One of the best goals I’ve ever had the privilege of seeing & describing live. Moments like this makes all the hard work worth it. A brilliant way to round out quite a tricky year, already excited to see what commentaries 2024 has in store. 🎙️
It may not have ended in a trophy but this is just as valuable. This is what
@WVUMensSoccer
have done. Away days in America? was unimaginable when I first moved to WVU. All I ever wanted as a commentator/teacher, was to see football grow in WV & thanks to those lads it's exploded
Pompey after losing 4-0 to Blackpool
2-0 BUR✅
3-0 NTFC✅
2-0 BOL✅
3-0 SHR✅
#Pompey
after losing 3-0 to Leyton Orient
1-0 FLE✅
1-0 PVFC✅
2-2 OXU↔️
4-1 NTFC✅
The team’s reaction to potentially damaging losses might be the pivotal factor in making this season different.
Delighted to say I’ll continue to be involved in
@ExpressFM
’s coverage of
@Pompey
for 2023/24. You’ll hear me on Pompey Live far less but I’ll be contributing a lot more in a new role as the station’s club reporter. Looking forward to getting down the training ground
#pompey
📻
For me if it wasn’t already, it is now clear there are 4 players leading the way to be considered Portsmouth’s player of the season.
Will Norris
Marlon Pack
Abu Kamara
Conor Shaughnessy
All 4 of them were excellent again. Injuries aside that would be a longer list
#Pompey
Seen some
#Pompey
fans revelling in Reading’s struggles. I would think PFC fans above all could empathise & get over comments made in the past. Surely mistakes from a section of Reading fans years ago isn’t justification for wanting a club to go under? 2 wrongs don’t make a right
Thoroughly deserved, don’t take it for granted Albion fans, I still regret it. One minute I was watching Lassana Diarra smash home vs Vitoria Guimares, I blinked & I’m preparing for a 10th straight trip to the Wham Stadium in Accrington. Life comes at you fast.
#pompey
#BHAFC
Buzzing to announce that I will be joining
@HWFCOfficial
of the National League South as commentator for the 2021/22 season. Grateful to the Hawks for a fantastic opportunity with a great club. Excited to further develop my voice with regular commentaries at a high level.
#HWFC
I’m running out of superlatives for Colby Bishop. A goal & an assist yesterday. The complete forward; elite hold up, wonderful passing & so intelligent on the ball.
Just how good is the No.9? Here is what John Mousinho thought when I spoke to him Thursday for
@ExpressFM
#Pompey
Unreal win for WVU in my final game, signing off the right way. It was in this stadium that I decided I want to do this the rest of my life & I'll always remember where I got my start. Proud to say that I'm leaving radio coverage of WVU WSOC in a better place than I found it.
Peter Drury gets lots of praise & rightfully so, a fantastic commentator, but Jim Beglin’s colour is equally as brilliant & often overlooked. So many childhood memories of me & dad watching the champions league on ITV with him adding fine detail to the excitement of those games.
I’ve spoken to Peter. As most of you know, he stubbornly resists social media but he’s very, very grateful. He has asked me to pass on his sincere thanks to everyone who has been so kind and supportive. He knows he’s a lucky boy to do what he does for a living. Thank you.
In my relentless commitment to be an annoying, pretentious, football hipster I have just spontaneously booked flights to Barcelona for a fierce 5th-tier derby between two of the city's semi-pro clubs.
I have absolutely 0 regrets about this decision.
@Copa90
sign me up.
⚠️ Ja superem les 3⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ entrades anticipades!
😱 I atenció... 𝐀𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓 al Gold Nord!
Andreuencs, encara queden entrades a Tribuna i General! 🟡🔴
🔗 Venda per internet: …
🔗 Venda física:
Dome wasn’t built in a day🧵
2 weeks ago I don’t think I’d heard
#Pompey
fans mention a dome, now it’s the big talking point. For starters domes don’t exist for the purpose of behind closed door friendlies with non-league teams it’s about academy grading, Portsmouth are cat 3…
Been an incredibly hectic few weeks with graduating & trying to negotiate returning back home but I have officially finished at WVU. I was unable to stay & immediately work in America due to visa complications but am excited to get sorted & chase my goal of becoming a broadcaster
After 4 years, it's my last game for
@wvuwomenssoccer
today. The first team I ever covered. I arrived on campus having never put on a mic on & found my radio voice doing their games. After 50+ games of coverage I now know this team better than pompey & that is saying something...
