Vikki Orvice

Sun Sports Writer Football/Athletics @WomeninFootball director. Vice-chair .@theofficialfwa Co-organiser @FlamsteadBkFest. Made in Sheffield. My views only

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

@SimonFarrant076 @OllieHolt22 Probably bit of both?

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

She does her research and prep too instead of rocking up and taking the money. Knew when certain players were under contract until as well - much to Guillit’s surprise!

[Vernon @lecrin]

Well done @AlexScott for standing up for Steve Bruce today and making yourself heard despite being so patronised and talked down to by male colleagues, most notably Ruud Gullitt. You won support while they came over as uncaring and arrogant with their snide comments #motd #swfc

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

@seandunning1983 @OllieHolt22 Thing is she bothered unlike the others. It’s basic prep. Especially these days with wealth of info at fingertips. Similarly Bruce and #sufc. An example also of women in football having to do more to show they’re up to it. I speak from experience!

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

@Luke_1889 I’m assuming you know that some time ago he had promised his wife a holiday after deaths in the family and all agreed by #swfc And I’m an #SUFC fan #doyourhomework

[Ian Ridley 💙 @IanRidley1]

One more - of many things - I'll also be grateful to Hughie for: covering a world heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden back in the early 90s, he introduced me to Budd Schulberg, writer of On the Waterfront. God, he knew everybody. #HughMcIlvanney

[The Football Writers' Association @theofficialfwa]

Sad news that Hugh McIlvanney, our dear colleague and one of the true greats of sportswriting, has passed away aged 84. Tribute from @collinspatk1 here:
https://t.co/fXlSCk9WAy

[Sports Journalists @SportSJA]

Today is a sad day for the world of sports journalism. RIP Hugh McIlvanney. A wonderful tribute from @SportSJA president @collinspatk1 https://t.co/YxlPv9kTTk #rip

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

@TheSavoyLondon Thanks for all your help at .@theofficialfwa tribute night to .@GarethSouthgate. Consummate professionals and lovely staff - especially doorman Tony.

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

@seniahyrag @England @theofficialfwa @ProstateUK Lovely to see you last night and thanks for help!

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

@TMFootyFinance @theofficialfwa @TheSavoyLondon @PhilippeAuclair @FootballManager Agreed and lovely to meet you

[The Football Writers' Association @theofficialfwa]

🔊 “It’s lovely to be recognised, equally, I’m looking forward to the end of patting ourselves on the back from last summer and moving forward.”

Here’s a 🎥 clip of our interview with @england manager Gareth Southgate from Sunday night’s wonderful Tribute Evening #FWASouthgate

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

@sparky0001 Don’t recall viewing tennis any differently in 70s when trekked down to Wimbledon from Sheffield or watching Evonne Goolagong and co on TV.

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

Agree. Ghettoising it now does nothing for women. It’s SPORT.

[Ben Bloom @benbloomsport]

The women in sport movement is great but England’s netballers are not the only ones asking...

When will women’s sport just be seen as sport?
https://t.co/DnKN9QqUix

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

@benbloomsport Was brought up that way. Never occurred to me it was anything but sport.

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

@BethFisher04 @BBCSportWales @grahamdavies76 @WomeninFootball @ShelleyBBC @JacquiOatley @Anna_Kessel @LauraMcAllister @SPcawl10 Congrats! #womeninfootball

[Ato Boldon @AtoBoldon]

Yohan Blake and long-time coach part ways: https://t.co/iMtRTpFimR

[Vikki Orvice @vikkiorvice]

Awful news.

[The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust @royalmarsdenNHS]

It is with deep sadness that The Royal Marsden announces the sudden death of Professor Martin Gore CBE who died this morning. https://t.co/li8XbI2ZMF

[Suzy Wrack @SuzyWrack]

Seriously. Guilty of “inappropriate behaviour” when at Bristol City, eventually found to have used racist remarks on two occasions, banned for three games for brandishing a metal pole and verbally abusing an official. Yet *somehow* the FA give Sampson the grounds for an unfair...

[Patrick Collins @collinspatk1]

The brilliant Yvette Cooper organises a resounding Government defeat in the Commons. Labour would be 20 points clear in the polls if only it had the sense to instal her as leader of the party.

[Floodlit Dreams @FDpublishing]

We are so looking forward to this... New Year, new challenge. Give it a go, all you women football writers.