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Lead Phase Head Coach 12-14s @ Arsenal Football Club. UEFA A. Premier League Degree in Elite Coaching. Proud hubby and father of 2. Views are my own

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1 year
Another great night at hale end helping these top chaps with their coaching badges. Great experience for the academy players too to have them with us again. And yes I know I’m a midget, Jorge reminded me all night 🙄 ⁦ @Arsenal ⁩ ⁦ @ArsenalAcademy
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Great to see @yunusmusah8 again at Hale End. Best smile ever and such a brilliant lad thriving at AC Milan which is of course all down to me 🤥👀
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Couple of years ago in an under 13 tournament in Holland. Today he stepped out for the first team. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Ethan ⁦ @ArsenalAcademy ⁩ ⁦ @Arsenal
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1 year
Hale End !
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4 years
Thanks @IanWright0 for making my boys day tonight
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10 days
Here we go again! Season 11 with ⁦ @Arsenal ⁩ ⁦ @ArsenalAcademy ⁩ this time in peppermint green ! Lovely !
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2 years
Yes Brooke !!!!! Proud of you and a shining example of all the hard work we have seen you put in over the years being rewarded at the very top. You deserve this
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Championssssssssss!!!!!!😁🏆
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Today on the 4th of the 4th I turn 44. I have a great life with two amazing children and a beautiful wife. I’m bald, overweight but happy ! Have a great day whoever is reading this drivel.
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4 years
Back to work in my boots on the training ground yesterday for the first time since March, today my feet are as sore as hell. Good job I’m not old and fat 👀
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5 years
ECAS graduation day with the Premier League and Mrs Copley
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1 year
Supporting our youth team last night at vicarage road @ArsenalAcademy great job by @JackWilshere and @strikerab_adam with this group. Onto the next round !
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1 year
I just told Jorginho I was taller than him 👀 @Arsenal
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2 years
Every Monday I host a meeting at arsenal and the first thing I do is to ask all the staff how they are and that to reach out and look out for each other. Every Monday. Please look out for or reach out to, if you ever need help. I may need help one day too.
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3 years
Couldn’t be prouder of my son, smashing his GCSE results yesterday . In a tough year for schools and students, remote learning and working from a desk in his room, I’m really happy for him. Might even let him sleep in the house tonight. Well done son.
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Season 10 for me complete at this brilliant club ⁦ @Arsenal ⁩ ⁦ @ArsenalAcademy ⁩ . Honoured to be leading this phase with so many brilliant staff and more importantly brilliant young players. On to next season
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2 years
Delighted to go into my 9th season at Hale End as Lead Phase Coach for the 12s-14s Early Youth Development Phase at Arsenal carrying on the great work of @strikerab_adam and Max Porter @ArsenalAcademy @Arsenal
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1 year
If you zoom in, the presenter is my 17 year old son Samuel presenting his college work to over 100 adults / teachers / businesses at his school awards night. At 17 I couldn’t have stood up and done this. So proud of him and so proud to unashamedly share this on here. My son.
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3 years
Great day yesterday with these amazing humans (who are all extremely tall - honest )
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3 years
Congratulations Italy and thank you England. To those on here picking the bones out and looking to blame someone enjoy your self destructive evening. I’ve had a great 4 weeks. I’ll remember that thanks
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1 year
Saturday beating PSG 2-0 in Paris, Sunday watching my little girl winning 2 out of her 2 equestrian events. Lovely weekend - oh and @ReissNelson9 did ok for us too @Arsenal 💪💪💪
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Celebrating my birthday with my two “babies” . 48 today , lucky I’ve still got my athletic physique and good looks 🤔
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6 months
Real pleasure to spend some time with @EduardoDaSilva at @ArsenalAcademy yesterday
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4 years
Great day with @EddieNketiah9 @ReissNelson9 @Joewillock and my brilliant colleagues and players today at Hale End.
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3 years
Just your average training ground at Leicester 👀 Great facility and in the current climate we were lucky to be able to come here and play.