When I think of
#Pompey
in the PL, I think of this game. This epitomises what the side were about in the first half of 07/08, all gas, no brakes, 100mph & lots of fun. Out ran, out fought & physically battered a good Newcastle side. Pamarot’s hit is still my favourite blues goal.
⚽ Pamarot
⚽ Mwaruwari
⚽ Utaka
⚽ Kranjcar
On This Day in 2007, we scored three goals inside the first 11 minutes as we beat Newcastle 4-1. Some absolute belters scored this day 👏
#Pompey
@chriswisey
@BBCMOTD
My favourite stat from this game was that Steve Cooper is the first Forest manager to complete a calendar year at the helm since 2010.
Pompey have just kept the ball for 4547473735646 passes in a row this is absolutely ridiculous, putting on a clinic. No Bishop, no Poole, still 30 mins to play but they have answered some massive questions today.
#Pompey
#Pompey
injury update following today’s press conference
@ExpressFM
.
Bishop fit and healthy for Saturday ✅
Kamara is fine after going off midweek ✅
Connor Ogilvie is progressing slowly but still progressing, “a few weeks away” 📈
Scully & Lowery back in full training 🏃
Colby Bishop is just an exceptional footballer, the goal was well taken but it was the other 100 odd minutes that impressed me. Decision making is such a vital attribute in strikers & he consistently made the right pass & released at the right time when holding it up.
#pompey
Moxon, McIntyre, Lang & Peart-Harris, I don’t think anyone can accuse
#Pompey
of having a lack of ambition this season. This feels significant, it feels like a statement from the club, hasn’t been a January transfer window like this for some time at Portsmouth. Will it be enough?
Morrell on “getting” Pompey:
“I’ve definitely found my home in football, I try to leave my all out there every game, I think that should be the minimum expectation. When you go out in front of 18,000 at FP or a packed out away end it’s not difficult to be motivated.”
#Pompey
Alex Robertson:
Simplify magnificent. In a high energy, blood & thunder game he was the coolest head on the pitch. Clinical, composed decision making, a first touch that always took him into space & a great defensive engine. All that playing out his favoured position.
#Pompey
A busy weekend so a late post but it was a massive honour to describe the Premier League game between BHAFC & Spurs live from the Amex. Something special about the atmosphere, quality & intensity of Prem fixtures when you’re sat in the stadium. Hopefully this won’t be the last.🎙
Next appointment is maybe the most important in the club’s history. They don’t need to bring instant success, they don’t need a stunning style of play, for me they don’t even need to keep the hawks up. It is however, imperative that they reconnect this club with it’s fans.
#HWFC
Haven't had the chance to promote any of my work in the UK but better late than never. Surreal to provide commentary for a Premier League club in BHAFC, didn't feel it was my best but listening back I don't sound as nervous as I felt. Grateful for every opportunity & any feedback
It seems some Pompey fans have a box in the Bristol Rovers end, safe to say celebrations after Paddy Lane’s equaliser have not gone down well.
#BRFC
#Pompey
Someone shut this lad up, he ain’t got a clue what he’s on about 🙄...In all seriousness, this is mad, so grateful for every opportunity I’m given to do what I love and stay involved in football, just hope there’s people out there that enjoy listening.
Had to represent the lads ahead of their big game Saturday, while I was commentating here in the UK tonight
@WVUMensSoccer
. Up the eers, I'll be watching from home.
Just want to say an enormous thank you to those that messaged me either congratulating me or giving me feedback on my commentary this weekend. Should've said this earlier, but even if it only took you a minute to send, each one meant an awful lot to open. Appreciate the advice.
