David Simms

@anon_opin Take Q magazine back in the day, when everything Oasis or U2 put out was a five-star long-awaited return to form.

Most album reviews are disposable because they're written too soon. "what do I think after two listens?" Is a shit way of reviewing. Some albums take years before you realise how great they were, or how over hyped.

@Downhill2ndHalf At the beginning of the season, if I'd been told we'd be in this position at the beginning of March I'd have been delighted. No pressure, no jeopardy, just a good chance to have a tilt at the playoffs.

Table is looking really tasty. A result for us this weekend at Salford would be massive. Feels like it's time to get the old spreadsheet out. Still plenty of games left and the "chasers" (6th-12th) have a lot of fixtures against each other still to play. Business end.

@Downhill2ndHalf I was behind the goal for that one. Utterly wretched first half, Devine magic in the second.

Heard some good stories about Devine’s equaliser and celebrations at Farnborough in 1996. Lives up to its billing.

@Regor_02 @MicroBuvette Sachant que déjà les matchs contre LS et le FCZ le mois dernier étaient plus que pénibles.

Je pense honnêtement que c'est le pire match que j'ai vu au stade de Genève

@Downhill2ndHalf I have a vague and possibly unreliable memory of Constantinou being introduced to the crowd at Underhill with a bit of buzz that we’d signed the Cyprus captain, and then nothing.

@tomtommytom2020 Constantinou played 1 game away at Cardiff - a mystery still not really uncovered. Guthrie made 25 appearances, before our time but sounds a worthy shout!

Dangerous Pandora’s box of trialists or ‘nearly signed’ we could fall into if we follow this route… Remember watching a bloke called Uzo Opara in a Pontins Combination Reserve fixture in the mid 2000s who looked the real deal. Never heard of him after.

@Downhill2ndHalf Glenn Hoddle played for us in a testimonial game and although he could barely break into a trot it was a phenomenal passing display.

This tweet has prompted some great replies declaring the opposite. Which Barnet player with only a small number of appearances did you fall in love with? I still think about how good Michael Price was at left back on loan from Hull in his 3 games in 2002.

@officialGSHC Scenes!

𝐄𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓 !! 🌋 💥 QUEL MAAAAATCH !! ✨ Les 𝑮𝑹𝑬𝑵𝑨𝑻 renversent le SCB dans les derniers instants !! 🔥✅ Merci au public présent ce soir qui a fait de ce match un moment exceptionnel 🫶 #Depuis1905

@championshockey @bruleursdeloups 🔴🔵

What a way to end Game Day 4! 👀 A crazy win for @bruleursdeloups who came from 3-0 down to beat the reigning DEL champions! 🤩 #ChampionsGoBeyond

@championshockey @bruleursdeloups @FT_Pinguins 🔴🔵

What a crazy game! 🤪 @bruleursdeloups and @FT_Pinguins go absolutely all out against each other! 🏒 #ChampionsGoBeyond

@Bee4life77 @Downhill2ndHalf Didn’t he score about seven minutes into his debut?

@Downhill2ndHalf I remember him joining us, I think from a Cypriot club and having no idea who he was. Very quickly his ability became apparent. Was a great player for us IMO.

Legacy No. 1444 - Sean Devine (1995-1999)

@Baddiel I manage to quote him pretty much every day. There’s always a suitable line in one of his songs.

The amazingly funny and ahead of his time Tom Lehrer - a last reminder of my parents’ vinyl comedy collection - has gone. RIP

@holland_tom @TheRestHistory That certainly happened.

@TheRestHistory Oak planted by Mary as “a token of love” for Rizzio in Melville Castle. A shrouded ghost which “speculation suggests could be the distraught spirit of Mary Stuart searching for her close companion David Rizzio” has been seen in a bedroom on the 1st floor.* * This is all true.

