Rob Sills
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What a moment!
Frank Lampard celebrates with the fans after securing a playoff spot in his first season as manager
#DCFC
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A word on Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
He's been on the end of some performance-based criticism recently, but he was absolutely tremendous today. Didn't put a foot wrong all game, put his body on the line several times and kept some incredibly tricky wingers very quiet 🔥
#SaintsFC
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Don’t usually post things like this but I met Russell Martin for the first time today while at Staplewood
He was on his way into a team meeting but stopped, shook my hand and said, “Hi mate, I’m Russell”, as if I may not have known who he was
A really genuine guy 🙌🏻
#SaintsFC
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Well that was fun! 🎙️
Thoroughly enjoyed commentating for
@solentsport
as Portsmouth continued their immense start to the season. It was a pleasure to describe it alongside
@guywhittingham
as well.
Hopefully I did the match justice for you,
#Pompey
fans… 😁
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🇵🇹 | Headed down to The Algarve for a few days and haven’t quite managed to escape
#SaintsFC
just yet…
Flew directly over the city on the way out of the UK, and then spotted a taxi driver waiting for a certain ‘Nathan Jones’ upon arrival at Faro airport 😅
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Very much looking forward to making my Portsmouth commentary debut tomorrow on
@solentsport
at the DW Stadium 🎙️
Filling in for the brilliant
@mrandrewmoon
while he’s away - so big shoes to fill, I know!
Here’s to hoping
#Pompey
continue their fantastic start to the season 🙏🏻
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Incredibly excited to be in the presenter’s chair for the first time this afternoon on
@solentsport
To be presenting a show I listened to so much growing up feels very surreal 😅
Catch me on
@BBCRadioSolent
and
@BBCSounds
between 2:30pm-6pm 🎙️
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Career highlight for me yesterday commentating on
#AFCB
’s 2-2 draw with
#MUFC
for
@solentsport
🎙️
⚽️ Four goals (Kluivert’s below)
✅ Andoni Iraola interview
✅ Dominic Solanke interview
✅ Catch up with
@Wilsonfooty
Some day at the Vitality 😁
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Here it is! 🎥
Delighted with how the final edit turned out for my second
@BBCSouthNews
story
It was great to meet
@Rob_WCFC
and hear so many amazing stories from his football travels
Huge shout out to
@LewisCoombes
for helping with the camera work 🤩
#bbcnews
#bbcfootball
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🎓 Immensely proud to be graduating from
@DerbyUni
with a First-Class Honours Degree in Football Journalism!
What a journey it’s been… 🙌🏻
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Another football season done and dusted with
@solentsport
…
✅ Commentary
✅ Presenting
✅ Sports Bulletin reading
✅ Show production
✅ Everything in-between
Now off to see what South America has to offer for the next few months 👀✈️
See you next season! 👋
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I’m very much looking forward to doing my first
#AFCB
commentary for
@solentsport
later, deputising for the brilliant
@kristemple
🎙️
Just one of the many stats in my handwritten armoury ➡️ the Cherries could make it four Premier League home wins in a row for the first time 👀🍒
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Just spoke to a rather tired Sam Edozie after that away trip to Bristol yesterday 😅
Asked him about his recovery from injury, cementing his place in the
#SaintsFC
first team and of course, that HUGE game on Friday against WBA
Interview to come later on
@solentsport
🔊
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#Pompey
commentary prep ✅
Looking forward to being back on the mic at Fratton Park for
@solentsport
tomorrow in the absence of
@mrandrewmoon
Equally as excited to see what sweets
@guywhittingham
pulls out the bag come kick-off… 🍬👀
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1️⃣ year at the BBC…
12 months ago today I walked through the doors for my first
@solentsport
shift and haven’t looked back since.
✅ Sport reporting/commentary
✅ General show production
✅ Bulletin reading
✅ Social media work
✅ TV appearances
Some job 🤩
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📻 Ahead of my first shift today, I’m delighted to share that I’m joining the
@SolentSport
production team on a freelance basis!
Working in radio/broadcasting has always been an attractive proposition for me, and it’s a privilege to begin my journey working for the BBC 🤩
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🎥 Felt very proud seeing my first content productions air on
@BBCSouthNews
today.
