Andrew D. Hancock

Getting older & greyer, but wiser!?

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

@MichaelLCrick Yup it's occurred "at pace"! (Quick, moderate or slow who the F knows)

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

@mattforde Steady Matt, understand the sentiment but let's fight from the inside first...& long-term implication cd be a 'World Cup' without Europe...

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

It's clear nothing's getting done by our politicians as they're busy faffing around talking bo**ocks on social media!

[John Cheall @JCheall]

How about an interview with XTC to close this trivial episode? #r4today @BBCr4today

[Higgins Cartoons @higginscartoons]

Binface vs Farage
#ClactonBinDay13thAugust

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

@WG_RumblePants Definitely + Minor Counties

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Reform's poll decline is accelerating. Now at their lowest vote share since January 2025.

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

Dutch trains fire lasers to clear leaves from the tracks.

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

Argentina 17 - England 31. Now that's a scoreline; some balance restored!

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

@OutsideLeft @ErikaMorris79 Checked the TfL weekend travel advice?

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

Garfield Sobers RIP — greatest all-rounder cricket has ever produced — and a lovely man.

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

4 - Average possession when winning by semi-finalists at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

60% - Spain 🇪🇸
53% - France 🇫🇷
53% - Argentina 🇦🇷
38% - England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

DNA.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

England’s players aren’t the problem. They must take some responsibility but, really, they’re not the problem. A good group with some exceptional players. They have two of the top five scorers of this World Cup, Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, both world class. They have a winger in Anthony Gordon just bought by Barcelona who was troubling Argentina (and scoring) until taken off. A dynamic midfielder in Elliot Anderson bought for £116m who belied his relative youth to impress at his first senior tournament.

Another £100m+ midfielder in Declan Rice, who fought valiantly even when it looked like a brief illness and a long, intense season caught up with him. Saka, Rogers and some of the defenders like the hugely promising O’Reilly. Good players.  A possession man in Kobbie Mainoo kicking his polished heels on the bench. Talents left behind like Wharton, Palmer, Foden, Alexander-Arnold, Scott and Gibbs-White. More coming through like Dowman. England have the players.

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

Just listening to Radio 4's Today prog re Prostate Cancer. My experience says at age 50 think about regular say 5 yr Prostate / Well Man checks & if necessary check to see if Focal Therapy is available. The side effects are 'minimized'!

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

@DjedSpence @England DJed, you didn't let us down; great effort & good luck for the season ahead!

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

@downatfineleg @danbardell General culture full stop; eg. politics + a number of institutions, blocking development, transformation of our decrepit democracy......sorry just triggered something there ..

[Matthew Stadlen @MatthewStadlen]

I was at Wembley when we went 1-0 up against Italy in the Euros final in 2021. We went 1-0 up against Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semifinal. We went 1-0 up tonight. We stopped playing in all three. No issues with the effort, but why don’t we learn?

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

England 1 Argentina 2. Whistle report from Atlanta Stadium. Thomas Tuchel was brought in at great expense to make the right decisions at crunch moments. He didn’t. @fourfourtwo https://t.co/lEdUtB4stH

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

At the end of the day Tuchel didn't add anything additional to that Southgate achieved. I don't attribute anything negative to the players, I think they did what they were told to the best of their ability, Inc too quick a transition to a defensive formation

[Andrew D. Hancock @AndrewDHancock]

@OutsideLeft @Johnnypapa64 Surely most of the news "drives you up the wall"?

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

The US State Dept has always been a powerhouse of American influence in the world - until Donald Trump, who calls it ‘very foolish’. The FT says more than half of all US ambassadorships are vacant, while in Africa the figure is nearly 80%. This weakens America greatly.