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@Guymowbray

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Talk football, play a bit of cricket & golf. Patron of @SportsMemNet . Ambassador for @SAFCFOL . My views only.

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@Guymowbray
Guy Mowbray
5 years
I’m not kidding. This “offside is offside” scientific approach angers me. It’s nerdy. It’s not in the spirit of the Law or the game - which is about goals. It’s a fluid, beautiful game. If you can see it’s off it’s off. If you can’t without forensics, it’s on.
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2 years
My plans for the day have NOT changed. Was always going to watch York v Altrincham! Very proud of the solidarity shown by the MOTD team 👍
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Guy Mowbray
4 years
Said it many times and still think it - if you have to forensically draw lines to try to establish offside then it’s too close to call and should be seen as ON. It’s sport, not science. I don’t want to watch a trigonometry test.
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
Those who abused Darren Moore last week…..I hope you never leave the pathetic holes you’ve just crawled back into
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Just been sacked by @YorkCityFC in @FootballManager . We were in a play off place nearing the end of the season. Upset doesn’t cover it. Angry with those who’d stopped playing for me 🙃
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
Thanks for having me @CelticFC . Really enjoyable night.
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
Been shown a couple of tweets today from people who ‘know’ that the MOTD commentary is done afterwards over the edit. What else completely false, wrong and utter rubbish do they ‘know’? Never the case, never was, never will be. All live. I actually do ‘know’
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
Delighted that this will be seen - annoyed that it’s an issue enough to be needed. It never was
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BBC Sport
6 years
It's great to see him back in football. Steve Bruce sets the record straight.
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
Another season nearly done. Been at around 100 matches again - but nowhere have I heard a noise like I’ve experienced at @NFFC today. What an atmosphere. The City Ground crowd has played an enormous role in Forest staying up 👏👏👏
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
If you haven't yet seen this, then here it is - for your pleasure. If PSG, Barcelona, Bayern Munich score this, the world purrs. I give you.....The Black Cats purring 👏👌
@SunderlandAFC
Sunderland AFC
2 years
🤯 Outstanding, from start to finish... #SAFC
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
We all get frustrated with our own teams.....but I doubt there can be a football entity anywhere in the world that's more headscratchingly frustrating than Tottenham Hotspur.
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
I wish I'd been in the away end at Preston today. Unbelievable scenes. In my experience (and only my experience so no arguments necessary) - the best fans any club could ever have. Loved my Sunderland days.
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
That's a proper 'statement win' for Newcastle. That's the result more than any yet that says they're there. And staying. Have to admit to underestimating Eddie Howe a bit. Outstanding job.
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
No no no. A hero, who became a colleague and friend. God bless Trevor. One of my first football idols😢 This year can't hurt anymore....please
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
Raheem Sterling deserves the highest praise for not responding to vile abuse today. Even if the alleged racist element goes unproven - how do grown men think that is in any way acceptable? ‘Passion’? ‘Banter’? It is pathetic. Quite simply pathetic.
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
Lucky to experience football at all levels all over the world. Nowhere better than Goodison Park when it’s like that. If support were worth points…..(Leeds, Burnley - you’ve a claim to say the same. What a scrap lies ahead)
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
(Rangers fans look away) This is pure marketing, the sort of thing I’m usually cynical towards - yet it’s brilliant, touching and human. Well played Celtic 👏👏👏 #ripbertie 🙏
@CelticFC
Celtic Football Club
3 years
💌🌏🌟 Should 𝘼𝙪𝙡𝙙 acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind... We’re sending cheer, both far and near, fae the Bhoys at Christmas time 💚 #CelticChristmasAd
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
And THAT is exactly why the football pyramid - relegation, promotion, the deep falls and the sharp rises - MUST be preserved. From top to (beyond) bottom and back again. Well done Luton. Heck of a story.
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Guy Mowbray
7 years
Guardiola goes berserk post game; Steve Smith laughs during a press conference.....so what? Can't we stop being so po-faced about sport and enjoy the moments? In the next breath there's a moan about 'no personalities anymore'
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Spare a thought for @IanWright0 . When he comes out of the jungle he’s going to think he’s skipped a couple of years #Pochettino #Emery
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
All the ‘big club’ arguments on here are so utterly draining and pointless. Every club is big to someone. Every club has its own history. It really is “my dad’s bigger than your dad” stuff 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
If Tony Mowbray is really “fighting for his job” as some are claiming, then he should stop doing so and tell them to shove it.
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
So so impressed by Blackburn @Rovers last night. Full throttle football that seemed to shock Leicester into errors. A joy to watch. A big club on its way back after lean years 👏👍
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
I missed my mate today. I will everyday 😥
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Guy Mowbray
7 years
Thing is Mick, I’m watching at home so I don’t know how you could come to that (if you’ll pardon the expression). Can assure you I’m fully dressed and my flies are done.
