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City of Sunderland,football,golf, come to think of it most sports. Photography and travel. Never been a referee for those in doubt Instagram @snappermick

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Michael Oliver
4 years
@JamesCleverly outstanding there on #GMB and standing his ground brilliantly against @piersmorgan the white man looking foolish trying to tell a senior black politician how we should present our disdain of racism.
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Michael Oliver
2 years
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Michael Oliver
6 years
After receiving a torrent of abuse from Juve fans last night thinking I refereed a Champions league game it seems my namesake deserves an apology while I was at home on the sofa.
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Michael Oliver
3 months
Sensational @springsteen and E Street performance last night in a deluge. Seen him many times but last night he and the crowd setting a high bar. @StadiumOfLight singing Thunder Road back to him a bit special. #Sunderland
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Michael Oliver
1 year
Beautiful day up #Sunderland way. Out watching the dolphins loving life off Seaburn bay. Great place to live #CityByTheSea
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Michael Oliver
6 years
Alls well , Italy loves me again even though I was not the the ref #ItaliaLovesMichaelOliver is trending. Thank you Italy , I love you too especially your wine and pasta x
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Michael Oliver
5 years
@reid6peter @BorisJohnson He's delivering exactly what the public voted for Peter ... the impasse has cleared and many think the fella deserves credit for that. We move on :-)
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Michael Oliver
2 years
Don't forget your #hedgehog in the heatwave. The little fellas would thank you for a shallow saucer of water and maybe some dry kitten food. @HedgehogCabin
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Best breakfast show by a country mile … @GBNEWS with @EamonnHolmes and @IsabelWebster_ Impressive today with Ukraine and its ambassador.
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Michael Oliver
3 months
Sing like it ain’t raining Sunderland , Sing like it is raining #DarlingtonCounty . What a party we had last night #Sunderland @StadiumOfLight with @springsteen in the rain 😀
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Any excuse to post a great #safc memory. Cup finalists.
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Lived and worked in #Sunderland for six decades .. never seen it as vibrant and proactive as it is now. Housing, roads, culture , business etc A tipping point for a great city. Credit to all of those driving this with hard work.
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Delightful still clear night as the #snowmoon illuminates #Rokerpier at #sunderland . @StormHour @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
2 years
So many memories but thought this captured the emotion. #safc .Stumbled across former mayor Lynda at an impromptu Mackem party in Baker Street tube. #MoreThanaGame 2 hrs after the game
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Michael Oliver
1 year
River Wear cruise Timelapse style. Beautiful day #Sunderland way @SunderlandUK @SunderlandEcho
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Michael Oliver
4 years
@thantra2 @JamesCleverly @piersmorgan So a person of colour has no right to have an opinion as long as that opinion is yours. I think the irony of that tweet is lost on you.
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Michael Oliver
3 years
@ColArmy86 @GashB76 Haha .. I’m a dentist not a magician 😂
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Michael Oliver
5 years
Painting the town red...... #safc back in town #NotDoneYet #TrafalgarSquare
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Michael Oliver
6 months
#Sunderland ..City by the sea. So much happening up here. Once the biggest shipbuilding town in the world and soon to be a beacon of the UK film making industry. Nice one @Fulwell73 LA London Sunderland 😀
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Lovely coverage @GBNEWS and @RachelSweeneyNE up in #Sunderland on the #nissan breaking. Infectious positivity about our area.
