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[Arsenal @Arsenal]

The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.

[Bromley FC @bromleyfc]

WE ARE GOING UP 🔥

Following today's results, the Ravens have been promoted to Sky Bet League One for the first time ever 🎉

[Hardwick FC @HardwickFC]

FIRST TEAM ARE CHAMPIONS FOR THE 2ND SEASON RUNNING 💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤🍻🍻🍻 🏆 🏆🏆🏆

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[Liam Fairley @liam_fairley]

Number 1 fan #benidorm

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Any danger of getting out of 2nd gear #ArcticMonkeys

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@inchy_7 @footballtweet @SundayChants 😂😂

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@UberFacts @inchy_7

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@inchy_7 @ChampionsLeague Easy

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@JaySteady @inchy_7 @HardwickFC It’s all down to having a top coach 🙌🏽💛🖤

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@ChampionsLeague @inchy_7

[Hardwick FC @HardwickFC]

FIRST TEAM ARE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!! 💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤

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First team keep up there good work! Goals from @luke_day10 @RobHorsnell @ralaph619 💛🖤💛🖤

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@inchy_7 @StoolFootball After today yeah

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@inchy_7 @misslarrydavid_ @nathan3289 I’d be dead

[Grassroots @Teamgrassroots_]

This is Naomi, she has autism. She's played for my team for the last 2 seasons, U8s and U9s.

At first, if it was raining she wouldn't even leave the house and if it started to rain during training she'd go sit in the car.
But now, especially in the second half of this season she's really coming out of her shell. She's been braving the great British weather for the past 18 months, but in the last couple of months she's been asking to go in goal in training (that was a massive no no previously). For me, the biggest change in her has been the way she behaves on a Saturday. Before she was fairly static, wouldn't get involved too much and if the ball came near her, she'd just kick it in whatever direction she was facing. Now though, we have "beast mode" Naomi. She is composed, takes a touch, passes forwards, runs with the ball and joins the attack. A few weeks ago she got her first ever assist. 2 weeks ago she was inches from her first ever goal. And last week she captained the team. However, the biggest and most noticeable difference is the fact that she is actually CALLING for the ball. Last weekend she was asking to be passed to!!

All this from a young lady who wouldn't even leave the house some weeks. Now she's asking to receive the ball. For the vast majority that's "normal" but for Naomi, it's enormous!

I'm immensely proud of her and the support that she gets from her Mum, step-dad, Dad and step-mum is vital.

I would love it for the whole grassroots family to bask in how fabulous she is!

She's an inspiration! She inspires me to be a better coach and I'd love it if she could inspire someone else with similar struggles, even just one!