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# ![@_PaulHayward Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::197370475.png) @_PaulHayward Paul Hayward

Paul Hayward posts on X about france, sir, in the, acl 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)  8.7% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  5.22% [premier league](/list/premier-league)  3.48% [pga golfers](/list/pga-golfers)  1.74% [bundesliga](/list/bundesliga)  0.87% [finance](/list/finance)  0.87% [currencies](/list/currencies)  0.87% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.87%

**Social topic influence**
[france](/topic/france) 2.61%, [sir](/topic/sir) 2.61%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 1.74%, [acl](/topic/acl) 1.74%, [the great](/topic/the-great) 1.74%, [health](/topic/health) 1.74%, [australia](/topic/australia) 1.74%, [if you](/topic/if-you) 1.74%, [premier league](/topic/premier-league) 1.74%, [$ferg](/topic/$ferg) 1.74%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@honigstein](/creator/undefined) [@observeruk](/creator/undefined) [@blakeyinnit](/creator/undefined) [@davetoffy](/creator/undefined) [@dickinsontimes](/creator/undefined) [@oweng](/creator/undefined) [@henrywinter](/creator/undefined) [@mrewanmurray](/creator/undefined) [@monktonmairsy](/creator/undefined) [@rorymaw](/creator/undefined) [@lroyhayes](/creator/undefined) [@robstewart](/creator/undefined) [@davem05](/creator/undefined) [@colonelstewart](/creator/undefined) [@davedeer2](/creator/undefined) [@70mpa](/creator/undefined) [@stdavidspress](/creator/undefined) [@dafyddjames13](/creator/undefined) [@calvinbook](/creator/undefined) [@photographyrsp](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Ferguson plc (FERG)](/topic/$ferg) [Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC)](/topic/$lanc)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

""100% gone." When you think about it it's incredible that Lindsey Vonn was allowed to ski in the Winter Olympics nine days after rupturing her ACL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020814657745731914)  2026-02-09T10:58Z 233K followers, 25.5K engagements


"Presumably Jim Ratcliffe who colonised Monaco excludes Man Utd's multi-national squad from his claim that Britain has been "colonised by immigrants.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2021713828082589956)  2026-02-11T22:31Z 233K followers, 62.3K engagements


"Good to see Antoine Dupont back for France after [--] months out. One of the most gifted figures in world sport"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2019498966040117297)  2026-02-05T19:50Z 233K followers, 10.7K engagements


"A piece from Twickenham on England developing a new identity as entertainers after years of being too easy for general viewers to ignore. For @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/arundell-and-pollock-turn-on-the-style-as-england-cruise-to-victory-over-wales https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/arundell-and-pollock-turn-on-the-style-as-england-cruise-to-victory-over-wales"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020274408775127544)  2026-02-07T23:12Z 233K followers, 12.5K engagements


"If West Ham stay up they'll have him to thank. A textbook example of an individual player ignoring negativity and changing a team's trajectory. Five goals in five games in all competitions for Crycensio Summerville 🔥 West Ham head into the break 2-0 up at Turf Moor 💪 https://t.co/2uhdS6hPxP Five goals in five games in all competitions for Crycensio Summerville 🔥 West Ham head into the break 2-0 up at Turf Moor 💪 https://t.co/2uhdS6hPxP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020436647289200828)  2026-02-08T09:56Z 233K followers, 20.5K engagements


"Thomas Frank downfall summary. A critical mass of Spurs players decided they didn't fancy him and disengaged - which is what they always do when they know a sacking will follow. Frank took the wrong road out of Brentford. Can the people now running Spurs end the doom cycle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021580162282746249)  2026-02-11T13:40Z 233K followers, 38.1K engagements


"My column on the great American sportswriting tradition and why the Washington Post's cull of reporters spells danger far beyond the ballpark. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/the-washington-post-sport-desk-society-red-flag-paul-hayward https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/the-washington-post-sport-desk-society-red-flag-paul-hayward"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2022649719592267965)  2026-02-14T12:30Z 233K followers, 118.3K engagements


"Away fans are football's unheralded heroes. Any Sussex-based Brighton supporter leaving Anfield by car or coach will get into bed between 3-4am. That's with traffic stops motorway closures etc. Those who stay may pay a premium for hotels. True of all clubs week in week out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2022784441282633800)  2026-02-14T21:26Z 233K followers, 159.9K engagements


"Brace yourself. Six Nations "in-game ads" start tonight. Twice in each match. Then five then [--] Sport on the threshold of another violation in the name of "revenue generation.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019481805036912837)  2026-02-05T18:42Z 233K followers, 64.2K engagements


"Super Bowl attendee Will Lewis's handiwork before he too was sacked at the Washington Post. Via @ObserverUK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021130487167590548)  2026-02-10T07:53Z 233K followers, 13.6K engagements


"Baleba booked and hooked within [--] mins for Brighton at Aston Villa. Ridiculous foul for the yellow card. Looks brutal but Hurzeler has been telling him since his move to Man Utd didn't materialise to be professional. He's learning the hard way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021677981396000826)  2026-02-11T20:09Z 233K followers, 26.7K engagements


"@blakeyinnit I don't see it as a manager in/out dilemma Blakey. If things don't improve all sides will look at everything that's gone well or badly and make a rational decision on recruitment coaching etc etc Until then everyone sticks together"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2022789910621466784)  2026-02-14T21:47Z 233K followers, [----] engagements


"@lroyhayes @RobStewart_ Shocking news Roy. So sad to hear it. Gone way too soon. My condolences too to Mark's family"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2020601694074347945)  2026-02-08T20:52Z 233K followers, [----] engagements


"@DAVEM05 I don't know how you can be so sure about that. Performing those tight manoeuvres at high speed with an ACL rupture is bound to be harder"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2020880838305476933)  2026-02-09T15:21Z 233K followers, [---] engagements


"102 points conceded by Wales in two Six Nations games. This is why we ran a four-page report on the problems in Welsh rugby. A great culture in need of rescue 👇 @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/riven-by-panic-and-bitterness-welsh-rugby-is-on-its-knees https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/riven-by-panic-and-bitterness-welsh-rugby-is-on-its-knees"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2023086825150033998)  2026-02-15T17:27Z 233K followers, 18.8K engagements


"To call this documentary about Chris and Sarra Hoy powerful and salutary doesn't come close. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002nn82 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002nn82"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2001926999716057094)  2025-12-19T08:06Z 233.3K followers, 20.3K engagements


"2026 will be the Transactional World Cup and Fifa's tiny ticket u-turn won't save it from their political and financial hubris. Commentary. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/fifas-money-grab-has-turned-the-joys-of-a-world-cup-into-pure-business https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/fifas-money-grab-has-turned-the-joys-of-a-world-cup-into-pure-business"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2002065464298709105)  2025-12-19T17:16Z 233.8K followers, [----] engagements


