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

Paul Hayward posts on X about premier league, euro, money, football the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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**Social topic influence**
[premier league](/topic/premier-league), [euro](/topic/euro), [money](/topic/money), [football](/topic/football), [league](/topic/league), [bbc](/topic/bbc), [in the](/topic/in-the), [the most](/topic/the-most), [sport](/topic/sport), [pay](/topic/pay)

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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**Top assets mentioned**
[Ferguson plc (FERG)](/topic/$ferg) [Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW)](/topic/$hayw)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

""Three or four of my friends already have gone to Monaco or Dubai." Tiny violin required while reading this crafted piece. West Ham owner says non-dom crackdown is driving wealthy from the UK https://t.co/zFCSYyMsh0 West Ham owner says non-dom crackdown is driving wealthy from the UK https://t.co/zFCSYyMsh0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1842107954994028910)  2024-10-04T07:42Z 233.1K followers, 23K engagements


"Two things jump out about racing going on strike. - The proposed tax change treats games of chance and an industry employing thousands of people equally which is foolish - Bookmaking returns crumbs to racing. The sport's business model has been flawed for [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1956982858439880712)  2025-08-17T07:34Z 233.1K followers, 61.4K engagements


"Is heading in football doomed After the Gordon McQueen verdict some thoughts on acceptable risk versus abolition - and how the game would change without them. For @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/headers-are-a-fatal-hit-in-football-but-their-risks-wont-change-the-game https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/headers-are-a-fatal-hit-in-football-but-their-risks-wont-change-the-game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2017898762983633400)  2026-02-01T09:52Z 233.1K followers, 13.5K engagements


"Infantino: a concierge for autocracies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2018688871446245507)  2026-02-03T14:11Z 233.1K followers, 12.6K engagements


"@matt_lloyd_ You think Premier League football would need to do this with its income already measured in billions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2019487995787653375)  2026-02-05T19:07Z 233.1K followers, [----] engagements


"As Liverpool square up to Man City a column on Hugo Ekitik and character as a foundation of winning teams. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/one-quality-marks-out-hugo-ekitike-and-every-manager-is-searching-for-it https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/one-quality-marks-out-hugo-ekitike-and-every-manager-is-searching-for-it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2020277214000955716)  2026-02-07T23:23Z 233.1K followers, [----] 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/_PaulHayward/status/2020436647289200828)  2026-02-08T09:56Z 233.1K followers, 20.4K engagements


"@sbates_people @Everton @LFC Well played Steve and all the best with what's next. You're a press box statesman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1566006098783600642)  2022-09-03T10:12Z 233.1K followers, [--] 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/_PaulHayward/status/2020274408775127544)  2026-02-07T23:12Z 233.1K followers, 12.2K engagements


""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/_PaulHayward/status/2020814657745731914)  2026-02-09T10:58Z 233K followers, 25.4K 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


"Super Bowl attendee Will Lewis's handiwork before he too was sacked at the Washington Post. Via @ObserverUK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2021130487167590548)  2026-02-10T07:53Z 233K followers, 13.5K 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/_PaulHayward/status/2019481805036912837)  2026-02-05T18:42Z 233K followers, 64.1K 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


"England's Euro [----] hotel and training facilities unveiled http://t.co/1i5ZKKtG via @guardian http://gu.com/p/3379m/tw http://gu.com/p/3379m/tw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/133587900964147200)  2011-11-07T16:53Z 233K followers, [--] 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/_PaulHayward/status/2021580162282746249)  2026-02-11T13:40Z 233K followers, 38K 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/_PaulHayward/status/2021677981396000826)  2026-02-11T20:09Z 233K followers, 26.6K 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


"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, 41.3K 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, 100K 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


"The other point about the FA Cup is that its been rebuilt as a vehicle for overseas TV rights (6yrs $1bn). Hence 3rd round games over [--] days and [--] kick-off times. But we still throw tradition at managers when they pick their teams"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1082412524459429890)  2019-01-07T23:03Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


"To understand the English football cabaret read this. Todays the day in the UK The British edition of our new book THE CLUB: How the Premier League Became the Richest Most Disruptive Business in Sport officially hits bookstores on this side of the pond. Youll find it in all the usual places. @CleggJon https://t.co/oRYb9zBjaY https://t.co/Lpsu6roE7r Todays the day in the UK The British edition of our new book THE CLUB: How the Premier League Became the Richest Most Disruptive Business in Sport officially hits bookstores on this side of the pond. Youll find it in all the usual places. @CleggJon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1084933868573069315)  2019-01-14T22:02Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"If you are a football person please join the challenge of posting a football photo. Just one picture no description. Please copy the text in your status post a picture and look at some great memories/pictures. Missing football so very much @ABevington11"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1243894831115632645)  2020-03-28T13:36Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Nigel Farage won't want British voters being reminded that he called Donald Trump "the bravest man I have ever met." European troops in Afghanistan stayed a little back a little off the front line says the man with bone spurs. European troops in Afghanistan stayed a little back a little off the front line says the man with bone spurs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2014694227305705641)  2026-01-23T13:38Z 233.2K followers, 146.9K engagements


"Why a [----] World Cup boycott is a valid last resort for countries while international law is under attack. My commentary for @ObserverUK https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/a-world-cup-boycott-has-to-be-a-live-threat-all-the-way-up-to-june https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/a-world-cup-boycott-has-to-be-a-live-threat-all-the-way-up-to-june"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2014749955374682516)  2026-01-23T17:19Z 233.2K followers, 26.7K engagements


"'Rage rage against the dying of the light.' As rugby communities mobilise against mismanagement and neglect a four-page special in Observer Sport on the state of the game in Wales"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2015365518618730659)  2026-01-25T10:05Z 233.2K followers, 46.1K engagements


"Arsenal [--] - [--] Manchester United. How a mistake caused Arsenal to lose their nerve while the Michael Carrick bounce stretched to a second big win. Live piece. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/arsenal-vs-manchester-united-enthusiasm-wins-the-day https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/arsenal-vs-manchester-united-enthusiasm-wins-the-day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2015560052036284575)  2026-01-25T22:58Z 233.2K followers, 11.9K engagements


