Diary of a Sunday League footballer turned golfer. Shot 99 in 19 weeks and 5 years later shot 1 under. Battling to stay a single figure handicapperโฆ
In the rough
Joined March 2012
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Right, there were only so many 1am DMs asking for a Level 5 I could take, so... we're very excited to launch the HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS daily game...
Guess the Premier League scorer at a Premier League away ground and see how far you get!
Play it here โฌ๏ธ
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I love golf. Recently my girlfriend of 2 years wore me down and I agreed to take her with me for a round. On the 2nd hole after a decent tee shot she picked my ball up and ran off with it as a joke. I broke up with her that evening and told my family she cheated on me
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The Premier League's three new managers addressed the media for a total of 76.5 minutes at their opening press conferences.
They were fascinating case studies of earnest modern managerspeak.
This is ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, for @TheAthleticUK
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Vote here for the football podcast that tackles none of the big issues โ but never, ever ignores the tiny ones: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/fsa-awaโฆ
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Did England make it to the Beach Soccer World Cup?
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An absolutely incredible set of names. The golfiest set of names I have ever seen.
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Ajax 2-3 Tottenham was one year ago today. We spoke to players and staff from both sides to tell the whole story, the meetings, the team-talks, the nerves, the miracle, the celebrations.
Piece with @CDEccleshare
theathletic.com/1799836/2020โฆ
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"A radical new design that is going to transform the way the game is played"...or the most ridiculous football boot ever produced?
I went in search of the inside story of the Serafino 4th Edge and those who created it.
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Just cycled past Wanstead flats football pitches. Hereโs my love letter to grassroots football:
The cut grass, the field of play basking in the morning sun. This is the time of the year when if all is well with the world, your team is a comfortable mid table having
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Recording Episode 8 (EIGHT) of the ๐๐ข๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ podcast tomorrow!
Your suggestions, please, for:
๐๏ธ The most satisfying noise in football ๐ฅ
๐๏ธ The most factually-incorrect football chant ever sung ๐ค
๐๏ธ The greatest TV football theme tunes ๐ถ
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@CDEccleshare & @gunnerblog join @FootballCliches take a journey into football's grass roots:
โฝ Quirks of playground football
โฝ The perils of Powerleague
โฝ The Sunday League transfer market
๐ง Full episode: podfollow.com/football-clichโฆ
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Recording Episode 2 of the ๐๐ข๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ podcast tomorrow...
Suggestions, please, for:
๐๏ธ Objects you used as makeshift childhood footballs
๐๏ธ Your Sunday League team's best/worst emergency signings
๐๏ธ Tedious/actually brilliant Powerleague 5-a-side team names
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A weekly podcast, with me and @carolinebarker, on the uniquely glorious language of football (and everything else you didn't know you cared about...)
Trailer here โฌ๏ธ
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Episode #1 out this week โฝ๏ธ
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In Jan โ18, Mike Riley said 96% of PL decisions were correct. Yet for decades, we (managers,players,media,ex-refs) bought into myth of referee crisis as it suited our needs & we craved perfection. The problem was never mistakes; but refusal to accept them theathletic.com/1496663/2019โฆ
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๐ @CliveTyldesley on how far to push Sir Alex Ferguson
๐ @JacquiOatley's interrogation techniques
๐ @gabrielclarke05 on interviewing the modern footballer
๐คฏ A psycholinguistics expert on the phenomenon of "Yyyyeahhh-no..."
theathletic.com/1257098/
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First up, @samlee and @Zonal_Marking break down statistics and tactics that show Pep Guardiola's #MCFC side are head and shoulders above their opponents at the back.
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PRE-SEASON:
Training starts tomorrow 16th Jul at Oaken Grove.
18:30 to 20:00. Please arrive at 18:15 to ensure a prompt start.
Training will be at this time every Tuesday and Thursday during pre-season.
Newcomers welcome, come and see if you've got what it takes
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