Dave Downie
@daviddownie17
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Epileptic š Work freelance at BBC Sport. Produce and make podcasts. Creator of @theblueroomefc | email me: [email protected]
Liverpool, England
Joined November 2010
This wonderful woman on the right is my auntie Chris. She passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning after battling multiple myeloma for 9 years. I love this picture so much because itās just her and my mum having a laugh and a joke at Christmas 2 years ago.
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A lot of people Iāve come across in life need to see this.
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Poor fella.
š£ "I'll be up till 3am in the morning watching Everton.". Nathan Jones turns his focus onto Everton in the league šŖ
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Joey Barton looking like heās about to tell us why the iPhone 11 costs two grand.
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Unpopular opinion: Liverpool deserved to win the Champions League and have an outstanding team and manager. Not sure how winning a 6th European Cup can be mocked, so as an Evertonian Iād much prefer to focus on how Everton start making some progress. #EFC.
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Never one to celebrate another personās misfortune, but this fella makes it difficult not to at least smile.
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I donāt want Liverpool to win a throw in, naturally, but itās not by luck theyāre as good as they are. They have a manager that gets every last drop out of his players & doesnāt let them stop until itās over. They feast on his belief and drive. Lessons could be learned.
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The Everton board: āNo Farhad, appointing Rafa Benitez could destroy the fanbase!ā #EFC . Farhad Moshiri:
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Everton finish 5th, quality for the Champions League. City win their appeal, Everton then have to enter a qualifier against an āunseededā opponent. Meanwhile, Pierluigi Collina announces he wants one last game. #EFC.
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Absolutely heartbroken. I canāt even begin to explain how wonderful, funny, caring and incredible this man was. A huge impact on the lives of all us who had the privilege of knowing him - never without a smile. Good night, god bless, Saint. My dear friend. š
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Fans of other clubs might not get this and anyone who knows or follows me on here would say Iām not one for these sort of sensationalist comments, but I think in each of those 3 games since the restart, #EFC donāt get anywhere near 7 points without Carlo Ancelotti in charge.
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A 23-year-old girl forced into an unimaginable situation of tragedy is putting every world leader to shame. #ArianaGrande #OneLoveManchester.
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A lot of blaming of scousers for the scenes on the streets of the city centre last night. please note, nobody from Liverpool has sung āhey babyā for at least 15 years.
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I know #coronavirus is preventing all sporting events from taking place indefinitely, but Iām still thoroughly expecting Liverpool to beat us on Monday. #EFC.
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So finally some exciting work news! I start freelancing with BBC Sport on Thursday! Canāt wait to get started. š.
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6 years ago today. The Blues at Wembley. Never mind the game, the greatest filming was made on the way out of the stadium. #EFC
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Hi all, itās been a while since I spoke on here. For those who asked/messaged/ were arsed - I was in hospital (last couple of days) as they found I suffered from a stroke related blood clot back of my head a few weeks ago. Home now & will take some time to get back to normal etc.
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Wedding done. Amazing day in Vegas* . Thank you all for so many messages!. *A derby win would still be betterā¦.šš
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An unprecedented quadruple on the cards. One of the best teams in the world. Arguably Liverpoolās greatest ever team. Anfield Edition: āI know, letās talk about Everton.ā . Never change.
Evertonās biggest win since 1995 was avoiding relegation after having the 8th highest net spend in Europe over the past 10 years. Never change.
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10 points from 15 for @MrAncelotti so far. Given the squad, the injuries and the distinct lack of quality, thatās a very good return. #EFC.
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You look at the gap between these sides and that was masterful from Ancelotti. Made it about percentages and fine margins. Everton open up and its probably an embarrassing score line. Focused on discipline, personal battles and very nearly won it. #EFC.
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Weāll talk brilliance from Richarlison, weāll talk a wonder goal from Gray as well, but Andre Gomes was absolutely outstanding in this game. The midfielder of old. #EFC.
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The weekend from hell. Everton lose, plummet to 17th.Liverpool last minute pen, go 8 clear.Flat tyre.Joker sold out .Man City lose to Wolves.Liverpool win the league. Thoroughly expecting my house to be on fire when I get home.
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This city just had a little girl shot dead a decade after a little boy was also shot dead. Stop acting like fucking dick heads because of a football match REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU SUPPORT!.
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Donāt want to single players out - . In fact, yes, yes I do. This fella. Ā£15 million. #EFC
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Of course a season when Everton spend Ā£200 million plus on a load of duds and have Sam Allardyce as gaffer ends in Liverpool winning the Champions League. Of course it fucking does. Waiting for Ed Harris to show up and tell me heās been filming me for 30 fucking years.