"It's obvious that Anthony Joshua let the fight go for a few rounds then threw his big right hand to end the panto and collect his cheque. A broken jaw and an averted health disaster (for Jake Paul) is entertainment now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2002303330710606281)  2025-12-20T09:01Z 233.7K followers, 24.8K engagements


"@colonelstewart The trouble is pre-Bazball didn't work down there either. Nine times out of [--] - 3-0 down after three Tests. The Ashes has a structural problem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2002681444179836989)  2025-12-21T10:03Z 233.7K followers, 16.8K engagements


"Add - since 1986/87 England have won [--] Tests in Australia and Australia have won [--] - or nine of the [--] series there. There's a structural problem with the modern Ashes. England have won one series in Australia since 1986-87 and are usually crushed there. Bazball aside there's a deep historical imbalance that undermines cricket's greatest contest. Comment. https://t.co/OBDV2y1J47 England have won one series in Australia since 1986-87 and are usually crushed there. Bazball aside there's a deep historical imbalance that undermines cricket's greatest contest. Comment. https://t.co/OBDV2y1J47"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2002715177545003134)  2025-12-21T12:18Z 233.7K followers, 38.8K engagements


"This England drinking inquest is getting a bit out of hand. Even the Duckett clip comes with the context of someone trying to wind him up. Of course there should be limits but these people are human on a tour gone horribly wrong with their careers on the line"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2003780234487964143)  2025-12-24T10:50Z 233.7K followers, 83.1K engagements


"@DaveDeer2 I'd say there's no strain in English sport quite like being pummelled 3-0 on an Ashes tour of Australia. Not nice even if you partly caused your own downfall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2003782828623036667)  2025-12-24T11:00Z 233.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Jurgen Klopp has written his end of year thoughts on Diogo Jota for @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/obituary/loved-and-lost-2025/article/diogo-jota-remembered-by-jurgen-klopp https://observer.co.uk/obituary/loved-and-lost-2025/article/diogo-jota-remembered-by-jurgen-klopp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2004834645192712202)  2025-12-27T08:40Z 233.7K followers, 18.5K engagements


"'Battle of the Sexes II' aka. The Evolve talent agency derby. My look back to Billie Jean King v Bobby Riggs and ahead to Aryna Sabalenka v Nick Kyrgios tomorrow. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/sabalenka-vs-kyrgios-a-charmless-stunt-that-doesnt-say-anything-about-battle-of-the-sexes https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/sabalenka-vs-kyrgios-a-charmless-stunt-that-doesnt-say-anything-about-battle-of-the-sexes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2004942678966862087)  2025-12-27T15:49Z 233.7K followers, 10.7K engagements


"What a story Aston Villa are. Made a listless start to the season but now have [--] straight wins in all comps and are three points behind Arsenal. Given a chasing early on here by Chelsea but survived and won yet again with two Ollie Watkins goals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2004999166959960439)  2025-12-27T19:33Z 233.7K followers, 15.6K engagements


"This week's Premier League health check in my Observer Sport series is Crystal Palace. @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/the-audit-crystal-palace https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/the-audit-crystal-palace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2005004128670679380)  2025-12-27T19:53Z 233.7K followers, 10.5K engagements


"Battle of the Sexes II. aka a lucrative stunt involving two members of the same talent agency packaged as human experiment. Preview. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/sabalenka-vs-kyrgios-a-charmless-stunt-that-doesnt-say-anything-about-battle-of-the-sexes https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/sabalenka-vs-kyrgios-a-charmless-stunt-that-doesnt-say-anything-about-battle-of-the-sexes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2005234733152661736)  2025-12-28T11:09Z 233.7K followers, 16.2K engagements


"Keep hearing about the "anxiety" gripping Arsenal. Maybe the joy in that second-half demolition of Aston Villa will remind them it doesn't always have to be stressful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2006128229157933529)  2025-12-30T22:20Z 233.7K followers, 18.2K engagements


"@70MPA I'd say it can be felt around the club. And Mikel Arteta's intensity may be part of it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2006292365611589768)  2025-12-31T09:12Z 233.3K followers, [--] engagements


"Man Utd power struggle alert. A piece from Elland Road on the challenge Ruben Amorim laid down to his employers after the 1-1 draw with Leeds. A major show of defiance. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/ruben-amorim-caught-cold-by-weight-of-expectation-following-leeds-draw https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/ruben-amorim-caught-cold-by-weight-of-expectation-following-leeds-draw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2007858466786804029)  2026-01-04T16:55Z 233.6K followers, 15.5K engagements


"Another Christmas/New Year of crazy fixture overload for players staff and fans. On the other hand imagine enduring a British winter without evening football on TV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2009356995443441933)  2026-01-08T20:10Z 233.5K followers, 17K engagements


"Delusional and unprofessional feels like the right epitaph for England's Ashes campaign. To think management should pay no price for delivering a tour of such poor logic and low standards is quite a stretch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2009394187314299384)  2026-01-08T22:38Z 233.3K followers, 19.7K engagements


""Your job is to do what's best for Manchester United." Not the owners not the brand but Man Utd. How Sir Alex Ferguson spoke for the soul of the club. Comment. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/one-call-to-sir-alex-exposed-the-deep-malaise-at-heart-of-manchester-united https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/one-call-to-sir-alex-exposed-the-deep-malaise-at-heart-of-manchester-united"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2010395070613119060)  2026-01-11T16:55Z 233.2K followers, 15.4K engagements


"The rise and rise of Goalhanger. An interesting move into ye olde world of writing. https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/goalhanger-signals-expansion-into-written-content-with-editorial-director-hire/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/goalhanger-signals-expansion-into-written-content-with-editorial-director-hire/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2011391880223662583)  2026-01-14T10:56Z 233.3K followers, 17.2K engagements


"Roy Keane's "bad smell" comment is easily explained. Ferguson and Gill are the people who ended his Man Utd career when he behaved outrageously. He's never forgiven them for it. The comment says nothing about the task facing Michael Carrick"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2012436961277993370)  2026-01-17T08:08Z 233.3K followers, 66.5K engagements


"A firm set up by Michael McIntyre and Gary Neville is supplying fans to give their opinions on Sky Sports shows. A column on Fanalysis and how supporter views became a business. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/footballs-culture-of-mass-agitation-and-polemic-has-now-been-normalised https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/footballs-culture-of-mass-agitation-and-polemic-has-now-been-normalised"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2012820832007979442)  2026-01-18T09:34Z 233.2K followers, 218.1K engagements


"Oliver Glasner may have been studying the Maresca/Amorim model for getting yourself sacked. If he thinks Palace are on the slide (Guehi going etc) he won't want that to damage his own hireability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2012873236548120921)  2026-01-18T13:02Z 233.2K followers, 23.9K engagements


