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Seasoned #sports reporter ross reid's regional #SWSports #community hub & all-weather field of dreams since 2008 Build it and they will come... @weareverde_uk
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#SouthWestSportsNews
is 15 years old today!
yes friends, team, mates we've been punching well above our weight since April 1, 2008 🥊
and after the worst year of my life delighted to be able to celebrate something am truly proud of...
#SWSN15
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please understand we've taken over 10 years to build up what we've got - wizard webmaster, Mighty Mikey, sunny Jim and wee me - and therefore will give priority to followers over non-followers...
in 2019 we will continue to support those who support us 👏😉
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dad died four years ago today so off to take some flowers to mum
will respin your tweets on returning
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we run a small crew. but have built up a dedicated following of sports nuts in 14 years. so now we have a team of 15k. and so it’s up to you reading this to send us your event, game, training, information or requests for players, coaches, manager etc and we will freely pass it on
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CLARITY
1) SWSN is a family-run, friendly, small business
2) here to freely support amazing regional community sports clubs in any small way we can
3) It's always our choice
4) we are a community sports hub with a website and social media platforms
5) we like pasties and puns 👍
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wrapping up early
totally frustrating after years of trying to engage with clubs who just don't get: all about
#engagement
and to be honest after working all hours/7 days a week to freely promote these teams?
for nil return
better things to be doing with precious family time
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heartening and uplifting to see so many
#sports
people putting
#voluntary
time into sprucing up clubhouses, pitches and helping
#community
over past four months... 👏👏👏👏 nothing but respect for you...
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don't get me wrong love the odd cheeky request as much as the next person...
but more frequently taken aback by clubs/leagues who
don't follow us but expect us to freely
#promote
them...
ahead of our amazing 12 thousand
#supporters
/followers/community
#team
? 🤔
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MORGAN WHITTAKER
joins
#Plymouth
on a four year
#Argyle
club record deal from
#Championship
rivals
#Swansea
City...
Full story and image courtesy
@Argyle
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pre-April 1, 2008
"no-one will be interested in a regional sports website... "
"how will you cover the region?"
"how will you make money?
Wednesday October 16, 2019
64,000+ impressions
Negatives 3 Positives 64,399
#SouthWestSportsNews
#TeamSWSN
#SWSN
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we kicked off on twitter 12 years ago today! 12/03/2010
yes...sorry about that 🤣🤣🤣
#MyTwitterAnniversary
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It’s wet! it’s windy! it’s Rossi! With the 1st
#nonleague
#SWfootball
preview of 2023
Hoppy new year
#realfootballfans
! ⚽️🦘
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we all love sport
we are lucky to live in a beautiful part of the country
we don't want lockdown so everyone please be extra vigilant when playing or attending sport this - and every - gameday...
#staysafe
#ruleofsix
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WE’RE ON THE ROAD TO… WEMBLEY!
#NonLeague
#SWFootball
preview 22 for
#realfootballfans
in 2022
#roadtoWembley
spesh…
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Back with a seasonal topical message for all
#nonleague
#SWfootball
club tweeters…
#keepitreal
#keepusupdated
mates!
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EVERY DAY should be a
#TimeToTalk
day...
break the silence, end the stigma, talk openly about
#mentalhealth
365 days a year
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Never been a better time to be a real football fan - The
#nonLeague
#SWfootball
preview week 5 and another
#FACup
belter…
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advance notice: the goodship SWSN unlikely to be manned next weekend as have
#familymatters
to attend down 'ome
plan to post fixtures on website as normal but your timelines can have some
#peace
more than half of you won't read this so some won't be much wiser next weekend 😂
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because twitter - bless 'em - don't realise today is South West Sports News' 12th birthday we imported our own balloons...
*ignore the Happy New Year banner although tomorrow we kick off year 13 so...