@TheRestHistory Seton Palace was where Mary Stuart went on honeymoon with Lord Darnley. Then, only days after his murder, she was accused of playing golf here, “and on the nicht planelie abusing hir body with boithuell”. Today, magnificently, the site is rented out to wedding parties.

@daraobriain Please come back to Geneva and the theatre in the hotel basement.

European tour now on sale! Some cities still to be added, but delighted to do my first show in Barcelona, amongst others! #recreationtour

@fmeetsdata @MicroBuvette Servette’s reward for a European place last year was getting drawn against Chelsea, by far the strongest team in their competition. After which… nothing.

☠️ A glitch in UEFA's access list threatens to strike again. 3rd place in 🇨🇭 Super League will* lead to 🟠 UEL PO, which guarantees at least 🟢 UECL league stage. (*assuming Basel 🇨🇭 beats 3rd tier FC Biel 🇨🇭 in Cup 🏆 final) However, 2nd place in 🇨🇭 Super League leads to 🔵 UCL Q2 (league path), which doesn't guarantee anything! This is especially tricky for Servette 🇨🇭 that has a low club coefficient and will likely be unseeded in every qualifying round they participate in: 🔵 UCL Q2 ➡️ unseeded 🟠 UEL Q3 ➡️ unseeded 🟢 UECL PO ➡️ unseeded So, worst case scenario, they could face opponents like: Rangers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 in 🔵 UCL Q2 Braga 🇵🇹 in 🟠 UEL Q3 Lazio 🇮🇹 in 🟢 UECL PO. Losing those matchups would mean 🛑 end of European season in August. However, if they finish 3rd, they go straight to 🟠 UEL PO and have guaranteed at least 🟢 UECL league stage. The same thing happened to Partizan 🇷🇸 last summer. By finishing 2nd in 🇷🇸 league, they went to 🔵 UCL Q2 and lost 3 consecutive qualifying rounds (v Dynamo Kyiv 🇺🇦, Lugano 🇨🇭, Gent 🇧🇪), left with NO 🚫 league stage whatsoever. At the same time, TSC 🇷🇸 that finished behind Partizan went straight to 🟠 UEL PO, lost it, but had a guaranteed 🟢 UECL league stage waiting for them. Unlike Partizan's 🇷🇸, their European season lasted until February 2025.

@HankAzaria Funniest series I’ve seen in the last decade. I want to listen to Brockmire calling games every week. And for his podcast to come back.

Brockmire turns 8 today ⚾️ FluPoo, it’s your move.

@KentCricket Keep feeding him filth on leg stump and he’ll swat it away all day.

Grant Stewart getting his eye in 🎯

@mrmarksteel I watch hockey in Switzerland and the three prerequisites for a good evening are a couple of beers, a melted cheese snack, and a bearded Canadian lumberjack type swapping punches with a granite-jawed Finn.

As most of my followers are ice hockey fans, I should tell you Streatham beat Solent 6-0, and there was a mass brawl 10 minutes from the end. Perfect.

@Downhill2ndHalf I was there. I’m still laughing about Kenny Charlery outpacing the Southend defence for the first goal.

We’ve met before… Southend United (A) This is our 12th visit to Roots Hall, our first came in November 1909 in the FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round. In Dec 1998, in a game of atrocious defending the Bees ran out 3-2 winners in Nationwide Division 3.

@therapyofficial My Xmas wish is for an Infernal Love 2025 tour. Make it happen, chaps.

Belgium! We don’t need to tell you how special that night was @ABconcerts …truly amazing, thank you all so much! And Santa even turned up for a quick crowd surf and to make all the Xmas wishes come true 🎅

@therapyofficial @DEUXFURIEUSES Looking forward to it! Bern on Thursday night was epic… hoping for more of the same tonight.

Geneva! First time here in a looong time…really looking forward to seeing you later. We have the fab @DEUXFURIEUSES in tow as well, not to be missed! Here are the times & some tix still available ⤵️ #ticket-89666" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">petzi.ch/en/events/5513…