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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Just back from Dubai, and there was one person on my flight who didn't think masks were for them. It was ... Boris Johnson's dad #likefatherlikeson

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@Simon_Burnton

5 months

Labour got themselves into a mess over Gaza. Keir Starmer said some weird and wrong stuff on the radio and was slow to admit it. But they have almost exactly nothing to do with what's going on in the Middle East and the idea that they are "complicit" in "genocide" or "support"

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@NewhamIndParty

5 months

Anneliese Dodds MP, Labour Party’s chair heckled by her constituents outside the Party fundraiser she hosted last night

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

2 years

Some great pictures by @SarahMLee47 from last night's Baftas. I especially like this one of Bridgerton star Simone Ashley getting topped up with petrol Dame Shirley, Questlove, Lady Gaga and more: backstage at the Baftas 2022 – in pictures

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@Simon_Burnton

9 months

Roads closed. Traffic building up. The car park I walked past was almost full. Fans congregating at the gates. This is the Narendra Modi Stadium at 9am, five hours before India v Pakistan gets under way and an hour before gates open

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

I'm in Mulanje, Malawi, where I was so amazed to find roadside woodworkers selling Watford tat I simply had to buy it. As a special tribute to this year's team it was expertly crafted to be absolutely terrible

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

I've written a thing about #watfordfc 's promotion back to the #PremierLeague . Read all about it here 👇 How mystery man Muñoz inspired Watford to Premier League return | Simon Burnton

How mystery man Muñoz inspired Watford to Premier League return | Simon Burnton

The decision to replace the conservative Vladimir Ivic with the unknown head coach has paid off with promotion

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

@barneyronay @Shanice_OM @tomdaviesE17 I'm with Shanice. Comparing anything to the Holocaust will almost certainly be ludicrous and offensive and is just not to be done. But where there are echoes of the preceding period, when hatred was encouraged to spread across Europe, we should notice, and we should act

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

The #T20worldcup champions have left the building, dancing all the way. Australia played like champions tonight, and Marcus Stoinis dances like one too

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

Excellent work, @barneyronay 🤣

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

I wrote a thing about ditching my #WatfordFC season ticket. We've had some good times, but I think it would benefit us both if we spent some time apart

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

1 year

Should I give up my season ticket? What does it say about me that I’m even considering it? What kind of supporter am I? What kind of person? There’s no need to drag out the suspense any further, for the decision has been made. By @Simon_Burnton

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8 months

@BarnabyRaine So you're against antisemitism but won't attend a march because you don't like its organisers, but you will express solidarity with Palestinians by going - and speaking - on a march organised by people who do not criticise Hamas and seek the destruction of Israel? OK, sure.

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

I spent most of last week in Poland with @MOTL_UK_ , @AzeemRafiq30 and a brilliant group of people from a variety of faiths, learning about life, the Holocaust and Poland's lost (and re-emerging) Jewish culture. You can read a bit about it here:

Azeem Rafiq at Auschwitz: ‘If this doesn’t move you there’s something wrong’

Former cricketer took part in the March of the Living to Auschwitz-Birkenau and felt ‘shattered’ by what he learned

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Anyone aged 45+ who hasn't been vaccinated can just pitch up at Spurs today and get it done. Plenty of capacity. Do spread the word if you're in north London

Tottenham Hotspur

@SpursOfficial

3 years

Our walk-in vaccine clinic at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is underway and open until 4pm today for anyone over the age of 45 for a first dose. #THFC ⚪️ #COYS

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@Simon_Burnton

4 years

I think my parents win comedy water bill of the week. Just the £2,205,908.61 then

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

Thanks @AuschwitzMuseum for reading, for clarifying, and for the work you do.

Auschwitz Memorial

@AuschwitzMuseum

2 years

. @Simon_Burnton @guardian Thank you for writing about @AzeemRafiq30 visit. A part of the article that requires some clarification. #Auschwitz from the very beginning was planned as a concentration camp. Auschwitz & Birkenau were parts of the same system.

