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#sufc fan. Enjoys cycling. @motorecafe owner. The version of myself which scored highest in focus groups.

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@midgley_neil
Neil Midgley
4 years
I’m heartbroken to announce my mum Pat Midgley passed away this morning. She was the most generous woman you could ever wish to meet, loved by so many, a completely unique character. She dedicated her life to serving her community and Sheffield. A true woman of steel.
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Nothing in the last 15 years has made me doubt my strong belief that we’d all be better off if @MartinSLewis was prime minister.
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4 years
At the Covid peak public health officials proposed locking down care homes, Government overruled them, now they’re blaming the homes for the deaths. We deserve better than this conman. Fury as Boris Johnson accuses care homes over high Covid-19 death toll
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Neil Midgley
2 years
So many nerves around Hillsborough tonight. The wait’s nearly over though.. only a couple more hours til we know the attendance.
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Neil Midgley
7 years
1. People 2. Seriously 3. Need 4. To 5. Stop 6. Trying 7. To 8. Predict 9. The 10. Championship 11. End 12. Of 13. Season 14. League 15. Table 16. In 17. January 18. Just 19. Wait 20. And 21. Let 22. It 23. Happen 24. Sheffield Wednesday #sufc #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
5 years
Update on my mum Cllr Pat Midgley. She was admitted to hospital on Tuesday night and confirmed with Covid19 yesterday. On oxygen/fluids not ventilator and slowly improving. We’ve had an incredible amount of offers of support and help, she’s clearly a well loved woman. @JoMidge
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Neil Midgley
1 year
Saturday at Wembley is a celebration of a great season for me. I’m not especially bothered about the result, it’s a big occasion to party and enjoy what we’ve achieved. Bring it on🙌🎺⚔️🍻 #sufc #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
4 months
If we’re announcing the released list before Sunday so the long servers can say a proper goodbye to the fans, we should invite @billysharp10 to join them. The biggest legend of them all, didn’t get a proper send off last year #sufc
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Neil Midgley
3 years
How good was Osborn last night!? Great to have him back, crucial we get him a new contract. #sufc #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
4 years
My team for Thursday: #sufc Ramsdale Basham. Egan. Gary Sinclair Baldock. Lundstrum. Berge. Fleck Programmes 3Quid Man McGoldrick. Brewster
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Neil Midgley
5 years
@JACrosby95 Jesus H Christ, put the glue down man!
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Neil Midgley
2 years
Brilliant win. Hecky deserves massive praise. Who’d have thought we’d make the playoffs when he took over in November!? #sufc #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
1 year
Remembering my mum Pat Midgley on the 3rd anniversary of her passing. Visited the new Covid memorial in town which is a delightful peaceful spot, and other places remembering how much she achieved in her community.
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Neil Midgley
7 months
Whoever’s decision it was it to sign Traore, Slimane, Larouci, Davis and Trusty should be sacked before we sack another manager #sufc
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Maximum respect to @DRBrooks15 for sticking up for Ramsdale, he’s a class act.
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David Brooks
4 years
@curtiswoodhous8 @cummings_jo How’s he meant to save what he can’t see... come off it 😂
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Neil Midgley
3 years
Surely it's only right the current Premier League season is scrapped following the terrible news about Prince Phillip? #sufc #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Just witnessed the vaccination process first hand with my dad at Manor Park medical centre. It’s a well oiled machine. Brilliant achievement by all involved👏👏.
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Neil Midgley
4 years
What an absolute legend Phil Jagielka is 👏👏. #sufc
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Neil Midgley
2 years
I appreciate 700,000 Wednesday fans came out of the woodwork for essentially a dead rubber of a game and football will never hear the last of it, but special shout to #RUFC who once again bounce back and win promotion. Incredible achievement again by Paul Warne.
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Neil Midgley
2 years
@GraemeDemianyk Reminds me of when David Cameron said he liked Radiohead and the band said he wasn't allowed to like them.
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Neil Midgley
1 year
@GoodwinMJ There’s no better example of Tories ability to reinvent themselves as this new faux status as underdog to the ‘elites’. Rees-Mogg, Boris, Gove, Sunak are elites. Gary Lineker is a former footballer son of a market stall trader.
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Neil Midgley
8 months
How deluded is it that West Ham sing “we’re champions of Europe”!? It’s like Burnley singing “we’re champions of England” because they won the Championship. #whufc #sufc
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Neil Midgley
3 years
Very proud day for the Midgley family. Mum's memory has been honoured with a road named after her at Park Hill. A lovely occasion with wonderful touching speeches from @JoMidge , Cllr Terry Fox, @PaulBlomfieldMP , @urban_splash 's Greg Ball, Ray Kinsella and Bob Kerslake .
