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Mark Rasdall Writing
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Storyteller and writer of fiction and history books. Lives on a hill in Worcestershire.
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My book - The Arsenal Story, available from Amazon - contains many quotes from the club's history; this refers to the club's move to North London in 1913.

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November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Is it a good time for Aston Villa to be visiting Anfield, or will Liverpool start feeding the Slot machine again? I guess we'll find out tomorrow evening. #Villa #AstonVilla

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October 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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We're almost at Bonfire Night. Spurs v Chelsea doesn't usually produce any fireworks, does it? #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #TOTCHE

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October 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Arsenal's away trips to Staffordshire and Lancashire weren't always great experiences for Arsène Wenger. How will the new title-chasing Gunners fare at Burnley on Saturday? #ARSBUR #COYG #arsenal #arsenalfc #Gunners #gooners

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October 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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When I was a small boy I found the Northern Lights. Sixty years later they found me again

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October 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Latest thoughts from a lifelong Leeds United fan. #lufc #LeedsUnited #leedsunitedfc www.markrasdallwriting.com/leeds-united...
Brighton shock?
Leeds United first faced Brighton & Hove Albion on 24 September 1960 – almost exactly seven months after I was born – in a Second Division match away at The Goldstone Ground. We lost 2.1 that day...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Chimes from the End Zone: latest in a series of articles where hindsight can become insight: www.markrasdallwriting.com/chimes-from-...
Taking the mike
Fifty-two years ago, our shiny, silver transistor radio stopped talking or singing to us. It hadn’t fallen off its perch, but it was dead, all the same. The ‘new’ radio had, in turn, replaced a...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Getting excited about Leeds United v West Ham United this evening. Let's not have a repeat of the away game on 30 March 1998. We lost the match 3.0, but the players almost lost their lives. Safe travels, everyone. #lufc #LeedsUnited
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October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Will Chelsea prune the Forest even further tomorrow, before returning to the Bridge to face Ajax? More key moments in the club's history can be found in The Chelsea Story, available on Amazon. #ChelseaFC #Chelsea www.markrasdallwriting.com/history
October 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Surely Arsenal will win at Fulham tomorrow evening. A draw would only derail things yet again? Other key moments in the club's history can be found in The Arsenal Story, available from Amazon #ARS #COYG #Arsenal www.markrasdallwriting.com/history.html
October 17, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Leeds and Burnley resume hostilities at Turf Moor tomorrow, but will attack overcome defence? Key moments like these can be found in The Leeds United Story, available from Amazon #leeds #LeedsUnited #lufc #MOT www.markrasdallwriting.com/history.html
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Just finished ‘Wife, Mother, Liar’ by Sue Watson. Interested to know what people think. Pace was too slow for me, but interesting, alternative views of the past and the present by the two key protagonists #BookSky amzn.to/4oq0qyl
Wife, Mother, Liar: An absolutely addictive and totally gripping psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist
For twenty-five years, my husband and I have been the ideal couple. I’m shy, but he’s always been the life and soul of the party, a charmer, so I didn’t worry the first time I caught him a little too ...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Great to see multiple copies of my latest football history book 'The Aston Villa Story' being downloaded from Amazon overnight, especially in the USA. Wonder how Villa will do at Spurs on Sunday? #AVFC #Villans #football #soccer #books www.markrasdallwriting.com/history.html
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Now and then: England. Why do we always have to qualify? www.markrasdallwriting.com/now-and-then...

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England. Why do we always have to qualify?
I went to see a production of the RSC’s Measure for Measure in Stratford last night. The first thing I did at the end of the performance was turn my phone back on and look up the England result....
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October 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Walking away from the conspiracy to murder in Worcestershire. Family Fiction, the third of the Inspector Harcourt mystery stories, is available from Amazon and all good bookshops worldwide. #worcestershire #CrimeFiction #fiction #books

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October 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Chimes from the End Zone: latest in a series of articles where hindsight can become insight: www.markrasdallwriting.com/chimes-from-...
We're all different. Or are we?
We all remember them, don’t we? The girl with a speech impediment, the boy who couldn’t walk properly, and another boy who smelled awful. Each was subject to not-so-secret smirks, outright...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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View over Worcestershire towards the Malvern Hills, the setting for the Inspector Harcourt mystery stories, available from Amazon and all good bookshops. #worcestershire #CrimeFiction #fiction #books

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October 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Loved being part of Worcester's Independent Authors' Fair at The Guildhall on Saturday (12 published books now, and counting!). Met some interesting fellow writers who had many surprising stories to tell... #fiction #football #worcestershire
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October 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Chimes from the End Zone: latest in a series of articles where hindsight can become insight: www.markrasdallwriting.com/chimes-from-... #worcestershire #retirement
Normal
I’ve had a stressful couple of weeks. I know that I am luckier than many people, and this feeling is nothing compared to the stressful forty years of full-time work, but, then again, those strains...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Walsall, Peterborough, Wrexham... is anyone expecting another cup giant killing of Arsenal at Port Vale tonight? Sky obviously are! #COYG #ARS #ArsenalFC Read "The Arsenal Story," available from Amazon. www.markrasdallwriting.com/history.html
September 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Where have all the Leeds United haters gone? They must have hated Saturday's LUFC performance: a 3rd consecutive Premier League win at Wolves, scoring at least 3 goals each time. #LUFC #LeedsUnited #MOT Read "The Leeds United Story," available from Amazon. www.markrasdallwriting.com/history.html
September 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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In that great Italian tradition at Chelsea FC, Maresca does seem likely to make his players offers they can't refuse; especially when losing at half-time to lower league sides. #CFC #Chelsea Read "The Chelsea Story," available from Amazon. www.markrasdallwriting.com/history.html
September 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Think Martinez and Watkins need to clear their heads quickly after the summer transfer speculation if Aston Villa are to progress this season. #AVFC #Villans #football #soccer Read The Aston Villa Story, available from Amazon. markrasdallwriting.com/history.html
September 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Wolves v Leeds United. A golden opportunity to get ahead? www.markrasdallwriting.com/leeds-united... #lufc #leedsunited
A pack of wolves
​Leeds United head to Molineux again on Saturday afternoon, hoping for another clean sheet – and not at the away end for once. Unfortunately, I have a sense of doom, which has absolutely nothing...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Now and Then: European football nights www.markrasdallwriting.com/now-and-then... #football #soccer
September 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM