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@justinallen1976

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Football writer & columnist @TheSun Views are mine & all that jazz. First national newspaper journalist to interview Harry Kane. #EFL #PremierLeague Man of Kent

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Two #EFL players came to blows & another put crickets into a team-mate’s car! 😂 Wycombe’s Jack Grimmer reveals all to me in our latest episode of What The EFL?! @EFL #WWFC #Chairboys 👇🏻
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@hollywills Sorry Holly but I have lost all respect for you and Phillip Schofield. When I see people in the 80s queueing 12-14 hours and you think it’s acceptable and right to jump the queue. Appalling. Are you going to apologise?
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Come on - explain how this was a penalty? Anyone who has played the game, even at pub league level, will tell you: never a pen. In fact, it’s a foul on Phillips. Rob Jones thought it was though .. terrible ref. Had a stinker today and shouldn’t ref again #WHUFC #WestHam #WHU
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Even our ex-prime minister bothered to queue @hollywills & @Schofe . Full respect to @theresa_may & David Beckham for not thinking they are “above” you and I.
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3 years
Verstappen has got to be the luckiest F1 champion. Completely undeserved. Rules on safety cards and tyre changes make it a complete.mockery. #FormulaOne
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Mike Ashley is a disgrace. To have the tenacity to say Sports Direct staff are "essential workers" must be, even by his low standards, the most disgusting thing he's done. The British people should boycott his businesses. He has shown his disregard for people's lives #Coronavirus
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@RishiSunak Your own party members didn’t elect you as PM - neither did we as the public. You are the unwanted prime minister.
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9 months
It annoys me when TV companies pick Crystal Palace v Everton & Spurs v Burnley on #FACup third-round weekend and snub teams like Maidstone United & Gillingham. This is what the real FA Cup is about! #Gills #Maidstone #EFL My thoughts 👇 Am I wrong or do you agree?
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3 years
As a West Ham fan, I'm disgusted that David Moyes is starting cat-beater Kurt Zouma tonight v Watford! Unbelievable. #whufc #WestHam #PremierLeague
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5 years
@CrossTheBoss76 @piersmorgan @susannareid100 So why have you had a selfie taken with him and posted it, you weak and moronic idiot?
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5 years
Steve Dale has just text me and said "club sold!!!!!" #BuryFC @buryfcofficial Hope this is true and #EFL will ratify
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4 years
Piers Morgan bangs on about wanting to hold the government to account in interviews where he doesn't let ministers get a word in edgeways. Yet he hates being held to account himself. A big hypocrite. @piersmorgan
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6 months
I'd like the @FA_PGMOL to explain why they have allowed a Luton fan to be the VAR official for Nottingham Forest's game today despite being told by the club about their concerns? They will probably not explain themselves as usual. #NFFC #PremierLeague
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3 years
Steve Clarke has tactically beat Gareth Southgate. I said it at the last World Cup. We have a coach who isn't tactically good enough. But I am sure we will knight "Sir Gareth" very soon.
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3 years
Advice to anyone considering applying for the Nottingham Forest job ... DON'T.
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4 years
God, I ❤️ watching Leeds United. What a breath of fresh air they are to the #PremierLeague . A lot of this #LUFC team were mid-table Championship fodder before Bielsa took over. Incredible what a coach does.
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"If we had used VAR this season, we'd not be in the play offs. We'd be automatically promoted. That's a fact." Leeds boss Daniel Farke says he has TWELVE letters of apologies from officials for wrong decisions. Today they got another one wrong. #LUFC #NUFC #EFL @FA_PGMOL
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9 months
Rest my case on crap FA Cup TV selections. Great story here. Little @maidstoneunited through to the #FACup fourth round!
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5 years
Mike Ashley putting non-playing #NUFC staff on furlough leave (80 per cent paid by government) - while millionaire players get paid in full - is another low in the swamp of this awful individual. Just when you thought he couldn't plunge further depths. #Coronavirus #PremierLeague
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2 years
#Boro fans in the mood as the teams run out here at the Riverside #MFC #EFL #WBA #middlesbroughfc
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4 years
So @PiersMorgan is raging about how we should have closed borders to help control #Covid19 . I agree. BUT this is the same man who went to the Carribean just last month. Massive hypocrite. #GMB #Covid19UK
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2 years
Gary Neville is a hypocrite. I joined @darrengrimes_ on his show Real Britain today to ponder why Neville has an opinion on everything our Government does, yet he doesn’t seem to have as much an opinion on the Qatar Government. I wonder why that is? #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup #Qatar
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'He's a man who has an opinion on everything our Government does, yet he doesn't seem to have as much of an opinion on the Qatar Government and I wonder why that is.' Justin Allen on Gary Neville signing a deal with the Qatari broadcaster beIN SPORTS ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
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3 years
"Chris, Chris, I love you" Romelu Lukaku says in tribute to Christian Eriksen to the camera as he celebrates #Belgium 's opener v #Russia .. #Euro2021
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3 years
Nottingham Forest have been brilliant tonight. Liverpool so lucky to pinch that. I have been boring everyone who knows me about how good a manager Steve Cooper is. He is a Prem manager in waiting. #NFFC #EFL
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Congratulations Gareth Southgate! You lost again! 😡😡😡 And wasted another chance to win something. A manager that sadly the cheerleaders have kept in the job & who are complicit in wasting such incredible talent. Please go! #EURO2024 #England
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7 months
What a night at Elland Road. Scenes as local lad Archie Gray put Leeds in front! There is not a ground in the Championship that creates the type of atmosphere this place does. #LUFC #EFL
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5 months
Class gesture from Leeds boss Daniel Farke today, applauding all four sides of Carrow Road. He did a great job at Norwich so good to see the mutual respect between him and their fans. #NCFC #EFL #EFLPlayOffs
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2 years
@RishiSunak No, I want Morocco to beat them. And Croatia to see off Argentina.