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#freetosee
#nonleague
#SWfootball
assist (preview 3) for grassroots
#realfootball
club tweeters & fans… ⚽️
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really is tiresome when a club account follows and then unfollows us... and then expects us to retweet their news!🤓
#support
is a two-way street in our book
we might not follow you but we freely
#promote
your club to hundreds - nay thousands - of others
unity in
#commUNITY
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FAST APPROACHING 16.2k followers all a bit mind-blowing for wee me...
what started out as a favour for
#sports
mad
#mates
has turned into, er, my
#sportinglife
cost/lost more than anyone needs to know
still inspired/fired by people's enthusiasm/encouragement &
#engagement
🔥
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going to have to write article on key role regional media has to play in promoting sport to women/girls as it's so frustrating to see national media concentrating on top end of sport and only then acknowledging grassroots has some part to play Without local clubs sport is nothing
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TO ALL CLUBS
as well as imparting information twitter is about communication & engagement
come rain or shine we are here to freely promote your sports/clubs/event
our success is reaching supporters and informing them whether your team win lose draw, games on or off
#helpushelpyou
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SUN GOING TO SHINE on
#ff
@nonleaguedayuk
supporting
@ProstateUK
- enjoy a
#supportlocal
touchline in the sunshine!
#nonleague
#SWfootball
preview 31
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THANK YOU to everyone for birthday wishes... surprised people remember when i get to my age 😂
updating this evening until about eight as out tomorrow to celebrate 😉👍 and , ok, later may have some...
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it’s
#FAVase
Friday and time to wish our three remaining regional sides all the best on the
#roadtoWembley
via
#nonleague
#SWfootball
preview 26…
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WHATEVER THE WEATHER…
#nonleague
#SWfootball
preview 15 for regional
#realfootballfans
and
#hoppers
…
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can we send a clear message to
#coaches
/teams etc who follow us get a mention then unfollow us?
The SWSN team (any team) only as strong as its supporters/players/
#teambehindtheteam
Thank you for understanding.
To our loyal, long suffering followers? You are THE BEST TEAM. EVER
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WASSON?
What’s happening at your regional
#community
#sports
club?
Let us know
@swsportsnews
and we’ll freely pass it on to the 16.7k
#SouthWestSports
team…
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please people remember we are a family-orientated twitter feed and also encourage
#respect
for/in our
#community
make a valid point but please try and do it courteously
Thank you
Our message remains the same
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It’s Friday and he’s back in a new tee shirt!
It must be for the first
#nonleague
#SWfootball
preview of the new season!
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WHATEVER THE WEATHER!
in praise of those who engage with
@swsportsnews
to bring you the latest
#nonleague
#grassroots
#SWfootball
#gameday
updates when weather takes turn for worse…
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popped into
@WillandRovers
pitch has recovered well... where would
#nonleague
teams be without volunteers?
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Congratulations to
@swpleague
secretary Phil Hiscox on his election to
@FA
Focus group which looks at steps 5 & 6
#nonleague
football nationally
Great to have a regional representative "voice" on national "team"
#SWfootball
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GOOD MORNING TEAM
Thursday
April 1
2021
which means?
South West Sports News is 13 today!
* and ever-so slightly hungover... 😎
☁️🌤️
🐶🏚️
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ok. ok. slow down.
this is all getting a bit crazy.
92,560 impressions yesterday.
Ninety two thousand five hundred a sixty...
on a
Wednesday
utter joy
🐶🏚️
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CLARITY 1/2
To clarify to ALL regional grassroots community sports clubs:
At South West Sports News we are supported by some truly amazing people/sports nuts
enabling us to freely promote your team(s) and what you do
who you play, team building, or search for vital volunteers...
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FEMALE FOLLOWERS
please do us MASSIVE FREE FAVOUR and if you enjoy our free promotion of female sport -
#womensrugby
#womensfootball
#womenshockey
#netball
#handball
#korfball
etc - please tell your team-mates about us and ask them to follow us as we want a
#levelplayingfield
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out of courtesy & respect will not retweet weekend match details until receiving confirmation games will go ahead...
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TO THE TEAM
as this week set to be fairly hectic for most (if not all) pinning this up here now so as many of you as possible get our message
Please pass on to team-mates & clubs in your league if able
Wishing all a
#safe
peaceful & restful
#Christmas
from
@swsportsnews
🐶🏚️🎄🎅
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can't say much about it now but big day for wee me so if you wouldn't mind keeping your fingers crossed around midday. cheers chums. geddon. 👍😉
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#NonLeague
#SWFootball
preview 17 and we’re back on the
#roadtoWembley
with an
#FAVase
special (whatever the weather!) for
#realfootballfans
👍
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#NONLEAGUE
#SWfootball
preview 13 for realfootballfans & 🦘
Early kick off this week as talk about tonight’s three games ⚽️ as well as tomorrow’s 78 and a shout-out for Sunday’s
#WomensFACup
⚽️🏆
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from now on will only be retweeting clubs who follow us
disappointed it's come to this but FREE PROMOTION to 14k+ sports nuts
and "thanks" we get is clubs unfollowing us but still tagging us in to everything
#gamechanger
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Suicide biggest killer of men under 50
Men aged 20-59 face biggest risk
Sadly we now know our sisters commit suicide as well
Here at SWSN we try and celebrate life - every beautiful day - so if the world is getting too much for you please call 116 123 and talk... to
@samaritans
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SUN IS UP! So are we! For
#nonleague
#SWfootball
preview 30
#bobblehats
business end of the season and blue sky thinking… 🌞
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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
South West Sports News had it's end of season do last night
be gentle with me...