So with that 22/23 comes to a close. To end it with a
@premierleague
game for
@talkSPORT
is a dream come true. It has been the biggest season in my relatively young broadcast career, new games, new broadcasters & new leagues. Lots of firsts & some really positive steps forward 🎙️
So my first season with
@HWFCOfficial
has ended, what a privilege it has been to describe games for such a brilliant set of fans. A rollercoaster but I have learnt so much as a broadcaster & have never taken for granted what it means to represent the club. Here’s to the future.
Waited an incredibly long time for this opportunity and I am beyond excited for my first television commentary. Today I will be the colour analyst for the first WVU home game of the Dan Stratford era. ESPN+ 12ET.
22 goals ⚽️
7 assists 🅰️
Player of the Season 🏆
Whatever has happened since the PO9 streets won’t forget 2022/23 Mo Faal. Debut seasons like that are rare, produced some moments that will live long in the memory, wish him nothing but the best at Maidstone & beyond.
#HWFC
#COYH
Watched a fair amount of football & this is probably the most baffling refereeing decision I’ve ever seen live. The entire press box looked around at each other in bemusement, the SWFC fans behind us were head in hands resigned to a red & a pen only to erupt into laughter
#Pompey
Joe Rafferty on playing next to Sean Raggett instead of Regan Poole:
“I have full confidence in Raggs why wouldn’t I have? I played lots of games with him last year. He’s big, he’s strong and he can also really play.”
#Pompey
I was actually very impressed by Stevenage today. Perhaps I was too quick to label them pragmatic or disruptive, in the 2nd half they were one of the more open & positive teams to come to
#Pompey
. Can feel hard done by to not see Pack sent off. No surprise they’re challenging.
It was an absolute privilege to commentate on two south coast derby's in one week for
@ExpressFM
. Two fiercely competitive matches between
@PompeyWomen
&
@SouthamptonFC
in the FA Cup & WNL. Also grateful to fulfill a lifelong dream of doing pxp commentary at Fratton Park. ✅✅
Lost my voice, got a headache but my goodness what a win. Probably my favourite footy game that I've called 🎙⚽️. To a man every single WVU player ran themselves into the ground. Soaked up pressure in the first half & hit them on the break, the mountain state is blue and gold. ⛰
What sad news, long before I even considered trying journalism I used to do the whole “
#pompey
twitter” thing as a teenager. In an otherwise mean-spirited, divisive, cesspit of an app, Pete was always kind, measured & respectful of others opinions. I enjoyed our chats on here RIP
RIP Pete Blackman. Such a talented photographer but, most of all, what a man. Outpouring of love and respect on social media is richly deserved. Will genuinely miss his Tweets, always reasoned, empathetic and absolutely spot on. The
#Pompey
family have lost a great human being.
So flew 4000 miles to watch my beloved WVU lose in the most WVU way imaginable. Still had an unreal week with my old friends & colleagues, got to go to a very special game of football 🏈 (despite the result) and most importantly got to eat wings at Keglers again.
Best I’ve seen from Saydee in a
#Pompey
shirt in these opening 35 minutes, great energy, great industry creating chaos in all the right areas. It’s not always pretty & not everything he tries comes off but he’s so disruptive, a nightmare for a back line. Great assist for the 2nd.
35' | "Saydee, Saydee, Saydee" 🗣️
The forward dribbles past a few Northampton men before he gets a shot away, but it's deflected behind
🟤 0-2 ⚪️ //
#Pompey
Really grateful to get the opportunity to call this one, trying my best to enjoy every experience that comes my way at the moment, wasn’t hard to enjoy a late winner like this. 🎙
So I found out that tomorrow the doors will be locked on the old
@U92_FM
studio in the Mountainlair. That studio was where I learned how to be a broadcaster with
@U92_FMSports
, met some of my best mates & spent countless days discussing the latest sporting headlines...
Well that was mental, commiserations Concord, what a fight. Not often you get to commentate for 6 fan bases so that was a privilege, thanks for the kind words, means a lot but can’t say I agree, far too hectic for my liking, needed oxygen support to describe the final 10 minutes.
