Philip Buckingham
@PJBuckingham
Followers
16,691
Following
767
Media
1,065
Statuses
30,364
Football news reporter for @TheAthleticFC . Views are my own. Email: pbuckingham @theathletic .com
East Yorkshire, UK
Joined July 2011
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Wizkid
• 227500 Tweets
Davido
• 196578 Tweets
WONWOO
• 122420 Tweets
からくりサーカス
• 103453 Tweets
ケンタッキー
• 100048 Tweets
FAYEYOKO BTS 1ST FANMEET
• 98042 Tweets
BTS NUNEW 1ST CONCERT EP2
• 90630 Tweets
ニンテンドーミュージアム
• 83493 Tweets
#青木宣親
• 67013 Tweets
Supreme God Kabir
• 46362 Tweets
青木選手
• 41910 Tweets
ヤクルト
• 37400 Tweets
青木さん
• 27710 Tweets
Alcaraz
• 26135 Tweets
Cassper
• 17927 Tweets
Shana Tova
• 17565 Tweets
ラムジェット
• 17441 Tweets
サンライズジパング
• 16698 Tweets
TORE
• 13495 Tweets
ダービー
• 13189 Tweets
スワローズ
• 12584 Tweets
שנה טובה
• 12477 Tweets
The last time England went to the finals of a European Championship without Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo hadn't been born.
4
70
1K
This narrative that Newcastle United fans have endured 10 years of endless misery and suffering is pretty absurd. Compared to plenty in the EFL, they’re hardly a car crash.
47
136
1K
Worked out that today was my 681st game covering Hull City, but it was also my last ahead of leaving the Hull Daily Mail next week. Lovely to finish on a high. The pleasure, the privilege was mine.
299
35
1K
Amad Diallo has been superb in his loan at Sunderland, so much so that Erik Ten Hag has spoken about the prospect of a recall this month. Feels unlikely as things stand but the winger’s current progress is clear. w/
@MarkCarey93
#mufc
#safc
17
103
1K
#hcafc
had 39 points on New Year's Day. Nineteen games later they've got 45. I can't imagine there's been a capitulation like it in Championship history. It beggars belief.
48
171
926
Sam Clucas: “Unfortunately, this win was against one of my old teams that I like and that’s the reason I didn’t celebrate. They took a chance on me when I was playing in League One. I had a great time there, loved the club, loved the fans.”
#hcafc
11
38
792
No team has recruited as aggressively as Paris Saint-Germain this summer but FFP is no longer the obstacle it used to be. Out of a financial crisis comes opportunity
@TheAthleticUK
33
77
707
Ross Stewart is the real deal. Can’t think of many better centre forwards in the Championship. Jack Clarke also a lot of fun to watch again.
#safc
23
26
715
What a job Alex Neil has done at Sunderland. Fantastic.
7
17
693
Championship clubs brought in £460million in transfer fees this summer, according to Deloitte. But 65% of that went to Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton. And you thought parachute payments were distorting the competition...
29
112
684
January 12, 2008:
Hull City, 10th in the Championship, 38 points from 27 games.
January 12, 2019:
Hull City, 10th in the Championship, 39 points from 27 games.
#justsaying
#hcafc
24
206
678
Really chuffed to be joining
@TheAthleticUK
as a football news correspondent today. A brilliant new challenge. I’m joining a fantastic set of writers and you can subscribe for 40% off using my special promo:
71
33
663
HT: Wigan 7
#hcafc
0. A shameful surrender. You could live for another 100 years and not see a performance that pathetic.
49
115
638
I’ve covered
#hcafc
since 2006 and Saturday was the first time the Hull Daily Mail/ Hull Live was denied access. All pretty sad, all very avoidable. We’ll maintain our in-depth coverage, reporting fairly and honestly.
133
137
641
If you think football has its problems, the world of rugby league asks you to hold its beer. It's been announced Hull FC v Hull KR to be played in St Helens later this month. So two teams from tier one region travelling 100 miles to play a tier three region. Seems sensible.
26
97
585
Congratulations to Hull City on promotion back to the Championship. A brilliant reaction to the horrors of last season. Ticked all the boxes as the best team in League One.
4
23
575
I'm at a loss to understand why you'd need/want to get rid of replays in the first and second round of the FA Cup. This season you had Cray Valley Paper Mills, Slough and Alfreton all get welcome revenue from a replay. Dancing to the Premier League's tune.