A lot of hard work went into both the radio and TV packages and I’m thrilled with how they both turned out.
A huge thanks to
@LewisCoombes
and those at
@BBCRadioSolent
who supported me 🙌🏻
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Ready for
#SOUMCI
later… ✅
One of my favourite things about doing football commentary is the preparation.
Analysing squads, looking for compelling statistics, and of course, displaying all of the findings in a way that is very satisfying to look at. 😅👇🏻
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📻 And that’s a wrap!
My first football season working with the brilliant team
@solentsport
has come to a close and I’ve absolutely loved it.
I’ve learned so much, met some amazing people and look forward to focusing on some cricket over the summer.
Roll on next season 🙏🏻
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Not everyday you get to meet/interview two
#SaintsFC
legends 🤩
Both turning out for a good cause at the
@CureLeukaemia
charity event at St George’s Park today.
Thank you for your time
@mattletiss7
@FrannyBenali
🙌🏻
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It was a pleasure to help host this morning’s
@UoDFootyJournos
workshop with a range of journalists from
@guardian_sport
, as well as
@FabrizioRomano
!
There was some great stories to be heard from each guest, who provided a great insight into their roles in the industry. 👏🏻
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✍️ Very pleased to see my work published by
@TeleFootball
having spent an enjoyable week there on work experience.
Here is my piece after Brentford’s press conference yesterday, ahead of their west London derby against QPR tomorrow 👇🏻
#Bees
#QPR
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It was great to speak with
@SaintsFCWomen
goalkeeper
@kayla_rendellx
last week about receiving her first senior international call-up
📱 Who did she tell first?
⚽️ How did the camp go?
🤝 What were the other
#Lionesses
like?
Watch my edit for
@BBCSouthNews
⬇️
#SaintsFC
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Today was an average day until
@AdamBlackmore
suggested I interview my uncle for
@solentsport
…
His
@WimborneTownFC
take on one of his former clubs,
@TUFC1899
, in the FA Cup on Saturday - a club he has fond memories of
The full chat is on BBC Sounds, but here’s a snippet 👇🏻😅
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I’ll be hosting a
#SaintsFC
play-off special on
@solentsport
this evening ⚽️
We’ll discuss the big talking points ahead of WBA and hear from Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Russell Martin and Phil Parsons
Tune in and listen via the link below from 6pm 🔊⬇️
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@maxaarons2
in action for England U19’s this afternoon as the Young Lions defeated Czech Republic 4-1 at St George’s Park ⚽️🙌🏻
#YoungLions
#ENGCZE
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Had a really good chat with former
#LFC
captain and
#SaintsFC
manager Graeme Souness earlier for
@solentsport
We reflected on yesterday’s FA Cup result and spoke about the season so far, before he gave a confident promotion prediction 👀
Check it out ➡️
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🗣️ Spent the morning catching up with John Mousinho ahead of a big game in League One tomorrow
#Pompey
need a point to secure promotion against Barnsley and could even clinch the title with victory
Full interview for
@solentsport
below ⬇️
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It would be quite an achievement if
#SaintsFC
get promoted back to the Premier League today
But the fact that we’ve found somewhere to watch it in Quito, Ecuador at 9am on a Sunday morning might be up there with it… 😅
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🎙 Commentating on the Premier League has always been a dream of mine, so to have spent the last season covering
#SaintsFC
for
@AlanMarchSport
has been incredible.
🏟 15 games (W6 D5 L4)
⚽️ 37 goals
🏆 2 competitions
Hopefully this is just the start… 🙏🏻
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Delighted to have been nominated for a prize at the Midlands Media Awards! 🏆
A great way to round off what has been a brilliant year. Looking forward to attending the ceremony 🎉🤙🏻
Good luck to everyone else
@UoDFootyJournos
who has been nominated 🙏🏻
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🎙️ In position for
@solentsport
Making my commentary debut this afternoon as
@Eastleigh
take on
@SolihullMoors
in the National League. The Spitfires must win to keep their play-off hopes alive.
