Steve Holman

Pompey, bulldog, punk rock and food...just about sums me up!

[Boy George @BoyGeorge]

#Shalom

[gam @mbafraaude]

A los argentinos cuando Maradona metió un gol con la mano no les pareció sospechoso. Cuando su dictadura robó el mundial de 1978 todo estaba bien. Los 5 penaltis en 7 partidos de Qatar tampoco les pareció sospechoso. Todo lo que hemos visto en 2026 hasta la final no les pareció raro… Pero perder una final en la que tiraron 0 veces en 120 minutos les esta pareciendo un robo y todo muy conspiranoico.

[Football Away Days @FBAwayDays]

Argentina fans in tears after the loss in the World Cup Final tonight.

[Paul Rees. ex Rucksack. @HannahIamthest1]

I wasn’t there, however this guy was:

"I’d like to put the record straight, because I was there.

People often forget how the Argentine troops were treated after the Falklands War. We treated their wounded, and many would not have survived without the medical care they received. They were fed, and their officers were even allowed to keep their sidearms for their own safety.

After facing each other in battle, that wasn’t easy, but it was the right thing to do.

They were fed, cared for, and many were transported home on Canberra. We also cleaned up the mess that had been left behind. There was no complaining—we just got on with the job.

Many of the Argentine troops were exhausted and relieved to be going home after experiencing the reality of war. They were defeated and demoralised, and many couldn’t even look you in the eye.

Many of those young soldiers were more afraid of their own officers and the military junta than they were of us. They had been sent into an impossible situation by leaders who would never share their hardships.

The Falklands’ climate and terrain are brutal, and the weather is unforgiving. I saw young men who were hungry, frightened, dirty, wet and cold, longing to be back with their families in Argentina. Many I spoke to, while sharing hot drinks and sweets, told me they never wanted to be there in the first place.

So before anyone starts abusing me, my family or my brothers-in-arms, remember this: we were there. We experienced the full cycle of war, and we also witnessed the immense relief of the Falkland Islanders when the invaders finally left.

To those in Argentina who still believe the stories told by defeated generals, I’d simply say this: many of us were there, and we know what happened. Don’t confuse propaganda with the reality witnessed by those who fought and those who surrendered.

The war is over. Britain won. History cannot be changed. It’s time to stop reliving old arguments and instead focus on building a better future for the people of Argentina rather than making repeated claims over the Falkland Islands.

As my grandmother used to say, “Children should be seen and not heard.” Sometimes it’s wiser to listen to those who were actually there.

War tests not only courage in battle, but also humanity in victory. I am proud that we showed both.

Feel free to share and comment “war is not a political football “ maybe you should try it sometime it’s not advisable

Lives broken families destroyed

Respect to those lost to war and those who are still fighting a war long ago."
Shared as requested.

Falklands
#FalklandsWar
#veterans

[Football Away Days @FBAwayDays]

This is quality! Come on England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👏

[Falkland Islands @falklands_utd]

On Argentina’s Independence Day, it’s always good to remember one simple historical fact:

The Falklands were the Falklands 100+ years before Argentina became an independent country.

Claiming ownership of something that pre-dates your own existence is… quite unusual! 🙃✌️

[Wat_the_deuce 🍀🇮🇪☘️ 2 @wat_thee_deuce_]

An Irish guy on the 4th of July 😄😄

[Alastair Hilton @London_W4]

This is the City Barge pub in Chiswick right now. What do you notice? It’s 3pm and they’re open. It’s a sunny day. Yes, that’s right; they have had to remove all of the tables and chairs outside. They have had to destroy their own business. Why? Because Rick Rowe, a Green Party councillor on Hounslow council, who lives very, very, very close to this pub and complains about it almost daily, has banned all three pubs here on strand on the Green Chiswick, from having outside tables. I can only assume he hates pubs, hates business and hates the British way of life. This would usually be buzzing with people enjoying their afternoon. However, they’re the wrong sort of people for Rick.

[Frog 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @PragmaticFrog]

1. Tried to cheat for £200m

2. Bob Higgins

3. 9-0 x2

4. Record for quickest relegation in Prem history

5. 1 major trophy in ~140 odd years

6. Ali Dia

7. Club legend fights with Grok about chemtrails

We couldn’t ask for a better rival could we 😅

[PompeyNewsNow🎙PO4cast @PompeyNewsNow]

Portsmouth’s survival is the most underrated story of the season

#Pompey iNews https://t.co/Q1rf4hlRme

[National League on DAZN @DAZN_NationalLg]

🚨 Rochdale and York City have released the following joint statement:

“This Saturday’s game brings an end to one of the most thrilling, exciting and unpredictable title races in football history. Both ourselves and Rochdale have the chance to write our names in National League history.

