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@gregianjohnson

1 year

I’m on Bluesky if you’re on Bluesky:

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Boycott the World Cup? Absolutely not. Instead we will go there and use our presence to highlight the issues and hold power to account. But only if they let us, and no one feels uncomfortable, and we don’t actually have to do anything.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

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Georgia, a nation of just 3.7m people, all of whom have 5 star skills on FIFA.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

“Julia Hartley-Brewer has arrived at the Romanian embassy with a can of lager, some chicken and a mobile phone claiming she is a friend of Andrew Tate”

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Is there an active manager in a top job in football right now with a more @FootballManager -worthy career path than Graham Potter?

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

Sudden realisation that Red Bull, the energy drink that famously promised to give you wings, have built a network of football clubs that don’t play with wingers. Game’s gone.

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@gregianjohnson

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Liverpool Echo

@LivEchonews

1 year

Eurovision bosses are keeping a secret Grand Final performance hidden with rehearsals carried out under closed sets

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

He’s a 10 but he played left-back at Man City for five seasons.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

3 months

Not an Arsenal fan so it must have largely passed me by before now (besides the crap he was sent after the Euro 2020 pen miss obviously) but the really aggro anti Bukayo Saka stuff out there is just bizarre.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Let me get this straight. Manchester United signed a Brazilian winger and the big furore this morning is that the Brazilian winger is bad for doing Brazilian winger things? What a world.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

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Tom Larkin

@TomLarkinSky

4 months

Rishi Sunak taking a brave approach to small talk at a brewery in Wales. He asked workers if they're looking forward to 'all the football'. One quickly pointed out that Wales haven't qualified for the Euros 😬

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

4 months

Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

Any word on the dressing room views on Antony and Greenwood?

UtdDistrict

@UtdDistrict

1 year

🚨 | One source said that there is little sympathy for Jadon Sancho inside the #mufc dressing room, saying: "The players have had enough of him." [ @MarkOgden_ ]

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Rumours of Lampard’s return being laughed off as a big joke followed by the idea becoming very serious just hours later may be the ultimate meta Lampardian transition.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

6 months

Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic: the drink

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@hannah_0012kf

6 months

Mixed buckfast and sake, will report back 👍

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Elite footballers are arguably better at their jobs than top people in almost all other professions. The sheer number of players around the world, and the tiny number who go pro, and the even smaller group who are great… No other sport has that level of competition.

SPORTbible

@sportbible

2 years

Dana White on football 🗣️: “Can’t stand soccer, I think it’s the least talented sport on earth. There’s a reason three year olds can play soccer ok? You run around and kick a ball." "Do you know how untalented you have to be to score three points when the net is this big?”

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

Unbeatable.

Pop Crave

@PopCrave

1 year

What’s your favorite moment from a celebrity interview?

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

The standard of goalkeeping in the men’s game must improve before it can be taken seriously as a sport.

Bundesliga English

@Bundesliga_EN

2 years

Welcome back to Timo Werner, Bundesliga! 🌪️ #MD2 | #Bundesliga

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Empty! Compare/contrast the lack of action by train services over helping football fans to and from games despite the proven demand that comes from thousands moving across the country every weekend.

Greg Martin

@photogregmartin

2 years

A guard waves off the 03.00 train from Penzance to London. The special service was put on so that mourners wishing to be in the capital for The Queen's funeral could get there in time, however, ultimately, the train departs Platform 2 in Penzance empty. @CornwallLive

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

EXCLUSIVE: Done deal! Free agent Charlie joins the Johnson family as a new baby boy. Personal terms agreed after initial arrival in the world on March 1 ✅ Medical tests, done. Weight confirmed at 9lb 11oz. Home debut imminent after a wild few days. Here we go.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Lineker isn’t some radical. He might call out what he sees as inhumane treatment here and there but always stops short of proposing anything that could actually threaten to change the status quo. He’s a soft, harmless liberal centrist and somehow even that’s beyond the pale now.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

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Alex Wickham

@alexwickham

2 years

Sunak says as a Southampton fan he wants to get back to winning ways by beating Man United this weekend. Southampton are playing Leicester on Saturday.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Thank goodness the tournament in 2018 came when it did to change things for the better. Who knows what Russia might have become had they not hosted. World Cup truly are a vehicle for progress.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Belgium took the “keep politics out of football” route and look how that ended for them. Wenger, what a shame.

