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Edd Norval

6 years

Corruption, alienation, politics and religion combine to create a volatile environment in Indonesian football. My latest for @thesefootytimes explores the violent odyssey of fanaticism in the South-East Asian country. -

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2 years

Beating the press with a big pair of balls in the J-League 🇯🇵

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2 years

This is cracking man. 4k football from the 70s.

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Edd Norval

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@luketaylortcd He’s one of the least likeable guys in football punditry as well. Mourinho must be second hand embarrassed hearing that.

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Edd Norval

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Scottish football needs to start selling the heart-pumping, visceral physicality of our league. Telling the dramatic storylines of play-off battles, the graduation of players from the Prem to Serie A. Hype up ALL of the derbies. To the world, we’re just four OF games a year.

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Pompey encapsulate thie #Barclaysmen trend. Peak vibes. Players that didn’t make sense being there. Beanie baby sponsoring shirts. Absolute worldies on the regular.

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@Pompey

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We just had to jump on this trend. 😅 #Pompey x Golden Skans. 🔥

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2 years

Ronaldo has done more to hold United to accounts with that interview than anybody else at the club has since the total mess post-SAF. A club run in a draconian manner with gutter standards in almost all aspects of its operations. CR7 calls it out. Fans turn on him.

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Edd Norval

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8 months

Why has this video of Thomas Müller blown up? It’s simple. Authenticity. We’re starving for it. In the Age of the Individual, personality has almost been entirely decimated in the pursuit of the polished optimal.

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Edd Norval

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8 months

@FBAwayDays Can’t knock the way Bayern (and many other) German clubs build a fan-centric approach into everything they do.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Your CEO would never.

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Edd Norval

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2 months

@JNRaeside Tell him, politely, if you have an issue. Don’t tell people you don’t know online. Airing this publicly, with his identifiable features, is a bit strange.

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Edd Norval

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2 years

Joe Newell has set the bar. Performance. Passion. Perseverance. Our best midfielder, who oozes class on and off the pitch. Key playmaker. Creative outlet. No daft social media/media nonsense. Gold standard.

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@TheOfficialFNG Vardy

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Edd Norval

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1 year

ALF’s touch here is Bergkamp-esque.

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@EddNorval

4 months

@SeaSpitfires The more abrasive recovery method was employed out of necessity to retain the integrity of their original layout. Any kind of recovery work on these stones isn’t born out of any sort of necessity, beyond a massively out of touch group harming heritage sites that have no

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Edd Norval

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1 year

One of the best short moments of play I’ve seen from Hibs in terms of attitude. This was pure hunger, something we need to show more of at times. Also Newell leathering the ball at the boy who had just snapped Miller is the only correct response.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

3 years

If #EURO2020 hasn’t been mental enough, here’s a man crash-landing on the pitch with a parachute.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

3 months

Don’t think any other club in football at the moment have a clearer view of their identity than Anderlecht. They’re the current standard-bearers. Their branding, kits, social content, and so on, all point to the same place. Refined, classy, authentic, yet raw & exciting.

RSC Anderlecht

@rscanderlecht

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Noblesse Oblige. ♔ Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht presenteert zijn nieuwe baseline. “Noblesse Oblige” devient notre baseline officielle, amenée à guider le club sur et en-dehors du terrain.

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Edd Norval

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6 years

Canon Edward Joseph Hannan, founder of Hibernian Football Club. He lifted young men out of poverty, both physically and mentally, by providing them with a place to channel their energy - football.

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Edd Norval

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2 years

Got to love the contrasts of Edinburgh here. Families bonding on the top of Arthur’s Seat. Anthem being belted out of Easter Road rippling through the air. Massive ship just sitting on its arse in Leith Docks in the background.

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3 months

@VictoriaFutures The best fashion campaigns never put the product at the front and centre IMO. They tell stories around the product, where said product is the medium. This nails it.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Grew up watching Ian Murray. Working with him today. Class 🌞

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Delferrière will phase Jeggo out of that midfield next season. When our back’s against the wall, as it was nearly that whole second-half, he seems more capable of breaking up play and more composed on the ball.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Next season’s stars.

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3 months

@thelawshorts Love life and it will always love you back. When times feel hard, double down.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

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Canon Edward Joseph Hannan. A founding figure of Hibernian Football Club, created with a mission to use football as a force for good. He got young lads off the street and touring the country playing football whilst raising substantial amounts of money for various communities.

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@EddNorval

1 year

Kits aside. This is the best purple garment Hibs have ever released, worn by Mr. Hibs himself.

