# ![@IanDarke Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::224581951.png) @IanDarke Ian Darke

Ian Darke posts on X about fine, premier league, league, the world the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  15.56% [premier league](/list/premier-league)  #716 [champions league](/list/champions-league)  2.22% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  2.22% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  2.22% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  1.48% [la liga](/list/la-liga)  1.48% [finance](/list/finance)  1.48% [currencies](/list/currencies)  0.74% [bundesliga](/list/bundesliga)  0.74%

**Social topic influence**
[fine](/topic/fine) 5.93%, [premier league](/topic/premier-league) 5.19%, [league](/topic/league) 4.44%, [the world](/topic/the-world) 3.7%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 2.96%, [if you](/topic/if-you) 2.96%, [red](/topic/red) 2.22%, [finish](/topic/finish) 2.22%, [future](/topic/future) 2.22%, [argentina](/topic/argentina) 2.22%

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Which MLS team And where are they tuning up for the new season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2013628630740406532)  2026-01-20T15:04Z 157.2K followers, 25K engagements


"The disallowed Villa goal yesterday points up a key VAR question - how far back in the play do you go Why not just say only anything involving the assist and goal If anything before that was missed tough"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2018341475113709654)  2026-02-02T15:11Z 157.2K followers, 87.2K engagements


"Honestly think Spurs are better off without Romero. More trouble than hes worth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020121934709563468)  2026-02-07T13:06Z 157.2K followers, 37.4K engagements


"@PeterRHealy Clear cut red - but of course VAR would have looked at it and very quickly confirmed the decision"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020126616660094977)  2026-02-07T13:24Z 157.2K followers, [---] engagements


"The cup tied rule needs looking at in the FA Cup. As things stand a January signing cant play in the final because he appeared for his previous club as a sub for two mins in Round [--]. Outdated rule"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020128532320428366)  2026-02-07T13:32Z 157.2K followers, 23.4K engagements


"Very professional job from Man Utd against a Spurs team who were sunk by the stupidity of their captain. Uniteds attacking work is among the best in the country now that Bruno Fernandes has been moved further forward. Romero cant keep the Spurs captaincy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020143588571516930)  2026-02-07T14:32Z 157.2K followers, 40.8K engagements


"@jrk811 @Andrew61_P @DanLoney21 Did you hear Ally McCoists verdict on that challenge Or see the instant verdict of a top referee It was a red card beyond dispute"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020187156036350411)  2026-02-07T17:25Z 157.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@Freddo1975n I refer you to Ally McCoists verdict on commentary. Pros know. It was the follow-through that was nasty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020187577685573920)  2026-02-07T17:27Z 157.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Newcastle just cant seem to get going in the Premier League can they There is a fragility there. Brentford continue to make fools of all of us who thought they might struggle this season. Look well coached and highly motivated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020224622726451553)  2026-02-07T19:54Z 157.2K followers, 12.8K engagements


"Great free kick again by Szoboszlai - but City didnt really have a wall did they Just two players"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020559411542905165)  2026-02-08T18:04Z 157.2K followers, 18.2K engagements


"Extraordinary crazy and chaotic finish at Anfield. Statement win for City to keep title race alive. Liverpool deserved their lead but sat on it invited City on and paid the price. Donnarumma such a big signing for City"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020570581045743744)  2026-02-08T18:49Z 157.2K followers, 26.1K engagements


"@joek1228 The first incident in the sequence renders the rest irrelevant different if the ref had played an advantage but he did not see it so VAR stepped in. As unsatisfactory as it was they got it right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2020909945554608583)  2026-02-09T17:17Z 157.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Honestly Spurs too bad to be true tonight. Playing with no zip or belief and with a huge injury list they are very definitely in a relegation fight now. Deserved and much-needed win for Newcastle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2021337302937866243)  2026-02-10T21:35Z 157.2K followers, 23.2K engagements


