Essex Man in Michigan

Professor of Russian. Author of books on Tsvetaeva and Klyuev. Sports fan. Husband, father, grandfather.

[Innocent Bystander @InnoBystander]

The lack of ‘we wish him well’ is telling… #itfc

[Essex Man in Michigan @mlmakin]

@HeavensNight_JT @IpswichTown App working on phone.

[Essex Man in Michigan @mlmakin]

#IfollowIpswich
Watching the match in my office at the University of Michigan Slavic Dept.Reminded of cold nights at PR in my youth. Good to see defence tighter and goals going in, after slump.Impressed with Clarke, especially, among newcomers. KMcK decisions so far paying off.

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

Crikey.

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

Crikey.

[Hugh Grant @HackedOffHugh]

Quite a thread.

[Essex Man in Michigan @mlmakin]

@kamilkazani It's a remarkably prescient article. Everything he anticipated has come to pass -- from his view of public opinion in Ukraine to his prediction of a new Lend-Lease programme. Someone should definitely translate it for the anglophone reader.

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

BREAKING: Leaked Sue Gray report reveals shocking abuse of the rules. Hard to see how the PM can cling on after this.

[Essex Man in Michigan @mlmakin]

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@hcustle P

[Essex Man in Michigan @mlmakin]

#bbcfootball
My five-day-old grandson, who has been awake almost all his life so far, has slept through the entire first half...Some football please (and an #LFC win).

[Essex Man in Michigan @mlmakin]

@cricketingview "Claiming a foul" by rolling around theatrically? That is pathetic.

[Essex Man in Michigan @mlmakin]

@cricketingview What makes officiating so hard today is that players constantly embellish the consequences of any contact. That is what you have to understand -- all the attempts to draw yellow cards by exaggeration damage the game.

[Mike Selvey #StandWithUkraine @selvecricket]

I have no idea whether Jacinda Ardern is a good politician but as the face of, and spokesperson for her country she is outstanding .

[Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket]

Iceland is about to take the cricket world by storm. A snowstorm. A blizzard of cricketing brilliance. Retweet if you think @Aggerscricket should interview us on TMS when we arrive in England. https://t.co/Na7e1WV8o1

[Matt Davies @MattDavies_FF]

14,123 at Trent Bridge tonight. Record crowd. Will the new comp attract any more?

[Matt Hughes @MattHughesMedia]

After two contrasting yet equally wonderful T20 nights at Richmond CC and The Oval really struggling to see need for a new competition.