Aidan Williams
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social
Football writer & podcaster, senior leadership These Football Times
Featured @guardian and @athletic
Sports nut. World Cup obsessive.
Author 'The Nearly Men' & 'Euro 1984'
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw https://amzn.eu/d/5HtKus7
Featured @guardian and @athletic
Sports nut. World Cup obsessive.
Author 'The Nearly Men' & 'Euro 1984'
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw https://amzn.eu/d/5HtKus7
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Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw : Aidan Williams: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw : Aidan Williams: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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A self-promoting first post on Blue Sky?
Why not...
Euro 1984 - the greatest tournament you never saw
Perfect for any and every football romantic 🇫🇷
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Why not...
Euro 1984 - the greatest tournament you never saw
Perfect for any and every football romantic 🇫🇷
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Well, would you look at that...
This here book of mine is on a special offer currently, with a whopping 43% off.
If ever there was a time to take the plunge, and then celebrate like a last gasp Platini winner, this is it 🇫🇷
Uefa Euro 1984
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This here book of mine is on a special offer currently, with a whopping 43% off.
If ever there was a time to take the plunge, and then celebrate like a last gasp Platini winner, this is it 🇫🇷
Uefa Euro 1984
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Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw: Amazon.co.uk: Aidan Williams: 9781801507035: Books
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October 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Well, would you look at that...
This here book of mine is on a special offer currently, with a whopping 43% off.
If ever there was a time to take the plunge, and then celebrate like a last gasp Platini winner, this is it 🇫🇷
Uefa Euro 1984
amzn.eu/d/eT5taN5
This here book of mine is on a special offer currently, with a whopping 43% off.
If ever there was a time to take the plunge, and then celebrate like a last gasp Platini winner, this is it 🇫🇷
Uefa Euro 1984
amzn.eu/d/eT5taN5
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Delighted to launch my latest book, THE SLUM SPORT - the story of the 1985/86 Football League season, as told by those who were there.
"It truly is a cracking read" - Barry Davies MBE
Out mid-October. To pre-order your copy please go to: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
"It truly is a cracking read" - Barry Davies MBE
Out mid-October. To pre-order your copy please go to: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
September 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Delighted to launch my latest book, THE SLUM SPORT - the story of the 1985/86 Football League season, as told by those who were there.
"It truly is a cracking read" - Barry Davies MBE
Out mid-October. To pre-order your copy please go to: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
"It truly is a cracking read" - Barry Davies MBE
Out mid-October. To pre-order your copy please go to: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
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Selling fast: Francesco Totti and Philosophies.
First up, Totti in all his glory, covering the highs and lows of his Roma and Italy career. Just look at that cover! Alongside it comes our exploration of the philosophies and systems that made football.
thesefootballtimes.shop/mag
First up, Totti in all his glory, covering the highs and lows of his Roma and Italy career. Just look at that cover! Alongside it comes our exploration of the philosophies and systems that made football.
thesefootballtimes.shop/mag
September 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Selling fast: Francesco Totti and Philosophies.
First up, Totti in all his glory, covering the highs and lows of his Roma and Italy career. Just look at that cover! Alongside it comes our exploration of the philosophies and systems that made football.
thesefootballtimes.shop/mag
First up, Totti in all his glory, covering the highs and lows of his Roma and Italy career. Just look at that cover! Alongside it comes our exploration of the philosophies and systems that made football.
thesefootballtimes.shop/mag
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We are The Great North Run and every one of us is a story.
#GreatNorthRun #WeAreTheGNR
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#GreatNorthRun #WeAreTheGNR
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We Are The Great North Run | GNR25 | Poem by George Caulkin
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September 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
We are The Great North Run and every one of us is a story.
#GreatNorthRun #WeAreTheGNR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-rZ...
#GreatNorthRun #WeAreTheGNR
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-rZ...
