Dmitri Old

Teddy's service human, Unofficial Chair of Hampshire Holsworthy FC Supporters Club and retired cricket blogger. Mental Health struggler. No more apologies.

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

Is this right? I vaguely remember a game kicking off after the England v Italy game in 2014 - Costa Rica v Cote D'Ivoire at 1am, because that was the initial time selected for the England game and was moved.

[Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler]

Tears at bedtime: 40% of World Cup matches (42 games) kick off after midnight UK time.
In 1994 only 11 games did (20%) and zero in Brazil 2014 and Mexico '86.

Also: FIFA spending $$$ on flying 600 officials from Mexico to Miami for a summit at 5* hotel

https://t.co/i39Yqwl8YP

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

If I am right, the earliest Europe can host their next one is 2042.

[Scottie_G @scott_gambier]

Blows my mind that the US is about to host its second World Cup and a real hotbed of football, the UK, hasn’t been trusted with one since 1966

Joke really, and a corrupt one at that

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

@InnoBystander Or one day with the Barmy Army in Cape Town

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

I am now going to request archive footage of every single test played in England to attempt to disprove this.

[Ben Jones @benjonescricket]

According to PitchViz (based on the ball-tracking data) this is the most inconsistent surface for a Test in England since records began. Which is not ideal

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

@BigKev67 Lost on me Kev. I see duffers dressed up in stupid outfits, class prejudice, sanctimony, and the vestiges of privilege. A private club.

And as I say, not even the first ground in its own city to host a test match. Cheeky toffs.

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

Like Augusta, you'll wait a long time for key people to say a duff word about the self-appointed "Home of Cricket"

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

Hate this part of the year. Players you become familiar with and watch move on. Never been easy.

Good luck wherever you go Heath.

[Heath Bartram @HeathBartram1]

44 appearances
18 clean sheets

Looking for a new chapter…

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

This. A trend introduced to me by Americans. I agree!

[omislice @0mislice]

@muheediva01 Bread. And I’ll stick to my guns and keep it in the fridge.

I don’t know for sure but it def lasts a few more days in the fridge

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

Ajit Agarkar has more test centuries at Lord's than Tendulkar (and Ponting, and Kallis, and Lara).

[Sanjeeb @Sanjeeb2412]

Only one visiting batsman has ever scored three consecutive Test centuries at the Home of Cricket
(Lord's)🏏

Who is the " Lord of Lord's?
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Dilip Vengsarkar
3) Viv Richards
4) Don Bradman

No Google. No Cheating! 🚫

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

I'd say more like a flat tyre on your Model T Ford, but there you go.

[The Cricket Podcast @TheCricketPod]

This pitch is absolutely dreadful.

Lord's have got to sort this out . It's like putting a Fiat Punto engine in your Lambo.

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

If this happened in the UK, it would put Sky Sports out of business. Cricket, rugby league, other sports with contracts will feel the chill if football was not there. So would the Championship.

[UK Footy Bible @UKFootyBible]

The Premier League is planning to launch its own Netflix-style streaming platform that would broadcast every single game live.

The proposed subscription would cost £10 a month and be available across 188 countries. For context, fans currently pay an average of £76 a month if they subscribe to Sky, TNT, and Amazon to watch Premier League football.

If it happens, it would be one of the most significant shifts in football broadcasting in decades.

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

These people are fruit loops.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Solar is irrelevant in the winter"

(this, dear reader, is false)

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

Looking more like Weekend At Bernie's every appearance!

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

Trump on acting DNI Bill Pulte: "He's a very smart guy and he may find out some things about the rigged elections, et cetera, et cetera. I think he'd like to do it. I'd like to. I think he wants to do it very much."

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

It's title brings back so many memories of my favourite place, and my favourite teacher's name. Straight Outta Compton.

[Kristina Bolten @Kristinartz]

Name a movie you've watched at least 5 times and would still watch again tonight if it came on. No overthinking.

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

I'll never forget it. The movie with my mum's maiden name and my first pet too. Apocalypse Now.

[Kristina Bolten @Kristinartz]

Age yourself by naming a movie you saw in the theater when you were a kid.

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

22 - The end of the World as we know it. Winter cup in a desert petro state, it didn't feel right then, it doesn't now. A classic Final did not save it.

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

Summing up "my" World Cups

78 - mythical, far away, Scotland
82 - get home from school, silly format, classic
86 - My first VCR World Cup, great
90 - My first alcohol World Cup, vibes
94 - England weren't in it. Non-entity
98 - The kits, the quality, the drama - my best

tbc...

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

02 - Early morning football, bizarre results, OK
06 - Classic venue, but just lacked something, OK
10 - The noise, it was rubbish, so were England. Duff
14 - Don't remember much except 7-1? Classic venue, but a bit dull.
18 - Only thing that made it interesting was England.

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

@FootballInT80s Pssst. Italy drew their opening game.

[Dmitri Old @DmitriusOld]

Given a major media market like Italy failed to qualify this time, look for 2030 to have 64 teams.

[The Ilkeston Rams 🐏 @NBIaqzw]

World Cup would be better with 16 nations. 4 groups of 4, games would be so much better from the start, best in the world qualify no separating continents in qualifiers just the best of best. “It’s not fair though” what is there 92 clubs in the premier league? You get in on merit