cand.mag i historie/master of arts in history. AAU. Kulturformidler. Aab, Sunderland, anti ultra fodboldfan, filosofi og dkpol. Putin khuylo! Slava Ukraini!
@NobletStrength So the worst teams aren't rewarded with first pick in drafts, and they are relegated to the league below where there's less money and interest?
@ydesen Manden har brugt noget nær en evighed på at være skadet. Men det er jo egentlig et argument for at beholde ham, frem for at lade ham gå; han har ikke haft mulighed for at vise sig frem. Det virker kortsigtet at lade ham gå.
EUROPA LEAGUE was never the dream.
Not because I didn’t want it.
Because if I’m being honest, I never thought it was possible.
What kid would?
Especially when 12 years ago I was playing non league football in the Ryman Premier and Conference South, just trying to stay alive in the game.
What kid dreams about Europe when, two weeks into the off season, his dad has to tell him he’s been released by Watford F.C. over the phone?
I was heartbroken.
My dad looked at me and said:
“What are we doing tomorrow?”
To which I replied with the words he’d drilled into me my whole life:
“We’re training, Dad.”
So we trained.
Every single day.
My dad emailed every EFL club asking for an opportunity.
One club replied.
One.
That was all I needed.
An opportunity.
@WealdstoneFC and @wwfcofficial , I’ll always be indebted to you.
Then came the move to @SunderlandAFC .
A massive club.
A massive opportunity.
And I couldn’t wait to prove myself.
But 45 minutes into my debut… hooked.
“Rabbit caught in headlights. Waste of money. Get rid.”
Then came the Championship.
“He’s not good enough for this level.”
Then the Premier League.
“Let’s give him a debut and then get rid of him.”
I understood the doubt.
I’ve faced it my whole career.
And truthfully, you doubt yourself too at times.
But I’ve always tried to live by one mindset:
Outwork your doubt.
You don’t always need to see the full journey.
You just need to take the next step.
Then the next one.
And then another.
Even when social media tells you you’re not good enough.
Even when the voice inside your own head whispers the same thing.
Keep working.
Keep learning.
Keep showing up.
Because sometimes the places you end up are bigger than anything your younger self could’ve ever imagined.
To any young player reading this, don’t put a ceiling on yourself too early.
You genuinely have no idea where this game and life can take you.
And to the boys… thank you.
You removed the glass ceiling I’d placed on myself.
What a team.
What a club.
What a fanbase.
Sunderland… rocking all over Europe ❤️🤍
And in the words of Granit Xhaka:
“This is just the beginning.”
@distycs2 Tja. man kan ikke rigtig gøre det op på den måde. Det er lidt det samme som at sige, at det er underligt at første pladsen i den østrigske bundesliga har lige så mange point som tredje pladsen i serie a. Begge hold ligger i bedste række, men i hver sin liga.
I dont know why we Europeans even try to reason or make deals with Trump. Hysterical, unreliable, untrustworthy, does not honour deals or his word, makes up his own facts. There is no point in even trying.
That Hungary now have a prime minister with the last name"Magyar" - Hungarian for Hungary - will never not be funny to me. #hungarianelection#eupol#hungary