It’s a point that’s been covered to death but what Alex Robertson is doing in this
#Pompey
midfield is sensational, controlling the entire tempo of the game. Picking up the ball in any position & driving the team on. Cobblers just kicking him now because they can’t get near him.
Congrats to
@HerdMSoccer
the better team & deserved champions. Adds more excitement to the rivalry & can only be a good thing for the growth of football in WV. Enjoyed calling one of their games earlier this year. Hopefully WVU will be playing in games like this in future.
Worth noting today
@dartfordfc
were brilliant hosts, very classy club before the game & in defeat afterwards. It was an outstanding game of football, both clubs pressing the life out of each other, a great advert for the league & someone had to lose. We hope to return the favour.
@uesantandreu
Magical, simply magical a game no one will ever forget. I watched in from the U.K 🇬🇧what a special club with special fans. Champions in the rain 💛❤️🌧️
Nights like this are why we all fell in love with football, a cliche but that game had everything. Nowhere near my best comms partly cos I could barely make out the players through the rain, partly cos the game was absolute carnage but thanks for listening.
#COYH
@HWFCOfficial
Slowly rolling back from
@NUFCWomen
vs
@PompeyWomen
in the WNL Cup semi-final. A superb game of football, contested between two clubs that belong at a higher level. St James’ Park a venue fitting for the quality of the game. A special day for many reasons, thanks for tuning in🎙️
Had so much fun describing this one last night. Grateful for the opportunity & for everyone in the states & the UK that’s helped me get to a position to work on games like this. So many fantastic goals & moments to talk about. That Estupinan strike will live long in the memory 🎙️
2 wins in 34 games…that is genuinely staggering. A blip turned to a run, a run to a rut, a rut to a generationally awful slump in form over an extended period. Challengers to rock bottom; I don’t think the best minds in football could explain why,how or what is going on at
#HWFC
Delighted to confirm I will be providing commentary for the pre-season friendly between
@OfficialBHAFC
and
@LutonTown
today. This will be my first broadcast since returning back to the UK and I cannot wait to put the headset back on. Kick off at 15:00.
Delighted to be travelling to St James’ Park today to cover the WNL Cup Semi-final. Two massive footballing cities that have really rallied behind these teams, whatever happens it will be an incredible occasion. Can’t wait.
@ExpressFM
#Pompey
What a game & what an advert for Wessex football. Any stereotypes about non-league hoof ball would be put to bed for anyone that watched that. Lots of quality, lots of goals & two teams trying to play the right way. Class way to spend an afternoon for a fiver
@WessexLeague
Stunning start to the new era by
@PompeyWomen
. Casley & Gane dealt with everything thrown at them & I’m running out of superlatives for Sophie Quirk. Sat in the commentary box scratching my head, wondering how she’s still playing in the 3rd tier. Outstanding performance
#pompey
Tough evening but the St Albans media team putting this up for me to lay my notes out on forced me to smile. Great hospitality & looked a brilliant side on the pitch. For the Hawks the right words are hard to find, fair play to those that travelled & those that listened in.
#HWFC
Heartbreaking way for
#Pompey
to lose an utterly captivating semi-final in the FA WNL Cup. I am sure when the pain has eased they can reflect on a remarkable occasion. 22,307 people came to watch two 3rd tier women’s sides today, that is the real story👏
#NUFC
@jbphotography0
📸
At Fratton Park awaiting the arrival of new
#pompey
boss John Mousinho for his introductory press conference. Plenty of intrigue about this appointment, looking forward to hearing from the man himself for
@ExpressFM
.
Coming to the end of my prep for
@CAFCofficial
vs
@HWFCOfficial
this weekend with a little help from John Motson. Would like to think if there's something you need to know about the Addicks or their players it's in here somewhere 😅. Should be class 🎙️
#COYH
#cafc
#EmiratesFACup
21 today, since my 20th I’ve commentated an entire ⚽️ season, called my first ⚾️ & 🏈 games, made a podcast, worked covering Portsmouth FC & interviewed for the BBC. Still lots to learn but it’s been a great year for me, thanks to those who provided me with these opportunities.