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MICK BOARDMAN
7 years
Guy Mowbray is going to ejaculate if Wigan get a goal 😂😂😂😂😂😂👌👌👌👌👌👌 #tosser
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Guy Mowbray
11 months
England cricket going well again 🤦🏻‍♂️ Ditch the Hundred. The pointless pointless uninteresting Hundred.
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Guy Mowbray
4 years
I can just picture Her Majesty watching this in disbelief. How have Leeds not scored?!
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
You can keep your Line of Duty and Game of Thrones. Actual dramas can’t beat sport for real, unscripted, unexpected, edge of your seat drama!!
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Guy Mowbray
4 years
Just my opinion, not interested in an argument, but I think these are the most reasoned words I've seen or heard on the subject of 'football's return' yet
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
Have yet to hear it doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened), but praise should be given to referee Sam Barrott for his handling of Fulham v Sheff Utd yesterday. Only 30, it was his Premier League ‘debut’, and he was excellent. Only fair we review refs both ways.
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Can we all be a bit more Wilder this year please? The common sense approach. Less hysteria. Not looking to stir the pot when there’s nothing in it. More human when relating to other humans. Go on. Please.
@SheffieldUnited
Sheffield United
5 years
“We’ve rightly recieved a letter from the FA but I can relate, there was a time when I was player/manager that I’d rush back to the Lane. I have no problem with Oli going back to watch them, he has a big connection there. I think it’s quite refreshing to be honest” CW on Oli.
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
Unreal in Trafalgar Square tonight. For the definition of unlimited devotion to a football club - see Sunderland fans. Brings back so many memories 👏👏👏
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
Managers - please grow up and take ownership when your team doesn’t play well and/or behaves appallingly. Heartily sick of ridiculous accusations of bias against referees, media etc. Childish, spineless and look what it whips up. 😡
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
VAR. I refer back to previous tweets. It’s for the howler, not the millimetre. If you like its implementation on offsides like that, then you like a different game to me
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
More than once, I’ve had to try and be polite in conversation with someone (who ‘loves their football’) insisting “Harry Kane is shit” 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
Update: As yesterday, there will be no ‘normal’ MOTD(2) programme tonight. The scheduled commentary team are in full agreement with our BBC Sport colleagues. We hope that a resolution can be found ASAP.
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Steve Dale: “I didn’t even know there was a football club in Bury....I’m not a football fan”. Disgrace. I flippantly suggested once there should be a few questions in the owners ‘test’ to establish they knew (& cared about) a little of the history of what they were buying
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Guy Mowbray
4 years
All the best to @SunderlandAFC at Wembley today. Will always be grateful for some of the best years of my life. Whether or not it’s ‘this time’ today, it feels like the time is right for the overdue revival 🤞
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Guy Mowbray
4 years
When Jordan Henderson gets player of the year (or/and next year) I do hope we remember it’s because he is the player of the year anyway. An underrated talent for too long, but at least no longer an underrated footballer
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
Tom seems nice. Not sure what inspired this random greeting but good morning to you Tom, have a belting day!
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
One of the worst European finals I’ve ever watched. The worst I can remember.
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Read that @SunderlandAFC have settled all monies due to former owners. Whether or not the team goes up this season, it has to be hats off to current owners & unbelievable fans for stopping the rot and turning the supertanker around 👏
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Guy Mowbray
7 years
John Terry to Villa then - finishing off by only ever having played for European Cup winners
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Billy McNeill. A true giant of football - and on a personal level the kindness & patience he showed, and the wisdom & history he passed on to me as a young student of the game will always be remembered #hailcesar
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Guy Mowbray
7 years
Showed Pep Guardiola Phil Foden’s goal that made it 4-2 England in U17 WC final - he visibly beamed when then talking about him
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Guy Mowbray
3 months
Thank you Gareth. Pride and hope restored. A phenomenal job done. Now for somebody to take the next steps - thanks to everything that's been put in place.
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Guy Mowbray
20 days
Back from Anfield. Forest very impressive against a below par Liverpool. Alex Moreno played Salah as well if not better than any full back I’ve seen try
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
I can vouch for game one being an absolute banger
@GaryLineker
Gary Lineker
6 years
The @BBCMOTD running order: New/Eve, Sou/Tot, ManC/Wat, CP/Bri, Car/WHU, Lei/Ful, Hud/Bou. Cracking games, loads of goals and no shortage of controversy. @BBCOne 10.20
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
Back home (c 1970). I guess the writing was on the wall for England, but it’s been a super Euros overall - and deserved congratulations to Italy. 👏 Many thanks for all the kind messages. Now, what next to look forward to?!
