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@johncrossmirror Respectfully disagree. I would make the League Cup a competition only for clubs not playing European football. You would reduce the fixture congestion and have more interesting finals.

Carabao Cup final… a brilliant reminder of just what a special competition this is and why we should continue to cherish it. Final between Prem top two. Pep Guardiola has won it a record 5 times. That shows how seriously the best teams see it. Great occasion. 👏

@BretVDB The last words of Richard Burton - written rather than spoken. His wife Sally found the words: 'Our revels now are ended' on a pad by his bed after he had suffered a fatal stroke in the night.

William Shakespeare, The Tempest

@AdamCrafton_ Moving away from a reporter-led newspaper is a brilliant idea. I look forward to chefs moving away from food-led restaurants and entertainers moving away from laughter-led comedy. It's the future.

A reporter-free newsroom. Genius.

@daviddownie17 You'll probably get a game.

Random one, but given their predicament in the tie. Reckon it’d be easy to get a couple of tickets for the Spurs v Atletico game next week? #THFC

@IanRidley1 I can't think of the surname Tudor without thinking of Wales. Owen, Jasper, Henry.....Tenpole.

I can’t think of the name Igor without thinking of horror movies… #Spurs

@CalvinBook It is something to be truly proud of. It gives hope to those of us writing a book in a lonely office. Congratulations.

30+ years on the New Yorker staff without publishing a single word... you gotta hand it to him

@GeoffreyBoycott I think it's the other way round, Sir Geoffrey. In Australia you played four series, won two (1970-71 & 1978-79) drew one (1965-66) and lost one (1979-80 for which the Ashes were not at stake). Here you won two (1977 & 1981) drew two (1968 & 1972) and lost one (1964).

You obviously didn’t read my article I played 4 Ashes series in OZ won 2 and drew 2 Played 4 in England lost my first aged 23 then won 2 and drew 1

@MirrorSportIE @KCsixtyseven That is a beautiful way to say goodbye. Thank you for writing this. From another accidental sports journalist - I wanted to be a lobby correspondent in Westminster xx

Time for this accidental sports journalist to fall into another phase of life ✍️ @KCsixtyseven irishmirror.ie/sport/sport-op…

@samcunningham Very sorry to hear this Sam. Your stuff was always different because it was often news I genuinely didn't know which in these days of instant social media was a talent and a rare one. Good luck xx

After eight years as The i Paper's Chief Football Correspondent, my role has been made redundant. I'm currently freelancing. I source news and write in-depth features, interviews and analysis. Open to any opportunities so please get in touch. Email s.cunningham@live.co.uk.

@jdpoc I think the phrase you are looking for is 'a man was arrested and charged with rape in London yesterday.' You clearly have not the slightest knowledge of the law and if it didn't fit the current media narrative you wouldn't know about it.

A rapist was arrested and charged in London yesterday. But I imagine the media will barely cover the story very much, because the man arrested was white, Tory, very rich, and a Peer of the Realm. None of which fits into the current media narrative.

@_PaulHayward @ObserverUK John Arlott commented: 'You describe the game as if you are talking to a blind man, who once could see but now cannot.' Match reports should above all tell people who were not at the game what it was like, how it sounded, how it felt.

Football journalism, how 'match reports' have evolved and why writing needs defending against metrics and 'content.' My commentary for ⁦@ObserverUK⁩ observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

@Dale_Stafford Dale, if you are old enough to join the army at 16, you should be able to vote for the government on whose orders you risk your life. It's that simple.

So 16-18 year olds will be able to vote in next general election … but that age group have to be at school or in some form of full time education and training, can’t buy alcohol, cigarettes or vapes etc and yet they can be trusted to decide who’ll run our country. Great.

@MrTimDunn @tfwrail @_DiningCar You get haggis on the Caledonian Sleeper!

Oh. My. God. This is the greatest cooked breakfast that I have ever had aboard a train. I am zipping through Wales in the @tfwrail Dining Car, and THIS is breakfast between Cardiff and Manchester. Bacon & eggs & sausages (two), all the rest, plus my choice of toast, and jam on the side. The scenery is spectacular, the seats are superb, the staff are cheery and this food was just £12.50: the first class ticket was only about £7 more than standard Advance. It’s made me so bloody happy on my way to this weekend’s @TalyllynRailway #AwdryExtravaganza that I’ve eaten the black pudding, and I don’t normally touch the stuff. Hot food from the kitchen (like bacon baps) is available to all on the train, too, btw. There are 5 return trips of this train between Cardiff and Manchester each day, plus ones to/from Cardiff/Holyhead – calling at places like Abergavenny, Hereford and Shrewsbury. The Dining Car isn’t guaranteed but it does seem to be “on” far more than it used to be when I last did a trip about 10 years ago – so I do now very much commend it to you. Honestly, THIS is what train travel catering *can* and *should* be like in modern European nations like ours, and if you get Adam and Alex D as your dining car crew and chef then that’ll be a bonus too. Nice one Transport for Wales @transport_wales team – I’m looking forward to trying lunch on the way back next week. This has put me in an outstandingly good mood. Cheers to all the staff who work this service. Diolch!

Before we spend five trillion on whatever it is for planes that can fire nuclear missiles, do you think we could employ the odd security guard to ensure they don't get spray painted by Palestine Action. #brizenorton

@afneil Did Norway's sovereign wealth fund not come directly from North Sea Oil? Tony Benn when he was Energy Secretary argued this is what Britain should have done. Perhaps one of Tony's better ideas?

Norway does not run a budget deficit. It runs a massive surplus close to 10% of GDP, probably the biggest in the world of any advanced economy. It does have a national debt of several hundred billion dollars but that is massively overwhelmed by its sovereign wealth fund assets so that the net public position is over 300% of GDP to the positive!

@JamesCopley_ It took Manchester City two years 1998-2000.

It took Brighton and Brentford nine seasons to move from League One to the Premier League under their respective owners. Sunderland under Kyril Louis-Dreyfus did it in four. Whatever happens next season, that is remarkable imo. #SAFC

@stephenbrenkley And probably a nicer person.

On these occasions I suppose it’s tempting to talk of GOAT. It misses the point a bit. It’s how good players are compared with their predecessors. Different times, different formats but I suggest Joe Root is the best England batter since Len Hutton.

@MsiDouglas As I mentioned before, Tottenham regarded Mitchell as someone who excelled only at self-publicity. Newcastle may have come to the same conclusion.

NEW: #nufc announce shock departure of Paul Mitchell in move that appears to hand Eddie Howe influence over transfers. Full story: inews.co.uk/sport/football…

@ChrisWheelerDM Compared to Sir Alex Ferguson who did one interview after a game conducted by the television company owned by (checks notes) Manchester United. A company he then tried to ban.

This is crazy tbf #mufc