7
60
578
Erling Haaland did not score the best goal of last night. Jack Clarke did. Analysing the midweek wonder goal you might not have seen as Sunderland impersonated Barcelona in a 3-0 win at Reading.
#safc
10
61
550
Two years on from the threat of liquidation, Bolton Wanderers are reborn and on their way back. Promoted from League Two but already aiming higher. “Everyone trusts the club again.”
#bwfc
7
64
521
Leeds United opposed an independent regulator, with Angus Kinnear calling it “Whitehall meddling”. But when an owner proposes using one club’s home as security to help buy another club, it’s clear football can’t govern itself
13
65
503
Sunderland up to fourth in the Championship with a 4-1 win at Wigan Athletic. Nine of the starting XI 23 or under. Dan Neil outstanding. Amad Diallo with another gem. What an end to 2022...
6
38
499
There's a lot of anger around. And rightly so. But for me it's sadness. The boom years torched and absolutely nothing to show for it. Crowds falling, any prospect of a bright future dwindling. Disenchantment and, worse still, apathy. It's tragic.
#hcafc
35
77
486
How could you possibly begrudge Jarrod Bowen his move to the Premier League? A truly outstanding servant to
#hcafc
. Supremely talented but also one of the most committed youngsters you'll come across. Moving on was inevitable, just a shame it's now.
24
29
491
Three years after moving to the Premier League and winning a call-up for Republic of Ireland, Brian Lenihan attempted to take his own life. Only now is he beginning to overcome the struggles that led him to quit football aged 23. A brave interview.
#hcafc
12
75
460
John Sheridan in the middle of all that speaking with fans
5
39
446
We’ve written an open letter to
#hcafc
owners Assem and Ehab Allam following the club’s relegation to League One
51
78
434
Really chuffed for Keane Lewis-Potter. Local boy with the winner to take Hull City top of League One. A big future ahead of him.
8
14
428
Fulham boss Scott Parker: "They're arguably the best counter attacking team in the division."
#hcafc
7
47
429
The revolt from clubs in the EFL and National League is like nothing I can remember. There's some populism to it all but it underlines the deep mistrust that's built towards the Premier League. All parties now retreating from a middle ground.
35
61
436
No obligation for PL and EFL to postpone games this weekend but will get a final decision soon enough. A fine line between showing due respect for the Queen’s death and looking after interests of clubs.
38
89
388
Oldham 3-0 down. Fans invade the pitch. Toxic mood here.
39
79
399
Leeds United had a higher turnover than Newcastle, Villa and Wolves last season. Latest accounts depict a club financially transformed. But it’s started to feel like a takeover *needs* to happen this summer.
19
62
404
Remarkable that Birmingham City willing to pay £10m for Jay Stansfield. If revenues are in line with a big L1 club (say Sunderland in 21-22 or Ipswich in 22-23), probably looking at turnover of £22-26m this season. It's roughly the equivalent of Man U spending £300m on a player.
60
41
402
Acun Ilicali's takeover of
#hcafc
now very close. Meeting scheduled with EFL tomorrow. Barring any late obstacles, the Allam family's 11-year reign will come to an end this week. w/
@mjshrimper
22
67
398
In beating Bolton 6-0 and Sheffield Wednesday 3-0, David Marshall has not had a single save to make. Not one.
9
77
377
Former Russia and Hull City manager Leonid Slutsky singing "All I want for Christmas" is magnificent. What a man.
34
73
375
I wouldn’t pay a dime to watch a European Super League. Give me £10 streams of the EFL any day. That’s where the fun/misery is at.
7
25
366
A desperately sad story this one. Former
#hcafc
defender Brian Lenihan reveals mental health forced his retirement from football at the age of 23 following a suicide attempt in December.
12
183
356
Brentford have upped their attempts to sign Keane Lewis-Potter from
#hcafc
. Could be worth as much as £20m. Hard to turn down that sort of money. Player eager for a crack at the Premier League.
15
31
348
Agreement now in place for Liam Rosenior to be the new manager of Hull City. He’ll be at the game tonight v Middlesbrough
#hcafc
@TheAthleticFC
12
47
361
Got an elbow bump off Jake Livermore outside the Hawthorns. Still a great lad. He thinks
#hcafc
will be fine.
