David Hempsey

Boro lad, Norsemen lad, Northerner enjoying the East Midlands...

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

D-Day is underway. Some would argue that what's happening right now is the most daring and ultimately successful operation in the history of military Alliances.
Note: the majority of troops are friends of the US from eight countries. Eisenhower has been told that three-quarters of the 23,400 airborne troops will be lost. He's hoping that the prediction will be wrong.

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 Everton now in talks with Middlesbrough over Hayden Hackney. 23yo midfielder keen on #EFC possibility - although ongoing interest from other clubs + #Boro prepared for Championship PoTY to enter final 12mnths unless suitable offer arrives @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/jSyjebc91i

[RCD Espanyol de Barcelona @RCDEspanyol]

ℹ️ PRETEMPORADA #RCDE | Ens enfrontarem al Middlesbrough FC en un partit amistós al Riverside Stadium!

🗓️ Dissabte 1 d'agost a les 16h (hora Barcelona).

See you soon, @Boro! 👋

[British Normandy Memorial @britishmemorial]

Wreath laying by 100-year-old Henry Rice off the Normandy coast.

#DDay82 commemorations have begun.

[Norsemen FC @Norsefc]

https://t.co/hOW3aK3dTY

CALLING ALL NORSEMEN NEW AND OLD!!!

Time to accelerate the growth of the club, and to do so we need YOUR help.

Any donation no matter how big or small is highly appreciated.

Please share 💙💙

https://t.co/hOW3aK3dTY

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

Goodbye to England. Many of the 73,000 US troops who will see action on D-Day, just 48 hours away, are now being ferried to troopships. Photo by the great Robert Capa. @WWIIMemorial

[SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre @StratcomCentre]

Ukrainian forces have established fire control over key routes in and around Horlivka, placing one of Russia's most important logistics hubs on the Kostiantynivka axis under increasing pressure.

Located roughly 35-40 kilometers from Ukrainian positions, Horlivka serves as a critical transit point for Russian ammunition, military equipment, and troop movements. With Ukrainian forces now able to target these routes more effectively, Russia's ability to resupply and reinforce its units in the area is becoming increasingly constrained.

The development adds further strain to Russian operations in the sector and complicates efforts to sustain frontline positions.

[Matt Slater @mjshrimper]

On the one hand, FIFA says it will get so hot during some WC games that the players must take a 3min hydration break each half for their own safety. But on the other hand, it says fans can’t bring in their own water or a bottle to fill up with water. 🤔

https://t.co/9KUdYkgmxt

[(((Tendar))) @Tendar]

A video appeared showing the aftermath of the Ukrainian strike against the docked „Boykiy“ in Kronstadt, Russia.

What and absolute embarrassment for the Russian army, having lost a ship in the middle of one of their most fortified ports in all of Russia.

[(((Tendar))) @Tendar]

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy sent an open letter to Putin. It includes some hard facts unpleasant for the Russian dictator. However, he also proposes a direct meeting for ending this war, on neutral soil, e.g. Switzerland, Türkiye or an Arab country.

Ukraine is having the strategic initiative. Putin is getting humiliated again and again. The war has reached Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Putin is under pressure, and even some Russian allies must feel it by now that Russia cannot win.

If Putin refuses then it would give Ukraine even more political backing. If Putin gives in, then during a phase of weakness. A clever gambit by President Zelenskyy.

[David Hempsey @hemps23]

@utb_smith Trump Organisation? But yeah probably FIFA.

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

I believe we now have evidence of FIFA's World Cup ticketing shell game: FIFA is colluding with third-party resale platforms for its own supply management.

Look at this SeatGeek map (secondary market!) for Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde. The circled areas are not random single resale tickets, but large, contiguous blocks of seats: entire rows and swaths in sections 101/102, 112/113, 119/120, 134–137, 139, ...

The blue circles appeared weeks ago, then the purple blocks suddenly showed up a day or two ago, and the red blocks seem to have appeared recently too.

That's not what ordinary fan or even commercial scalper resale looks like who resell pairs, fours, and scattered seats. Instead, this looks like inventory being dumped in bulk onto secondary markets, at prices below FIFA's official site.

Why doesn't FIFA just lower prices on its own site Probably because official price cuts could trigger refund demands, chargebacks, or consumer-protection headaches from fans who already bought at much higher prices.

Instead FIFA keeps official prices high, avoids openly admitting the market-clearing price is lower, and moves unsold inventory through third-party resale platforms instead.

[Sanny Rudravajhala @Sanny_Rudra]

Seen more contrition from kids in primary school.

Every statement is more mealy-mouthed than the last, the last shreds of dignity are being shod in realtime.

[Craig Hope @CraigHope_DM]

Reading the appeal panel's written reasons, it's Southampton's lies & attempted cover-up that jump out. That, coupled with the pressure on a young intern, makes their expulsion entirely justifiable, as the panel articulates.

[David Hempsey @hemps23]

@alex_crook Suggests that the people in charge were involved or happy that it was happening…

[David Hempsey @hemps23]

@SouthamptonFC

[David Hempsey @hemps23]

@SouthamptonFC @untypicalboro If you want to try and recover from this episode, statements such as this are not helping!

[Norsemen FC @Norsefc]

Getting ready to go again 💙

[David Hempsey @hemps23]

@hicasamadim 72?

[Louise Donaldson @Loulameg]

UPDATE

TOM HAS BEEN FOUND AND IS NOW HOME SAFE

Thank you for everyone that shared this ❤️