🎧 Listen online, on the BBC Sounds app, or on National League TV
#Spitfires
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In position at Fratton Park and ready to go on
@solentsport
ahead of
#Pompey
vs
#Blackpool
I’ll be alongside
@guywhittingham
on Hants DAB and Freeview TV channel 722 from 3pm
(I don’t recommend crutching all the way up the stairs, but I DO still fit in the press box!)
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✅ Another really shrewd bit of business from
#Pompey
in this transfer window.
Adding Moxon to the mix alongside Peart-Harris, Lang and Macey surely allays any worries of a league position slip-up.
They look very strong.
Portsmouth have announced the deadline day signing of Owen Moxon from Carlisle United
The 26 year old joins the club for an undisclosed fee
#Pompey
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🎙Very excited to be providing
#AudioDescription
commentary for
@AlanMarchSport
this afternoon at St Mary’s Stadium, where
#SaintsFC
host
#WHU
.
Just the 5️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ days since my last live commentary… it’s good to be back!
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✍️ Pleased to be back at
@TheAthleticUK
this lunchtime, live blogging the 186th Manchester derby.
Victory is imperative for both
#MUFC
and
#MCFC
, as they look to catch up with Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
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Hiking for four days through the Peruvian Andes on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu was one of the most incredible experiences of my life
⛰️ 42km hiked
👣 77,424 steps
📈 2,046 metres climbed
✅ One bucket-lister completed
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🎙Very excited to be part of a talented team of commentators covering the
#WEURO2022
for
@AlanMarchSport
.
I’m describing my first international fixture this evening as Norway kick-off their campaign against the lowest-ranked side in the tournament, Northern Ireland.
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In position at the DW Stadium where
#Pompey
hope to maintain their spot at the top of League One
Pompey won the last time the two sides met in April 2022, so let’s hope for a similar outcome
It’s live on
@solentsport
, alongside
@guywhittingham
, from 3pm 🎙️
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At
@BBCRadioSolent
this summer, we’ve challenged reporters to go and try and sport they’ve never done before as part of Fred Dinenage’s weekend show.
So, thanks to some help from
@zoielogic
, I swapped the football pitch for the dance floor 🕺🏼
Here’s how I got on… 😅⬇️
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Ridiculous talent 👀👏🏻
#SaintsFC
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🎙In position at St Mary’s for
@AlanMarchSport
as
#SaintsFC
welcome
#WWFC
to the South Coast this afternoon.
Big opportunity for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side to pick up their first win of the season, but it won’t be easy against a tricky Wolves side.
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📻 | What a 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙮 week it’s been for me on
@solentsport
✅ Breaking managerial news for both
#SaintsFC
and
#AFCB
✅ Sports bulletin reading
✅ EFL fixtures announcement video
✅ Studio desk-driving
✅
#HantsCricket
coverage
More to come… 🙌🏻
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Really excited to be starting my journey in commentary with
@AlanMarchSport
this afternoon, as Mansfield take on Morecambe in League Two.
The Stags have won the last five meetings between these two sides, including a 4-0 win in this fixture last season.
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What a year… 🤩
So many amazing opportunities and experiences to build on in 2024 🙌🏻
#HappyNewYear
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It’s been a pleasure commentating for this fantastic service over the course of the last season, and I’m excited to see what next season brings 🎙
We're sad the season is over, but the health of fans, staff and players at
@mansfieldtownfc
has to come first.
Stay safe and healthy
#stags
fans, and we can't wait to return to the One Call Stadium to provide Audio description Commentary when it is safe to do so!🎙
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Arrived in Nice ✅
Picked up FIFA accreditation ✅
Ready for England vs Scotland ✅
Can’t wait 😁
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⚔️ Commentating on my first south-coast derby this afternoon at Westleigh Park
It’s
#Pompey
vs
#SaintsFC
in the Women’s FA Cup Third Round 🔵🔴
Both teams flying in their respective divisions… should be a cracker
Alongside
@HarrietEastham
on
@solentsport
🎙️
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My story made it onto BBC Breakfast! 🤯
No direct reference to
@BBCSouthNews
in their interview with
@Rob_WCFC
but it was great to see him get even more recognition for his incredible dedication to football ⬇️
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Spoke to a very exuberant
@kayla_rendellx
earlier about her first senior England call-up 🦁
She’s the first
#SaintsFC
Women’s player to be included in a Lionesses squad
Interview out soon on
@solentsport
- she told me she didn’t stop smiling for days after the Sweden game 😄
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🗣️ Enjoyed making my debut on-air with
@1KatieMartin
this morning on the
@BBCRadioSolent
Breakfast Show!
