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SoccerBooksLtd @soccerbooksltd.bsky.social · 14d

*OUT NOW*
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

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Chris Lepkowski @chrislepkowski.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · 16d

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.

There are Places I Remember: Liverpool FC and the Miracle of Istanbul

Steven Scragg whisks us back to the domestic dysfunction and unexpected European glory of Liverpool's 2004/05 season, when Rafael Benítez's new team seemed to match every two steps forward with one to...

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Jul 11

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...

1979/80: Para 1.07a Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley 3/11/1979

Meat, potatoes and Peter Springett

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Jun 24

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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SUPPLEMENTARY MODULE: Gizza job

Boys from the Thackstuff

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Jun 23

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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.

1979/80: Para 1.06a QPR v Burnley 27/10/1979

Taking in the Second Division, the BBC keep it local. Very local.

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Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · Jun 12

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.

Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Jun 11

Module 7 of YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELL OF A BEATING looks at the West Midlands drift.

Villa go from Rotterdam to Reading. WBA & Birmingham slip away. Wolves? Oh dear.

@chrislepkowski.bsky.social & @scraggy74.bsky.social
are your tutors
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MODULE 7: Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands...

He's gorra gew!

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Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · May 13

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 3: Aberdeen FC 1980-1983

The start of Fergie time

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Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · May 9

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.

Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · May 9

yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/module-2-o... And lo, Module 2 of Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating is upon us. Join @scraggy74.bsky.social and Stuart Horsfield as they dissect the opening day of the 1988/89 season. Martin Tyler seems to be everywhere, and hat-tricks abound.

MODULE 2: Opening Day 1988/89

Where did the BBC go?

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · May 2

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.

MODULE 1: Everton v Liverpool: 1986 General Motors FA Charity Shield

(Admit it, you'd forgotten about the General Motors bit)

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Apr 30

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.

Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Apr 30

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

MODULE 1: Everton v Liverpool: 1986 General Motors FA Charity Shield

(Admit it, you'd forgotten about the General Motors bit)

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Apr 30

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

MODULE 1: Everton v Liverpool: 1986 General Motors FA Charity Shield

(Admit it, you'd forgotten about the General Motors bit)

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Apr 29

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygVg... Yes it is Archie, indeed it is...

Souness Tackle

YouTube video by DiavolessaMilanista

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Apr 29

yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/pun-ditry-... "That is certainly a booking"...

Pun-ditry matters

March 1988 and the sub-editors of Shoot!

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Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · Apr 27

As days go, that was off the scale...

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Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · Apr 27

Whether you wear spectacles or not, everything is rose tinted around Anfield this afternoon...

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Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · Apr 27

I said. Liverpool Vs. Tottenham Hotspur it is then.

Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · Apr 27

Liverpool Vs. Tottenham Hotspur it is then.

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Apr 27

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Udg... It was more than alright on the night though.

Marco Tardelli - Italy World Cup Final '82

YouTube video by jacarbo77

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Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Apr 27

yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/prediction... Tony Gubba had profound doubts that Italy could win the the 1982 World Cup, and to be fair, he wasn't a lone voice... Liam Brady felt they were in with a shout though.

Predictions? It's a mug's game!

It’s the Radio Times’ 1982 World Cup preview, and Tony Gubba is having a ‘mare.

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Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · Apr 25

Something is happening... Hop aboard.

Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating @ybtahoab.bsky.social · Apr 25

yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/module-0-m... An idea was had, a pitch to a weary podcast editor was made, a mission statement was cobbled together and a round of 'job interviews' took place. Join us, as we head back to the good, the bad and the ugly of 1980s football.

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Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.bsky.social · Apr 17

DROPPING SUNDAY🎙️

@miguellpereira.bsky.social joins me for a second time to discuss his new book on #Spain 🇪🇸

🗣️ Regional identity and football

⚽️ Rise of Spanish coaches

🏟️ Groundhopping

...and much more!

Sub/catch up wherever you get your podcasts

Here's a taster...

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Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · Apr 11

Our Mo. The absolute fella.

Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · Apr 2

Didn't feel the nerves that some seemed to be feeling about tonight's game. We are where we deserve to be. 13 points to go.

Steven Scragg @scraggy74.bsky.social · Mar 26

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Due to be the unique way in which the BBC is funded...

Liverpool news: Reds fan Steven Scragg on Trent Alexander-Arnold

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