Graham Pointon

Oldham Athletic and England, husband, dad and granddad.

[Graham Pointon @PointonGraham]

@wannabekraze Nope, you would have no midfield. You’d have attackers standing next to opponent’s GK, defenders standing next to the attackers and the same in the other box. No midfield, no buildup, just launching the ball from one end to the other.

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@TranscendntCode @Wobbley289935 Yeah, you might be best sticking with Basketball for your dopamine rush. We don’t need or want goals every 2 mins in football. We can appreciate a great pass, tackle, great save, unbelievable piece of skill or first touch. If and when that goal comes, the limbs are unreal.

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@TranscendntCode @Wobbley289935 There would literally be no midfield and no buildup. You’d have both penalty boxes with attacking and defensive players and it’d be just long ball between each boxes.

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@dangelinhooo Africa is a continent mate, don’t think anyone has a problem with someone emigrating from Ghana and supporting Ghana. Not sure why they’d need to support Congo though. I don’t say I’m supporting Belgium or Norway because they’re European. But you do you,

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@apex_ams Honestly not one person alive today in the UK is responsible for what happened during the slave trade. The money borrowed by the uk government to end the slave trade wasn’t paid back until 2014. So the majority of uk tax payers helped to end it. We’re not responsible for the past

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@LTSWPN Awww please don’t, we hate to be reminded of the 4th July, its a day of national shame, where we wake up and spend all day crying into our beans on toast, reminiscing of the British Empire and what could have been.

Ps: all the above is sarcasm as I know Americans are a bit slow

[Graham Pointon @PointonGraham]

@withladyjenny @EdwinAs61261800 You can’t hold people responsible for what their ancestors may or may not have done. People don’t choose where they’re born or in most cases their nationality. If one of your ancestors played a part in the slave trade, I wouldn’t hold that against you.

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@withladyjenny Genuine question if a white person said I’m supporting anything white because I’m white, wouldn’t that raise red flags of racism? Personally I don’t look at the colour of someone’s skin, i supported Senegal against Belgium, because if Englands not playing i root for the underdog.

[Graham Pointon @PointonGraham]

@ghazawiyah Racism is everywhere, my timeline is full of Black British people, rooting for an African country against England even though they didn’t originate from that country. Rooting for them purely on the colour of their skin. I rooted for Senegal against Belgium as I like the underdog.

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@MrStrangespub @ChelseaFCSkye Yeah I’m not understanding this England is arrogant, not seen any posts appearing in my feed of English arrogance, most predicting we’re likely to lose. However before/after any USMNT matches my feed is full of Americans expecting to win the World Cup. Thats arrogance!

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@alanvcurran @savanah2j @grok Wow, maybe because we invented the sport, and the 1st international fixture was between England and Scotland. Even FIFA understand this. The rules of football cannot be changed without 1st consulting the FA’s of England, Scotland and Wales.

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@wretts @ChristianL95255 @Vincredible__ I don’t know, I just happened to be born here, I don’t dictate government policy. I tell you what I wouldn’t do though. If my country was so badly persecuted by another, I wouldn’t set foot in that country, I’d have fuck all to do with them.

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@BenartyComputer @jollyman56 We shouldn’t, it was a joke… meaning the English would probably vote to get rid off you. Obs went over your head.

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@DaveClegane Wish ppl would think before commenting. Imagine you play ⚽️ and you’re an attacker with no offside rule, where are you positioning yourself? (if it’s not next to the GK you’re an idiot). Now imagine you’re a defender, where are you positioning yourself? Thats why we have offside.

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@Wellmanelli It must really get on your tits, that American sports just aren’t popular outside of the US, whilst football ⚽️ is played and loved everywhere. The whole world is literally partying in your own country as they enjoy the beautiful game. It’s really making you rage.

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@dannyoh337 Pretty sure his mum is English?

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@colz261 Yeah we ain’t equals, you have devolution, the English don’t, if they wanted to make a change that would benefit the English, the Scots, Welsh etc could vote to reject it. I’m thinking free prescriptions, education etc. You think everyone in England is living the highlife?

[Graham Pointon @PointonGraham]

@colz261 Wow calm down it was Sturgeon who labelled it, “a once in a lifetime” not me, I was just quoting her.

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@lindamccorr Well someone has to represent, since your lot are back at home.