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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: It's off to Villa Park today as Ivan McDouall tells @allbluedaze.bsky.social about his special connection with Aston Villa's home yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/home-is-wh...

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Home Is Where The Heart Is 5 - Villa Park

It’s the turn of Aston Villa fan Ivan McDouall to open his heart to Gary Thacker on the subject of his favourite football ground - Villa Park.

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

England v Ireland 6/2/80: @scraggy74.bsky.social and @themagicofthecup.bsky.social talk us through England vs Ireland. Kevin Keegan plays his part, Bryan Robson makes his debut, Laurie Cunningham feels the freeze. Back to 1980 we go... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/football-r...

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Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.20c England v Ireland 6/2/80

A game of no halves

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: @brisbanestokie.bsky.social talks to @allbluedaze.bsky.social about his love for the Victoria Ground. Stoke City fans, you won't want to miss this. yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/home-is-wh...

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Home Is Where The Heart Is 4 - The Victoria Ground

God save the pub!

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another great chat in this series.

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Home Is Where The Heart Is 3 - The Hawthorns. @themagicofthecup.bsky.social talks to @allbluedaze.bsky.social about the ground that's closest to God. Includes details about a dubious blaze on Bonfire Night, European nights, and so much more... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/home-is-wh...

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Home Is Where The Heart Is 3 - The Hawthorns

In pastures green

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: Episode 2. @scraggy74.bsky.social talks us through his devotion to Liverpool's Anfield. @allbluedaze.bsky.social presents. @anythinglfc.bsky.social @spiritofshankly.bsky.social @lfchistory.net yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/home-is-wh...

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Home Is Where The Heart Is 2 - Anfield

Walk on...

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Cor Blimey, it's Biley vs Bailey: Derby v Man Utd. Meanwhile, a wayward parachutist avoids a drab affair at Spurs, and WBA's Peter Barnes demands to go to the loo. Not once, but twice. @themagicofthecup.bsky.social & @scraggy74.bsky.social yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/football-r...

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Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.20a Derby County v Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton, Manchester City v WBA 2/2/80

Dressed to kill

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Really enjoyed hosting this series. A terrific opening episode with @chrislepkowski.bsky.social talking about Wembley. And a number of other episodes to follow.

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, part 1: @allbluedaze.bsky.social introduces a new series about those stadia that have a special place in our heart. @chrislepkowski.bsky.social goes all Charity Shield by offering up Wembley as the curtain raiser yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/home-is-wh...

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Home Is Where The Heart Is 1 - Wembley

The national stadium, old and new

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

ACTION REPLAY: September 11, 2001. @scraggy74.bsky.social talks about his recollections of a dark and surreal day, including Liverpool's Champions League game against Boavista - with minds very much distracted by events in the US yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/action-rep...

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Action Replay - September 11, 2001

By Steven Scragg

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

And yet, we all know that the media will let him get away with it - again

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Our very own Phantom Flan Flinger takes you to the first round of the 1967/68 FA Cup, where Runcorn are our plucky heroes, while a whole host of Davids are slain mostly by other slightly bigger Davids. This is the FA CUP! yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/the-magic-...

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The Magic of the Cup: 1967/68 - Part 2

Sex & drugs & sausage rolls

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Doesn’t sound great buddy. You OK?

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our own @scraggy74.bsky.social goes through his vast archive of newspapers. Things are moving on the transfer front with Ray Clemence, Ally McCoist, Imre Varadi competing for page-space with outraged Welsh female domino players. How very 1981 yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/what-the-p...

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What The Papers Said

By Steven Scragg

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Pete Watson @drpetewatson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Episode 3 of La Pausa now ready for your ears! More Latin American vs European football encounters, this time focusing on the first tournament meetings: the 1924 and 1928 olympics and the 1930 World Cup. Get comfy, get a maté, some Chilean wine or a Quilmes and press play. Like, share, subscribe!

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Pause, for La Pausa. We look at Uruguay's historic impact on world football. @drpetewatson.bsky.social offers insight, @allbluedaze.bsky.social chips in with a few thoughts, while @scraggy74.bsky.social and Stu Horsfield mess around at the back of the class. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

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La Pausa: Encounters 3

Podcast Episode · Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating · August 12 · 2h 4m

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Thanks buddy. I’ll take a look at it.

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

ACTION REPLAY: August 10, 1985. When football and TV went to war: no televised English club soccer for 5 months. Was it the spiritual start of the Premier League? @chrislepkowski.bsky.social believes so... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/action-rep...

