Bill Lord

Curious storyteller | Lead Researcher focusing on UK Racing and sports | Career convert from education | UXR account

[Unibet Racing @UnibetRacing]

🤯 Funny how it works out!

🏇 Belvedere Blast wins the Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Hurdle at 12/1....

🧮 The horse had the highest Smartview score in the race!

Check it out on our racecards https://t.co/jB3OH22wfb

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@rorycarroll72 @Waterstones This year has been a big year volumewise in terms of books for me and Killing Thatcher has been my book of the year. Tomorrow I am taking my copy to a football match to give to the guy who sits in front of me after I eulogised about it after the last game 🤣

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Tom Tugendhat, "We need the best healthcare.. In Australia.. Across Europe they have better healthcare and better access to doctors.. It's not about money"

Actually it is about money. The EU on average spend 21% more per person on their health service. Germany spends 39% more

I'm so tired of Conservatives (and even Labour) say the NHS being on its knees is not about funding when the buildings are literally falling apart, we have fewer doctors and nurses per person compared to similar countries, and we have 14 years of shameless underfunding of the NHS

It is about money - you get what you pay for

[steve richards @steverichards14]

Quite significant that R Jenrick gets the year wrong of M Thatcher’s election as leader given he framed his speech around it..he begun and ended by saying it was 1974..there were 2 general elections in 74..no space for a leadership contest that Thatcher won in 75..he’s shallow and makes avoidable errors.

[Racing Post @RacingPost]

5⃣ Smart View winner from 5⃣ races at Curragh! 🎉

That's a 300-1 five-timer 🤯

Check out who #SmartView fancies to win the Irish Cesarewitch on the Racing Post app 📱

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@Samfr I regularly quote your stat about the top 50 state officials in the states being University football coaches (I just hope now that it is correct!)

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@Samfr What proportion of those vile replies are from bots and trolling BTWs seeking to make it look a mainstream view?

[Fearghas Kelly @FearghasKelly]

I better go superviral for this...

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@murphystanacc @danielsw1997 Is this confirmed - as in you have seen it or just rumour?

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@Owen25__ I think he is realistic that he is not a championship player yet and this is his best chance of earning a promotion. I think it could be great business if we replace well

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@Owen25__ Sorry - I thought you meant that it wasn't good enough in the same way as you are not happy about DKD going to League 1!

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@Owen25__ Why is it not good enough?
We have reportedly made a profit on Swan (getting more than we paid for Evans) and made over a 3000% profit on DKD. As long as we continue to recruit well this is good business.
Clough and Sharp were always clear that this is how the club would work.

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@racingblogger It is just a consultation so i hope all of those getting all worked up at Starmer take part in it instead of shouting on social media.

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

£21 for an evening for the Racing League finale at Southwell. Kids for free and a band on but people are missing races due to ridiculous food kiosk queues. There is only one place to buy food.
It isn't good enough if we want go attract families to racing

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@JRadfordMTFC Are Directors and club officials aware of what the match day experience is like for fans who attend regularly?
The food kiosks and club shop are missing opportunities for fans to spend money at the club.
Toilets are an interesting experience on many match days

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@JRadfordMTFC Thankyou for everything you do
How much liaison is there between the club and the SSA on on club decisions / announcements? There have been avoidable issues caused by the club not considering potential pitfalls or unintended consequences of decisions (often around ticketing)

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@Samfr Have you fallen in love with Jonjo O'Toole yet? He will delight you and break your heart (sometimes in the same match)

[Nick Felton @manick1971]

This was the disabled "stand" today @LincolnCity_FC for the @mansfieldtownfc match. How on earth in this day and age is this acceptable. The poor souls were given ponchos and blankets to keep dry in torrential rain (unsurprisingly the blankets were soaked) Absolutely ridiculous

[Bill Lord @BLUXR22]

@Samfr It *really* is