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Neil Midgley
6 years
@AaronBastani @OFOCBrexit Maybe they want to stop Brexit because it’s bad for Britain? I don’t care who funds it, if it works it’s good.
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Neil Midgley
2 years
@LukasMukasPukas Tbf his band play indie for 13 year olds so it fits that he’s got the politics of a 13 year old.
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Neil Midgley
2 years
@sophielouisecc You don’t get a more hardcore lefty crowd than the grannies camped outside St Paul’s head to toe n union jacks.
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Neil Midgley
5 years
@jeremybrier @DPJHodges yeah but on the upside you've got 3 kids in bed at 5pm!
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Neil Midgley
7 years
@RKakati @PrisonPlanet Who cares about historical accuracy when you've got racist agenda right?
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Neil Midgley
3 years
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Neil Midgley
6 months
@Joey7Barton It's a white shirt with blue and red trim with the 3 lions badge large on the chest. But put a slightly different coloured cross on the back of the neck (under most players hair!) and Joey thinks the worlds coming to an end😂. And he calls others snowflakes! Get a grip.
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Neil Midgley
3 years
I’ve got a feeling Ben Davis will have the sort of impact Gary Cahill had in the Bryan Robson season. With the bonus that he’s with us all season and Jorkanovic isn’t an alcoholic. #sufc #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
2 years
Kwasi Kwarteng’s reign as chancellor reminds me of David Weir’s as Sheff United manager, but without the win Vs Notts County.
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Neil Midgley
3 years
If there was any doubt HRH hasn't got a f**king clue what he's doing. He's Chanseri but with no money. #sufc
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Neil Midgley
4 years
The buyback clause is fine by me! If he becomes good enough for Liverpool’s first team, we wouldn’t be able to hold on to him anyway. #sufc Sheffield United make £17m Rhian Brewster transfer bid and agree to Liverpool's £40m buy-back clause in deal
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Neil Midgley
3 years
@marcomck123 @prodnose @GMB @susannareid100 I get teary eyed remembering Danny’s Saturday morning 5Live show. The best thing on radio by miles.
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Neil Midgley
5 months
It baffles me how HRH hasn’t had more criticism for this disaster of a season. We’re a laughing stock now in the record books. Recruiting players like Traore, Slimane, Larouci, Thomas, Trusty, Grbic. It’s all at his door #sufc
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Neil Midgley
7 years
Signing a new striker on loan the week of a derby match.. I’m thinking Bobby Davison #sufc
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Resisting the urge to engage with Momentum types having kittens about the shadow cabinet appointment.. I’m practicing socialist distancing.
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Neil Midgley
3 years
Mum passed away a year ago today. Missed by everyone, she achieved so much and made the world a better place.
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Neil Midgley
3 years
@LozzaFox I was one of the people who reported that tweet. Fair play @Twitter for decisive action, I feel I’ve helped achieve something today.
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Neil Midgley
3 years
All these bad vibes towards Prince. He’ll have to go on Sky Sports again and bitch about Wilder for half an hour to get everyone back onside #sufc
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Neil Midgley
3 years
@tompeck We’ve lost a great man. He kept the deaths down to just 150K and invented a vaccine. Driven out of office by those jealous of his talent.
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Neil Midgley
7 years
@onesteviebacon Maybe thinking: I abused my position at the FA to allow WHU to stay up at the expense of #sufc over Tevez. We ripped off the country to get Olympic stadium for peanuts while pocketing the cash from Upton Park. Is this karma biting us on the arse?
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Neil Midgley
5 years
Fair to say my wife’s work colleague was happy to have meet @MoSalah at Manchester Airport. She’s bought everyone a mug with their picture on 😂
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Neil Midgley
3 years
Why have none of our postponed fixtures been rearranged to this midweek? None of the 4 opponents are playing either..? #sufc
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Greg Fell’s good isn’t he? #Newsnight @felly500 #sheffield
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Neil Midgley
7 years
As of today over 17k season tickets sold. South Stand almost sold out! #sufc
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Neil Midgley
2 years
@GBNEWS @thecoastguy Is he saying the rationing is a government plot? Carried out by those well known state owned government machines Tesco, Aldi and Asda? This is what happens when you eat the whelks at every coastal town in the UK.
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Neil Midgley
8 years
Paul -along with his parents John Lennon & Cila Black - once rescued 50 children from a burning orphanage. #paulnuttallfacts
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Neil Midgley
2 years
@HarryHamishGray Impossible to comment on this and who was at fault but speaking as a cyclist from Sheffield, I can’t fathom why he didn’t use the cycle lanes which go under the roundabout. It’s a 4 lane monster I’d never go round it on a bike.