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Why is it so many can’t go abroad and just enjoy it? Have a drink, relax, enjoy what you’re there for, and respect the place you’re visiting. Maybe learn something about it. Just don’t get it. Bad upbringing? Sheep mentality? Just morons?
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
Looking forward to a thrilling @premierleague finale tomorrow, but today is all about two clubs hugely special in my life - @YorkCityFC & @SunderlandAFC . Double promotion please 🙏 🤞
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
That was football from another planet
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
Thank you @GaryLineker @IanWright0 @alanshearer & all at @BBCMOTD for taking the time to pay tribute to Lance tonight. One of the family. Lovely touch 😢🙏
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Guy Mowbray
7 years
Smile for Bradley if you can tonight. He never seemed to do anything other than smile in the face of problems that make most trivial
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Been replaced by the former Kidderminster boss John Eustace. I wish him no ill will, and hope he can get more from the lazy f*****g virtual shysters than I managed in recent hours
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
One more job to do before home - which I’ve just been reminded of. Sitting opposite a Croatian journalist at the Luzhniki Stadium - and he’s wearing a @LUFC t-shirt.
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
In shock. Thank you JM 🙏
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
I don’t ‘do’ politics on the whole. Centre ground in general and have voted for all mainstream parties in my lifetime depending on what was best for me and my family. This however is quite simply pathetic in the current climate. Fucking grow up.
@JamesCleverly
James Cleverly🇬🇧
5 years
Thinking about what to have for lunch. Large bucket of boneless (certainly spineless) JFC (Jeremy’s Frightened & Chicken) perhaps.
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Guy Mowbray
10 months
Shouldn't be surprised, and I'm not really - but it's always upsetting when a really good man loses their job having done a REALLY good job. One of the best in the precarious business. Wish he'd been given another few weeks until 'that game' in January.
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Guy Mowbray
7 years
Grew up listening to him. Had the honour of commentating with him and the pleasure of many a conversation benefitting from his experience and wisdom - in football & life. God bless you Jimmy Armfield.
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Delph gave Everton an air of midfield authority I’ve not seen for a while
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
All my thoughts are with the family, many friends and ex colleagues of Justin Edinburgh. Fit, vibrant, prime of life. Had the pleasure of knowing him. Please, everybody, live life, smile, laugh & love. No time for wasted emotion in this life 🙏
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
How (why?!) do I get myself into these things. Chris is quite persuasive with his barmy ideas!
@Chris_Stark
Chris Stark
6 years
Thought I’d bring FIFA up another level by getting @Guymowbray to do LIVE commentary... 😂👌
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
With (very minor and non heartfelt) apologies to Blyth and Doncaster supporters, I’d like a couple of things to happen today. Actually, make it another - a @IAmJermainDefoe goal to blow the bloody roof off!! @Bradleysfight
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
4 years doesn’t sound a lot, but a lot can happen World Cup to World Cup. At this time 4 years ago Harry Kane had 5 Spurs goals. Now 140.
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
People who ‘don’t do sport’ - what do you do? Need to know now. Never cared before. Actually, you’ve bored me before you’ve answered
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
Every fair-minded English football fan should now be rooting for Arsenal to win the Europa League to give a man who changed the landscape of our game the send off he deserves (*now to put my tin hat on and retreat!) #Wenger
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
@afrancis_oafc And it’s the FA Trophy. Need to swot up on your non league stuff given you’ll be there for a while
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Please take note all insufferable oh so clever pedants - “In Dutch it’s......In English it’s.....”
@SpursOfficial
Tottenham Hotspur
5 years
🗣️ How to pronounce Steven Bergwijn... ...from @StevenBergwijn ! 🇳🇱 #WelkomBergwijn ⚪️ #COYS
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
One of many things I like about commentating from Elland Road is hearing @SkylightsYRA boom out pre-match 👌
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
I think that's probably me done for the day on here 😀 I'm going to do some commentary prep for the 3 live games I've got this week - just so I can put all the 'good' lines in after
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
Another cracking win for @SunderlandAFC though. Every cloud and all that. Really hope beyond hope that this is the season things finally turn 👍
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Players constantly berate refs during games but when a ref gives just a little bit back there’s bleating about a “lack of respect” 🤷‍♂️ For goodness sake, we want our refs to be human. Get on with it.