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

3 years

I'm not saying India are taking today's #T20WorldCup game against Scotland lightly, but the Scots have been here for an hour and they haven't actually turned up yet

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Here's a picture of Mohammad Rizwan in hospital earlier this week, clearly at this stage extremely unwell. He hit 67 off 52 balls in an hour and a half at the crease in last night's #T20WorldCup semi-final against Australia, absolutely remarkable.

Saj Sadiq

@SajSadiqCricket

3 years

Mohammad Rizwan in hospital the night before the match against Australia. He had developed a severe chest infection and spent 2 nights in the ICU #T20WorldCup #PAKvAUS

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Aaron Finch has won six out of seven tosses at the #T20WorldCup but this isn't just a short-term lucky streak - he's won 14 out of 17 tosses in T20 internationals this year

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

8 months

I wrote something for the Observer about Watford Forever, John Preston's excellent new book about Elton John and Graham Taylor's time at Watford, and the wave of nostalgia that crashed over me as I read it

Elton John’s Taylor-made Watford showed that clubs are about people

A new book on Watford’s glory years under Elton John and Graham Taylor illustrates how football has become poorer as it has become vastly wealthy

www.theguardian.com

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Sam Billings getting the back-slaps after England's pre-match huddle, looks like he's got the nod to replace Jason Roy for the #T20WorldCup semi-final

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

@barneyronay @Shanice_OM @tomdaviesE17 ... as a Jew I am frustrated when prominent members of the Jewish community use our history to silence those expressing genuine concern that, say, a govt and much of the media encouraging real hatred of a vulnerable minority group for power or profit feels familiar

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@Simon_Burnton

8 years

Here's a thing I wrote about #watfordfc manager Walter Mazzarri and his habit of improving strikers:

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

8 years

Fiery perfectionist Walter Mazzarri can raise Watford to greater heights. By @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

12 years

Awesome: actual real Kim Wilde (drunk, wearing antlers) sings hits on tube; other passengers pretend it's not happening http://t.co/Bk6q9Fir

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

This whole episode is revolting. I was particularly riled by Braverman claiming Judaism by proxy to find a new way to be huffy about Gary Lineker. Besides, if her husband genuinely gets upset when he sees reminders of the politics of the 1930s, he wouldn't have married one

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

1 year

Breaking news: Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

"A European league would skim the cream off English football and to support such a scheme would be for the Football League tantamount to suicide" - The Guardian, 8 Feb 1957

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

And Dubai's other world champions, winners of a special trophy for impossibly bad spelling. They got all the right letters, but put them all in the wrong order

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

This is absolutely great (and currently for sale on eBay for £3.99, no connection etc)

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

If Corbyn cared about having a left-wing government he'd have cleared off well before the 2019 election when it became obvious he was a liability, and if he cared about Labour he'd know it has to distance itself from him now. His priority is himself

Jeremy Corbyn: barring me as Labour candidate is attack on democracy

Former party leader hits back after Keir Starmer says he would not be allowed to stand for Labour in next election

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

11 years

I was once asked to choose the best few pieces by the great Frank Keating, who died today. They're here. Read them all http://t.co/8fmFbc0W

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

Oli Phillips was a brilliant journalist whose work was essential reading for any Watford supporter for decades, and so welcoming when this one started turning up in the Vicarage Road press box. A true club legend. Oli and Terry Challis were as good a team as any they got to cover

Watford Football Club

@WatfordFC

1 year

Everyone at Watford FC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of legendary former Watford Observer Assistant Editor Oliver Phillips. He covered this club - his club - for well over 40 years. We will pay tribute to Oli at next weekend's home game. 💛

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

13 years

Why do Premier League clubs who have just been given loads of money by a new foreign owner always buy Shaun Wright-Phillips?

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

8 years

Hiddink: "Ranieri called already and thanked us"

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

A thing about Watford, a club managing to be both wildly chaotic and really quite boring.

