john o'connell

Racing TV pundit. William Hill Radio. Fulham FC. Music fan. Book 'Chief Singer ... and all that followed' available via link below.

[john o'connell @johnoconnell6]

With Christmas on the way the last call to purchase the ideal present for racing fans with a fondness for the wonderful 80s era packed full of stars. Retweets very welcome so all are aware. Many thanks.
https://t.co/7MbeARllag

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@HonestFrank £8.50

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@CraigForsyth_ @eddietheshoe Good to hear, Craig.

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@alanjohnsy Which classic winning jockey went 15 years between his first career success and his second?

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@Theleaguemag Fulham were 3-0 up at Barnsley inside 7 minutes and managed to lose. Ultimately missed promotion to the top flight by a point and took us many years to recover.
#FulhamFC

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50 grand race on a Monday at Plumpton, you say. I’m on my way.

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He’s got a bright future has Marty McFly.

[john o'connell @johnoconnell6]

Big Match Revisited now on ITV4 with a Division 3 game featuring Brentford v Bournemouth from 1972. Weird now these teams have beaten Chelsea, AC Milan, Man Utd and Villa 3-0 between them in the last 6 weeks. #BigMatchRevisited

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@RowleyfileRRR I’m in no mood to argue, Simon.

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@davekiddfulham If you call a second string Palace side limited, what do you call Fulham!!! Possession for the sake of it, just sideways and backwards for so long. Must be the easiest team to defend against with such a lack of zip.

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Fleetwood and Bradford through to the quarter finals. Wonder if some managers involved in tomorrow’s matches might now smell an opportunity and play close to full strength sides.
#EFLCup

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@jackellyffc And immediately goes negative with the substitution again.

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That time of year has arrived to pray for TV reporters sent to the coast to stand in the high winds and let us know that the weather is stormy.
How else would we possibly have known what the weather was doing?

[john o'connell @johnoconnell6]

@david_stewart Best wishes, David.

[Bill Esdaile @BillEsdaile]

Marcus Townend Fundraiser

About Marcus
After time with local newspapers and the Sporting Life, he worked for the Daily Mail for 35 years, graduating to becoming its racing editor and correspondent – a diligent, principled, talented and tenacious journalist.

Marcus's accident
It is nearly a year since Marcus fell off his bike and suffered the first of three bleeds in his brain. Three months later, he had gradually recovered well enough from the first two to spend a month at home. The third bleed, which occurred at the end of March, following a plate insertion to repair his skull, proved the most damaging, from which he is still recuperating. Too late, he was finally diagnosed in July to have mild haemophilia. Despite his amazing determination to communicate clearly, self care and mobilise, he will require ongoing neurophysiotherapy and much care from others to achieve his independent potential.

How you can help?
This year's HWPA Derby Awards Lunch (Monday 7th December) will be combined with a fundraiser for Marcus..

1. Straight Donation - join the many simply donating...
https://t.co/gNKnPE4N4f

2. Join the Wall of Supporters for the lunch - not only can you attend the lunch (£140 per head) using the form below, you can also join the list of company logos/sponsors that will form the backdrop
https://t.co/ZgsJULstsN

3. Contribute a Silent Auction Prize - we will be running a silent auction in the weeks building up to the lunch with the auction finishing on the day. We'd love to add some more lots so if you'd like to donate something then email me [email protected]

[Racing TV @RacingTV]

100 Punting Feats and Bad Beats, by @PaulJonesRacing, HAS to be on your Christmas list for this year 📖

#LuckOnSunday | @LuckOnSunday

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@tin1tin1 @PaulJonesRacing A bit of everything I would imagine, Willie. Haven't had the chance yet to read others but mine is a football story which was so close to the perfect ending.

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Book arrived today. Delighted to be asked to contribute and look forward to reading some cracking stories here. Apologies if the 1979 Lloret photo scares anyone! Excellent work @PaulJonesRacing

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Kalpana with the number 1 draw while O’Brien’s Minnie Hauk gets stall 12 is not what Andrew Balding wanted to hear in the fillies race on Saturday.

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@HonestFrank @Squeezeofficial Some double act! I saw them in November ‘82. My first was Supertramp in December ‘75 with the excellent Joan Armatrading supporting which was a shrewd way to spend £1-50.

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@FulhamSense Cracking list. I’d have tried to shoehorn in the 3-2 win over Tottenham early in the 02/03 season when we were 2 down.