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@EddNorval

1 month

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 @scHeerenveen ’s 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 In today’s competitive and increasingly homogenous footballing landscape, SC Heerenveen proves that staying true to your roots is a winning strategy—both on and off the pitch. 🏞️ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧

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4 months

@BBCNews These noodles are class, and I absolutely destroyed them in Denmark. TBF, the Danes I knew got faint at a bit of pepper…

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 years

Portside cities are different and so are the football teams that come from them. In this part personal and part sociological piece for @thesefootytimes I try to understand why that is and look at what their future holds. -

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

2 years

Best way to out yourself as a casual is not rating Newell. Most intelligent and creative midfielder we have - by a long shot too.

c a l v 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@calvsco

2 years

Joe newell isn't good enough to start for Hibs. Corners rarely beat the first man. Long throw ins worked once about 6 months ago and we are still at it.

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@pegobry_en This was the case in Portugal too. Got a brief, which was discussed (a little) over long lunches, coffee, maybe some wine and beers. Then it just kind of gestated, silently. For ages. Then as deadline day drew in, things got hectic. Chain espressos, dinner in the studio. A

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

9 years

@FootyAccums thanks to Real Madrid my wife is leaving me and taking the kids

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

5 years

RB Leipzig are now top of the Bundesliga. The side have been the constant target of ire since their inception, but are we thinking about them correctly? I wrote this for @thesefootytimes to try and better understand their place in modern football.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Sunshine on Leith is the new anthem of Scottish football. Hibs fans have always known. More paid attention to it after the Scottish Cup Final in 2016. Villa Park’s rendition last night seems to have captured the broader imagination. A bittersweet masterpiece.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

4 months

@DavidTannerTV Nobody’s place to say what real fan culture is or isn’t. Champion good stuff, but no use denigrating other manifestations of it. Ultras come from very specific social, cultural and political conditions. They’re as much fans as the ones in the video. Ultra groups I’ve spent

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

5 years

@stirling_j The initial ‘line breaking’ pass was pure Ivan de la Pena.

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Edd Norval

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2 years

@BenJoyceFoot ISIS lost all identity here.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

8 months

Èlie Youan is so polarising because he embodies chaos. We can choose to frame this as negatively ‘unpredictable’, but that’s completely at odds with the reality of a player who is on 14 G/A this season. He’s the definition of productive. The 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 productive in the team.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

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@MartienBall Think this is what a lot of people have slightly misunderstood. He didn’t ’not have tactics’, he just communicated concepts so well that they didn’t sound like them.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

3 years

The nicest football shirt I’ve ever owned. Felt like a Don playing with this in the local park.

Italian Football TV

@IFTVofficial

3 years

The hair in this pic is just too much 😂

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@TheCinesthetic Greatest single season in television history.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 months

@eurofootcom Kaka was special.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

2 years

@EwanMacKenna You’ve completely embarrassed yourself here Ewan. Jake’s a top tier journalist. Written extensively on various conflicts - this one included. An unfollow from me. Not sure how I could believe any word of what you’ve got to say from now on 👍🏻

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2 months

Huge fan of the identity emerging at @GF38_Officiel . Feels uniquely French. Right in between classic, via their architecture and surroundings. Which their tone of voice here plays into. And contemporary, with their fantastic kit looking very unique.

Grenoble Foot 38

@GF38_Officiel

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👕 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏 𝒅'𝒐𝒆𝒊𝒍 à 𝒍'𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ! Le GF38 est fier de vous présenter son 𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝟐𝟒/𝟐𝟓 ! 💙🤍 #EnsembleGagnonsLesSommets

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

5 years

Proper excited for my first Dublin derby tonight. Bohs have become my adopted team since being here and not much would make me happier than heading down to Tallaght and doing the business. Mon Bohs.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

4 months

@MBS1872__ This is such a bad look man. Comes across as a total whopper. Obviously is like, but had a lot fooled 👍

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Brighton’s owner Tony Bloom. Brentford’s owner Matthew Benham. Both gambling experts. One of the key concepts of gambling is managing and controlling risk. Make chance work out in your favour. There will *always* be risk though. Why does this scare so many clubs?