"@StDavidsPress @DafyddJames13 You too sir. Really enjoyed talking to Dafydd. Thanks again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2013606190089924766)  2026-01-20T13:35Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Part [--] of my Welsh rugby report. Neath a great spirit trapped in an ailing body. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/neaths-bitter-decline-is-a-symbol-of-welsh-neglect https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/neaths-bitter-decline-is-a-symbol-of-welsh-neglect"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2015100605942120500)  2026-01-24T16:33Z 233.2K followers, 11.2K engagements


"@CalvinBook Congratulations Mike"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2015325511824584711)  2026-01-25T07:26Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@photographyrsp Hi Rob yes if you go to the sports section of you'll see it all. All best. http://observer.co.uk http://observer.co.uk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2015822489444561346)  2026-01-26T16:21Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Bayern Munich have won [--] of their last [--] at home and [--] in [--] in all comps. Yet people still shout you down if you mention home advantage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/203396727074603009)  2012-05-18T08:08Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Lee Cattermole [--] has been sent off seven times (five at Sunderland). He's a danger to his fellow professionals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/250939397237784578)  2012-09-26T12:46Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements


"There isn't a soul in Warsaw trying to clear water from the pitch. Rain-phobic groundsmen appear to have run for the hills"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/258280184027963392)  2012-10-16T18:56Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Nice cool minimalist boast about Guardiola on the Bundesliga's website: "Europes best league is now even better.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/291877700329672706)  2013-01-17T12:00Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein It's fine by me Rafa. They've got a lot to be immodest about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/291893021392392193)  2013-01-17T13:01Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"The anti-Benitez banner that will have embarrassed all serious Chelsea fans was the "fat Spanish waiter" one. That was just nasty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/306913747396591617)  2013-02-27T23:48Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Can never quite decide whether San Marino (one win ever) playing at World Cup level is a sacred right or sadism dressed up as democracy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/315174672507498496)  2013-03-22T18:54Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Cabrera birdied the last on Friday and Saturday as well. He owns the 18th. Nobody tell Adam Scott"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/323574802990395392)  2013-04-14T23:13Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"The Bundesliga is about power as well as ideals. A column on Bayern grabbing Gotze (and maybe Lewandowski) http://t.co/EbqnRuh4DY http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/bundesliga/10019077/Bayern-Munich-lure-Borussia-Dortmunds-best-players-and-dilute-the-Champions-League-finals-romance.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/bundesliga/10019077/Bayern-Munich-lure-Borussia-Dortmunds-best-players-and-dilute-the-Champions-League-finals-romance.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/327739548945752064)  2013-04-26T11:02Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"We're banned at Newcastle. Sir Bobby Robson would have handled this like the great man he was. With a discussion http://t.co/b57jYVbEJR http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/10030947/Newcastle-United-bans-Telegraph-from-attending-matches-following-dressing-room-split-revelations.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/10030947/Newcastle-United-bans-Telegraph-from-attending-matches-following-dressing-room-split-revelations.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/329706069695795201)  2013-05-01T21:17Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@honigstein Rooney's camp appear to think there was interest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/332083479858778112)  2013-05-08T10:44Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Champagne spraying again in the Premier League's secret underground story-generating bunker. All other sports cowering under the onslaught"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/334067932785152000)  2013-05-13T22:09Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Yes Super Cup etc (Guardiola). But the point holds. Bayern can be improved only aesthetically. The winning machine is already built"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/340942418838949888)  2013-06-01T21:26Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements


"On this Lions tour I can see the Gatland wound re-opening. English players may suspect him of using Cardiff result to justify pre-judgment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/341629235523358720)  2013-06-03T18:55Z 245.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Forget genre Elmore Leonard was a great writer by any definition. One of his lessons: take words out don't put them in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/369932687613902848)  2013-08-20T21:23Z 245.1K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein Maybe just strange construction Think he just meant he likes the atmosphere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/377359485678784513)  2013-09-10T09:14Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Shame Ian Holloway won't say which ref he allegedly saw high-fiving Drogba before Blackpool played Chelsea. Not that chumminess is an issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/382124335185821696)  2013-09-23T12:48Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein No but if Holloway doesn't say then the innocent one is impugned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/382138237827182592)  2013-09-23T13:43Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Man Utd's players must be dreading the day the focus shifts from Moyes to them. Too many coasting using regime change as an excuse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/384588595362680832)  2013-09-30T08:00Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Prediction: Serge Gnabry will be the best of all Arsenal's young attackers better even than Walcott or Oxlade-Chamberlain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/399601278172409857)  2013-11-10T18:15Z 247.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I'd worry about the eyesight of anyone who thinks Ribery should win the Ballon d'Or ahead of Ronaldo or Messi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/407893381713387520)  2013-12-03T15:25Z 247.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@honigstein Well surely Ronaldo has earned it. It's not meant to go to a good player (Ribery) as a reward to a great team"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/407898870069207041)  2013-12-03T15:47Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein I don't see that Ronaldo or Messi are judged purely on goals scored. What about outrageous talent Is Ribery even Bayern's best"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/407904416717496320)  2013-12-03T16:09Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Come on then. Top [--] transfer bargains since [----]. Ronaldo Suarez Ramsey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/408541038718877696)  2013-12-05T10:19Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Thanks for all the responses about football as the new House of Commons. Lots of good theories"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/425642816383885313)  2014-01-21T14:55Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"454 media applications to cover the Uli Hoeness tax evasion trial in Munich. [--] will get in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/428599018755612672)  2014-01-29T18:42Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@DietmarHamann Interesting. No idea what his demands are but you'd assume there's a compromise figure. Wonderful player"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/443368162390577153)  2014-03-11T12:49Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein @Marcotti @JimProudfoot "False dichotomy" How smug"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/463725190661545984)  2014-05-06T17:01Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Joe Cole on for West Ham [--] hours before England World Cup squad announced. He must hate being seen as English football's lost boy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/465516766178082817)  2014-05-11T15:40Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein I don't understand this. Why the reluctance to pay Is he a problem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/469415103918784512)  2014-05-22T09:50Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@mikemillerwsj @JoshRobinson23 @WSJ this is wonderful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/474891128219918336)  2014-06-06T12:30Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Of Brazil's four defenders only Thiago Silva has defending uppermost in his mind. You couldn't say that about Luiz Alves or Marcelo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/477216384523313153)  2014-06-12T22:30Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@DickinsonTimes Agree eg Sterling who's in good positions needs to be sharper and more decisive in moving the ball on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/479706885336367104)  2014-06-19T19:26Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Maybe it's my TV but Giroud seemed to move a hell of a lot quicker for France than he did for Arsenal in the second half of their season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/480093041240576001)  2014-06-20T21:01Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"I've been through six Brazilian cities now and the airports are mostly excellent. Yet again we patronised a host country with scare stories"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/482501835853684736)  2014-06-27T12:32Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


