Thanks, Alan. You may not approve of the beer, but it’s certainly going down well. 👍🏻🍺

17:35 - SUSSEX HERE I COME.

Blimey, Tulsa Airport is dead. Never seen it like this.

Should be enjoying a pint over there by 6pm tomorrow. 🍺

Man, I loved this book as a kid. ⚽️💙

DANNY 💙🔥⚽️

Creates space
Still has pace
Scores a brace
So where’s his England place?

FIRST WIN IN THE NEW HOUSE! 🏠

UTA! 💙⚽️

CLASSY 👏🏻

I’m 4500 miles away, but it’s clear that Sunderland fans are some of the best in the land.

So many reports of positive comments and congratulations from them.

It’s classy. And it’s appreciated. 👍🏻⚽️

#bhafc #safc

IT’S WARMING UP 🔥

A Friday night rhyme
I hope you don’t mind
Clocks have gone forward here
So I’m only 5 hours behind
Meaning it’s 4:15 here
And 9:15 there
But I understand if you’re in a pub
And really don’t care

Due to hit 34c here next week. 😎

Have a great weekend. 👍🏻

I WOULDN’T BET AGAINST IT ☺️

The Amex next Saturday
Everton at home
Verbruggen goes down
With a yelp and moan.
Hürzeler turns to the bench
Surely now Steele, between the sticks?
You’ll never going to believe
Who he actually picks. 😬😄

Wishing everyone a relaxing week ahead with friends and family.

Cheers, all. ♥️

Jon

SATURDAY, 09.00 & ONE OF THOSE FANTASTIC RANDOM EXPERIENCES

Early morning stroll in Prague and I heard organ music and singing coming from a church.

So I sneaked in onto the back row.

Wow.

DFW, BUT SUSSEX BOUND

Leaving on a jet plane….

11 MINUTES FROM OUR FRONT DOOR TO MY DEPARTURE GATE

6 minute drive to the airport ✅
$0 fee to be dropped off ✅
Hand luggage only ✅
Already checked in ✅
No line @ security ✅

It’s not always like this, but I’ll take it.

See you tomorrow, Sussex. 💙👍🏻

06.45 🌞

Garden’s in good shape.
👍🏻🪴🪏🏡🌴🌳

JOÃO PEDRO ⚽️

2of2

Soon to be a blue
Chelsea buying our players is nothing new
But we’ll get a more cohesive squad
And a £20m+ profit, too. 👍🏻

JOÃO PEDRO ⚽️

1of2

Great at pens
Just like Glenn
But after the reported bust-up
It was likely not “if” but “when”.
I wish him well
Soon to be Chelsea personnel
On one particular match
I’ll choose to dwell.
We were playing away
In Marseille
Oh, that last min penalty
Stayed in the pub all day!

A BIG ONE 🎙️

Off to Germany tomorrow one of my biggest jobs of the year. 🇩🇪

An international gala dinner & awards ceremony to host at Frankfurt’s Opera House.

I was there in a pub when we secured European football 24 months ago. ⚽️

No such luck this year. 😬

12.45, FRIDAY

Just left Hassocks for a 50miler.

Via Warninglid, Horsham, Steyning, Shoreham and Brighton.

May need a bit of encouragement if you see me. 👍🏻🙏🏼😊🚴🏻‍♂️

MRS BARD FLIES IN TOMORROW!!
❤️👍🏻😎

NOTES FROM A SMALL CAFE

Overhearing conversations this morning reminds me of something that could be of use to us all.

Behind the scenes, and despite what they may post on social media, most people face challenges, struggles & lead far from perfect lives.

Hey, it’s normal. 👍🏻

TOMORROW 🙏🏼⚽️

The return of Potter
Yes, that old rotter.
3 points, please
Man, we gotta.
Need a good display
We seem to have lost our way
We’re currently 10th
And it’s nearly May. 😬

Back in Sussex. 👍🏻

And Mrs Bard is back here next week. 💙

Britain is the most beautiful country on earth for the next 6 months, imo.

Enjoy it. ❤️🌳🥀

TOGETHER….⚽️

As society disintegrates before our eyes, our football club & fans have become one of the last sources of unity, humour & sanity on here.

Win, lose or draw, let’s remember we’re bonded by the love of a very special club & it’s incredible journey.

UTA! 💙

Bandwagon. Jumping. (Late) 😎

BACK ON FORM 👍🏻

Thanks for the kind messages.

Out of hospital and back feeling pretty good.

Flying to Heathrow tomorrow.

Can’t make Villa but have got a ticket for Saturday! ⚽️

DON’T STOP BELIEVING

What a Journey
Still so far to go
All the way?
I think we can, you know
Just imagine
What a thrill
After we lay the ghost
Of 7 nil
What a run
We’ve been on since
Fabian with
A few to convince
But not me
As I’m sure he has planned
An FA Cup final
AND the promised land. ⚽️💙

A beauty!

DON’T MISS THIS!👇🏻

What a line-up!

I know Brett will have put so much work into this, I just wish I could be in Sussex for it.

2pm this Saturday @ Worthing FC’s ground supporting the fantastic Rocking Horse charity.

More here: rockinghorse.org.uk/event/charityf…

CONGRATULATIONS, DAN.

He’s lived his dream and I can’t be anything but absolutely delighted for him. ⚫️⚪️👏🏻

If you haven’t tried Air Baltic yet, I can highly recommend them.

They fly from Gatwick and have free lightening fast Starlink WiFi which means I could stream this live as I landed earlier. ✈️

I’M ON STRIKE 🎙️

My client’s event starts in a couple of hours here in Latvia.

But I’ve told him I won’t be going on stage unless he changes the lighting from Palace’s blue & red to our blue & white. ⚪️🔵⚪️🔵