Simon Deakin

@secondtierpod @Tommy_Kelsall It’s the most pointless match in football history. Entirely to be expected.

This is Preston's away following for their game away at Birmingham tonight. Should they be taking more? 🤔 Won 3 in 20. Not going up, not going down.. 📸: @Tommy_Kelsall

@but_cyclists Because I like it. Why do you drive instead of cycling?

Question for people who own a car and also regularly cycle: Why do you cycle if you have a car?

@AdamMcCloud07 @alexpnefc Do me a favour, his performance with us has been awful with no noticeable improvement in anything that matters. What he’s done in the past is irrelevant.

@simonjdeakin @alexpnefc he’s took a side out of this league and taken them to an FA cup semi final. let’s have a bit of respect on his name

if anyone wants hecky to stay on next season, please tell me why #pnefc

@JayQuixote @Budgierustler34 Still the manager ultimately. If the players aren’t following instructions then he needs to do his job better.

@simonjdeakin @Budgierustler34 If the manager coaches the team to do something and prepare but the team decides not to execute it on the pitch then who’s fault is it?

Ive defended Hecky from day 1 but Im starting to hope he has only 3 games left as North End manager. The football is mind numbing

@AdamMcCloud07 @alexpnefc Yep, that’s the attitude. Let’s keep someone who is definitely shit because a replacement might be shit. And we wonder why we never get anywhere.

@alexpnefc tell me who is out there better than Heckingbottom that we can realistically get

@JayQuixote @Budgierustler34 Who are selected, coached and prepared for the match by……?

@Budgierustler34 Hecky and Stuart were getting pissed off all 90 minutes on the sidelines. They wanted the players to be more direct and more forward thinking instead of sideways and backwards. I don’t blame the management I blame the guys on the pitch.

@criticalurban They are inferior only by the metrics you have chosen.

Bikes are objectively inferior transportation by every metric. Slow, minimal carrying capacity. Can't carry passengers. Exposed to the elements, the rain, snow, sleet, heat, and cold. It's awful. Incapable of practical regional access.

@ChrisHo03515950 @SimonHarrisMBD For most people it isn’t about breakfast, it’s about time. To get to work. And contribute some taxes. And avoid taking even more from the state which seems to upset you all so much.

O think the problem most people have with this is that we are paying for something so trivial as breakfast for kids that has been handled by parents since the beginning of time. If a bowl of cereal or a couple of slices of toast is too much effort for a parent, they shouldn’t have kids. Likewise, if they are unable to afford those, serious questions need to be asked about their suitability to look after children at all as the government provides generous welfare options, or they are entirely incapable of budgeting.

The irony of people attacking free breakfast clubs because ‘parents should work hard to feed their kids,’ when parents use these so they can drop their kids off earlier and then … you guessed it … go to work at the time required by their employer in order to feed their kids.

@SimonHarrisMBD Where are these free clubs?! Our before and after school club costs £20 per child per day.

@RRpnefc Irrespective of ownership, I’d be very happy to see the back of them.

What are people’s thoughts on Hecky and McCall next season? I’d, personally, like to see them still here but interested to know? #pnefc

@SandyofSuffolk @danieldullaway No, they have to consider it within two months and, if refused, give a business reason within two months. It’s quite easy to think of a business reason.

@danieldullaway Asking for flexible working is now entrenched in law. Employers have to comply.

The excuse 'We need breakfast clubs at school so we can get to work on time' won't wash. Either get a job starting at 9.30 or pay a childminder or family member to look after your child at 8am and take them to school at 9. Like we used to. And don't forget to brush their teeth and use the loo instead of nappies before you pop off to work too. Like we used to.

@Jasteve68884073 @stevemagness @Brady_H The line is between what is legal and what isn’t. Fairly simple.

@stevemagness @Brady_H caffeine is performance enhancing, we cutting out coffee now too? Tongue in cheek but where's the line? Serious question, IDK where it is, and why we are concerned with others, unless they are taking prize money...then???Still, IDK?

PSA Unless you’re fast, you have no business wearing expensive running clothing.

@gaferronato @laflammerouge16 It’s called TACTICS. Sometimes the strongest doesn’t win and the sport is all the better for it.

@laflammerouge16 Van Aert should feel sorry for himself. Pogacar worked 70/30 and ur saying he should feel proud? That’s why the dude will never be remembered whereas Pogacar will be called the goat.

#ParisRoubaix - Van Aert didn't fully cooperated with Pogacar. He won't be a true champion for Adrie Van der Poel but he at least won the race - that's the only thing that matters.

@SamJayne11 What do we see on the pitch to back this up? I’ve been looking closely for 18 months and still none the wiser.

Every player that’s been interviewed has spoken very highly of Hecky. Think people are naive to how good of a coach he actually is #pnefc

@looflol Probably because he’s just raced 300kms, the last half hour or so harder than it’s possible to imagine and…..just made a bit of a mistake?

We need to study tom “pidders” pidcock’s brain why did he want to take that line

@BBCLancsSport Maybe, through being smarter than everyone else and making the best use of what we have. Rather than bitching about it?

⚪ "If we're a team who are bottom three budget and bottom three in terms of net spend, why should we be expected to beat teams that aren't? We need to make sure we're going in the right direction." #Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom #pnefc | #bbcfootball

@AliBrownleetri Having ridden an event in the alps a few years ago that took me to a very grim place (and then returning a few years later to fare little better) this is great stuff. Just 10 years too late!

1/5 Heat is a silent killer in endurance sport. I’ve felt it destroy races and even ended up in hospital after. You think you’ve got pacing, fueling, everything sorted.. then the temp climbs and your body just says no. I've been obsessed with beating it ever since. Acclimation helps (sauna, heat blocks), but it takes weeks. What if you could cheat the system a bit before the gun? Enter taurine. Not hype, some real human studies have me genuinely excited.

@catterallwhite I entirely agree. But it’s not the fault of great men like McGrath and Peters, who understood the club and its fans better than anyone, that they had to deal with what came before. They aren’t to blame for what we have now and don’t deserve their contributions to be forgotten.

@simonjdeakin To get those multiple promotions Simon, we also had mulitple relegations to get their. We had some very enjoyable seasons & some very good sides but that is limited success isnt it, although, back then we had a plan & ambition. Sadly now, we have neither.

Putting off investors? I fully understand why some fans may choose to protest, most will protest by just not attending on Friday. As for "knee jerk" - we got relegated from the top flight in 1961 - aside from a cup final in 64 we have done bugger all since. 😂 #pnefc

@SheldonMiller @HLTCO Terrific choice, my first thought. And for those lads of a certain age, it brings it all back vividly.

In any year this is a stellar read. In a World Cup year it is an absolute vintage read. Limited original editions are now selling for £200. Proud to have one in my bookcase. The writing is sublime. If you don’t want to part with that sort of money, the original template of this type of football book was Hunter Davies’ The Glory Game. Put your feelings about Tottenham in a temporary box. This was groundbreaking and still is - a full season following a top flight club, access all areas. Quite the season for Spurs too. Likes of which they’d give their right arm for now.

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