Mick Dennis
@mickdennis.bsky.social
Retired sports hack. 40+ years of writing, broadcasting, editing. Current job title: Silly Grandad.
Presumably those self-styled ‘patriots’ who mobbed outside a migrant hotel in Norwich “to protect our children” will be protesting on the Sandringham Estate soon.
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Presumably those self-styled ‘patriots’ who mobbed outside a migrant hotel in Norwich “to protect our children” will be protesting on the Sandringham Estate soon.
Let me see if I’ve got this right…
A bloke who was jailed for touching a young girl’s leg was jailed, erroneously released and quickly re-arrested is to be hurriedly deported because the original offence sparked violent, hate-filled unrest.
A bloke who was jailed for touching a young girl’s leg was jailed, erroneously released and quickly re-arrested is to be hurriedly deported because the original offence sparked violent, hate-filled unrest.
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Let me see if I’ve got this right…
A bloke who was jailed for touching a young girl’s leg was jailed, erroneously released and quickly re-arrested is to be hurriedly deported because the original offence sparked violent, hate-filled unrest.
A bloke who was jailed for touching a young girl’s leg was jailed, erroneously released and quickly re-arrested is to be hurriedly deported because the original offence sparked violent, hate-filled unrest.
A tale of two Cities. (#NCFC)
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A tale of two Cities. (#NCFC)
Brilliant interview with ref Anthony Taylor by @jnorthcroft.bsky.social in @thetimes.com today. It should be compulsory reading before any of you watch your kids play football tomorrow.
October 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Brilliant interview with ref Anthony Taylor by @jnorthcroft.bsky.social in @thetimes.com today. It should be compulsory reading before any of you watch your kids play football tomorrow.
6013 days, 7 prime ministers, 2 monarchs, 2 failed bids to become a city, 11 seasons with avg attendance below 20k, one win against their NCFC neighbours. ITFC.
October 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
6013 days, 7 prime ministers, 2 monarchs, 2 failed bids to become a city, 11 seasons with avg attendance below 20k, one win against their NCFC neighbours. ITFC.
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Delighted to launch my latest book, THE SLUM SPORT - the story of the 1985/86 Football League season, as told by those who were there.
"It truly is a cracking read" - Barry Davies MBE
Out mid-October. To pre-order your copy please go to: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
"It truly is a cracking read" - Barry Davies MBE
Out mid-October. To pre-order your copy please go to: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
September 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Delighted to launch my latest book, THE SLUM SPORT - the story of the 1985/86 Football League season, as told by those who were there.
"It truly is a cracking read" - Barry Davies MBE
Out mid-October. To pre-order your copy please go to: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
"It truly is a cracking read" - Barry Davies MBE
Out mid-October. To pre-order your copy please go to: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
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It’s gone so quickly from ‘boat people’ to all immigrants. So quickly from ‘I don’t mind if they come here legally and pay taxes’ to ‘actually it’s anyone foreign’. We are living in the ‘first they came for’ poem. All to give the population a scapegoat so the super rich can hoard yet more wealth.
September 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It’s gone so quickly from ‘boat people’ to all immigrants. So quickly from ‘I don’t mind if they come here legally and pay taxes’ to ‘actually it’s anyone foreign’. We are living in the ‘first they came for’ poem. All to give the population a scapegoat so the super rich can hoard yet more wealth.
Context: Williamson, Gove, Patel breached Ministerial Code and didn’t resign. Boris Johnson’s advisor on code resigned because Govt was his advice. Gray report talked about culture of Covid rule breaking. Johnson didn’t resign. Hunt forgot he owned 7 flats. Zahawi forgot to pay £4.8 million taxes.
September 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Context: Williamson, Gove, Patel breached Ministerial Code and didn’t resign. Boris Johnson’s advisor on code resigned because Govt was his advice. Gray report talked about culture of Covid rule breaking. Johnson didn’t resign. Hunt forgot he owned 7 flats. Zahawi forgot to pay £4.8 million taxes.
Even when they’re mid, nonsense, frothing rant, the Mail has to have a dig at a woman’s appearance.
