@Hilly15
@MatthewDownin14
15/03/20. The last picture I have of my daughters & my dad together. A week later, we had UK lockdown. I didn’t see my terminally ill father until end of life rules allowed us a few hours together. A funeral for 20. We followed all the rules. All the rules. Shame on them. Shame.
What an absolute pleasure to see
@JackLaugher
again this week - always makes time for everyone and another 2 golds and a bronze for the collection… Jack told me
#Paris2024
is in his sights and then
#LA28
as he aims to compete in 5
#Olympics
and 5
#CommonwealthGames
.
More sad news for the
#LUFC
family with the news that Peter Lorimer has died. Peter was my commentary companion at Yorkshire Radio on away trips up and down the land. He helped me enormously settle in at Elland Road, was kind, helpful & knowledgeable. Mainly with the racing tips!
Thank you to everyone who has watched and listened to
#LUTV
this season. What a phenomenal ride it was. To everyone who has been in touch on here with messages - positive & (occasionally!) negative - your feedback has been appreciated. It has been a real privilege.
#LUFC
Wow what a first game to commentate on 🙉 the lads never gave up💪🏽 would’ve loved to have been able to be out there, but thanks for having me michaelweadock 👍🏻
#alaw
@downybin
@PaddyMcGuinness
I would suggest that when Paddy McGuinness or
@GaryLineker
tweet here, they do of their own volition. They’re not BBC employers (sic) or indeed employees & entitled to their view. As is
@armoaning
. If the BBC has issues, they will come up at the next contract negotiation.
Couldn’t resist a little pic with
@jermainebecks83
at work this morning. Good memories of commentating on Jermaine’s goals when I was at LUTV. Had a little chat about his promotion goal, the Old Trafford goal and Bielsa-ball.
#LUFC
Devastated by this news today. Norman was my first co-commentator when I joined
#LUFC
. He was so kind and welcoming to me and I loved hearing his views and insights. So sad. A huge loss to the Leeds family.
Family of four. No visitors. Someone in our house recorded Mrs Brown’s Boys on Christmas Day via Sky Q. Family meeting first thing tomorrow. Someone is leaving the house. May hire Davina to do the eviction.
Amazon can deliver me a CD within hours of me ordering it. So, give them the vaccine delivery contract, we’ll turn a blind eye to any questionable tax arrangements, and we can all crack on...
@hoaredavid
@bigrichinnes
Do you not listen to radio or go online? It’s all there. Or watch the World Cup, Olympics, Premier League, 6 Nations, Open Golf Highlights, Snooker, Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon, Rugby League etc. It’s a total misnomer the BBC has no sport.
@VinnyMcAv
If Border Force are elsewhere processing those that have had to flee the chaos and killing in Afghanistan, I think waiting a few extra hours to get through the airport after a holiday in Ibiza or similar is probably not such a hardship….
Lovely to be back with Rams TV and
@barks5
this weekend. Nice to be asked back for the new season and the opportunity to sit in for
@OwenBradley
from time to time. Fantastic to see
@DCFC
kicking off their pre-season and begin preparations for the new campaign.
#RamsTV
#Derby
Thank you to everyone for so many lovely messages. And, as an example of how to be a bit kinder, here’s a little gift for
#LUFC
fans from the last time Leeds played Reading... includes a classic counter attack, weather forecast and very happy
@ben_parker19
....
Thanks to all the supporters and anyone who has listened this season. Me &
@NoelDavidWhelan
really appreciate it. See you next season.
For now, please excuse me as my mate Birra Moretti helps me through a dark night!
New
#EFL
season is here. Looking forward to being back behind the mic at
#LUFC
on Sunday covering the match for
#LUTV
with Eddie Gray. Lots of great stuff planned this year with
@richontheradio
@elj90
@Thomkirwin
& Ben Parker all part of the line up again for 2018/19.
Spent the evening watching the new
#LUFC
documentary on
@Amazon
. It was like watching an ex-partner with their new lover, who did it slightly better than you....!!
#takeushome2
#TakeUsHome
Just seen
#SPOTY
shortlist. Apologies, it seems I was the only one to see
@HCDream2012
become a triple world champion again this year.... what an omission...
@jonathanrea
will do very well and deservedly so... but no Hurricane Hannah... Wow.
Just watched the Play Off Preview on the
@LUFC
app with
@Thomkirwin
@tonydorigo
&
@ben_parker19
. Recommended viewing. Just need the next 20 odd hours of my life to disappear really quickly before a huge LUTV commentary alongside Eddie Gray.
#LUFC
Great to have
@deanobri1968
on
#LUTV
tonight as a plaque is unveiled to honour Albert Johanneson at Elland Road. Hear from Brian Deane in the build up to kick off. Plus, full match commentary on
@LUFC
v
@dcfcofficial
with Eddie Gray.
Been re-reading
@bbcnickrobinson
’s election notebook. Excellent books. Definitely recommend it. Showing in May 2015 that the BBC’s then political editor knew what would happen after the EU Referendum and Brexit. Worth another look with hindsight.
To all my
#LUFC
followers - want to hear the best biased commentary with
@BrynLaw
and (I love him so much, my mate)
@ben_parker19
then follow the advice below. The re-start is huge. Don’t miss out. ⬇️
@SkyRhiannon
Unfortunate that in this good news story following the Grenfell tragedy, one of those quoted talks about 'having your fingers burnt....' Clearly not a deliberate connection, but clumsy to include it in the article to say the least.
Olympic, World, Commonwealth & European champion. Super Saturday. Brilliant interviewee. Usually ended up chatting about Man Utd. Much taller than me. Find the person who looks into your eyes the way I look into his eyes!!!