"Heartbreaking end for West Ham tonight but they look in shape to escape now. Playing well. Lovely finish from Sesko but Man Utd a little fortunate to rescue a point in this one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2021346775781736535)  2026-02-10T22:13Z 157.2K followers, 18.5K engagements


"@JimmyHolmesTHFC The lifelessness of that performance was unacceptable. Thomas Frank is not daft. He knows that unless he can get a better tune from those players very soon he will be gone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2021348351690801337)  2026-02-10T22:19Z 157.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@slickdog80 Feel free to ignore me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2021353173831856568)  2026-02-10T22:38Z 157.2K followers, [---] engagements


"So much football coverage across all media now centred on : Will ( insert managers name ) be fired Not an especially healthy state of affairs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2021526331247428090)  2026-02-11T10:06Z 157.2K followers, 11.2K engagements


"@Philrhyl You thought West Ham werent trying to win They busted a gut trying to get the [--] points"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2021528834194264222)  2026-02-11T10:16Z 157.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Pretty poor batting from England in T20 World Cup. Baffled by spin. Found several ways to lose wickets. Beaten in every phase of the game by West Indies who played superbly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2021645596117926018)  2026-02-11T18:00Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@johncrossmirror Does every goal need to be analysed and ratified and approved by VAR That can look very much like a nosy policeman at work. . It is a dilution of drama"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022629916936949766)  2026-02-14T11:12Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Rodri can not complain at the FA charge. You can say the ref was poor or made bad decisions. You can not question his integrity or imply he was not neutral. That crosses the line and everyone in football knows it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022632356025372960)  2026-02-14T11:21Z 157.2K followers, 33.6K engagements


"Real Madrid go top in Spain. No Mbappe no problem in 4-1 win over Real Sociedad. Over to Barcelona to respond on Monday at Girona ( live at [--] pm ET on ESPN+ across America. Join me and Stewart Robson for commentary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022793596856881265)  2026-02-14T22:02Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@dj_zotov Good players yes - but a poor team this season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022644133782024246)  2026-02-14T12:08Z 157.2K followers, [--] engagements


"I admire Senegal as a very fine football team - but you cant walk off the pitch delay the game [--] mins and be declared AFCON champions. There has to be a huge punishment for such anarchy. The game should either be replayed at a future dateor Morocco be declared 3-0 winners"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2013184491720777911)  2026-01-19T09:39Z 157.2K followers, 1.9M engagements


"Spurs fans might want to lay off Thomas Frank and just give him a chance to see where he can take the club. What he did at Brentford indicates he knows what he is doing. A little patience works better than calls for him to go. Oh and 3rd in UCL league phase is not too shabby"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2016856859768971709)  2026-01-29T12:52Z 157.2K followers, 296.7K engagements


"@Dansmith_89 Theres a few clubs who wish it was still [----] eg Sheffield Wednesday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022633284438765685)  2026-02-14T11:25Z 157.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@chippy_the_guv Not the fans the players. Many of them struggled last season too. But I would say this : chanting sacked in the morning at your own boss is not a helpful environment for any team. But I do understand the disillusionment with Frank and his sacking became inevitable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022640035313631580)  2026-02-14T11:52Z 157.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Is Nigel Clough the best manager never to get a job in the Premier League What a Cup win for his Mansfield team at Burnley "  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022821904709480957)  2026-02-14T23:54Z 157.2K followers, 89.8K engagements


"So some players at Forest apparently did not rate Sean Dyche. Isnt that the same everywhere Reckon Harry Redknapp was right : The [--] players I pick think I am great the rest dont"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022247868153901553)  2026-02-13T09:53Z 157.2K followers, 64.9K engagements


"Nobody at Spurs can complain about Igor Tudor. They wanted change. This is what it looks like. But I do feel the last abject display v Newcastle made it hard to persist with Thomas Frank given the antipathy of the fans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022631001596539332)  2026-02-14T11:16Z 157.2K followers, 38.4K engagements