EuroFoot

@eurofootcom

2 years

Arsene Wenger says teams who avoided political demonstrations played better at the World Cup this year.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 months

It’s nice, isn’t it. The

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

The tragedy of this Manchester United takeover saga is that without the Glazers, their debts and the money taken out of the club to enrich themselves, United would be able to compete with City, PSG, Newcastle and anyone else purely through the money the club generates for itself.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

How to fix Ted Lasso? Make it part of the Mike Bassett Cinematic Universe and get the big man back into the topflight as his nemesis.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

“Maybe the job’s too big for him”

CBS News

@CBSNews

2 years

"I can't bear this bloody thing!": King Charles' signing ceremony at Northern Ireland's Hillsborough Castle made one thing clear – even royalty can't escape the frustration of an inadequate pen.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

“Red Bull gives you narrow overloads” does it? *puts can back on shelf in disgust and terror*

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

A one-man FM challenge completed.

GOAL

@goal

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Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu is the first player to go from non-league to the Premier League with the same club 🤯

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

3 months

Crystal Palace, go open a satellite academy over in Tbilisi. You’d have a new Eze/Olise to flog every year.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

1. Joey Jones (Liverpool, 1977, 1978) 2. Ian Rush (Liverpool, 1984) 3. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, 1999, 2008) 4. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) 5. Ben Woodburn (Liverpool, 2019) 6. Rodri (Manchester City, 2023) What a list 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

These are not serious figures. These are not serious transfer deals.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

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He’s probably the best England player without any real questions over where he plays best and what role he plays in that position. Great character/personality by all accounts. At times has looked like one of the only England players who knows what he’s there for this summer.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Sarri definitely frequents the Steam Workshop pages to download the lowest leagues possible to start.

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@perosedice

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@gregianjohnson @FootballManager I think I gotta go with Sarri on this one

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Erik ten Hag another contender…

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

The most exciting part of every transfer window now is seeing what Barcelona is willing to chop off next to sell so they can sign a player who’ll be discarded by the time the next one swings round.

Transfer News Live

@DeadlineDayLive

2 years

🚨 Barcelona now plan to sell their own channel, Barça TV, to raise new funds. 💰 (Source: @QueThiJugues )

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

Loving the Spanish commentator you can hear in the background on the BBC

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

…the worst PM of your life so far.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Seeing Marcus Rashford flying is a wonderful thing.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

The FA’s “how can we do a protest without making anyone feel awkward or facing any repercussions?” stance is a joke.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

3 months

The only negative against him is that he’s knackered (as are Bellingham, Kane and Rice it seems) due to a long season because he’s one of the best players in one of the strongest club teams in Europe and is played whenever possible as a result.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

5 months

L: Darwin Nunez haters R: Darwin Nunez boosters

Michael Caley

@MC_of_A

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as @GraceOnFootball pointed out on the pod, if Darwin Nunez played for any other club in the world with this statistical profile, he would be the obvious #1 with a bullet target for a Michael Edwards football regime

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Jerk It Out is missing from the list, which therefore renders the whole thing suspect.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

People who don’t know what they’re talking about don’t understand how hard it is to be the worst player in a professional league, let alone a good player in a top league. Drop a League Two plodder in your Sunday League team and they’ll look Zidane-esque.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

I'm old enough to remember when it was said Ganso could have been the bigger, more interesting talent compared with Neymar.

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@gregianjohnson

2 years

Christ the Raumdeuter

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Oh dear, Barcelona. Oh dear oh dear.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

3 months

“England are playing with a back three so Saka can play wing-back.” “Finally, a left footer!” … “We’re playing Saka as the *left* wing-back, right?”

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

@Cadmarch Can you knock on and say hello? What if your football goes over their wall?

