A quick thank you for the nice comments and to everyone who has tuned into
@C4Countdown
over past 6 months. December was highest audience in over a decade. That’s why I get to do this iconic show I love full time now. And to be a part of an amazing team. That simple! Thanks! 🕰📺
No
@FightingTalk316
today, for obvious reasons.
In the interest of transparency, this was a decision taken by the entire FT team and myself.
Bob Mills was still up for it, to be fair ;)
After that Spurs Liverpool game, it’s time to seriously consider the possibly of introducing VAR for VAR. A secondary video review panel that reviews the reviews. Possibly made up of farmyard animals. Just a thought.
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Today, Ronaldo got fined 18.8m euros, accepted a two-year suspended jail sentence and scored a hat-trick at the World Cup.
How was your Friday?!? 🤪
#PORESP
#WorldCup
It’s safe to say Elton John is not fucking about... what a set so far. Still a firebrand, a whizz kid and a virtuoso all rolled into one at the age of 76.
How the hell is his voice still so so good?! 🙌
Huge smile on face watching this. 🚀
#EltonJohn
#Glastonbury
I’m like the assistant manager, given the job until end of season. Earn respect of dressing room (
@susie_dent
@RachelRileyRR
), get some points on the board, try to win a trophy! 75 games to get it right! 🤣
Absolute honour. Fav show ever. July 14 to start of Nov.🙌
#Countdown
I’ve always loved flicking through
#dogsatpollingstations
on Election Day but I’ve never had one of my own to take with me until today.
Buddy is still too small to reach the sign 🤣
I had to give him a little help 🥰
Thank you
@richardosman
and the entire
#HouseOfGames
crew for a really fun week. Had a blast. Just gonna forget about it now, and settle in for a night of watching telly 😘 ❤️
Things I’m feeling right now as a Liverpool fan…
Proud 🥲
Shattered 🤪
Happy 😃
Old 👨🏻🦳
Amazing from those kids! And Van Dijk the absolute boss 🙌
#LIVCHE
#YNWA
Amazing result!
Goes to show… have a great song, have a great attitude, have the manners to visit the other countries, respect the competition, have a kind heart, and you are
#eurovision
family!
@SamRyderMusic
did all / is all of the above! ❤️
Well done Ukraine! 💛💙
Only Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley stayed longer as Liverpool manager post WW2… and Paisley only just.
And like them, Jurgen ‘got’ Liverpool.
A time to simply say Thank You. So many amazing memories and hopefully a few more this season! 🙌
Thanks Kloppo! ❤️
Don’t think you can ask for more effort than that! So proud! Fans still singing in the ground... sing when we win, sing when we lose. Good times never seemed so good! Thank you
@NorthernIreland
- what a journey. 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
It. Got. Better. I’m not sure how, but it did. 🙌
What a beautiful way to say goodbye. Less of a mic drop and more of a national hug. 🥰
The most beautiful thing was that nobody had more fun than Elton John himself. 🤩
Nothing but love for that. Nothing but love.
🚀👋✌️❤️
It’s safe to say Elton John is not fucking about... what a set so far. Still a firebrand, a whizz kid and a virtuoso all rolled into one at the age of 76.
How the hell is his voice still so so good?! 🙌
Huge smile on face watching this. 🚀
#EltonJohn
#Glastonbury
Loved spending this moment with one of my dear friends Tom. That’s what it’s all about. We’ll talk about this when we are old and grey, less accurately every time! Still can’t get my head around it, but my heart understands perfectly. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
#Liverpool
Quick one. I’ve decided - tough decision - to make this series of
@FightingTalk316
on
@bbc5live
my last as host. I’ve done more seasons of FT then Wenger at Arsenal! Time to give someone else a go! 🙌
I’ll fill in next season when new host take hols so still part of the team! 👍
Not wanting to get too technical when it comes to the old football punditry but Bristol City played that first 45 minutes with, I believe the correct term is, absolutely massive bollocks! 1-0 up but, win or lose, full credit for being so positive and brave 👏👏👏👏👏
#MCFCvBCFC
No biggie but that World Championship was my last snooker event for
@Eurosport_UK
. Next season I’m going to focus on EFLonQuest (which is part of the same Discovery family 🙂) and my radio. Work/life balance, mental health and all that. 👍⚪️⚫️
Best thing about today was seeing a different fan culture up close.