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The worst kind of save, those ones that go in.
Adrian saves but it goes in underneath him. Arsenal win in a very Arsenal fashion. So lucky.
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Fella who wrote āSpirit of the Bluesā mustāve spent most of his life since he made it thinking: āah it was a good run, played at the match every week, Iāll take thatā . Now heās currently looking to purchase a small island in the Caribbean. #EFC.
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Ademola Lookman has only started 6 games for #EFC since he joined the club. Heās scored 3 and assisted one. Pacey, direct & hungry to impress - In other words, most of everything Everton havenāt had all season.
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Does anybody else see the irony in Dominic Raab saying thereāll be a second spike in Covid 19 if we arenāt careful, on the very same day the countryās shops are all open for business?.
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Andre Gomes broke his ankle in two on 3rd November. 112 days later, he plays 30 minutes at Arsenal. In that half hour, he was more productive, energetic and forward thinking than any of his midfield colleagues have been since he last played. They should be embarrassed. #EFC.
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Bernard has changed this game. Heās turning these around, keeping the ball, intelligent passes. Played son. #EFC.
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If Pickford is out of the team for anything other than footballing reasons, which I believe he is, then thereās a lot of prominent voices who need to take a look at themselves for their behaviour over the last fortnight. #EFC.
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Back in hospital. This time a seizure 6 months on from the stroke. Legs and arms are incredibly weak and painful which they say is normal. Just very scared. š„ŗ.
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Anyone else at the āI donāt care who gets it because itāll end in disaster as it always doesā stage?.
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Kirkdale Station at about 2 oāclock tomorrow after Mark Noble slots his second to put West Ham 4-1 up. #EFC.
Think your commutes bad ?
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If you donāt see whatās happening at #EFC then you really need to look again. One off lucky goals will happen and they only add to derby misery over the years, but something bigger is on its way, Iāve never been more convinced of that. Chin up @JPickford1 mate.
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Iāve watched this video so often since I left @RadioCity967 and Iāll be forever grateful to @stevehothersall for filming this. The laugh. The smile. We didnāt deserve him. š
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Scowling, snarling, giving world class players a dressing down. Slots in anywhere. This lad aināt playing! #EFC
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Thatās criminal from Doucoure, isnāt it? . Not just the fact he doesnāt score, but also how he allows Gabriel to block that. #EFC
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Well then. Everton go into 2021 just 4 points off the top of the Premier League table with a game in hand. Interesting. #EFC.
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Sandro: 277 minutes of Premier League football. Klaassen: 189 minutes of Premier League football. Big Sam decides theyāre not good enough for #EFC. One is going to Sevilla, the other is wanted by Napoli. Can someone tell me whatās right with that?.
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Thereās an irony IF Ancelotti goes back to Real Madrid to work for the man who masterminded the destruction of football, which Ancelotti himself vociferously condemned and wanted substantial punishments for those involved. But whatever.
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Jordan Pickford was great, Kurt Zouma was probably man of the match, but tonight is about this lad. Thought he was mature, controlled in possession, battled hard and was generally superb. #EFC
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Before I get too emotional, have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, everybody. Comfortably the worst year of my life. Losing 3 of the most amazing people, then suffering from a blood clot & a stroke. 2022 please be better - for all of us! #MerryChristmas ššā¤ļøšš¤šŖ.
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Just on Kean; I donāt care how much heās struggled before tonight, heās demanding the ball at every opportunity and heading towards goal. In case you havenāt noticed, the lad is an absolute powerhouse as well. Heāll come good in my opinion. #EFC.
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For the first time in months, I woke up, walked downstairs and, dare I say itā¦felt completely normal. No dizziness or horrible feeling of awfulness. I know it wonāt last too long, my legs and arms etc feel like jelly, but Iām taking that feeling as a bloody good thing. šš¤.
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Aside from todayās Toffee disaster, Iām back feeling much, much better. š
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The PR team will be playing a blinder if his contract is written on a massive bed sheet and he signs it with a ridiculously huge pen that youād find on Art Attack.
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Wont be welcomed by some when I say this, but time to put the pettiness, childishness and any other faux outrage aside. Go and get him. #EFC.