""Five years ago we would have lost zil and Sanchez. Arsene Wenger claims the exodus is over http://t.co/kjYXIEyIKu http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11019791/Arsenal-manager-Arsene-Wenger-says-the-exodus-of-players-from-the-Emirates-Stadium-is-over.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11019791/Arsenal-manager-Arsene-Wenger-says-the-exodus-of-players-from-the-Emirates-Stadium-is-over.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/497645465845137409)  2014-08-08T07:28Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Keep seeing this allegation that Qatar funds Isil but it's not substantiated. If correct you'd think it's a bigger issue than heat for 2022"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/518140823389896705)  2014-10-03T20:49Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Arsene Wenger: the man who wouldn't take it any more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/518760709761794048)  2014-10-05T13:52Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@owen_g don't know but conspiring would amount to disloyalty. A bit like BPMs to South Africans which was treated as an offence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/520120789786693632)  2014-10-09T07:57Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Euro [----] qualifying: not the insomnia cure we expected. Great Power complacency and smaller nation energy shaking it up nicely"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/522126756191674368)  2014-10-14T20:48Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein how the hell did Dortmund get down there Long story I guess"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/529679215248293888)  2014-11-04T16:59Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Raheem Sterling on [--] grand a week. Offered [--]. "Nowhere near acceptable" is word from camp. @henrywinter reports http://t.co/elmzAdRUPZ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11286529/Liverpool-forward-Raheem-Sterling-nowhere-near-agreement-over-new-deal-despite-70000-a-week-offer.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11286529/Liverpool-forward-Raheem-Sterling-nowhere-near-agreement-over-new-deal-despite-70000-a-week-offer.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/542960992825929728)  2014-12-11T08:36Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@bglendenning @honigstein @henrywinter as somebody just pointed out he may have the Glen Johnson wage in his head"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/542965288304910336)  2014-12-11T08:53Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@DuncanTucker You got it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/549826662322696192)  2014-12-30T07:17Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@NickMiller79 @JNorthcroft They could have given him reason to stay but chose not to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/552219039976939521)  2015-01-05T21:44Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"I enjoy watching Diego Costa and think he brings some endangered qualities to football but let's be honest about his violent tendencies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/560528254575312896)  2015-01-28T20:02Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Contretemps to our right between pro- and anti-Lampard factions in the Chelsea crowd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/561601308785131521)  2015-01-31T19:06Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


""The Premier League the BBC the Queen: these are things that people feel are good about the UK" (Richard Scudamore). NHS misses out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/565430563704963072)  2015-02-11T08:42Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Southampton-West Ham teams http://t.co/M1c9VmDoqo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/565583800684793857)  2015-02-11T18:51Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Before Christmas in Qatar we'll need to get through Putinism's oligarch-aggrandising World Cup. Shall we just reconvene in 2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/570192853382668290)  2015-02-24T12:05Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@SchneiderBrianJ @owen_g That's the logical assumption"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/642297626826788864)  2015-09-11T11:24Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@davidflatman fair play. That leads on to a discussion about the big tactical change to containing Wales rather than playing their own game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/649182670539374592)  2015-09-30T11:23Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Stuart Lancaster says tonight's crowd support gave England "the confidence to know the country's still behind them.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/652961583698706432)  2015-10-10T21:39Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@richard_conway @DickinsonTimes So this time Greg Dyke is drawing his finger across everyone else's throat not England's as in Brazil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/675609362786861056)  2015-12-12T09:33Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Johan Cruyff's death reminds me there's a book to be written about sport in the 70s and why it was so expressive. Free spirits prospered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/713122362372263937)  2016-03-24T21:56Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements


"So much of the news these days is about people saying stuff they shouldn't have said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/725967525259972608)  2016-04-29T08:38Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Today presented me with the problem of how to work Louis van Gaal's "sex masochism" aside into a piece on Man Utd's Champions League hopes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/726849479404621829)  2016-05-01T19:03Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@HLNinEngeland could be a long commute. From Germany or France"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/728557016902471681)  2016-05-06T12:08Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"This season I reckon I've seen at least two teams down tools on their manager. Chelsea under Mourinho Everton with Martinez. It's a trend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/730781993948971009)  2016-05-12T15:29Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@mrewanmurray there's a lot of tiptoeing around the fact that an English ref has got two big things wrong. Ramos offside Torres no pen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/736650097614819328)  2016-05-28T20:07Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein @mrewanmurray on his watch then Rafa. I'm incapable of sympathy for Pepe but Torres tricked the ref"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/736651172803678208)  2016-05-28T20:11Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Let's admit it this is a very messed up tournament. Stoicism and all that but it's messed up. https://x.com/telefootball/status/743917383232946176 #CRO coach calls flare-throwing fans 'sports terrorists' - @TelegraphDucker https://t.co/JTzt5mxYCf https://t.co/8SrjF40hDu https://x.com/telefootball/status/743917383232946176 #CRO coach calls flare-throwing fans 'sports terrorists' - @TelegraphDucker https://t.co/JTzt5mxYCf https://t.co/8SrjF40hDu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/743918304419545088)  2016-06-17T21:28Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"A reason to think Mourinho will be fine at Man Utd is that he won't have an internal enemy to fight (politics at Real owner at Chelsea)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/750234222871404544)  2016-07-05T07:45Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements


"I like this phrase America's Ryder Cup golfers keep using about Tiger Woods: "He's all-in." Ask yourself at work today: are you all-in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/781517638463664128)  2016-09-29T15:34Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@barneyronay "After enjoying lobster and 900-worth of vintage champagne" Sven said he could get David Beckham to Aston Villa. Sloshed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/783935087704477696)  2016-10-06T07:41Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"FA right. Remembrance is not a political statement just a broad human one. No-one obliged to wear one or even agree. Ridiculous saga. https://x.com/fa/status/793909268219133952 FA statement regarding Armistice Day tributes at @England v Scotland. https://t.co/4oRAKE3vAR https://x.com/fa/status/793909268219133952 FA statement regarding Armistice Day tributes at @England v Scotland. https://t.co/4oRAKE3vAR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/793910897823678464)  2016-11-02T20:21Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@honigstein @DaveToffy I'd say it's for the person wearing the flower to decide why they're doing it not be told by papers the PM or FIFA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/794122404347990016)  2016-11-03T10:21Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein @DaveToffy we're going round in circles. You're calling it a "political and religious symbol." I'm saying it doesn't have to be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/794124678646349824)  2016-11-03T10:30Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@honigstein @DaveToffy "Poppy stands for beliefs" Or it might stand for remembering your granddad who died in Normandy. Not for us to say"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/794126749122564096)  2016-11-03T10:39Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Not often you get three goes at a penalty outside of Sunday pub football but Sanchez has shaken Bayern. Their fans were growing complacent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/831961411966353409)  2017-02-15T20:20Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@seaningle @hendopolis Preposterous. Neil is simply relaying pages that will be all over the country the next day. Leave him alone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/872393455611375616)  2017-06-07T10:03Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@jcorrigangolf It's Danny Willett all over again. You should take up gambling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/881082948685938688)  2017-07-01T09:31Z 233.3K followers, [--] engagements