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FIFA has multiple obvious grounds to suspend or expel the Israel Football Association and in doing so apply meaningful pressure to stop the slaughter in Gaza. It has done nothing. Great piece of work here from @thepitchinspection.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfjD...
Gaza's Vanishing Stadiums. The Football Story That Is Being Ignored.
YouTube video by The Pitch Inspection
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August 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
FIFA has multiple obvious grounds to suspend or expel the Israel Football Association and in doing so apply meaningful pressure to stop the slaughter in Gaza. It has done nothing. Great piece of work here from @thepitchinspection.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfjD...
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And so we reach the end of our trip back to Euro 84. The excellent @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Jonathan O’Brien take us through a nervy final, it’s legacy and just how authoritative a performance it was from France & Platini.
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July 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
And so we reach the end of our trip back to Euro 84. The excellent @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Jonathan O’Brien take us through a nervy final, it’s legacy and just how authoritative a performance it was from France & Platini.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
open.spotify.com/episode/4dzs...
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The greatest European Championship game of all time? @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Jonathan O’Brien run the rule over an incredible night when France and Portugal met in Marseille.
Out in the usual places now!
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Out in the usual places now!
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June 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The greatest European Championship game of all time? @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Jonathan O’Brien run the rule over an incredible night when France and Portugal met in Marseille.
Out in the usual places now!
open.spotify.com/episode/1VZX...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Out in the usual places now!
open.spotify.com/episode/1VZX...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
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Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden...etc
It's 1981. Join @scraggy74.bsky.social and @themagicofthecup.bsky.social for England's World Cup qualifier in Norway
The story of our 'album' title track ... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/module-8-y...
It's 1981. Join @scraggy74.bsky.social and @themagicofthecup.bsky.social for England's World Cup qualifier in Norway
The story of our 'album' title track ... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/module-8-y...
MODULE 8: YBTAHOAB Origin Podcast
Lord Beaverbrook, Clement Attlee, Lady Diana, your boys took a hell of a beating
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June 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden...etc
It's 1981. Join @scraggy74.bsky.social and @themagicofthecup.bsky.social for England's World Cup qualifier in Norway
The story of our 'album' title track ... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/module-8-y...
It's 1981. Join @scraggy74.bsky.social and @themagicofthecup.bsky.social for England's World Cup qualifier in Norway
The story of our 'album' title track ... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/module-8-y...
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Is this the greatest tournament group of all time? 23 goals, drama to the very end, the emergence of 3 young talents, a disgrace that derailed the Belgians and, of course, Platini.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social guides us through
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@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social guides us through
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June 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Is this the greatest tournament group of all time? 23 goals, drama to the very end, the emergence of 3 young talents, a disgrace that derailed the Belgians and, of course, Platini.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social guides us through
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
open.spotify.com/episode/53xC...
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social guides us through
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
open.spotify.com/episode/53xC...
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Part 2 of our Euro ‘84 series is available now in all the usual places as @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Rob Smyth wrap up the drama of the qualifiers. Italy’s gap year, Northern Ireland managing to beat West Germany twice and not qualify and Spain needing to beat Malta by 11 clear goals…
May 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Part 2 of our Euro ‘84 series is available now in all the usual places as @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Rob Smyth wrap up the drama of the qualifiers. Italy’s gap year, Northern Ireland managing to beat West Germany twice and not qualify and Spain needing to beat Malta by 11 clear goals…
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Our Euro ‘84 deep dive is underway with the story of the qualifiers that is as dramatic and remarkable as the finals themselves.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social joins Rob and Martyn to set the scene…
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@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social joins Rob and Martyn to set the scene…
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May 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Our Euro ‘84 deep dive is underway with the story of the qualifiers that is as dramatic and remarkable as the finals themselves.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social joins Rob and Martyn to set the scene…
open.spotify.com/episode/3IrQ...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social joins Rob and Martyn to set the scene…
open.spotify.com/episode/3IrQ...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
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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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May 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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.
