Jack

Previous account lost @JPrentice8

Write and do videos for @PitCrew_Online, F1, BTCC, Motor Racing, Ipswich football and speedway. Commentate on Sim Racing

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

Old account was hacked and is now sending DMs with a dodgy link. As ever don't click it - can my 2 followers please RT

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@OutlawsBurner @evertonthatffs @SullenSerf Tbf it wasn't necessarily directed at you

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@TownBusinessR8R @slick_apple @Anna_96_10 And I censored myself - while it's a valid point, it's not a nice thing to say.

[Andrew Fox @Mr_Andrew_Fox]

As a part-American, allow me explain the difference. I have been to many sporting events all around the USA, and of course, many in the UK and in Europe (because Aston Villa are massive).

For Americans, sport is about entertainment. Big scores, no draws. What happens on the pitch is almost secondary to the performance. Hence pop songs between every play, all kinds of mascot and cheerleader shenanigans, the Armed Forces shenanigans before kick off. This vid was taken at Purdue at half time when they were getting absolutely pumped by Notre Dame. Embarrassing defeat: doesn’t matter, the show must go on.

For Brits, football is something more existential. The seemingly unprompted unison chants, the camaraderie, the explosion upon scoring a goal… nothing in US sports matches it. Not even close. The old grounds and history are part of the charm. I wouldn’t swap battered old Villa Park for any of the US sports arenas I’ve visited.

That doesn’t mean both aren’t a splendid day out, and I love my IU, Colts and Cubs, but the American sports experience does not come close to the British football experience for sheer emotion and spontaneity - EXCEPT in finals, when the jeopardy and tension is on a par.

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@GoualasGovSim @bezuidengoy @Anna_96_10 If you exclude the third one, which appears to be the Nuremberg stadium gone wrong, yes. They do.

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@Samophlange85 @Neilsing99 @yalldiscussme Someone watches a bit too much GB News

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

Great look for Plymouth this

[Plymouth Argyle FC @Argyle]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Congratulations to former Pilgrims Luke McCormick, Karl Duguid, Barry Hayles, and David Norris, who recently won the Seniors World Cup.

Both Hayles and Duguid were on the scoresheet as England beat France 4-0 in the final 🏆

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@Andz6_ You're right, they don't have to but the reason they're on the grid is because of him

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@Theurb @iowahawkblog Think it ended up being called the mathematics tour but regardless it's basically a local man sponsoring his team

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@wfy420 @Anna_96_10 It is about character but even still your ticket prices border on the obscene when you could be inclusive of everyone in your community. I'm not talking about home or away, I'm talking about playing in England or playing in the US

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@TownBusinessR8R @slick_apple @ThtsNotGoneWell @Anna_96_10 And yet you all sit together. Visiting supporters aren't separated from home supporters

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@raptorAFC You couldn't have picked a worse ground to go to

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@TownBusinessR8R @slick_apple @ThtsNotGoneWell @Anna_96_10 They might be good sporting facilities but that is not the same as a football ground. This point keeps getting missed, not denying you've got great facilities but a football stadium to us is much more than just a big comfortable stadium. We prefer grounds with a bit of hostility

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@wfy420 @Anna_96_10 You ask any elite footballer where they'd rather play and they'll all give the same answer. But you have answered in part why your tickets are so so expensive

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@OutlawsBurner @evertonthatffs @SullenSerf Less than a third of that crowd size got within 20 decibels at Portman Road when we scored the winner against Southampton. Expected better 😂

[Gus @ballstothis]

A beer from all 48 countries playing at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA. Here we go!

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@wfy420 @Anna_96_10 You mentioned better players? So I mentioned an actual player. It's not hard

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@DeafToneSays @Neilsing99 @FergiBall @yalldiscussme Funny you say that about Ipswich Town because Ipswich have won more major European Trophies than little old Arsenal

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@ITARviolation @FredSe366699 @Anna_96_10 A what?

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@ITARviolation @FredSe366699 @Anna_96_10 What on earth is a power 5 when it's at home?

[Jack @JPrentice_8]

@codasetic @FredSe366699 @Anna_96_10 A franchise and a football club are very different things