"Interview with Moeen Ali who's joined Yorkshire's T20 side. We talked Bazball Harry Brook the dearth of English spinners red ball batting and booze in the English game. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/moeen-ali-yorkshire-t20-blast-harry-brook-england-bazball https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/moeen-ali-yorkshire-t20-blast-harry-brook-england-bazball"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2016423632612778082)  2026-01-28T08:10Z 233.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Spurs. Last season - Finished 17th in the Premier League - Won the Europa League Now - 14th in the Premier League - 4th in the Champions League table above Barcelona Chelsea and Man City"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2016644419097612417)  2026-01-28T22:47Z 233.2K followers, 20.5K engagements


"@autocar re this story @autocar @volvocars. It's scandalous that Volvo said a month ago - fire risk 70% charging only now - don't leave it to charge unattended with no solution offered while refusing to replace under warranty. Awful handling of it. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/consumer/big-battery-volvo-ex30-owners-warned-not-charge-unattended https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/consumer/big-battery-volvo-ex30-owners-warned-not-charge-unattended"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/2016842388317020222)  2026-01-29T11:54Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Magnificent retro football shop in Rio's Botafogo centre http://t.co/DgtIxe9m3X"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/488051457766465536)  2014-07-12T20:05Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Why the FA should sell Wembley use the money for player development and send England back on the road. A column http://t.co/ixhv1CHlz1 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/11070715/England-v-Norway-FA-should-sell-Wembley-its-ruinously-expensive-beacon-of-failure.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/11070715/England-v-Norway-FA-should-sell-Wembley-its-ruinously-expensive-beacon-of-failure.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/506867645782970369)  2014-09-02T18:13Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Who to trust on the parody Pietersen Twitter account Funnily enough I'm going with Alec Stewart"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/520116030920986624)  2014-10-09T07:38Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Slightly clumsy reference to steroids in rugby league as a problem in past has produced a day of abuse. Hope you're all proud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/522461642689609728)  2014-10-15T18:58Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"England's Faustian pact on [----] and why the FA failed to expose FIFA. A column http://t.co/85UzG40moQ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/11267994/Now-we-know-Englands-2018-World-Cup-bid-thought-it-could-play-a-dirty-political-game-while-pinching-its-nose.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/11267994/Now-we-know-Englands-2018-World-Cup-bid-thought-it-could-play-a-dirty-political-game-while-pinching-its-nose.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/539799022501117952)  2014-12-02T15:11Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Three Suarez cock-ups in as many minutes. Doesn't look as confident or precise as we remember him. Cue Suarez hat-trick"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/570312467026464768)  2015-02-24T20:01Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Hope the "normal one" label doesn't stick to Klopp. He said it to steer clear of Mourinho's boast in [----]. It would get very annoying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/652415204903493632)  2015-10-09T09:28Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@owen_g This coconut water is all the go. In Brighton it's become the official elixir. Tizer and Fanta shares plummeting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/654327002766417920)  2015-10-14T16:04Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@JoshRobinson23 charming. He should call her "someone who was prepared to blow a whistle the FA was too scared to blow.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/659388409585246208)  2015-10-28T15:17Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Sepp Blatter is turning into Uncle Junior in the The Sopranos. Next step - an oxygen mask in front of the judge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/668780043104100352)  2015-11-23T13:16Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Mertesacker v Vardy attracting a lot of comment. In racing in a sprint you'd need to make that a handicap with Vardy carrying 7lb more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/698828771479199744)  2016-02-14T11:18Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@barneyronay @JoshRobinson23 is there an empty fish market where the guy says: "Sorry it all went ages ago.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/702419517612400640)  2016-02-24T09:07Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Chelsea said to be interested in Roma's star midfielder. Pjanic on the streets of London"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/737901998293581828)  2016-06-01T07:02Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


"So basically Channel [--] have bought Paul Hollywood for 25m. Even Man Utd wouldn't spend that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/779066044241641472)  2016-09-22T21:13Z 233.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@owen_g Your memory never fails you Owen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/781526219342745601)  2016-09-29T16:09Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"@jcorrigangolf @owen_g bookie could have withheld payment on possible inside info grounds but clearly decided publicity was worth more than the pay out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/866657059714080768)  2017-05-22T14:08Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Home from the Ashes to find Britain going on about royal weddings and blue passports. I thought my flight said Heathrow not the 1920s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/944469080018509825)  2017-12-23T07:25Z 233.2K followers, [----] engagements


"My Calcutta Cup and Carabao Cup weekend is ending with a reality-restorer: a late night rail replacement bus service. Youve had your fun - now get on the ghost bus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/967881543002836992)  2018-02-25T21:58Z 233.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Nice boot by Paul Smith and New Balance - but would you want to get this muddy playing for the Kings Head against the Star and Garter on a January Sunday morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1003943533122936832)  2018-06-05T10:16Z 257K followers, [---] engagements


"@m_christenson What happened to Coutinho arguably the player of the group phase"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1012739422197112832)  2018-06-29T16:47Z 250.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Bubba Watsons impressions of Paris in [----] werent quite Hemingway. Bound to be reminded of this at next weeks Ryder Cup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1043133680758218757)  2018-09-21T13:43Z 256.6K followers, [--] engagements


"Nasri starts for Arsenal. Can see Arsene Wenger's logic. Why should he leave him out if no price has been agreed with Man City"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/104868921089327104)  2011-08-20T10:54Z 250.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@clarkyboy72 Think that's what will happen. But they have a job on to replace 590m and then add big money on top of that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1063193034660167680)  2018-11-15T22:12Z 250.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Heres the Wilder-Fury scorecard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1069126730810413056)  2018-12-02T07:10Z 254.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Breakdancing wouldnt be the first performative Olympic sport. But surely its more dance or art than sport. Novel writing could be next in 2028"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1098656034426630148)  2019-02-21T18:49Z 250.7K followers, [--] engagements


"My laptop reeks of beer from the drenching Ajax fans gave us in the press box (several times). The keys are sticky. Reports tonight will carry the scent of Heineken"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1126239410159333378)  2019-05-08T21:36Z 250.7K followers, [---] engagements


"We never face up to how scary and vile it is for the towns and cities England visit. If we did England would stop playing abroad until a solution could be found. But we're too arrogant for that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1136549476213100545)  2019-06-06T08:24Z 250.7K followers, [---] engagements


"The winner.and the stage. Shane Lowry Open champion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1152992789799604225)  2019-07-21T17:24Z 257K followers, [--] engagements


