Matt C

Football. Boxing. Darts. F1. Drum & Bass. Reptiles. Food.

[Matt C @MattCrighton]

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@realplayingfire What a load of shite honestly.

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@midnite That’s the most ridiculous and pointless statistic.

[Matt C @MattCrighton]

Looks like we’re off to the USA for preseason.

Or did we already know this?

[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.”

[Matt C @MattCrighton]

Soon…

[Matt C @MattCrighton]

@NUFC

[Michael Graham @Capt_Fishpaste]

Granit Xhaka's message to #SAFC fans was absolutely spine-tingling: "I promise you, as captain of this football club, that THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING!"

[Matt C @MattCrighton]

@damzychillin Can’t be Pep in the red trainer. He’s only got one fucking leg!

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@Bigchief254 Eidur Gusjohnsson.

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@Mackemdownsouth

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@sunlunn_ Dembele? Honestly?

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@UTDIMole Darron Gibson

[Matt C @MattCrighton]

Wardley vs Dubois…what an ABSOLUTE WAR!

[Matt C @MattCrighton]

@jamesygt It definitely strikes me as a ‘Fulham away beer’

[Matt C @MattCrighton]

Question. Those who have drunk this stuff before. Is it posh, a bit studenty, or just a generally decent beverage?

[Anthony Dent @_toosb]

Brilliant game of football and we pushed one of the best teams in the country all the way. We have a team to be proud of. Stop your fucking whinging you fucking idiots.

[Exeter City FC @OfficialECFC]

The angle you’ve all been waiting for 😍

Take it away, @JackBycroft 🔥

#ECFC #SemperFidelis

[National League on DAZN @DAZN_NationalLg]

OH MY WORD🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Absolutely WILD scenes as Rochdale score a 99th minute winner to keep THAT final day game alive‼️🤩