"Can't stop staring at this picture. A man returns to work. https://x.com/TeleFootball/status/892344661393592320 Alexis Sanchez lands in London ahead of Arsenal return https://t.co/I9T7MSpTaL https://t.co/UOWcYwBWLw https://x.com/TeleFootball/status/892344661393592320 Alexis Sanchez lands in London ahead of Arsenal return https://t.co/I9T7MSpTaL https://t.co/UOWcYwBWLw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/892346750740164608)  2017-08-01T11:30Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@Greg_Wood_ Feel Im looking at my youth there Greg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/989401709452693505)  2018-04-26T07:12Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

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Social topic influence france 2.61%, sir 2.61%, in the 1.74%, acl 1.74%, the great 1.74%, health 1.74%, australia 1.74%, if you 1.74%, premier league 1.74%, $ferg 1.74%

Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @honigstein @observeruk @blakeyinnit @davetoffy @dickinsontimes @oweng @henrywinter @mrewanmurray @monktonmairsy @rorymaw @lroyhayes @robstewart @davem05 @colonelstewart @davedeer2 @70mpa @stdavidspress @dafyddjames13 @calvinbook @photographyrsp

Top assets mentioned Ferguson plc (FERG) Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC)

Top Social Posts

Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

""100% gone." When you think about it it's incredible that Lindsey Vonn was allowed to ski in the Winter Olympics nine days after rupturing her ACL"
X Link 2026-02-09T10:58Z 233K followers, 25.5K engagements

"Presumably Jim Ratcliffe who colonised Monaco excludes Man Utd's multi-national squad from his claim that Britain has been "colonised by immigrants.""
X Link 2026-02-11T22:31Z 233K followers, 62.3K engagements

"Good to see Antoine Dupont back for France after [--] months out. One of the most gifted figures in world sport"
X Link 2026-02-05T19:50Z 233K followers, 10.7K engagements

"A piece from Twickenham on England developing a new identity as entertainers after years of being too easy for general viewers to ignore. For @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/arundell-and-pollock-turn-on-the-style-as-england-cruise-to-victory-over-wales https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/arundell-and-pollock-turn-on-the-style-as-england-cruise-to-victory-over-wales"
X Link 2026-02-07T23:12Z 233K followers, 12.5K engagements

"If West Ham stay up they'll have him to thank. A textbook example of an individual player ignoring negativity and changing a team's trajectory. Five goals in five games in all competitions for Crycensio Summerville 🔥 West Ham head into the break 2-0 up at Turf Moor 💪 https://t.co/2uhdS6hPxP Five goals in five games in all competitions for Crycensio Summerville 🔥 West Ham head into the break 2-0 up at Turf Moor 💪 https://t.co/2uhdS6hPxP"
X Link 2026-02-08T09:56Z 233K followers, 20.5K engagements

"Thomas Frank downfall summary. A critical mass of Spurs players decided they didn't fancy him and disengaged - which is what they always do when they know a sacking will follow. Frank took the wrong road out of Brentford. Can the people now running Spurs end the doom cycle"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:40Z 233K followers, 38.1K engagements

"My column on the great American sportswriting tradition and why the Washington Post's cull of reporters spells danger far beyond the ballpark. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/the-washington-post-sport-desk-society-red-flag-paul-hayward https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/the-washington-post-sport-desk-society-red-flag-paul-hayward"
X Link 2026-02-14T12:30Z 233K followers, 118.3K engagements

"Away fans are football's unheralded heroes. Any Sussex-based Brighton supporter leaving Anfield by car or coach will get into bed between 3-4am. That's with traffic stops motorway closures etc. Those who stay may pay a premium for hotels. True of all clubs week in week out"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:26Z 233K followers, 159.9K engagements

"Brace yourself. Six Nations "in-game ads" start tonight. Twice in each match. Then five then [--] Sport on the threshold of another violation in the name of "revenue generation.""
X Link 2026-02-05T18:42Z 233K followers, 64.2K engagements

"Super Bowl attendee Will Lewis's handiwork before he too was sacked at the Washington Post. Via @ObserverUK"
X Link 2026-02-10T07:53Z 233K followers, 13.6K engagements

"Baleba booked and hooked within [--] mins for Brighton at Aston Villa. Ridiculous foul for the yellow card. Looks brutal but Hurzeler has been telling him since his move to Man Utd didn't materialise to be professional. He's learning the hard way"
X Link 2026-02-11T20:09Z 233K followers, 26.7K engagements

"@blakeyinnit I don't see it as a manager in/out dilemma Blakey. If things don't improve all sides will look at everything that's gone well or badly and make a rational decision on recruitment coaching etc etc Until then everyone sticks together"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:47Z 233K followers, [----] engagements

"@lroyhayes @RobStewart_ Shocking news Roy. So sad to hear it. Gone way too soon. My condolences too to Mark's family"
X Link 2026-02-08T20:52Z 233K followers, [----] engagements

"@DAVEM05 I don't know how you can be so sure about that. Performing those tight manoeuvres at high speed with an ACL rupture is bound to be harder"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:21Z 233K followers, [---] engagements

"102 points conceded by Wales in two Six Nations games. This is why we ran a four-page report on the problems in Welsh rugby. A great culture in need of rescue 👇 @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/riven-by-panic-and-bitterness-welsh-rugby-is-on-its-knees https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/riven-by-panic-and-bitterness-welsh-rugby-is-on-its-knees"
X Link 2026-02-15T17:27Z 233K followers, 18.8K engagements

"To call this documentary about Chris and Sarra Hoy powerful and salutary doesn't come close. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002nn82 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002nn82"
X Link 2025-12-19T08:06Z 233.3K followers, 20.3K engagements

"2026 will be the Transactional World Cup and Fifa's tiny ticket u-turn won't save it from their political and financial hubris. Commentary. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/fifas-money-grab-has-turned-the-joys-of-a-world-cup-into-pure-business https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/fifas-money-grab-has-turned-the-joys-of-a-world-cup-into-pure-business"
X Link 2025-12-19T17:16Z 233.8K followers, [----] engagements

"It's obvious that Anthony Joshua let the fight go for a few rounds then threw his big right hand to end the panto and collect his cheque. A broken jaw and an averted health disaster (for Jake Paul) is entertainment now"
X Link 2025-12-20T09:01Z 233.7K followers, 24.8K engagements