"Good news especially with @Anna_Kessel involved. NCTJ and PA partner on training course to boost women's sports journalism https://t.co/aJoSsJ13ag https://t.co/VVirIk5Hub NCTJ and PA partner on training course to boost women's sports journalism https://t.co/aJoSsJ13ag https://t.co/VVirIk5Hub"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1171014889277706240)  2019-09-09T10:58Z 250.5K followers, [--] engagements


"So good to see these subjects opened up by an inspired reporting team led by @Anna_Kessel THE MUM ISSUE The latest @WomensSport supp features mighty mothers in sport & all the juicy things you never read in the sport sections of newspapers like urinary incontinence broken abs childcare worries mum guilt & @ultra_sophie breastfeeding - in todays @Telegraph. https://t.co/iQBKNMuFFj THE MUM ISSUE The latest @WomensSport supp features mighty mothers in sport & all the juicy things you never read in the sport sections of newspapers like urinary incontinence broken abs childcare worries mum guilt &"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1184830324162756608)  2019-10-17T13:55Z 250.4K followers, [--] engagements


"I'm going to be writing a biography of the England men's football team across [---] years. So many stories and themes to go at. Family histories of England players gladly received"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1218448729205825536)  2020-01-18T08:23Z 250.4K followers, [---] engagements


"A reward for a great boss who makes it all possible and hired @Anna_Kessel to revolutionise the coverage of women's sport. Great end to the night. Great @TelegraphSport team effort. Chuffed. #SJA2019 https://t.co/7etgm9APzU Great end to the night. Great @TelegraphSport team effort. Chuffed. #SJA2019 https://t.co/7etgm9APzU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1232310209659514880)  2020-02-25T14:23Z 250.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Newcastle outcome cosy in many respects. - Saudis can say they ran out of time and save face - Premier League didn't have to decide - UK government not embarrassed re trade and arms - Ashley trousers deposit and can still sell"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1288930423133921282)  2020-07-30T20:12Z 250.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Remarkable arrogance by Real Madrid to tap it around so sloppily in their own final third against a superb ball-hounding Premier League side. Did they forget Guardiola preaches ball-recovery Man City on the other hand - very professional"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1291839515238244354)  2020-08-07T20:51Z 250.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@TomDartTimes @DickinsonTimes Agree. Plus the absurdity of Fifa pretending to be above politics when they're a pseudo tax-free Vatican"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/134224376424960000)  2011-11-09T11:02Z 250.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@seaningle @TomDartTimes Thanks Sean. Big wrench this weekend to leave two great papers. Good luck Tom. Happy days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/135121908764119041)  2011-11-11T22:29Z 250.7K followers, [--] engagements


"This is so good it leaves you reeling. Stephen Graham and Sean Bean are masterful. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09fs2qh/time https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09fs2qh/time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1405815206958317569)  2021-06-18T09:10Z 250.5K followers, [---] engagements


""Working tirelessly" is a phrase that needs to stop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1431369449278423046)  2021-08-27T21:34Z 250.5K followers, [---] engagements


"81m for the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies. Cameron doubled the budget after seeing the plans. One word for it: obscene"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/143981106281201664)  2011-12-06T09:12Z 250.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@izzywestbury @Vitu_E Such an indictment that England need to get thrashed in the Ashes for them to face the private school imbalance. State schools (93% of kids) and minorities: quite an untapped talent pool"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1477774058200702978)  2022-01-02T22:49Z 250.5K followers, [--] engagements


"This week we've had "evil" and "a bully" in tennis and "hypocrites" and "liars" in golf. The polite sports have joined the zeitgeist. Here's Billy Horschel on the LIV Golf Die Rich gang"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1544579915403730949)  2022-07-06T07:12Z 256.8K followers, [--] engagements


"What's the publishing genre least likely to make you read a book. Mine is "sprawling family saga.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1550394003824279554)  2022-07-22T08:15Z 250.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Just heard of a school trip to Europe being abandoned at Dover because of coach/passport delays. Kids coming home. Another Brexit dividend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1642446811922063360)  2023-04-02T08:40Z 233K followers, 912.1K engagements


"A transformation in the story of the England men's teams at all levels for which the FA and club academies deserve great credit. The best reason to think the seniors will finally put [----] to bed in the next 10-15 years 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1678159089136726016)  2023-07-09T21:48Z 261.3K followers, 20.6K engagements


"@Rods_Tweet Completely Rod. Double standards pre-judgement and selective moral hysteria abound"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1679028554871328772)  2023-07-12T07:38Z 261.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Fresh thinking needed about how to get Test matches finished. A golf or tennis major wouldn't just stop and say - oh well that's all folks. If Australia end up winning a prize (retention) for being pummelled at Old Trafford a wonderful series will be diminished 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1683054109761363968)  2023-07-23T10:45Z 261.4K followers, 456.7K engagements


"From Brighton's last warm-up game it was clear Mahmoud Dahoud (ex Dortmund) will play No [--] as they rebuild midfield post Mac Allister and Caicedo (probably). Big challenge for De Zerbi. Enciso (19) was full of buzz and threat. Joao Pedro (21): good intent pace took pen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1688443511220084736)  2023-08-07T06:54Z 260.5K followers, 30.1K engagements


"By the Declan Rice measure Caicedo (bought for 4.5m) is correctly priced. But the genius of Tony Bloom and Paul Barber rolls on. White - 50m Cucurella - 56m Bissouma - 35m max Sanchez (reserve gk) - 25m Caicedo - 110m (reportedly) etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1689892391510020096)  2023-08-11T06:51Z 261.4K followers, 90K engagements


"Anyone would think Saudi Arabia is buying Champions League A-listers (Ronaldo Neymar Benzema) to force an invitation from Uefa to join the Champions League further down the line. #LIVfootball"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1691102146450567169)  2023-08-14T14:59Z 261.3K followers, 32.7K engagements


"Erik ten Hag is an impressive figure but Bruno Fernandes was a dreadful choice as Manchester United captain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1693028565120409992)  2023-08-19T22:33Z 260.5K followers, 89.6K engagements


"We've lost our minds when people are thrown in jail for decades for tweeting and people in the world's biggest sport frame Saudi Arabia as just another football decision"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1697646805100507503)  2023-09-01T16:25Z 260.5K followers, 32.8K engagements