The National League is no longer a non-league competition. It is effectively a League 3, with fully professional clubs operating at a level equal to or higher than many of those in League 2.

We both understand how important this game is to both clubs and supporters. We both pledge now that whatever happens tomorrow, we will both continue to fight for 3UP.

Both clubs sit on over 100 points. One of us will have to fight once more in the National League Play-Offs. However, we both strongly believe that this shouldn’t have to be the case.

We call on the National League, Football Regulator, EFL and Premier League to come together immediately and resolve this issue, so that we do not have to highlight this injustice year after year.

For both sets of supporters attending the Crown Oil Arena this weekend, we say thank you for being with us all season. The passion you’ve shown for both clubs has been felt across the world. This game will be seen far and wide. We want to showcase this league for all its potential. Keep your support in the stands, not on the pitch, and let’s all protect the game we love.

Thank you!

Rochdale AFC & York City FC”

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

Not long ago I was flying back from Poland after my first visit to Auschwitz, and mulling the horror of what I had seen - the hills of children’s shoes and suitcases, the tonnes of human hair. What struck me was the sheer scale of the operation and the obvious truth that the Nazis had not done this on their own. The rounding up of innocent people and packing them into trains : this greatest ever act of mass murder was committed with the active complicity of huge numbers of European civilians in every occupied country.

On my plane back from Warsaw I happened to meet the daughter of an old colleague who told me that she no longer felt safe to wear a Star of David round her neck in London. I was furious and ashamed at the failures of policing and political leadership that have allowed her to feel so unsafe. Anti semitism is alive again in Britain, Europe and around the world. The old virus is awake. We must never be so arrogant and so conceited as to believe that our civilisation cannot fall again. We must remember the logic of this hateful prejudice and where it leads.

The sad truth is that today’s Holocaust Memorial Day is the most vital for decades.

[A View From Yorkshire @models_by_Russ]

Let’s stop lying to ourselves.

Under the Good Friday Agreement, hundreds of convicted terrorists were deliberately let out of prison early. Not because they were innocent. Not because justice failed. But because the state decided peace was more convenient than accountability.

Murderers. Bombers. Men with blood on their hands.
Released, rebranded, some even applauded — all while victims were told to swallow it for the greater good.

That decision was brutal.
It was ugly.
But at least it was honest.

The state said: “We are drawing a line. This ends here.”

Now look at what we’re doing instead.

Decades later, the same state is reopening cases against elderly British veterans — men who were sent into Northern Ireland by politicians, under lawful orders, into an insurgency where every decision was made in seconds and judged decades later from a warm office chair.

Many of these men were already investigated. Some more than once. Cleared. Files closed. Lives half-repaired.

And now?
Dragged back again. Not because of new evidence. Not because of fresh witnesses. But because it’s politically fashionable, legally fashionable, and — crucially — safe.

Because veterans don’t riot.
They don’t threaten.
They don’t blow things up.

Terrorists got peace because they had leverage.
Soldiers get prosecuted because they don’t.

That’s the filthy truth.

The state made a deal with men who tried to destroy it — and has kept that deal religiously.
But it has no loyalty to the men who defended it.

And don’t insult people by calling this “justice”.

Justice doesn’t mean:
   •   letting terrorists walk free permanently
   •   while hunting soldiers indefinitely

Justice doesn’t wait 50 years, then suddenly grow a conscience — aimed in one direction only.

This isn’t accountability.
It’s moral cowardice.

The government is terrified of reopening old wounds with former terrorists — but perfectly happy reopening graves for veterans’ families.

And the message to every serving soldier today is crystal clear:

If politics shifts, if history turns sour, if it becomes inconvenient — you will be sacrificed to keep the noise down.

Fight for us.
Die for us.
But don’t expect us to stand by you when it gets uncomfortable.

That isn’t a failure of policy.
It’s a failure of character.

And it’s disgusting

[Steve Holman @steveHolman1]

@ShiiineOn_ I was there, remember Billy Bragg playing, can’t remember the La’s

[Steve Holman @steveHolman1]

@benjali76 10

[Steve Holman @steveHolman1]

@vitt2tsnoc How do I watch this in the UK?

[Steve Holman @steveHolman1]

@SurfThrash L7, Beastie Boys and Nirvana all played the same day! Absolutely blinding day (apart from the rain and mud!)

[Steve Holman @steveHolman1]

@surfskatethrash I’m in there somewhere covered in mud