"@MWeaver72139842 Managers are contracted to do post match interviews with rights-holding broadcasters. Not sure how Sir Alex got away with refusing the BBC for so long. Should have been fined. In any case MOTD were not to blame for the programme which angered him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022641576565182533)  2026-02-14T11:58Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@ChrisHu83753474 @chris_paget Disrespectful On Twitter Surely not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022972014122971642)  2026-02-15T09:51Z 157.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@Twasinit All the years he kept Burnley and Everton up amid many issues suggest you might be wrong for once. Also [--] pts from [--] Forest games is a survival strike rate though some recent displays were awful. If Forest go down it is on Marinakis. [--] managers in one season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022587258612633926)  2026-02-14T08:22Z 157.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@chippy_the_guv Fair enough to want better. But you have to think . a change to what Well the answer is Igor Tudor. Lets see"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022644574749958585)  2026-02-14T12:10Z 157.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@TheMooresWWFC They dont. It isnt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022972703129661886)  2026-02-15T09:54Z 157.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Timothy Weah is right. World Cup tickets are too costly by far for ordinary fans. Why does his USA boss Mauricio Pochettino think he should not express a universally-held opinion What boat is Weah rocking by empathising with fans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2018338255326875780)  2026-02-02T14:58Z 157.2K followers, 200.6K engagements


"The number of hamstring injuries at Pompey suggests something is not right somewhere. Intensity of training State of practise pitches I have no idea but it is undeniably an area of concern"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2021646886088896912)  2026-02-11T18:05Z 157.2K followers, 25.9K engagements


"@SpannerMonkey31 It did in the end - and this is how it looks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022642464654528557)  2026-02-14T12:01Z 157.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@Mark_J69 Fair point. But Rodri is a bright and very good player. He knows you cant say the ref was not neutral. and pretty sure he regretted it [--] minutes later. It was nonsense too. He was lucky to stay on in that game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022643012191605069)  2026-02-14T12:04Z 157.2K followers, [---] engagements


"A tale as old as time. If you dont cash in on pressure and chances there is usually a price to pay. Recurring theme for Pompey who failed to capitalise on total dominance over a very ordinary Sheff Utd and lost to a 90th minute sucker punch "  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022730096080191720)  2026-02-14T17:50Z 157.2K followers, 14.9K engagements


"@AnthonySudworth @Mark_J69 A widely held view"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/2022974169525158072)  2026-02-15T10:00Z 157.2K followers, [--] engagements


"The Judge who scored that fight by [--] points to Wilder should never be allowed near another fight. Outrageous card"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1069110050646568961)  2018-12-02T06:04Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"What sort of idiots would make a plane gesture towards Cardiff supporters Defies belief. Southampton should issue life bans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1094542520757948417)  2019-02-10T10:24Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Ajax have outplayed Juventus in the same way they outplayed Real Madrid. People who think they cant win the Champions League are deluding themselves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1118254501314609152)  2019-04-16T20:47Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Bizarre from India. Made no real attempt to get runs in last [--] overs. Defies explanation unless theyd rather have England than Pakistan in semis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1145385719000698882)  2019-06-30T17:36Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Has it come to this for commentary-starved commentators"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1243173458407718913)  2020-03-26T13:50Z 157.2K followers, 20.1K engagements


"Great to have football back. Please cut all commentators bit of slack. Often working from home off difficult TV pictures and with as many as [--] players used. Doing our best"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1261696828388659200)  2020-05-16T16:35Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Home-spun commentary on Bundesliga. Strange days indeed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1261768846505054211)  2020-05-16T21:21Z 157.2K followers, 19.5K engagements