"With Royal Mail "on the brink" according to The Times one of West Ham's owners has done very nicely out of it. How Britain works"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1698263588148797743)  2023-09-03T09:16Z 261.4K followers, 27.6K engagements


"All Erik ten Hag has achieved by publicly citing Jadon Sancho's "performances in training" is to make his own job harder by creating a news kerfuffle when he could have dealt with it privately"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1698687513303335407)  2023-09-04T13:20Z 261.3K followers, 52.6K engagements


"@MattRead66 I agree Sancho has contributed very little since he arrived. But I can't see the upside to Ten Hag using that particular language in a press conference (distraction is the only possibility as United look mediocre yet again)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1698694308524704167)  2023-09-04T13:47Z 260.5K followers, [---] engagements


"On Jordan Henderson's interview in @TheAthletic. - Liverpool not wanting him didn't force him to Saudi Arabia - The Saudi theocracy will laugh at him saying he can encourage change - "Values" is meaningless when same-sex relations are punishable by death - It was about the money"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1699122663753498923)  2023-09-05T18:09Z 260.5K followers, 69.7K engagements


"Foden and Bellingham. Struggling to think of an England pairing that had more potential"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1701681399898489200)  2023-09-12T19:37Z 261.3K followers, 42K engagements


"There's no doubt that Jude Bellingham should become the greatest England midfielder. And before anyone says it's "just Scotland" he's doing the same thing for Real Madrid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1701694572898758972)  2023-09-12T20:29Z 261.2K followers, 52.5K engagements


"Harry Maguire's situation isn't complicated He needs to move to a different club where he can play every week rebuild his game and his confidence and see if he can return to England level. If so grand. If not he'll have a very good tournament record to look back on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1701900974669914519)  2023-09-13T10:09Z 261.4K followers, 55.5K engagements


"It was a pleasure to be the host for these discussions with @FatboySlim @JamesMilner and Andrew Crofts. More to follow from @BHAFCWomen and across the club. Do subscribe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1704125854102532444)  2023-09-19T13:30Z 260.5K followers, 27.9K engagements


"This government has ram-raided and degraded every public service. Its latest act of destruction is in the field of climate change. Why Follow the money"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1704537569742962957)  2023-09-20T16:46Z 260.5K followers, 15.8K engagements


"Tough European debut for Brighton (2-3 AEK Athens). Missed Lewis Dunk usual passing rhythm not there lack of end product from wide players AEK aggressive and smart. But 'Sussex by the Sea' will never have sounded sweeter to the home fans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1704968907935604897)  2023-09-21T21:20Z 261.4K followers, 11.1K engagements


"You have to worry about a ref who needs VAR to tell him he's missed two clear penalties (and needs to rescind a yellow card for diving on one of them)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1704975961219870810)  2023-09-21T21:48Z 260.5K followers, 18.9K engagements


"This is why the "sportswashing" theory is flawed. Saudi Arabia doesn't care what the West thinks of it morally. The Saudi move into sport is about annexation diversification and future-proofing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1704977723364434102)  2023-09-21T21:55Z 261.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@TheGrippers Last night was certainly alarming. VAR saved the game but no ref in a European competition should need that amount of help"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1705122297126830126)  2023-09-22T07:30Z 261.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@MttLacey Yes I bet they regret it now. Could they not have kept him sharp on the training ground"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1705124148140253482)  2023-09-22T07:37Z 261.3K followers, [--] engagements


"This Jadon Sancho stand-off is a curious thing. If he's forced to apologise he probably won't mean it so what's the point. Apologies are often more about power than remorse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1706679049781674450)  2023-09-26T14:36Z 261.1K followers, 33.1K engagements


"Europe won't care but America are heading for [--] years without an away win. The USA team's frequent half-heartedness over here undermines the hype around the Ryder Cup (though it's always fun to watch)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1708452564956487877)  2023-10-01T12:03Z 261.2K followers, 36.9K engagements


"Two stellar performances in racing this weekend: Vandeek (Middle Park) and Ace Impact in the Arc. Both with true star quality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1708507156675285488)  2023-10-01T15:40Z 261.4K followers, 25.4K engagements


"It's a matter of time before Britain privatises VAR with sovereign wealth funds buying major shares. They'll say "the market" is best placed to tackle human error. And it will be called Bet365 VAR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1708552394525524031)  2023-10-01T18:40Z 260.5K followers, 41.8K engagements


"Such a brilliant player with a lust for life and great warmth. A large part of an era passes away with Franny Lee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1708890700203340220)  2023-10-02T17:04Z 261.3K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Everyone you speak to who listens to VAR audio says the communicating is too matey too chatty. Keith Hackett said the same on R5L today. They need to be talking in precise procedural legal language as they largely do in cricket and rugby"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1708914603566960948)  2023-10-02T18:39Z 261.4K followers, 53.9K engagements


"A piece I've written for @guardian on Franny Lee and character as destiny on and off the field"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1709219879721553949)  2023-10-03T14:52Z 261.2K followers, 13.7K engagements


"At times they sound like a bunch of mates watching a game together. What hope does VAR have if the people running it can't communicate professionally and concisely"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1709266677496770602)  2023-10-03T17:58Z 260.5K followers, 82.6K engagements


"@Catters61 Also like a load of a blokes in a hire car who've got lost on a foreign holiday. How can you communicate like that and hope to share clear information"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1709270858290659819)  2023-10-03T18:15Z 260.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Here @NickV_LookUp points out that [----] was almost certainly a one-off. With multi-nation hosting now a mania another men's World Cup solely in England is a remote possibility"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1712730907671503077)  2023-10-13T07:24Z 261.4K followers, 10.2K engagements


"It's depressing that Jordan Henderson should be England captain after he [--]. Debased his support for LGBT people by going to Saudi Arabia while pretending it wasn't for the money [--]. Campaigned for a Saudi Arabia World Cup. Evidently in football stances often mean nothing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1712929078754324725)  2023-10-13T20:31Z 261.4K followers, 160.7K engagements


