Kathryn Ford

Tangent Girl. Loves Cricket

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

I absolutely love Luke, he is a living embodiment of where a positive mental attitude and applying oneself can get you.

He must be a joy to have in your club.

[Luke O'Nien @LukeONien]

EUROPA LEAGUE was never the dream.

Not because I didn’t want it.

Because if I’m being honest, I never thought it was possible.

What kid would?

Especially when 12 years ago I was playing non league football in the Ryman Premier and Conference South, just trying to stay alive in the game.

What kid dreams about Europe when, two weeks into the off season, his dad has to tell him he’s been released by Watford F.C. over the phone?

I was heartbroken.

My dad looked at me and said:

“What are we doing tomorrow?”

To which I replied with the words he’d drilled into me my whole life:

“We’re training, Dad.”

So we trained.

Every single day.

My dad emailed every EFL club asking for an opportunity.

One club replied.

One.

That was all I needed.

An opportunity.

@WealdstoneFC and @wwfcofficial , I’ll always be indebted to you.

Then came the move to @SunderlandAFC .

A massive club.

A massive opportunity.

And I couldn’t wait to prove myself.

But 45 minutes into my debut… hooked.

“Rabbit caught in headlights. Waste of money. Get rid.”

Then came the Championship.

“He’s not good enough for this level.”

Then the Premier League.

“Let’s give him a debut and then get rid of him.”

I understood the doubt.

I’ve faced it my whole career.

And truthfully, you doubt yourself too at times.

But I’ve always tried to live by one mindset:

Outwork your doubt.

You don’t always need to see the full journey.

You just need to take the next step.

Then the next one.

And then another.

Even when social media tells you you’re not good enough.

Even when the voice inside your own head whispers the same thing.

Keep working.

Keep learning.

Keep showing up.

Because sometimes the places you end up are bigger than anything your younger self could’ve ever imagined.

To any young player reading this, don’t put a ceiling on yourself too early.

You genuinely have no idea where this game and life can take you.

And to the boys… thank you.

You removed the glass ceiling I’d placed on myself.

What a team.

What a club.

What a fanbase.

Sunderland… rocking all over Europe ❤️🤍

And in the words of Granit Xhaka:

“This is just the beginning.”

[Luke O'Nien @LukeONien]

EUROPA LEAGUE was never the dream.

Not because I didn’t want it.

Because if I’m being honest, I never thought it was possible.

What kid would?

Especially when 12 years ago I was playing non league football in the Ryman Premier and Conference South, just trying to stay alive in the game.

What kid dreams about Europe when, two weeks into the off season, his dad has to tell him he’s been released by Watford F.C. over the phone?

I was heartbroken.

My dad looked at me and said:

“What are we doing tomorrow?”

To which I replied with the words he’d drilled into me my whole life:

“We’re training, Dad.”

So we trained.

Every single day.

My dad emailed every EFL club asking for an opportunity.

One club replied.

One.

That was all I needed.

An opportunity.

@WealdstoneFC and @wwfcofficial , I’ll always be indebted to you.

Then came the move to @SunderlandAFC .

A massive club.

A massive opportunity.

And I couldn’t wait to prove myself.

But 45 minutes into my debut… hooked.

“Rabbit caught in headlights. Waste of money. Get rid.”

Then came the Championship.

“He’s not good enough for this level.”

Then the Premier League.

“Let’s give him a debut and then get rid of him.”

I understood the doubt.

I’ve faced it my whole career.

And truthfully, you doubt yourself too at times.

But I’ve always tried to live by one mindset:

Outwork your doubt.

You don’t always need to see the full journey.

You just need to take the next step.

Then the next one.

And then another.

Even when social media tells you you’re not good enough.

Even when the voice inside your own head whispers the same thing.

Keep working.

Keep learning.

Keep showing up.

Because sometimes the places you end up are bigger than anything your younger self could’ve ever imagined.

To any young player reading this, don’t put a ceiling on yourself too early.

You genuinely have no idea where this game and life can take you.

And to the boys… thank you.

You removed the glass ceiling I’d placed on myself.

What a team.

What a club.

What a fanbase.

Sunderland… rocking all over Europe ❤️🤍

And in the words of Granit Xhaka:

“This is just the beginning.”

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@amymayforrester fexofenadine hydrochloride is great for me. I start 2 months before I need it and a month or so after. I assume it is tree pollen. could be early grass. Vaseline around your nostrils, eye drops as needed.
Rinse hairb4 bed change clothes when you get in x

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

This is lovely

[𝓐𝓷𝓾 @Mekinare]

Little girls reenacting that final catch by Harmanpreet Kaur in their school annual function, the catch that sealed the deal. 🇮🇳🥹✨

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

This is appalling. How on earth can the trip planned by King Charles possibly go ahead after this?

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@amymayforrester I love the idea but at my age my ideal concert experience would be in a darkened room we on a couch with a handful of other very quiet people 😂

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@legsidelizzy This was me and just found out I am severely vit d, and iron deficient and borderline underactive thyroid .

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@grahamcrosby 🤢

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@jennyeclair That's a wonderful painting

[Merseyside Police @MerseyPolice]

We would ask people not to speculate on the circumstances surrounding tonight’s incident on Water Street in Liverpool city centre.

We can confirm the man arrested is a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area.

Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances leading up to the collision.

We would ask people not to share distressing content online but to send the footage or information directly to us @MerPolCC or pass on information by calling 101 quoting log 784.

Information can also be passed on anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

This was a truly excellent use of silence as power.

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

Gary Weaver lets the Sunderland celebrations wash over the viewer for a full 17 seconds without saying a word once Dan Ballard’s header goes in. That’s exactly how it should be done.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

If you watch one thing today make it this remarkable speech by an independent French senator. It captures the moment @ClaudeMalhuret

[Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦 @frontlinekit]

French senator perfectly describes the Trump situation.

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

This is wonderful

[Grim Art @GrimArtGroup]

Dockside Scene (Watercolour) by Pablo Rubén

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@bandrui0 @SixSixEight Of course. It's Jess' fault isn't it?

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

Great fun read x

[Josie Bonham @BonhamJosie]

#Tuesnews @RNAtweets #REGENCY #Bridgerton Max offers the runaway he rescues from a frozen barn a marriage of convenience . Georgie accepts. It has to be better than the alternative, or does it? It's too late for doubts.
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[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@cricketpun_duh They can stop saying boundary 4 whilst they are at. On the few occasions a team runs run 4 they can say exactly that. Runs 4

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@cricketpun_duh I hate it

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@Allllliiiii I hate him with a fiery passion. He gives me the major ick. Proper vomit in mouth everytime he appears on TV.

[Kathryn Ford @KLF4564]

@amymayforrester Welcome to old age. It’s awesome <screamsinperimenopausalsarcasm>