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Action Replay – August 10, 1985

By Chris Lepkowski

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

THE MANAGERESS: @allbluedaze.bsky.social looks back on a ground-breaking TV drama that painted a different scenario of how football might unfold in the 1990s. 'Proper football men' are not welcome... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/boys-and-g...

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Boys & Girls On Film: The Manageress

By Gary Thacker

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Pete Watson @drpetewatson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

open.spotify.com/episode/7lrp... here’s the Spotify link to the new episode of La Pausa on @ybtahoab.bsky.social. The focus is on South American football club tours to Europe in the interwar years. Tales of Friedenreich, Arellano and other legends of the 1920s

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La Pausa: Encounters 2

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating · Episode

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Pete Watson @drpetewatson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Oh my god, we’re back again! Episode two of La pausa, examines footballing encounters between Europe and Latin America. In this one we look at the first football tours by Latin American teams to Europe, including Paulistano, Nacional, Boca Juniors, Colo Colo … enjoy, like and subscribe

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If you’re into South American football - or even if you’re not - you’re guaranteed to enjoy this knockabout romp and learn so many things too. Do join us.

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Pause for La Pausa: Back into the South American Studies department we go today, for module two of our Latin experience. Host Stuart Horsfield is joined by @allbluedaze.bsky.social @scraggy74.bsky.social and @drpetewatson.bsky.social yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/la-pausa-e...

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La Pausa: Encounters 2

Return match

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

There are no words that can adequately describe the absolute sh1thousery of this jingoistic claptrap. ‘Reform MP spouting disgraceful and ignorant garbage again’ hardly covers it.

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

MAGA = Fascist Anti- Science Pedo Lovers The GOP Russian sponored tankies with their kangaroo court all are just mad Fauci exposed their scam to sell hydroxychloroquine to Pedolf's stupid base instead of just getting the vaccine.

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Living in Spain, the impact of climate change is front and centre, with truly terrifying consequences. Such being the case the pro-fossil fuel support of Badenoch, Farage, Trump et al is not only blindly naive, but also borderline insanely selfish merely to maintain flow of oil-stained contributions

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Pete Watson @drpetewatson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Just updated my linktree with various recent podcast and Argentinian radio appearances, plus the World Cup Analysis article. Here’s the link - all my outputs go here linktr.ee/drpetewatson

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Dr Peter J Watson Official: Facebook, Twitter | Linktree

View drpetewatson’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Saw this and am convinced that irony must have exploded over him when he penned it. This is one of the people responsible for the perpetual sh!tstorm that is Brexit. Do shut up you shameless clown.

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Delighted to see that, following up on the the hardcover edition, my 'DUTCH MASTERS' book is scheduled to republish in paperback on 21 September. Now available to pre-order at a discounted price here: www.amazon.co.uk/Dutch-Master...

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I'LL NEVER PAY FOR PRIVATE HEALTHCARE! #NHS #FBPE 🔶 @wendynowak.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Biinface de-binned. He's getting serious now. Vote for him if you're in Clacton! @countbinface.bsky.social #VoteCountBiinface #BinfaceForClacton

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

If he wasn’t so dangerous, he’d be absolutely hilarious. What a total🤡

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

They are paused when he’s not an MP, but will be restarted if he returns as one.

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It seems to be an unchallenged truth that Trump tried to cheat - when doesn’t he - for the USA team, and FIFA, apparently in the person of Infantino has allowed him to do it. The rest of the world, especially Belgium, now understand how ordinary Americans feel to be shafted by the Orange One.

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Flashback for July 4, 2026 28 points 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Play here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, July 4, 2026

Can you sort 8 historical events?

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Tomorrow’s Independent front page:

The
INDEPENDENT
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The Way Bac
Their promises of more jobs, more trade, more power for Britain have proved a con, Michael Heseltine writes as the Brexit vote 10th anniversary approaches. Never have so few done so much damage to so many with so little ability to execute what they lied about. Their scandalously false prospectus has turned to dust and ashes. Naturally, they blame everyone but themselves.
They are the guilty men and should...
...hang their heads in shame

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Wow, fascinating. Many thanks Tony!

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Farage has not one single redeeming characteristic. A grifting charlatan and con man whose only desire is to stir up hate and division for his own squalid ends. Who even contemplates voting for such a despicable human being?

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Surely, the next honest president can nullify this garbage.

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Gary Thacker @allbluedaze.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

One is left to wonder why - given the blanket coverage when the numbers rise - the MSM isn’t headlining this news. Well, perhaps it’s not at all surprising, is it.

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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The fact that Thomas Massie lost a Republican primary because he wants pedophiles to face justice tells you everything you need to know about the state of the Republican party… Full stop.

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