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6 months
Trust VAR to ruin what would have been the greatest FA Cup win of all time 😡😡😡 #PUSB #FACup
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@ryanbeard2012 It doesn’t matter how long it takes .. it’s not a penalty. I was shouting at the screen for him to clear it but he doesn’t foul Gordon. And the footage clearly show three things: Gordon never plays the ball, never in possession and he made contact first with Phillips. No pen.
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4 years
#EFL clubs, many in danger of going out of business, still stepped forward to make sure kids didn't go hungry during half-term. This is further proof of how important the 72 @EFL clubs are for the communities they represent. The government must do all they can to safeguard them.
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2 years
Cannot believe what Eni Aluko just suggested: Wales can “probably afford to rest Gareth Bale” for the Iran game. Huh? It’s a must-win game for them I would say. Blimey. That is awful punditry.
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5 years
It is appalling Gareth Southgate has thrown @sterling7 under a bus in the way he has. He could have dealt with that internally. It amazes me how Southgate is able to.dine out on beating the might of Tunisia, Panama, Colombia and Sweden like that was some amazing achievement.
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3 years
Well done @WatfordFC for agreeing to play @DoverAthletic in a friendly against a club managed by their ex-midfielder Andy Hessenthaler. The club were hit with an unfair @TheVanaramaNL £40k fine for deciding not to go £500k in debt. Gestures like this help towards paying that fine
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2 years
I just couldn’t imagine this country without the Queen. What a remarkable woman she is. We have been so lucky to have such a great monarch for all these years.
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4 years
So sad to hear reports emerging from Argentina that Diego Maradona has died aged 60. 😥
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4 years
Just enjoyed a lovely pint at The Griffin ahead of #BrentfordFC 's first #Championship home game at their new stadium. Just been reminiscing about Griffin Park with the landlord. #EFL
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I understand Daniel Farke will REMAIN as Leeds manager next season and has the club owners' full support. #LUFC #MOT #Leeds #EFL
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@gary_halman You have clearly, like Rob Jones, missed Gordon making contact with Phillips first! That is a foul on him. Had Phillips fallen, it would have been given as such. But unlike “clever” Gordon (I call it “dishonest” and “cheating”) he stayed on his feet.
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2 years
@themoronlegion @No_Bikers @hollywills So did all those who queued for 12-hours plus!! Sorry but it’s not the main thing at all. It’s about their sense of entitlement due to their B-list celebrity status. Theresa May and David Beckham queued!
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3 years
There is a reason why Jordan Henderson has never scored for #England . Should not have taken the ball to take the penalty. Very selfish. #ENGROM #Euro2021 #Euro2021
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5 years
"I didn't want to be Thierry Henry ... I wanted to be Chris Brunt" #WestBrom midfielder @RomaineSawyers dreamed of being the #WBA legend & talks to me today about how setbacks in his career inspired him to a fairytale comeback | @EFL @WBA #EFL #WBA
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Why are traffic wardens still working? Disgusting to see that these snoops have been issuing tickets to #NHS staff & people dropping off food & supplies to our sick & vulnerable. They're not key workers & shouldn't even be out. Disgusting. #coronavirus
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4 years
@eshaanakbar @piersmorgan Is this where our #BBC licence fee goes? Truly awful.
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4 years
Pies are back..First one I have had at a football game since March! Bravo @WatfordFC . #EFL #WatfordFC #Hornets
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4 years
Hope everyone takes a stand today & snubs the @premierleague #PPV . If you pay to watch your team today, it'll become the norm. Fans are already being ripped off enough without having to cough up more. The greed of our top division knows no boundaries even during a global pandemic
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4 years
As much as I like Ollie Watkins, £33million for a striker who has never played in the Premier League is bonkers. Well played #BrentfordFC though. Obviously Dean Smith has great faith in him and Thomas Frank rates him as a complete striker.