"Is todays Tuchel love-in a little premature Who is to say Chelsea would not have taken [--] points from those last three games under Frank Lampard Admittedly a fine start but lets see if he matches Lampards top [--] finish"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1357804006672896004)  2021-02-05T21:31Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Very very surprised that Liverpool didnt get that pen. Bailly gets ball but then wipes out Philips. Given nearly every other week these days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1392930906554392586)  2021-05-13T19:53Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Carlo Ancelotti turning his back on Everton will leave a sour taste. Fans and club will feel betrayed that he has abandoned the project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1399814176550395907)  2021-06-01T19:44Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Just hoping and praying Christian Eriksen pulls through"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1403759501120094216)  2021-06-12T17:02Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"No way should US team be rotating in World Cup qualifiers. Decide the best XI and stick to it. Treat every opponent with big respect. Not a time to take liberties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1447627296274194440)  2021-10-11T18:16Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Their team is 5-0 down at home so how about this from Sporting fans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1493721337365475330)  2022-02-15T22:58Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"The petition attempting to stop Anthony Taylor refereeing Chelsea in future is a total waste of time and frankly a disgrace. One of our very best officials just had a bad day. Tip of big bad iceberg if clubs start trying to influence who refs them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1559558775450861569)  2022-08-16T15:12Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"When FIFA move to a 48-team World Cup in [----] the format is absolutely crucial to get right. Anything that dilutes the levels of jeopardy and drama should be rejected. So forget 3-team groups. Horrible idea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1598549013053292544)  2022-12-02T05:25Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Commentators night out - Rae Darke Proudfoot Holland Brotherton Drury and Smith"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1599838571485138965)  2022-12-05T18:50Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Am thinking back to a lovely night in Manhattan when Grant invited me and @AlexiLalas round to dinner and we talked and laughed and put the world to rights. That is a poignant memory now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1601437785030029312)  2022-12-10T04:44Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"One of the greatest World Cup team goals ever for Argentina by Di Maria. Joyful one touch football. Got me out of my seat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1604501574566281216)  2022-12-18T15:39Z 157.2K followers, 124.2K engagements


"Where are all those critics who hate international football right now Silent I think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1604538989880512519)  2022-12-18T18:08Z 157.2K followers, 250.6K engagements


"Heres the problem with believing assist stats. In the World Cup Griezmann got one for playing a ten yard backward pass for Tchouameni to score from [--] yards against England. Another thing - you could create [--] good chances but get [--] assists if theyre not converted "  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1608119940283768832)  2022-12-28T15:17Z 157.2K followers, 763K engagements


"@ESPNFC But nobody really cares"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1629641125572034563)  2023-02-26T00:34Z 157.2K followers, 69.5K engagements


"Has anyone rung the hospital to see how Harry Kane is today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1643220321565044736)  2023-04-04T11:53Z 157.2K followers, 1M engagements


"Suggested law change for next season. Only the captain can approach the referee. Anyone else gets booked. Must stop this mass pressurising of officials - often aimed at getting opponents booked or sent off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1645386397166063617)  2023-04-10T11:21Z 157.2K followers, 516.1K engagements


"Hate to say it but Europa final was a festival of whats wrong with football. Players sprinting to ref to contest every decision rampant gamesmanship awful behaviour from benches. Law makers need to act. Sevilla won a truly ugly game - but football lost"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1664068381803270144)  2023-06-01T00:36Z 157.2K followers, 405.9K engagements


"Jose Mourinho says ref Anthony Taylor was a disgrace. No Jose your Roma team were"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1664185248534392836)  2023-06-01T08:20Z 157.2K followers, 116.7K engagements


"It was [--] minutes past midnight before VAR confirmed that it is indeed 2024"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1741742212776403093)  2024-01-01T08:44Z 157.2K followers, 524.2K engagements


"Just a little indicator of what life is like in the lower divisions. @thetimes ten pages of sport today failed to mention Portsmouth or Mansfield being promoted last night. I get it might not mean much in the wider scheme of things - but not even a few words Really"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1780647311284081142)  2024-04-17T17:19Z 157.2K followers, 126K engagements


"Ukraine go out with [--] points while Slovenia advance with [--]. Welcome to the messy and flawed 24-team Euro format. UEFA have to look at this again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1806180148296728994)  2024-06-27T04:17Z 157.2K followers, 3.2M engagements