"Ireland KO'd by New Zealand. Among defeat reaction options. [--]. They have a Q-F curse they peaked too soon they 'bottled it' underdoggery suits them better etc. [--]. A brilliant Ireland side lost a tight tournament match to the No1 rugby nation ie sad but not systemic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1713465253864849497)  2023-10-15T08:02Z 261.3K followers, 84.2K engagements


"I'm going for 2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1713467380515454999)  2023-10-15T08:10Z 261.4K followers, 16.7K engagements


"The [----] Six Nations table. Yet England are the only World Cup semi-finalists. A crazy tournament draw and tiny margins preserve southern hemisphere dominance. Unless England can"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1713662172734115939)  2023-10-15T21:04Z 261.4K followers, 53K engagements


"This Man Utd deal is the first known case of owners franchising out their football team (to Jim Ratcliffe). It's like the rail network"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1714313146016440709)  2023-10-17T16:11Z 260.5K followers, 24K engagements


"@philydc3 It's pretty amazing Phil for a football club to sell control of its football team"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1714393955184374200)  2023-10-17T21:32Z 261.3K followers, [--] engagements


"We hear a lot about background checks and personal analysis in modern recruitment. But all this seems to have passed Newcastle by when they bought Sandro Tonali"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1715428946118955018)  2023-10-20T18:05Z 261.4K followers, 32.7K engagements


"Unless England can prove otherwise New Zealand's pummelling of Argentina is proving that this Rugby World Cup played its semi-finals at the quarter-final stage. The draw was absurd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1715462170140438640)  2023-10-20T20:17Z 261.4K followers, 212.5K engagements


"38-year-old Ashley Young lasted almost [--] minutes against Luis Diaz at Anfield. Two yellow cards. Off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1715701969216512198)  2023-10-21T12:10Z 261.4K followers, 21.1K engagements


"Liverpool's reset and how it all comes down in the end to Mo Salah. A piece for @guardian from Anfield"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1715766934564749566)  2023-10-21T16:28Z 261.4K followers, 32.6K engagements


"Geoff Hurst must have felt very alone when Bobby Charlton's death was announced. Perhaps the last survivor from England's [----] World Cup winning side could be in the stands for a Euro [----] win in Germany the country that defined the international careers of Alf Ramsey's men"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1715997699823047076)  2023-10-22T07:45Z 261.4K followers, 20.9K engagements


"Gerry Cranham who took this picture: death announced [--] October [----]. Bobby Charlton: died [--] October [----]. And it's from October 1968"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1716714189815734706)  2023-10-24T07:12Z 261.4K followers, 23.9K engagements


"Respect to the match officials in this rugby World Cup final for applying the laws of the game - and not thinking it's the final we can't send New Zealand's captain off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1718353738279051356)  2023-10-28T19:47Z 233K followers, 273.8K engagements


"Joe Cole was fascinating company when I sat down with him for the latest @OfficialBHAFC podcast"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1721932582051270767)  2023-11-07T16:48Z 261.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Delete "mate" from all VAR exchanges and ban nicknames eg "Burty." It's a legal process not a pub conversation. Its the one youve all been waiting for 🍿 The VAR audio from Anthony Gordons controversial winner against Arsenal has been released 🎙 https://t.co/mga21W5JeV Its the one youve all been waiting for 🍿 The VAR audio from Anthony Gordons controversial winner against Arsenal has been released 🎙 https://t.co/mga21W5JeV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1724673404584792108)  2023-11-15T06:19Z 233K followers, 3.9M engagements


"The multi-sport guru is a hard act to pull-off and there are questions about Dave Brailsford as @danroan reminds us in this excellent appraisal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1726864490174816612)  2023-11-21T07:25Z 261.2K followers, 28.9K engagements


"My farewell for @guardian_sport to Terry Venables the gifted but distracted coaching messiah English football craved"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1728913657617096947)  2023-11-26T23:08Z 261.1K followers, 103.9K engagements


"It's surreal that. [--]. A system set up to eradicate mistakes is instead adding new ones. [--]. VAR officials are having to be "stood down" for making things worse. Meanwhile trust in refereeing collapses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1729819437555982732)  2023-11-29T11:07Z 261.1K followers, 45.5K engagements


"It might be the biggest indictment of Man Utd's squad management since Alex Ferguson left that Anthony Martial is still there. It tells a bigger story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1731413714710953997)  2023-12-03T20:42Z 261.1K followers, 80.1K engagements


"Kevin Sinfield and team cross the Forth Bridge for marathon No [--] in their latest fight against MND. Behind the heroism of fund-raising: drenchings from all-day icy rain exhaustion and pain. MND itself is infinitely worse. But UK Government - take note"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1731651141727822198)  2023-12-04T12:26Z 261.1K followers, 27.1K engagements


"How it started. And how it finished for Kevin Sinfield and team in Edinburgh after four hours of icy rain #MND"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1731738244717424645)  2023-12-04T18:12Z 261.1K followers, 15K engagements


"Morbid curiosity is a poor reason to watch a football team. But [--] years on from Ferguson that's the only reason for neutrals to watch Man Utd. You think this might be the day when the story changes. It doesn't. You can't work out who they are anymore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1734694169069641927)  2023-12-12T21:58Z 261K followers, 84.9K engagements


"Brighton's progress. [----] vs 2023"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1735587292046049497)  2023-12-15T09:07Z 261K followers, 22.5K engagements


"Tony Bloom has big ambitions in Flat racing. My column for @theTDN on how he could transfer his skills in Premier League football ownership to the Turf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1736668172806172856)  2023-12-18T08:42Z 261K followers, 23.1K engagements


"Glazers franchise out Man Utd's football team. A landmark in football club ownership"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1739033679148499248)  2023-12-24T21:21Z 261.4K followers, 31.3K engagements


"The House of Commons of football stadiums. Populous CEO: The building is reaching the end of its natural life - the cabling electricity supplies everything is nearing its sell by date. I would say updating is crucial not just to maintain the club's position but just to keep the place functional" https://t.co/v9KGTZB9vq Populous CEO: The building is reaching the end of its natural life - the cabling electricity supplies everything is nearing its sell by date. I would say updating is crucial not just to maintain the club's position but just to keep the place functional" https://t.co/v9KGTZB9vq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1739931733242302680)  2023-12-27T08:50Z 260.5K followers, 44.7K engagements