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

2 years

Watford is a club where every bond is unravelling under the ownership of Gino Pozzo. By @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

4 years

@Kelvinbridgesue So sorry to hear this terrible news. I worked with Kevin at the Guardian, and remember him as someone who was always talkative and friendly, who took time to get to know the people who subbed his work when many writers don't bother. My best wishes to Susan, his family and friends

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

I made a rare foray @guardian btl to give my opinion of a restaurant that @gracedent had reviewed. I thought my comment was quite Guardian, but got profoundly schooled

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

Cowardly performance from Everton, undeservedly rewarded thanks to a terrible penalty award. Don't understand commentary criticism of Lovren's "moment of madness" - I certainly didn't see a push, and touching ≠ fouling.

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@Simon_Burnton

8 years

This may be the greatest match report of all time:

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

My profile of and tribute to Graham Taylor, a man of great achievements and small kindnesses

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

7 years

Graham Taylor put Watford on an upward path and rescued Paul McGrath. By @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

9 months

Outside gate 1, the main gate, 9.40am. If there are 132,000 people coming, best get there early

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

9 months

...And gates open, 10.02am. No rush, crush or panic, feels friendly, relaxed and safe. Probably more people in the ground already than for England v New Zealand

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

Carlos Carvalhal, December 2015, on being linked with vacant Swansea job: "I don't know if something happens or will happen. Not today, after one year or two years – it is my agent who must care about that" After two years: looks like his agent cared about that

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

@HarryYorke1 I dislike Suella Braverman as much as anybody, but I can't see how she's done anything wrong here. She made a completely understandable request, it was turned down, she moved on. There are plenty of other reasons why she should resign and she should pick one of those

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

9 years

My article on Watford, Udinese, Granada and the Pozzos is up now @guardian_sport

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

9 years

How the Pozzos have fuelled Watford’s Premier League dreams | @Simon_Burnton http://t.co/cLWHVITugR (Pic: Action) http://t.co/WJ8FXYvqig

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

Not a lot of traffic on the commute to work this morning #Barbados #Cricket

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@Simon_Burnton

9 years

#WatfordFC 's last 12 games against teams outside the Championship top eight: goals scored: 36. Goals conceded: 9. Win percentage: 100.

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

I'm tired of the shabby coaching carousel but this is long overdue. Bilic has served up a diet of miserable, stodgy, clueless nonsense. I look forward to seeing a team with a plan and an identity - and that day just got nearer

Watford Observer

@Observer_Owl

1 year

Bilic to be sacked by #watfordfc

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

@WatfordFC Even for a club run so chaotically, this is embarrassing

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

David Lacey's match reports were absolutely beyond compare. He was a master of his craft, and I learned so much from reading and later subbing his work. One of the Guardian's greatest sportswriters

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

3 years

David Lacey, the Guardian football correspondent whose impeccable judgment and unerring ability to turn match reports into an art form made him a titan of the press box, has died at the age of 83

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Watford's leadership have a great record of identifying when a head coach should leave, and a very bad record of identifying which head coach should arrive

Watford Football Club

@WatfordFC

3 years

ℹ Watford FC confirms Xisco Muñoz has left his post as the club's Head Coach.

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

8 years

Here's a thing I wrote about Watford and Quique Sanchez Flores:

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

8 years

Flores was no longer the answer to Watford's question @Simon_Burnton (Pic: Reuters)

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Was a real treat to be at this one tonight. England were just bloody magnificent. Buttler blasts England to crushing win over Australia at T20 World Cup

Buttler blasts England to crushing win over Australia at T20 World Cup

Jos Buttler made 71 from 32 balls as England trounced Australia, winning with 50 balls to spare to move towards the T20 World Cup semi-finals

www.theguardian.com

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

- Unpopular with players and fans - Can't speak English - Bad results - Terrible injuries Otherwise, Mazzarri was alright #watfordfc

