Eliot Bishop

@BritishNewsUK_ @Nikhedonia11 @KevinASchofield @TeresaC123 Isn't the point that you want candidates who care about the local area? Not just paper candidates so you have someone on the ballot?

Do you know actually what happens when you sign up to things? They’re allowed to send you text messages and emails and even phone you unless you take the box. The conservatives do it Lib Dems do it the greens do it labour have done it and I hundred percent sure you the restore will do it Asda do it Lidl do it the range do it ITV do it BBC do it any company does it?

Have asked Reform why its membership team are phoning up councillors from other parties asking them to be paper candidates in May's elections.

@brianphelan16 @FPLfrasier But he really hasn't. Bruno has created 101 chances, Wirtz has created 49 Bruno has created 24 big chances, Wirtz has created 3. Bruno has 14 assists, Wirtz has 3 It's not really fair to compare them!

@FPLfrasier He's created more chances than your Bruno. Give him time you will eat your words. First season. Its nonsense to judge him fully now.

I don’t even want to imagine the kind of words Carragher would be using to describe Wirtz and his big money transfer if he was a United player Carragher is extremely unprofessional in his job. When it comes to players or managers at United, he is ready to use extremely harsh words against them. He uses them so many times. Few examples - Lindelof, Licha, Casemiro, Ten Hag… When it comes to Liverpool, he would always be nice and professional. Two completely different personality while doing his job as a pundit.

Do it this way. Championship has 3 groups of 6 Winner of D1 gets £3m, plus £2m for community projects Winner of D2 gets £2m, plus £1m for community projects Winner of D3 gets £1m, plus £500k for community projects Bottom of D1 gets replaced by winner of D2 2nd Bottom goes into a playoff with 2nd in D2 Bottom of D2 is relegated and replaced by winner of D3 2nd bottom goes into a playoff with 2nd in D3 4 CC games in May Sunday to Wednesday, ODI Knockout Cup on Fridays 4 Games in June, Sunday to Wed, T20 Blast Friday Nights 2 games in July, Sunday to Weds, T20 Blast, Friday Nights and Sat nights when no Sunday games. Hundred in August September becomes Finals Month. ODI Cup Semi Final & Final T20 Blast Quarters and Finals Day CC Playoffs. So you essentially make the season shorter, no more April cricket, teams get a minimum 10 4 day games, up to 11 with the playoffs. T20 Blast is 12 games ODI cup is knockout including Minor Counties. Hundred keeps its prized spot.

Whilst I applaud your genuine desire to make the County Championship big box office stuff, if it’s played at the same time as the Hundred, it would undermine the Championship’s integrity. I don’t think many people want to see some pale imitation of First Class cricket played in August (just for the sake of it) with weak squads or see squads bolstered by 2nd tier overseas players.

Our game has had a substantial windfall recently. It would be really good to set £12 million aside for the winner of the CC … what a tournament that would be ! … And play it in summer …….

@henrywinter Goalkeeper goes down from a non impact injury, outfield player goes off for 90 seconds providing the GK is not subbed off, if they are, nobody needs to go off. Goalkeeper gets an impact injury, no team talk is permitted. Easy.

Tactical time-outs an increasing problem in football. A few PL clubs do it. Even England have done it. Caoimhin Kelleher may have genuinely been injured - he was able to play on - but Leeds United’s frustration at the disruption was understandable. They were building, had brought on subs and then the game paused. Daniel Farke already raised concerns earlier this season. Gianluigi Donnarumma went down and Manchester City players went to touchline for instructions. Farke asked the fourth official if he was going to do something. Officials’ hands are tied at the moment. Teams getting round rule for outfield players to go off for 30 seconds after treatment. Now goalkeepers used for tactical timeouts. IFAB has discussed a nominated outfield player going off for 30 seconds if a keeper has treatment. But concern that a keeper could genuinely have been injured. Possible solution is for players to be stopped from going to the touchline during stoppages or ordered to stay in the centre circle.  Be interesting to see whether World Cup refs clamp down. It’s seeking an advantage by breaking up opposition’s flow, by giving the manager an opportunity for instructions and also it’s time-wasting - and there’s enough of that spoiling games.