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9 months
@JackWilshere ⁩ 👀
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2 years
Have waited 4 days for this big smile, emergency appendicitis operation on Saturday, had speech problems for two days as a side affect and finally today on her 13th birthday she is almost back to normal. Love her to the moon and back and will always be my baby girl. X
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3 years
16 today. Love you son x
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2 years
The wife and I in Covent Garden child free which is why we are smiling ! Celebrating good health and happiness in the sun
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4 years
Beautiful scenes at work last night with ⁦ @strikerab_adam ⁩ and the sky’s quite nice too.
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5 years
I don’t usually tweet about my academy games but we’ve just played Norwich at Carrow Road and drawn 5-5 with my keeper scoring our fifth in injury time coming up for a corner. Madness but brilliantly entertaining
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5 months
When you love coming to work even more @ArsenalAcademy
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5 years
Just watching tv as you do and my daughter (witch on the left) makes her tv debut on the ALDI tv advert. Order my yacht tomorrow
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4 years
First day of big school today for my princess on the left and just another day back at school for my boy on the right, donning the insurance salesman / Sopranos vibe 😂. Proud of them both
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3 years
Can’t wait to get my second jab on Friday. I can go straight to Zens in Dartford after. Buzzing.
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2 years
Absolutely buzzing to see you both on the pitch in a World Cup together . I referenced you both today to the u14s . Two class players, two class people and two boys who always always smiled @ArsenalAcademy @Arsenal
@yunusmusah8
Yunus Dimoara Musah
2 years
It’s been years since the days at Hale End but I’m so grateful to have crossed paths again on footballs biggest stage.
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My son turns 15 today in a very strange world. But he got new “Beats” so he doesn’t give a s**t ! Happy birthday son, proud of you x
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4 years
A great week in Dubai @ArsenalAcademy @lewiswestlake22 @cthurston26 with the best colleagues and a great bunch of boys.
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3 years
Directors Box perk of the job for our first father and son outing since Covid ⁦ @Arsenal ⁩ ⁦ @ArsenalAcademy
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Back from a beautiful Easter break in Dubai with these 3 fools silly enough to still tolerate their dad / husband. I’m a lucky man . Take care of each other people and make sure you make good memories
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5 years
All day @JamieCuro been rattling on “my dipping volley this......my dipping volley that”, seriously mate we all saw it ........
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Lovely to bump into ⁦ @WillLankshear ⁩ at Hale End for his England training session. Great lad and delighted to see him doing so well.
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6 years
Final day of my season beating Leicester away at the King Power with @Derenibrahim
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4 years
Someone told me yesterday that their son had done 1-2-1 coaching with someone who, once finished doing the 1-2-1, told him that what he had delivered to his son was a “cat 1” coaching session. Someone shoot me please
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2 years
At ⁦ @WilliamsRacing ⁩ with our ⁦ @ArsenalAcademy ⁩ under 13s for a day of education and learning within another elite environment. George Russells steering wheel worth a gazillion pounds in my hands. No I didn’t drop it.
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5 years
Very important. Actually go and see if your mates are ok, have a cup of tea with a work colleague, ask them about them, ten minutes can make a big impact in someone’s life. Everyone needs a chat even when it appears they may not.
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Time to Change
5 years
Sometimes we say we’re fine when we’re not. Be in your mate’s corner #AskTwice
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6 years
14 years married today to my beautiful wife Genene. That is all.
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5 years
That portion of Bulgarian fans are a disgrace. Not even fans, just utter pr**ks. I work with, live with, socialise with, share life with PEOPLE. Not white , not black, just people. No place for prehistoric racism whatsoever.
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3 years
Merry Xmas everyone
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6 years
Touch of class, us coaching staff getting a personalised programme each for the boss’ last home game @Arsenal
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3 years
Watched the game live on itv last night, immediately switched over to watch the highlights on bbc and have now watched every goal & celebration replay on Twitter. I’m 46 and I don’t give a s**t. Thank you England. Thank you 🙏
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1 year
18 today. My boy is now a man. Not enough words to say how proud I am of him. He’s just a brilliant human, he just cracks on and loves life. Thank you son for being you. Love you. ( no he didn’t get the car for his birthday, just pants and socks 🧦)
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4 years
His smile beats anything for me, Samuel catching his biggest carp (whilst wearing a Verona training top from one of my Arsenal tours!) Love him to bits. #fatherandson fishing trips
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6 years
Happy Birthday son. 13 years old and as tall as me ( 3ft 2”! ). Makes me feel very old but very proud.