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The game has gone mad. Never ever a penalty. Sorry but that is an awful decision. The foul was originally on Phillips!!! #WHUFC #VAR 🤬🤬🤬 Ruining football.
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Great news for #BuryFC fans. Administrators have confirmed they agreed a deal with a fans-led group to buy the #Shakers and Gigg Lane. #TheFA are happy with the deal too and club expected to resume playing football next season. 😀😀😀 #BuryFC #EFL
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Bury FC SAVED from administration after group of fans buy crisis-club | @justinallen1976
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Today's sacking of Liam Rosenior at Hull is absolute madness. Some club owners are brain dead when it comes to understanding that simply chucking money about doesn't guarantee quick results. Rosenior was building a good culture at #HCAFC . Should've stuck with him | #EFL
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I reckon Mike Ashley has got to be right up there with the worst owners in football. Plenty of candidates but the way he is handling #NUFC is certainly putting him among the contenders!
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The Sun Football ⚽
5 years
Is Mike Ashley the worst owner in English football?
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No-one in power, even football, should be free from scrutiny. Sometimes you must challenge them. The @FA_PGMOL should be held accountable & answer questions. Or allow officials to explain why they’ve made certain decisions. It’d be transparent & kill conspiracy theories #NFFC
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The Premier League was extremely disappointed to read the comments made by Nottingham Forest on social media yesterday, following its match against Everton. We note The FA has confirmed it will be investigating the club’s statement. It is never appropriate to improperly question
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#Leeds fans worried about losing Kemar Roofe can relax – he has told me he's going nowhere. Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Southampton, Wolves and even Turkish giants Galatasarray have been linked. He said: "I'm going nowhere. I want to help get the club into the Prem." #LUFC #EFL
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Pep Guardiola is moaning that his precious little #ManCity lambs must travel three hours on a bus tonight after the #Newcastle game. He should swap places with many #EFL managers .. I love Pep but this is unbelievable whinging. #CarabaoCup "We cannot come back by plane because
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Newcastle takeover process is still in motion. I can't report anything more than that I am afraid. I know how frustrating this must be for all #NUFC fans. #PremierLeague #Newcastle
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4 years
Been told that Danny Welbeck is being allowed to leave #WatfordFC on a free transfer. The club cannot afford his £100,000-a-week wages. #EFL
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@GaryLineker To be fair, Gary, I reckon you would have done too if it wasn't for some real cheating.
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Thoughts with Christian Eriksen and his family. Hope he will be OK. I interviewed Christian a couple of times at Spurs and always found him to be a lovely bloke. #Euro2021 #EURO202
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I love the fact that Charlton Athletic even organised a rainbow over the newly-named Alan Curbishley Stand. Very fitting! #CAFC @CAFCofficial @SandgaardThomas
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#Derby are the latest club not to pay their players on time. I keep saying this but the #EFL need to make their rules state thatpoints will be deducted each time staff are not paid on time. It might channel club owners to do the first basic thing required - PAY YOUR STAFF. #Rams
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Gareth Southgate: He is absolutely useless. I have been saying this since the Croatia semi final defeat. We must get rid of him now to give ourselves a proper stab at the World Cup later this year.
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This is another reason to celebrate the work our fantastic medical professionals do - saving people's lives. One day they could be saving one of us. Total respect. Glad to see Christian Eriksen responded to their efforts & regained consciousness #Euro2021 #Euro2020
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What an incredible effort by the pitchside medics. They just saved a man’s life
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#Charlton fans launch campaign in honour of beloved superfan Seb Lewis #StayHomeForSeb after he sadly succumbed to #coronavirus aged 38. #CAFC boss Lee Bowyer told me: "If you don’t stay home, it may not be you who dies but someone will!" Please #StayHomeSaveLives @CAFCofficial
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4 years
#BrentfordFC fans outside Griffin Park one hour before kick off. #EFL
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Congratulations Nottingham Forest. After 23 years, back in the #PremierLeague #NFFC
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#Charlton owner @SandgaardThomas enjoys beers with me at the Anchor & Hope pub. "Anchor & Hope, that’s my promise to #CAFC fans," he says. “The club needed an anchor - I’ll bring stability. They needed hope – I want us top half of the Premier League & playing European football."
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2 years
@RishiSunak How about also sorting the energy crisis, paying NHS nurses a fair wage so we don’t lose them in their droves, sorting unaffordable housing, getting our roads and train networks into the 21st century, etc, etc, etc.
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It was a pleasure to speak to @SandgaardThomas about his plans for #CharltonAthletic . I speak to lots of people in football & this man is genuine, passionate and sincere. If he takes over, #cafc fans can finally sleep easy | @CAFCofficial #EFL #Charlton
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4 years
EXCLUSIVE: #BuryFC hope to reopen Gigg Lane & stage fundraising matches in the new year as The FA promise them a place in the National League North if they sort a change of ownership. Steve Dale confirms his preference is for @Forever_Bury to take over.