"@sl_cardiff [--] teams"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1806238668144701853)  2024-06-27T08:10Z 157.2K followers, 227.8K engagements


"USA have to find a way of playing more top teams more often. Only way to improve and prepare for a World Cup. Prior to [----] the Klinsmann team played away and won in Italy Germany Netherlands and went on to advance from a Group of Death in Brazil. Might even have gone further if @landondonovan had been picked. Endless Concacaf games dont crack it as Copa exit proves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1808091916283617294)  2024-07-02T10:54Z 157.2K followers, 1.1M engagements


"Lee Carsley is hired to manage Englands football team with smart selections tactics and a dash of adventure. He is not entered in The Masked Singer. Nobody should care whether he belts out the national anthem if he gets a tune out of some gifted players"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1832354368051351704)  2024-09-07T09:44Z 157.2K followers, 247.8K engagements


"Just remind me - why is the Man City case being held in secret Isnt this still a democracy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1836015712197853668)  2024-09-17T12:13Z 157.2K followers, 353.4K engagements


"It is a huge condemnation of English cricket that the county championship final games are being played in autumnal mist with players in thick sweaters running for cover from heavy downpours. How did it come to this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1839428715954008128)  2024-09-26T22:15Z 157.2K followers, 195.7K engagements


"That [----] crowd at Sheffield United tonight is a big worry for the future of the FA Cup. Years of managers picking virtual reserve teams has sadly led to a lot of fans saying : If you dont care why should we"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1877470794680275228)  2025-01-09T21:41Z 157.2K followers, 718.4K engagements


"Why do referees stop the game to lecture jostling players before corners If there is an offence just blow the whistle. No refreshers on laws given anywhere else on the pitch. Besides the players take zero notice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1881458663765979353)  2025-01-20T21:47Z 157.2K followers, 158.4K engagements


"They keep trying to devalue the FA Cup - and still it comes up with stories like this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1923800129045229585)  2025-05-17T17:57Z 157.2K followers, 73.4K engagements


"Thomas Frank is a good choice by Spurs. Should go well so long as he doesnt do anything daft like winning a trophy "  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1931708842804400229)  2025-06-08T13:44Z 157.2K followers, 695.5K engagements


"Only VAR could come up with a scenario where that is not a pen for Arsenal. Whether or not Pope gets a touch he fouls Gyokeres. Not a red cos honest attempt to win ball and scoring opportunity restored from spot - or should have been"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1972329378135912507)  2025-09-28T15:55Z 157.2K followers, 153.6K engagements