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Bob seems a bit chirpy tonight at the SOL ... #cupwinners #safc
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Michael Oliver
2 years
I can't help falling in love with you #safc #Playoffs
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Michael Oliver
5 years
Let’s get the party started #safc
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Delicious start to the day #Sunderland today. Pre dawn #Roker beach. @StormHour @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Pretty grey day down #Durham way today. Autumn has landed. @ThePhotoHour @StormHour
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Michael Oliver
7 years
It was simple Kev, Summerbee would chase down the wing,whip in the cross,Quinny would lay it off for Phillips ...1 nil. #safc @reid6peter
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Michael Oliver
2 years
A shower a shave and shoes on … this time last week. What a day that was #safc #playoffs #Wembley
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Michael Oliver
5 years
I took this photograph of a young lad years ago .. little did we know he would become one of the most successful players in the world. What a credit to his home city #Sunderland , his family and football . Well done @JHenderson #worldchampion #lfc
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Michael Oliver
6 years
@Dylan_Dog_23 Haha .. no Pizza with a bottle of Chianti ... lovely :-)
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Michael Oliver
5 years
Stunning morning in London. Memories flooding back . Let’s be avin you #Safc
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Michael Oliver
4 years
If ever a walk in the beautiful light was needed.. #Durham looking lovely today. A time to remember @Dean_Matthews_ and @JohnHaysTravel , two much loved giants of my city #Sunderland Rest in peace guys x
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Superb there @NormanBrennan on @GBNEWS A voice for the silent majority in the country.
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Michael Oliver
1 year
Over half a century supporting #Sunderland and it still brings the neck hair up #safc
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Sun bathing in the garden yesterday and then Baltic today.. Roker pier takes a hit. #Sunderland @ThePhotoHour @StormHour
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Pretty lively up north today .... Easterly pounds #Seaham @StormHour @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Seems we were all jumping about yesterday. #Dolphins off #Sunderland enjoying the sun in #Seaburn Bay. #citybythesea @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
2 years
Hedgie a big fan of kitten biscuits, coming out for his summer evening meal. Thanks for the tip @HedgehogCabin , even brings his girlfriend runs for dinner now. . #TwitterNatureCommunity #wildlifephotography
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Michael Oliver
7 years
Beautifully tranquil morning over #Durham for a #balloon ride. Pity the cathedral is wrapped in a sticking plaster
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Michael Oliver
6 years
Just back from the magnificent @durhamcathedral . Anybody who hasn’t experienced the serenity of Once in Royal Davids City with the solo choir boy in the darkness is missing a rare treat. 9 lessons 9 Carols
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Michael Oliver
5 years
Off we go again.. @SAFCFoL #Geneva international bike ride, eight years running. Great memories and huge sums raised for a marvellous charity. 2012-2019 Penny has dropped I’m not a medium size lycra cycle top.
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Michael Oliver
7 years
Credit @piersmorgan ,worky ticket at times but you've turned @GMB into go to am show with @susannareid100 ,fighting political correctness
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Michael Oliver
3 years
For those living away #Sunderland looking mighty fine in the #snowmoonlight tonight. @StormHour @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Lively start to the New Year down #Sunderland way. #Roker pier takes a hit in the winter sun @StormHour @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
7 years
#Sunderland skyline changes as the impressive multimillion pound community facility #BeaconofLight illuminates the evening sky as it nears its completion next to the Stadium of Light @SAFCFoL
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Michael Oliver
2 months
Stunning day off our beautiful coastline @SunderlandUK No surprise the dolphins are spending their summer holidays here in our crystal clear blue flag waters.
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Michael Oliver
5 years
@reid6peter @BorisJohnson I think we all need to put our rifles down down now and celebrate democracy and the future of this great country. If the fella doesn't deliver we've all got our votes to fall back on. Can't think of any other way to do it.
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Michael Oliver
3 years
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Balancing act. Not the right format for Twitter but thought it was still worth a post. #rokerpier #Sunderland #snowmoon @ThePhotoHour @StormHour
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Michael Oliver
6 years
@MikeyMike1 @feastinggirl I’m lucky to travel the world Michael and declare with pride I’m from Sunderland and strangely receive as warm a welcome now as I did two years ago. Being from London doesn’t give you a higher standing on this planet believe me.
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Michael Oliver
7 years
Dear @SkyNews please consider making @skystephen your full time news anchor. Balanced ,composed, interesting and very watchable . Time for a change perhaps.
