The first time a while West Ham have been so uncompetitive. Villa quicker and better all over the pitch. Hammers chasing shadows for half an hour
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Duncan Wright
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Duncan Wright
@dwright75
Creative Lead, Press Box PR Former national scribbler --- Always surprised to learn I'm bald
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Lewis Hall is a talent. But that was very poor defending to allow Sunderland their second. Out of position, then left the line wide open to cross
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The one thing AI can’t do is report. It’s really good at collecting and synthesizing information already on the internet, but it can’t get a fresh quote, pick up the phone or go witness something.
Harriet Williamson@harriepw
NEW: LGBTQ+ publisher PinkNews is making its remaining reporters redundant, saying it wants to “move away from having a reporter-led newsroom” to a model where there “isn’t a need for the reporter role”
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The public will get the media it doesn't pay for, example 2,034
Harriet Williamson@harriepw
NEW: LGBTQ+ publisher PinkNews is making its remaining reporters redundant, saying it wants to “move away from having a reporter-led newsroom” to a model where there “isn’t a need for the reporter role”
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England have just launched their new kits - with not a single clear, fully visible image of the shirt, shorts etc
Moody, shadowy images, plus an option to click to buy the kit which takes you to a page defaulting to US dollars (no i'm not on a VPN).
englandfootball.com/articles/2026/…
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@kbscott4 Danny is unusual. In that he knows his stuff and knows the people he has on knows his stuff.
He’s a consummate pro.
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Danny Kelly isn’t my friend. So what I say counts for little.
But I’ve twice been on shows with Danny and he treated me with reverence & respect for my knowledge and work.
That’s what makes him among the best broadcasters & person. He’s a class act. I wish him well
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Brilliant for Forest to make the Europa League quarters. They’ve given themselves a real shot of glory.
Whether that affects their relegation fight is open to question. But in the purest chase for trophies and success you have to admire their commitment to this competition
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@_PaulHayward @JBurtTelegraph Very telling assortment of players. My counter to that is not the players, but the managers. Are they willing to let their undoubtedly skilful players play with freedom.
Or do they implement football by numbers?
We have the players, but we don’t let them play with freedom
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From a very persuasive piece by @JBurtTelegraph arguing that direct play, the fixation with set pieces and lack of creativity have harmed English clubs in the Champions League..
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@thechels1 @MiguelDelaney @journalism_rp you're right - West Ham got punished and no points deduction.
They got half Chelsea fine for one offence - Chelsea a string of repeated offences, only £5m more, and value of the pound very different.
Hammers also got done in a civil case with Shef Utd
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@dwright75 @MiguelDelaney @journalism_rp I hope everyone goes after City with the same energy as well.
Lots of journalists were dancing with delight when the thought Chelsea might go bust and actually wanted it to happen after the Tory government sanctioned the club.
Not the only club either to have acted improperly.
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Yet another article that ignores the fact if the payments were put on the books, they would have been fine. 🤷♂️
Miguel Delaney@MiguelDelaney
Spurs got 86 points in 2016-17 - very high for a non-champion A Chelsea propelled by these payments beat them That changed history could have transformed Spurs’ present - which is all too relevant now independent.co.uk/sport/football…
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@MiguelDelaney @journalism_rp so many people conflating PSR, which is irrelevant. It's the off the books back-handers that are the issue, bungs for want of a better description. Chelsea bunged Hazard's agent £5m to beat off Man Utd
Payments hidden (who knows if this was a tax ruse either?)
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@journalism_rp it doesn't "ignore" it. This isn't just about PSR. The very fact they didn't disclose the payments is a massive issue in itself.
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@ToonFan14 I’ve been fairly consistent with Eze comments for some time!
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Standard big 6 English player reporting here.
Does nothing for months and then this after, an admittedly, excellent goal.
Rinse and repeat.
Duncan Wright@dwright75
Eze. A player like no other. Has to play a role for England this summer
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Eze. A player like no other. Has to play a role for England this summer
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@Alan_Alger_ @JackPittBrooke Saka's form not great, but think he's a nailed on starter for Tuchel. I do think Bowen offers something though
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@tapas321 @Trevor52936774 there are more rules in play than just FFP.....this is about illegal payments to agents among other things, something that was around long before FFP.
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@dwright75 @Trevor52936774 But Chelsea could have paid those £47.5 mill fees and still not broken FFP.
If the £47.5 mill had put them over the FFP limit they would have suffered a points deduction.
That's what people seem to be missing!
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Chelsea are very, very lucky to escape sporting sanction.
Their illegal practices directly impacted performance on the pitch and the competition
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@Trevor52936774 the club got players to play for them, helped by paying for agents - it's how football works
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@HughWoozencroft If McBurnie is a World Cup answer, I genuinely have no idea what the question is
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Szoboszlai bemoaning Liverpool fans for leaving early, and booing at the final whistle. Thought this was a club where fans did things differently?
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