Craig Hamilton
@craighamilton
Music, data, football, and dogs. PhD Popular Music Studies. Recovering academic now doing data/tech stuff + a few music projects. Culture lead on the #avfc Fan Advisory Board My website: www.popmusicresearch.org
I’ve seen enough movies to know that Zidane is there to kill the President. #WorldCup
Fine. But could Tom Cruise do it on a wet Tuesday night in Stoke? #WorldCup
We’re at the point in this game where Apollo (England) is no longer sure it’s an exhibition, while Rocky (Tuchel) watches on helplessly
The World Cup should never be given to U!S!A! ever again, part 3,497.
I loved watching Tielemans at Villa, but £35m for a player who arrived for nothing and turns 30 next season is Magic Beans stuff. 5yr deal on £200k a week is Man U’s problem, not ours. He was at the World Cup last week, so this deal must have been done weeks ago. Villa rebuild is on. #avfc.
Just updated my World Cup wallchart and I regret to inform you that there are only 18 games left (3rd place play off doesn’t count - no one cares), including this Egypt v Australia game in play.
Got a new shed, lads. Got talked into adding guttering and a water butt. Absolutely delighted. What a beauty. #shedchat
Just caught up with #thefootball. Not a good night for Arsenal players from the penalty spot. Which is obviously a huge shame.
The World Cup Hydration Breaks brought to you by Powerade are not commercial, according to Infantino. Truly, one of the most annoying things about modern life is people lying to you despite it being obvious to everyone that they are lying, and nothing ever being done about that. It’s infuriating.
If Scotland get beat by Brazil (likely) every goal they concede reduces their chance of progressing by ~15%
Two years ago tonight, at about this time, I was watching Girls Aloud fly across an arena on motorbikes.
If the stadium for Netherlands v Japan is air conditioned to 22 degrees, the official reason for hydration breaks seems a bit… #WorldCup
Hardly stunning insight on my part given the whole world saw the same Morocco v Brazil game as me last night (although I’d like to see him against a midfield that isn’t 200 years old) but this Ayyoub Bouaddi kid might be a prospect. Follow me for more ITK scouting tips. #WorldCup
I bought this from a charity shop today for £1 because…well, just look at it. You’re not leaving this behind, are you? Unfortunately, it’s shite.
I was chucking out some 8-track cartridges yesterday and the bloke who came round to pick them up turned out to be Pete Hammond, drummer in the classic line up of Brummie post-punk legends The Au Pairs.
Although World Cup Fever has been downgraded to a mild cold due to the stupid inflated group stage, daft kick off times, and the fact that U!SA! is the last place on earth it should be held, especially at the moment, I nevertheless have #WorldCupMildCold now that my @wsc.co.uk wallchart is here.
Just picked up 150 8-track cartridges I bought off a bloke on FB marketplace for £25, if anyone knows a good divorce lawyer. 😬
It’s too hot to go outside, so a good day to let you know that Mr Inbetween is now available on the ITV player.
If you’d offered me 4th place and winning the Europa League back in August I would have said you were on crack. King Unai Emery is a miracle worker. #avfc
Would have been totally ok with a 5-0 humping today, but ok, I’ll take it. #avfc