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

7 years

Watford want Marco Silva talks with Mazzarri to go amid player unrest. By @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

Interesting fact: this is the 1st time since 1903, and the 3rd time ever, that England have fielded three people called Harry simultaneously

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@Simon_Burnton

8 years

I've been liveblogging the Van Gaal sacking for four hours. Starting to look like he'll outlast me

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

So, we go again. I'd still love to know what made Watford think Xisco Munoz, a young coach with no comparable experience, could turn their ship around last year. What a gamble! And for all his failings, they absolutely hit the jackpot. Should have gone in the summer mind

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@Simon_Burnton

10 years

My interview with #WatfordFC manager Beppe Sannino, on life, football and cleaning hospitals http://t.co/rUoFNPwZwu via @guardian

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

To give you a sense of the level of World Cup fever in the UAE, here's some footage from the fanzone in Abu Dhabi before today's game. Absolutely wild #ENGvBAN

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

A thing I wrote about Watford, whose prospects have been transformed by two last-minute acquisitions (assuming Richarlison's not rubbish)

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

7 years

Premier League 2017-18 preview No18: Watford. By @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

8 years

Odd moment to highlight, but Joe Ledley's substitution was notable. Ran off, no mucking about, total lack of cynical time-wasting

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

So Boris Johnson is resigning as PM, and later today will be seeking an audience with the Queen. If you think that doesn't end in him tying her majesty to her throne, declaring himself monarch and refusing to leave Buckingham Palace you'd better brace yourself for a shock

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

The performance against Sunderland, Edwards' last game, was deeply concerning. But having been promised time, and battled through the uncertainty of the transfer window, he only got three more games. It's not just ridiculous - I don't mind my club looking stupid - it's dishonest.

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

8 years

My column in today's @guardian_sport on secrets, Swindon and how football took the wrong direction after East:

It is hard to get excited about a question mark hiding an undisclosed fee

Fifty years on from Keith East’s move to Stockport County for an undisclosed fee, football’s secrecy for the sake of it is growing more than a little tiresome

www.theguardian.com

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Football has contorted itself to benefit a handful of clubs for too long. The Premier League would be financially poorer but as sport it would be vastly richer without them. Time to reorganise, to coin a phrase, for the many not the few. Call their bluff and cut them off

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@Simon_Burnton

4 years

@colgadosdelaro Hello! Firstly, of course I should have named your programme. Sorry about that. But please be aware that the Fiver is a particularly silly little corner of the Guardian and (though it should of course be accurate) really shouldn't be taken at all seriously,

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

I had a couple of long chats with @sheikhyssj1 in this hugely important, hectic and difficult week for him and for Scottish cricket, and was blown away by his spirit and his generosity. My piece ⬇️

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

2 years

Qasim Sheikh on Scotland’s cricket racism scandal: ‘To know others won’t go through this is everything’. By @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

10 years

Still think the (media-led) reaction to biting is over the top – this is what I wrote re #Suarez in 2013 http://t.co/jxjB0svc2z

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@Simon_Burnton

4 years

I spent some time this week with Watford's Adam Masina, an excellent footballer and an absolute gentleman. This is his extraordinary story:

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

4 years

Watford’s Adam Masina: ‘What I went through was different from normal life.’ By @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

Pram storage outside the MCG before the #T20WorldCupFinal . And they say cricket struggles to reach the next generation!

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@Simon_Burnton

4 years

Forget the win over Liverpool, which was a wonderful red herring. Performances have been dreadful. There were many arguments for keeping Nigel Pearson, but none of them were being made by the players on the pitch

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

4 years

Nigel Pearson was too wedded to his formation and selections, as Pozzo axe wielded again at Watford. By @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

8 years

I think #BLAARG is my all-time favourite match-specific hashtag.