"Luke Littler is about to test the theory that teen stars don't feel pressure don't overthink things etc. Three days into [----] - a huge national sports story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1742633311631994996)  2024-01-03T19:45Z 261.4K followers, 36.5K engagements


"That's what's meant to happen. The world No [--] is supposed to put the wonder kid in his place. But inbetween an incredibly engrossing contest between Luke snr and jnr. Only the ref's larynx was under more strain than the players"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742675478232867117)  2024-01-03T22:33Z [--] followers, 31.2K engagements


"Interesting piece on the proposed takeover of the Telegraph by Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mansour (Man City). Swathes of the UK are sold to repressive Gulf states. Should newspapers be protected or has that bird already flown There's no such thing as a "passive investor." Exclusive. Head of Abu Dhabi backed bid for Telegraph tells me his plans to ensure press freedom. https://t.co/WycveFmg8S Exclusive. Head of Abu Dhabi backed bid for Telegraph tells me his plans to ensure press freedom. https://t.co/WycveFmg8S"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1743179515096862912)  2024-01-05T07:55Z 261.1K followers, 50.5K engagements


"Stephen Darby returns to the Liverpool dressing room where he began his career. Both he and Marcus Stewart have MND. People in sport and beyond are displaying incredible courage to fight this vicious disease. (More great work by @BBCBreakfast) Were all fighting together to find a cure Former Premier League footballers Marcus Stewart and Stephen Darby are living with MND and spoke exclusively to #BBCBreakfast https://t.co/HolBP83lNF https://t.co/PDzVPj69Bb Were all fighting together to find a cure Former Premier League footballers Marcus Stewart and Stephen Darby are living with MND and spoke"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1744261114630635564)  2024-01-08T07:33Z 261.3K followers, 26.6K engagements


"Arsenal are reborn under Mikel Arteta but one glaring error can undermine even the best work. Spending 65m on Kai Havertz rather than a striker was expensive in more ways than one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744277944615276727)  2024-01-08T08:40Z [--] followers, 44.6K engagements


"Franz Beckenbauer and JPR Williams. The golden age of sport (in my opinion) - the 1960s and 70s - has seen two great lights extinguished today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1744476560470519971)  2024-01-08T21:49Z 261.3K followers, 32.8K engagements


"Happy is the man who can cut short his mission to change Saudi Arabia after six months and say as Jordan Henderson appears to be saying: "My work here is done.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1744621190826570041)  2024-01-09T07:24Z 261.4K followers, 281.5K engagements


"@Zonal_Marking Not only are you humourless but you have a poor memory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744699238057935304)  2024-01-09T12:34Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Never let it be said that football (or boxing or golf etc) cares about the UN Declaration of Human Rights"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1745185716345217404)  2024-01-10T20:47Z 260.5K followers, 23.4K engagements


"Football is a better place with Kevin De Bruyne's creativity restored to the show"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1746451403692781895)  2024-01-14T08:37Z 260.5K followers, 40.6K engagements


"Like Alex Ferguson (and unlike Arsene Wenger) Klopp goes out at the top. Unknown is how Liverpool's players will react: redouble their efforts for him or feel despondent and focus on their own futures"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1750853065442304094)  2024-01-26T12:07Z [--] followers, 11.2K engagements


"Xabi Alonso is all the rage but Roberto De Zerbi is the obvious continuity candidate for Liverpool. Style of play consistent record of achievement mentality man of the people vibe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1751174066260586701)  2024-01-27T09:23Z 261.4K followers, 62.5K engagements


"@Careersin_Recru He deserves to be Neil but his Arsenal experience might count against him (unfairly) and he tends to be cast as one of the best of the next tier down from Klopp and Guardiola"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1751190781849731326)  2024-01-27T10:29Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@CollingsBerry @JohnWathenBerry @RacingPost @horsenggodfrey Always good to see the polymath @lawrencedonegan on bass. Sitting next to him in golf press boxes while remembering that great band was a pleasure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1752681709961613811)  2024-01-31T13:14Z 260.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Roy Hodgson says he was given "the green light" to play Michael Olise but told not to start him. A very odd throwback to an age when players were seen as 'half-injured.' Imagine today's inquest at Palace between manager player and medical staff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1754086196156707219)  2024-02-04T10:15Z 260.5K followers, 22.7K engagements


"There was never a sliver of doubt that Declan Rice would excel in a top four side"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1754211067901723122)  2024-02-04T18:31Z 260.5K followers, 41.7K engagements


"With five subs the last thing football needs is more coming and going for sin bins. Some offences (eg attack-stopping pro fouls) fall between yellow and red. But constantly adding layers of bureaucracy is weirdly self-sabotaging. VAR plus sin bins: a recipe for fan alienation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1756248954390405570)  2024-02-10T09:29Z 260.4K followers, 104.7K engagements


"Super Bowl prediction. The world record for celeb relationship cutaway shots will be broken tonight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1756619243578077252)  2024-02-11T10:00Z 260.4K followers, 16K engagements


"My take on the Willie Mullins supremacy and what it means for National Hunt racing - for @theTDN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1756944156109259191)  2024-02-12T07:31Z 260.3K followers, 17.5K engagements


"Roy Hodgson being hospitalised on the day he was reportedly going to be replaced offers all the perspective football could ever need"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1758415962859044980)  2024-02-16T09:00Z 260.3K followers, 40.1K engagements


"@EBRedding5 Sport tends to hide nefarious reasons for awarding global tournaments to repressive states behind the rhetoric of encouraging "change.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1759506841027883022)  2024-02-19T09:14Z 260.3K followers, [---] engagements


"A piece I wrote for @guardian_sport on the chaotic life and maverick talent of Stan Bowles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1761848436767240312)  2024-02-25T20:19Z 260.2K followers, 97.5K engagements


"And to think - he declined a move to Liverpool because he wanted to enter Todd Boehly's vortex instead. What have Chelsea done to Moises Caicedo He looked nothing like the player he was at Brighton against Liverpool at Wembley yesterday. What have Chelsea done to Moises Caicedo He looked nothing like the player he was at Brighton against Liverpool at Wembley yesterday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1762068597180862752)  2024-02-26T10:54Z 260.2K followers, 48.9K engagements


"For half the cost of Moises Caicedo Liverpool bought the more talented Brighton midfielder (Alexis Mac Allister)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1766871386864156915)  2024-03-10T16:59Z 260.1K followers, 97.5K engagements


