Adrian Tempany

My book about the hijack of football, and the real cost: shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, Football Book of the Year, & Gordon Burn prize

Spurs got 86 points in 2016-17 - very high for a non-champion A Chelsea propelled by these payments beat them That changed history could have transformed Spurs’ present - which is all too relevant now independent.co.uk/sport/football…

Breaking: Africa Cup of Nations final result overturned in major ruling. Senegal declared to have forfeited the match with Morocco declared 3-0 winners

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

@Davolaar Looks like stripes to me

@AdrianTempany Was that Umbro diamond shapes on the sleeve or just stripes?

On this Day in 1977..🔥

Echo and the Bunnymen - The killing moon , Live Liverpool 1984

Distracted by the slaughter of children in Iran & Lebanon? Me too! But what better time could there be for govt to quietly relaunch its Digital ID plan? Missed it? Me too! But look who’s celebrating… The director of ‘govt innovation’ at the Tony Blair Institute! 1/

@1968Tv Scirea was at the heart of that. The forerunner to Baresi. Killed in a car crash in 1989

BBC World Cup 1982 Probably the greatest World Cup celebration of all time. Marco Tardelli and his iconic moment. Commentator John Motson #WorldCup

Another former SYP officer linked to Hillsborough who has since spent his career failing upwards

@HLTCO This is mind-blowing on Jack the Ripper, by the writer-director of Withnail and I amazon.co.uk/They-All-Love-…

Don’t know what I expected but 500 replies in a bit over an hour is mad. So many great books I’ve already read and loads I haven’t too. On the same line of thought, which book (not football related) would you recommend? This is great for my future reading lists.

@h_simmons @HLTCO Nice one, thanks Hannah

@HLTCO And The Sun Shines Now - Adrian Tempany

A question for my followers… If you could only recommend one football book for people to read, what would it be?

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Read this thread. Every word. And then read it again, because you will not believe it can be true. But it is. Every word. @DavidLammy and @sarahsackman want to remove the right to jury trial in cases involving *death*. Homicide cases.

So Thames Water is currently £20 billion in debt and turning that mess into a company that is £26.5 billion in debt we are being told, and are expected to believe, is rescuing it. It is nothing but brutalising customers even further and condemning them to even more decades of being fleeced by excessive interest payments. It's a shambles, govt needs to act. Now! ft.com/content/64a645…

@RichardStWolf @SophieP25397 That crisis was caused by the economic policies of the Tory chancellor Anthony Barber in 1972-73 - with his 'dash for growth'. Caused huge inflation and a sterling crisis, compounded by the Opec oil crisis following the Yom Kippur war of 73

@SophieP25397 Well she did turn the economy around after Labour bankrupted the country in 1976 causing us to ask for the biggest imf bailout in history

The problem with Thatcherism is you run out of utilities to sell off to other countries

@charlhennessy1 @TheAnfieldWrap It was so exciting Charl. I loved that radio!

@AdrianTempany @TheAnfieldWrap What a memory!!

🗓️ It was on this day in 1977 that super sub David Fairclough bagged that famous late winner against Saint-Étienne A legendary moment in LFC history

@DannyReard58632 @dougbagleyfdl One benefit Spurs fans had that day was the LL was one wide open terrace, so your fans could 'fan out' as the crush built up. Six months later, SWFC decided to partition that terrace into smaller pens, with radial fences running from the rear to the front. Deadly error

@dougbagleyfdl Exactly the same could have happened to us in 81

I paid my respects at the Hillsborough Memorial today. I often say to people that football in the 80’s was mainly young lads going to the games with their mates. I was 26 at the time and we were playing Wimbledon away. Look at the ages, many were teenagers with their mates. RIP.

@fletchof205 @TheAnfieldWrap yeah, those commentators added something to the game

@AdrianTempany @TheAnfieldWrap Same mate. The wall to wall every game on TV kills the excitement and anticipation. Peter jones and Bryon Butler were superb. Gubba and Coleman on Sportsnight 😍😍😍

@jamiebennett_r @Chris78Williams Hughes has Qs to answer. Left the squad short on depth in key areas

@AdrianTempany @Chris78Williams I agree, and I agree with Chris too. If we end up in a position where Slot goes (more than likely IMO regardless of league finish) then I think Hughes should be quickly following him out the door

@fletchof205 @TheAnfieldWrap loved those midweek European games on the radio and the highlights on Sportsnight

@AdrianTempany @TheAnfieldWrap My dad was decorating my bedroom while we listened on the "wireless". I was 7 as well.