Here’s a snippet from my short cameo talking Gaelic Football. Certainly not a sport I’m too familiar with, but nothing a quick Google search can’t solve 😆
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🥶 It’s 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙘…
Excited to be back on the 🎙 at St Mary’s Stadium this evening, providing
#AudioDescription
commentary as
#SaintsFC
welcome
#LCFC
in the Premier League.
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✍️ It was a pleasure speaking to
@Wilsonfooty
in order to produce this.
He offered a fantastic insight into what working in the football commentary industry is like, as well as recalling some brilliant memories from his career.
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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✍️ I'm on live blogging duties for
@TheAthleticUK
this afternoon, covering the highly-anticipated
#ElClasico
between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
A game of this calibre needs little introduction, but you can find all of my updates below!
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✍️ My second piece published by
@TeleFootball
, this time focusing on Watford's revival under new boss Nigel Pearson.
Check it out below! 👇
#watfordfc
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🗣 Nottingham Forest boss Chris Hughton wants his players to bounce back from last weekend’s FA Cup defeat when the face Barnsley in the Championship on Saturday.
✍️ My piece for
#NFFC
⬇️
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📻 It might only be a small milestone, but it was great to fly solo for the first time this morning producing the
@BBCRadioSolent
breakfast show for
@LucyAmbache
!
Over the last few weeks I’ve learnt so much about radio and I’m excited to keep diving deeper into the industry 🙌🏻
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Salford City and AFC Fylde go head-to-head at Wembley this afternoon with a Football League place up for grabs!
Delighted to be in the press box here for the first time and to see my work published in the official matchday programme!
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Who could turn down a €5 stadium tour at one of the French league’s biggest teams? 😜⚽️
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Insightful evening with Derby County captains
@TheCurtisDavies
and
@HannahWard10
at Uni tonight. Thank you for visiting!
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Big opportunity for
@NuneatonBoroFC
to win some silverware tonight as they face
@LeamingtonFC
in the Birmingham Senior Cup Final!
#BackTheBoro
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🗣️ It was a pleasure to interview
@NuneatonBoroFC
defender and former Love Island contestant
@LuisMorrison39
yesterday, talking all things football and reality TV!
Here is what he had to say 👇
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My favourite piece of journalism to date…
TV piece to come on South Today this evening ⬇️
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Nottingham Forest 0️⃣ - 1️⃣ Charlton
My first Championship commentary alongside
@EJStockdale
for
@AlanMarchSport
ends with
#NFFC
suffering a narrow defeat against Charlton, denting their automatic promotion hopes ⚽️🎧
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Back on the 🎙
In position at St Mary’s where
@SouthamptonFC
face
@BurnleyOfficial
in the Premier League.
#SaintsFC
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🏆 Another week of FA Cup action… another review!
It was great to be back on the
@BBCRadioSolent
airwaves this morning talking all things
#FACup
🔘
#SaintsFC
progress
🔘 A good day for the Premier League
🔘 Sunderland’s starlet (
#SAFC
)
Listen below 🙏🏻⬇️
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Looking forward to providing audio description commentary for
@AlanMarchSport
this evening as Mansfield take on Cambridge United in League Two.
#Stags
haven’t lost against today’s opponents since 2015, but it looks set to be a close one tonight.
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"We had about 60 Preston fans. They embraced the whole situation, bought some scarves and got right behind the team"
@AFCTotton
chairman Steve Brookwell invited
#PNE
fans to attend their match for free after the
#SaintsFC
postponement
He spoke to Alun Newman and
@DanGeorgee
👇
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My report from Forest U23’s 6-0 thrashing of Bolton today ✍️
#NFFC
⚽️ Six of the best for the Under 23s!
A scintillating second-half display helped
#NFFC
Under 23s demolish
@OfficialBWFC
6-0 at The Nigel Doughty Academy this afternoon.
