Samuel Simmons

Sinner saved by grace. Love football, trail running and analysis.

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@CDEccleshare @D_C_W @FootballCliches That generic pundit section had me hiding my face laughing on the train to work this morning.

[Crawley Town FC @crawleytown]

❤️ For the first time in our history.

WE’RE GOING TO WEMBLEY!

#TownTeamTogether🔴

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@keithdunn @RndmForestRunnr Death. Taxes. John Kelly at Barkley Marathons.

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@FootballCliches Watching the Brighton game yesterday on MOTD and heard the Brighton fans singing 'Albion, Albion...'. Made me wonder what albion means, genuinely surpised at what it does! I then wondered how many of the fans of 'albion' teams actually know what it means?! I don't reckon many!

[Matthew Syed @matthewsyed]

VAR has failed. It has marginally improved accuracy of decisions but crushed football’s greatest attribute: that detonation of spontaneous joy when a goal is scored

https://t.co/nJTZhA0Rkj

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@Zonal_Marking Agreed! Feel like this game is already peak Gary Neville moans and noises.

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@UTMBWorldSeries This is appalling behaviour. I can't fathom how UTMB thought this was a good idea. Huge backlash already and much more to come I'm sure.

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@LPG1704 @UTMBWorldSeries V hard to give a direct comparison. Imagine if League 1 was an amateur league, being run very well by a grassroot man who was highly respected. Only for UEFA to decide 'oh that looks pretty good we'll pay the FA and steal that from you and set up our own thing with the same name'

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@iRunFar Have sent an email in!

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@FootballCliches @CDEccleshare @D_C_W Is Bernardo Silva the anti - julian draxler? Always feels that every summer he is always rumoured to leave the premier league, but never does!

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

One of the greatest sporting achievements of all time. Incredible to witness! What a woman!

[iRunFar @iRunFar]

Courtney Dauwalter (Salomon) wins the 2023 #UTMB in 23:29:14.

In doing so, she wins the three iconic 100 milers in one summer: the Western States 100, Hardrock 100, and UTMB.

Watch our pre-race interview with her: https://t.co/pToDoSlnPy

[iRunFar @iRunFar]

Jim Walmsley (Hoka) wins the 2023 #UTMB in 19:37:43, a new course record.

He is the first American man to take victory at this event, in his fifth attempt.

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@HITCSevens @FootballCliches these testimonials are brilliant reading!

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@CDEccleshare Great article, as is often the case with your writing Charlie! I do wonder though... if Alcaraz came up 10 years ago, would he break that top 3? Is he looking more likely to do so than others in the past because the 3 greats are simply ageing/retired/injured?

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@Zonal_Marking Really enjoyed this Michael. Too often Guardiola fans simply dismiss this criticism. But as you have shown, he has genuinely overthought things in some of the CL ties. But, as you rightly show, certainly not all the time! As with most things, a balanced view on this is correct.

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@Zharrt @FootballCliches Yeah, when I found it out, it blew my mind. I guess I had always thought it meant something like 'united' or 'collective'.

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@FootballCliches Wife asked me the other day when I was watching Brighton play, 'what does Albion mean'? Left me dumbfounded. Had to Google it, and had no idea it meant what it did. Made me wonder if West brom/burton/Brighton fans actually know? Or do any football fans know what albion means??

[Keith @keithdunn]

John Kelly @RndmForestRunnr completed loop five and has finished the 2023 Barkley Marathons in 58:42:23. John is the third runner to finish the Barkley Marathons more than once. #BM100

[Samuel Simmons @sam_simmo]

@FootballCliches Irritation - I find it infuriating when after a player scores a goal and they look *really* angry and start to run off to celebrate, only for their team mates to hold them back/hug them. I want to see an explosion of rage, and the team mates just get in the way! Let them unleash!