Former @LFC boss Rafa Benitez refuses to rule out taking the @Everton job on #MNF!. Watch more of the superb conversation between him and @carra23 on Monday Night Football live on Sky Sports Premier League. Reaction online here:
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Finally home. Thank you so much for your incredible messages and words these last few days. The incredible doctors say my seizure happened due to unexpected hormonal fluids in glands in my neck. Too much calcium, too little phosphate. Amazing people at @sthknhs as always š.
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āHow confident are you about Everton this season, Dave?ā
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My Decade:. ā
Dream job at @RadioCity967 Sport.ā
Got engaged.ā
Major heart attack at 24.ā
Built my own business .ā
Discovered deep depression/anxiety.ā
Dream job at the BBC .ā
Reconnected with old friends and made some new ones. I think thatās what you call a mixed bag. š¤·š¼āāļø.
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Fun fact: Four of the 6 breakaway clubs are currently 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th in the Premier League. #SuperLeague.
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Liverpool hadnāt finished lower than 8th in the league in that 30 years. Theyāve also won the Champions League twice, the UEFA Cup, FA Cup x 3 & League Cup x 4. I once watched Tony Hibbert come off the pitch with sunstroke in our only final in that time. Hurt? Behave, mate.
Enjoyable BBC2 documentary right now on Liverpoolās 30-year journey from champions of England in 1990 to champions again in 2020. This was my version for @TheAthleticUK featuring Benitez, Carragher, Hamann and many others #LFC #30yearwait
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Big personal news. 5 months since my last day Iām returning to work on Thursday! šš»šÆšŖš
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Also, think that puts to bed that Coady canāt play in a back four. Thought him and Tarkowski were very good. #EFC.
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If thereās anyone who wouldnāt take John Stones back at Everton, please have a look at the clubās defenders and their general performances since he left. #EFC.
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Richarlison couldāve been hit with a steel chair followed by a 5 star frog splash by Alderweireld and Sanchez, Atkinson would still wave play on. #EFC.
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A good friend and one of the nicest people Iāve met lost his life to Covid yesterday. He was just 42. He posted this on Facebook about his wife on Saturday night. 5 days later, heās gone. Do you ever question what the hell this life is? How do you even begin to make sense of it?
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Thinking of this lad today as he must be going through hell. Best weāve had since @NevilleSouthall . @JPickford1 . Stand by him. #EFC
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Imagine saying no to Mourinho. If he took us down itād be in a blaze of glory and box office chaos all over the place. Thereās a point where we all just need to say āfuck itā and have a laugh. We deserve it. #EFC.
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Iām sorry but Ā£60 million for Anthony Gordon is ridiculous and the club would be insane not to take that. #EFC.
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So it appears itās down to David Moyes or Carlo Ancelotti. Two managers not even in the same realm as each other in every way possible. It tells you all you need to know about Evertonās board really, doesnāt it? #EFC.
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Doucoure and Allan. Donāt think Iāve seen debuts of this quality at Everton before. Pair of them have been fantastic. #EFC.
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Right, I've never spoken like this before but here goes.
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Are people actually kicking off over Bill Kenwright celebrating with Bernard on Brazilian TV after weāve just won, played well and kept a clean sheet for the first time in months? Iām no great fan of his, but seriously? #EFC.
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To question Ancelottiās position is, in my opinion, ludicrous. Is he above criticism? Absolutely not. Collective responsibility need to be taken. All considered, do you look at the Premier League table and think Evertonās squad is better than the 7 sides above them? I donāt. #EFC.
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Itās 2018, yet Sam Allardyce, Alan Pardew, Mark Hughes, Paul Lambert, David Moyes & Roy Hodgson are all Premier League managers. Laughable really, and each will be paid handsomely for their inevitable failures.
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(To Eleanor Rigby) Evertonās Digne, plays on the left of a four that no one will cheer. Keane is the fear. Look at him working, wearing a face that he keeps at the Nou Camp no more. plays on the floor. Ahhhh look at all the moaning people, where doooo they all come from? #EFC.
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It might be an unpopular opinion, but I think itās a big mistake if we donāt keep him - obviously at a well reduced wage. I donāt think we could get a midfielder as good as him given our situation - would struggle to do so even if we had some money for transfers anyway. #EFC.
Another win on our last home game of the season ā . Toffees, thank you for your unconditional support. Iām glad I could see and feel it once again š Even with a black eye šļøš
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Anyone who was kindly asking what happenedā¦amazing doctors discovered I had blood clots in my brain that created a specific type of stroke. Recovering as best I can - being able to type/read/remember is getting thereā¦.feeling like my head is normal? Not so much. š¤.
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