I’d say 40% of Costa Rica fans were female... loads of families... no segregation... party atmosphere.
Didn’t enjoy result but loved the Costa Rican experience ❤️💚🇨🇷
@NorthernIreland
#GAWA
🚨In my
@metrosportHQ
column I have outlined an idea for one deserving fan to attend each football match from June 17. I believe that it’s exactly the type of thing we should be doing right now. Please read. If you agree retweet. Thanks ❤️
#GoldenTicket
Anyone who knew Stephen Clements will feel like a bit of soul has been stripped away from their world today.
To his family, know that so many hearts are breaking with you. I hope beyond hope that you can find some strength in that.
Farewell, friend. You were simply beautiful.
Just had text from Jimmy Nesbitt.
It’s maybe the most Northern Irish thing ever! Love it! Sums up tonight perfectly...
‘It is devastating. Utterly devastating. But if we didn’t feel that we wouldn’t know joy and love. Pain in the hole though.’
👏😂💚👊
@NorthernIreland
#GAWA
When you fit at a club - any club - you just fit. It’s more than tactics and team selection.
Jurgen Klopp fitted Liverpool perfectly, and he leaves forever part of the very upper echelons of the clubs history.
Cheers boss, you’ve been… boss.
Happy travels… go well.
#YNWA
Never been to Iceland, don’t know anyone from Iceland, have no connection to Iceland... but I’m kicking every ball with them here! That’s the magic of the World Cup! Come on Iceland!
#ARGISL
#WorldCup
One of the worst refereeing decisions I’ve ever seen. I’d say the same if it was at the other end. Indefensible. Baffling. Nonsensical. Shambolic.
#NIRSUI
#GAWA
To Stoke fans, Michael O’Neill doesn’t have 1 ‘style’ - he manages what he has + gets best out of them. Tactically, for NI, he’s been great. Not afraid to make changes, and if u don’t give 💯 u WILL NOT PLAY. For us, he inspired pride, on + off pitch. I hope it clicks for you 💔
Yep, it’s true! By popular demand, the man from County Down has moved from caretaker manager to full time official
@C4Countdown
host.
Congrats
@ColinMurray
, welcome to the team properly! We couldn’t be happier to have you 🥳
An amazing week of
@C4Countdown
… don’t read any further if you are playing catch up!
⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️
It ended with something special from Harry Savage, a young man of many talents!
In over four decades, I’m pretty sure this is a Countdown first! 🙌
Check this out…
🕰️📺
This is Alfie. He’s a lovely man who doesn’t use smart phones and computers, so he didn’t get a ticket to see Sunderland today at Wembley. After hearing him on the radio,
@EFL
sorted him with a ticket and he’s been pitchside too. Nice touch 🙌
Don’t care how many passes Iceland did or did not complete!
They showed 100% unity, industry, belief, spirit, fearlessness, togetherness... defended like their lives depended on it. Measure that!
Smallest
#WorldCup
nation EVER draw with Argentina...
...Magic! 💙💙💙
#ARGISL
Huge relief to hear Christian Eriksen is in a stable condition and in the best hands in hospital.
Everything crossed for him and his family, and lost in admiration (as always) for those medics who did what they did.
🇩🇰 ❤️
I spend an extraordinary amount of time these days being kept awake, going to sleep or being woken up my puppy Buddy… the last pic is hot off the press! 🤣 🐶
I cannot believe what I’ve just watched!
That last set was completely unhinged!! That last leg was completely insane!!!
Well done Rob Cross!
