andy97

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andy97

andy97

@andy9716

Ex WAFU Tiff, ex Seaman Officer, ex IA & J2; believes in “Jointery”. Wolves, motorsport (Caterham racer & Escort Mk2 rallying ) & golf addict.

United Kingdom Katılım Ekim 2012
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Morris@sixstus24·
@Lawton_Times He doesn't seem like someone who wants to coach a championship team
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Matt Lawton@Lawton_Times·
EXCLUSIVE: Nuno Espirito Santo facing sack after being called to crisis talks with West Ham this morning. Sources believe meeting likely to conclude with him being dismissed. thetimes.com/sport/football…
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Joshua@Yehoshua441·
@collin_ruth89 Why do we still make ICE vehicles at all. EVs are superior.
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Collin Rutherford
Collin Rutherford@collin_ruth89·
I don’t understand why every vehicle isn’t a hybrid. Why not use regenerative braking to charge a battery in every car? Huge increase in gas mileage. Why do they still make non-hybrids?
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Nathan@TyphoonAir·
@StephenGrove19 @pegge49 8 F-35B were deployed to Cyprus, 2 were stuck in Lajes, at least 5 are in the United States for post deployment corrosion check ups, leaves around 8ish free outside of training requirements.
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Ancient Mariner
Ancient Mariner@pegge49·
I guess they weren't planning on this being required when the Prime Minister made his dramatic speech in Munich. The MOD statement made this high profile deployment of a four helicopter strong air group sound so much more impressive... gov.uk/government/new…
DefenceGeek 🇬🇧@DefenceGeek

RAF QRA underway per @ArmchairAdml, some rumours that it's Russian maritime patrol aircraft being nosey around the UK Carrier Strike Group and other NATO assets operating in the "High North". The carrier does not have F-35B embarked for this part of the CSG deployment

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andy97@andy9716·
@DanNoSkill2 That’s why i gave up on F1 years ago; much prefer club racing. Not much purer than Caterham racing or Mini 7s & Miglias.
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DanNoSkill
DanNoSkill@DanNoSkill2·
99% of the overtakes that have ever happened in F1 have been because some has an advantage: -Car advantage -Tyre advantage -Fuel advantage -DRS advantage What makes having a battery advantage so different nowadays? - genuinely curious
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andy97@andy9716·
@DefenceGeek @ArmchairAdml Whenever a carrier is at sea it should have F35Bs on board. No question. Yes, to ward off nosey russians but to keep practicing carrier aviation; its hard, its a whole ship activity, its a very perishable skill & without constant practice QEC is not safe or truly operational.
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DefenceGeek 🇬🇧
DefenceGeek 🇬🇧@DefenceGeek·
RAF QRA underway per @ArmchairAdml, some rumours that it's Russian maritime patrol aircraft being nosey around the UK Carrier Strike Group and other NATO assets operating in the "High North". The carrier does not have F-35B embarked for this part of the CSG deployment
Armchair Admiral 🇬🇧@ArmchairAdml

15:25 - TARTAN 11 is still on-station East of Lerwick. PHANTOM 12 refuelled about an hour ago, and PHANTOM 11 dropped off tracking sites around the same time further north.