"However big Chelsea's transfer money bonfire Cole Palmer was a dream buy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1767503999391969431)  2024-03-12T10:52Z 260.1K followers, 16.7K engagements


"Agree with Kevin Blake. In any British sport this would suggest a crisis. To not talk about it is irresponsible. "It's gone terribly one-sided. I don't think that's healthy for anyone. It's not healthy for Ireland.A week like this. Talk about red alarm bells." 💬 @kevinblake2011 Irish-trained horses dominate at Cheltenham again #ITVRacing #CheltenhamFestival https://t.co/4lkD7XXOfT "It's gone terribly one-sided. I don't think that's healthy for anyone. It's not healthy for Ireland.A week like this. Talk about red alarm bells." 💬 @kevinblake2011 Irish-trained horses dominate at Cheltenham"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1767922188802310537)  2024-03-13T14:34Z 260.1K followers, 38.6K engagements


"Intriguing that Ben White asked Edu to tell England he didn't want to be called up (according to Gareth Southgate). Presumably White didn't feel able to say so himself. Southgate entirely within his rights to share the information"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1768547206355632304)  2024-03-15T07:58Z 260K followers, 34.3K engagements


"The picture has improved vastly since players routinely asked their club managers to help them avoid England duty (mainly friendlies) which was seen as a trail of tears"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1768548762668957951)  2024-03-15T08:04Z 260K followers, [----] engagements


"Rishi Sunak on the water companies rail firms etc etc. Er I mean football"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1769993584592191956)  2024-03-19T07:45Z 260K followers, 23.1K engagements


"@AVFC4CGSC Yes the bigger story is the pricing and constant churn of football shirts all designed to reimburse the manufacturers for the silly amounts they pay football for the right to make them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1771887714230514005)  2024-03-24T13:12Z 259.9K followers, [---] engagements


"From laying out the kit for his dad at Selsey and Burgess Hill to the big time. Full "Scoring against Palace is an unbelievable feeling." 👀😏 @JackHinsh is our latest guest on the Official BHA Podcast 🙌 He chats to @GM_83 and @_PaulHayward about his incredible breakthrough season and lots more. Click below to listen 🎙 "Scoring against Palace is an unbelievable feeling." 👀😏 @JackHinsh is our latest guest on the Official BHA Podcast 🙌 He chats to @GM_83 and @_PaulHayward about his incredible breakthrough season and lots more. Click below to listen 🎙"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1772575860895207689)  2024-03-26T10:46Z 259.8K followers, 31.8K engagements


"@djlc78 @LoftusSteve Let's just leave it there. https://amp.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/20/the-whole-thing-stinks-uk-water-firms-to-pay-15bn-to-shareholders-as-customers-foot-sewage-bill https://amp.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/20/the-whole-thing-stinks-uk-water-firms-to-pay-15bn-to-shareholders-as-customers-foot-sewage-bill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1773254394709942756)  2024-03-28T07:42Z 259.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Quite admire Xabi Alonso for staying at Bayer Leverkusen. He's been a manager for [--] months. It's a bit early to be thrust into a Messiah role. He's backing himself to be as good in a year or two as he is now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1773988332327804970)  2024-03-30T08:19Z 259.8K followers, 48K engagements


"@lionelbarber Yes why expose himself to the pressure of following Klopp at Liverpool or dealing with Bayern Munich's club politics if he feels the timing isn't right. SAF spent his first four years managing East Stirlingshire and St Mirren. University of life etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1774172316894671271)  2024-03-30T20:30Z 259.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The Premier League and the Championship. Two vintage run-ins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1774906478354223478)  2024-04-01T21:07Z 259.8K followers, 30.4K engagements


"Arsenal's defence this season. Echoes from a time when their title challenges started from the back. Their attacking play and team spirit aren't bad either. (via Match of the Day)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1777063329351049560)  2024-04-07T19:58Z 259.7K followers, 25.6K engagements


"Jude Bellingham has surged onto the cover of the new paperback edition of my England men's team biography (1872-2024). Updated and published on [--] May in good time for the European Championship. @simonschusterUK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1785577053716193605)  2024-05-01T07:48Z 259.4K followers, 62.2K engagements


"Lots of justified praise for Jadon Sancho. Worth saying that whatever his issues at Man Utd he was responsible for his performances on the pitch which were consistently underwhelming"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1785975806226817386)  2024-05-02T10:13Z 259.5K followers, 50.9K engagements


"Consecutive promotions for Ipswich Town with [--] points last season and [--] now to reach the Premier League. Incredibly hard to do. A great club rooted and real"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1786749226648498621)  2024-05-04T13:26Z 259.5K followers, 23.6K engagements


"Ramsey-esque Robson-esque by Kieran McKenna"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1786753050863902782)  2024-05-04T13:41Z 259.4K followers, 10.8K engagements


"The most dishonourable destructive self-serving and inept governing party in modern history is finally being punished for turning the UK into a country where nothing works"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1786873045090488565)  2024-05-04T21:38Z 259.5K followers, 59.6K engagements


"Roy Keane: flying in studs up on the Haaland family since [----]. "Behaving like a spoilt brat" Roy Keane is not holding back about Erling Haaland 😬 https://t.co/GKiGV44zR8 "Behaving like a spoilt brat" Roy Keane is not holding back about Erling Haaland 😬 https://t.co/GKiGV44zR8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1787436356198625663)  2024-05-06T10:56Z 259.4K followers, 52.4K engagements


"@Aj_LFC19 Since you ask it's not Simon Jordan's right to tell Mo Salah what he can think or say about a humanitarian disaster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1787438887901532515)  2024-05-06T11:06Z 259.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Man Utd's alarming stats after the 4-0 defeat at Palace (via BBC). The list of players they should keep is shorter than the one of players they need to cull. Ten Hag is also doomed by these numbers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1787726484821426421)  2024-05-07T06:09Z 259.4K followers, 40.4K engagements


"Pascal Gross the players' and fans' player of the season at Brighton. The club's most talented player since Mark Lawrenson in my opinion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1787957535804375442)  2024-05-07T21:27Z 259.4K followers, 31.5K engagements


