Oli Winton

@mattforde FFS. Trying to stay off X but how can someone not reply to this?! Well done and great news.

For the first time in years I’ve just been to the gym. I cannot believe it. I didn’t think I’d ever be able to do it again. And not just because I’m naturally a tubber. When I was diagnosed with chordoma, a rare form of spinal cancer, it was clear I was going to need radical surgery. The tumour was on my sacrum, a part of the body I’d never heard of. A 13 hour sacrectomy later, I now only have the top vertebrae left to connect my spine to my pelvis. To cover the huge gap where the bone was, I had flap surgery: muscles from my buttocks were pulled up and across and stitched together. It’s left me without any discernible buttocks. Sitting down is fine on soft surfaces, but on anything hard (don’t), I get terrible shooting pains in my balls. (Again, don’t). Because of all that and the nerve damage which means parts of my legs are numb, I can’t run. I’m not sure if I ever will be able to again. Plus the bum discomfort made me think I might not be able to use the exercise bike or rowing machine. My stoma means I wear a support band but I also presumed I wouldn’t be able to do weights. The worry has always been there at the back of my mind: apart from dieting, how am I going to be heathy? I want to be able to do cardio and strengthening exercises. Today, thanks to the amazing physio team at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and @thernohcharity, I did my first gym session in YEARS. Treadmill, rowing machine, chest press and other weight-type machines I never wanted touch before. I cannot believe it. I am BUZZING. For ten weeks I was in a hospital bed. I’d gaze out of the window and wonder about my future. Catastrophic nerve pain destroyed me for weeks. One thought nagged me. ‘I don’t want a sh*t life’. Ironic for someone with a stoma. But I was worried about living a smaller life, defined by the things I couldn’t do. Of course I’ve had to adjust, but I cannot believe the things my body can now do. At one point, I’d been in a hospital bed so long my legs had bent back and I couldn’t straighten them, the muscles had atrophied so severely. The RNOH physios worked wonders getting me to walk again. Over a year ago I started doing Reformer Pilates. It has been fundamental to my recovery. I cannot thank @APPIHealthGroup enough. It’s helped me build core strength and transformed my walking. So if you’re recovering from major surgery, cancer treatment or any health scare, just know that progress happens. It can be glacial. For periods you may not see it or feel it. It won’t happen overnight. But over a longer stretch you’ll notice that you get things back. You may never get back to where you were, but you might have a new perspective that means you’re healthier and stronger in other ways. Cancer has made me cut down on processed foods. My stoma has made me more aware of what I eat. I always thought weights were for knobs, but losing muscle after surgery has made me realise how important it is to build it. In time, you’ll adjust and you’ll be amazed at how well you’ve recovered. So don’t lose heart.

@j_coatsworth @CalumAM Amazing how he can conclude the causes so soon after, ahead of all the professional investigators - he must be a genius…

@CalumAM Tuned in half way through. Is he trying to link that with this incident?

President Trump currently on a tirade about diversity and Pete Buttigieg, a few sentences after confirming there are no survivors after the Washington DC air collision

@TuftyMUFC @Shi14nd @Drasdo @dipsMUFC All “neutral” chat is about charities getting them free of charge - Arsenal aren’t getting money for these seats either way and aren’t allowed to sell them.

@Shi14nd @Drasdo @dipsMUFC The only way these allocation cuts will seriously get challenged is when clubs have to leave seats empty and lose money. That soon happened at places such as Middlesbrough once they counted up the cost of loss revenue. Let TV show the empty seats.

Ideally this 1,000 tickets we are entitled to,should be given to genuine fans. Perhaps an option for those who might want to sit all game eg elderly or those with children? Not much time to facilitate. But surely better than neutrals getting the tickets. @Drasdo @dipsMUFC

@E3N8N @Patshannahan01 @tulpengeneraljj @OhCheesesChrist Club can only pass on info given to them by local authorities; they have no sway with Turkish police. Hard to know whether it will be easier on the day and if they’d actually turn away fans arriving independently. Trying to get info from other fan groups who’ve played there.

