Neil Twitchett

Every Saint has a past, every sinner has a future (My views are my own)

[Chislehurst Glebe FC @glebefootball]

After 3 years planning , picked up the ‘keys’ today for our new 3g. Looks fantastic . First match on pitch @3pm v ⁦@Croydon_FC⁩ FREE ENTRY BR7 6SD All welcome

[Chislehurst Glebe FC @glebefootball]

📰 As seen in today’s @NonLeaguePaper
We’re proud to become Chislehurst Glebe FC – honouring our home, our history, and our future ❤️🖤⚽️
🎉 New badge revealed at 3G pitch launch on July 5 – come celebrate with us!
@VisitChis @ChisMatters @nonleagueinkent @Non_League_Talk

[London Football @LondonFA]

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[England Football @EnglandFootball]

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[England Football Learning @EnglandLearning]

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[Neil Twitchett @NeilTwitch]

@FootballFoundtn @wearetheGMA @LondonFA Amazing effort and a brilliant team approach. The PitchPower reports will help to improve the grass pitches at the Hackney Marshes and improve the player experience

[London Football @LondonFA]

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[Arsenal @Arsenal]

We are proud to launch our first Economic and Social Impact Report, exploring the value we brought to Islington and beyond during the 2022/23 season.

This report shows the role we play and shines a light on the inspiring stories of the people driving change in our communities.

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Neil Twitchett @NeilTwitch]

@middxfa @EnglandFootball Very well deserved, well done all!

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[The FA @FA]

Our new strategic plan through to 2028 aims to take English football forward, with a clear focus on the biggest opportunities and challenges that need to be addressed.

Find out more ⬇️

[Football Foundation @FootballFoundtn]

The clocks have gone back and the darker nights are rolling in ⏰🌛

There's no better time to give your equipment a 'glow up' so you're not left in the dark this winter ⭐️

[Coaching Xchange @CoachinXchange]

What a great way to kick off our Curious Coach Webinar Series tonight with guest Michael Beale. We have a big year ahead. Next webinar session announced this Sunday. Make sure your signed up to our newsletter

[Coaching Xchange @CoachinXchange]

Brand new Webinar series from the CX Team kicks off this month with Special Guest Michael Beale on 23rd Sept. Each month we will have different coaches and managers from all levels of the male and female game. Also this is FA CPD accredited.
Book now ��
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[Karl Standley @karl_standley]

Wembley Vacancy; Groundsperson

Jamie in our Grounds Team is moving onto a new senior role within our industry ,which is something we are always proud of when our team progress.

But this leaves a brilliant opportunity for someone to follow in his footsteps and join our Wembley Grounds team.
In a venue that is pushing multi use boundaries ,in an ever expanding sporting schedule, to a team culture which has been built by the team for the team.

If you want to be challenged, offered continuous development and work in one of the world’s most iconic venues ,then this could be for you.

See attached;

Check out this job at The Football Association: https://t.co/xhqfh6pZQp

[London FA Referees @LondonFARefs]

Another day, another @LondonFA Referee Course, this time at one of the newest teams in the @EFL @bromleyfc a fantastic venue. Day 1 complete, strengthening London FAs referee numbers in South East London⚽️

[West Ham United @WestHam]

Jarrod Bowen. Captain of West Ham United.

[London Football @LondonFA]

Applications are now open for the Barclays Community Football Fund, powered by Sported!

The programme focuses on groups operating in areas of high deprivation and supports young people from underrepresented groups 👇

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