Thankfully I’m told the weather forecast for Mönchengladbach today is ☀️ 😎 🍻 🏑 EuroHockey #EHC2023

Found some #ThirdTeam friends… EuroHockey #EHC2023 Coen van Bunge Keely | FHumpires 🏑🇨🇦🌏

Whilst James Mazarelo’s exploits to deny Grambusch sealed the victory, it’s remiss not to acknowledge David Ames’s epic Captain’s contribution to ensure England delivered a perfect shoot-out… Talk about a cool head! 😳 England Hockey The Hockey Paper Hockey World News @STXFH

Great to be joined by Paul Walker down at Coombe Dingle ahead of his travels to China for the Asian Games - excellent prep given the scorching temperatures! The Ben Dudley Trophy tournament in aid of Blood Cancer UK - day 2 tomorrow. 🙂 🏑 ☀️ University of Bristol Hockey Club NPUA

Lovely weekend away in glorious Devon, capped with a well contested England Hockey Conf West game with @AshmoorHC 3-1 victors in their local derby vs @PlymouthHockey - both teams a credit to their clubs, inc. excellent captaincy. Salcombe, we will be back. 😎 NPUA

On the subject of “that” Spurs v Liverpool VAR decision / mess (with the review & audio footage now released by PGMOL), I have a simple suggestion: Get rid of the offside rule. It worked for hockey. It would work for football. Simple! 😉

The efforts of the England Hockey team to set out an ambition, 5 areas of focus and strategy to 2028 is to be welcomed. However, in the 35pg. document setting out the details, the word “umpire” appears just twice, and “official” just twice… Remember: No officials = no game.

Lol. 😂 Happy weekend folks. 😎

Rugby World Cup format from 2027: - Expanded to 24 teams (6 pools of 4 teams) - Round of 16: Top two teams from each pool, along with the best four 3rd-placed teams. - Reduced 6-week [7-weekend] window. Pool phase reduced from 4 to 5 weeks. - Pool draw "as late as possible."

Wow. 👏 Congratulations to SA 🇿🇦 Winning each of their QF, SF and Final by a single point…. 😳

What’s perhaps most revealing in this announcement by Wayne Barnes is the acknowledgment of the time commitment required of elite officials and how that impacts their personal life and those of their loved ones - the game owes an awful lot to those who do make the sacrifice.

FYI GWR - the 19.26 from CPM to PAD didn’t stop but (unannounced) just sailed through the station at some pace… 😳 - not cool. Station supervisor also aware and has reported. Surprised trains are even allowed to do that…

It was sensational. 😳

“For those who think they know better…” 😂 They’ll be queuing round the block to get in Wotton-under-Edge HC !! 😉

Oh dear lord….. 😂

Well that just about captures it I think… 🙄

Amen to that Angus Porter ! 🙂

Introducing the full Team GB hockey team for Paris 2024 🏑 Great Britain Hockey | Eurostar UK