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Guy Mowbray
8 years
Andrea Bocelli - like Leicester's season, just pitch perfect. The most moving thing I've seen & heard before a football match
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
Thank you @tamworthfc 🙏 You won’t regret this. I’m going to get to work straight away as there’s a lot to do. Come on you Lambs! #FM20 #newbeginnings
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
If we all keep it quiet @alanshearer @GaryLineker , Wrighty won’t know the Pochettino news when he’s back on the @BBCMOTD sofa!🤫😆
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
That Brighton penalty - awarded after several watches by VAR - concerns me hugely. Big defender and supporter of our top class referees, but if they think that’s a foul they interpret football and it’s Laws very differently from most of the rest of us
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Guy Mowbray
18 days
RIP Gary Shaw. Superb goalscorer in a Villa team I could recite. Used to pretend I was Tony Morley firing in the crosses for Shaw and Withe. 🙏
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Guy Mowbray
4 years
If a February fortune teller had said my idea of a good Saturday night in June would be watching Bournemouth v Palace, eating a yoghurt, hair uncut for 4 months.....
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
20 years ago this week, Sunderland sat 3rd in the Premier League. 10 years ago, 8th. 5 years ago, 14th - but in choppy waters. Sinking ever since....... Beyond sad times
@FACupFactfile
FA Cup Factfile
5 years
Tonight is the first time Sunderland has exited the #FACup as early as the 1st Round since the competition was re-structured for the 1925-26 season!
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Guy Mowbray
1 year
So, England had a player sent off for what was clearly an accident. Argentina then see their player only yellow carded for pretty obviously jumping at an opponent? Erm, ok
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
Saw a player yesterday. Quevin Castro - on loan to Notts County from WBA. 👌
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
National League North everyone. Tier 6. Promotion or not, look at the potential in this football club with a huge history 👍💪⬆️
@YorkCityFC
York City FC
2 years
4⃣,3⃣0⃣0⃣ SOLD in under 48 hours! ⛔️ Nfinnerty Stand SOLD OUT! Incredible fans. Incredible support. 👏 #YCFC 🔴🔵
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Guy Mowbray
4 years
I may be sitting alone, but this is undoubtedly my happiest Saturday since March!!! (all product placement entirely deliberate)
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Guy Mowbray
4 years
April 28th. Another icon from my youth sadly passed. RIP Michael 🙏
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Guy Mowbray
8 years
Find Klopp fascinating. He's been standing watching City's warm ups rather than his own teams for a full 5 mins
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Guy Mowbray
11 months
I have no ‘skin’ in this game whatsoever. But…… it’s a shining example of why (in my opinion, only my opinion) VAR in its current form and procedure is not enhancing football in any way. We’re watching debates and points of law rather than a game.
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
Last word on York - need one vent purely as a fan. Things can’t improve until owner either sells OR re-engages & acknowledges responsibilities (to fans, the club AND the city), taking back running of club from the people he’s put in place, who IMO aren’t worthy of their posts
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
No. Just no. Will the suits never learn? Stop trying to make things less special. The pursuit of ever more money is cheapening everything
@BBCSport
BBC Sport
3 years
Fifa is to launch a feasibility study into holding the men's and women's World Cups every two years instead of four. More ⬇ #bbcfootball
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
I think, when you’ve managed 1,000 games, and your star player says this, then you ARE a good manager. Undoubtedly not right for Newcastle at this time - but then who really could have been over the last few years?
@asaintmaximin
Allan Saint-Maximin
3 years
You are, without a doubt, one of the most gentle people that I have ever met in the world of football. You have been a man of your word, a caring man and a fair man who never hesitated to protect us. I will never forget how you treated me, for that I will be forever grateful
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Guy Mowbray
4 years
In a parallel universe I'd now be sipping a cappuccino in Rome ahead of Turkey v Italy to kick off #euro2020 tonight. Ah well, next year....🤞
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
Don’t bother with the apologies Clive (though he has to) If you’re watching Millwall v Palace and you object to a few fruity words, then you possibly don’t know why or what you’re watching 😀
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
Rashford. Unlimited bottle.
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Guy Mowbray
6 years
This honestly makes me absolutely seethe. If I wasn’t seething so much I’d invite you to a game so you can see how we work. It’s not hard to understand. And it’s ‘your’
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Guy Mowbray
3 years
Just arrived at my commentary position at Burnley for tonight’s @BBCMOTD - to find I’ve got company. Chris Wood-Pigeon?
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Guy Mowbray
5 years
I’m with @IanWright0 & @GaryLineker at the moment - I think. I know offside is offside but when it’s a millimetre at such speed can we ever be 100% sure? We want to see goals don’t we? The concept of benefit of doubt going to the attacker has gone forever I guess
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Guy Mowbray
2 years
@maxrushden The odd line. Maybe once in an entire season. Speaking for myself, there has to be a VERY good reason for it - not just to make the editor's job easier, or in a 'predictive' context. Apologies, but I care about what we do and can't abide falsehoods being spread around as fact
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Guy Mowbray
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