@scraggy74
Author of A Tournament Frozen in Time, Where the Cool Kids Hung Out, The Undisputed Champions of Europe, In the Heat of the Midday Sun and Euro 88. Podcast host and occasional talking head on various radio stations.
How do you go from a European Cup to relegation within 5 years. @avfc-official.bsky.social fan Ivan McDouall & @scraggy74.bsky.social talk us through the most remarkable of journeys. Must-listen stuff for #AVFC fans yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/module-16-...
It's all go at Anfield, with Cannon having a fall. Meanwhile, Man Utd's Gary Bailey finally succumbs to this mad trend of goalkeepers wearing gloves - the big wimp. @themagicofthecup.bsky.social & @scraggy74.bsky.social report back
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This episode brought to you by our 1980s' regulars @themagicofthecup.bsky.social and @scraggy74.bsky.social. You can now find us on You Tube.
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Hey good people. It's the final day of Waterstones' latest book offer. 25% off a selection of upcoming releases, one of which is volume one of Evolution of an Empire, a new trilogy I'm writing on Liverpool FC's Roman Empire era. Use the code FEB26.
Dec 1, 1979: Man City play Wolves. Across Manchester, Gary Bailey asks for a pair of goalkeeping gloves for Christmas, while birthday boy Christopher watches The Professionals. Over to @scraggy74.bsky.social & @themagicofthecup.bsky.social yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/197980-par...
We are back in 1987: a fantastic young Yugoslavia side who won the FIFA World Youth Championship. This generation looked set to dominate world football in the 90s, only for conflict to ruin it all. Tvoji momci su dobili paklene batine!! @scraggy74.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/y...
It's Friday, which means a Crackerjack game between Arsenal & Liverpool. Brian Moore goes a bit weird on us - but that's ok, because he's Brian Moore, & he can do what he likes. Over to
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Alan 'I heard 2 versions' Brazil showcases his Golden Shot credentials for a buoyant #Ipswich side, while Peter Shilton has a day to remember...or do we mean 'forget'? You decide. @scraggy74.bsky.social & @themagicofthecup.bsky.social tell us more #ITFC
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Today, @scraggy74.bsky.social & @chrislepkowski.bsky.social remove their boots, stick on some trainers & kick balls against a wall of Perspex.
Please raise a glass to the 1986 Guinness Soccer Sixes: festive fun from Manchester's G-Mex
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England F.... can only mean England taking on Bulgaria. Likely lads @scraggy74.bsky.social & @themagicofthecup.bsky.social talk international football in today's instalment. What a load of Balkans.
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Big tie knots, big lumps on the head, & a big barrel of fun as #Chelsea entertain #CharltonAthletic. Geoff Hurst ruins it all by handing the No11 shirt to the most unNo11 of players.
Play @scraggy74.bsky.social & @themagicofthecup.bsky.social yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/para-109c-...
From Filbert Street to The Netherlands. @themagicofthecup.bsky.social & @scraggy74.bsky.social talk us through a brilliant #IpswichTown side that, at one point, looked on for a unique treble. Can they do it? 66 games later, we find out #ITFC
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HAPPY NEW YEAR. Where else could we start than with Aston Villa v Stoke City. Mud, dogs on the pitch, and Jimmy Rimmer throwing the ball into his own net. And so much more. @scraggy74.bsky.social & @themagicofthecup.bsky.social talk you through it all.
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Author @scraggy74.bsky.social gives his first hand account of #LiverpoolFC chaotic 2004/05 season, as Rafael Benítez attempted to build a team fit for Champions League glory amid an incredible injury crisis⚽️📕👇
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#UCL #LFC #YNWA #BookSky
THE SLUM SPORT: Chapter 12; Slave to the Rhythm
@evertonfc.com adjust to life sans Andy Gray as Gary Lineker checks into Goodison Park
A monumental title dice, open bus tours, impromptu toilet visits & much more
🎙️Graeme Sharp & Derek Mountfield do the talking
The story of #EFC and 1985/86
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/there-a... My sixth book is now available. Liverpool 2004/05, the glory and dysfunction of a campaign that brought Champions League success in the most dramatic way possible, offset by domestic difficulties, plus managerial and squad upheaval. Spread the good word.
Ey up, it's a South Yorkshire feast for you, as @themagicofthecup.bsky.social & @scraggy74.bsky.social pore over the delights of Sheffield Wednesday vs Barnsley. This is meat and potatoes. Tuck in, son. Tuck in. Fred Dinenage, take it away... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/197980-par...
WOAH, what's this!? We are in Dallas superstar JR Ewing appearing on Knots Landing territory here...
@allbluedaze.bsky.social talks us through his 1980s as the @ybtahoab.bsky.social team welcomes its newest member.
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#QPR vs #Burnley.
🧤17-year-old gloveman Billy O’Rourke mans the Burnley goal and finds himself elevated to the YBTAHOAB Hall of Fame by the end of the game.
At @ybtahoab.bsky.social we're embracing the football of the 1980s with a wide-eyed wonderment. Module 7 has taken us to the West Midlands, for the spectacular misadventures, post-1982 European Cup at Villa Park, along with accompanying self-destructions at St Andrew's, The Hawthorns, and Molineux.
yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/module-3-a... Module 3 of Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating takes in the 1980-1983 span of Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen years. Scottish champions in 1979/80, to the glory of Gothenburg and the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup. Join us, and spread the word.
Module 2 of Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating takes us to the opening day of the 1988/89 season. Me and Stu Horsfield take a deep delve on late postponements, hat-tricks, the flood of ITV money into the First Division, a lack of actually coverage, and what to record illegally from the Top 40.
substack.com/@yourboystoo... It's Friday afternoon, you need something to help the last few hours of the working week melt away, and we've got you covered. Join @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and @scraggy74.bsky.social for Module 1 of Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating. 1980sTastic.
Its a gloriously sunny afternoon. We reckon you should down tools and give this a listen. Scattered among the topics of conversation are Robert Maxwell, the ratio in composition of Subbuteo player to trophy, plus the Top 40, TV guide and back page headlines from the week beginning August 11, 1986.
yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/module-1-e... We present you with MODULE 1 of Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating, the definitive 1980s football podcast. This week's teachings sees the 1986 Charity Shield put under the microscope by @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and @scraggy74.bsky.social
yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/pun-ditry-... "That is certainly a booking"...
As days go, that was off the scale...
Whether you wear spectacles or not, everything is rose tinted around Anfield this afternoon...
