David Hopps

We've come a long way from when we leased a bankrupt place five years ago. Lots more still to do. Like remember to turn the guest phone on... 😍 youtu.be/jI_ji5wihtk?...

Fair to say we are more excited about that in my Colombo bar than the entire membership of Blue Sky.

Waiter service getting a bit slow in Colombo #SLvENG

Maybe the BBC should get someone who actually knows what he is talking about then.

My last night in Sri Lanka after calling in for a few weeks at SuiteLanka.com (mates rates available) and still the waiters in my Colombo bar have not given up hope. #SLvENG

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I’ve casually mentioned Donald Trump maybe 50 times in the last three weeks in Sri Lanka. He is universally despised for bringing hardship to everybody. Imports either don’t arrive or are unaffordable. Even Putin would get a few defenders. Pol Pot might get one. A deserved fate for a senile bigot.

Very good photo. Would you want this lot to be in charge of you l? Seriously? Long may their failure continue.

Personally, I reluctantly think a split and two tier county competition is inevitable and probably even healthy but I would encourage everybody (from my bar in Sri Lanka) to promote this column and keep it alive because the author has nearly given up at least 73 times - a mood I can relate with 🤣

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I absolutely hate these short international ODI series where a side arrives with no media narrative whatsoever and is simply somebody for England to play. Headingley’s poor late September crowd tells its own story. Delighted to see Sri Lanka demand attention with (win or lose) a fine performance.

If the Government wants more people to die at home, maybe the system should get its arse into gear to speed up the issue of the death certificate in such cases.

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Reckon that might have been Ao Tanaka's best LUFC match last night, certainly best in the Prem? #lufc

C'mon, there must be sensible limits to consumer rights. If, say, you online shop say 10 things & then send them all back you can't expect refunds of all postage. What next? Refund car park charges, petrol, bus fares if you go to a shop and can't buy anything? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The RNLI volunteer has told us that donations usually run at £20,000 per day. Currently running at £100,000 per day! Bloody brilliant!

Quite impressed by how she undermines her argument with her very first word. Takes some doing.

Does anybody else bother to look up acronyms on trigger point? It’s bad enough having to watch it but we are 20 minutes in an I have already been asked what three acronyms mean

I also think the failure of certain media outlets to report this is a moral disgrace

This also fills me (fleetingly) with despair. If just one person joins me in donating it makes this post worthwhile www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/...

I reposted this without comment earlier. But I have had a beer since. This level of ignorance fills me (briefly) with absolute despair.

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I had a dream last night when the first words my granddaughter ever said to me were: “why is Chris Mason talking to me like a baby?”

Seeking an upgrade on Willy Gnonto makes sense to me. He's a likeable guy so it won't be popular, but his goals/assists stats are poor. Even though he is only 22 I've got a sense he won't progress much more. #lufc

Our women tennis players have been lethargic for so long that I had rather assumed they were on the stuff. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...

I’ll raise you this Facebook/Meta advert from last week that offered the chance to tell an AI child exactly what to do and she’d do it!

If I'd been any good I'd have been delighted to be coached by this person @ali-martin.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...

Seven successive Test wins at Headingley for England, but sorry we haven't given you another Test til 2029.... and even then it's a bit of a dud 😡

i said to someone this morning that I'd never seen a poorer Pakistan Test team and it's fair to say that opinion has not changed.

Interested why Phillip Stoner Jewellery logo is covered up on the Dickie Bird Clock with what looks like a bit of elastoplast or something. Old story or new story? Yorkshire fall out or sponsorship pettiness?

X is a cesspit of lies and prejudice. But there are times when the complacent and condescending intellectual arrogance of Blue Sky is equally unbearable. Tonight, in the oh-so-superior response to the mobile phone alert, is one of those nights.

Holy fucking shit Jason Arday found dead

I like the phone warning. Common sense Government. So all you cynics (*tonight at least) can bugger off.

Gerraway. I like and value Full Fact but if anyone fell for this they will need a lot of help in the years to come

If you want to see beautiful eclipses as the Sun falls into the ocean, then - thanks to a downturn caused by the far more dangerous Orange phenomenon residing in the White House - suitelanka.com is offering them at huge discounts. We’ll even give you a free Colander to mark the occasion. #eclipse

Raf’s newly-released book on the history of women’s cricket is hugely researched and massively enjoyable. Totally recommended.

If you want to see beautiful eclipses as the Sun falls into the ocean, then - thanks to a downturn caused by the far more dangerous Orange phenomenon residing in the White House - suitelanka.com is offering them at huge discounts. We’ll even give you a free Colander to mark the occasion. #eclipse

I expect that The Hundred will have ruled that the batter has to face a set of deliveries with a colander over their face

“Don’t put that on Twitter,” she says. “I gave that up years ago,” I say. “Don’t worry, I’m on Blue Sky now and hardly anybody responds to anything I type.”

Community-driven neighbour rushes into the street to save my wife further embarrassment as she fails to see the eclipse with the recommended colander & paper routine. A quick glance wearing 4 pairs of sunglasses works a treat. I’m amazed the BBC has not seen fit to advise the nation. #eclipse

People with Meta glasses will be able to see the Sun's boobs and cock

Maybe we tell Meta glasses wearers they can look directly at the eclipse with their Meta glasses

Not forgetting the need for some serious collaboration to be much more ambitious about proper transport provision to and from the stadium.

If you were a European athlete at the peak of your powers, you would be incredibly disappointed by the experience in Birmingham. If you are going to win the right to stage a major championship then perhaps exciting your population to attend might be a good idea? Quite embarrassing.

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My grandma used to refer to companies like @octopus.energy as being all fur coat and no knickers. Nobody needs fur coats these days because of the climate crisis but try to do your bit and the minute that things become slightly complicated they appear totally inadequate. Retribution may follow.