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Never get sick of a walk along #Seaburn sea front #lockdown Lovely today #sunderland @StormHour @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
6 years
#BeaconofLight looking mighty fine for today's preview lunch in the presence of Sir Bob Murray . Lucky to have this stunning community facility in our city @FoL_Beacon @SAFCFoL #Sunderland
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Michael Oliver
3 years
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Sometimes photography is so powerful it needs no caption. Off the scale courage from these remarkable people.
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Anywhere in the world the dawn of a new day is special. #Sunderland this morning coming up with its own joy #sunrise over #Rokerpier @StormHour
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Michael Oliver
6 years
25,000 ft of climbing on a bike in 4 days finds people out. This fella @julioarcaOK joined the team and proved what an #safc legend he is and the most genuinely friendly person too. Thanks for helping us out Julio #classact #CC2018 #foundationoflight @SAFCFoL @RobLawson1
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Blowing the cobwebs away... #StormDarcy leaves its mark on #Seaham #NE @ThePhotoHour @StormHour
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Freezing cold , out of bed early to floodlight the rock in blue hour... but so worth it. @StormHour @ThePhotoHour @BBCNEandCumbria #Marsdenrock
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Michael Oliver
6 years
@GaryLineker With you on that one Gary , I took a load of abuse as a fellow Michael Oliver ..
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Never regret getting up for a #Sunderland sunrise . Half an hour before it breaks the horizon.
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Start of a new day ..first light in the blue hour as sun climbs over the #amalficoast .... #Ravello @StormHour #StormHour #PhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
7 years
#Sunderland now has three National standard buildings standing shoulder to shoulder #StadiumofLight #AquaticCentre and the impressive #BeaconofLight community facility as it nears completion. @SAFCFoL
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Not my best image but still interesting to see ... #otter swimming under @durhamcathedral today. @BBCNEandCumbria
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Michael Oliver
3 years
I'd like to finish the week with some heartfelt praise. For weeks, months and years, the staff at #Phoenix ward #SunderlandRoyalHospital have offered the most remarkable level of care to my dad. Incredible caring professionalism Mr Marshall and your team. Thank you #NHS
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Michael Oliver
4 years
After the least memorable year of sixty , photography has kept me chirpy. Looking back on some of my favourites. This one of the magnificent #whitetailed eagle, photographed in Lofoten, Norway, has made the cut.
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Sunderland's Eiffel Tower ... recognisable to mackems the world over 😀
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Michael Oliver
10 years
Finest display team in the world ? #RedArrows over #Sunderland today.If theres better, must be mighty impressive http://t.co/7psG2ZubOo
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Michael Oliver
6 years
Take a bow @FoL_Beacon you have a remarkable community facility there, nearly ready to open. Hugely impressed with an educational and sporting venue for the people of #Sunderland and the #NE . A great vision for our city. @SAFCFoL
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Michael Oliver
4 years
Minutes before dawn. Frosty blue hour view of Marsden rock #NE from the grotto caves. @StormHour
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Michael Oliver
3 years
#Sunderland #Nissan one of the world’s most productive car plants and now a billion pound investment in giga factory. Our city becoming one of the leading vehicle production centres on the planet, fantastic news.
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Delightful sunrise today #Marsden Autumn sunrise 6.30 am. Tranquility in NE England @StormHour @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
9 years
#DurhamCathedral standing in quiet respect tonight decked in the #tricolour Stunning sight #Lumiere #Paris
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Michael Oliver
8 years
My daughter saying it better than I ever could ... Merry Christmas twitter world.
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Sun out on a beautiful #Sunderland morning and lockdown easing ... nice. @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
2 years
What a stunning summer we are having. #supermoon lights up the fisherman on #Rokerpier #Sunderland with 21 deg down on the beach at 10pm last night. Lovely on the Roker Riviera. @ThePhotoHour @StormHour
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Michael Oliver
7 years
Well done #BBC for capturing the big heart that makes us proud of the City of Sunderland. #SeaCitiesSunderland
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Michael Oliver
1 year
Great to see @rodstewart and @BoyGeorge singing in the rain @DurhamCricket Friday gone.