If you enjoy your football nostalgia and have a penchant for the 1980s, we have just the thing for you...
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.
April 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If you enjoy your football nostalgia and have a penchant for the 1980s, we have just the thing for you...
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What are you listening to today? 🎧
Please check out my third appearance on @thesefootballtimes.shop where I discuss my new book 📗☘️with @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Matthew Gibbs 👇🏼
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Please check out my third appearance on @thesefootballtimes.shop where I discuss my new book 📗☘️with @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Matthew Gibbs 👇🏼
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Shades of Green: a journey into Irish football
Podcast Episode · These Football Times · 27/03/2025 · 58m
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March 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What are you listening to today? 🎧
Please check out my third appearance on @thesefootballtimes.shop where I discuss my new book 📗☘️with @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Matthew Gibbs 👇🏼
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Please check out my third appearance on @thesefootballtimes.shop where I discuss my new book 📗☘️with @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Matthew Gibbs 👇🏼
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Carabao Cup final review: @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social enjoys that rare feeling of Newcastle glory while a chilled Steven Scragg knows Premier League glory is on the horizon.
Listen and download ⬇️
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March 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Carabao Cup final review: @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social enjoys that rare feeling of Newcastle glory while a chilled Steven Scragg knows Premier League glory is on the horizon.
Listen and download ⬇️
Apple bit.ly/3oyPu89
Spotify bit.ly/3BVb3Tm
Online bit.ly/
Listen and download ⬇️
Apple bit.ly/3oyPu89
Spotify bit.ly/3BVb3Tm
Online bit.ly/
Shearer's ready for the final...
March 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Shearer's ready for the final...
Top of the league!
Newcastle in a league of their own. Impressed.
(A friend sent this tio me without mentioning the source, so my apologies for the absence of credit. If you know what it is, please mention it in the replies, and I'll do the necessary.)
(A friend sent this tio me without mentioning the source, so my apologies for the absence of credit. If you know what it is, please mention it in the replies, and I'll do the necessary.)
January 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Top of the league!
And what a superb book this is from a terrific writer.
Can thoroughly recommend this book to enhance and grow your understanding of the fabulous world of Portuguese football.
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Can thoroughly recommend this book to enhance and grow your understanding of the fabulous world of Portuguese football.
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If you are more curious than ever before regarding Portuguese football and culture then gift yourself or someone you care (or don't, that's up to you) the only book you'll find out about it. Just follow the link for options on where to buy 👇
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Bring Me That Horizon: A Journey to the Soul of Portuguese Football
Bring Me that Horizon is a quest into the heart and soul of Portuguese football. From Eusebio's glorious career to Cândido de Oliveira's adventures as a British intelligence agent, the book reveals a ...
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December 12, 2024 at 3:07 PM
And what a superb book this is from a terrific writer.
Can thoroughly recommend this book to enhance and grow your understanding of the fabulous world of Portuguese football.
🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
Can thoroughly recommend this book to enhance and grow your understanding of the fabulous world of Portuguese football.
🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
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If you are more curious than ever before regarding Portuguese football and culture then gift yourself or someone you care (or don't, that's up to you) the only book you'll find out about it. Just follow the link for options on where to buy 👇
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/bring-m...
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/bring-m...
Bring Me That Horizon: A Journey to the Soul of Portuguese Football
Bring Me that Horizon is a quest into the heart and soul of Portuguese football. From Eusebio's glorious career to Cândido de Oliveira's adventures as a British intelligence agent, the book reveals a ...
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 7:49 AM
If you are more curious than ever before regarding Portuguese football and culture then gift yourself or someone you care (or don't, that's up to you) the only book you'll find out about it. Just follow the link for options on where to buy 👇
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/bring-m...
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/bring-m...
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We're going on a tour of Portugal! @miguelpereira.bsky.social is our guide as we discuss his fantastic book 'Bring me that horizon'.