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

Disappointed that Cavani’s career will end before Monster enter the frame to challenge their old rivals with a “goths only” recruitment philosophy. Like Athletic Club exclusively playing Basques but for moshers.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Camavinga coming on late and his team suddenly waking up? What is this, a Real Madrid game?!

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

FT: England 3-1 Clapham

Chris Deeley

@ThatChris1209

1 year

They’ll be crying on the street of south London

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Chelsea getting what they DeZerb after snatching Potter from Brighton.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

3 months

@futbolj_ @1886Kay It’s dreadful. One of the nicest young players in the game too according to people I know who deal with him regularly. Not sure what else he’s supposed to do to win these people over. Players who aren’t good guys or get up to dodgy stuff treated far better. It’s maddening.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

@FootballCliches Like Arjen Robben’s cut inside to shoot, it’s one thing knowing Lampard is about to drop the “but seriously” turn, another thing entirely to resist its potency.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

@Ankaman616 “You know what they call a Declan Rice in France? Aurélien Tchouaméni.”

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

3 months

The Clive Tyldesley era may be drawing to a close but “For Me, Clive” will remain immortal.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

@MayowaQuadri_ Marcos Alonso. Left-back who can’t always do much left-back stuff but score goals.

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@gregianjohnson

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DW News

@dwnews

2 years

BREAKING: Brazil election exit polls suggest leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may win outright in first round against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

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@gregianjohnson

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@GretnaServices @BassTunedToRed I like how Woodburn is the player that’s the issue here haha

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

The UK exists to enrich those who already horde all the wealth and power. We’re divided by silly non-issues so the economic agenda is free to tick along. That’s why your regulators don’t protect you. That’s why news is infested with nonsense about toilets and daily dinghy watch.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Todd Boehly once FFP finally comes a-knocking.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Who would be the least problematic World Cup host you could possibly think up that’d have the fewest complaints about their past and present?

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

3 months

IT’S COMING HOME, ST GEORGE, BUT FOR WHICH OF YOUR PATRON NATIONS?!

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@gregianjohnson

3 months

La Celesteppe

Chris May

@mayday_36

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@gregianjohnson Uruguay of the East, if we're being real.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

After nearly 5 years with Reach PLC today is my last day with the company before moving on to take up a new and exciting challenge next month. It's been a wonderful ride, and I've been lucky to work with so many talented and hard-working people during my time.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Google Stadia lives! Sort of.

Jack Pitt-Brooke

@JackPittBrooke

2 years

Tottenham in talks with Google about stadium naming rights deal, from @David_Ornstein 's must-read column this morning:

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

4 months

@PerthshireMags Tired: Bill Hicks faked his own death to become Alex Jones Wired: Norm Macdonald didn’t die but went full “Being Jon Malkovich” with Trump for the greatest, ongoing comedy bit of all-time

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

This will end terribly and I can’t wait for it.

Get French Football News

@GFFN

1 year

PSG launch talks with José Mourinho - full story. (FM)

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 months

Imagine your child being murdered and feeling you need to go on social media in the immediate aftermath to ask a load of coked up, bussed in football-banning-order lads — who brought crates of dark fruits, grinning ear to ear, to treat your tragedy as a fun away day — to stop.

Liam Thorp

@LiamThorpECHO

2 months

"This is the only thing that I will write, but please stop the violence in Southport tonight. “The police have been nothing but heroic these last 24 hours and they and we don't need this” Brave, powerful and vital words from Elsie’s mum

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

Michael Oliver has gone to Saudi Arabia too?

B/R Football

@brfootball

1 year

Cristiano Ronaldo got a yellow from Michael Oliver for this headlock 😅 (via @ssc_sports )

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

. @BootstrapCook full of important information and a strong message on the need for the authorities to help on the cost of living crisis on BBC Breakfast now. “Wait and see is the ultimate position of privilege… people who cannot afford to pay their bills cannot wait and see.”