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Edd Norval

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1 year

SPFL in the mud. How Jeggo’s challenge there is reviewed by VAR and still given as a red- despite him winning the ball and showing no malicious intent in the follow through - then I believe there is no hope for our officiating. We’re so far from Europe’s top leagues.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 years

I can only thank everyone at @bfcdublin for their warm welcome to a new face. The fans and club have always made me feel at home there. Already had some great memories and can't wait for many more. Special cheers to @SeanJamesFitz , @pogmogoal and @Whelan_94 (can't find Banksy)

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@nonewthing Very underrated perspective. Plays into something bigger though. So much feels like it’s fallen off, because there’s so much more weighing people down.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Bringing Nick Montgomery in, to work under a solid DoF in Brian McDermott (judging by transfers so far), shows me a club whose identity is beginning to form. This move shows the ambition and the desire for success that a club aiming for third every season should have.

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Edd Norval

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1 year

Van Veen is class. That first touch is wild. Said it at the start of the season. This is the kind of #9 profile Hibs need to be bringing in.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

2 months

@King_Kong_83 👏 Live and let live bro. So many people with something to say.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

3 months

Great feeling to see the first shirt designed by us at @thedeepcreative being worn in European competition. Full launch coming soon. What a goal btw 😮‍💨

Sgorio ⚽️

@sgorio

3 months

Morgan Owen yn sgorio gôl gyntaf Caernarfon yn Ewrop 🟡🟢 Morgan Owen scores Caernarfon's first ever goal in Europe 🟡🟢 @CaernarfonTown 1-0 @CrusadersFC

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 years

When your mate says a belter and you hope no one heard them so you can tell it later.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

2 years

@GeirJordet Love your work Geir, but this kind of feels like parody. I understand the psychological dimension, but the margin was so fine and standards so high that it could’ve easily gone the other way and, therefore, your analysis would have had to reflect that.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

@thewittyjack Combatant 6s are right up my street 👊

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 years

Sir Alex Ferguson left a cerebral managerial blueprint on United. In my latest for @thesefootytimes I look at his use of social psychology at the club and why it's imperative that the next in line works with the tools he left behind. -

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 years

Red Bull have been blamed of representing everything that's wrong with modern football. In my latest for @thesefootytimes , I take a look at what they're doing doing right - much of which makes them unique in the contemporary game. -

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Prime Pogba was top a 3 midfielder in the world at the time.

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2 months

@buckadeath Knew he was onto something

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7 months

@yeemilyee People will do anything for ‘free’ money. Scary.

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3 months

@Footy_Headlines They have not.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 years

Great way to start 2019 by becoming a senior writer for @thesefootytimes . Good team that puts out consistently quality work and I'm very proud to be a part of it all.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

3 years

If he went to Besiktas, he’d thrive. Under-appreciated for what he offers Hibs, largely due to lack of complimentary players around him. He suits a very specific role and would flourish if given it. That role would start with a captains armband.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

3 months

What a night man. I am Caernarfon’s adopted son.

TheWelshDragon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐉

@TheWelshDragon9

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CAERNARFON HAVE DONE IT

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2 years

Cafu with facts.

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@CEtchingham77 Build that fucking bridge man. Would be class.

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@EddNorval

4 months

@fiago7 Hey Germany, please pump us on a yearly basis because we’ve been well-behaved fans!

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Montgomery came along at the right time for Melkersen coming back imo. Only 20, with plenty of potential. Couple of goals on loan so far.

Football Report

@FootballReprt

1 year

Elias Hoff Melkersen 🇳🇴(2002) opens the scoring with a great finish!

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Club Tijuana’s Jorge Hank Rhon knows a bit about branding. That’s why he stuck Hermoso, his Mexican hairless dog - the Xoloitzcuintli - onto their crest. Like Brighton’s Tony Bloom, he also comes from a gambling background - except they see the world a bit differently.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

3 years

Delighted to have played a part in building this and getting some incredible writers and artists involved. Mon the Hibees 🇳🇬

Hibernian Football Club

@HibernianFC

3 years

Available now: 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 📗⚽️ Packed with features on Hibs, Leith, the fans and the local community - get your copy now for just £5! 100 pages of exclusive lifestyle content including interviews with Paul Hanlon, Shaun Maloney, Ron Gordon and more...

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

2 years

Football is, effectively, all about manipulating space and making sure the right players get into it.

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2 years

‘The intention is not to move the ball, rather to move the opposition.’ - Pep Guardiola

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

4 months

Really enjoyed putting this together for a very special club 👏

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@CaernarfonTown

4 months

👀 #UnClwb

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

2 years

Watching a good Brazil side is the ultimate joy in football. Can’t beat it.