"@colonelstewart The trouble is pre-Bazball didn't work down there either. Nine times out of [--] - 3-0 down after three Tests. The Ashes has a structural problem"
X Link 2025-12-21T10:03Z 233.7K followers, 16.8K engagements

"Add - since 1986/87 England have won [--] Tests in Australia and Australia have won [--] - or nine of the [--] series there. There's a structural problem with the modern Ashes. England have won one series in Australia since 1986-87 and are usually crushed there. Bazball aside there's a deep historical imbalance that undermines cricket's greatest contest. Comment. https://t.co/OBDV2y1J47 England have won one series in Australia since 1986-87 and are usually crushed there. Bazball aside there's a deep historical imbalance that undermines cricket's greatest contest. Comment. https://t.co/OBDV2y1J47"
X Link 2025-12-21T12:18Z 233.7K followers, 38.8K engagements

"This England drinking inquest is getting a bit out of hand. Even the Duckett clip comes with the context of someone trying to wind him up. Of course there should be limits but these people are human on a tour gone horribly wrong with their careers on the line"
X Link 2025-12-24T10:50Z 233.7K followers, 83.1K engagements

"@DaveDeer2 I'd say there's no strain in English sport quite like being pummelled 3-0 on an Ashes tour of Australia. Not nice even if you partly caused your own downfall"
X Link 2025-12-24T11:00Z 233.7K followers, [----] engagements

"Jurgen Klopp has written his end of year thoughts on Diogo Jota for @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/obituary/loved-and-lost-2025/article/diogo-jota-remembered-by-jurgen-klopp https://observer.co.uk/obituary/loved-and-lost-2025/article/diogo-jota-remembered-by-jurgen-klopp"
X Link 2025-12-27T08:40Z 233.7K followers, 18.5K engagements

"'Battle of the Sexes II' aka. The Evolve talent agency derby. My look back to Billie Jean King v Bobby Riggs and ahead to Aryna Sabalenka v Nick Kyrgios tomorrow. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/sabalenka-vs-kyrgios-a-charmless-stunt-that-doesnt-say-anything-about-battle-of-the-sexes https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/sabalenka-vs-kyrgios-a-charmless-stunt-that-doesnt-say-anything-about-battle-of-the-sexes"
X Link 2025-12-27T15:49Z 233.7K followers, 10.7K engagements

"What a story Aston Villa are. Made a listless start to the season but now have [--] straight wins in all comps and are three points behind Arsenal. Given a chasing early on here by Chelsea but survived and won yet again with two Ollie Watkins goals"
X Link 2025-12-27T19:33Z 233.7K followers, 15.6K engagements

"This week's Premier League health check in my Observer Sport series is Crystal Palace. @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/the-audit-crystal-palace https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/the-audit-crystal-palace"
X Link 2025-12-27T19:53Z 233.7K followers, 10.5K engagements

"Battle of the Sexes II. aka a lucrative stunt involving two members of the same talent agency packaged as human experiment. Preview. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/sabalenka-vs-kyrgios-a-charmless-stunt-that-doesnt-say-anything-about-battle-of-the-sexes https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/sabalenka-vs-kyrgios-a-charmless-stunt-that-doesnt-say-anything-about-battle-of-the-sexes"
X Link 2025-12-28T11:09Z 233.7K followers, 16.2K engagements

"Keep hearing about the "anxiety" gripping Arsenal. Maybe the joy in that second-half demolition of Aston Villa will remind them it doesn't always have to be stressful"
X Link 2025-12-30T22:20Z 233.7K followers, 18.2K engagements

"@70MPA I'd say it can be felt around the club. And Mikel Arteta's intensity may be part of it"
X Link 2025-12-31T09:12Z 233.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Man Utd power struggle alert. A piece from Elland Road on the challenge Ruben Amorim laid down to his employers after the 1-1 draw with Leeds. A major show of defiance. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/ruben-amorim-caught-cold-by-weight-of-expectation-following-leeds-draw https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/ruben-amorim-caught-cold-by-weight-of-expectation-following-leeds-draw"
X Link 2026-01-04T16:55Z 233.6K followers, 15.5K engagements

"Another Christmas/New Year of crazy fixture overload for players staff and fans. On the other hand imagine enduring a British winter without evening football on TV"
X Link 2026-01-08T20:10Z 233.5K followers, 17K engagements

"Delusional and unprofessional feels like the right epitaph for England's Ashes campaign. To think management should pay no price for delivering a tour of such poor logic and low standards is quite a stretch"
X Link 2026-01-08T22:38Z 233.3K followers, 19.7K engagements

""Your job is to do what's best for Manchester United." Not the owners not the brand but Man Utd. How Sir Alex Ferguson spoke for the soul of the club. Comment. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/one-call-to-sir-alex-exposed-the-deep-malaise-at-heart-of-manchester-united https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/one-call-to-sir-alex-exposed-the-deep-malaise-at-heart-of-manchester-united"
X Link 2026-01-11T16:55Z 233.2K followers, 15.4K engagements

"The rise and rise of Goalhanger. An interesting move into ye olde world of writing. https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/goalhanger-signals-expansion-into-written-content-with-editorial-director-hire/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/goalhanger-signals-expansion-into-written-content-with-editorial-director-hire/"
X Link 2026-01-14T10:56Z 233.3K followers, 17.2K engagements

"Roy Keane's "bad smell" comment is easily explained. Ferguson and Gill are the people who ended his Man Utd career when he behaved outrageously. He's never forgiven them for it. The comment says nothing about the task facing Michael Carrick"
X Link 2026-01-17T08:08Z 233.3K followers, 66.5K engagements

"A firm set up by Michael McIntyre and Gary Neville is supplying fans to give their opinions on Sky Sports shows. A column on Fanalysis and how supporter views became a business. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/footballs-culture-of-mass-agitation-and-polemic-has-now-been-normalised https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/footballs-culture-of-mass-agitation-and-polemic-has-now-been-normalised"
X Link 2026-01-18T09:34Z 233.2K followers, 218.1K engagements

"Oliver Glasner may have been studying the Maresca/Amorim model for getting yourself sacked. If he thinks Palace are on the slide (Guehi going etc) he won't want that to damage his own hireability"
X Link 2026-01-18T13:02Z 233.2K followers, 23.9K engagements

"@StDavidsPress @DafyddJames13 You too sir. Really enjoyed talking to Dafydd. Thanks again"
X Link 2026-01-20T13:35Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"Part [--] of my Welsh rugby report. Neath a great spirit trapped in an ailing body. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/neaths-bitter-decline-is-a-symbol-of-welsh-neglect https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/neaths-bitter-decline-is-a-symbol-of-welsh-neglect"
X Link 2026-01-24T16:33Z 233.2K followers, 11.2K engagements