September 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Even when they’re mid, nonsense, frothing rant, the Mail has to have a dig at a woman’s appearance.
I’ve remembered that hotel (The George, off Newmarket Rd) does top breakfast & I’ve got good book on Kindle. But our football midweeks aren’t meant to be about seeking solace in the overnight. Pity the thousands of kids for whom that was their NCFC introduction & last treat of hols
230 miles round trip for #NCFC. Not a single redeeming feature. 😳
August 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I’ve remembered that hotel (The George, off Newmarket Rd) does top breakfast & I’ve got good book on Kindle. But our football midweeks aren’t meant to be about seeking solace in the overnight. Pity the thousands of kids for whom that was their NCFC introduction & last treat of hols
Ex shampoo advertiser Joe Hart has definitely got rid of his dandruff. 😳 But his #MotD analysis of goalkeeping is head and shoulders ahead of dreary Shearer & Rooney said last night (just described what pics showed).
August 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Ex shampoo advertiser Joe Hart has definitely got rid of his dandruff. 😳 But his #MotD analysis of goalkeeping is head and shoulders ahead of dreary Shearer & Rooney said last night (just described what pics showed).
Tough times in NW Norfolk. Only one farmer with anything to sell.
August 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tough times in NW Norfolk. Only one farmer with anything to sell.
Broadly encouraging win for #ncfc in the last friendly. But I remember Marley Watkins’s worldie in pre-season v Brighton in 2017, Marc Libra’s debut goal after 19 seconds in 2001. Neither ever did anything remotely similar. … I think I’ll wait before declaring any successes this season.
August 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Broadly encouraging win for #ncfc in the last friendly. But I remember Marley Watkins’s worldie in pre-season v Brighton in 2017, Marc Libra’s debut goal after 19 seconds in 2001. Neither ever did anything remotely similar. … I think I’ll wait before declaring any successes this season.
August 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
… and nobody force-snogged any of the winning team. Not even Nonce Andrew’s nephew. A big step forward for the beautiful game. #Lionesses
July 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
… and nobody force-snogged any of the winning team. Not even Nonce Andrew’s nephew. A big step forward for the beautiful game. #Lionesses
My wife and I must have cheered a bit. #Lionesses
July 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My wife and I must have cheered a bit. #Lionesses
A reminder of Tommy Cooper’s joke when asked what he’d said to ERII when she spoke with him after a Royal Command performance.
The Prince of Wales, patron of the FA, will be in Switzerland to watch England in the Women’s Euro 2025 final on Sunday, Kensington Palace says.
July 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A reminder of Tommy Cooper’s joke when asked what he’d said to ERII when she spoke with him after a Royal Command performance.
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The Prince of Wales, patron of the FA, will be in Switzerland to watch England in the Women’s Euro 2025 final on Sunday, Kensington Palace says.
July 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The Prince of Wales, patron of the FA, will be in Switzerland to watch England in the Women’s Euro 2025 final on Sunday, Kensington Palace says.
Hey @lbc.co.uk the letter J O’B read from ‘Chris’ was lie after lie. He might as well have read Mein Kampf. There are no Shabbat schools. The doctrines ‘quoted’ are 180 degrees away from Jewish teachings. Whatever one thinks about Gaza, repeating ancient falsehoods about British people is criminal.
July 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey @lbc.co.uk the letter J O’B read from ‘Chris’ was lie after lie. He might as well have read Mein Kampf. There are no Shabbat schools. The doctrines ‘quoted’ are 180 degrees away from Jewish teachings. Whatever one thinks about Gaza, repeating ancient falsehoods about British people is criminal.
After decades and decades of watching #England men’s self-fulfilling fear of failure we’ve got #Lionesses who always, always think: “We won’t be beaten.”
July 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
After decades and decades of watching #England men’s self-fulfilling fear of failure we’ve got #Lionesses who always, always think: “We won’t be beaten.”
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The greatest Ozzy Osbourne anecdote. RIP.
July 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The greatest Ozzy Osbourne anecdote. RIP.