Anybody else get this? I don't follow any Reform MPs or party accounts, I follow Conservative MPs and accounts, yet pretty much every day, there are pro-reform stories being selected as my top news.

Just as a hypothetical, if people had the opportunity to join a syndicate with Ian Williams stable, based in Alvechurch, near Redditch. Would they be interested to know the detail behind it? It would be a flat horse likely, just trying to understand who may be interested before anything could be progressed with anyone

@RacingLGBT Yes. I read Probert was always committed to coming back around April/May, must have come back a few weeks earlier. Think Kingscote is more long term

David Probert back riding in the UK. Anyone know if that is permanent?

Well, that 2nd half you couldn't have predicted if you asked me to predict it a hundred times. Fantastic show and brilliant ending. Credit to all the team behind it. Catch it if you can this week in Manchester

@PalaceAndOpera to watch the new play, The Battle, Blur Vs Oasis with a friend, on in Manchester all week. So far pretty good! Very nostalgic and certainty funny

Ran well @ChelmsfordCRC to qualify for the 50k final there on Good Friday. Would be great to prepare him for that race for any new owner.

@JMulhall1993 @lukerobertblack It's definitely not a way to harvest data. I repeat, definitely not that....

@lukerobertblack Honestly it's so depressing and to think I campaigned for this guy, how foolish I was.

Like Caesar at the Rubicon but in reverse. A man who once carried himself like a serious politician now reduced to this, flogging a £3,500 giveaway like some bargain-bin salesman, trying to buy votes with a cheap, grubby stunt. It’s not leadership. It’s not conviction. It’s desperation.

Would love to keep training this fella for any new connections 😀

Two runners this evening @WolvesRaces Keeper of Secrets with first-time cheekpieces goes in the @midnitebet Classified Stakes (6.30) under @loughnane_billy Marinakis for our Six for Joy project goes in the 7pm under @ryankavanagh01 👇 bit.ly/3iSPA3A

📺 An appointment to view 🖥 7.30pm @AtTheRaces @SkySportsRacing Beauzon looks to defy a 4lbs penalty and top weight in the @midnitebet Handicap in an attempt to win for the 8th time in a row under @bishopcharlie12 👇 bit.ly/3iSPA3A

Beauzon gets his entry on Monday, all being well he looks set to run in search of his 8 timer. Faces 6 other rivals Could be his 2nd horse of the month after sharing it in February

One runner today with Catch Catchfire for @Ghost_OfASmile going in the Midlands Grand National @UttoxeterRaces under @CharlieTodd00 👇 bit.ly/3iSPA3A

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Seven on the spin for our remarkable 7yr old as he makes all the running under top weight in @midnitebet Handicap @WolvesRaces under @bishopcharlie12 - all being well he'll be back on Monday night! 👇 bit.ly/30sz3Oy

Six today Sheradann under Eddy Greatrex goes @WolvesRaces where @bishopcharlie12 rides Beauzon (5.05) Tribal Wisdom goes under @loughnane_billy who also rides Call Glory Sheilas Well runs under Sstevie Donohoe in the 8.10 Zooks runs @Southwell_Races under @ryankavanagh01

@pkelso It was expected 0.1% in Jan, it was zero. Please correct.

GDP grew in line with expectations in January, +0.2% in the three months to Jan. Services and production up, but construction contraction continues

It may be because set piece ball isn't allowed in Europe, as soon as they see them surrounding a keeper, they blow up. English teams are going from the ball being in play on average 52/53 minutes a game, to 57/58 minutes in Europe. It's quite hard to adapt from Saturday to Wednesday playing a game with an extra 6 minutes in it with the ball entirely on the pitch.

The reasons behind PL travails in the UCL (really only Newcastle acquitted themselves well) are far more nuanced than simply a question of fatigue. Also issues around coaching and playing styles, grappling and goalkeeping. But the schedule will come under scrutiny... 1/2