"@CalvinBook Congratulations Mike"
X Link 2026-01-25T07:26Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements

"@photographyrsp Hi Rob yes if you go to the sports section of you'll see it all. All best. http://observer.co.uk http://observer.co.uk"
X Link 2026-01-26T16:21Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"Bayern Munich have won [--] of their last [--] at home and [--] in [--] in all comps. Yet people still shout you down if you mention home advantage"
X Link 2012-05-18T08:08Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Lee Cattermole [--] has been sent off seven times (five at Sunderland). He's a danger to his fellow professionals"
X Link 2012-09-26T12:46Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements

"There isn't a soul in Warsaw trying to clear water from the pitch. Rain-phobic groundsmen appear to have run for the hills"
X Link 2012-10-16T18:56Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Nice cool minimalist boast about Guardiola on the Bundesliga's website: "Europes best league is now even better.""
X Link 2013-01-17T12:00Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein It's fine by me Rafa. They've got a lot to be immodest about"
X Link 2013-01-17T13:01Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"The anti-Benitez banner that will have embarrassed all serious Chelsea fans was the "fat Spanish waiter" one. That was just nasty"
X Link 2013-02-27T23:48Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements

"Can never quite decide whether San Marino (one win ever) playing at World Cup level is a sacred right or sadism dressed up as democracy"
X Link 2013-03-22T18:54Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"Cabrera birdied the last on Friday and Saturday as well. He owns the 18th. Nobody tell Adam Scott"
X Link 2013-04-14T23:13Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"The Bundesliga is about power as well as ideals. A column on Bayern grabbing Gotze (and maybe Lewandowski) http://t.co/EbqnRuh4DY http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/bundesliga/10019077/Bayern-Munich-lure-Borussia-Dortmunds-best-players-and-dilute-the-Champions-League-finals-romance.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/bundesliga/10019077/Bayern-Munich-lure-Borussia-Dortmunds-best-players-and-dilute-the-Champions-League-finals-romance.html"
X Link 2013-04-26T11:02Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"We're banned at Newcastle. Sir Bobby Robson would have handled this like the great man he was. With a discussion http://t.co/b57jYVbEJR http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/10030947/Newcastle-United-bans-Telegraph-from-attending-matches-following-dressing-room-split-revelations.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/10030947/Newcastle-United-bans-Telegraph-from-attending-matches-following-dressing-room-split-revelations.html"
X Link 2013-05-01T21:17Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements

"@honigstein Rooney's camp appear to think there was interest"
X Link 2013-05-08T10:44Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Champagne spraying again in the Premier League's secret underground story-generating bunker. All other sports cowering under the onslaught"
X Link 2013-05-13T22:09Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Yes Super Cup etc (Guardiola). But the point holds. Bayern can be improved only aesthetically. The winning machine is already built"
X Link 2013-06-01T21:26Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements

"On this Lions tour I can see the Gatland wound re-opening. English players may suspect him of using Cardiff result to justify pre-judgment"
X Link 2013-06-03T18:55Z 245.1K followers, [--] engagements

"Forget genre Elmore Leonard was a great writer by any definition. One of his lessons: take words out don't put them in"
X Link 2013-08-20T21:23Z 245.1K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein Maybe just strange construction Think he just meant he likes the atmosphere"
X Link 2013-09-10T09:14Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Shame Ian Holloway won't say which ref he allegedly saw high-fiving Drogba before Blackpool played Chelsea. Not that chumminess is an issue"
X Link 2013-09-23T12:48Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein No but if Holloway doesn't say then the innocent one is impugned"
X Link 2013-09-23T13:43Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Man Utd's players must be dreading the day the focus shifts from Moyes to them. Too many coasting using regime change as an excuse"
X Link 2013-09-30T08:00Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Prediction: Serge Gnabry will be the best of all Arsenal's young attackers better even than Walcott or Oxlade-Chamberlain"
X Link 2013-11-10T18:15Z 247.4K followers, [---] engagements

"I'd worry about the eyesight of anyone who thinks Ribery should win the Ballon d'Or ahead of Ronaldo or Messi"
X Link 2013-12-03T15:25Z 247.4K followers, [---] engagements

"@honigstein Well surely Ronaldo has earned it. It's not meant to go to a good player (Ribery) as a reward to a great team"
X Link 2013-12-03T15:47Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein I don't see that Ronaldo or Messi are judged purely on goals scored. What about outrageous talent Is Ribery even Bayern's best"
X Link 2013-12-03T16:09Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Come on then. Top [--] transfer bargains since [----]. Ronaldo Suarez Ramsey"
X Link 2013-12-05T10:19Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements

"Thanks for all the responses about football as the new House of Commons. Lots of good theories"
X Link 2014-01-21T14:55Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"454 media applications to cover the Uli Hoeness tax evasion trial in Munich. [--] will get in"
X Link 2014-01-29T18:42Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@DietmarHamann Interesting. No idea what his demands are but you'd assume there's a compromise figure. Wonderful player"
X Link 2014-03-11T12:49Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein @Marcotti @JimProudfoot "False dichotomy" How smug"
X Link 2014-05-06T17:01Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Joe Cole on for West Ham [--] hours before England World Cup squad announced. He must hate being seen as English football's lost boy"
X Link 2014-05-11T15:40Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein I don't understand this. Why the reluctance to pay Is he a problem"
X Link 2014-05-22T09:50Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@mikemillerwsj @JoshRobinson23 @WSJ this is wonderful"
X Link 2014-06-06T12:30Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"Of Brazil's four defenders only Thiago Silva has defending uppermost in his mind. You couldn't say that about Luiz Alves or Marcelo"
X Link 2014-06-12T22:30Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"@DickinsonTimes Agree eg Sterling who's in good positions needs to be sharper and more decisive in moving the ball on"
X Link 2014-06-19T19:26Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Maybe it's my TV but Giroud seemed to move a hell of a lot quicker for France than he did for Arsenal in the second half of their season"
X Link 2014-06-20T21:01Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"I've been through six Brazilian cities now and the airports are mostly excellent. Yet again we patronised a host country with scare stories"
X Link 2014-06-27T12:32Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements

