Tim Rich

Greatest sports writer to come from Burnham on Crouch with the exception of Matt Scott, Jonathan Overend and Mr Andrew Stephens. Not bad for a little town.

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@JacobSteinberg I can tell you about the reaction from Alex Ferguson to Ginola winning it the year Manchester United won the treble, Jacob. However, in 1999 the vote among northern writers was split between Giggs, Keane and Co. The London journalists voted solidly for Ginola.

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@_PaulHayward As someone who went to school in Chelmsford, I'm backing Reform on this. We need to make Essex great again - between 1979-1986 we won four County Championships. If Farage can get Goochie, Fletch, Ray East, Derek Pringle and JK Lever back to the County Ground, he's got my vote.

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@daviddownie17 The motorcade was travelling at eight miles an hour. It passed beneath the Book Depository. Oswald was a former Marine...There's a very good "Rest is History" podcast on the assassination if you are interested and it's an eerily evocative place to visit.

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The 1970 World Cup semi-final - Italy 4 West Germany 3 was called "the game of the century". Another semi-final, PSG v Bayern, has been the game of the 21st century.

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@danielstorey85 It is absolutely deserved Daniel, you have explored avenues in football that very few have and done it brilliantly. Very well played sir!

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@jonawils That's what I thought. The quote is by Ken Jones in the Daily Mirror inspired by the Sinatra song "There Used to be a Ballpark". It was indeed after Spurs decided to "diversify the brand" as a plc.

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@TonyEvans92a The Beatles left Liverpool at the first available opportunity. They mostly lived in Surrey.

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@HaytersTV A great question from @Ian_Ladyman_DM. Slot gives it the respect it deserves.

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@johncrossmirror Respectfully disagree. I would make the League Cup a competition only for clubs not playing European football. You would reduce the fixture congestion and have more interesting finals.

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@BretVDB The last words of Richard Burton - written rather than spoken. His wife Sally found the words: 'Our revels now are ended' on a pad by his bed after he had suffered a fatal stroke in the night.

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@AdamCrafton_ Moving away from a reporter-led newspaper is a brilliant idea. I look forward to chefs moving away from food-led restaurants and entertainers moving away from laughter-led comedy. It's the future.

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@daviddownie17 You'll probably get a game.

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@IanRidley1 I can't think of the surname Tudor without thinking of Wales. Owen, Jasper, Henry.....Tenpole.

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@CalvinBook It is something to be truly proud of. It gives hope to those of us writing a book in a lonely office. Congratulations.

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30+ years on the New Yorker staff without publishing a single word... you gotta hand it to him

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@GeoffreyBoycott I think it's the other way round, Sir Geoffrey. In Australia you played four series, won two (1970-71 & 1978-79) drew one (1965-66) and lost one (1979-80 for which the Ashes were not at stake). Here you won two (1977 & 1981) drew two (1968 & 1972) and lost one (1964).

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@MirrorSportIE @KCsixtyseven That is a beautiful way to say goodbye. Thank you for writing this. From another accidental sports journalist - I wanted to be a lobby correspondent in Westminster xx

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@samcunningham Very sorry to hear this Sam. Your stuff was always different because it was often news I genuinely didn't know which in these days of instant social media was a talent and a rare one. Good luck xx