7
7
341
NEW: Sunderland have confirmed to
@TheAthleticUK
that Kyril Louis-Dreyfus owns just 41% of the L1 club. Former ownership group retains the other 59%. KLD: "All shareholders remain wholly committed to honouring their respective financial obligations.”
109
116
335
#hcafc
fully deserved that, too. Did a job on Leeds. Nigel Adkins will surely be December's Manager of the Month. Sixteen points from a possible 18. Incredible for a team that was in the bottom three four weeks ago.
7
46
333
Covered
#hcafc
since 2006 and I'm struggling to remember a bleaker period. It's not just this run of results or the threat of relegation, it's the fading heartbeat of the club. Moments like this accentuate the plight but the malaise runs so, so deep.
24
54
331
Nottingham Forest will be backed by 4,014 fans on Saturday. Sold-out allocation. Struggling to think of too many times away support has topped 4,000 at the KCOM.
#hcafc
44
89
325
If there’s a penalty you’ll never tire of watching it’s Kieran Trippier’s. You’re 3-2 down, your team-mate has just missed and you thump it top bag 🙌
11
45
321
Scunthorpe United are a club on the brink. Bottom of the National League, £2m in debt and losing £100k a month. A very real danger of insolvency without a takeover coming soon. Special report w/
@mjshrimper
#uti
#iron
21
90
323
#hcafc
lose their final six games of the Championship season with an aggregate score of 19-3. Inexcusable.
12
58
328
Sorry to see David Meyler moving on. A top pro, approachable and thoroughly decent. Never professed to be the perfect midfielder but he'll go down as a big player in
#hcafc
's greatest era.
11
25
323
How Hull City bounced back from the horrors of last season. A huge transformation.
✍️Key recruitment
🏀NBA inspiration
🧠Psychologist for McCann
❌Rebuffing Wilks interest
💷Financially strong
@TheAthleticUK
#hcafc
0
48
306
The EFL began this season telling its clubs that COVID-19 testing wouldn’t be mandatory, but is the tide turning after the last 48 hours? It’s a long winter ahead
10
43
292
How many local kids are going to want to wear
#hcafc
shirts or go to games in League One? This club used to feel exciting, like it was riding a wave. There was a buzz around the whole city. Look at it now. Aimless and disconnected. The owners have to carry the can for that.
34
50
309
Been trying to track him down for over two years but finally have an interview with this man in the bag. Caught up with Leonid Slutsky at home in Russia today and he's in fine form. Interview to follow early next week
#hcafc
15
5
314
FIFA has introduced new loan rules that will, in theory, end the hoarding of players at elite clubs. The process of disbanding Chelsea's loan army already under way but other PL clubs, like Wolves, will soon have to refine their approach. w/
@liam_twomey
16
56
302
Say what you like about Leeds United but Hull City’s youth set-up built an excellent centre-half in Liam Cooper. A lovely lad as well.
23
5
306
Nice to see Max Clark was in the away end at Leeds today. You can take the boy out of Hull City...
#hcafc
4
7
306
NEW: Marcus Maddison due at
#hcafc
's training ground this morning to finalise his move from Peterborough.
21
48
298
Socially distanced cans in a hotel room with
@bbcburnsy
and
@swanster66
was a suitably depressing end to the season. Roll on the good times.
15
6
298
Found this picture in our archives from the day of Andy Robertson’s unveiling at
#hcafc
. “Give it four years and you’ll be in a Champions League final...”
6
47
299
Darren Ferguson: "We knew it would be an under-23s team. What helped (Hull City) was their supporters. They were outstanding."
3
133
297
FT: Leeds 0
#hcafc
2. All over and City have made it four straight wins. The best performance of Nigel Adkins' reign, bar none. Outstanding effort.
1
39
288
The Guardian reporting that Jarrod Bowen travelled to London by train this afternoon and was met by West Ham officials at Kings Cross with an hour to spare. Got to admire the bravery of putting a £22m transfer in the hands of
@LNER
. The bolllocks on them.
8
13
290
Golf, football and boxing. The weekend brought 72 hours of Saudi sports washing across three continents, encouraging millions to look beyond the country's "atrocious" human rights record. It's nothing new but the project is only intensifying.
55
45
289
It’s now three months since anyone not called Jack Clarke scored for Sunderland away from home. An unhealthy reliance. His deflected shot salvages a 1-1 draw at Rotherham.