"USA proved tonight how far they've come as a football power. Looked better team than Portugal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/480876337000091648)  2014-06-23T00:53Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Chelsea players apparently baffled by Sarri tactics. Really They went [--] games unbeaten using them in the autumn. Is it him or them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1095290372685811713)  2019-02-12T11:55Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Crowd for Man City v Brighton FA Cup semi at Wembley - a disappointing [-----]. Pompey v Sunderland attracted [-----] in Checkatrade Trophy last week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1114588478472376320)  2019-04-06T17:59Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Thank goodness FIFA have kept the next World Cup to [--] teams. They should forget [--] completely. Its the World Cup not a village tombola where everyone gets a go"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1131479953160245248)  2019-05-23T08:40Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Much deserved praise for the likes of Crystal Dunn Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle. But how about Abby Dahlkemper in her first World Cup for USA Cool composed consistently good defending"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1148518402681708545)  2019-07-09T09:05Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"When this is all over lets stop giving gongs to celebrities civil servants and tycoons and give them to the real heroes who save lives. Someone at every major hospital in UK should be knighted and nurses paid a lot more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1244201312872472578)  2020-03-29T09:54Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"There are [--] clubs outside the Premier League in England. They are the real ones in the firing line from this crisis. Reliant on gate money of which theres none. Coverage of their plight pretty sparse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1260341626293141504)  2020-05-12T22:50Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"I can reveal that Paul Dempseys commentary from home of Dortmund v Schalke in Bundesliga yesterday on @btsportfootball was nearly halted when a man from Tesco supermarket kept banging in his front door. Not much time to get the groceries between those [--] goals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1261956309357932544)  2020-05-17T09:46Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Kovacic second yellow a complete nonsense. Anomaly that VAR can not overule that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1289623573879873536)  2020-08-01T18:06Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Mystery how Jack Grealish could have been so sparkling against Wales - and then not play another minute in the next two games even with the team crying out for a creator tonight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1316480199316451330)  2020-10-14T20:45Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Rising tide against VAR. Sixteen months of it in England and Im pretty sure a poll of players managers and fans would vote to scrap it. The core idea of correcting only MAJOR errors has been lost"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1332781210083467265)  2020-11-28T20:19Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Jurgen Klopp said to be furious as Premier League says no to [--] subs. Number of subs used by Liverpool v Spurs .none"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1339857248714186752)  2020-12-18T08:57Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Palace away is a very tough match for Liverpool especially coming off a hard midweek game. They dont look the same team on the road this season. Only one away win. Could be 1-1 as with Spurs game at Selhurst"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1339924839457546240)  2020-12-18T13:25Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Cavani ban is draconian . He used the offending word as the term of affection it is in his homeland and then withdrew the tweet when situation was explained to him. A slap on the wrists and fine would have been common sense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1344986674737131522)  2021-01-01T12:39Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Seriously would any football lover on this planet mind if we never saw another of those hideous offside lines imposed on screen Just doesnt feel right. If you cant see it with naked eye its level "  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1355636217291927553)  2021-01-30T21:57Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Sad to hear of the death of one of boxings true greats - Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Initially sidetracked and ignored he carried a bitter but brilliant intensity in his long middleweight reign and his pulsating war with Tommy Hearns is the greatest fight I ever covered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1370884260928888834)  2021-03-13T23:47Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Keep asking this question. Is football a better or worse spectacle with VAR The on-field decision was goal for Man U. Was there a clear and obvious error in that. Id argue NOT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1381279419516522498)  2021-04-11T16:14Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Man Utd Man City Chelsea Arsenal Spurs and Liverpool are facing a mutiny from disgusted fans. Owners of these clubs obviously neither know nor care about the history and tradition of English football. Super More like scandalous. Hang your heads in shame"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1383913611504984071)  2021-04-18T22:41Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Whod have thought it when Chelsea fans were ridiculing him a couple of seasons back but Jorginho has to be a Ballon DOr contender after winning the Champions League and Euros in 2021"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1417029454434611200)  2021-07-19T07:52Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Ballon DOr award Hard to take seriously. Sorry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1465471598929002507)  2021-11-30T00:03Z 157.2K followers, 25.4K engagements