After a summer break from non-league football I can’t wait to be back behind the mic for the start of the Hawk’s season tomorrow. Nothing quite like following the ups & downs of a team over a whole campaign. If you’re not going in person make sure you listen in on hawks radio 🦅
This was not my decision, unfortunately, the club felt radio was beginning to affect attendances. I believed that radio predominantly served players' families, international fans & elderly/sick fans but the club have taken a different approach for the upcoming season (1/2)
#HWFC
📻 CLUB STATEMENT – HAWKS RADIO
A decision has made to continue Hawks Radio for the 2023/24 season.
However, it will only be away matches which are broadcasted live on MIXLR. All matches at Westleigh Park will no longer have Hawks Radio.
We apologise for the inconvenience.
Beyond grateful for stuff like this. Can't thank the coaching staff
@WVUMensSoccer
enough for putting their trust in me to not butcher their games & their constant support. First got a message back in 2019 & the boost I got from that feedback did wonders for my confidence on air.
The most incredible story, Stratford arrived with a vision, one he spoke about so openly in that opening press conference. Eyebrows were raised when words like College Cup were thrown around. In 3 short years it’s a reality, credit him the staff & the players for writing history.
Funny how things work out, first time I picked up a mic, I was 18 describing
@wvuwomenssoccer
games. Now 6 yrs & a few thousand miles later I find myself making notes on the same players with Kadeisha Buchanan, Lois Joel and now Esther Mayi-Kith all pros in the UK.
#WVU
Making my commentary notes on the most thoughtful end of term gift I’ve ever received from a student. Even includes a brilliant but pretty ambitious depiction of a
@HWFCOfficial
1-0 victory over
@ManUtd
in an FA Cup replay at Old Trafford. Fancy a cup run next year anyone?
As suspected, public confirmation of what we've all known since noon. SIUE are hurt & are choosing not to play the game, while the MAC are covering it up with a "Covid case." Brutally unfair on WVU Men's Soccer. Cannot believe how backwards & outdated the NCAA forfeit ruling is.
What a game, a fiery but fair contest that had a bit of everything. Welling a very good side with some top players don’t see them finishing outside the playoffs this season. Enjoyed that commentary thank you to those that listened & thank you
@wellingunited
for your hospitality.
Watched the Deans P/S & tweeted about how good they looked vs the Hawks. Disciplined & structured but also creative & purposeful in the final 1/3. Their patterns of play tonight were excellent so well set up, the idea that intelligent tactics don’t exist at this level is a myth.
The definition of a fan favourite, absolutely gutted at this one. What a player, what a person, fan reaction says everything about the time he made for people. Fleet A) last year the run at the start of this year, unplayable. Who am I gonna talk about Irish football with now 💔🇮🇪
My whole approach to working in media has been to try & avoid personal attachments to clubs in order to make my commentary as unbiased as possible but I cannot tell you how buzzing I am with this. The management needed that, the players needed that & the fans needed that
#COYH
In December I commentated on a South Coast Derby for
@ExpressFM
from the press box I stared up at since I was 6.
Was an incredibly proud moment but still prouder of the time I threw the ball away from Cesc Fabregas in North lower when he tried to take a throw quickly.
#pompey
What a performance by
#Pompey
, love covering this team, especially with the way they are playing at the moment. So fluid and bold when going forward. Wait till you see the 6th goal, must’ve been a >20 pass move, sumptuous football. Thanks for having me
@ExpressFM
. 🎙️
The reaction 👏👏
@HerdMSoccer
upsets No. 1 Clemson in PKs to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time in program history!
(via
@NCAASoccer
)
You know I was just thinking, I wish a football club had a Hellenistic themed club house for fans to enjoy. Thankfully I took the trip to
@hemelfc
today. Never know what you’ll find in non league…
Join me for full match commentary of Burnley vs Chelsea today on
@talkSPORTLive
Chelsea are looking to prove that Fulham victory was no flash in the pan, while hosts Burnley are trying to build on their first PL win of the season.
#BURCHE
LISTEN HERE ➡️