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3 years
Wish Amazon did the @premierleague coverage every week - so much better than Sky and BT in my view.
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2 years
Thank you @metpoliceuk ! Despite having my iPhone stolen last year & knowing exactly the West London address where it was located, the police simply rang me several times, sometimes for 20 mins, rather than knocking on the door when the phone was. It’s now in Dubai! Useless.
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Horrendous officiating at St James’ Park. That should have been a foul and red card. Clear barge on Kudus. #WHU #WestHam #WHUFC
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4 years
First draught beer for months. Cheers everyone
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2 years
Pele's sad death today is football's equivalent to losing our Queen. He was the greatest. He was before my time but I remember as a kid watching so many documentaries about him and videos of the 1970 World Cup. In my view, that Brazil team was the best of all time. RIP Pele.
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@Richie_TCSE @NUFC Mike Ashley has agreed to sell the club for.£350m to the Bin Zayed Group. FACT. Contracts have been signed. FACT. That paperwork is with the Premier League. FACT. I also refer you to two public on-the-record statements since I broke the story from the group.
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@RobbieRinder In the Second World War, people had to make do with what they could get their hands on. I am fed up with this hysterical over-reaction to things like a “tomato shortage” … so bloody what! You will live. I will live. And very soon tomatoes will be plentiful again.
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My @EFL column today focuses on how Birmingham City ( @BCFC ) are winning hearts and souls by re-engaging with supporters. @GarryMonk & his players have been putting themselves at the centre of the community. #EFL #Birmingham #BCFC #GarryMonk #BlueNoses
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4 years
Tony Blair talked so much sense this morning. We need to bring in the army & get half the population vaccinated by March. It absolutely can be done. The government should ignore the "computer says no" and the "nay sayer" idiots & get proper military people in who get things done.
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@Anna_Soubry You epitomise what is wrong with this country, Anna.. He simply had an opinion on something. Er, and that's it. Let's deal with the actual issue rather than whether someone takes the knee or not.
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@goal Is he going to start paying back the millions of pounds he gets paid because of sponsors such as Heineken?
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It’s going to be a humongous step up just to be competitive in the Premier League - but right now we must revel in this moment. Kieran McKenna talks to me after Ipswich’s historic promotion to the top flight after 22 years | #EFL #PremierLeague #ITFC 👍
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3 years
Benik Afobe has confirmed he will sign for #MillwallFC tomorrow. The striker will put pen to paper after agreeing a one-year loan from #StokeCity #EFL @MillwallFC
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3 years
#Brentford team have just come out to celebrate again with Thomas Frank 75 minutes after the game #EFL @BrentfordFC
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2 years
Good morning everyone. A crack of dawn start for me at work today - on the 5am first train out of Hull back down south. Flask of hot tea at the ready!
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💔 Good night and god bless our wonderful Queen. RIP Your Majesty.
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4 years
VAR strikes again. I am falling out of love with Premier League football. Hope the EFL don't bring it in.
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Try supporting Reading, Oldham, Bury, Southend, Scunthorpe … or Dover Athletic! #EFL #MUFC
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Manchester United fans might be the strongest group of people on here. The trauma we have to go through on a daily basis.
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Now Ed Woodward has resigned from @ManUtd . What a night this has been. #BallsToTheSuperLeague
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Coventry win it at the death .. Hadji Wright!!! #Coventry #PUSB #OUFC #EFL
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The changes to the #FACup announced today further devalues the world’s oldest domestic cup competition to accommodate Premier League & European elites. The amount of revenue smaller clubs will lose is huge. It’s sad to see this gradual erosion of the magic of the cup 😔
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4 years
@guyverhofstadt Yes 17.4million people voted to leave the EU because of Vladimir Putin"s meddling, of course. 🙄
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"Frank Lampard sent me a message saying how happy he is, that my work at #Charlton isn’t going unnoticed & everyone is talking about me” #ChelseaFC wonderkid Conor Gallagher's been a revelation on loan at #Addicks . Read my exclusive interview here #CFC
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@GaryLineker Well done. The right call. I would also like to see every national newspaper as well as every UK TV and radio station to boycott giving it any coverage.
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West Ham will now sit around mid-table after failing to sign a striker. For all the hard work done to get into a great position, they blow it with their lack of ambition in the transfer market. A great shame for Hammers fans. #WHU #WestHam
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This Paul Elliott court injunction decision with regards to #CAFC is a complete joke. He failed the #EFL OADT so how can a court issue an injunction against a club selling to someone more credible? Feel for #Chartlon fans tonight. @SandgaardThomas , hang in there.
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