Gareth Southgate Hashtag #GarethSouthgateWould Is What You Need Today

'Gareth Southgate would simply walk into Mordor.'
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Admit it - you’re quite taken with Gareth Southgate.

Even if you’re not that into football, the England manager’s suave waistcoat, persistently sunny demeanour and manners you could take home to your mum are winning him legions of adoring fans.

All this Gareth Southgate love - well deserved for a great bloke - only says to me how much we’re crying out for basic decency in our leading public figures. We’re tired of braggarts and buffoons and Gareth is helping to fill the void.

— Nick Metcalfe (@Nick_Metcalfe) July 4, 2018

#GarethSouthgateWould come and spend 3 full hours with a teenage girls football club in Hackney when he was only meant to stay for 30 mins. pic.twitter.com/Fw9msdgiLi

— Hackney Laces (@hackneylaces) July 5, 2018

So much so, in fact, that for a few days this week a hashtag dedicated to celebrating the 47-year-old’s general loveliness was a top trend on Twitter despite a slew of major news stories.

#GarethSouthgateWould gave fans the chance to pay homage to Southgate and thousands jumped at the chance.

There were a few different themes.

Gareth Southgate’s Past Behaviour Proves What A Legend Gareth Southgate Is

#GarethSouthgateWould write back to the the 14yr old me after Euro96, and then when I am introduced to him 21 years later at a conference, thanks me for my support again! pic.twitter.com/08Tfc0OrtM

— Tom Duggan (@TomDuggan29) July 5, 2018

Gareth Southgate Doesn’t Do Wallowing

#GarethSouthgateWould go back in time to Euro 96 and not change a thing because he knows it made him the man he is today.

— Ollie Booth (@olliebooth1991) July 4, 2018

#GarethSouthgateWould Give you a hug after you miss a crucial penalty in a World Cup knockout match, even though you’re on the opposing team, and tell you that no matter how bad you feel now, things will get better.

— Christine Shaw (@shawcastle) July 4, 2018

Display such Gentlemanly behaviour against a team that showed the polar opposite. #GarethSouthgateWould pic.twitter.com/15OD4UqCZJ

— Maxine Smyth (@maxine_smyth) July 5, 2018

This Is Twitter, I’m Not Missing The Chance To Say Something Witty

#GarethSouthgateWould eat all the bountys out a celebration tub because he knows nobody likes them. Not even him.

— Mark Randall (@markyrands) July 4, 2018

#GarethSouthgateWould buy a bottle of water and set it free in the ocean.

— Umeezy (@umeskimo) July 4, 2018

#GarethSouthgateWould simply walk into mordor

— Nelson (@BreakingBott) July 4, 2018

I Saw This Hashtag And My Imagination Ran Away With Me

#GarethSouthgateWould pipette feed an injured baby bird, day and night, until it was strong enough to fly back into the wild. Then leave seeds out in winter and gaze through the window smiling, sipping on hot chocolate, as the same bird returns to collect food for its family.

— Nick Ling (@nickling1) July 4, 2018

#GarethSouthgateWould not blame it on the boogie. He would simply apologise for his momentary lapse in judgement and accept the consequences like a man.

— Craig Griffiths (@CraigGriff6) July 4, 2018

#GarethSouthgateWould come and spend 3 full hours with a teenage girls football club in Hackney when he was only meant to stay for 30 mins. pic.twitter.com/Fw9msdgiLi

— Hackney Laces (@hackneylaces) July 5, 2018

And more than just football - asked about whether supporters were now “connecting” with the team in a way they had not done since Euro 96, the manager said: “That is one of the most important things for me, if we’re managing to do that.”

He added: “We have a chance to affect something bigger than ourselves.

“We’re a team with our diversity and youth that represents modern England and in England we’ve spent a bit of time being lost as to what our modern identity is, and I think as a team we represent that modern identity and hopefully people can connect with us.”

Gareth Southgate: "We're a team with our diversity and our youth that represent modern England"#England #ThreeLions pic.twitter.com/loLjJrgdFC

— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 26, 2018
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