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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You can’t call one of the teams involved in a contest ‘Team World’ and expect us not to feel hugely let down when we discover their opponents aren’t aliens.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Went to hospital on Monday. Thought I was just calling in for a blood test; got home two hours ago. Hospitals are grim places, for many reasons, but bloody hell the nurses and staff that work there are incredible human beings. Now to hope Wales don't make me wish I'd been kept in another night.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Cymru Premier is gloriously surreal. There’s spare goals along one touchline, a beer garden behind the goal, a ballboy just fetched a ball while drinking a can of pop, this was my match ticket, and yet we’ve also just had a two minute wait for a VAR decision.

A small tear-off raffle/fairground ticket with ‘Admit One’ printed on it held in front of an astroturf football field.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I’m at Colwyn Bay vs Connah’s Quay Nomads. A visiting fan just yelled “Come on Nomads you’re all over the place!” Mate, it’s in their DNA

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Me, interrupting: "Wait, wait, so the party is led by a seemingly above-the-law private-school-educated ex-city trader with a multi-millionaire property tycoon as his deputy, and they've received £72million in donations from billionaire businessmen... and they're not 'the elites'?"

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

How philosophical was Phil Parkinson to begin with? ‘Phil, difficult night, your thoughts on that defeat?’ ‘Was in not Sartre who said existence precedes essence?’

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Every podcast I don’t listen to is called “Achieving the Limit with Duff and Ween” and gets sold for 300 million dollars while every podcast I do listen to is called “The Movie Toilet” and begs me to buy a t shirt so they can eat food

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I remain terrible at self-promotion so here's a burst of recent writing that I'm pretty pleased with. Firstly, the latest instalment of my Southbank Centre Artist on Artist series, for which I sat down with composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman to talk about a lot of things, but chiefly Steve Reich

southbankcentre.co.uk

Artist on artist: Jasmin Kent Rodgman on the 'genius' of Steve Reich | Southbank Centre

The co-artistic director of Manchester Collective shares her fandom for the pioneering New York composer and father of musical minimalism.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Some birds are remarkable mimics. This one has absolutely nailed me watching the news.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

AI scares me. In many ways. One of them is the impact it will have, and is having, on art and creativity. So I tried to get some assurances from people who know more about it than me that it isn’t all bad. And only kind of did.

southbankcentre.co.uk

Is AI killing creativity? | Southbank Centre

Ahead of Creative Intelligence, our new celebration of art, imagination and technology, we look at what AI means for the future of creativity.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Either the BBC News site is running low on sub-editors, or Casualty actor William Beck really was born on an uninhabited island off the coast of Ynys Môn and, presumably, raised by seabirds (fourth paragraph).

bbc.co.uk

Casualty 40th anniversary special to be be led by actor William Beck

The BBC medical drama will celebrate the milestone in September with a two-part story.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Somewhere, between Crewe and Stafford, there’s a pathway that leads from beneath the railway off into some woods. I see it every time I go to London, and have wondered why I always happen to be looking out the window at that point. Is it fate? Does this path carry some deep significance for me?

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Classic Southbank Centre moment in the Hayward Gallery at the weekend... Some cuts of plasterboard had been left by a public lift entrance as a works lift was out of service. Several visitors to the exhibition duly mistook this pile for another of Anish Kapoor's works and paused to contemplate it.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Colwyn Bay is another country. Be careful out there.

A poster taped to a bus stop in Old Colwyn that reads: ‘URGENT PUBLIC SAFETY NOTICE! Announcement: On 20 August 2026 one of our hippopotami BREACHED CONTAINMENT. (Last sighting in "The Dingle" River)

While his whereabouts remain unverified, the breach took place in the Colwyn Bay vicinity.

Currently we are unable to assess if he is a threat, though it is reported he is able to open doors.

We are working in full cooperation with local authorities to resolve this situation.
Until then. Hide your fish.

For Verified Sightings, Concerns, Or general queries CONTACT Britishhippohotline@gmail.com’

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Is there a more ‘only heard when played over a tannoy pre-match’ band than Red Hot Chilli Peppers?

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If you follow me for football-related reasons then you might be interested in my new ‘zine-letter’, bolting imminently from the popular STAND fanzine stable. popular STAND-in promises to be non-topical, unobtrusive, and reasonably engaging. And that’s a guarantee! More info on the link below.

popularstandfanzine.substack.com

About - popular STAND-in

A Doncaster Rovers-related zineletter from Glen Wilson, editor of popular STAND fanzine. Click to read popular STAND-in, by Gerrit For'ard!, a Substack publication. Launched 4 days ago.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Does every UK train operator send out riddles about your future journeys with them or is it just a Trafnidiaeth Cymru thing?

An email from TfW titled ‘Changes to your journey’ that reads as follows:

Hello Glen,

Important information about your journey on
26-08-2026 at 07:31

From Colwyn Bay station to Crewe station, getting on at Colwyn Bay station is not possible.

From Colwyn Bay station to Crewe station, getting off at Crewe station is not possible.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Happy 75th birthday to The Dons, and this fantastic team photo that would've had the family of their scrum half fearing the worst.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A valuable life lesson courtesy of the fifth tier of Welsh football… You may give more decades but you’ll only ever get one plaque.

