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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 16h

'A superb account of what we were thinking, wearing, eating and saying 40 years ago. It is a people's history of football, and of Britain.' Lovely review of my new book Fanzine in @LateTackle magazine. Much appreciated!

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This lovely item is 10 years old today. A decade of delights and conversations about floodlights, outfield players in goal and spotting grounds from trains.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A truly mint night sending Fanzine off into the world at The Volley with @stanchionbooks.bsky.social and @sebdwhite.bsky.social.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Monday morning talking about Fanzine to mighty booksellers from across the land. The most Bovril has been discussed in a hotel conference suite in Leicestershire for a while.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Signing some copies of Fanzine @portybooks.bsky.social Bonus postcard slipped into each like a toy in a cereal box. Sort of.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Plus, some places to buy a printed copy (or ask your library to stock): WSC: shorturl.at/3tEPF @StanchionBooks (signed): shorturl.at/pqeG7 Amazon: shorturl.at/gzS9F Hive: shorturl.at/JypWK ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ And reviews wherever you review really do help...

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Treacherous bastards, greedy sods and a players' strike - the coming Premier League through fanzine eyes. A clip from the audiobook recording of my new book 'Fanzine'. 🛒Audiobook available here: shorturl.at/y975g

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

There's an excerpt from Fanzine in the brand new @wsc.co.uk, and handily they are also selling the book here: shorturl.at/3tEPF

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Magic to see Fanzine out in the wild for the first time, in the majestic Toppings, shoulder-charging Mo Salah.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

On 'Fanzine' publication day, a little video about turning boxes into books and telling the story of an incredible movement.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Some buying options WSC: shorturl.at/3tEPF Stanchion (signed): shorturl.at/pqeG7 Amazon: shorturl.at/gzS9F Hive: shorturl.at/JypWK

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Some buying options: WSC: tiny.cc/9x3a101 Stanchion (signed): shorturl.at/pqeG7 Amazon: tiny.cc/tw3a101 Hive: tiny.cc/pw3a101

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Cat helps writerman open box of new books. Help keep this lad in pouches of processed meat: buy your copy of 'Fanzine' in all the usual places.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"Yeah buddy it came!" My new book 'Fanzine' has arrived and it is chuffing gorgeous.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Floodlit rain, one of the great football sights.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Bless the fixture list for making you go places.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

📗Fanzine: The Story of Football's Alternative Press. 🗓️Published September 10th by @bloomsburysport.bsky.social. ⚽️The poignant, nostalgic and absorbing story of an era that changed going to the match forever. 🛒Pre-order in all the usual places or ask your indie bookshop to stock.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Back in this bloody place. Traumatic. Taking the bairn to a concert and yet I still think Boro will somehow lose.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Just a quick reminder from my Mum's bookshelf.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I've an article in the i newspaper today saluting 25 great chippies across the nation. You can do all of them in August if you like, with a few rest days to sweat out the batter.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Yoo-hoo! Big summer blowout! 25% off pre-orders of 'Fanzine' for the next few days @waterstones.bsky.social online. Link and code below ⬇️ 🔗 shorturl.at/ub3Uy

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

📗Here's the lovely cover of my next book. 📖It tells the story of fanzines in their prime, but is also a history of football in a fascinating era through fans' eyes. ⬇️Hardback, ebook and audiobook out 10th September with Bloomsbury, pre-orders open now in the usual places.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

"Eeee there were no google maps in them days, son..." Just found my directions to the Baseball Ground and Maine Road from 96/97. Solo journeys aged 14 and 15, perfectly normal behaviour.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It's National Fish and Chips Day. Full after your chippy tea? How about a fish and chips social history/travelogue as dessert?* 📖 50% off on Amazon at the moment: shorturl.at/BYLuy *Please don't actually eat it, it'll only repeat on you.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

⭐️My book Sunday Best is only 99p on Kindle at the moment. You can't even get, er, a 99 ice cream for that. 🔗 shorturl.at/nGdFm

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

📖 Published today: the paperback version of my book 'Sunday Best'. 👜 Fits beautifully into many a handbag or pocket. 🛒 In shops and online.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

That man @peteralanross.bsky.social has done it again. Just finished reading 'Upon a White Horse' - beautifully written, frequently moving, peppered with lovely bits of humour and just endlessly interesting. Well, it does have an end, sadly, but you know what I mean. Superb.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

🎵Is that a blue sky? Is that a blue sky? It's about damn time, yeah, it's about damn time🎵 Whoever this manager selects plays a type of football I can't remember seeing our lads conjure. Pass follows pass like a fast-ticking clock, but no dull sideways motion. Viva Hellberg 🇸🇪

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Christmas at last on Teesside 🎄

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Very chuffed to have been asked to write about George Best's time at Hibs for this gorgeous item by @glorystudio.bsky.social

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Thanks, Dani. It was so lovely to see Italy at a different time to the summer (incredible as that is). A different kind of beauty.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

'The goalkeeper looked forlorn, alone and baffled, a corned beef man in a small plates world...' 🇮🇹My @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social Slow Match Report from Italy is now up ⬇️ 🔗tiny.cc/kcjv001

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The Dales in October, provoking involuntary humming of 'Autumn days when the grass is jewelled And the silk inside a chestnut shell...'

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Just finished this beauty by @goldbergradio.bsky.social There's so much in here to make anyone who cares about football's soul angry, yet because it is so sharply written it is a thoroughly excellent, enjoyable read.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I remember when Hastings brought 1068 fans to Boro in the FA Cup. If only travel shenanigans had kept two away 🤦🏻

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

It was lovely to revisit Ayresome Park for the new issue of @wsc.co.uk. The perfect article for helping cats get to sleep.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

This seems very noisy for a Sunday, going on what last time was like. To read about peaceful Sundays, buy my etc etc...

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I was a 12 year old season ticket holder the last time we won the first four games in a row. My moods were dictated entirely by Boro results and all week I dreamed of Saturday. Nothing has changed, which is probably not good in some ways, but bloody hell: I love this club.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Work took me to Deepdale today. Had to leave just as they were unfurling matchday. I've always loved these. Ideal garden furniture. "PROGRAMMES! PROGRAMMES!"

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Despite my local Ikea's hideous decision to axe free tiny pencils - my number one item of journalistic tech - I've found a supply. As such, I'm soldiering on, back in training and ready for another season of Slow Match Reports for @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Friendlies may just be faint outlines of real matches, but man alive it's good to be seeing those shirts and singing those songs again. We have our Saturdays back.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Looking for a summer read? What could whisper 'poolside' more than a gentle meander through some days of rest? Never mind the cocktails and lovely icy lagers, you'll be pining for gravy.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🚨Discount Bovril latest: they're flying out. Must be the barbecue hit of the summer.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Always on the benches, people you wish you'd met.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Bovril sale of the century at the Morrison's Daily near me. I can only think an enthusiastic new employee over-ordered after a particularly enjoyable half-time last season. "Trust me, it's gonna be the new Nescafé Azera."

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Happy Fixtures Eve to those of us who celebrate tonight... Written nearly ten years ago, but true as ever:

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Magic to get to Tolka Park at last. Words via the link below ⬇️

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