Verona Campione
@rickhough.bsky.social
Author of Verona Campione, Verona at War and Notes from Verona. Optimistic Hellas Verona season ticket holder with a passion for the past. And wine. Also beer. Some whisky too.
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Verona Campione
@rickhough.bsky.social
· Apr 17
The amazing underdog story of how Hellas Verona conquered the giants of Italian football to become Serie A champions.
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Sucked in for another year with the €5 starter pack!
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Sucked in for another year with the €5 starter pack!
Piazza Bra feeling festive this evening!
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Piazza Bra feeling festive this evening!
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Our #Christmas campaign with Craigmillar Literacy Trust is under way: we have a selection of gift tags with suggestions for books for children who rarely receive them, which you can buy as a donation for the Trust.
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our #Christmas campaign with Craigmillar Literacy Trust is under way: we have a selection of gift tags with suggestions for books for children who rarely receive them, which you can buy as a donation for the Trust.
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres
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NEW POST 🗞️
Five years on from Diego’s passing, here’s a personal post from me on how I forgave the ‘hand of God’ and fell in love with Argentina 🇦🇷
Have a read. And if you also remember watching that quarter-final live on TV as a kid, what are your memories…
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Five years on from Diego’s passing, here’s a personal post from me on how I forgave the ‘hand of God’ and fell in love with Argentina 🇦🇷
Have a read. And if you also remember watching that quarter-final live on TV as a kid, what are your memories…
open.substack.com/pub/outsidew...
Making my peace with Diego: How I forgave the ‘Hand of God’ and fell in love with Argentina
On the fifth anniversary of Diego Armando Maradona’s passing, I am reflecting on the rage I felt as a ten-year-old in 1986, and how, within four years, I was a fan of Diego and, indeed, Argentina.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
NEW POST 🗞️
Five years on from Diego’s passing, here’s a personal post from me on how I forgave the ‘hand of God’ and fell in love with Argentina 🇦🇷
Have a read. And if you also remember watching that quarter-final live on TV as a kid, what are your memories…
open.substack.com/pub/outsidew...
Five years on from Diego’s passing, here’s a personal post from me on how I forgave the ‘hand of God’ and fell in love with Argentina 🇦🇷
Have a read. And if you also remember watching that quarter-final live on TV as a kid, what are your memories…
open.substack.com/pub/outsidew...
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Domenica Bastardi – Game 11: Inter Away.
San Siro. €11 tickets. The climb to the 3rd ring. A long day on the road with Simone.
From gemellaggio nostalgia to modern tensions with Inzaghi, Acerbi & De Vrij - this trip had everything.
www.tibsnews.co.uk/calcio-amore...
#SSLazio
#ForzaLazio
San Siro. €11 tickets. The climb to the 3rd ring. A long day on the road with Simone.
From gemellaggio nostalgia to modern tensions with Inzaghi, Acerbi & De Vrij - this trip had everything.
www.tibsnews.co.uk/calcio-amore...
#SSLazio
#ForzaLazio
Domenica Bastardi - Game 11 of 38: San Siro pilgrimage, gemellaggio and a harsh 2–0 defeat - TIBS News
Matchday 11 took me north to a stadium that needs no introduction — the San Siro for Inter vs Lazio — and for once, the build-up felt almost… relaxed. Tickets were plentiful, the allocation was huge,...
www.tibsnews.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Domenica Bastardi – Game 11: Inter Away.
San Siro. €11 tickets. The climb to the 3rd ring. A long day on the road with Simone.
From gemellaggio nostalgia to modern tensions with Inzaghi, Acerbi & De Vrij - this trip had everything.
www.tibsnews.co.uk/calcio-amore...
#SSLazio
#ForzaLazio
San Siro. €11 tickets. The climb to the 3rd ring. A long day on the road with Simone.
From gemellaggio nostalgia to modern tensions with Inzaghi, Acerbi & De Vrij - this trip had everything.
www.tibsnews.co.uk/calcio-amore...
#SSLazio
#ForzaLazio
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I'm reading/reviewing Richard Marson's marvellous new @tenacrebooks.bsky.social opus Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television for The Big Issue. Where else are you going to read about Johnny Ball cheerfully drop-kicking Humpty through the round window between takes on Play School?
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I'm reading/reviewing Richard Marson's marvellous new @tenacrebooks.bsky.social opus Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television for The Big Issue. Where else are you going to read about Johnny Ball cheerfully drop-kicking Humpty through the round window between takes on Play School?
@danielgraywriter.bsky.social as ever setting the bar for football writing extremely high!
'The goalkeeper looked forlorn, alone and baffled, a corned beef man in a small plates world...'
🇮🇹My @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social Slow Match Report from Italy is now up ⬇️
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🇮🇹My @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social Slow Match Report from Italy is now up ⬇️
🔗tiny.cc/kcjv001
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@danielgraywriter.bsky.social as ever setting the bar for football writing extremely high!
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If you want to know what Venice Noir was like take a look at our new Youtube channel www.youtube.com/@VeniceNoir
We have a short video of the festival up there at the moment but please subscribe because there's more to come including interviews with our authors.
We have a short video of the festival up there at the moment but please subscribe because there's more to come including interviews with our authors.
Venice Noir
Venice Noir was founded in 2024 by Libreria Studium and The Merchant of Venice, inspired by a group of British authors living in the city.