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Neil Midgley
5 months
I’d like to know how the Grbic recruitment came about. He’d played 33 games in 4 seasons! How can he have been watched? And who thought him the right man to join and go straight into the starting 11 half way through a season of a team in the world’s best league!? #sufc
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Neil Midgley
7 years
@Alison_McGovern @heidi_mp Please can we change it to ? Leaving EU (our say in how it's run)& staying in SM are far inferior to Remaining. >>
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Neil Midgley
2 years
If we don’t finish 2nd, which feels possible now, the blame must be with the embargo and those who allowed it to happen. JTW recruitment is crucial for a promotion push as we showed in 2019 &Boro are showing now. Hecky’s shuffling a tired pack, I feel for him #sufc #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
4 years
The utter state of this. Elected leaders of proud northern cities reading tweets during a press conference to discover their fate. The government is not fit for purpose.
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Lewis Goodall
4 years
Here it was
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Blades fans are so lucky to have this dude. Incredible analysis #sufc #twitterblades ⚔️🙌
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Jay Socik
4 years
Thread - Rhian Brewster #sufc The 20 year old striker earns a club record move to the Blades. Here's what Blades fans can expect to see with Brewster's strengths/areas of improvement highlighted and what i feel he'll add to the Blades front line.
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Neil Midgley
4 years
The young un’s made the paper.
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Neil Midgley
1 year
I’m perplexed how we’re about to play the second winnable Premier League game without a single fit senior striker. We’re sending the team to a gun fight with knives #sufc
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Neil Midgley
3 years
Worth remembering the Prince bitched in his post Wilder interview about Ramsdale being his only keeper target. He’s been a brilliant signing who’s value is increasing. #sufc #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
5 years
@liamyoung Yeah, you hounded him out of parliament, you should have burned him in the street when you had chance. After all it was constantly coming up on the doorsteps in Mansfield etc - “I would vote for Corbyn but he’s been too nice to Tom Watson at al so I’m voting Tory instead”
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Neil Midgley
2 years
Add food dye to the water in the sprinklers, when fans invade the pitch turn the sprinklers on, arrest everyone leaving the ground covered in coloured water.
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Neil Midgley
4 years
The interview should have been the Prince thanking CW for 6 amazing years (the last 2 of which grossed him £240M), and explaining he left because he wanted to resign. Raking over past transfers and the £4M is vindictive. Leaves CW in an impossible position. #sufc #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
6 years
@AaronBastani @CorbynSuperFan has also had this problem since he became working class. Keep the faith ✊
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Chris Wilder and Michael Palin just interviewed on Radio4. Jokingly comparing the season to the team on Ripping Yarns 😂 #sufc
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Neil Midgley
2 years
Khedra means Edge Of The Seat in German #sufc
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Neil Midgley
1 year
@LozzaFox Ahhh, FFS, we’d not thought of that! Take ‘em all down lads
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Neil Midgley
3 years
@paulwaugh @BBCNewsnight “UK is now effectively a presidential system" .. Er, no it’s not.
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Mum's funeral will be held at 12 noon next Wed 15th April. In lieu of flowers/funeral collection we’ve set up an online fundraiser for 3 local charities which meant a lot to her. @JoMidge @NewOrleansOwl
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Neil Midgley
3 years
@KEdge23 It’s about breaking the law pal. If you had “boozy BBQs” with more than one other person from your household you were breaking the law. It’s the sort of thing which matters if you’re prime minister.
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Neil Midgley
6 years
#Southyorkshire received £100M in EU grants in 90s/00s due to being in poorest 25% of continent. Due to Tory austerity we’ve dropped back into bottom 25% so would qualify for a further £100M between 2021-27 if we were staying in. #sheffield #StopBrexitSaveBritain #Barnsley
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Neil Midgley
8 years
@swfcsc what went wrong with Wednesday? Last season they "had a dream", this season they're obsessing about local rivals. It's a shame.
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Neil Midgley
7 years
McCabe's quote from last night: "the prince said to me- 'football is wild, success is wild, Chris is wilder'" #sufc
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Neil Midgley
2 years
This has been the best transfer window since the summer we got Fleck/Duffy/Leon/OConnell etc. Doth my cap to the Prince, Bettis and Hecky, didn’t think I’d say that a year ago! #twitterblades #sufc
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Is there a reason why we’ve got to wait another 10 days for masks in shops to be compulsory? Why not tomorrow, or, er, 15 weeks ago?
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Neil Midgley
4 years
@ellachar05 @lazydave68 @mcash What is not safe about your school? The primary my son goes to is a much safer place to work than supermarket or delivery driver for example.