#safc
8
31
283
Slutsky asked about first game in Eng: "After 75 mins I was very tired. Maybe I am a little bit too fat and not in good physical condition."
6
88
275
The January window will bring the age-old transfer gambles but this one promises to be a little different. New complications and fresh opportunities.
@TheAthleticUK
6
35
263
What a silly decision. A season of progress, very nearly the top six. And now you rip it all up and start again.
18
18
280
"There’s a bigger picture here and a bigger plan," said McCann afterwards. No idea what that is after a run of one win in 19 games.
64
29
269
Unsure how these different sports attended the same government meeting this morning, with some concluding it was best to play on (rugby league and union) and others (football) deciding that the whole sport should grind to a halt at every level.
15
71
268
That’s scandalous. They ought to chuck that Birmingham fan in the away end and see what a tough lad he is then. Absolute coward.
12
37
258
Pay-per-view Premier League games begin next weekend at the princely sum of £14.95. How clubs reached this point and the long-term implications w/
@AdamCrafton_
and
@David_Ornstein
33
44
246
Been a long time coming, 2,841 days to be exact. But Hull City have a new owner. Acun Ilicali has bought out the Allam family to take control of the Championship club.
#hcafc
11
35
265
Alex Neil needed just 98 days to revive Sunderland and deliver the prize of promotion from League One. An outstanding job. And already thinking of bigger things in the Championship.
@TheAthleticUK
#safc
3
20
259
Cracking Grand Final. Always wonder why rugby league hasn’t got a greater audience with a product like that 👏🏻
26
20
264
Oldham Athletic were founding members of the Premier League but are now drifting in the lower half of League Two. A story of financial trouble, acrimony and apathy. Special report w/
@DTathletic
for
@TheAthleticUK
7
64
250
Tony Pennock leaving
#hcafc
after eight years with the club. Notice period will run to the end of the season. Done lots of good work there. Overhauled the academy and signed a certain Jarrod Bowen at 17.
16
16
259
Nobody does summers as badly as
#hcafc
. Year after year. Two weeks until pre-season begins and they're without a head coach or any new signings.
16
68
252
It’s been a crap season if we’re all honest but I’ll raise a glass in the hope happier days arrive in 2018-19. Cheers for all your input, good and bad. A pivotal summer ahead now for
#hcafc
.
24
16
253
So... For
#hcafc
to avoid relegation they have to win at Cardiff, Blackburn have to win at Luton, Fulham have to stop Wigan winning and Barnsley have to fail to beat Brentford. As a four-fold accumulator that’s 49/1.
65
44
256
Huddersfield Town remind me of Hull City in 2008. They rolled the dice and got every supporter believing. Really chuffed for them
9
45
250
Steve McClaren wrote the foreword to Chris Chilton’s book. Always love this quote. “He had talent, he had stamina and he was brave... He’s the only man I know who agreed to step outside with Billy Whitehurst and lived to tell the tale.”
3
27
251
#hcafc
have won 13 of 58 Championship games since they were relegated from the Premier League. A pathetic record.
25
60
248
Grant McCann on Jarrod Bowen: "Jarrod’s top class, he’s the best in this league, he really is. He’s top, top drawer. Anywhere he plays, he’ll have an impact on the game. He’s grounded and he delivers on a weekend. For me he’s the best."
#hcafc
8
20
247
Oldham and Salford will play to a finish in an empty stadium. Ad boards blocking the view of fans still drinking in the Joe Royle Stand's fans bar. It's gone beyond surreal.
8
34
248
If, for some bizarre reason, you think the BBC job cuts are a good thing, you’ve not been paying attention these last few months. Local news more relevant than ever before. A service for communities.
22
33
253
Breaking news from
#hcafc
. Eric Lichaj, Jackson Irvine, Stephen Kingsley and Marcus Maddison will not feature in the remaining games of the season after no contract agreements were reached.
86
65
231
Tomorrow is the last chance to get a refund if you’re holding one of the three million Euro 2020 tickets for this summer. So do you stick or twist with so much uncertainty?
@TheAthleticUK
25
62
240
Stumbled across a great photo of the Dawson brothers when Michael signed for Forest in 1997. Just look at that tie. Extraordinary
#hcafc
17
49
237
Allan McGregor on Leonid Slutsky visiting Hull fair. "He went on his own. I cannae believe he never text us about it."
3
41
235