"You know the wonderful thing about football The happiness it can bring to people. Youd have to be hard-hearted ( or a supporter of a relegation rival ) not to be touched by the tears of joy and sheer relief of Everton fans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1528008103299514369)  2022-05-21T13:41Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Darwin Nunez would be an exciting replacement for Sadio Mane at Liverpool. Quick dangerous good in air likes to attack from wide left. Also freshens up squad which is important"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1534891139530211329)  2022-06-09T13:32Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Always love the World Cup so very happy to join the Fox commentary team led by John Strong in Qatar. Kind of ESPN to allow me out on loan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1551948185802792960)  2022-07-26T15:10Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Iran World Cup squad announcement delayed amid reported pressure on coach to drop star striker Azmoun and other players sympathetic to protests over repression of women in Iran. Big story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1592127434303807488)  2022-11-14T12:08Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"What on Earth was wrong with Ecuador goal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1594362539625832458)  2022-11-20T16:10Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"No question USA by far better team in first half. England flat and sloppy. Feeling that US needed to turn this period on top into a lead. Have to reckon England will rethink and improve after break"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1596228958634536961)  2022-11-25T19:46Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"USA deserve to progress based on those [--] group games. Congratulations to coach and players. Its not easy at all. Netherlands is tough but they let you play and USA are in with a shout"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1597716399945760769)  2022-11-29T22:17Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"By the way why do we need a 48-team World Cup It is meant to be the cream of world football - not a lucky dip where everyone gets a go"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1598549731214589952)  2022-12-02T05:28Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"USA getting a lesson in finishing. Also playing too slow tempo to make much happen going forward. Dutch happy to sit in await errors and break. Its working"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1599069058288058368)  2022-12-03T15:52Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Better team won the football match. Errors in both penalty areas costly for USA. Third goal crucial cos USA were threatening an equaliser at time. Why didnt Reyna start Far more guile with him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1599084394873921536)  2022-12-03T16:53Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"That Dutch free kick is the most innovative since Zanettis brilliant [----] goal for Argentina. against England. Cool and clever and what a time to unveil it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1601323345395712001)  2022-12-09T21:10Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Have just woken in Doha to hear the shocking news that Grant Wahl has passed. The game in America was lucky to be served by such a brilliant journalist and in my time covering the US mens and womens teams a kind and helpful companion. I cant quite believe this. RIP Grant"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1601432566900600832)  2022-12-10T04:24Z 157.2K followers, 10.5K engagements


"End of an eighth World Cup for me. Stories and shocks everywhere you look. Still the greatest football show on the planet. Sadly overshadowed for many of us in the media by the premature loss of a great colleague and journalist Grant Wahl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1601634006411673600)  2022-12-10T17:44Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Looking ahead to Argentina game tonight impossible to get that picture of their players gracelessly taunting defeated Dutch rivals out of my head. Makes them a hard team to like. Karma comes round. Well sometimes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1602618119968661513)  2022-12-13T10:55Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Arguably the greatest World Cup Final ever. Absolute blockbuster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1604533550254022661)  2022-12-18T17:46Z 157.2K followers, 378.9K engagements


"World Cup XI - Martinez Hakimi Stones Gvardiol Behich Amrabat Fernandez Messi McAllister Griezmann Mbappe. Yes thats Aziz Behich of Dundee Utd and Australia. He was a revelation and a big reason they defied the odds to make the last 16"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1604944621091442688)  2022-12-19T20:59Z 157.2K followers, 339.8K engagements


"Why are the Premier League not adding on all the wasted time as at World Cup If they did players would quickly get the message that time wasting is . er a waste of time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1610975267744276481)  2023-01-05T12:23Z 157.2K followers, 174K engagements


"Well thats a fine mess US Soccer have on their hands. One from which no one emerges with much credit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1610991220947394561)  2023-01-05T13:26Z 157.2K followers, 210.5K engagements


"I would not want to be Anthony Gordon whenever he next plays at Goodison. Talk about leaving a club under a cloud. He really has disrespected the club who taught him everything. Get a new advisor Anthony"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1620047095049908224)  2023-01-30T13:11Z 157.2K followers, 367K engagements


"An unpopular question but has the Premier League become a monster devouring everything around it Its not healthy for the game if Europes other top leagues just become breeding grounds for PL clubs. Jan spending in PL - [---]. In La Liga - 25m"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1621120698369585154)  2023-02-02T12:17Z 157.2K followers, 654.5K engagements


"Remember we were told how yellow cards would be issued if two or more players surrounded the referee to dispute a decision. How many of the [--] or [--] Man City players who crowded round Simon Hooper at the end of the Spurs game got booked"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1732008160485839287)  2023-12-05T12:04Z 157.2K followers, 291.7K engagements


"If you support a club outside the top two divisions no point buying most national newspapers. [--] pages of sport in Daily Mail on Tuesday and not a line on the top-of-table L1 match between Portsmouth and Bolton watched by nearly [-----] and televised live. Pathetic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1735938753556815897)  2023-12-16T08:23Z 157.2K followers, 202.1K engagements


