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Well, I've taken the badge off for the last time. No longer a member of
@surreycricket
GC, always a member of
#petermayboys
, home & away.
Thanks to all who voted for me in 2020, it's been an honour & a privilege.
"A hotel built, a pandemic & 2 County Championships" ©M. Eadon
😁
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On reflection:
I felt for a long time a total disconnect from the England football team & the culture around it.
Things have changed for me with this young, refreshing, diverse, socially aware squad.
For me, the trophy went to Rome, but (England) football HAS come home.
#ENG
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Never wanted to leave Palace, respected as much for how he conducted himself on his return to Selhurst Park as for what he did while with us. A really nice man, and a privilege for me to buy him a pint and have a chat.
#cpfc
@mrmjansen
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@sushi_ginger1
@Baddiel
Of course it's very important to draw the 'practising / non-practising' distinction. The Nazis checked this carefully at the gates of the death camps, and the 'non-practising Jews' were given tickets back home.
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What a great rooted club, where players feel the bond with fans enough to visit the 'ultras' pub after the season has been rescued.
#cpfc
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Don't know about you, but I would certainly fly 3000 miles for the sole purpose of seeing somebody I saw not very often and telling them I couldn't be their friend any more. I'm sure we all would, if we had any moral fibre.
#PrinceAndrewInterview
#bullshit
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@cricketwyvern
And Wiltshire went on the media 'next for lockdown' list as there had been a 300% increase in cases. From 1 to 4.
Wiltshire Council ended up releasing a statement to stem the panic. I spent chunks of yesterday talking people down.
Stupidity and irresponsibility.
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Leg slipped down between train & platform at Chippenham. Lovely GWR staff at Bristol Temple Meads found kit for me to change to picture on right. What if there were just machines? Station staff must stay!
@GWRHelp
#NotJustTheTicket
(Feel free to RT, folks)
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One of proudest moments of my life, a real surprise - elected to
@surreycricket
Gen Committee. Thanks to those
#petermayboys
whose idea it was & for your support. Thanks also, all who voted for me.
It's an honour & a privilege. I'll do my best to serve this great club well.
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A happy picture. 3 weeks, all but an hour or so, before this photo, Pablo was lying on the pitch here at
@ChipTownFC
with his heart stopped for a few minutes. Great to have him & his family here watching us play today.
CPR and defibrillators save lives.
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A great day of solidarity today with
#CPFC
and
#FFC
fans walking together from Craven Cottage to Selhurst Park to raise awareness for Men's Mental Health. A great success. Proud to have been part of it.
Well done organisers
@matchwornshirt1
and
@HC15OnTour
#mentalhealthmatters
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8 years ago y'day - a 1-0
#cpfc
win at West Ham. The wonderful salute to the fans after a 5th successive win under Pulis sealing a great escape after what seemed certain relegation after the first 10 games. An iconic shot, and what it looked like from where I was. A great day.
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I'm 61. My work has shown me much death & misery. I've lost most close relatives upwards & sideways. I've had major medical problems & had big cancer scare but I'm fine now. Why the feck does
#cpfc
still have power to ruin my w/e & consume me with worry?
It's ridiculous, madness!
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1 new lab-confirmed
#COVID19
case in Bristol yesterday. 9 new cases in the entire South West.
Yes, keep doing the right things, but try to avoid the hype and the scaremongering, everybody. And media, I am very much looking at you here.
Residents in Bristol warned to act now to prevent a local coronavirus lockdown
Residents were told they should limit contact with people outside their household, work from home if possible, and wear face coverings in shops and on public transport
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Tonight I was able to meet and chat with one of my great heroes; the
#cpfc
legend that is 'Sir' Steve Coppell.
🙂
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My daily
#COVID19
graphs and words, with thanks to
@cricketwyvern
.
Incomplete, to be edited later, as some of the figures are, like yesterday's v v late in coming out. All very frustrating.
