Richard Peace

Geology teacher, Leeds fan, average golfer

[Richard Peace @peacedog07]

@Iona_Stephen @AIGWomensOpen @RoyalLythamGolf @jamierkennedy Ventnor Golf Club, Isle of Wight

[Richard Peace @peacedog07]

Pogacar fastest ever up Alpe D’Huez, beating the times of a number of riders who were found to have doped. His dominance is like that of Armstrong and we know the story there
Is he clean? #TDF2026ᴿᴾ

[Dan Walker @mrdanwalker]

I must confess to being a bit emotional this morning at the news of a knighthood for Kevin Sinfield.

I’ve always called him ‘Sir Kev’ and it’s hard to think of a man more deserving. He showed us all what it is to be a friend. What it means to step up when people need you and he did it all for his mate ❤️

After he carried Rob across the line in the Leeds marathon someone sent me this poem anonymously and I kept it on my phone. They called it ‘Arise Sir Kev’…

When shadows gathered, and hearts would break
Kev knew it was time to take…
One step, another, through wind and rain,
Carrying hope, despite the pain.

He never stopped, mile after mile,
Driven by loyalty, strength… a smile.
For Rob, his friend, he aim was true
Showing us all, what friendship can do.

Not measured in trophies, applause, or fame…
But turning up, again and again.
And in every mile he chose to run,
He showed us how friendship is truly done.

[Leeds United @LUFC]

✍️ Leeds United is delighted to announce captain Ethan Ampadu has signed a new contract with the club

[Richard Peace @peacedog07]

Why are other sports so capable of getting VAR correct with transparency about what is being reviewed?

[Tim Burgess @Tim_Burgess]

Retweet for a chance to win!

We are giving away 4 Charlatans bucket hats

They will be available to order from our online store from 10am Friday May 29th to 11pm Monday June 1st (winners announced 9am Friday)

[stephen byrne 💛💙 @Superleeds1Mot]

What a captain. What a leader. What a player.
Ethan Ampadu is everything a Leeds United skipper should be — leads by example, heart on his sleeve, the beating heart of this team.
Only 25. So much more to come.
Sign him up long-term. New contract needed. 💙💛 #lufc

[Richard Peace @peacedog07]

@Rainmaker1973 Wrong
Clarke 1-0, surely?

[Richard Peace @peacedog07]

RIP Mani
Absolute legend

[The Magic Mod @TaylorMod]

As soon as the bass hit that was it
Pure joy and carnage

RIP Mani

[Billy Morris, Leeds Books @Yorkshire_Tales]

2nd leg of the 75 European cup semi with Scottish commentary from @McKallaster on Instagram. 😃👏🏻

#LUFC #Paris75 #WACCOE

[LUFCDATA @LUFCDATA]

🚨 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🚨

I've teamed up with @tbframe to give away this absolute stunner of a print celebrating Leeds United’s 2024/25 Championship-winning season! 😍

Just like, follow @lufcdata & @tbframe and retweet to enter. The winner will be announced on Nov 2nd at 5pm GMT.

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Suicide.

I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis.

You take a rope.
You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away.
You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck.
Then you drop.

Some are decapitated.
Some aren't.
All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them.
A son.
A daughter.
A brother.
A sister.
A mother.
A father.

I know 2 men who hung themselves.

One was found by his Mom.
One was found by his brother.
Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on.

A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something.

So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"?

A segway for a moment.

I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group.

After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is..

"Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue".

Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling.

"Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom.

After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle".

Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard".

And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying.

Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag.

If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention.

They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up".

They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them.

If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine.

Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out.

So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are.

You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked.

For those who struggle, you're not alone.

[chrisney 💛🤍💙💛🤍💙 @ChrisneySG]

Haven’t seen this in X yet, Leeds’ social media just sooooo good!
Goosebumps 💛💙🤍
Let’s go Leeds United
#LUFC #MOT

[Richard Peace @peacedog07]

Usyk is magnificent as a boxer and a man #UsykDubois2

[Tour Golf (not PGA Tour) @PGATUOR]

“The LIV guys are calling this Phil flop shot ‘one of the most clutch shots of all-time’.” 🤨

https://t.co/571sX6NeX2

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

One of my all-time favorite type of videos is pre-fame bands playing their extremely famous songs to a tiny room of people, because they're not yet known.

A thread of some examples:

Bastille playing Pompeii in what looks like someone's living room:

[𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 @thecasualultra]

Boca Juniors in Miami ahead of their first match against Benfica for the FIFA Club World Cup tonight!

[Richard Peace @peacedog07]

Never 4 rounds in that. Shocker #EubankBenn

[Richard Peace @peacedog07]

These lads are incredible athletes #EubankBenn

[Bobby @alawbobby]

Petition to get this going around Elland Road and all pubs in Leeds come Friday 🎶 #LUFC