It's been a great year for Twitter. We shared England's failure at the World Cup together on Twitter. We shared the failure of England's World Cup bid for 2018 together on Twitter. There were tears, laughter, sarcasm, idiocy all in one place to enjoy throughout the ups and downs of the year. Here is the best of it that I happened to come acrosss:

(DISCLAIMER: Of course this is not a definitive list - that would be a ludicrous task. The following tweets are simply the best that I happened to come across in looking back over what I, and a few others, retweeted or remembered. This list will inevitably mainly consist of the few people I follow. I will undoubtedly have missed hundreds of brilliant sets of 140 characters, so do put your favourites in the comments for us all to enjoy.)

FootballRamble Garth Crooks, you are a straight man. Do not make jokes, ever. If Josef Fritzl was your comedy partner, you'd STILL be the straight man.

Rich_Abbott Watching people get off the train at Andover station reminds you that there's always someone worse off than yourself

themanwhofell I was going to have sex with Jessica Alba but I think instead I'll stay in and watch UK Border Force on Sky One

Fuckingledge Turns out you can't phone IT to ask for any cheat codes for FIFA. WTF do we pay them for, dicks

MissJenThompson Looking for some banter

Jennifer Thompson was the woman implicated in Wayne Rooney's private life.

TLDORC God I'm tired of blogging about a 'winning mentality': what it is, why we need it, how to get it. Can't we just buy it?

TLDORC is a Manchester City fan and blogger.

Fuckingledge These guys don't have the class of me and Damo. We leave our Oakleys ON when we step indoors. Oi oi

equaliserblog Endured a feeble night out last night. To liven things up I pretended that the whole thing was a figment of M. Night Shyamalan's imagination

runofplay "You made it to halftime, big guy," Vidic is whispering to the locker-room mirror. "You're doing this. You're a lion. Time to roar."

During United vs Liverpool, as Nemanja Vidic was reunited with Fernando Torres.

tompittbrooke  Fruit pastilles and coffee. Doesnt get the credit it deserves

Rich_Abbott 10 things I hate about Youssef Chippo #footballerfilms

stevebartram1 A Streetcar Named Desire-Job #footballerfilms

champman He's Just Not That InDe Zeeuw #footballerfilms

I could write a dissertation on the amount of great #footballerfilms tweets. But I won't.

TLDORC With Robinho and Ibra, Galliani has clearly updated his recruitment strategy from 'FIFA 2003' to 'FIFA 2007'.

lukeymoore Who wants to come with me to pick up Reggie Yates and Edith Bowman and drive them off the cliff? We'll die too, but it'll be worth it

TLDORC @TomGoulding Like when you foul someone and then put your hands up in the air to MAGICALLY CANCEL THE FOUL.

lowlifeopinions Phil Babb! "I hope Fulham win" isn't a prediction

iainaitch wondering if Brown statement could have been better if he just came out said LOLCameron and went back in

davidschneider Just been told Pringles are less than 50% potato. They're actually cakes not crisps. I don't know who I am any more.

mikeashleynufc Looks like Michael Owen's injury has broken Henry Winter's brain

AP16official Im almost 20, 6'4 + built like a phonebooth, yet no bus driver has ever questioned the fact i travel using a small girls 11 to 14 oyster crd

Rich_Abbott Shearer: "My theory is that for the 1st two games #Eng didn't turn up." Hardly on a par with Einstein's musings on relativity. #worldcup

back_of_the_net #WorldCup Astrada, reacting to his red, had a face like a lost Chuckle Brother. "Rough justice prevails" says Chiles. That's not a phrase.

lukeymoore  @TomGoulding DID SOMEONE SAY 'BANTA'? *Cracks open Blue WKD*

AndrewSeward Will start tweeting purely for #footballerbeatlessongs. Eleanor Rigobert Song

Ollie_Davis Jelly and Ice Cream, when Blatter dies...

tompittbrooke Went to a #panini swap shop yesterday. Pretty sure Vince Cable was there

lukeymoore Annoyed that Osborne is Chancellor. Under 'Strengths', he just put 'Accounts', which is, sort of, you know, his JOB.

FourFourTwo  JT: "Fabio, are they booing me?" Fabio: "Uh, no, they're saying Boo-aines. Boo-ains!"

jamsiep Nani dives. Nani handballs. Nani cheats. Not often that he does all three within the space of five seconds though.

TLDORC Wise old magician Scholes the Gandalf of the English game. Not 'You Shall Not Pass' though, He Shall Pass!#henrywintertweets

tompittbrooke From the moment I realised that Harold Wilson looked just like Carlo Ancelotti, I realised I wanted to study history #personalstatement

anertherton2 - @JacobSteinberg A brilliant man, a provocative thinker, a sensitive lover. A linguist. A fighter. Insightful. Compassionate. Phil Brown

TomCrowley23 I had a dream about Rafinha last night. Can happen.

runofplay Vermaelen has succeeded Xabi Alonso in the "Premier League player I would most like to land an airplane in an emergency" role.

DTGuardian I'm sorry, I've tried, I really have, but I just don't get the James Corden thing...'look at me, I'm a bit fat, a bit wacky' is NOT FUNNY

runofplay The riddle of Arsenal: How can a team simultaneously read as "doomed romanticism" and "cautious economic husbandry"?

themanwhofell "If anyone tells you that pace doesn't worry people..." says Andy Gray. WHO SAYS THAT? NO-ONE

There were a number of brilliant parody accounts - some tweeters (Henry Winter, for example) simply cried out for an imitation. Here are some of the best.

fabio_capello_ I have tickets for The Comedy Club in a few weeks but can't make it. Does anyone want them? They're for the kop end.

Harry_Summer Advantage City? De Jong rested for next international game. Sir Alex livid with de Marwik. This will run and run. Unlike Ben Arfa or Holden

ShaunyCustis Jay Bothroyd in ENGLAND squad proves Capello is a joke. Why won't FA give Harry REDKNAPP a call? Proper manager there. What's Capello won?

TheBig_Sam Big Brother is back. Haven't seen so many cunts on TV since Gary Neville lent me 'Mingefest 14' on DVD.

Harry_Summer Stuart Pearce is laying down what look like #cones

pmpaulmerson - I call it, 'cold gin.' It's gin with an ice cube in it.

ShaunyCustis Brilliant news. Benitez SACKED. Capello to take over at Inter. REDKNAPP or ALLARDYCE for ENGLAND. True English heroes. PSYCHO as assistant.

Harry_Summer Bonkers:FA give under-fire ref Atkins Arsenal Birmingham. Who can forget the reverse fixture last time? Philips came off the bench & scored.

Do leave your favourites in the comments section, and I look forward to a great 2011 on Twitter.