Featuring @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & @scraggy74.bsky.social
We're going on a tour of Portugal! @miguelpereira.bsky.social is our guide as we discuss his fantastic book 'Bring me that horizon'.
Featuring @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & @scraggy74.bsky.social
A journey to the soul of Portuguese football
These Football Times · Episode
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December 11, 2024 at 6:19 AM
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We're going on a tour of Portugal! @miguelpereira.bsky.social is our guide as we discuss his fantastic book 'Bring me that horizon'.
Featuring @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & @scraggy74.bsky.social
We're going on a tour of Portugal! @miguelpereira.bsky.social is our guide as we discuss his fantastic book 'Bring me that horizon'.
Featuring @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & @scraggy74.bsky.social
Still looking for a great gift for that football loving person in your life who knows that it was all way better in the past?
Look no more...
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Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw : Aidan Williams: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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December 6, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Still looking for a great gift for that football loving person in your life who knows that it was all way better in the past?
Look no more...
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw amzn.eu/d/7x2Spvk
Look no more...
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw amzn.eu/d/7x2Spvk
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Listen to the @thesefootballtimes.shop podcast where I discuss my book with @allbluedaze.bsky.social, @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Steven Scragg.
Inside The Hermit Kingdom: Football Stories from Stalinist Albania
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Inside The Hermit Kingdom: Football Stories from Stalinist Albania
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December 4, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Listen to the @thesefootballtimes.shop podcast where I discuss my book with @allbluedaze.bsky.social, @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Steven Scragg.
Inside The Hermit Kingdom: Football Stories from Stalinist Albania
Just click 👇
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Inside The Hermit Kingdom: Football Stories from Stalinist Albania
Just click 👇
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Decades: 1996/97. United win again, Newcastle sign Shearer, Boro reach two cup finals and lots more drama, with @robfletcher.bsky.social, @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Alex Ireland.
Listen and download ⬇️
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Spotify bit.ly/3BVb3Tm
Online bit.ly/4fMUtrn
Listen and download ⬇️
Apple bit.ly/3oyPu89
Spotify bit.ly/3BVb3Tm
Online bit.ly/4fMUtrn
November 29, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Decades: 1996/97. United win again, Newcastle sign Shearer, Boro reach two cup finals and lots more drama, with @robfletcher.bsky.social, @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Alex Ireland.
Listen and download ⬇️
Apple bit.ly/3oyPu89
Spotify bit.ly/3BVb3Tm
Online bit.ly/4fMUtrn
Listen and download ⬇️
Apple bit.ly/3oyPu89
Spotify bit.ly/3BVb3Tm
Online bit.ly/4fMUtrn
Every football fan loves a football book for Christmas, right?
For that nostalgic, stuck in the past, it was better in my day football afficionado in your life, can I suggest this epic saga:
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw amzn.eu/d/dEXvfJO
For that nostalgic, stuck in the past, it was better in my day football afficionado in your life, can I suggest this epic saga:
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw amzn.eu/d/dEXvfJO
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw : Aidan Williams: Amazon.co.uk: Books
amzn.eu
November 23, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Every football fan loves a football book for Christmas, right?
For that nostalgic, stuck in the past, it was better in my day football afficionado in your life, can I suggest this epic saga:
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw amzn.eu/d/dEXvfJO
For that nostalgic, stuck in the past, it was better in my day football afficionado in your life, can I suggest this epic saga:
Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw amzn.eu/d/dEXvfJO
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⚽️ We've got a limited number of recent back issues in stock. Get in quickly to secure yours (or a few for a mate this Christmas).
thesefootballtimes.shop/mag
thesefootballtimes.shop/mag
November 22, 2024 at 8:12 AM
⚽️ We've got a limited number of recent back issues in stock. Get in quickly to secure yours (or a few for a mate this Christmas).
thesefootballtimes.shop/mag
thesefootballtimes.shop/mag