andrew randall

Whoever puts their hand upon me to govern me is a usurper, a tyrant, and I declare them my enemy.

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@archer_rs Hope he hit the idiot with it afterwards.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Let me say this very directly.

Football does not belong to investors. It belongs to the people who fill the stands and who stand on the touchline week in, week out, rain or shine.

The World Cup is not a product. It is the greatest competition in world sport, and it was never anyone's to sell. Dress the deal up however you like. Once you have sold a piece of it, you have sold out.

Football belongs to the fans. It always has, and it always will.

[UEFA @UEFA]

UEFA statement on The Times article: ⬇️

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

I take it back. It’s just like Wednesday.

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

Where the fuck was this performance on Wednesday? #fraeng #engfra

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

Where the fuck was this performance on Wednesday? #fraeng #engfra

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Good luck to the great Lionel Messi and Argentina in the World Cup final. And good luck to Thomas Tuchel trying to explain those defensive, expensive subs. #ENGARG

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Today was gonna be the day, but they'll never throw it back to you.
By now, you should've somehow realised what you're not to do...

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

They're rowing home
They're rowing home
Norway's rowing home
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Was Brexit all for nothing? 🤣

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@bestofStarTrek Voyager p

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@GRCinemaTicket That’s.not.fair.

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@RetroMoviesDB The shining

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@GRCinemaTicket 0. It makes 4 look like a good movie.

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@bagshaw2112 1984

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@bushontheradio Porn

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@Number10cat Fingers crossed

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

This is the year when the game of two halves became the game of four quarters. And the greatest sport and event was damaged for fistfuls of dollars. Hydration breaks ruin the game’s flow and frustrates fans and viewers. If hydration breaks were solely about player welfare then they would be linked to the temperature in the stadia. It’s a nonsense having a three-minute break in an air-conditioned arena.

Fifa should long ago have established a working party of coaches, sports scientists, national team doctors and Fifpro to agree a set temperature at kickoff, say 25C, which triggers the breaks. That would prove the breaks were for player welfare. At the moment, and to nobody’s surprise, it is widely accepted that these breaks are for US TV to accommodate commercials. Big bucks for the small screen.

Fifa should have thought more about the effect on games and to fan (and viewer) experience when negotiating. Coaches’ desire for a mid-half tactical time-out masquerading as a drinks stop should be resisted anyway. Games have been played for 150 years without needing such intervention. Coaches can shout instructions. And who says that 22 mins and 67 mins is when a coach needs to intervene anyway. It’s nonsense. It’s about money.

Respected and sane footballing voices from Virgil van Dijk to Mauricio Pochettino have spoken out against the breaks. Fifa should listen to them not appear only to listen to the rustle of dollar bills. It’s important that there is resistance to this from all over. Because if we tolerate this, our TV games could be next. BBC can’t do ads, ITV says it won’t follow its US counterparts. But it has been discussed by TV people. It’ll come one day. #FIFAWorldCup.

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@bushontheradio

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@arkittyy @AEW @AEWonTV

[andrew randall @MrAndrewRandall]

@archer_rs