Main headline = don't panic, whatever the media peeps tell you.
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Another job sorted out today that has been on the list for a while. Fixed my old Selhurst Park seat to the concrete so I can actually sit on it now. Maybe take my tablet out there when the football resumes...
#cpfc
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Hear hear. Some of the media reporting throughout the
#COVID19
crisis has been irresponsible scaremongering. And believe me, I am no pro-Government lapdog.
The more I think about it, the angrier I am about reports of 18 councils yet to hit death peaks.
People are understandably worried about the situation, but many of these areas are reporting virtually no deaths or cases.
This is highly irresponsible reporting.
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Great to see a mainstream article saying some of the stuff that a few of us here in Twitterland, not least
@cricketwyvern
, have been saying for a while.
#COVID19
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This is utterly ridiculous. We have things planned very carefully at
#surreycricket
. So people can't sit distanced in the open at the Oval but they can crowd into pubs and watch the Cup Final????
Ridiculous.
What HAS he got against cricket?
Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed the spectator pilot schemes at The Oval and Edgbaston this weekend have been cancelled after a rise in the number of coronavirus cases in England.
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I think that's the right & sensible thing to do & in fact when I get my daily post out later (if the cases ever appear), I'm running without David's as I have so many other ones. But let me record my gratitude to David for all his hard work & for being a beacon of truth & sanity.
Given the progress made (& unless things take a turn for the worse), I am going to discontinue the daily national/regional deaths updates from Monday.
I will update the table/graphs occasionally as & when time permits & aim to continue with other posts on new cases etc.
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Let's take a moment to forget media doom-pleasure re possible 3rd waves in Europe, new 'mutants', & about the vaccine supply problems on the way. Let's celebrate instead over 26 m. Brits having had 1st jab, & of a record day y'day of 660.8k jabs. Let's hold hope in our hearts.
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600,000
#COVID19
jabs given y'day. Best day yet. Nearly 9 million had their first dose. A truly terrific effort. Well done all those organising, jabbing, providing venues, and the countless volunteers who have come forwards to help steward, assist, direct, support.
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Don't waste time reading today's Rob Smyth piece on
@guardian_sport
, usual brown-nosing of Cantona for his assault at Selhurst Park 25 years ago today. Just spend the time remembering that the kick led to the death of an innocent
#cpfc
fan. Paul Nixon.
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@cricketwyvern
There are times I wonder if the whole world has gone stark staring mad. Not you, mind.
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Today, my last non-locum working day in a Calne practice, was 5 days short of 32 years after my first, when I walked into this building as a fresh-faced young GP principal. 32 years.....
#NHS
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@carryonkeith
And as my (also doctor) daughter pointed out, as I have a (totally stable but it's there) significant medical condition, if I get seriously ill with
#COVID19
the algorithm will say I don't get an intensive respiratory bed...
I'm still GP locuming, BTW, I'm 61.
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#COVID19
surveillance report came out earlier usual , then at 17:00 presser, attention drawn to rising hospital admissions.
Daily dashboard update didn't appear until 21:30.
Shows reduction in Eng in hosp admissions & vent occupancy & small reduction in UK cases.
No comment.
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I've been ranting about modern football with friends on WhatsApp. Now you can suffer my rant too :-D
#cpfc
#epl
#againstmodernfootball
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No racism here, just statement of facts. At least the investigation gives the banner more publicity. But our corrupt system will probably force prosecutions - don't want to upset those lucrative Saudi arms deals, do we?
#cpfc
Police investigating after Palace fans display banner at Newcastle match.
By
@ed_aarons
#CRYNEW
#NUFC
#CPFC
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I love the bloke, but every goal Glenn Murray scores, particularly when it's a winner for the Seaweed, is like a stab in the guts. Where's my Alan Pardew voodoo doll?
#cpfc
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I remain incredibly grateful to have a garden during
#LOCKDOWN2020
, and am very aware that many are not so lucky. It's a lifebelt for my
#mentalhealth
.
