Old Georgians, England & Great Britain Hockey Goalkeeper. Olympian. 2 x Commonwealth Games Bronze & European Bronze. Supported by
@mercianhockey
. Big
#ITFC
fan.
Imagine getting your dream move then having a rocky start and seeing your club sign a new GK weeks later.
Nothing but admiration and respect for how he has handled himself and the resilience he has shown to await his chance and then grab it with both hands.
@VaclavHladky
🫡
Travel Day✈️ 🇯🇵 Thank you to everyone who has helped & supported over not just the last 5yrs but through everything that came before.Whilst not the position I hoped to be in, if you’d told 11yr old me that I could be a part of
@TeamGB
for a 3rd time I’d have jumped at the chance
Ex-players as pundits should have to prove they have vaguely done their research before being allowed on air.
Kevin Phillips “Ipswich won’t be used to a crowd like this”
Seriously?!
#ITFC
Here is our men's team heading to
#Tokyo2020
in full 🇬🇧
We are so proud of them all & cannot wait to watch them representing
@TeamGB
🙏
A huge thank you to all of the clubs too for their help in making some truly amazing videos 🤗
Unpopular
#ITFC
opinion. James Wilson is a key player for us. Makes such a difference at the back. Keeps it simple, plays to his strengths and reads the game well.
What an experience! Take a bow
@GBHockey
, that was an incredible day to be a part of. Thanks to every one of the 11,000+ fans who made the day what it was. Delighted we could end the normal Pro-League season on such a high. The finals await!
The last two results weren’t what we hoped and we are hurting. But, this team will be better for the experience and I’m incredibly proud of what we have achieved far more than I’m disappointed with what we haven’t. Thanks for everyone who has supported us to the end 😘
From No.1 in 2007 to No.50 12 years later. Disappointed we couldn’t get the win in normal time or the shootout today, but an incredibly proud moment to make the milestone in front of a lot of people who have supported me on the way.
19 years of being in squads together with one of the 🐐‘s and we have finally won become champions together! He’s loving it inside really …those years of rooming together have just taken there toll.
Every time I hear
@Elise_Christie
speak I want her to win a medal a little bit more. No athlete should have to put up with what she has for just trying her best.
Super proud of
@JoHunter9
reaching 50 international caps today. Plenty of determination and resilience has helped get her there, but love how that big happy smile has been an ever present.
Wasn't the result they wanted but we were really proud to see
@stownsend7
&
@JoHunter9
play their 1⃣5⃣0⃣ & 5⃣0⃣ international games earlier 💐
#ThePride
🦁
An emotional 24hrs. Incredibly grateful for what Bobby has done to help me grow and improve as a player, but more importantly as a person over the last 13 years. His passion for us and England & GB to succeed was clear to see and just wish we could have won more for him.
Great Britain & England Hockey have today accepted the resignation of Head Coach
@BobbyCrutchley
. After almost 20 years of service he has decided to seek a new challenge. More here:
No one likes a 4am get up, but when it’s for the Pro-League finals (or the post A-level exams holiday to Magaluf) and you get to travel to the Terminal in a cool
@heathrowpod
it makes it a little more bearable.
18yrs ago Mum & Dad got school to agree to them taking a car full of us out early so they could take us to watch Finals Night at Crystal Palace.Amazed by watching the likes of Kwan perform live in a big hockey event,the fire inside was well and truly lit to play in one myself 1/2
Grateful for 14 years full of great memories with some top people. But especially grateful to have shared today with my family who have been there with me through it all 😘
Now to try and win the cup with
@OldGeorgiansHoc
…
After a fantastic career; George Pinner was invited to England's Pro League match today to mark his international retirement
Great to see him receive a brilliant reception for his contribution to the sport over 14 years for both Great Britain &
@EnglandHockey
Obviously disappointed not to have got the win today but delighted with how we have grown as a team over the past 2 weeks. Lots of lessons learnt on & off the pitch means we leave Ipoh a better team than we arrived. Thanks to everyone here & at home for the support.
20 years ago Mum & Dad took a car full of us out of school early to watch final nights at Crystal Palace. Loud crowds & the skill of players like Kwan made me so want to be a part of that and hopefully even win it one day.
Well it took a while but was worth the wait!
Incredibly proud watching
@JoHunter9
and the rest of the
@EnglandHockey
ladies these past two weeks. Amazing to see so many people supporting and being inspired by them.
Never criticise a penalty taker. Teams now spend hours behind the scenes owning the process. Those guys proved themselves to be the best option, it just wasn’t their night.
@petercrouch
What’s more strange? The pod with the prince, or that
@Chris_Stark
is 2/3rds of a pint down and is still yet to take his waterproof coat(?) off?!
