Richard David Pike (@richdpike89) 's Twitter Profile
Richard David Pike

@richdpike89

Football writer and podcaster at Breaking The Lines. If the Beautiful Game is on TV or online count me in!! #UpTheTics :) Love travel too :)

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calendar_today23-02-2018 20:53:32

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3lionspodcast (@3lionspodcast) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Robbie Savage and Rio Ferdinand on commentary bring absolutely nothing to football commentary. Just shouting nonsense into a microphone Football on TNT Sports please take note.

Kevin Hatchard ๐ŸŽ™โšฝ๏ธ (@kevinhatchard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I know a lot of the #UEL bandwidth will be taken up by United, but Bodo Glimt making the semis is a wild achievement. The Norwegian champions have done an incredible job in the competition, and Kjetil Knutsen is a living legend.

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This season's Europa League will be the 15th time since 1999-00 that 2 sides from same country have been in semi finals. One of these times was 2008-09 when Shakhtar Donetsk & Dynamo Kyiv alongside Hamburger SV & Werder Bremen comprised semi finals #football #UEL The Sweeper

Nordic Footy ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (@footy_nordic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช What does frustrate me is knowing that media here in England will more than likely dismiss these semi-finals as effective walk overs. And they could be. Theyโ€™re Premier League sides they should be walking over most teams. I just want the media here to do them justice for

The Other Bundesliga (@otherbundesliga) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nordic Footy ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ It's the TV pundits who won't know anything about them except the brief they're handed 2 mins before going on air. They'll completely lambast the prem side for not "beating this lot 5-0 home and away" ๐Ÿ˜‚ Every year.

John Bennett (@johnbennettbbc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not having Champions League teams dropping into it anymore has felt like a real positive for the Europa League this season. The amazing story of Bodรธ/Glimt getting to the semi-finals probably a good example of that.

Paul Kendrick (@pkendrickwig) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FT Shrewsbury 0 Latics 1. Latics hit the 50-point mark with four games to go...which is usually enough for safety. Now seven points clear of the drop zone. Everyone apart from Burton only has three to play. #wafc

FT Shrewsbury 0 Latics 1.
Latics hit the 50-point mark with four games to go...which is usually enough for safety.

Now seven points clear of the drop zone. Everyone apart from Burton only has three to play.

#wafc
Central Wigan (@centralwigan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ vs Rotherham United ๐Ÿ”ตโšช๏ธ โŒš๏ธ 90 Minutes ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ 75 Touches ๐ŸŽฏ 87% Pass Completion ๐Ÿ”‘ 1 Key Pass โŒ 9 Clearances ๐Ÿšซ 2 HUGE Blocks ๐Ÿ’ช 7/15 Duels Won โšฝ๏ธ 1 Goal (2nd in 2025!) We have a very good player on our hands. Another one from our Academy! ๐Ÿ‘ #wafc

๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ vs Rotherham United ๐Ÿ”ตโšช๏ธ

โŒš๏ธ 90 Minutes
๐Ÿ‘Ÿ 75 Touches
๐ŸŽฏ 87% Pass Completion
๐Ÿ”‘ 1 Key Pass
โŒ 9 Clearances
๐Ÿšซ 2 HUGE Blocks
๐Ÿ’ช 7/15 Duels Won
โšฝ๏ธ 1 Goal (2nd in 2025!)

We have a very good player on our hands. Another one from our Academy! ๐Ÿ‘

#wafc
Richard David Pike (@richdpike89) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Relieved at securing survival but unbeaten in 5 now under Ryan Lowe. Still lots of work to do (summer transfers will be key). Carragher looks a gem at the back for us, Adeeko & Mellish midfield coming good, solid defensively. Looking forward to the summer transfer window #wafc

Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I went to Wigan Athletic, who have used more academy players than anyone else in England this season. That offers a sign of new life here. It is also a grim reminder of what was almost lost forever. inews.co.uk/sport/footballโ€ฆ

Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Seems to be a lot of "it's ridiculous if Spurs or Man Utd get into the Champions League" about. 1) Those are the rules and have been for ages. 2) Is winning the Europa League less 'back door' than finishing fifth in a domestic league?

Richard David Pike (@richdpike89) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Finding this 'Man Utd or Spurs don't deserve a Champions League spot if they win the Europa League' narrative very bizarre. They will have won a trophy, a prestigious trophy & have just as much a right to qualify as side finishing 5th in Premier League #UEL #football #EPL

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Look at Club World Cup, do Juventus who have done little in European competition in last 5 years deserve to be in the competition over West Ham, Roma, Atalanta or Olympiacos who have all won Europa or Conference Leagues? Not from a meritocratic point of view. #UEL #football

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Finally, people say Europa & Conference Leagues 'cheapened' due to sides not being able to drop down after finishing 3rd in a group stage. Disagree, if you are eliminated in groups, why should you be allowed to play in another competition? Not fair on clubs who have been in that