@Patshannahan01 @tulpengeneraljj @OhCheesesChrist @OliWinton I need to stay in kadikoy , it’s the cheapest way back to saw airport my flight back to Manchester is 8am Friday morning , it’s ridiculous they give us this info 6 days before the game

Re Istanbul away: our hotel is next to the stadium. I will not take a bus 5! hours before the match which will take 1 hour+ and go back to Sultanahmet then back to Kadikoy. Is there anything United can do about it? @OhCheesesChrist @OliWinton

Anyone planning to travel to Euro Aways this season please bookmark and share this survey link for completion after the trip: surveymonkey.com/r/fse-afs-2425 The Away Fans Survey is conducted by the FSE @FansEurope and all travelling United fans are encouraged to participate

@danmellett @dipsMUFC @MUSTChair @hjmcd20 @ISLO_MUST Cancelled for Plzen

@dipsMUFC @MUSTChair @hjmcd20 @OliWinton @ISLO_MUST Is the sportsbreak trip still being offered to those with enough credits or is it cancelled?

Entirely the right outcome. Fans' Forum again demonstrating its value.

@dipsMUFC @MUSTChair @hjmcd20 @ISLO_MUST Also happy to have a conversation if useful

@MUSTChair @hjmcd20 @OliWinton @ISLO_MUST Hi Helen this is in constant discussion. It’s the biggest topic of conversation. Feel free to let me have any other suggestions and I will put them forward.

@Rachael93159632 @oasis Two

@OliWinton @oasis Do u know how many tickets your allowed to buy ? Is it 4 ?

Ticketmaster now showing ⁦@oasis ticket sale windows for September dates. Three pre sale windows tomorrow at 8.30am, 12pm and 3.30pm. Those able to buy to be sent codes by 9pm today. Sadly I wasn’t selected to be eligible for a code despite the Saturday of doom experience.

@D_C85 @oasis Well done and good luck. Not jealous at all…!

@Laney338 @oasis Yeh that’s right - no one seems to heave heard more since that email - good luck!

@OliWinton @oasis I got the invite last week! Confirmed my place in the ballot but nothing since… Presuming should be up until 9pm tonight I’ll know?

@Laney338 @oasis No I wasn’t sent the email to apply to be eligible - so have known all week I’ve got no chance

@OliWinton @oasis You got an email saying you weren’t eligible mate?

@tulpengeneraljj I don’t know how their computer system would know who was planning to apply but didn’t yet have a membership to let them apply anyway - as I said if you explain they can probably override

@OliWinton Oh no, on the website it says the account needs to exist before the draw, and not a valid membership before the ballot. Is this new? Could not find it anywhere. This is very harsh and does not make any sense to me... flights already booked.. is there anything I can do? Thanks

@OliWinton Any idea why my mate is not eligible? Just renewed his membership, account is 4 years old with 6 credits but it says he can't apply.. thanks for your effort

@JBMUFC20x Around 5.30 but could be sooner or later - very unclear!

@OliWinton any idea when the dates may be released for the Europa league mate?

@g__j Hi, just some feedback/ experience of a new customer; I’ve waited in for a 12-5pm smart meter installation, at 3pm they said to expect them at 4pm, but no one has come hours after that call and your customer services close at 4pm. It’s not great. What a fun afternoon.

25 years

At least he didn’t go there for the money

@henrymance Hopefully he won’t come across as a charmless man

@Adammufc7 @MUSTChair @black_steve1905 @paulenglish1961 @barneyrednews You can sell all league games back to club and still apply for aways. You cannot sell home CUP tickets back and apply for aways. Logic is to prevent 20k more STHs signing up to cup scheme but then returning all home games instantly/ away apps fly up more.

@MUSTChair @black_steve1905 @paulenglish1961 @barneyrednews I don't understand why you'd be banned from applying for away games if you sell your ticket back to the club? Can you please share the logic as it seems as if its forcing people to get family/friends to pay to be members in order to transfer rather than return?

The 17/19 games attendance stipulation next season can see forwarding, etc count for normal aged Season Ticket holders, but not for Senior concessions... this is something I hope Utd look at. With kick-off changes, late changes etc, not easy, I hope some compromise can be found.