Blown away by the lovely messages I’ve received 🙏🏽,they’ll take a few days to sink in.Its been the most amazing journey & experience,made by the teammates,staff & supporters the moments have been shared with. A special thank you to these guys, couldnt have done it without you 😘
🗣️ "It’s been an honour to represent my country... I treasure the lifelong friends I have made along the way"
After 1⃣9⃣5⃣ appearances across 14 years,
@GCP01
has retired from international hockey 🏑
Thank you for the memories George 🙏
🔗
Delighted to have been selected to represent
@TeamEngland
at
@GC2018
. Some amazing memories from 4 years ago in Glasgow, but can’t wait to hopefully make some even better ones with this talented hard working group.
Always a privilege to represent your country and to do it in a World Cup makes it that bit extra special. Looking forward to getting out to India and playing in front of the fans of Odisha.
A team is much more than the 18 athletes who are lucky enough to step out on the pitch. Massive thanks to everyone who has supported us both here and from afar this week.
The ‘team behind the team’ don’t get to keep one of these, but it’s just fantastic to enjoy this moment with a set of athletes who have given everything over the last 3 months to get on the podium.
@EnglandHockey
@GCP01
@TeamEngland
My parents were always very supportive and helpful growing up, Mum even donated a pair of sandals to help make emergency kicker straps! I don’t remember them ever going this far to help me out in goal though....
Fantastic to have seen 3 sellout crowds for the
@EnglandHockey
group games. Hopefully the same again tomorrow but with more atmosphere. 10,000 people getting behind the girls by cheering and chanting throughout the 60 minutes will make all the difference
#HWC2018
When you say you’re gonna end
#Movember
looking like John Wark and your boss makes sure it happens.... Thanks to everyone who has donated 🙏🏽 We are just shy of £1,000 as a
@GBHockey
team so anymore would be great fully received
4 years ago
@JoHunter9
sat through some seriously wet weather as she cheered us on to a bronze. Delighted she now gets the opportunity to make memories that all her hard work and determination deserve out
@GC2018
.
Looking forward to being back in a
@GBHockey
shirt with 2 games against 🇪🇸 this week as we continue to build towards the Olympic Qualifiers in November.
A great week in Bhubaneswar with final preparations complete, school visits & a lot of interest from the local media & people. Excited to finally start our World Cup Campaign tonight, it’s going to be a tough tournament but we will give it our best and hope to do you all proud 🤞🏽
Very proud to have received my 💯th cap yesterday, have enjoyed (nearly) all of them! Hopefully there are still a fair few more to come.
Very lucky to continue to have fantastic support from family, friends, coaches and teammates along the way.
Great to be back on home soil playing in a
@GBHockey
shirt. Always special to play in front of family, friends and our supporters. Was especially nice to get a win against a very good 🇧🇪 side to cap off a special couple of days for our super star debutants 💫
And that’s before you even take into account the number of corridor cricket runs he has scored....
The term legend is used too frequently in sport, but this guy fully warrants it
#Barry400
Honoured to have been asked to represent
@hockey_4_heroes
last night against
@Guildfordhc
. Great fun evening to be part of. Best of luck to the H4H ladies on the last day of their amazingly tough tour.
The greatest comeback of all time? 🔥
#OnThisDay
three years ago our men played out a classic against 🇪🇸 in their first ever
#FIHProLeague
game 🏑
Relive all the best moments from that ridiculous match 👇
Southgate grabbing Grealish at the final whistle. Will never know what he said, but imagine it was the type of conversation that makes players love being part of the group whether they play or not.
Judging by the responses, my Tweet didn’t manage to win over the GK “Union”. It appears I must “try” harder if I’m to “convert” those who weren’t impressed.
A lot has changed since our first England U16 game in Manchester 2002! Incredibly proud of how this guy has come through the good times and the bad over the years and developed into such a great player and a leader. Awesome achievement but know there are many more still to come.
And thats a wrap.
Kit packed away ready to enjoy a first summer off in probably 20yrs.Massive thanks to
@mercianhockey
for the continued support as well as
@FortitudeHockey
.Working with them has made goalkeeping & training really fun.Played a huge role in my best season in years
The legend Barry Middleton has retired from international hockey 🏑😢
281 caps for England and 72 goals.
The most-capped player in England & GB hockey history!
A legend on and off the pitch.
He will be sorely missed!
#BestWishesBaz
Been a fab 5 years with
@HolcombeHC
,with promotion to the Premier League closely followed by back to back EHL appearances. Thanks to everyone at the club for all their support. Excited to now join the
@OldGeorgiansHoc
family & hopefully play my part in some equally exciting times
Congrats to
@WimbledonHC
on a hard fought win.
Real winners for me though were the
@eg_faithful
,
@FirmOghc
and other teams supporters who made it a great atmosphere to play in. Please let’s build on this indoors and out.