What a final to come.
#PDCWorldChampionship
#LoveTheDarts
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
(By the way... those who were booing MvG... dickheads)
Thanks for all the nice comments on my timeline. Genuinely wasn’t expecting it. 😊
It’ll take a while for me to adjust to all the positivity. 😉🤣
⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Just to clear up… when football shows switch stations they rarely stay with same presenter. Wasn’t an option re EFL. Not for them, not for me! 5 years was enough! GL
@julesbreach
+
@HughWoozencroft
I’ve such love for you both. 🙌
One thing though, it’s Argyle, not Plymouth!😘👍
Gutted. So close. 3 mins away from a proper ‘cup final’ at Windsor Park for a place at Euros.
100% given by everyone in a
@NorthernIreland
shirt. That’s everything for me 👏
The
#GAWA
were amazing. Never stopped singing. No surprise there 🙌
Love our wee team. Win or lose 💚
🎾 Not. A. Single. Set. 🙌
Absolutely one of the most astonishing individual sporting achievements I can remember. Full stop.
Win or lose tonight,
@EmmaRaducanu
is ace!
Can’t wait to watch these two battle over the years and years ahead!
#RaduCANu
#Champion
Hard to sum up the days and nights
@RealCFrampton
has given his fans.
Win or lose, he actually bought us all a pint after. In New York. In Vegas.
Now he can enjoy a few more himself and, I’m sure I speak for his thousands of fans, it’s our round now pal.
Thank you Carl 🤜🤛
Some people, no matter how successful they become, remain thoroughly lovely human beings. Stephen Fry just went out of his way to shake my hand + say hello, even though he has only met me a couple of times and not for years. I basically blushed and giggled. Lovely man. 🌟
12 points out of 12!!!!!
Eyes are filling up with pure pride!!!!!
The commitment and togetherness and effort over this away trip... end of season, players shattered. Absolutely wonderful.
Bursting with pride here!
Come on
@NorthernIreland
!
#GAWA
The news is out! And it’s wonderful. Congratulations
@ColinMurray
on nabbing the best seat on TV (I may be biased) and becoming the permanent Countdown host. We are very lucky to have you.
With just a couple of lessons and zero history of playing an instrument, here’s
@RealCFrampton
effort at Teenage Kicks by The Undertones, with the swearing - worth watching to end - it’s pure 💯 Carl 🤣🤣🤣
For The Lock Inn in
@bbc5live
A great sport and a good effort! 🎶
To be fair, I’m not sure a team has deserved to win a major tournament more than Spain at
#EURO2024
Croatia, Italy, Germany, France and England… you cannot argue with that. 🙌
Head and shoulders above, a genuine joy to watch and Lamine Yamal. Oh my goodness me.
⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Northern Ireland players must take all that anger, bottle it, and go out and be heroes on Sunday. It’s only half time. Will need to play much better but we have a big performance in us. Believe.
#EverywhereWeGo
#GAWA
As someone who respects social distancing, I invited a few fellow reds round to my back garden tonight just in case but I’m afraid it’s all getting a bit out of control. Told them they’ve gone too early but they won’t listen. 😘
No one statement can quite sum up the magnitude of fuckery and hypocrisy connected to the
#europeansuperleague
and the reaction to it from all corners.
The worst part about it is that none of it is a surprise 😔
This is how I feel about football today...
So proud of that performance from
@NorthernIreland
tonight.
Gave absolutely everything... that’s always what matters.
Says so much about how spoilt we are under Michael O’Neill that we can feel so gutted by that result against GERMANY.
#GAWA
#NotBrazil
💚💚💚💚💚
One more darts tweet!
@DaveClarkTV
is a true broadcasting heavyweight + gentleman. He often pops into my mind when I’m on air and trying to be better!
And
@Wayne501Mardle
is electric in the comms box. Nails it constantly!
That is all. Love-in over.
#Lovethedarts
#TAYvCROSS
🎯