Plymouth Argyle FC

@Argyle

8 years

GOALLLLL!!!! 1-0 ARGYLE!! #pafc #BLAARG

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@Simon_Burnton

4 years

Yeah, other than Hughes getting the ball and Sterling clearly diving that was a decent penalty decision, nice one

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@Simon_Burnton

6 years

It is just about acceptable to talk about the Premier League on the first day of the World Cup, but this is bang out of order.

Carabao Cup

@Carabao_Cup

6 years

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes... ⚽ @louissaha08 shows off his skills on the #CarabaoCup tour of Vietnam.

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@Simon_Burnton

6 months

This is just astonishing. The board decided to only negotiate with investors who were happy for Yorkshire to remain a member-own society, which "had the effect of reducing the pool of prospective and viable investors". And then, pool reduced, jumped into bed with one who wasn't

Yorkshire Vikings

@YorkshireCCC

6 months

Notice is given that an EGM of The Yorkshire County Cricket Club Limited will be held at Headingley Cricket Ground on Friday 2 February 2024. Read more ⤵

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@Simon_Burnton

9 years

I spoke to Udinese's chief scout Andrea Carnevale this morning. He told me #watfordfc 'still have a couple of signings to make this week'

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@Simon_Burnton

9 months

We've just had the opening ceremony, which seems an odd thing to have before the 12th game of the tournament, but there you go. A long way from full, but already a massive crowd. I would attach a video to give you an idea, but the wifi can't handle it. Half an hour to go.

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@Simon_Burnton

3 years

If any #WatfordFC fans are driving to Vicarage Road from East Finchley/anywhere in north London and have a couple of spare seats, please lmk - we don't have enough petrol and can't get more. DMs open #failedstate

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@Simon_Burnton

6 years

I'm at QPR for the big reveal of Labour's new safe standing policy, which has been kept a complete secret from everyone (except those who have read all about it already this morning)

The Guardian

@guardian

6 years

Labour to offer its backing for safe standing at English football stadiums

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

At my first @AFCWimbledon game since their first game. Enjoying the pre-match music: I am the Resurrection, then Won't Get Fooled Again

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@Simon_Burnton

11 months

You can take the fifth Ashes Test out of September, but you can't take September out of the fifth Ashes Test

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

So I had a chat with @SCoxy31Real about some of the totally amazing goals he's scored:

Simon Cox Amazing Goal For Swidon (Must See)

This Is Amazing Simply Amazing Goal Of The Season I sAY

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

Got to be honest, I don't think Marnus was that excited about speaking to a random journalist at the end of a long day in the field and with his family waiting at home - and I really couldn't blame him - so I'm super grateful for the time, and the interesting answers, he gave me

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

1 year

Marnus Labuschagne: ‘Test cricket has been unbelievable … the game is coming alive.' Exclusive interview by @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

Got to know Graham Taylor a little in his second spell at Watford. As genuine and generous a man as I have met, and an inspiration to many

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@Simon_Burnton

7 years

Over the last 20 years, the English & Welsh have given birth to 0 Cruyffs 7 Ronaldinhos 23 Rivaldos 36 Messis 68 Peles 89 Zicos 236 Ronaldos

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@Simon_Burnton

1 year

A magical, indelible memory. I took my daughter, which was a terrible mistake. It was her first full game, and if that's your benchmark most matches, ones that end without miracle goals and pitch invasions, are going to be pretty dull. She has not grown up to be a football fan

Sky Sports

@SkySports

1 year

𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘!!😱 It's TEN years since one of the most dramatic goals in the history of the football league 🤯

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

The ECB didn't just have to decide whether it was appropriate to play the Test this week, they had to deal with protocol-related minutiae including: is it acceptable to ring a bell? What about singing Jerusalem? And can a military band be involved?