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Neil Midgley
3 years
the old season ticket cards are valid if you've renewed in the same seat aren't they blades fans? #twitterblades
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Neil Midgley
4 years
Since my mum died the amount of help and support offered to my dad (who has dementia) from friends and neighbours is incredible. People are practically queuing at the door. It constantly brings to mind the Beatles lyric "the love you make is equal to the love you take".
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Neil Midgley
3 years
Programming drama tonight. Blades KO 7.15pm, Line of Duty KO 9pm, will they clash? Is Heckingbottom H? #sufc
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Neil Midgley
5 years
@AaronBastani You’re so wrong. They never give their own views. They’re satisfying the national need for a deeper understanding on the subject, and it’s a massive organic success- just look at its listener numbers!
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Neil Midgley
4 years
@NadineDorries She’s resigned Nadine, that’s a crucial detail chuck
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Neil Midgley
2 years
@dunstablian I lived through the labour government of 1997 to 2010. The county was a thousand times more stable and prosperous than it is currently.
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Neil Midgley
2 years
Terrifying prospect of £4,000 heating bills and the only people who seem bothered are Martin Lewis and Gordon Brown. Boris is getting away with murder.
@MartinSLewis
Martin Lewis
2 years
Tragic news The latest @CornwallInsight prediction, based on Ofgem's new methodology, is an 81% price cap rise in Oct (taking typical bill to £3,582/yr) and a further 19% in Jan (so £4,266/yr) Action & planning is needed now. The zombie govt needs wake up sooner than 5 Sept...
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Neil Midgley
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Wilder in before 9pm please. At least go down swinging. #sufc
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Neil Midgley
4 years
@michaeljswalker The point is we were looking at Italy/ Spain reaching peak and ignoring their warnings to lockdown. They didn't have the benefit of advance warnings like us.
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Neil Midgley
2 years
Surely this will go down as the biggest inability of political leadership ever? 2.5 years after winning a massive majority, to make so many errors of judgement/lies/mistakes to bring it all down yourself. Incredible. He was never fit for it, it’s been a disaster #Clownfall
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Neil Midgley
2 years
@CowensSteve @AndyBurnhamGM It's not accurate to blame a political party for behaviour of criminal gangs. Burnham's been vocal about getting justice, as was @SarahChampionMP in Rotherham, Ann Cryer (Labour) was the first politician to speak out against it 20 years ago...
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Neil Midgley
3 years
@LozzaFox Like everyone else who reads his tweet I find myself thinking- do we blame Billie Piper for getting involved in the first place, or feel happy for her that she got out in one piece?
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Neil Midgley
1 year
It’s not a biggy but does anyone else get irritated when they play Rocking All Over The World at final whistle to prompt singing Hecky song? I like the song, just feels a bit dumbed down that we need to be led into singing it, like an under 8’s disco #twitterblades #sufc
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Neil Midgley
4 years
If *IF* the Oxford vaccine trials show similar results to Moderna/Pfizer, we could be rid of this terrible disease by early next year. That is a triumph of modern science. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
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Neil Midgley
3 years
Four players who began at #sufc academy in the provisional 33 man #englandsquad
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Neil Midgley
3 years
It's OK lads, justice will be done, the person deciding if he broke the ministerial code is Boris Johnson. There's nobody tougher on lying and extra marital affairs.
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Neil Midgley
3 years
I don’t know which was the biggest robbery at Hillsborough, £10M for Jordan Rhodes or £5K for Barry Bannon’s hair transplant. #sufc
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Neil Midgley
2 years
@Sasha_Global @KEdge23 And the kareoke party at number 10 wouldn’t have happened
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Neil Midgley
3 years
One approach is be classy & humble, thank people and focus on the incredible journey. Another is to thank nobody, muck rake about severance pay and less successful transfers. Ooh which to choose #twitterblades #sufc
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Neil Midgley
6 years
@jessphillips And the classic “17m voters want us to do what they voted for which was leave the single market, leave the customs union and leave the ECJ”. Who had that ballot paper!? Mine just said leave or remain in the EU..🤔
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Neil Midgley
5 years
The Man U/ Man City match is one of the few premier league games I’ve sat through all season and the amount of gambling adverts is mindblowing. We’re grooming young people to think betting on football is normal. It’s addictive and causes debt, there’s clear dangers being ignored
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Neil Midgley
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Incredible achievement by Hecky when all said and done. Never got flustered, repeatedly pulled off big wins when it looked like we might go on a bad run. Massive respect to him #sufc #twitterblades
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@buchanan17 @nicktolhurst She pretty much led the global response to AIDS. Interestingly if AIDS started now I imagine the alt right/Boris/Trump crowd would go down the ‘gay plague’ route and respond very slowly.
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