Simon Deakin

Grumpy. Bit of a twat.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@danohagan Sad that proper proper legends of my youth like Baresi and Schillaci have died. Baresi proved that you don’t need to be big, strong, quick to be a great defender, you just need to know what you’re doing. A genius equal to any of the attacking legends of the era in his own way.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@ammattipyoraily For 2 of 3 years downtube shifters for front and brake lever rear to save weight was quite common until the brake levers got a bit lighter. Didn’t realise anyone was still on double downtube as late as ‘95 but I understand Pantani was obsessed by weight savings.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@NeilLfc_5 @Neilfarrington You don’t get to decide what a person means to someone else.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@KarlBrophy I don’t think it’s a “my dad is harder than your dad” game. Hacking a team halfway across the world and back twice in a fortnight is unnecessary and tone deaf for a number of reasons. There must be a better way for the health of players and the planet.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@Tarekwehbee By then the ref, like most people watching, was probably completely fucking fed up with them.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@mattbetteridge @futstatstracker Intent is irrelevant.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@SuneMadsen86 Doubtless it’s impressive and it’s not his fault but it’s not great racing is it? It’s just total domination and it gets a bit dull after a time. There’s not much fun in playing the same song again. Seeing him try to win Roubaix and San Remo has been brilliant. This is not.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@BlackScarfMarc @terryflewers He had the better of the defender and put his leg and body there to shield the ball before swiping it into the top corner.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@Callum_TH If you’re looking for the smoking gun this clip isn’t it.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@silva_devs Not really. Predictable sport is just not a whole lot of fun. Not a lot deeper than that.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@jaeger__97 @laflammerouge16 My boy Jonas?! I’m English.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@pmuraus @LukaUpdates Not really no. I just want to see good absorbing racing that interests and excites me. MSR, Roubaix - bloody brilliant. Flanders, Liege, crap. Giro (and most likely the tour this year), crap. Cyclo cross with VDP dominant. Crap.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@henrywinter You may be overthinking this a little bit. It’s a World Cup quarter final.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@pancartazoss We’ve seen his most successful in the Tour, almost certainly.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@Llewellyn_Dowd @prodnose How much daylight though? Is a pinprick enough? How do you measure it? What about shoelaces?

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@KaneIrv @jsaywardjones Another thing worth remembering is that Mexico have spread their 5 games over 6 days more than England. Add the altitude in and the physical requirements of this tactic and it makes a bit more sense. It was a shit situation to be in and Tuchel dealt with it pretty well all told.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@AlexBrownvecv @davidyelland Get rid of the prejudice.

[Simon Deakin @simonjdeakin]

@AlexBrownvecv @davidyelland Nope. Most of us are fucking fed up of being an afterthought. The only time politicians get interested is when they need a vote.