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

2 years

The third Test between England and South Africa will resume on Saturday morning, with the start of play to be preceded by what may be the first full, official televised rendition of God Save the King. By @Simon_Burnton

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@Simon_Burnton

2 years

If you work for this prime minister, for this government, for the Conservative Party or for this loathsome rag, and you are not fighting with every weapon in your arsenal to change them or destroy them, you are complicit in their proto-fascist bullshit

BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

2 years

Thursday’s Mail: “Is that it?” #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Call off the search party, they're here! Word is that the wicket is very batting friendly, which should work in India's favour. As should the fact that all their players are really good

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Simon Burnton

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1 year

Ashes latest! Ben Stokes: "We’ve been clear with the ground staff what type of wickets we want and they have been responsive. We want flat, fast wickets." Ground staff: "I can 100% tell you I have never been told that." My interview with Edgbaston's Gary Barwell:

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

1 year

In April Ben Stokes was asked what kind of pitches he was hoping to play on in the Ashes. His reply was unequivocal: 'We want flat, fast wickets.' In the hours after the interview was broadcast, Gary Barwell’s phone started pinging. By @Simon_Burnton

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Simon Burnton

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9 months

India win the toss, which goes down well. I've seen two Pakistan fans, posing for photos and generally being treated like celebrities. One may actually be a celebrity - someone told me he was an influencer. If you hear a chant for Pakistan today he's obviously a bloody good one

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

9 months

Back at Gate 1, 11.40am. Less than an hour before the "star-studded opening ceremony" gets under way, just so many people. Still seems pretty calm

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Simon Burnton

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4 years

@rwilliams1947 @jeremycwhittle I thought Saronni's quotes about Aru (this is from @cyclingweekly ) were extraordinary. Absolutely vicious

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

3 years

Rizwan was released from hospital late on Wednesday morning, and played a World Cup semi-final on Thursday. Honestly can't get over it, he is an actual superhero

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

8 years

Some Saturday morning reading: the forgotten story of … Oxford United winning the 1986 League Cup, by me

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

8 years

And another thing I wrote about the more irritating aspects of the #RyderCup

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

8 years

Eiffel Tower hats, golf 'fashion' and clubhouse fish: the worst of the #RyderCup . By @Simon_Burnton

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

2 years

A thrilling end to the Test in Karachi as Pakistan and Australia draw again. Talking of which, here's a thing about drawn Tests:

Guardian sport

@guardian_sport

2 years

In this week's edition of The Spin … Stop moaning about draws – they’re part of the fabric and majesty of Test cricket. By @Simon_Burnton

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Simon Burnton

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9 years

Lamela's delight at Son's second goal was written all over his face there. And Rose looks pretty chuffed too

tomst

@tomst7

9 years

Lamela and Rose 😂 #COYS http://t.co/LG77SmjguS

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

2 years

This is a nice piece. I got to know Gianluca Vialli, and his assistant Ray Wilkins, a little while they were at Watford, in particular on the pre-season trip to Italy. Class players and class people, I remember them both (if not their team) with great fondness and respect

Watford Observer

@Observer_Owl

2 years

A tribute to former #watfordfc manager Gianluca Vialli

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Simon Burnton

@Simon_Burnton

2 years

Hands off Joao Pedro, obviously, but good as he is this team needs a RWB and a genuine, fit, non-comedy CF more than it needs Ismaila Sarr. Unless he wants to play RWB himself, obviously, which I think would be a lot of fun (occasionally for our opponents)

Adam Leventhal

@AdamLeventhal

2 years

🚨 Update: #WatfordFC do not intend to sell Joao Pedro and Ismaila Sarr before today’s deadline, @TheAthleticUK understands. Both subject to offers this window but club keen to keep until at least January to aid promotion push. More here.

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Simon Burnton

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Keir Starmer at Vicarage Road today. He must have enjoyed watching the team in red claim victory, though annoying that the opposition was a bit feeble and kept missing obvious opportunities to attack

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Simon Burnton

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3 years

"A dozen clubs, who style themselves the pick of the talent, have joined hands for their own mutual benefit, apparently without a care for those unhappily shut out in the cold" - Cricket & Football Field, 21 April 1888

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