Time for tea

@RachelBentleyNB @chilternrailway Last week at Kings X with granddaughter same difficulty - 2 minutes notice to Ely. We only made it by seconds. So stressful and unnecessary.

Hello @chilternrailway 🙂please can you try to provide more notice time of the departure platforms at Marylebone? I just caught a train which only gave 3 minutes notice. A rush for me but a huge challenge for some older & infirm people. It’s a regular occurrence. Thank you 🙏

@VintageReadShow Dr Shirley Jones sees you in Hospital but you say hullo Shirl West, her maiden name. Not only are you rude and disrespectful but stupid.

@TomReadWilson Walked past @TomReadWilson this morning at a London Station and got THE most charming responsive smile when he saw I recognised him. Made my day. So lovely. Such an artistic personality with a real love of the arts, literature in particular.

#versemonger #poet #bard #shakespeare #wordoftheday #motdujour #paroladelgiorno #everydaysaschoolday x

Fernando Torres on Argentina’s aggression during the FIFA World Cup final against Spain. 🗣️ “Argentina didn’t lose the World Cup because Spain were untouchable. They lost because they completely lost control of themselves. The moment football disappeared and anger took over, the final was over.” “I watched players wasting energy surrounding the referee, arguing over every decision, provoking opponents and letting frustration consume them. That’s not the mentality of champions. That’s panic.” “A World Cup final isn’t a street fight. It’s ninety minutes of discipline, intelligence and composure. Spain kept their heads. Argentina lost theirs, and that’s exactly why only one team lifted the trophy.” “Every unnecessary confrontation, every reckless reaction and every emotional outburst pushed Argentina further away from the trophy. They weren’t fighting Spain anymore—they were fighting themselves.” “The badge on your chest doesn’t give you permission to lose your discipline. The biggest players in football know when to stay calm. Argentina forgot that at the worst possible moment.” “When your emotions become bigger than your football, you’ve already handed your opponent an advantage. Spain didn’t need Argentina to make tactical mistakes—Argentina destroyed their own rhythm.” “Champions don’t spend the final chasing arguments. They chase the ball. Spain stayed obsessed with winning. Argentina became obsessed with everything except the football.” “If you can’t control your temper on the biggest night of your career, don’t be surprised when the trophy ends up in someone else’s hands. The World Cup rewards composure, not chaos.” “People will talk about Spain’s quality, but I’ll always believe Argentina’s greatest opponent that night wasn’t Spain. It was their own lack of discipline. They gave away the one thing no champion can afford to lose in a World Cup final their composure.”

@PadraigBelton I absolutely agree. So proud of England’s performance. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇫🇷

Which is exactly what I told my kids it was ….

@ianbakersport I felt really proud of the players #ENGFRA and to me they are Gold, having shown talent and ability throughout. They did England proud in my book.

I wasn’t quite expecting that. It doesn’t change England’s failure but what a boost that was for everyone English.

They are Gold for me- played throughout with talent and ability.

🚨 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗: Jude Bellingham has now scored the most goals in a single World Cup for England. He bagged 7 in this tournament. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

An incredible individual goal to complete a rollercoaster match 🎢 👏 @BellinghamJude

What a game, what a team, the winners of the real final. Thank you England!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@piersmorgan Negative attitude. Think of the experience for the young players.

France obviously care as much about this pointless game as I do.

@nancytsidley Thankyou Nancy for your support for England! It is so heartening after the heartbreak of the semifinal. ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿☕️🇺🇸

I don’t know why people are surprised England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is dominating. They are the superior team and play like beasts when the referee is correctly calling fouls and off sides. No offense to France but they’re not at the level England is at. This is what real Football looks like. Tomorrow is a joke. #ThreeLions #FiFAWorldCup2026

It’s true! Download these videos when you see them. FIFA is scrubbing them.

The Argentina team may have reached the WC final, but they've conducted themselves repulsively on a world stage and damaged the reputation of their country. Some victories are no victory at all.

@oldishbird1 Same. I have watched every game with enjoyment. This was horrible and I had to stop watching. So disillusioned.

Been loving the World Cup until tonight. What a dirty side Argentina were - and to use the Falklands against England in their celebrations is appalling. But FIFA has been beyond corrupt so they won’t care. Excellent refereeing though. Well done England.

To our @England boys…. come home with your heads held as high as the sky. Thank you gentlemen….. for the greatest few weeks. We have all been so very proud of you back home. ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️ #wonderwall

@mrdanwalker @CraftyCocknee Absolutely. He needed to trust the team and allow the inner drive of those really talented players to flourish. Instead he shut them down.

@CraftyCocknee Of course he does. I’m not an expert at all but if you listen to the players they all feel that England retreated too much. It’s obvious.

It must be so frustrating for the players that England are here again. Thomas Tuchel said he ‘no regrets’ but he surely knows that the first World Cup final in 60 years was within grasp. In that second half we seemed to do EXACTLY what Argentina wanted us to do… We were a goal up They had both their centre halves on yellow cards They were worried about us running at them with pace They were struggling to maintain possession in the final 3rd We retreated We never put them under pressure We took off the men who could harm them and replaced them with defenders We gifted them the ball in the final 3rd Wayne Rooney said afterwards that the players will have disagreed with what the manager was trying to do. It was there for England… Argentina were creaking. Scaloni made good substitutions but we opened the door. This was about tactics not talent.

Guarden los videos, los borrarán. Debieron expulsar a Enzo.

All the nasty fouls Argentina got away with v England