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andy97@andy9716·
@wolvesfancast I think we should remember that Hwang was played out of position for most of his time here. He is a second striker, a poacher, who needs to play close to a CF, he is not a winger or a creative #8 or 10.
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Wolves Fancast
Wolves Fancast@wolvesfancast·
Hwang fairly having a bite back via his Instagram stories. "Proud and honoured to reach 150 apps for this club - Haters know they love me - Thank you to everyone who has supported me so far."
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andy97@andy9716·
@MrR1g4t Sure, but that counter attacking style was still very exciting.
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Martin
Martin@MrR1g4t·
#WWFC fans amusing me again. They remember the results & atmosphere under Nuno more than the actual style. We were incredibly organised, sat deep, gave up possession & killed teams in transition with players like Jiménez, Jota, Neto & Traoré. 1/3
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andy97@andy9716·
@pegge49 @The_Lookout_N Not just outside the 12 mile limit. The books “Blind Mans Bluff” & “The secrets of the Conqueror” are very illuminating.
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Ancient Mariner
Ancient Mariner@pegge49·
@The_Lookout_N Exactly, the RN used to do a biannual deployment to the Barents Sea, just to make the point that anything outside 12NM was international waters. So other than shadowing (which notably didn't happen with Admiral Girgorovich earlier in May), there's not much more that can be done.
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andy97@andy9716·
@centregoals @JacobsBen Good, hope he comes back to Wolves and reforms the back room team he had last time.
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CentreGoals.
CentreGoals.@centregoals·
🚨🚨| BREAKING: Nuno Espírito Santo is facing the 𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐊 after West Ham’s relegation. [@JacobsBen]
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andy97@andy9716·
@InfoC57 @RDPHistory The plan was for 4, as escorts for the CVA-01 carriers; when that was cancelled the Bristol class was cancelled, except Bristol as already in build. Initially the Sea Dart trials ship, I think.
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C57@InfoC57·
@RDPHistory Good looking ship they should have built more
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Ricky D Phillips - Military Historian
May 25th 1982: With one warship sunk, another damaged and a cargo ship ablaze, the day hasn't looked great for the Task Force, but by night, the Bristol Group arrives to more than replace all losses. HMS Bristol herself is an excellent command ship, and the group is listed below:
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andy97@andy9716·
@RDPHistory I had been in RN about 4 months when FI kicked off. One day our Div Chief went home at end of day to be met by some Regulating Staff (Service Police); “pack your bags, Chief, you are now the Chief Tiff in Penelope & you sail tomorrow at 10:00.” “But she is in refit” “She was…”
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Ricky D Phillips - Military Historian
3) Added to these are Leander Class Frigates, HMS Andromeda, Minerva and Penelope. Andromeda (pic 1 & 2) is a broad-beam Sea Wolf / Exocet converted Leander, whilst the other two are Seacat / Exocet conversions... 3/4
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Think Defence@thinkdefence·
As shown in this brief clip of the BL-755 Cluster Bomb, they can cover a lot of ground. Ideal for targets in the open. This was replaced by Brimstone, but should they return to service, or should we just buy more Brimstone?
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andy97@andy9716·
@burner19844 @NavyLookout When Faslane was chosen as home for the UK SSBN force there were only 2 other locations deemed suitable (easy access to deep water etc) & they were Falmouth & Milford Haven. Geography hasnt changed since then. Require a new SSBN base & its one of those 2 places.
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andy97@andy9716·
@IBallantyn My Father got a job in Norfolk in 1978 and in the months before we could move there he stayed in “digs” near Kings Lynn. The Land Lady’s brother was lost on the Hood. RIP.
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Iain Ballantyne
Iain Ballantyne@IBallantyn·
This morning, 85 years ago, the British battle-cruiser HMS Hood was destroyed by fire from German battleship Bismarck, the culmination of an 8 min fight in the Denmark Strait. Last year I attended the annual dinner of the HMS Hood Association to commemorate the loss. Couldn't 2026 but here's a display from 2025 of men & boys among 1,415 lost in the ship, also pictured, & some rivets from Hood (which landed aboard HMS Prince of Wales after the fatal explosion). Just 3 survivors. #lestweforget
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andy97@andy9716·
@stuey_beef TBF, Starmer tried to get welfare teform but was stymied by the back-benchers.
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Stuey Beef 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
David Miliband has just blown up Starmer’s last remaining excuse – and he’s done it in one brutal sentence. Asked why Labour is already so unpopular in power, the former Foreign Secretary didn’t blame “global headwinds”, “Tory legacy” or “communications problems”. He said the quiet part out loud: “there hasn’t been enough change – that’s the simple reason”. This is not a Tory attack line. It’s not “the hard left”. It’s the man New Labour once saw as a future Prime Minister, spelling out that Starmer came to power promising to “change Britain” and instead chose to change as little as possible. Miliband even lists the missing ingredients: no serious drive for wealth creation, no credible welfare reform, no attempt to turn Britain into a place “global capital wants to come”. In other words, no plan to grow anything – just more tax, more tinkering, more drift. So when Starmer’s allies whine that voters are being “unfair”, remember this: the public isn’t angry because Labour changed too much, they’re angry because it took power and then refused to do the one thing it promised – deliver change. David Miliband has just confirmed what millions already feel: this government isn’t a bold new chapter, it’s a vacuum with a red rosette pinned on the cover.
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andy97@andy9716·
@Wolves_OD Yes, approx £100M plus parachute payments for next 3 years.
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Helen
Helen@hjwakerley·
You get one car for the rest of your life. It has to do everything. Commute, road trips, holidays, mega mileage… all of it. No swapping. No second car. What are you choosing? And why. I’ll start.
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andy97@andy9716·
@pegge49 @RoyalNavy Home for about 2 years in 94/95. Good ships company but a bullying boss made a 6 month deployment pretty miserable.
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Maria Rose ❤️
Maria Rose ❤️@BhattiLaib9960·
-I'm 51 years old and I've been wanting a short haircut; today I took the plunge, but the people close to me don't like my new look and are giving me a hard time. Your opinion means a lot to me. Thank you so much ❤😍
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