""Five years ago we would have lost zil and Sanchez. Arsene Wenger claims the exodus is over http://t.co/kjYXIEyIKu http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11019791/Arsenal-manager-Arsene-Wenger-says-the-exodus-of-players-from-the-Emirates-Stadium-is-over.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11019791/Arsenal-manager-Arsene-Wenger-says-the-exodus-of-players-from-the-Emirates-Stadium-is-over.html"
X Link 2014-08-08T07:28Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Keep seeing this allegation that Qatar funds Isil but it's not substantiated. If correct you'd think it's a bigger issue than heat for 2022"
X Link 2014-10-03T20:49Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"Arsene Wenger: the man who wouldn't take it any more"
X Link 2014-10-05T13:52Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"@owen_g don't know but conspiring would amount to disloyalty. A bit like BPMs to South Africans which was treated as an offence"
X Link 2014-10-09T07:57Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"Euro [----] qualifying: not the insomnia cure we expected. Great Power complacency and smaller nation energy shaking it up nicely"
X Link 2014-10-14T20:48Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein how the hell did Dortmund get down there Long story I guess"
X Link 2014-11-04T16:59Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Raheem Sterling on [--] grand a week. Offered [--]. "Nowhere near acceptable" is word from camp. @henrywinter reports http://t.co/elmzAdRUPZ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11286529/Liverpool-forward-Raheem-Sterling-nowhere-near-agreement-over-new-deal-despite-70000-a-week-offer.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11286529/Liverpool-forward-Raheem-Sterling-nowhere-near-agreement-over-new-deal-despite-70000-a-week-offer.html"
X Link 2014-12-11T08:36Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements

"@bglendenning @honigstein @henrywinter as somebody just pointed out he may have the Glen Johnson wage in his head"
X Link 2014-12-11T08:53Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@DuncanTucker You got it"
X Link 2014-12-30T07:17Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@NickMiller79 @JNorthcroft They could have given him reason to stay but chose not to"
X Link 2015-01-05T21:44Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"I enjoy watching Diego Costa and think he brings some endangered qualities to football but let's be honest about his violent tendencies"
X Link 2015-01-28T20:02Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Contretemps to our right between pro- and anti-Lampard factions in the Chelsea crowd"
X Link 2015-01-31T19:06Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

""The Premier League the BBC the Queen: these are things that people feel are good about the UK" (Richard Scudamore). NHS misses out"
X Link 2015-02-11T08:42Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"Southampton-West Ham teams http://t.co/M1c9VmDoqo"
X Link 2015-02-11T18:51Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Before Christmas in Qatar we'll need to get through Putinism's oligarch-aggrandising World Cup. Shall we just reconvene in 2026"
X Link 2015-02-24T12:05Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"@SchneiderBrianJ @owen_g That's the logical assumption"
X Link 2015-09-11T11:24Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"@davidflatman fair play. That leads on to a discussion about the big tactical change to containing Wales rather than playing their own game"
X Link 2015-09-30T11:23Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"Stuart Lancaster says tonight's crowd support gave England "the confidence to know the country's still behind them.""
X Link 2015-10-10T21:39Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"@richard_conway @DickinsonTimes So this time Greg Dyke is drawing his finger across everyone else's throat not England's as in Brazil"
X Link 2015-12-12T09:33Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"Johan Cruyff's death reminds me there's a book to be written about sport in the 70s and why it was so expressive. Free spirits prospered"
X Link 2016-03-24T21:56Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements

"So much of the news these days is about people saying stuff they shouldn't have said"
X Link 2016-04-29T08:38Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Today presented me with the problem of how to work Louis van Gaal's "sex masochism" aside into a piece on Man Utd's Champions League hopes"
X Link 2016-05-01T19:03Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements

"@HLNinEngeland could be a long commute. From Germany or France"
X Link 2016-05-06T12:08Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"This season I reckon I've seen at least two teams down tools on their manager. Chelsea under Mourinho Everton with Martinez. It's a trend"
X Link 2016-05-12T15:29Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements

"@mrewanmurray there's a lot of tiptoeing around the fact that an English ref has got two big things wrong. Ramos offside Torres no pen"
X Link 2016-05-28T20:07Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein @mrewanmurray on his watch then Rafa. I'm incapable of sympathy for Pepe but Torres tricked the ref"
X Link 2016-05-28T20:11Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Let's admit it this is a very messed up tournament. Stoicism and all that but it's messed up. https://x.com/telefootball/status/743917383232946176 #CRO coach calls flare-throwing fans 'sports terrorists' - @TelegraphDucker https://t.co/JTzt5mxYCf https://t.co/8SrjF40hDu https://x.com/telefootball/status/743917383232946176 #CRO coach calls flare-throwing fans 'sports terrorists' - @TelegraphDucker https://t.co/JTzt5mxYCf https://t.co/8SrjF40hDu"
X Link 2016-06-17T21:28Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"A reason to think Mourinho will be fine at Man Utd is that he won't have an internal enemy to fight (politics at Real owner at Chelsea)"
X Link 2016-07-05T07:45Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements

"I like this phrase America's Ryder Cup golfers keep using about Tiger Woods: "He's all-in." Ask yourself at work today: are you all-in"
X Link 2016-09-29T15:34Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"@barneyronay "After enjoying lobster and 900-worth of vintage champagne" Sven said he could get David Beckham to Aston Villa. Sloshed"
X Link 2016-10-06T07:41Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements

"FA right. Remembrance is not a political statement just a broad human one. No-one obliged to wear one or even agree. Ridiculous saga. https://x.com/fa/status/793909268219133952 FA statement regarding Armistice Day tributes at @England v Scotland. https://t.co/4oRAKE3vAR https://x.com/fa/status/793909268219133952 FA statement regarding Armistice Day tributes at @England v Scotland. https://t.co/4oRAKE3vAR"
X Link 2016-11-02T20:21Z 247.8K followers, [---] engagements

"@honigstein @DaveToffy I'd say it's for the person wearing the flower to decide why they're doing it not be told by papers the PM or FIFA"
X Link 2016-11-03T10:21Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein @DaveToffy we're going round in circles. You're calling it a "political and religious symbol." I'm saying it doesn't have to be"
X Link 2016-11-03T10:30Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@honigstein @DaveToffy "Poppy stands for beliefs" Or it might stand for remembering your granddad who died in Normandy. Not for us to say"
X Link 2016-11-03T10:39Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Not often you get three goes at a penalty outside of Sunday pub football but Sanchez has shaken Bayern. Their fans were growing complacent"
X Link 2017-02-15T20:20Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements

"@seaningle @hendopolis Preposterous. Neil is simply relaying pages that will be all over the country the next day. Leave him alone"
X Link 2017-06-07T10:03Z 247.4K followers, [--] engagements

"@jcorrigangolf It's Danny Willett all over again. You should take up gambling"
X Link 2017-07-01T09:31Z 233.3K followers, [--] engagements

"Can't stop staring at this picture. A man returns to work. https://x.com/TeleFootball/status/892344661393592320 Alexis Sanchez lands in London ahead of Arsenal return https://t.co/I9T7MSpTaL https://t.co/UOWcYwBWLw https://x.com/TeleFootball/status/892344661393592320 Alexis Sanchez lands in London ahead of Arsenal return https://t.co/I9T7MSpTaL https://t.co/UOWcYwBWLw"
X Link 2017-08-01T11:30Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements

"@Greg_Wood_ Feel Im looking at my youth there Greg"
X Link 2018-04-26T07:12Z 247.8K followers, [--] engagements

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