Happy Birthday
David Burns - my oldest pal.
I have other friends - it’s just that he’s the oldest.

A significant birthday for a brilliant broadcaster*
Great to catch up with a sea view instead of a Humber view.

*Award winning

I hadn’t thought about that.
I could understand taking the Community Shield abroad (teams are on their 🌍 travels anyway ✈️ )

But how do you make a 39th game?
You should copyright this Cambo

Would anyone really object to the Community Shield being played abroad?

Spanish equivalent is now a 4 team winter tournament in Saudi Arabia.

Not quite the same outrage here in 🇪🇸 at the suggestion of playing a La Liga match in 🇺🇸
… as there will be when the 39th match proposal is reawakened for EPL.

There’ll be more space in the calendar without replays and even more if the league is cut to 18 teams.

As they say in Spain “Hay Liga”
Loosely translated
“The league is alive”
#UTT #HCAFC

In the other half Tarkowski has been immense for #EFC
Total team & terrace performance from Everton

An unpopular opinion but…

Whereas Man City pick 2 from 5 centre backs
#LFC play VVD plus one.
The Dutchman needs competition for his place and to be used more sparingly.

Makes sense.
Nobody knows the exciting young Barca talent better than Xavi.

Once he started to manage his way, rather than to please upstairs, they went on a very decent run.

Bellingham 92 min winner in #ElClasico
If only he was English

Miss you too

Miss you too

Is moving to 🇺🇸 too big of an ask.
ESPN+ have been kind enough to give me a platform.

Half time #ElClasico
Thoughts?

In 2024.
How can La Liga not have goal line technology?
How can EPL not have semi-automated offside (yet)?

VAR cruelly but correctly decided an FA Cup semi-final.

I used to be anti-technology but if we do it, let’s go the whole way!

If #MUFC decided to look for a new manager they could do far worse than Mark Robins.
In fact, could is there much better out there?
The ability to get the absolute out of every player.
And he has #mufc DNA.

Cracking day out with the auld fella Rob Palmer at our local Football League club Tranmere Rovers FC!

It’s always great to get out and support the pillar of the Birkenhead community that is the Super Whites and see familiar faces too!

When the Media Officer gives you a brief on the opposing manager but you don’t quite remember it all.

Question❓
Where can one watch #ElClasico in LONDON 🇬🇧
with like-minded LALIGA English folk?

I know exactly where to watch in 🇺🇸 🟰unrivalled
ESPN FC ESPN+ or a watch party at Disneyland Resort

But where do I head after calling Manchester United v Coventry City #EmiratesFACup

Final Saturday afternoon at the model community club Tranmere Rovers FC

A reminder that football is about community, acquaintances, generations of fans, local pride. Turning up at the turnstiles.

A world away from FFP, moaning about too many games and general greed.