
Martin Pickering
@crazzzylegs
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Communications officer at @barnshospital. Lover of cricket, football, golf, rock & roll - aspiring change agent and behavioural science graduate #comms #ureds
Barnsley
Joined February 2011
A little poem I did for Dickie Bird; I read it on @BBCYorkshire this afternoon. I wanted it to be loving and sentimental, like Dickie was.
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Everyone at the England & Wales Cricket Board is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dickie Bird. A proud Yorkshireman and a much-loved umpire, he will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, Dickie 🤍
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Blaming asylum seekers for homelessness? What about the 720,000 empty homes in England, and the 1,627,450 second homes in England alone. Blaming asylum seekers for expensive food shops? What about the £3,100,000,000 profit Tesco made last year? Blaming asylum seekers for
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They want to leave the ECHR because it will allow them to abolish the State Pension, the Minimum Wage, paid holiday and sick leave. It would make them tens of billions a year. But of course they say immigration, because they can't tell you the real reason.
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Hitler – Mein Kampf (1925): “The first and most important task of education is to teach the youth to love their own nation and country, and to subordinate everything else to this.” Stalin – Speech to the Komsomol (1935): “Young people must be brought up to love with all their
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GBNews: "Mr President, please slag off Starmer so we can use it to undermine the govt." Trump: "He's a fine gentleman." GBNews: "Splutter... No he's not, Britain's shit!"
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5 years ago, Ted Lasso taught us to “Be curious, not judgmental.” 🎯
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“Manchester United can’t carry on doing this. They’ll go down. They’ll be playing Rotherham next season." Jamie O’Hara has said some wild things, but suggesting that Rotherham United will be promoted to the Championship this season takes the biscuit... 😅 #RUFC
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“I once set up a political party and tried to persuade punters that the best way to change things was to employ the same bunch who cocked it all up last time”
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🚨 SIR GEOFFREY BOYCOTT JOINS STC 🚨 🏏 England's best opener? 🇦🇺 Ashes chances! 😂 Bowled out by Bumble? 👀 Thoughts on Bazball Watch now on YouTube or listen on all podcast platforms!
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Not much football on tonight, so let’s remember the Krypton Factor, a show you probably watched with your parents. 😂
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Robinson supporters say that we shouldn’t let the actions of a few violent thugs tarnish an entire group. Cool. Apply that same logic to asylum seekers.
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Watching Field of Dreams, I have a whole new level of respect for Freddie Flintoff. There are so many horrible things happening in the world, so it’s moving to see him using cricket in such a beautiful and positive way. Plus, he just has the knack of reaching young people.
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A great bit from Ricky Hatton when he was on Soccer AM at the same time as Phil Taylor
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🗣️ “There was a bit of doubt about myself being happy at the club so I wanted to put my point across that I’m still delighted to be here” 🔴 Barnsley’s Adam Phillips on THAT transfer deadline day social media post. 🎧👉 https://t.co/7V5lBauEBH
#BarnsleyFC | @BBCSheffield
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🎯 EVERY headed goal that Conor Hourihane assisted for The Reds. All 30 of them. Enjoy. #BarnsleyFC | 🔴
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