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8 years
Joining Arsenal on a full time basis on Monday in the YDP at the Academy. Over the moon and will be working with some great people.
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3 years
Why don’t Slavia Prague knowing their player has been charged with the maximum punishment for racial abuse, sack him ? In any other job you get sacked right ? Football should be no different
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2 years
Thankyou ⁦ @WilliamsRacing ⁩ for a great day out with our ⁦ @ArsenalAcademy ⁩ u13s.
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2 years
Happy 17th to my boy Samuel. So proud of who he is and the strong young man he’s become. Love you son. Xxx
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5 years
Embarrassing that some twat spends time going through @_DeclanRice historic messages. Probably the same twat that would cheer if he scores. Dec has worked hard to get where he is, a genuinely great lad with a big heart. Let him breathe ffs.
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4 years
Opening scene of ⁦ @BBCHolbyCity ⁩ and my daughter as Lottie (the smaller girl). Made me cry. Very proud dad.
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4 years
Today a spitfire flies over my great uncle Denis’ house and dips its wings in his honour for VE Day, he’s 97 and served in the RAF. Lovely gesture in strange times. #proud
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Academy football full of English coaches that have contributed to the U17 success yesterday. Great day to be very proud of English football
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4 years
Happy Birthday to my little princess today. 11 years old! Love her to bits
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2 years
Nice night out at the emirates with my two babies and great to catch up with @ReissNelson9 after the game even though he called me a slap head. #always respect the coaches 👀. Well played mate
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2 years
Yesterday my daughter left the gate open and these two went on a two mile walk on their own. Riva came back alone but Archie (left) got hit by a car. A beautiful family stopped to help & took her to my vets. He’s bruised and sore but thankfully ok. Thankyou Ben, forever grateful
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3 years
Watch this . Everybody needs help at some point. Ask someone how they are and then ask them again. And if you’re not ok , that’s ok too. But please talk to someone. There’s always a listener. Always.
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7 years
My New Years resolutions are to actually run over any twats doing wheelies in the middle of the road, I also intend to run over anyone under 20 vaping and finally to run myself over if I hear any gender neutral political bollocks this year , happy new year 🍻
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1 year
Great night at the emirates with my kids last night, cracking game, result could have been better !
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4 years
My little girl is currently in Holby City right now. She’s the little Jewish girl out of the two sisters #prouddad
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2 years
Daddy’s girl
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8 years
Great venue and pitch @SheppeyUFC @mjsmith1975 today. Nice to bow out with another cup at a nice venue. Thanks
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1 year
It’s so important to be a human being first and love and care for other people above all status or anything superficial. See the person first. I’ve been poor at it in the past but I’ve strived to be better as I’ve aged. Listen to the plaudits around Vialli. Ray Wilkins the same.
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4 years
Just reflecting . Ray Clemence RIP part of my football growing up. Des O’Connor RIP watched with my great Aunt as a kid. Lewis Hamilton absolute living legend - thank you. Daily Mail on Marcus Rashford - f**k right off . Please love each other people. It’s really quite easy.
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2 years
Game day cancelled = watching my little girl win her horse jumping show event thingy #prouddad
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6 years
What a brilliant Xmas with my family in Canada especially my son Samuel hitting the black runs with me and making the old man look slow! Back to reality now! Merry Xmas everyone !
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4 years
Today is my 45th birthday and nothing would make my day better than a capachoochoo with @RealBobMortimer keeping us all sane in difficult times.
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4 years
Just parked at the Emirates next to this guy . Samuel was buzzing !
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6 years
Canada last week skiing, river pike fishing this week in Kent (16lb 8 and 15lb 8) back to work next week. Not a bad life.
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2 years
Celebrating the end of a great season with brilliant work mates and my favourite cardigan 👴🏼⁦ @ArsenalAcademy
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6 years
Tried shaking you off for years , finally done it........... Seriously you don’t need a “good luck” , you’ve deserved your journey. Proud of you, you’re still an idiot, but proud of you. Much love
@Derenibrahim
Deren Ibrahim
6 years
First game at @Arsenal with @CopleySi , now get the pleasure of working with him again for my last game 👊👊👊
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Si Copley
3 years
@PBazza07 ⁩ I’m speechless, humbled and honoured. Thank you. You will always be my brother. 🙌
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4 years
Just thought I’d stick this out here to anyone who might be interested plus I need some serious distraction from this horrible situation. If anyone wants any help or advice around football, session planning, advice etc I’m happy to help. I’m working from home obviously anyway.