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

The whole internet loves Mourinho at Roma, that silver fox is winning again and bringing back the old charm! *120 minutes later* We regret to inform you that the bad Mourinho has tripled down on his worst tendencies and gone full Come Dine With Me in the post-match presser.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

“But Harry, anyone can win the Bundesliga at Bayern?” “I’m not aiming for the Bundesliga at Bayern…”

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

[Staring at various trickster prodigies coming over to Europe to amaze and entertain fans] “Noooooo, my efficiency and pass accuracy!!!!!”

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Australia, the team who very much put their “politics” at the forefront of their World Cup prep, over-performed to reach the KO stages against the odds. Wenger’s lazy bandwagon-jumping logic doesn’t add up.

The Athletic | Football

@TheAthleticFC

2 years

Australia have become the first #WorldCup2022 finals team to release a collective statement criticising the human rights record of upcoming hosts Qatar. 🎥 @Socceroos

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

What we need is a penalty that hits the crossbar only for him to tap it in on the rebound. A second coming, if you will.

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@Shamsdale

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The jokes hitting the timeline if Jesus scores today

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

5 months

Leeds finally have a new Anchorman after losing Kalvin Phillips two years ago…

Sky Sports Football

@SkyFootball

5 months

Will Ferrell has reportedly bought a 'large stake' in 'sleeping giant' Leeds United ⚪💰

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

England beating Sweden 4-0 to reach the final? Flat pack bullies, IMO.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

@JolyonMaugham When you’re so ideologically wedded to viewing everything through the prism of the market, human rights look like red tape in need of “deregulation” - it’s a sickness.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

“I need the Biggest Sam you have. No, that’s too Big.”

Leeds United

@LUFC

1 year

𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: Behind at the break.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

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I’ve always hated the framing that someone dying from a terminal illness is them losing their battle. As the great Norm Macdonald once said before his own death: “I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure that when you die, the cancer dies too. That’s not a loss, that’s a draw.”

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

My objection over Potter going to Chelsea, or any London club for that matter, is the insufferable Harry Potter-themed posting it’s going to inspire.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

@Cadmarch DMZ - Dead Mitre Zone

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Excited for when the Glazers are told they must disclose how many members of the squad are fake players and how many are bots.

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

2 years

Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

3 months

@Ankaman616 Only player to offer a certain aesthetic.

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@punished_stu

1 year

phil foden has the look of a man who looted dead bodies at Agincourt

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

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@umirf1 Really surprised how ESR has been marginalised. Thought he’d be a big big player for them.

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@gregianjohnson

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

It’s got to be Stoke City - time to master the unexpected, rain-assisted, midweek benchmark for his Barcelona team.

Carrie Brown 💙

@CarrieBrownTV

1 year

Guardiola wins the Champions League. Guardiola decides to fulfil all our curiosities and manage a Championship team to promotion and upwards. Name the club he should manage and why.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Don’t get cancelling the football, or cancelling anything to be honest. If you heard many of the tributes to the queen over the last 24, especially on her fortitude and carrying on no matter what, it doesn’t even match up with the values she’s supposed to have embodied in life.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

1 year

There is no need for a sugar daddy with questionable values or sources of wealth to come in and close the gap by fronting up billions. You could argue United’s financial might is the gap and the reason why other clubs have jumped on bandwagons loaded with all sorts of baggage.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

The most IRL Football Manager XI I’ve seen in quite some time.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

@SmnLlyd5 Rabiot and Griezmann be like

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

3 months

Great opportunity to get your foot in the door here.

Gary Taphouse

@garytaphouse

3 months

Vacancy: England men's senior team head coach

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

@lfc_hammy @DanKennett They should. Why do you think I’m saying otherwise? Different things can be bad at the same time.

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@gregianjohnson

3 months

MP pundits on TV tonight in spite of everything else going on: “Get in there and make it about Jeremy Corbyn”

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

@amonizfootball Don’t think it’s just international football. The cycle has clicked round again and having a giant up top you can hit to go over the heads of an opponent pushing up with the high press is massive.

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Greg Johnson

@gregianjohnson

2 years

Oh hey look it’s @Ankaman616 on Newsnight!

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@gregianjohnson

2 years

“Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He hated flair players.”

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@gregianjohnson

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Dive Havertz

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