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Raj

@jahwibble

Journo. Obsessions include: Retail, Cycling and Football (WBA)

 Hoxton, Shoreditch, London
Joined February 2009
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Player. 😮‍💨 Wishing you all the very best in your retirement, J-Rod! 💙🤍
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Belter of a game. We were good at times, but poor at other times, much like Southampton. Lots of shithousery from them also with shirt pulls that the ref let go. Couldn't quite match their intensity at start of second half. If we had ridden that out, who knows #wba
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Well in Rodders
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🏆 Ballon d'Or 2026 winner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Kane Kane is the first Bayern Munich player to win the award since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who claimed it in consecutive years in 1980 and 1981, and the first English winner since Michael Owen in 2001. 🔗 nyti.ms/4dTOSRe
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A terrific talent and a super servant to the Albion. ⚡️ Congratulations on a fantastic career and all the best in your retirement, Matty! 💙🤍
Matty Phillips celebrates scoring a goal for WBA

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Matty Phillips celebrates scoring a goal for WBA

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Matty Phillips celebrates scoring a goal for WBA

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It's the head coach battle of the former Albion defenders in the Scotland Slovenia game. Sébastien Pocognoli vs Boštjann Cesar #wba
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There’s a shopping centre in England called Liverpool One. Everton responded by opening a club shop there called Everton Two. The official address? Everton Two, Liverpool One. 😂 Absolutely elite shithousery from the Toffees. 👏💙
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Still can’t get over this one. How often has a penalty been scored where the ball doesn’t touch the net or frame?
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BRUNO STEPS US AND SLOTS IT HOME 😤 #VWFC | #VANvLA
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Rudy Giuliani: "I remember Sept. 11, 2001. But I heard her say she was there that day. I was there that day. I don’t remember seeing Hillary Clinton there.”
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Hillary Clinton never claimed she was in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. She was in Washington, D.C., and traveled to NYC on Sept. 12, where she toured Ground Zero with Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani apologized in 2016 for making this false claim: snopes.com/news/2016/10/1… apnews.com/united-states-…
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AfD securing big results in Germany over the weekend. I wrote about the far right and its connection to football. Piece updated from 2024. Free to read. nytimes.com/athletic/7571548…
German football and the far right: ‘If we see that flag again, we’ll shoot you’ (Gift Article)

German football and the far right: ‘If we see that flag again, we’ll shoot you’ (Gift Article)

Clubs in Germany are on the frontline of sometimes violent political debate as AfD election success shocks nation.

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Good to be still ahead of the villa given their investment into academy football post 2020
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Congratulations to the Top 20 in the TGG Academy Productivity Rankings Full table, with all 89 clubs and full scores, is available exclusively to TGG Members 🔗trainingground.guru/chelsea-…
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EXCLUSIVE: Castore, the decade-old sportswear brand which counts the England cricket and rugby union teams among its biggest kit supply contracts, has hired bankers at JPMorgan to advise on a potential sale after receiving takeover approaches from rivals. news.sky.com/story/england-c…
England cricket kit supplier Castore eyes blockbuster sale

England cricket kit supplier Castore eyes blockbuster sale

The Manchester-based company which also manufactures kit for England Rugby and Everton FC is working with bankers at JPMorgan after receiving unsolicited approaches about a deal, Sky News learns.

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The decline of Aaron Ramsdale's career is some fall. Now fouth choice. Got to feel for the Albion fan #wba bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…
Aaron Ramsdale: Southampton goalkeeper still has role at club

Aaron Ramsdale: Southampton goalkeeper still has role at club

Southampton boss Tonda Eckert says Aaron Ramsdale still has a role to "support the team" despite becoming their fourth-choice keeper.

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Didn't deserve on the whole to win despite dominating the game. We're a young side and sometimes that niavity shows. Moz still feeling around for a side that clicks but he should drop FHM as so far i can't see what he is contributing to the system Moz is playing. Galves too #wba
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Surprised we haven't shipped Deeming or Bostock off on loan. Walsall and Cheltenham alwaus love a loan from us! #wba
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#WBA have signed Toby Collyer from #MUFC in a deal worth up to £7.6m. United have a 40 per cent sell on clause as well as a buyback clause
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Madness
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Nottingham Forest are working on a deal to sign Harrison Armstrong from Everton. Talks for the 19-year-old midfielder, who has made 22 first-team appearances for Everton, centre on a deal worth around £40million plus a sell-on clause. Exclusive story from @David_Ornstein ⬇️ bit.ly/4h0d2uY
Nottingham Forest working on £40m deal for Everton’s Harrison Armstrong (Gift Article)

Nottingham Forest working on £40m deal for Everton’s Harrison Armstrong (Gift Article)

Forest are aiming to strengthen in central midfield after England international Elliot Anderson joined Manchester City in a for £116m.

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🤝 It was a pleasure to host you! All the best for the rest of the season! 🫡 #Moors #WBA
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A base to work from in the North East. 🏟️ Thank you, @SpennymoorTown. 🫡
A quote graphic featuring James Morrison, which reads: We asked a few clubs if we could use their facilities to prepare for the game and we ended up going to Spennymoor Town. They really looked after us and the pitch was immaculate. Everything on that front has been really good.

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Albion training at Spennymoor Town FC.

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An Albion home shirt and a Spennymoor Town shirt.

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Very fair if it puts Vile in the shit
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Are the football finance cost control rules fair? Not if you’re Aston Villa theguardian.com/football/202…
Aston Villa’s squad is crumbling while Spurs splash out. Are the financial rules fair?

Aston Villa’s squad is crumbling while Spurs splash out. Are the financial rules fair?

Winning the Europa League and finishing fourth did not inoculate Villa and Spurs were not hampered by a season of woe

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It was announced last month that Sky had agreed to buy ITV’s media & entertainment business in a deal worth up to £1.6bn (subject to regulatory approval) But what does it all mean for football? I spoke to six industry experts to find out nytimes.com/athletic/7526233…
What could Sky’s buyout of ITV mean for football-watching in the UK?

What could Sky’s buyout of ITV mean for football-watching in the UK?

While the transaction is not yet complete and is subject to regulatory approval, it would represent a major shakeup in the UK TV industry

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Tim Curry, star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, dies at the age of 80 nme.com/news/tim-curry-star-…
Tim Curry, star of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', dies at the age of 80

Tim Curry, star of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', dies at the age of 80

Tim Curry, best known for his roles in 'It', 'Home Alone 2: Lost In New York' and 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' has died, aged 80.

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