Mike Griffiths

Any thoughts about football are strictly my own regardless of how absolutely correct they are roughly 100% of the time.

[Mike Griffiths @gmanmikeg]

Robbie Williams looks like he’s wandered out of the nursing home and accidentally found his way to the World Cup closing ceremony. #worldcup2026

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I'm enjoying this. It's like the egg and spoon race of international football. #fraeng

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People, it's the 3rd place playoff. Traditionally a bit of fun with lots of goals that's a small tonic for the losing semi finalists' woes. Enjoy the goals. Don't turn it into some sort of "what we could've done" torture. #fraeng

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@lfc I sincerely hope the rumours are untrue that #lfc are considering buying a player who only avoided a #rape conviction by paying off his victim. This is not the behaviour I expect, and in this case demand, from my club.

[Mike Griffiths @gmanmikeg]

Bounou has The Edge over everyone when it comes to penalties. #framar #worldcup2026

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The Egyptian’s have a point https://t.co/vMafzOraLC

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@prodnose Change Liverpool for Spurs and you may not sound so desperate to be relevant.

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Is this really happening? Are we on the verge of a world in recent times, where people will start talking about the football? #argegy

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Dear @ITVSport, pls tell John Champion and Ally McCoist, that there are other football players in this game. #argegy #worldcup2026

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@Stunner_Lfc No such thing as a Liverpool Messi fan. You’re either a Liverpool fan or you’re not.

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A cynical South American team kicking a European team while a weak ref looks on. Now this feels like a proper World Cup. #WorldCup2026

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@Ronieutd Easy, Steve McManaman

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@chromehardttt @MarcoGrandFleet Messi is a legendary talent. No issue there. My issue is the assumption that he's the only player deserving of that accolade. He isn't. I could name 10 in my lifetime that I've had the privilege to watch, and that doesn't include Pele, Puskas, Eusebio, Di Stefano, Charlton etc.

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@krispy1982 @GorgieOpinion Yes, it may come as a surprise but some places where people live are higher than others. Some even play football there.

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@GorgieOpinion I'm rarely surprised by the things some football fans write, but this failure to understand that the hosts are endowed with a home advantage is baffling. Should we look forward to Antarctica 2038?

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@ZG1999_ That is exactly what happened in the 1990 Quarter Final. Only it was Cameroon.

[Mike Griffiths @gmanmikeg]

@rossobianchi_ @LFCLaurie Good assessment. 2006 the best of that lot for sure. France v Spain the pick of the games for me. A Zidane masterclass. 1982, 1986, 1998 were something altogether different. Epic battles between the biggest teams.

[Mike Griffiths @gmanmikeg]

@LFCLaurie This one has been really good so far. It's massively ticks the box "unexpected heroes" in Cape Verde. And the big names are putting on a show. But from the last 16 on is where all tournaments are ultimately judged - we need some epic battles between top teams.

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@kenanyildiz2014 @LFCLaurie If it's since 2010, you may have an argument. Really sorry that was your first WC.