Ian F

Apostate Bristolian. Wells convert. Sometimes you have to pick a side.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@icod Turkey is fine. Pity the soul who draws Curacao.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@icod I'm listening to it. Katya Hoyer did an intermittent cast called Zeitgeist previously, which was listenable.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@reluctantnicko Not quite the very end of his career. That was Bristol Rovers in 1983. I saw most of those games- he was fantastic, including a 30 yard screamer against (I think) Huddersfield at Eastville.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@Chipstead_Gas That long ago? Crikey. Lived in the East End at the time. I went with my young nephew, now a forty something Dad of 2, and my first wife, who's been dead for 20 years. Oh. And I missed Stewart's goal, I'd nipped to the loo to beat half time rush. Different world.

[Mike Batt @Mike_Batt]

@classicjacko @PrivateEyeNews I once jumped out on Pierre Boulez wearing a Womble costume (me, not him) - as he conducted the BBC SO in Schoenberg’s GurreLieder. He was a touch surprised but laughed and posed for pictures (all CBS records’ fault)

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

Saw A Room With A View in a Pompey cinema in 1986. I absolutely didn't watch that film with my tongue lolling lasciviously, and I certainly haven't fancied Ms Bonham Carter constantly since. Definitely not. Uh uh. No Siree.

[Prof. Frank McDonough @FXMC1957]

26 May 1966. Helena Bonham Carter was born in London. She’s best known for her roles in period drama films including A Room with a View, Lady Jane, The King’s Speech, Howards End and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. She also appeared in the Harry Potter series as Bellatrix Lestrange.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@MissLauraMarcus Yes. Likely West Ham. They would have to win, and Spurs lose, for Tottenham to be relegated. But it's one the two- no other possibilities.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@MissLauraMarcus Tim Buckley? You saw Tim Buckley?

Wow.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

Ok I'll play.

The Smiths
Buzzcocks
Cocteau Twins
New Order
James
Blue Aeroplanes
House martins
Bangles
Prodigy
Wedding Present

[Laura✡️Marcus @MissLauraMarcus]

Ten bands I’ve seen live

Van Morrison
Manassas
Little Feat
Steve Miller Band
Ultravox
The Style Council
Grateful Dead
Neil Young
The Eagles
Boz Scaggs

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@betstgeorgeuk What are the odds on both Abu Dhabi and St Petersburg to lose? That's the people's favourite result for sure..

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@RG2Gas Indeed. I turned 60 this year- went to Eastville first in 1975. When there was a 10k stadium mooted for Carsons Rd in 1990, I believed it. Rejected as 'green belt'- now houses of course. Like you, I'll believe it when I'm sat in it. Which I bet the farm will be never.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@OneBRFC Perhaps he can run things from his prison cell? Noel Coward did it in the Italian Job, and didn't even have to hide a Nokia 3300 up his bum. Just saying.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@dangerbosoms

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

Strap in: Follow one of our paratroopers from @16AirAssltBCT jumping in to Tristan da Cunha – one of the world’s most remote communities – to deliver vital medical support 🪂

[Richard Ferrer @richferrer]

Dear @owenjonesjourno. As editor of Jewish News, I was appalled by the language my deputy used towards you. There is no excuse for the unnecessary use of a full stop before a coordinating conjunction. The sentence should, of course, have read:

“I am Deputy Editor of Jewish News and I’m respectfully asking you to fuck right off.”

[Victoria Freeman @v_j_freeman]

Those arguing Zack Polanski can’t possibly be an antisemite, or even an apologist for antisemitism, are the same people who insist Shabana Mahmoud & Kemi Badenoch amongst the biggest racists in British politics.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@NottsOfTheLane @mxt84 @returnofplym In fairness, this is about right. That's exactly what we were celebrating. But we'd had a season and a half of utter dross, so a winning run seems worthy of the celebration tbh.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@returnofplym I get why it looked odd to Notts fans. It was relief- that's what it was. Until January we were so desperately bad, heading for NL and deserving it. The turnaround has been remarkable, and we are relieved and hopeful. But still, it looks odd to others, sure.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@ZackPolanski Oswald Muesli.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@SteveTheScout1 @Footballtweet Agreed Steve. And I'm even older than you! Better than Mabbutt, Alan Ball, Gerry Francis, Micky Barrett. It was a pleasure and a privilege to see that much talent (and let's not forget commitment) in the quarters.

[Ian F @Retiredgoth]

@kieran_yo Oh yes. He definitely did. It may be a low bar, but he's the best player I've seen in the quarters since I first went in 1975. Bar none.