Tom Wright

Former newspaper editor. Known to dabble in sarcasm. Views, including Newcastle United bias, my own. F1 fanatic

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

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The winner will be chosen at random next week!

#WeAreSomerset

[Wembley Stadium @wembleystadium]

A win that generations of Geordies have been waiting for.

To celebrate, we are giving you the chance to win a signed @nufc shirt. ✍️

All you have to do is like, share and follow us to be in with a chance of winning 🤞

Winner will be announced this Friday (21st).

[HoldtheFrontPage @journalism_news]

On HTFP Jobs today: @ASPolice are looking for a Communcations Officer (News), based Portishead. Job closes 25-Nov https://t.co/EY6d6AJe9b

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

I’m old enough to remember when Sarina Wiegman did this in 2022 and 2023.

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

@SiAngear @SarahCRobinson I shall see you at Hutton Moor in about nine hours then! Being a journalist twice a decade is enough these days.

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

A fantastic day’s cricket at @SomersetCCC. Impossible to pick a player of the match as a great team performance against a very good Essex side who are likely to be fighting for title in September ☀️🏏

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

As a Newcastle fan I recognise this is probably good for us.

But it’s an awful decision for English football.

Give me a FA Cup replay under the lights with a David v Goliath story over any European tie.

To dress it up as good for the competition and smaller clubs is a joke.

[Emirates FA Cup @EmiratesFACup]

The FA and The @premierleague have reached an agreement to strengthen the #EmiratesFACup format and increase support for grassroots football.

Swipe for details ➡The FA and The @premierleague have reached an agreement to strengthen the #EmiratesFACup format and increase support for grassroots football.

Swipe for details ➡The FA and The @premierleague have reached an agreement to strengthen the #EmiratesFACup format and increase support for grassroots football.

Swipe for details ➡The FA and The @premierleague have reached an agreement to strengthen the #EmiratesFACup format and increase support for grassroots football.

Swipe for details ➡The FA and The @premierleague have reached an agreement to strengthen the #EmiratesFACup format and increase support for grassroots football.

Swipe for details ➡️

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

@gregjames Think @jimmaxcricket ought to stick to introducing the Shipping Forecast #INDvENG

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

@SammyG1965 I think the phrase ‘exaggerated dive’ highlights the point I was trying to make. If you need to use the foot that was nicked to push off to make an ‘exaggerated dive’ I’d argue you aren’t fouled. But we probably have to agree to disagree!

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

Make no mistake we were battered and Liverpool should have won by 4+ goals but this is ludicrous. For both penalties the slightest of contact has seen players throw themselves to the ground seconds later - VAR needs to help refs. Or is any contact now an automatic foul? #LIVNEW

[The 44 ⚽️ @The_Forty_Four]

HOW ON EARTH HAS ANTHONY TAYLOR GIVEN THAT😱

Biggest dive you’ll see all season🤦‍♂

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

@SammyG1965 But Jota throws himself to the ground a 2-3 strides later when he sees how far wide he is. He isn’t knocked off balance by the touch. By VAR not suggesting ref checks it, because of the tiniest flick, every player is encouraged to dive after slight contact. Right team won though

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

@SheridanRobins Ignore him. There are lots of top female commentators, pundits and summarisers (incl you!) Suspect he’s bitter at not getting a few media apps when out of work.

On flip side, Ian Wright is a great pundit for women’s football. Yet people never call for him to focus on men’s game.

[Norwich City FC @NorwichCityFC]

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.

Check in on those around you.

#WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

@GWRHelp please pass on thanks to staff working at Taunton tonight to help get passengers home. Terribly difficult circumstances but they were kind and as informative as they could be to keep us passengers updated.

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

Still @englandcricket were very good for 31 overs and enjoyable to spend a few hours watching it with my Dad. Just wish we could have seen more.

Right decision to abandon it rather than make fans wait for hours unnecessarily.

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

Sympathetic to groundstaff as conditions were horrendous.

But in 2023 when radar is predicting heavy rain is imminent - and it was clear to everyone at the ground it was about to rain - why leave it so late to cover key areas of pitch when players were taking drinks?

#ENGvIRE

[Sky Sports Cricket @SkyCricket]

Rain stops play! ☔

A storm has arrived in Bristol and the players are off!

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

❌ TAA should’ve got sent off (but was fouled before 1st yellow)
✅ Van Dijk red card
❌ Should never have subbed Tonali /Gordon (MOM for first 70min)

Bad result for #NUFC. Looked better 11v11 than 11v10. Not sure either makes top 4. Liverpool win papers over weaknesses

#NEWLIV

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

July:
@SomersetCCC win T20 Blast

@englandcricket come back to draw #Ashes in all-time classic finish

August:
And we still have The Hundred to come…

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

Amazing end to an amazing campaign.

Twice seen losing SFs so gutted to miss today but happy to sacrifice that for a win.

Hard to split between Dickson and Henry for MOM.

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

SOMERSET WIN THE 2023 VITALITY BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

#WeAreSomerset
#FinalsDay | #Blast23
@ItsTradeNation

[Tom Wright @TomWrightNS]

Amazing morning at #Wimbledon