David Sykes

1 Carlisle (Dixon chimney in distance)

1987 - Listened to Gold Cup on "the blower" in a Gibraltar bookies during a break from a birdwatching holiday

Is 14th v 15th still a "Big Six" fixture?

I'm not entirely sure who Drake and Kendrick Lamarr are but am I right in thinking that it's as if Frankie Vaughan and Max Bygraves had an argument in the letters page of the Sunday Pictorial?

I think that the MiB must have flashed his flashy thing and they all forgot what happened 💥

Gerrin To 'Em 🖤🤍

Does it repel bugs?

Happy birthday John Cooper Clarke. "Hooker goes up to a Yorkshireman and sez: "Will you sleep with me for a £100?" He sez: "I'm not tired but I could do with the money" Photograph by Gerald Jenkins 2015.

Happy birthday John Cooper Clarke.

"Hooker goes up to a Yorkshireman and sez: "Will you sleep with me for a £100?" He sez: "I'm not tired but I could do with the money"

Photograph by Gerald Jenkins 2015.

I've been reminded of Birthday Poker. Pick five people who share your birthday and compare it to others to see who has the best "hand".

Mine:

Lillie Langtry
Lenny Bruce
Maggie Thatcher
Paul Simon
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Here goes ....

Sir Everton Weekes
Jackie Gleeson
Johnny Cash
Fats Domino
Helen Clark

The reason I became a Newcastle Utd supporter. Grew up in a village where me mates supported Leeds, Man U, Liverpool and various North West teams. Watching terraces full of Geordies worshipping SupaMac on MOTD blew me away #NUFC

Excellent 🤣 #NUFC

My first away ground as a junior for Burneside (not a bad looking ground either) 1976

Afternoon all, just want to apologise for my lack of Bluesky attendance lately, I'm just a little busy and my spare time is being taken up by my new thing Genealogy.Today we have 2 closed and 2 current, Answers as usual at 6.30pm all Reposts Likes and Guesses are much appreciated Thank you.

Afternoon all, I trust you are all well and are now back in your normal routines, it's taken me until today. Ok today we have 2 closed 2 current of which 1 is Irish. The answers will be at 6.30pm all Likes Guesses and Reposts are always appreciated Thank you Enjoy

I'd love to see Konstas do that tonight - Bumrah and Kohli would probably spontaneously combust 🔥🔥🏏🏏 #AusvInd

4 Newmarket (July)

Afternoon all, I trust you all have eaten and drunk to much, I'll be disappointed if you haven't. A bit of light refreshment here, today we have 2 closed 2 current of which 1 is Irish. Answers still at 6.30pm All Reposts Likes Guesses and any engagement is good and is much appreciated Thank you.

Exactly - ⬇️

Going deep into The Sabbath, matins can wait 🙏

Backed him at 11/4 to be England's leading bowler in a double with Brook to be top bat at 9/4 💰

No need for lawyers for this lad, friends in high places plus it's not his first rodeo, seasoned campaigner

You absolute bugger, I've now got a craving for Marmite on Ryvita and it's nearly bedtime FFS!!! 😀

I'd have struggled to do that in hot metal - back up to subs office "This lines bust" #ludlow #hotmetal

£10 a pie? In Yorkshire? Now that is daylight robbery. #tommybanks #stolenpies #yorkshire #owmuch

Lad in our village got nicknamed Joey, he's still got it 50 years later to the extent that most folk think it's his real name 😄

I was on Root at slip

strange loyalties here - Carse bowling for Eng and Ravindra batting for NZ - I've backed Carse to be Eng leading bowler and Rav to be NZ leading bat, also done Brook as Eng bat & O'Rourke as NZ bowler. Series totals Lucky 15. #NZvEng