Born from the success of similar festivals in the UK, Venice ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If you want to know what Venice Noir was like take a look at our new Youtube channel www.youtube.com/@VeniceNoir
We have a short video of the festival up there at the moment but please subscribe because there's more to come including interviews with our authors.
We have a short video of the festival up there at the moment but please subscribe because there's more to come including interviews with our authors.
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Half-time.
Verona losing 1-0 at home to Parma.
Difficult to see how Hellas coach Paolo Zanetti survives this.
At least the sun is shining!
Verona losing 1-0 at home to Parma.
Difficult to see how Hellas coach Paolo Zanetti survives this.
At least the sun is shining!
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Half-time.
Verona losing 1-0 at home to Parma.
Difficult to see how Hellas coach Paolo Zanetti survives this.
At least the sun is shining!
Verona losing 1-0 at home to Parma.
Difficult to see how Hellas coach Paolo Zanetti survives this.
At least the sun is shining!
Football from dawn til dusk today with plenty in between!
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Football from dawn til dusk today with plenty in between!
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Carabinieri police in Rome unveil the latest addition to their fleet: the electric Fiat Topolino.
Italy's Carabinieri police debut new electric Topolino car in Rome
Rome Carabinieri unveil electric Topolino in city centre. Italy's Carabinieri police this week unveiled the latest addition to the force's fleet, the electric Fiat Topolino, which will be used in the ...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Carabinieri police in Rome unveil the latest addition to their fleet: the electric Fiat Topolino.
My latest for @gentlemanultra.bsky.social previews Sunday's historic double-header.
⚽ the history of women's football in Verona
⚽ what does it mean for women's game?
⚽ who are the key players?
⚽ what kind of reception will they get from notorious Curva Sud?
www.gentlemanultra.com/2025/11/19/n...
⚽ the history of women's football in Verona
⚽ what does it mean for women's game?
⚽ who are the key players?
⚽ what kind of reception will they get from notorious Curva Sud?
www.gentlemanultra.com/2025/11/19/n...
Notes from Verona: Will the Bentegodi Embrace the Women's Game? -
Hellas Verona’s Bentegodi Stadium is one of the last surviving relics of a bygone age. Substantially renovated to host the 1990s World Cup, its glory days came in the mid-1980s when Osvaldo Bagnoli’s ...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
My latest for @gentlemanultra.bsky.social previews Sunday's historic double-header.
⚽ the history of women's football in Verona
⚽ what does it mean for women's game?
⚽ who are the key players?
⚽ what kind of reception will they get from notorious Curva Sud?
www.gentlemanultra.com/2025/11/19/n...
⚽ the history of women's football in Verona
⚽ what does it mean for women's game?
⚽ who are the key players?
⚽ what kind of reception will they get from notorious Curva Sud?
www.gentlemanultra.com/2025/11/19/n...
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For everyone following the cricket this morning you might appreciate this website that my 14 year old niece made:
www.upfortheashes.com
www.upfortheashes.com
Up for the Ashes — UK Viewing Guide
www.upfortheashes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
For everyone following the cricket this morning you might appreciate this website that my 14 year old niece made:
www.upfortheashes.com
www.upfortheashes.com
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That's one of the most useful websites I've seen for a long time!
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
That's one of the most useful websites I've seen for a long time!
For everyone following the cricket this morning you might appreciate this website that my 14 year old niece made:
www.upfortheashes.com
www.upfortheashes.com
Up for the Ashes — UK Viewing Guide
www.upfortheashes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
For everyone following the cricket this morning you might appreciate this website that my 14 year old niece made:
www.upfortheashes.com
www.upfortheashes.com
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Extracts from my Verona Covid diary which seem relevant today. 🥲
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Extracts from my Verona Covid diary which seem relevant today. 🥲
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | VERONA CAMPIONE by Richard Hough
The amazing underdog story of how, 40 years ago, Hellas Verona conquered the giants of Italian football to become Serie A champions
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The amazing underdog story of how, 40 years ago, Hellas Verona conquered the giants of Italian football to become Serie A champions
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Verona Campione: The Miracle of 85
From the publisher: The amazing underdog story of how Hellas Verona conquered the giants of Italian football to become Serie A champions. Published to mark the 40th anniversary of Verona’s achievement...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | VERONA CAMPIONE by Richard Hough
The amazing underdog story of how, 40 years ago, Hellas Verona conquered the giants of Italian football to become Serie A champions
🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/ver...
The amazing underdog story of how, 40 years ago, Hellas Verona conquered the giants of Italian football to become Serie A champions
🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/ver...
Looking at my handwritten notes and trying to use my finger to scroll through them 😵💫
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Looking at my handwritten notes and trying to use my finger to scroll through them 😵💫
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I like that sports is blessed with more and more data visualizations these days. This football chart is mad! Good old Haaland has a goal scoring rate TWICE as good as Mbappe on international level.
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I like that sports is blessed with more and more data visualizations these days. This football chart is mad! Good old Haaland has a goal scoring rate TWICE as good as Mbappe on international level.
Tabbed for the weekend
I’ve been making #RecipeOfTheDay – Kale with Chorizo and Poached Egg – for over a quarter of a century, and recommend it deeply. The kale I tend to go for now is cavolo nero, rather than its original curly kale. Recipe includes my stress-free egg poaching method, btw www.nigella.com/recipes/kale...
Kale With Chorizo and Poached Egg
There is something so of-the-moment about this recipe, which is odd since it comes from a book published 20 years ago. I seem to remember also that I did a lot of wistful complaining in How To Eat ab...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Tabbed for the weekend
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