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For this story to be aired required bravery.
@AzeemRafiq30
's, obviously, but also that of
@GeorgeDobell1
. But for that, under the carpet it goes. Now the issue of racism can't just 'go away'. George always turns over the stones. Us cricket-lovers owe him big time.
#cricketracism
Disappointed
@stephenfry
would reference “media scum” at the
@MCCOfficial
#SpirtOfCricket
talk. Orwell was a journalist. Dickens and Churchill, too.
@AzeemRafiq30
‘s story isn’t told without the media. Azeem and I have both had physical threats in recent days. Words matter.
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My daily
#COVID18
stat attack. Ta to
@cricketwyvern
.
Today, pretty good news, as new cases & 111 triage numbers are down. New UK R number out today, same as the old one. Some changes to growth rate range.
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Extraordinary finish at the Oval in a game that had looked dead and buried. 5000 enthralled people, many of whom were saying "that was great, when is the next weekend that Surrey are playing at home?"
"Errr, 2023, mate"
Madness.
#surreycricket
@RLODCup
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It's the shortest day of the year weather is miserable, Christmas is going to be the danpest of squibs, people I know are in hospital with Covid (you see, it's not a hoax), No Deal Brexit is coming, and I feel as flat as a witch's tit. Things can only get better. Can't they????
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Nice piece by Matthew Syed about Roy Hodgson's old-fashioned virtues (I'm saving you the bother of registering to get past the paywall). An old-fashioned innocence in Syed's first line also - there is a different interpretation possible...
#cpfc
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@militaryhistori
@ProfKarolSikora
That tweet brings it home as much as anything. Ordinary people, like any of us, but some about to lose their lives because of the acts of a monstrous bully. Thoughts firmly with.
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The anniversary of Dad's death in 1997. Years ago I decided I would commemorate his birthday rather than his death day, but always good to remember what a wonderful dad & mate he was. It's because of him I'm a Palace fan. Honestly, after all these years, I've forgiven him now 😁
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Just want to give shout-out to
@MartinKelly1990
. Great game today when Dannsy had to go off. Gets a lot of stick, but he's ultimate squad player. Feeds on scraps of
#cpfc
appearances, always puts in a shift.
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Well, I've never dressed up like this for ODI cricket before. It's usually shorts, T shirt, and, if required, sandpaper....
#ENGvSL
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The people one bumps into on the train.....
Very nice chap too. As one would expect.
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Last day as a salaried GP today! (Though I shall return occasionally as a locum)
#endofanera
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Steve Parish's profile contains a picture of one of the best moments I've been part of, after the win for
#cpfc
at Upton Park to seal survival in the Prem in 2014. Unity, passion, heart.
Where is that today, nearly 10 years on? I am very very saddened and worried.
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Well, well, well. Downloaded today's
#zoe
report. My usual
#COVID19
post tomorrow but I can't sit on this. I know I've expressed some doubts about Zoe in the past, so it's naughty of me to lean on it (her?) now. But....
#Lockdown2
- WTF?
@BorisJohnson
@MattHancock
Please RT!
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50 years ago today, my first
#cpfc
game, taken for my 11th birthday. Whitehorse Lane terrace, nearly 40,000 there, lost 0-2. Palace lost 1st 3 games I saw, can't say wasn't warned.
50 years of fun & laughter & friendships.
"We ain't won no medals & we ain't won no cups......"
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Words of great sense from
@cricketwyvern
(unsurprisingly).
#COVID19
David Paton, Health Advisory and Recovery Team member: "It's time for the Government to recognise they can't turn the virus off and on like a tap. If we have guidance and not legal restrictions it will help society learn to live with this virus."
@JuliaHB1
|
@cricketwyvern
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From the bus yesterday. Only a Sarf Londoner (and particularly a
#cpfc
fan) would appreciate why this says 'home' to me.