A plaque on the clubhouse wall at Llangoed & District football club that reads ‘Owen "Spo" Williams Clubhouse. 60 Years Service. Llangoed and District FC’ only the 60 has been crossed out with 70 written on next to it by hand.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Walking on Ynys Môn today. Just my luck to get to Llandegfan at rush hour.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Received that wildfire prevention alert in Cymraeg about three minutes before receiving it in English. Hands down the most intense and panicked Google Translating of my life.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Hat tip to the person who not only brought their own colander to the South Bank this evening, they brought a spare.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Who do I know who's using Substack to share their work? I potentially want to ask you a couple of questions.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Sunday was a good day. Long schlep in the Carneddau to the summit of Tal-y-Fan and back from Deganwy. Finally, at the sixth time of trying, got to visit Llangelynin Old Church with no-one else about, had the summit to myself, then got my favourite seat in The Albion. Mark it up as a big W.

The interior of Llangelynin Old Church in the Carneddau. Whitewashed stone walls, old wooden beams holding up the ceiling; wood pews and other aspects on a flagstone floor.

Looking south west from the summit of Tal-y-Fan, Wales’ most northerly mountain, across weathered slopes towards the mountains of Eryri

Looking northwest from the summit of Tal-y-Fan, Wales’ most northerly mountain, over a wooden style that crosses a stone wall and beyond the plateau of the Carneddau out to the Irish Sea. Ynys Moôn juts out into the water.

A pint of Paradiso Pale Ale in a Bragdy Piws Mŵs glass on top of a wooden table. In the background the interior of the 1920s Conwy pub The Albion is visible.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Terrible photo because I was a good three miles away, but saw a sizeable dust devil form on top of Mynydd y Dref above Conwy this afternoon

A dust devil, a swirling column of wind and dust on top of a mountain above Conwy, viewed from several miles away

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Great that you want to be a travel-vlogger, but you haven’t ‘discovered’ Llandudno. 20,000 people live here. It can’t be a ‘hidden gem’ and have a TKMaxx and a massive ASDA.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A double dose of me in issue 467 of @wsc.co.uk, which is on sale now. I’m in the main mag reviewing UEFA’s summer fortnight in North Wales for the Euro Under 19s finals. And I’m in the 2026-27 season preview pull-out taking a wild stab at #DRFC’s fortunes.

The front cover of issue 467 of When Saturday Comes magazine, their ‘new season special’

An article from inside issue 467 of When Saturday Comes magazine about the 2026 UEFA Under 19s Championship which took place in North Wales. Most of the article is blurred out, but the byline ‘Glen Wilson’ is visible.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

South Wales Police say while such a scam may seem unlikely it’s not unusual.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It’s raining in North Wales, for the first time in more than three weeks, and the petrichor is genuinely life affirming

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I had to add alt text to an image of Guy Standing, standing, for work recently and I really don’t think I’ve helped anyone

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The other week I checked into a Doncaster Lakeside hotel. It was the height of the heatwave. I had shorts on. The hotel had no air-con. The poor receptionist was melting as he apologised for the inevitable daft heat in my room. Then as I turned for the lift he said ‘still, nice leg view at least’

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Of course, buses, that famously middle and upper class mode of travel.

An excerpt from a BBC 'Your Voice' segment on Prime Minister Andy Burnham's proposed bus price cap which reads 'Mark Tait, who lives near Durham, tells the BBC the bus fare cap will make little difference to him.

"This is great if you use the bus, but no good for those who drive. Yet again, the working class person is left out," Tait says.'

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

What a let down of an evening. As if the game itself wasn’t bad enough, I just made one of my favourite ever gags in our football team group chat it got absolutely nothing.

A WhatsApp post from ‘Alex’ which reads ‘It’s got Argentina on pens hasn’t it’. The post is quoted in a reply that reads ‘Me in a Buenos Aries gift shop’.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Great fun that. Hands down the most ‘post-work-six-a-side-on-a-day-when-it’s-far-too-hot-for-it’ a World Cup game has ever looked.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I’m no England fan… but I’m really happy for Bukayo Saka

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Harry Kane on the touchline currently painting 'Alderney is England's' on a bedsheet.

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

My son’s excellent joke: Hey Dad, do you want to hear a six word short story about a baby with massive feet?

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Yeah, I thought you'd say that to be fair.

A screenshot of a Google search in which Google's AI Overview answers the question 'will AI kill creativity?' by saying 'AI will not kill creativity'.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Good to see England have there ‘sending Simon Church on against Portugal’ moment at least

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In London. Me at 6.30pm: ‘Maybe it would be good to watch the game in the pub, be around other people who are invested in it’ Me at 7pm: [Gets on Tube. Half a dozen lads pile in and sing ‘Ten German Bombers’ for the entirety of their journey… Goes straight to hotel room]

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Joy and relief abound at the final whistle… …as millions realise they won’t have to listen to Sam Matterface again this summer.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Lee Dixon: “You’ve got to know if someone is in or around you” Can confidently say I would be very aware of the former.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This does infer that if England don’t beat Argentina then Keir Starmer won’t resign.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Huge respect to Y Gwasanaeth Tân who’ve somehow managed to bring the wildfire on Sychnant Pass above Dwgyfylchi and Conwy under control. Could see how quickly the fire was spreading from here (5 miles away) yesterday evening. Incredible effort to get control of it in the warm wind we’ve had today.

A view looking toward the Carneddau mountain range in North Wales from Nant y Gamar. Smoke from wildfires can be seen blowing from the landscape between the peaks of Mynydd y Dref and Tal y Fan out to sea.

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Glen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Do I know anyone with a press contact at the FAW? No-one seems to be monitoring their 'press@' email address.

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