Gaz

Father, Rower, Coach, Mentor, Engineer. SFC ST Holder. Occasionally Outspoken but Always Honest. Striving to provide a neutral yet objective viewpoint.

[charlie @charliewring1]

Oli Mcburnie doing gods work yesterday. #SaintsFC

[Ryan @RyansfcRyan]

I’d wanna die if I was a @Boro fan 3 attempts to get promoted and fucked up 3 times now go tidy trafalgar square you scruffy northern wankers! #Saintsfc

[Oli @SaintsFC_Oli]

Make no mistake, this isn’t just a win for Hull City Football Club, it’s a win for football and sporting integrity.

#Boro #SaintsFC #hcafc

@Boropolis - we call this justice served.

Steve Gibson the footballing disaterclass.

[Gaz @grseward]

#AllThatFussForNothing #SaintsFC

[Keira Connolly @keira_con]

Wise words

“My name’s Frank. I’m 64, a retired electrician.
Forty-two years I spent running wires through houses, fixing breakers, making sure people had light in their kitchens and heat in their winters. Never once did anyone ask me where I went to college. Mostly, they just wanted to know if I could get the power back on before their ice cream melted.

Last May, I was at my granddaughter Emily’s school career day. You know the drill — doctors, lawyers, a software guy in a slick suit talking about “scaling startups.” I was the only one there with a tool belt and work boots.

When it was my turn, I told the kids, “I don’t have a degree. I’ve never sat in a lecture hall. But I’ve wired schools, hospitals, and your principal’s house. And when the hospital generator failed during a snowstorm in ’98, I was the one in the basement with a flashlight, keeping the lights on for newborn babies upstairs.”

The kids leaned forward. They had questions — real ones. “How do you fix stuff in the dark?” “Do you make a lot of money?” “Do you ever get zapped?” (Yes, once, and it’ll curl your hair.)

When the bell rang, one boy hung back. Small kid, freckles, hoodie too big for him. He mumbled, “My uncle’s a plumber. People laugh at him ’cause he didn’t finish high school. But… he’s the only one in the family who can fix anything.”

I looked that boy in the eye and said, “Kid, your uncle’s a hero. When your toilet overflows at midnight, Harvard ain’t sending anyone. A plumber is.”

Here’s the thing nobody told me when I was young — the world doesn’t run without tradespeople. You can have all the engineers you want, but if nobody builds the house, wires the power, or lays the pipes, those blueprints just sit in a drawer.

We’ve made it sound like trades are what you do if you can’t go to college, instead of a path you choose because you like working with your hands, solving problems, and seeing your work stand solid for decades.

Four years after high school, some kids walk away with diplomas. Others walk away with zero debt, a union card, and a skill they can take anywhere in the world. And guess what? When your furnace dies in January, it’s not the diploma that saves you.

A few weeks ago, that same freckled kid’s mom stopped me at the grocery store. She said, “You probably don’t remember, but you told my son trades are important. He’s shadowing his uncle this summer. First time I’ve seen him excited about anything in years.”

That’s the part we forget — for some kids, knowing their path is respected changes everything. It’s not about “just” fixing wires or pipes. It’s about pride. Purpose. The kind that sticks with you long after the job’s done.

So next time you meet a teenager, don’t just ask, “Where are you going to college?” Ask, “What’s your plan?” And if they say, “I’m learning to weld,” or “I’m starting an apprenticeship,” smile big and say, “That’s fantastic. We’re going to need you.”

Because we will. More than ever. And when the lights go out, you’ll be glad they showed up.”

[Wide Awake Media @wideawake_media]

English ex-footballer Matt Le Tissier describes the current situation perfectly. 🎯

"The people that we've put in power—I think they are under orders to actually destroy this country."

"If they destroy the country enough, there'll be people begging for help from their government. And I think that's probably when you'll see initiatives like the central bank digital currencies being thrust upon the population as the way to save us."

"Because people won't accept those kinds of things under normal circumstances. Yet in times of emergencies, people will accept all sorts of nonsense. As we saw in 2020."

[Wide Awake Media @wideawake_media]

Digital ID: This is the WEF's plan for you, straight from their website.

The goal is to bring about a situation where every aspect of daily life—healthcare, banking, food, travel, internet, social media, communications, energy usage, etc—requires a valid digital ID, without which you are locked out.

Once that situation is in place, the conditions of validity can be set to whatever they want.

Didn't take the latest experimental mRNA vaccine? Digital ID invalid.

Posted "misinformation" on social media? Digital ID invalid.

Social credit score too low? Digital ID invalid.

Exceeded your carbon allowance this month? Digital ID invalid.

Voiced criticism of your new technocratic overlords? Digital ID invalid.

If we ever allow our governments to succeed in rolling out digital ID, we will end up living in a giant open-air digital prison, from which it will be virtually impossible to ever escape.

But they can only succeed if we comply with their agenda.

DO NOT COMPLY. Pass it on.

[Tom Murray @T214Murray]

In 23/24 Southampton got 4 points from the identical fixtures they’ve started with this season (swap Wrexham for Plymouth)

All of those games were played well into the season, with a settled squad.

They have 5 now, players to come in and….42 matches remaining

#Saintsfc

[Sam Hockham @shockham23]

And we get fucking Kingfisher. #Saintsfc

[Gaz @grseward]

@L1minus10 100% agree with this…!!!

[Gaz @grseward]

To clarify… we only lost 3-2 at Forest, we had a shot cleared off the line for 3-3 and we were complete shite for the first 45-minutes. #context #SaintsFC

[Morgan @MorganEmilyH]

One of these goals was disallowed for impeding the goalkeeper, the other wasn’t. You’ll never guess which one 🤦🏻‍♀️ #CRYSOU #SaintsFC

[Gaz @grseward]

@PennyBudd1 That is one hell of a tree…! Very nice indeed…!

[Rob Price @SaintRobinho86]

This weekends edition of the @premierleague is corrupt as fuck is bought to you from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium @FA_PGMOL #SaintsFC #TOTCHE

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

Were Southampton hard done by VAR? 🤔

The #MOTD pundits are in total agreement... what do you think?

#BBCFootball #PL

[Gaz @grseward]

What an absolute JOKE Wolverhampton is for away fans. Only ONE pub letting away fans in, and an average one at that! Won’t be coming back or it’ll be a coach up & back next time. Worst away town ever! #SaintsFC #WOLSOU

[Crazy Moments @Crazymoments01]

@PicturesFoIder A simple hug can make someone's day

[SaintsNeil ⚽️ Saints & FPL @SaintsNeil]

🔴 Saints vs Leicester - Thread 🧵

I watched Saints throw away another good opportunity to get 3 points on Saturday afternoon, when we lost 2-3 at home to Leicester after being 2-0 up at half time 👀

Here are my thoughts and opinions on the game 🤔

#SaintsFC

[Callum Luke Sargent @SargetheSaint]

Buzzing for the ‘last minute f*cked it up classico’

#SaintsFC

[Wired_In @GetWired_In]

@elonmusk 🚨 SpaceX booster rocket successfully lands back on the same tower it launched from.