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I have today booked a haircut for 4th July and accepted an invitation to an actual 21st Birthday Party in December. A real one, not Zoom.
#greenshootsofrecovery
#normal
(sod the 'new normal', we can't be doing that other than as a step towards the real thing).
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My final
#COVID19
stat attack of year. Thanks as ever (& a HNY to)
@cricketwyvern
&
@RP131
- thanks for your company on this rotten journey). Zoe, ONS, Surv report, all there. People look to me for positives. All I can say is 'Oxford'. And 'after Easter'.
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Our new flag has arrived and is in place in the Peter May Stand!
#saveourcounties
FAO
@GeorgeDobell1
@legsidelizzy
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Last-minute decision to go to Oval today. Cost £33 train fare, & I'll now be up until wee hours doing paperwork, but 100% worth it. 4 hrs, often in sun, excellent company, watching
@surreycricket
finish off Somerset.
Good crowd, fascinating match, and crucial ton for Ryan Patel
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My daily
#COVID19
numbers and musings. Ta to
@cricketwyvern
&
@Anshul__K
for graph each & general hard work. Today, cases down; 111 triage like roller coaster; Zoe & Imperial Ipso don't really agree; no 2nd wave yet; Swindon DPH gets my praise. Yes, I know
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Arrived in the post - my
@Coldwar_Steve
advent calendar. The
@RoyalMail
postie completely ignored the 'Do Not Bend' but hey.
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Nice to see Gareth Southgate on TV just now listing the greatest influences on his career as being his parents and
@AG_Smithy
#ENG
#CPFC
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Merry Christmas all. For me a hugely better Xmas, with my lovely Jen, not on my own. Thinking of those who are having a sub-optimal Xmas - the bereaved; in hospital; plans disrupted by Covid; those separated from their families for whatever reason; the homeless etc
Love to all
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And another thing.
Criticise Roy Hodgson's team selection if you wish.
Criticise his tactics if you wish.
Criticise his use of substitutions if you wish.
But leave his age and his speech impediment out of it.
#cpfc
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My daily
#COVID19
post, with thanks to
@cricketwyvern
"Deaths minimal; cases down (due to testing probs?); hospital admissions were increasing but are levelling; ICU no worse; 111 triage up; huntin' and shootin' exempt from 'Rule of Six', shut up plebs"
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Wonderful to see my girls again. A lovely spot for it, roughly equidistant from Liverpool, Oxford and Chippenham, and glorious weather. A sort of late Fathers' Day / farewell to Charlotte / let's rejoin the Human race, all in one.
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Well, what could one possibly say to extol further the excellence of this photo from Colombo? Man of the Series Ben Foakes from
@surreycricket
, with Curly and a
#petermayboys
flag, and some random
#cpfc
fans. "These are a few of my favourite things"
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This arrived today. A3 size, saw it in Greenwich Market a few weekends ago. The bloke operates from there and mail-order.
I note that
@FYPFanzine
got their name on it!
#cpfc
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Good news from Zoe. This is from the guesstimate (ie extrapolated from app feedback, nonetheless it has a lot of users) figures up to 7th Jan. Note that the fall in London starts before Lockdown 3 even started. Why don't journos ask questions about this?
#COVID19
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@TheBrightonBard
You won't want to hear this, but I'm a Palace fan & I agree with you. I respect what you have been through & achieved. I just wish we could emulate you but our ownership is a mess. I only 'Panto hate' BHA now, I hate the Sneaky Six (©
@KieranMaguire
) far far more. And Chelsea most
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How good was that? Wonderful. 9th in the Premier League & in the FA Cup Semi-final. A largely young, exciting team playing great football. These are heady times to be a Palace fan. 52 years a season-ticket holder & I have rarely, if ever, been so excited.
