Andrew Lawrence

London (Brentford) tho Oxfordshire at 💛. A ball bearing in the parkrun staff team wheel. Volunteer at IWM & City Harvest. Twit on OUFC, parkrun, Ale blah blah

[Oxford United @OUFCOfficial]

We are joining Thames Valley Police in appealing for information about missing Oxford United season ticket holder, Gordon.

Gordon, from Wheatley, was last seen on Thursday 5 November. If anyone has information, please call the police on 999, quoting the reference number 43260579455.

[Oxblogger @oxtweeter]

Match wrap | Oxford United 2 Reading 0

A ball of catharsis and energy, Missanga headed towards the East Stand, standing on the advertising boards to receive the fans' embrace. As clever as his finish was, the statement it made was loud and brash.

https://t.co/EeFk9MMpxQ

[Oxford United @OUFCOfficial]

Lest we forget. ❤️

[Chris Williams @OffTheBallMedia]

@weddingpresent were semi legendary last night, as ever

In a sea of bald heads, see if anyone can spot me and @YellowAL weaving our way to the front after getting there late from the pub...

[Lee Stevens @lee0969]

On this day in 1987 No 70 UK Album Chart The Wedding Present with their first album “George Best” IMHO this album’s full of exceptional songwriting & it should have been huge. A difficult choice but I’ll choose “Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft” how about you? #1980s #TheWeddingPresent @jillwebb2005 @nikidoog @Carolyn_on_x @FatOldAnarchist @brunstead @SkaManD14

[Osterley junior parkrun @osterleyjuniors]

Osterley junior parkrun is CANCELLED tomorrow Sunday 25th October because the park is closed due to the weather … so see you next week! @OsterNT

[Jack @jack_w_cfc]

I don’t know a single person who drinks John Smiths 😂

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

"Get lost! How dare you ruin what's part of our country, our DNA in this country."

Ian Holloway had some very strong words when asked about the Man City charges.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

For many West Londoners, the quickest route between two places often isn't the most direct.

The West London Orbital would change that with a new Overground line between Hounslow and Hendon.

Take part in the consultation now to have your say on the future of the line:

https://t.co/2fwwIXAEAc

[Rush @exRAF_Al]

Spitfires and Hurricanes at Duxford just now. A sound to die for. #RoyalAirForce

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Manchester City owners’ damaging strategy of appeal, deny and delay will inflict untold damage on countless people. It will inflict damage on this season’s Premier League which is effectively on hold with an unpunished City still involved. It inflicts further damage on the reputation of the world’s most popular sports league. It casts a cloud over the league for seasons to come, for as long as they drag the sport through the courts which they could do.

City owners’ refusal to accept responsibility in the face of overwhelming evidence against them further hardens anger towards the club. The strategy inflicts further damage on a 146-year-old club whose reputation was made by the honest endeavour and thrilling football of that outstanding team of the late 60s and 70s. The actions of City’s current owners risk trashing a historic club’s reputation.

Appeal, deny, delay inflicts further turmoil on the lives of their supporters. City fans’ innate defiance may waver when getting called cheat relentlessly. City fans didn’t cheat. Their club owners did with “sham contracts”, according to the findings of a long, forensic review by an independent commission. But it is City fans facing the consequences of their owners’ book-cookery – in the stands, on the streets, at work. A storm of scorn.

Do City owners also not think of their head coach, Enzo Maresca, and how every press conference will be an inquisition? Every player interview? Every arrival at an away stadium?

Do they not think of all the vital work done by City in the Community, the club’s charitable wing currently trying to celebrate 40 years of helping disadvantaged local people, and how their conduct impacts that?

Appeal, deny, delay damages Abu Dhabi’s own reputation. Do they actually care about football? About pressure on innocent, hard-working staff? About integrity? City’s owners have done plenty of good in East Manchester but that work now seems tainted.

Do they not care about the millions of people in this country who love football. Some may now, because of sham contracts and appeal, deny, delay, simply turn away from the national sport?

Do the owners worry about the UAE’s image? The behaviour of City’s owners is now a diplomatic issue between the UK and the UAE. And good luck to our new ambassador to the UAE, Geraldine McCafferty, who took up the position last month and will need all her diplomatic skills acquired in Sarajevo, Bogota and Beijing.

If they had a shred of responsibility, City owners would call off the lawyers, accept the independent commission’s findings, take the punishment and seek some settlement with the Premier League over compensation to other clubs. Appeal, deny, delay helps nobody.

[Al Murray 🇺🇦 @almurray]

Really?

[Andrew Lawrence @YellowAL]

This number Includes my kids Grandad - thank you …

[Martin-Baker @MB_EjectEject]

On Wednesday 23rd September, a Royal Air Force Hawk T2 crashed near RAF Valley.

Both pilots successfully ejected using the Martin-Baker GB10LH Ejection Seat.

#EngineeringForLife

[The Beak of Beak Street 🏆 🏆 🏆 @CFO4TAG]

Last thing we need is getting covered in Prosecco when Fulham score

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Here we throw. An England fan on a group WhatsApp with 200 home-and-away members reports that most of those polled are against the PM’s idea of a trial allowing fans to be able to drink alcohol in the stands. “Most don’t want that Boxpark culture of beers being thrown in the air when there is a goal, those few idiots throwing up, or having people shuffle past them every min to go get their pint and come back. The reasons for the ban in the first place (the terrace culture of decades ago) may have gone, but that doesn’t mean that lifting it will all go smoothly.”

[BBC Oxford Sport @bbcoxfordsport]

BREAKING: High Court refuses a full judicial review into planning permission for new Oxford United stadium proposed for the Triangle site, near Kidlington. #oufc

[Londonist @Londonist]

A new Overground line is coming to London - and TfL wants your thoughts https://t.co/kcVP8NmfWR

[British Poles @britishpoles]

Today is Battle of Britain Day. 145 Polish fighter pilots flew for the @RoyalAirForce in the #BattleOfBritain. No 303 Polish Fighter Squadron entered the Battle of Britain, credited with 126 kills, and was rated the highest-scoring fighter squadron of the battle.
Winston Churchill said: "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
It is worth recalling the Polish contribution to the UK war effort in WW2.

[Oxblogger @oxtweeter]

Match wrap | Leicester City 0 Oxford United 4

Harris' third is like a rolling wave, the celebrations of the previous goal still echo as the ball hits the back of the net. Another rapturous wave crashes through as Leicester fans cascade towards the exits.

https://t.co/kiqJHbOeZP

[Oxford United @OUFCOfficial]

Our Mo Missanga! 🤩