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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 7h

Ben McIntyre - The Spy and The Traitor. Excellently paced. Dipped in and out of it, but never felt lost in the story. Will give his other books a go. 58/

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 12h

This post will not age well... But my prediction is that City will hump Liverpool, proving that modern footballers don't give two hoots about dodgy club owners

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Len Deighton - The IPCRESS Files Loved the film. Love James Lailey as the "read by" for Deighton's books. However, on the "pages", Bernard Samson is a far better character than the unnamed one, who we all know as Harry Palmer. 57/

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

What if he and his voluminous trousers, came for you?

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Although my brain just melted at the idea Greece was playing in Crete. It has been a long old week.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I know it's hard to balls up blue and white or white and blue, but Greece always seems to have decent football kits

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's almost like we're in Autumn.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Who had ex-Labour MP, Tom Watson as a c***? Ok, ok. You can all put your hands down.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Keith was my Weatherall, my Bowie. And amazing man. Heart of Gold and a great DJ to boot.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Every now and again I am reminded that JD Twitch is no longer with us, and it's heartbreaking.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

But press reporter asking a question, I AM Pagliacci!

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Just imagine if Leeds and Manchester had universities

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Please don't start animal trouser discourse

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Too old to be leaving the house at 6.15am and getting home gone 11pm, just for work

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Labour handing out wraps? The days of champagne socialism are well and truly back.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I have to use an iPhone for work now, so it was completely oblivious to me that Apple news seems to be a right wing nut job's, wet dream of a platform. When ever it pops up it is articles from daily mail or telegraph.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Does anyone still send emails with links that turn up the volume of your computer and flash images on the screen. What do you mean "workplace bullying?"

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

How else do they get all the smack in.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Couldn't wear that these days. Health and Safety gone mad. Get a hair net on that!

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Good lord. Is there any bisto left in the world after that?

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Here we all are thinking that "Writing sessions" was going to mean you went with Roald Dahl in his shed. "Writing" under his blanket.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Alec Guinness playing Smiley and Richard Burton playing Leemas was about OK. Not sure sexy people playing either roles is the right choice

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Police waiting for us when the plane landed. Call out for a fella called Mohammad. Non response. Decided to only let men off and checked anyone who could be a Mohammad's passport as they got off

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I can't imagine that terrorists tend to get released on bail, as per a line I saw. So it must be something rather dumb to trigger America that much.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Paul Lynch - Prophet Song. No idea if I enjoyed that. All I know is that I won't be going to Dublin anytime soon. 56/

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yes, I wouldn't do that normally, but this is fourth tier Italian football. There will be about 200 people here, and you need a passport to validate the ticket. I am also in the ground - an hour early. With no food or drink. Many errors, a single error maker.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yesterday, Serie C. That's me in the blue and white top above the white hoarding at Pro Vercelli v Carpi. Today's ticket to Biellese v Gozzano in Serie D #Calcio #Italia

Ticket for Serie D match between Biellese and Gozzano

Still from a video. I am stood visible in the crowd.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My cornetto alla crema looks a little too excited by that cappuccio next to it.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

@rigorepod.bsky.social if you're watching Serie C tonight, I should be easy to spot. Gradinata Nord, opposite the cameras #ForsaPro

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Where Italians go for their sausage rolls

A football player for AS Roma called Greggi

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Terrible news coming out of Italy. A national shortage of salads and vegetables.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's not that much of a hot take

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Three books on the go at the moment, but read something physical on a plane. Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's. Language, very much of its time. Fabulous writing. 55/

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

On a late train out of Milan. Country has gone to pot

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Andy Burnham. Get us back in the EU, FFS! (Currently in a passport queue)

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Are you on the hunt for picker-nick baskets?

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

No shade on the lad, but sometimes causes pick, or are led by the wrong champions.

Tom Kerridge: Stella Artois paid me £100k for a day. So I bought a Ferrari (news headline)

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

They've changed terminals in Manchester. 1 is now 3. Madness

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

10.25 at Manchester Airport station. A gaggle of... Are downing cans of gin and tonics, while a lad is having a spliff. You'd be allowed to take both through passport control if we were a proper country.

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Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There's this trend in social media where people in retail, usually America, are asked how much they have spent on staff discount schemes, before revealing the total. It's always thousands. Do they pay a fortune or is everyone massively in debt?

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