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🎙 It’s my 12th
#SaintsFC
commentary of the season this evening for
@AlanMarchSport
, as Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side welcome
#NUFC
to St Mary’s.
⬆️ Big opportunity for Saints to get back to winning ways and continue their impressive climb up the
#PL
table.
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First live news bulletin on
@BBCRadioSolent
✅
I’m always willing to throw myself at new challenges when they arise and this morning was no different!
It was great to step in to deliver the 7:30 and 8am bulletins for
@1KatieMartin
🗣️
Listen to a snippet below ⬇️
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After interviewing Toni Duggan following England’s 1-0 defeat to New Zealand on Saturday, here is the piece I wrote ahead of the
#FIFAWWC
👇🏻📝
#Lionesses
FEATURED: Former Manchester City forward Toni Duggan has told
@Sillsy9
of
@UoDFootyJournos
that the Lionesses are going to France 2019 aiming for glory
#FIFAWWC
#Lionesses
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Really pleasing to see my work published on the
@ManCity
club website.
England striker
@ellsbells89
opened up on her move to City, ahead of the
#Lionesses
World Cup opener against Scotland tonight.
#MCFC
#Eng
@UoDFootyJournos
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First game back on the 🎙️ for
@AlanMarchSport
this evening as
#SaintsFC
host
#LCFC
in the Championship.
Two very strong teams on paper, and two most people predict to go straight back to the Premier League…
Let’s see 👀
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It’s semi-final day in the Birmingham Senior Cup as Nuneaton Borough prepare to face Stourbridge FC.
Follow my match updates over on
@NuneatonBoroFC
!
#BackTheBoro
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✍️ Enjoyed being back on reporting duties for
@NFFCAcademy
this evening as they took on Cardiff City at Meadow Lane.
Despite a spirited second-half performance, they fell to a 2-1 defeat which brought their four-game unbeaten run to an end.
#NFFC
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It’s been quite the few weeks for my 15 y/o cousin, Ethan. Not only did he make his debut for
#AFCB
U18s, he then became their youngest-ever scorer with a sublime free-kick.
The goal is in contention for the Cherries goal of the month…
Vote below👇🏻🔥
⚽️ 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 v Arsenal
⚽️ 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 v Liverpool
⚽️ 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 v Cambridge
⚽️ 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 v Stevenage
Our four
@StrategicSols
Goal of the Month nominees have been selected 🧐
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@NuneatonBoroFC
recorded a hard-fought 2-1 win against Stourbridge to secure a place in the Birmingham Senior Cup Final.
Goals from
@iRyanEdmunds
and
@MCalveley
capped off a resilient Boro display and they thoroughly deserved their win.
Well in lads! ⚽️🎉
#BackTheBoro
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Always very rewarding to see things like this…
Very proud to be a small part of a brilliant team, who provide a priceless service 🙌🏻
As part of our support for
#UniteForAccess
we're sharing stories from Saints fans ❤️
🎧 Meet Steve Jarvis, who uses the
@AlanMarchSport
audio description service on matchdays:
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Just the 2️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ days since my last live football match... 😅
⚽️Derby County vs QPR
📍Pride Park
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🇵🇹 𝙫𝙨 🇲🇰
Excited to be covering my first international fixture for
@TheAthleticUK
as Portugal face North Macedonia in a crucial World Cup play-off final.
Surely the minnows of Macedonia can't dump another European giant out, can they?
Follow 🔽
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Back on the 🎙 at St Mary’s Stadium as the
#Lionesses
take on Northern Ireland in the
#WEURO2022
England have already qualified for the quarter-finals as winners of Group A, and have a chance to continue their impressive form under Sarina Wiegman
⚽️ Kick-off in 30 mins…
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Nottingham Forest have failed to score in each of their last six away league games; their longest run without a league goal on the road since 1970.
Tonight they visit a
#SaintsFC
side who have shipped seven goals in their last two PL games at St Mary's...
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All incredible goals but for me, John McGinn’s edges it. The audacity to even try it in the first place and the technique make it a very special goal
#AVFC
It is time to vote for the Championship goal of the season...
Vote here:
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