mark surridge

Cricketer and Hockey Coach , and still passionate about both sports

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

When Michael Carrick goes, should the director of football Jason Wilcox go as well? Was he over-promoted when Dan Ashworth left? Ashworth was “best in class”, very experienced. Wilcox wasn’t/isn't "best in class". Recruitment has been a mess, namely the transfer strategy of targeting one area, midfield, this summer. So naive. Some strengthening required with Casemiro gone and Ugarte injured/not good enough but the team were crying out for investment at left-back and striker. £50m for Andrey Santos? United are not buying best in class.

DoF should be working to a club’s DNA. United’s historic identity is well-known: attacking with pace, width, intensity, expression, defiance and the dash of youth. Playing football the Matt Busby way, the Alex Ferguson way. Those days are long gone, United don't have anywhere near the quality of player or manager, but attempting to follow principles laid down by Busby and Ferguson, which fans crave, should be Wilcox's stated ambition.

But Wilcox hasn’t recruited to restore that DNA. Properly-run football operations like Brighton sell players/change coaches but have an established DNA and way of playing (attacking, pressing). Brighton have best in class recruitment, data with due diligence into character. United don't.

Carrick can go but the problem remains. Reports suggest that United pursue Mauricio Pochettino as Carrick’s successor. Good choice. He’s a very good manager, man-manager, great with the media (coffees and chats in London with journos he knows), diplomatic with those upstairs and popular amongst staff. Poch would have a short-term bounce but will he have the players? United's problem is short-term and long-term, and Wilcox has to take responsibility for that.

United will remain stuck in a doom cycle until best in class is appointed to run recruitment and better players - with the right character - are bought. United will continue to drift until the debilitating, debt-stained ownership model changes, and they get back to being a great football club first and foremost with the whole commercial operation supporting that, not interest repayments. #MUFC

[Robin van Persie @Persie_Official]

Sir Alex ❤️
40 years of United. Since 1986.

A truly special evening, bringing together generations to celebrate and honour the legacy of Sir Alex Ferguson.

[Moving Home with Charlie @moving_charlie]

“Our economy is run by infantile fantasists” @LiamHalligan

A must watch to understand exactly how this government is imperilling our economy.

(Compounding the failures of the last government).

[Teri Holtz @MOB51]

OMG I’M LAUGHING SO HARD BECAUSE IF I DON’T I’D STICK A BULLET IN MY HEAD

[Matt Casey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 @MattCas04807118]

Campbell totally destroyed and it’s glorious!👏👏👏

[Benedict Spence @BenedictSpence]

He remains one of, if not the best, football pundits in Britain. Ridiculous that he isn’t still on TV.

[Kosher @koshercockney]

Just after JD Vance embarrassed himself and the administration for the 100th time.

Rubio drops one of the best speeches he’s ever done.

[il Donaldo Trumpo @PapiTrumpo]

STOP IT!!!🤣🤣🤣

[Sky Sports @SkySports]

John Stones really had Thomas Tuchel sweating! 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

LOL!!! “Nah bro I have the Trump card, I win.”

Trump card always wins!

[Joanne Lomas @jolomoct]

Another 700,000 views overnight.

3.7 million views in total.

The more this video is liked & shared the less hold the BBC & SKY News hold over the narrative.

Burnham winning will keep Labour in power.

Every patriot do your duty and share this video!!!

[Cllr Samantha Gethen @Gethens]

Statement from Cllr Samantha Gethen:

I was asked to leave a SEND community roundtable this morning - not for causing disruption, but because the local Conservative MP, @bhatti_saqib, refused to begin the meeting until I left.

I attend North Solihull’s SEND support group as a parent of children with SEND. Yes, I am also an elected Reform councillor - but today I attended as a mother wanting to discuss support for children and families.

Rather than allow the meeting to become uncomfortable for the organisers or other parents attending, I chose to leave out of respect for them, and for the significant time and effort that had gone into organising the event for local SEND families. Their priorities should always come before any attempt by the local MP to ostracise me because of my political affiliation.

It is deeply disappointing that a non-political family event was turned into a political issue.

Excluding a SEND parent from a conversation about their child’s future is wrong. SEND families deserve to be heard, regardless of politics.

[Crewkerne Gazette @CrewkerneGaz]

Keir Starmer has asked Harriet Harman and Gordon Brown:

“Do you want to be in my gang?”

With Labour floundering, the limp PM has been reduced to digging up corpses from the party’s past in one last desperate attempt to save it.

{satire}

[Patrick Christys @PatrickChristys]

This is a fantastic video

[LBC @LBC]

'If you can't answer basic questions, why on earth are you talking about this?'

@IainDale confronts migrant rights activist Aya Khedairi for not answering his questions.

[Abu Dhabi Andy @Sheehan1901]

@GuidoFawkes @MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan I think we all agree with Don..

[Richard Tice MP 🇬🇧 @TiceRichard]

Be in doubt, Net Zero is the greatest act of economic self-harm ever imposed on this country. 👇

[LBC @LBC]

'This country has had enough of uncontrolled immigration.'

@NickFerrariLBC thinks it's 'nuts' that UK taxpayers are spending £4 million a day on housing migrants - more than triple the original estimate.

[ITV Football @itvfootball]

"He won't have to worry about where he wants to play, because he won't be playing" 😐

Roy Keane was not impressed with Phil Foden tonight

#ITVFootball | #ThreeLions

[WeGotitBack 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸 @NotFarLeftAtAll]

Well done Nan … you tell em !!