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4 years
This is top top class. I’ve never seen this goal , the fact that it’s preseason doesn’t matter - it’s outstanding and a great example of getting a feel for the ball. All 3 touches are with finesse
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A Funny Old Game
4 years
This Thierry Henry pre-season goal is 15 years old today. Crikey. Sent his marker into the car park there.
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7 years
Goodbye and good luck to @freddie at Wolfsburg. Doing PMA without you won't be the same
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Si Copley
5 years
Great week in India with my U14s @Arsenal @ArsenalAcademy and topped off by returning home to watch @education_sport @dartfordfc with my boy.
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4 years
Such sad sad news . This man came to every Dartford game I played in, every Dartford academy game I managed and would stop outside my house for a chat on his way to the game and ask me about my job at Arsenal. God bless you John. Sleep well.
@GaryClark82
Gary Clark
4 years
Heard the saddest news tonight about John Hoverd, a long time DFC fan who has died. An absolutely brilliant bloke who just loved his football. Women, academy, youth, first team - didn't matter. He just loved it. Spent many a morning with him over the last 20+ years. RIP John
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5 years
Proud to have graduated in 2019 at the ripe old age of 44 with this top group of coaches.
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5 years
My little witchy poos
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4 years
Just stay at home. That’s it. 🏡👈👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
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5 years
@Arsenal ⁩ ⁦ @ArsenalAcademy ⁩ u12s in Edinburgh Tour
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Si Copley
5 years
You’re 100% right Pete which is why me and @IanVarley9 would never do an open training session to entice new players this Wednesday at Snodland starting at 7:30 pm. Never.
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Pete Sayer
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Sorry boys but attending different open pre-season training sessions doesn’t mean 4 or 5 clubs are ‘after you’! 🙄 #nonleague
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4 years
Having bumped into you in the car park under the emirates earlier this year you gave my son some brilliant advice about rising above the trolls which he took and it made him feel like a king. He just told me to tell you to do the same. 💪💪💪
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Ian Wright
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Thanks everyone for your kind and supportive messages. I'm normally better at ignoring it, but that one got to me. There has be consequences. Each one teach one!! Peace and love ✌🏾♥️
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Haven’t been here for a while , just walked past a dartford fan who recognised me from “when I had a ponytail and used to play on the wing”. That was 30 years ago and he remembers my horrendous barnet.
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7 years
I’ve watched @DannyGannon5 grow from a skinny 16 yr old ginger kid to a beast and have no doubts he will recover from this injury. Top lad
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🎉🎉🎉
@Arsenal
Arsenal
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15 years and 181 days. The youngest player in Premier League history. Congratulations, Ethan Nwaneri 👏 ❤️ @ArsenalAcademy
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What a great World Cup, loved the ride & proud of English players. The past year has seen us crowned world champs at younger ages & now seniors finish top 4 in Russia. Disappointing night but brilliant journey. Southgate different class & To some degree it still came home
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Si Copley
4 years
If you are a football person please join the challenge of posting a football photo. Just one picture, no description. Please copy the text in your status, post a picture and look at some great memories/pictures. what a day...
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Si Copley
5 years
Good luck to my best mate in football @TrevorBumstead in his new role at @Buckswood_UK . Arsenal have lost a brilliant coach and a brilliant person and his new employers have found a gem. 👊🏼
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Si Copley
7 years
Delighted to have won the u13 National Final today @Arsenal @strikerab_adam @perryfstewart
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Si Copley
4 years
Can’t wait to get started at Holland’s & Blair. Just two things needed to sort now : 1 - to let Holland’s and Blair know I’m their new manager apparently and 2 - give Simon Halsey therapy for unfortunately being mistaken for me 😄
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“It’s not what they said, it’s not what they did, it’s how they made you feel” always resonates with me when thinking about good people in my life so make sure you surround yourself with people who give you these pure moments ❤️👉 @strikerab_adam @PBazza07 @djwils74 @colinlit
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