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Michael Oliver
6 years
And so it begins @SAFCFoL International bike challenge #CC2018 as @julioarcaOK gets drafted into the squad for this difficult away tie in #Croatia . Can’t imagine I ll be seeing much of him at the back of the peloton @Sthompson40Sean
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Sometimes climbing out of your pit early brings its rewards... Beautiful #sunrise over #Seaburn beach #sunderland this morning. @StormHour @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
4 years
One of Britain's finest, #Redsquirrel in a snow storm this afternoon on a sad day. @StormHour @CountryfileMag
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Michael Oliver
2 years
Well that was a day. 81 miles in high thirties temps, burnt 6,500 calories climbing 4500ft. What a team, all to help the @SAFCFoL #Italy #CC2022
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Michael Oliver
6 years
@ianthebrush I’d have got less abuse if I’d walked round Sunderland town centre in a Tony Blair mask.
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Michael Oliver
2 years
Off we go ...joining up with the @SAFCFoL International Cycle Challenge for four testing days in the Italian hills. Heat and sore legs but for a great charity helping so many in the NE UK. #CC2022 #Sunderland
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Michael Oliver
6 years
Rarely have I seen it so wild ... #Sunderland #NorthPier Six o'clock
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Michael Oliver
2 years
@GuidoFawkes Can you imagine a COBR meeting being called for a hot day or two in the UK if this lady is PM. No, me neither.
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Michael Oliver
5 years
@reid6peter @BorisJohnson Your dislike of the PM energises your twitter feeds Peter but the country will judge him on his achievements as is the case with all politicians. The opinion polls suggest that Mr Johnson is popular in the country but will of course never win all over. Let's give him time
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Michael Oliver
9 years
Not far short of a billion pounds spent in this transfer window and people drowning in the Med,life doesn't seem quite right does it.
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Dear @nationaltrust what on earth are you thinking about changing access to the #FarneIslands as reported tonight on @BBCNEandCumbria . Changing something that isn't broken, threatening livelihoods and the enjoyment of so many visitors to the area.
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Quite the worst weather I've ever waved a camera around in but ...those puffins. #FarneIslands @ThePhotoHour @StormHour Well done @thefarneislands for looking after us safely on a shocking day. #Northumberland
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Michael Oliver
5 years
What a sensational night at the @BeaconofLight put together brilliantly by team @SAFCFoL with a masterclass from @SirTimRice and his West End friends. Proud to be a mackem tonight.
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Michael Oliver
2 years
Just back from #svalbard in Arctic Norway and its stunning late summer light. Nine days with a camera and without wifi the world sure seemed a much better place. @StormHour @ThePhotoHour
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Michael Oliver
9 years
How to shoot the moon, happy for you to like my photography Facebook page
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Michael Oliver
6 years
Back in God’s own country after the toughest yet @SAFCFoL cycle challenge #Croatia . Body broken but so worth it to hand £3000 plus to a great charity . Thank you so much for helping me Not too late
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Michael Oliver
3 years
Just to deflect some of the attention in the press away from Meghan... Five mins of fame for the old fella.
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3 years
Congratulations Michael!
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Michael Oliver
7 years
Some good news at a tough time. Great day handing £21,000 to @SAFCFoL with lovely @donna2809 in memory of Martyn Young after our fundraiser
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Michael Oliver
5 years
Heroes welcomed as a friends amongst a crowd of thousands of so called knuckle dragging racists in parliament square today. Strange that. #brexit
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Michael Oliver
2 years
Here we go again #safc
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Michael Oliver
6 years
First trip to the #SOL this season. Fans and a team back as 1 ... everyone doing their bit from the board down. That’s what Sunderland is about, nice to be there to see it #safc . #3nil
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