"Interesting on Real Madrid's new stadium. 'Look what you made us do' is the club's message to gulf states. Seem to remember that being the Super League rhetoric too (meanwhile Dortmund reach the Champions League final beating Qatar-owned PSG). https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/c0v02xj9e73o https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/c0v02xj9e73o"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1788117872457171324)  2024-05-08T08:04Z 259.4K followers, 11.2K engagements


"It's true that Real Madrid usually "find a way" but Kim the Bayern Munich centre-back helped them find it in the first leg. No surprise to see him on the bench for this second leg in Madrid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1788272255212073059)  2024-05-08T18:18Z 259.4K followers, 15.8K engagements


"Vinicius jnr v Kimmich reminds me of Messi v Chelsea's Del Horno at Stamford Bridge in [----]. Del Horno was so bamboozled he got himself sent off before half-time. Kimmich is more stoical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1788305100630266230)  2024-05-08T20:28Z 259.4K followers, 22.9K engagements


"If it stays like this the Champions League final will be contested by teams who are [--] and [--] points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1788307399033442394)  2024-05-08T20:38Z 259.4K followers, 24.9K engagements


"Given the choice as a football writer my preference for being sent to a game on Sunday would be (explained in thread). [--]. Jurgen Klopp's exit at Liverpool [--]. Arsenal in case they win the title [--]. Man City in case they win it again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1791478387401281886)  2024-05-17T14:38Z 259.4K followers, 83.2K engagements


"1. Klopp's departure is seismic not just for Liverpool but the whole English game. [--]. Arsenal as champions would be a sensational last-day story and bestow huge credit on them. [--]. Man City winning a 4th straight title would be commendable but the least fresh story to write"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1791480133246726654)  2024-05-17T14:45Z 259.4K followers, 21.3K engagements


"@barneyronay Do they still exist I suspect some will misunderstand my very in-house analysis of where best to be on Sunday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1791480929958961422)  2024-05-17T14:48Z 259.4K followers, [----] engagements


"A very in-house tweet admittedly about where you'd want to be if you enjoy writing live football pieces (they're all great places to be sent but nobody can say for sure who'll be champions)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1791481845852365200)  2024-05-17T14:52Z 259.4K followers, 12.9K engagements


"@barneyronay See why you picked Arsenal. They'll either be champions or gallant near-missers who are back where they belong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1791484040572285131)  2024-05-17T15:00Z 259.4K followers, [----] engagements


"De Zerbi leaving Brighton isn't the shock it might seem. Since January he's publicly challenged the club about the business/football model. He sounded like someone who wanted to move on. That was noted - and strained the relationship"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1791859991319552336)  2024-05-18T15:54Z 259.4K followers, 416.6K engagements


"De Zerbi is ultra ambitious and wants to manage a 'big name' team. His agitating could be viewed as an attempt to protect his own reputation and keep himself in line for United Bayern etc. Going public in the way he did didn't reflect well on him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1791864147585417519)  2024-05-18T16:11Z 259.4K followers, 35.4K engagements


"When Phil Foden won @theofficialfwa Footballer of the Year Award this week he said he was desperate to carry his brilliant club form into Euro [----] with England. Gareth Southgate must have watched those two goals v West Ham praying it will happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1792215277851062773)  2024-05-19T15:26Z 259.4K followers, 18.2K engagements


"Balanced appraisal. Good coach. It's just a shame De Zerbi prepared the ground for his exit the way he did. Publicly expressed agitation didn't help the team. His gung-ho approach in Rome was also regrettable. It is human nature to remember what has gone wrong recently more than what went right before. Roberto De Zerbis reign ended badly in the last five months but he delivered Europe and a memorable group stage campaign with the best football Brighton have ever played. #BHAFC It is human nature to remember what has gone wrong recently more than what went right before. Roberto De Zerbis reign"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1792448726377615362)  2024-05-20T06:54Z 259.3K followers, 35.9K engagements


"@SimonTipple Yes made it all about him and his ideas in Rome and so reduced the team's chances of progressing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1792456390797295738)  2024-05-20T07:24Z 259.3K followers, [---] engagements


"It would have been a much greater surprise had Marcus Rashford or Jordan Henderson made the England squad. It's tough but one has lost his way and the other has had his day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1792996209696575510)  2024-05-21T19:09Z 259.4K followers, 23.6K engagements


"Out in paperback today - three weeks before Euro [----] The full updated story of the England men's football team since 1872"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1793554847612240139)  2024-05-23T08:09Z 259.3K followers, 92.4K engagements


"It's remarkable that a horse with this form entry from the [----] Guineas can be 2-1 favourite for The Derby. Is the faith in City Of Troy blind or inspired"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1793671103925379098)  2024-05-23T15:51Z 259.4K followers, 10.5K engagements


"The frantic compilation of short-lists by badly run big football clubs suggests succession planning is still the exception rather than the rule. Managers have become inter-changeable lightning rods"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1793908437845426562)  2024-05-24T07:34Z 250.9K followers, 16.4K engagements


"What a strange team Man Utd are. Criticised all season for tactical recklessness they turn up for an FA Cup final with the perfect formula to trouble Man City"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1794381834450821236)  2024-05-25T14:55Z 259.3K followers, 17.3K engagements


"Man Utd can be thankful that Doku didn't start for Man City"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1794396315633217764)  2024-05-25T15:53Z 259.3K followers, 13.8K engagements


"Alan Shearer is right in his analysis and Gary Lineker has to ask the question. Ten Hag is a grown-up and defends himself well. So why are so many people upset by an honest exchange between pros Isn't that what we want Pure honesty 🔴 🗣 Great interview from @alanshearer and @garylineker with Erik ten Hag. #BBCFACup #BBCFootball https://t.co/8WGxvTytNY Pure honesty 🔴 🗣 Great interview from @alanshearer and @garylineker with Erik ten Hag. #BBCFACup #BBCFootball https://t.co/8WGxvTytNY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1794469861692706909)  2024-05-25T20:45Z 233K followers, 676.7K engagements


"@David6290181952 It's not a journalist's job to ignore an issue that's already on the public record (put there possibly by sources at the club). Yes he's just won the FA Cup and that's been acknowledged with praise. He can handle the question - and does"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_PaulHayward/status/1794473345775292862)  2024-05-25T20:59Z 259.3K followers, 27.5K engagements

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