#cpfc
#superpatvieira
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Thanks so much to
@OPope32
for getting the
#petermayboys
' flag signed by the
@surreycricket
lads. We shall take it around all the grounds next year and probably donate it to Museum afterwards. Well, we hope we'll be getting a
#Champions
2019 one then...
#comeontherey
#3Feathers
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Delighted to receive the frame for my signed 'Dancing Davids' by Mark Reynolds (
@The_Ren1981
) in the style of Charles M Schulz.
#bowie
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Just to reassure everybody that I'm still alive, just suspending my daily
#COVID19
post while I enjoy walking in Cheshire and Staffordshire, and the company of my friend of 51 years. I am harvesting the data, and shall return to the Covid fray on Monday or Tuesday.
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As ever, v pleasant visit to
@DulwichHamletFC
. Club run in right way by decent people, and always lovely, relaxed, family atmosphere. Much filming taking place re
@petercrouch
's involvement in DHFC.
@AG_Smithy
there too.
@ChipTownFC
lads fought back well for 1-1 draw.
Att 1922.
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I thought reality had shifted when Trump was elected.
I thought reality had shifted with the Covid madness.
But Bamford scoring a Prem League hat trick? Get out of here.
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Off to the Oval for cricket 😊
However, in the interests of data protection, I'm not telling you where I am now.
#surreycricket
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I am afraid that winning a white ball World Cup is no consolation to me for being dismembered in the Ashes.
I'm a dinosaur, I guess.
The
@ECB_cricket
will be happy when my red ball friends and I are dead.
#Ashes2019
#petermayboys
#despairandgloom
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As they ran the clock down brilliantly...
Ugly, ugly game, full of shithousery, & one of the most clueless, 'lost control' refereeing performances I've seen in many a year. Horrible side, Watford, would be delighted if they went down.
Anyway, 39 points 😊
EEEAAAGGGLLESS!!!
#xpfc
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Available now in the Club Shop. Palace's official kit for the last three games of the season.
#cpfc
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My now roughly twice-weekly
#COVID19
stat attack, with thanks to
@cricketwyvern
and
@RP131
. Based on yesterday's figures.
Theme for the day - Don't Panic.
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Best moment of the day was when Pablo, our player who suffered a cardiac arrest on this pitch in August, came on as a substitute for the last few minutes. An emotional occasion.
#chippenhamtown
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I'm as ready as I'm going to be. Let's be loud & proud.
52+ years of virtually no silverware & I wouldn't swop it for anything. But a cup would be very very nice. Only 2 games of football against the teams 3rd & 2nd in EPL. 'Only'.....
Come on you Eagles!!!
#cpfc
@EmiratesFACup
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Yessssss!!!!!!
Gritty as you like.
Well done, the
#BansteadLara
. The
#petermayboys
and everybody else at
#Surreycricket
are feeling pleased as Punch right now, and really rather proud.
@surreycricket
@roryburns17
#ashes2019
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2/2 Hardly to my mind justifies some of the blanket reaction from Johnson and Hancock etc.
I'm really really fed up at the moment.
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@laineydoyle
Great thread. And speaking as a GP, and somebody who has been tracking the figures, I hadn't realised that the daily stats require a +ve
#COVID19
test for a death to count, while the weekly ONS figures count the ones where it's on the death cert, test not needed.
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Jermaine Jenas: "It's always difficult to come to the Etihad. To score 3 goals is unbelievable"
**cough**
#CPFC
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Shown article today from Tues Telegraph re Roy H which =brilliant, gives great insight into why things improved so well at
#cpfc
- restored heart of Club, a sort of 'Pardew antidote'. Behind paywall, so I registered to get the once-a-week free article, so I can spread it around.
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BHA home section today. We may go down & they may stay up, but
#cpfc
will always have authenticity, pride, self-respect, that Seaweed can only dream of. To be fair, Millwall wouldn't do this either. Obviously that's partly because very few of them can write.
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5000 crowd, midweek daytime.
🙏 As always, thank you for your fantastic support of county cricket.
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