and forgiving if didn't pass on your tweet any time from sevenish last night
if it was really important, or your awake, resend today as will be a day (or two) of playing catch-up
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Have we helped/freely promoted you/your team or made you smile?
❤️ what we do?
tell your team-mates
more people who follow us
more people get to read about YOUR TEAM 👍
SWSN
punching above our weight since 2008 🦘
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POLITE REMINDER
to all
1) we are family-run so
#familyfriendly
please respect that when sending us tweets and remember you are role models for future sports men and women (who may be in their teens now)
2) we don’t retweet mobile numbers or personal email addresses
3) be kind
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if you've got a game today - really?! - then let us snow
am popping in and out of
@swsportsnews
throughout day while updating website with sprigs of holly🎄
may i take this peaceful time to wish all of you
#MerryChristmas
and thank you for 10 years of amazing support
- ross 🕺🎅
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GOOD MORNING TEAM!
Thanks to you it's a special day for
#SouthWestSportsNews
😉👍🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
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100k impressions
14 hour shift
10 goals seen
dinner on plate
wine in glass
Thank you everyone who engaged!
Cheers 🍷 team!
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no apologies if we're not looking back at last decade
Been. Gone.
We are looking forward to kicking off next decade and all the exciting possibilities in 2020 and beyond...
with you on our side we can achieve anything
#onwards
#forwardthinking
#goals
🤸♀️🤸🦸♀️🦸♂️⚽️🏉🏐🏑🏏⛳️🌈🥇
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GOOD NEWS
for
#SouthWestSportsNews
?
passed 16k followers post yesterday. Thank you, beautiful people 😘
and
#SWgolf
#stateofplay
#golflinks
now heading down 110k hits fairway 👀🤪
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people cheesed off if games off and now people moaning because games are on...
during a pandemic!
🤷♂️
like we keep tweeting
selfless
over
selfish
#biggerpicture
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#nonleague
#SWfootball
preview 8
#FACup
2QR special. Old school style… featuring five top ties on our radar
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more & more people "liking" tweets (not just ours, club's trying to publicise games/events etc) really helps to spin matchday/event information on by retweeting... think: free publicity, free promotion. try and help each other because we've got the best sports twitter team in 🌍
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IN PRAISE OF grassroots
#GroundsTeams
keeping it green and some of the region’s top teams…
#NonLeague
#SWFootball
Preview 23 for
#realfootballfans
and hoppers ⚽️🦘
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STAYING IN TOUCH
a non
#nonleague
#SWfootball
preview in praise of club tweeters keeping it real across our region…
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#TRURO
CITY boss
@Steve2Tully
"a great season regardless of result today. To finish 4th in National League South is a
#special
achievement."
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goalscoring Cornish born former
#Truro
City &
#PAFC
forward ISAAC VASSELL joining Luton on 2 year deal
#SWfootball
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lot of
#realfootball
respect out there for CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB winning FA appeal and retaining
#WesternPrem
league status next season...
#nonleague
#SWfootball
@TSods
⚽️⚪️⚫️
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...what's all the excitment about?
anyone would think it's
#GAAAAAAAAAAAAMEDAAAAAAAAAAAAY
!
🤸♀️🤸♂️🤸🤸♀️🤸♂️🤸🤸♀️🤸♂️🤸🤸♀️🤸♂️🤸🤸♀️
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disappointing - and hard not to take it personally - when teams use us to freely advertise & promote pre-season friendly games/new signings etc then don't include us in tweets when league season underway...
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need to hammer home the
#StayHomeSaveLives
message as sooner we all help flatten the curve
#supporttheNHS
sooner we will be able to
#enjoysport
again...
"better days will return"
⛳️🏏🎾⚽️🏉🏀🏈⚾️🏑🥍
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