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@RFCLatest And that contributed to 1 point in our first 4 games.

🙏 Crucial that #ReadingFC hit the ground running with transfers this year and then go on to have a strong positive pre-season. Last year we were slow to get bodies in and the pre-season was an absolute disaster. Get it right.

@JohnBrewin_ A man has a job...

Breaking...

@PipSharmy Stick with it. My view is that last season was never going to be easy. The late start to the window, the change in managers and the injuries all added up to a frustrating season but this summer, should be different. The first time in a long time we can plan the summer

Could use some advice. Currently unsure about whether to renew my ST at #ReadingFC. Just not feeling it with how the club is right now. Team unlikeable last season, football is dire. Manager is uninspiring and just not what I expected from ownership. …but I’ve worked hard over the years, to get the points I have etc. don’t want to throw it away!

@mikegalsworthy Why do the people who sold the lie get to dictate the terms?

I am so looking forward to proving him wrong. 🇬🇧🇪🇺

@RobertJenrick @Nigel_Farage Do you actually believe that? The evidence of his actions and the unpreparedness of your parties councillors to actually do what they were elected to do suggest otherwise. It has become such a meaningless phrase

@SpanishDan1 He loves this country so much that he lives in Spain.

He’s a terrorist

@HLTCO I love this...

Lens took the trophy straight back to their stadium and presented it on the pitch to everyone at 4am. What’s not to love about that?

Our local meeting at Kirklees Council a few days ago has become viral. Many people have seen the clips showing disagreement, frustration and confusion. What many have not seen is the full meeting, which remains available to watch online. Cllr Sarah Wood, leader of Reform in Kirklees, nominated herself to become Leader of the Council. During the meeting she stated that she did not understand the constitution, yet simultaneously accused others of acting unconstitutionally for following the AGM process and established procedures. To me, those two positions are difficult to reconcile. Cllr Wood also stated on camera, “We will make sure the residents know.” That language concerns me. When elected representatives publicly label councillors, officers or cross party colleagues as acting unconstitutionally without evidence, it risks creating a false narrative. Words matter. They carry weight. They influence public perception. I know all too well the real world consequences misinformation can have when it spreads locally. We have seen how narratives can take hold, how trust can be damaged and how individuals can become targets because of things that simply are not true. That is why I stood up. That is why I challenged what was being said. That is why I was passionate in my response. My only apology is to our newly elected Mayor. She conducted herself professionally throughout an extremely difficult meeting and ensured all sides had an opportunity to speak. She showed patience, fairness and leadership, and for that she deserves recognition. Our communities benefit when councillors, regardless of political affiliation, communicate, cooperate and work together in the interests of residents. Defamatory language, misinformation and a refusal to engage constructively do not help our communities. They do not solve problems, improve services or support residents facing real challenges in their daily lives. On Thursday, the Council’s responsibility is clear. The focus must be on electing a Leader who can provide stability, competence and direction. Residents expect serious leadership, not political theatre. They expect councillors to focus on the issues that matter: local services, public finances, community safety and the future of Kirklees. The people of Kirklees did not elect us to create division. They elected us to deliver results. That must remain the priority.

Excellent comment - more than that, Tanisha outlines what a council is really all about. If ONLY more ordinary people understood what councils really do.

My response to reforms reaction at the Kirklees council meeting lastnight.. #council #reform #kirklees

@MrCompo While you can maybe switch a couple out, I would have taken Maguire over Burn and Calvert-Lewin had in over Toney, that's trimming around the edges, I am happy with that squad. It's so rare in this country that we are picking players based on form and not name.

Happy with the England squad. Usual nonsense of this player should have gone and this player should have gone as with every major tournament build up, couple I would have taken instead but realistically they were only bit part players if at all

@GabSutton I think you can quibble about a couple of names but in general this is a strong squad. He has gone with the players who are in form and fit together better. TAA is a fantastic player, but for England he has never really fitted. Last squad he was taken as a midfielder.

I'm only interested in getting behind Thomas Tuchel and the lads now. We all have our opinions, and everyone's entitled to that, but at the end of the day Thomas has been coaching for 26 years, and managing at the highest level for 11 of those. I reckon if you can manage Dortmund, PSG, Chelsea and Bayern Munich and win 11 honours, from a coaching career that started from scratch, you're probably quite good and might have a rough idea of all the ingredients you need to succeed at the highest level. After all, you're not just picking the best 26 players, you're also picking a group of men that have all the characteristics to last the course over a month in a real endurance test from all sorts of angles. I trust wholeheartedly that there's been an extremely advanced and detailed thought process that's gone into the decision-making, as if that needs to be said. Our job as a nation now is to bring some positivity to the management and to the team. Come on England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #England | #ThreeLions

@PictonPedro @England Also the other thing that is often forgotten is that this is meant to be a collective (a team) not a group of individuals. England squads in the past have lacked that collective idea and we hoped that the skill of the individual would win out.

@England He’s picked consistent performers. Winners make the tough decisions. It’s all on Tuchel and the players to bring a trophy home. Come on England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🦁

Come Together.

@PictonPedro @England The reality is that a lot of the players who have been left out (Particularly in the attacking areas) are not in form at all. It's a strength to have such depth that we can leave out such talented players and have a strong group.

@MichelleBeckett It should be boring to a degree. Yes we need to attract people from all different backgrounds but what we need to get back to is decisions being made with the greater good in mind. We need to get back to that.

My daughter was elected as a city councillor when she was 18, the youngest in the country at the time. (11 years ago) She worked her butt off beforehand (and afterwards) to ensure she knew all there is to know about how local government works. She was brilliant and did some important work. She knew all this backwards before she got in the chamber. This is outrageous incompetence. I wouldn’t dream of voting Reform, but this should give pause to anyone remotely considering it.

@MichelleBeckett I think what this show's is that the social contract has broken down. If you are elected to a public office it's because you want to do your best to find ways for people to have better lives. That's what has been lost here. Politics should not be about drama or personality.

Plus it's about making decisions. Tuchel's job is to pick the squad he believes will get us to where we want to, which is to win the World Cup. Being Loyal to players is not going to do that if that player is not performing.

Plus a lot of people seem to forget that this is a collective sport and it's not always the best players that make the best teams. It is about putting together a squad of players that work well together and will work. Great talents can only shine fully in a balanced side.

While we await the @England squad announcement tomorrow morning, the rumours that I am seeing are interesting. While I accept that this is an unpopular view on here, I think what Tuchel is doing is good. A lot of the players who are rumoured to be left out are out of form.

@King0243_PJC People get what they vote for...

🚨 SHOCKING — These are the exact same Reform activists who flood X every day screaming, lecturing, and telling everyone how Britain should be run… Yet 24 hours after getting elected in Kirklees, they stand up in full council and admit: “I don’t understand the Constitution… I don’t understand standing orders… I don’t understand what an amendment is.” Then they whine it’s “not democratic” they might vote on things they don’t understand This is the terrifying danger of populist rage politics: loud online warriors with ZERO clue how to actually govern. Handing real power to people who don’t even know where to start is how countries collapse. Watch this embarrassment 👇👇👇👇CC: @LesTrumpeter