Sorry. So many birthday messages received. Too many to reply. I’ve taken down Facebook, Insta and WhatsApp. So having dinner with the kids.
#whatsappdown
#facebookdown
#instadown
@Matwood1968
@bbcquestiontime
Mike, when you had your heart attack, were you treated by the amazing NHS? Of all the members of staff in the organisation, did your entire treatment come from just the white and British ones....?!?
#sarcasm
⚽️
@EddieNketiah9
marks his Elland Road debut with a goal, Making it 2 goals in 2 games for the on loan striker. The goal proved to be the winner as
#lufc
went back to the top of the Championship with 1-0 win at home to Brentford. 💙💛💙💛
⚽️ The very clever people at
#LUTV
have put together a brilliant video to celebrate
#LUFC
promotion to the
#PremierLeague
.
🎤 I can mainly be heard in the middle section in a sequence I have dubbed ‘Wilderness Years’.
📲
Thank you to all the wonderful staff
@KeechHospice
who gave Dad such fantastic & compassionate care in the last few days of his life. Dad died on Friday. Mum, Sarah & I were all with him in his final few hours. We have set up a fundraiser for the hospice:
In light of yesterday’s news that
#PondsForge
swimming pool is being mothballed, another really interesting episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy.
@Swim_England
CEO
@JMNSwimmer
paints a potentially bleak picture for the future of the sport.
#swimming
Another
#LUFC
legend leaves us. Worked and commentated alongside Jack many times at
#Boro
TV - it was a huge thrill for me as I had spent all my childhood summers including 1990 in
#Ireland
where he was simply adored. Another hero of 1966 gone. What a man he was to have known.
40k views. Over 1600 likes. Couple of negative comments. One person realising I required a split second to ‘collect my thoughts’ after the goal went in! I’ll take that percentage. Looking forward to a huge night on Wednesday at Elland Road. No, I can’t get you tickets!
#LUFC
When
#LUFC
were relegated to League One, I did the game with Norman for radio. We were briefed beforehand not to be overly negative and to try and find some positives etc etc. Full time whistle went, I asked Norman for his thoughts. ‘An absolute disaster’ was his response!
Loved commentating on these goals from
@Patrick_Bamford
. He did tell me on
#LUTV
ahead of kick off that if he got chances, the goals would follow
#LUFC
Just in case anyone cares what I tweet or I have any influence over anything.
It is not
#TeamGB
competing at
#Tokyo2020
in the
#Paralympics
…
It is
#ParalympicsGB
Amazing that so many outlets still get this wrong despite having excellent specialist reporters on their staff.
Brilliant
#LUFC
Story of the Game feature now available on the official
@LUFC
app. Including Eddie’s prediction before the game that if
@Patrick_Bamford
started he would score a couple of goals. Plus, the moment we found out we weren’t on the list for car parking!
What a beautiful film about
#Leeds
. Really well put together and great to see
@LUFC
together with
@leedsrhinos
@J_Warrington
and
@LeedsCC_News
all so prominent. And, thank you to ever chose to include a clip of my
#LUFC
commentary. What a privilege to be connected with the city.
Lovely to be back at Elland Road with
#LUTV
this afternoon. Great
#LUFC
victory, three good goals to commentate on and an emotional tribute to Paul Madeley from many of his teammates.
Reading lots of misinformation about the funding of sport in the UK - especially
@BritishRowing
- maybe judge when you see the medal return from the
#Paralympics
as well and also educate yourself on the many and varied programmes to promote participation.
#rowing
#Olympics
The Sunday Session on
@talksport
comes from
@buryfcofficial
who are back at Gigg Lane this weekend for the first time in 4 yrs !
Plus - England U21s, Emma Hayes, Ryan Lowe, the importance of GK, transfers , sounds of the weekend and much more!!! From 1 with Perry &
@Kweku_Afari
It’s why I love covering the Olympics. Seeing someone like
@shotputtlinco
, who I first started interviewing years ago when covering athletics for local radio in Yorkshire, make
#Tokyo2020
and realise lifetime dreams and ambitions.
Wonderful to see
@Dominicmatteo21
getting back to full fitness. My own Dad died this year, following a brain tumour diagnosis, and I will forever be grateful to Dom for his private messages and counsel during this time. He’s a top man and I’m so grateful he’s well again.
#LUFC
13/11/19 I woke up in ICU unbeknownst to me I had had a massive seizure and fallen into a coma due to a BIG tumour in my brain
@LeedsNeuro
and his team worked on me throughout the night and saved my life. I’ll be forever in your debt. I owe you my life.
@BrainTumourOrg
So,
@EnglandNetball
to pip
@England
football for team of the year now.
@amaagbeze
, I'm expecting you to be clutching that award at Sports Personality of the Year, okay!?!?!
There’s a care home on our street. The kids wave at a lady who sits in the front window & she waves back. At Christmas, even though we don’t know her or her name, they drew a card. Recently, we’ve not seen her. We thought the worst. Today, she was back & waved. Really cheered us.
So sad. A brilliant broadcaster. And, a great friend and colleague. Will never forget how warm and welcoming Russ was to me when I first started covering events for talkSPORT.
Have a listen back to the wonderful tribute from
@talkMacca
that was broadcast today just after 1pm.
We’re deeply saddened to tell you that Russell Hargreaves has passed away.
Russ was a talented commentator, news reader and reporter for our network.
But he was much more than that. A much loved friend and colleague to so many.
We’re devastated by his passing.
RIP, Russ.
Definitely not just a sports autobiography from
@TomDaley1994
. Much more in this book. Really enjoying finding out about some of the bits we didn’t get time to speak about when we recorded the
@noordinarypark
podcast! Brilliant insight into an extraordinary life so far.