"From a strictly neutral view it feels at times as if VAR is using a fine tooth comb to find a reason to disallow goals. That Liverpool one would have stood in every single year pre [----]. Overthinking it all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1761791251240686075)  2024-02-25T16:32Z 157.2K followers, 500.2K engagements


"Anyone who believes Arsenal should have put on an all-singing all-dancing display away to Manchester City has never managed a football team. Artetas job was to get something from the game and he did. At this stage only results matter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1774750874692460610)  2024-04-01T10:49Z 157.2K followers, 197.8K engagements


"Banning FA Cup replays Ye Gods. This is pathetic. Lets get it right. Most clubs in the Premier League dont play enough games. The FA started killing the Cup the year they allowed Man Utd to opt out. This decision is horrible for EFL clubs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1780936909985866075)  2024-04-18T12:30Z 157.2K followers, 174.7K engagements


"In an entire L1 season without VAR I can not recall a single instance where any fans wished it was in operation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1782328828162920684)  2024-04-22T08:41Z 157.2K followers, 198.9K engagements


". Wharton has to be in England squad as cover for Rice. Has not put a foot wrong. Looks part. Bowen has to be in too. Always looking to make things happen. Decent cameo from Grealish. Trent AA Palmer and Eze advanced cases"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1797730939252146671)  2024-06-03T20:43Z 157.2K followers, 230.4K engagements


"Even Man Citys staunchest fans must be embarrassed by this attempt to cast themselves as victims of financial oppression after winning four successive titles. How to lose friends. PR own goal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1798457667066990787)  2024-06-05T20:51Z 157.2K followers, 539.7K engagements


"Frankly Gareth Southgate silenced his critics tonight. Could it be he knows rather more about tournament football than the rest of us put together Two finals and a semi in [--] attempts says he does"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1811158563990970741)  2024-07-10T22:00Z 157.2K followers, 359.4K engagements


"Sorry that scrubbed out Bournemouth winner another case of VAR putting a fine tooth comb through every goal. Ball was off the shirt sleeve wasnt it No conclusive proof it was not legal. On field decision is goal. Why was it changed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1827722515164143716)  2024-08-25T14:59Z 157.2K followers, 213.2K engagements


"Love watching Liverpools fluent attacking play . But how is it not a yellow card for Jota for simulation at Anfield He has gone down in the area looking for a pen with absolutely no contact. What else is it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1891147106955427959)  2025-02-16T15:26Z 157.2K followers, 148.2K engagements


"71 minimum price for a ticket at Manchester City last night is a disgrace and a betrayal of fans who followed City through much harder times. Corporate thinking gone mad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1914998816350097902)  2025-04-23T11:04Z 157.2K followers, 219.1K engagements


"Test cricket needs to stop being governed by the clock. Instead tell both teams that barring weather breaks [--] overs will be played in the day with lunch after [--] and tea after [--]. That would also have stopped all the trouble last night. So far [--] overs taken out. Scandalous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1944377010765336877)  2025-07-13T12:42Z 157.2K followers, 361.3K engagements


"VAR has to stop being like a detective going through every goal with a fine tooth comb to find a way of disallowing it. Unless the ref missed something BIG goal stands. Fulham one yesterday a joke and re-reffing of game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1961994418195427579)  2025-08-31T03:28Z 157.2K followers, 247.9K engagements


"Man City deserve this lead and Liverpool so poor and passive. But that Van Dijk goal would have stood in every single year of football for the [---] years pre-VAR. Donnarumma can see the ball just fine. What the heck are we doing to the game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/1987572259897450575)  2025-11-09T17:25Z 157.2K followers, 141.5K engagements


"No team has a divine right to go to the World Cup. It has to be earned. USA did not earn it. No hard luck story here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IanDarke/status/917957518613245953)  2017-10-11T03:38Z 157.2K followers, [----] engagements

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