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1 year

One of Scottish football’s best stories in recent years. Self-made guy who has built a business and is now a part of the new ownership group of the team he supports. A dream for many. Well done Ruaridh 🤝

Ruaridh Kilgour

@RuaridhKilgour

1 year

Today is the proudest day of my life taking on the challenge of running Raith Rovers Football Club alongside a group of very talented and motivated individuals. (1/3)

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 months

@GusCamisetas It’s a very nice shirt mate. The materials look top tier.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 years

Indonesia is widely regarded as the most dangerous place in Asia to be a football fan. Corruption, alienation, politics and religion all mix into something deadly. Coming soon for @thesefootytimes .

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@EddNorval

2 years

The ‘nobody is bigger than the club’ argument falls apart quickly. What he’s doing *is* for the club. We got a hint of this from Rangnick and fans turned against him as well. Might look like ego to others, but true fans will see what he’s doing and embrace him for it.

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@EddNorval

1 year

Delighted to be putting some work together for @RaithRovers and their exciting new vision for the club.

The Deep

@thedeepcreative

1 year

Today w/ @RaithRovers .

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

4 years

Somewhere between philosophical rumination and mathematical thesis. The art of the penalty. How to score them and how to save them. It’s long, so hunker down. Latest for @thesefootytimes .

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@EddNorval

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I’m watching the Belfast video we made, and looking at the Caernarfon score. And the response to it. The team. The fans. I love them both. What a place. What a people. Thank you for accepting me as one of your own.

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2 years

What is going on in these horrible animal’s minds to be booing the one minute song for Ron Gordon? An absolutely despicable fanbase. Rotten to the core. GG 🇳🇬

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

4 years

Delighted to help launch this new series with @HibernianFC . Grew up wanting to play for them, but I’ll settle with this.

Hibernian Football Club

@HibernianFC

4 years

🆕 Introducing 'The Boot Room', our new content series. 🙌 The series will give an insight into the club and will reflect back on times that have shaped Hibernian into what it is today. 👇 To kick off, Edd Norval caught up with @Calvin_Charlton to discuss data analytics.

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@EddNorval

7 months

@sebdwhite @MichaelBochel It’s one of the best. Used to love getting it as a shiney Panini.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 years

My latest piece on Napoli. I look at the way the club and city are interchangeable - defined by a duality that reveres passion yet knows tragedy.

Box To Box Football

@boxtoboxfootbal

6 years

Clubkultur: Napoli - the city of masks

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@mvgnus_ Mate I saw it somewhere (not 100% sure where it was. Madrid I think?) listed as a craft beer on one of those chalk boards 😂

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Thoroughly enjoyed putting this together. Proud moment for @thedeepcreative .

Raith Rovers Football Club

@RaithRovers

1 year

💙 Leave no one behind. 2023/24 Season Tickets on sale now. 🎟️ . #YouBelong

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𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬. Healthy communities tend to have healthy football clubs at their heart. Certainly a healthy football club tends to have a

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

1 year

Key part of McDermott’s role at Hibs won’t just be the players he finds, but the pathways he creates. Our youth academy is filled with incredible players. I’d be expecting many of them to start making appearances next season.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

3 years

@finalthrd Shooting from direct FKs has a poor ROI anyway. No brainer to work on a routine unless you’ve a generational strike on you.

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

5 years

Humility and kindness emanate from this man. A welcome break from the bellends that are becoming a footballing norm these days.

Hibernian Football Club

@HibernianFC

5 years

⁉️| Quickfire with @StephaneOmeonga ! 😅 Toughest opponent. 🗣️ The local lingo he's picked up. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish delicacies. 💚 Highlight in a Hibs strip. 🤔 The secret talent. #HibsQuickfire

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

7 years

Fuck off I'm innocent 🍀

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

5 years

This looks absolutely mint. Big fan of one magazine exploring a single club's history, culture and identity. I took a look at the fans - what they're doing and what they're coming up against.

These Football Times

@thesefootytimes

5 years

Introducing: Borussia Dortmund. There's no club like #BVB , the giants who've seen the best and worst of football. But through it all, they remain an example of what a modern club can be. Welcome to 140 pages on the #Bundesliga giants. #EchteLiebe ➡️

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

6 years

Recently I wrote for @thesefootytimes about Bob Marley's relationship with football and how without it, we'd never have had his music. If you didn't read it first time around, have a look.

These Football Times

@thesefootytimes

6 years

How Bob Marley’s love of football made the game beautiful | By @EddNorval . #Jamaica

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Edd Norval

@EddNorval

5 years

Drugs, murder, corruption and a revolutionary football club. In my latest for @thesefootytimes , I look at Mexico's Xolos, or Club Tijuana, and their place in an evolving footballing landscape. -