John Leonard
@johnleonard1908.bsky.social
Recovering TV news programme editor & occasional author
Salute! - out 2024 from Pitch Publishing
Salute! - out 2024 from Pitch Publishing
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John Leonard
@johnleonard1908.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Salute! The Inside Story of England's Own Goal at Berlin's Olympiastadion
A fraught tale of botched diplomacy, the cynical manipulation of sport and poltics, and salvation for a refugee from the Nazis
Out now in hardback & ebook from usual outlets ⚽️
A fraught tale of botched diplomacy, the cynical manipulation of sport and poltics, and salvation for a refugee from the Nazis
Out now in hardback & ebook from usual outlets ⚽️
Escape from Berlin
An inspiring tale of redemption, honour and dignity from Pitch Publishing
An inspiring tale of redemption, honour and dignity from Pitch Publishing
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Escape from Berlin
An inspiring tale of redemption, honour and dignity from Pitch Publishing
An inspiring tale of redemption, honour and dignity from Pitch Publishing
Escape from Berlin ⚽️⚽️
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Escape from Berlin ⚽️⚽️
Ideal for Stokies on Father’s Day
A biography of #StokeCity greatest manager, Tony Waddington - director of a working man’s ballet. Plus nominated for Sports Book of the Year, 2021 - Flight to Bogotá, England & Stoke City rebel Neil Franklin
A biography of #StokeCity greatest manager, Tony Waddington - director of a working man’s ballet. Plus nominated for Sports Book of the Year, 2021 - Flight to Bogotá, England & Stoke City rebel Neil Franklin
June 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ideal for Stokies on Father’s Day
A biography of #StokeCity greatest manager, Tony Waddington - director of a working man’s ballet. Plus nominated for Sports Book of the Year, 2021 - Flight to Bogotá, England & Stoke City rebel Neil Franklin
A biography of #StokeCity greatest manager, Tony Waddington - director of a working man’s ballet. Plus nominated for Sports Book of the Year, 2021 - Flight to Bogotá, England & Stoke City rebel Neil Franklin
Happy memories #OnThisDay 50 years ago. Stoke beat Liverpool 2-0 on Easter Monday in a frustrating title chase. Tony Waddington Director of a Working Man’s Ballet still available with details of how the Staffs fire brigade was the Potters’ 12th man
March 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Happy memories #OnThisDay 50 years ago. Stoke beat Liverpool 2-0 on Easter Monday in a frustrating title chase. Tony Waddington Director of a Working Man’s Ballet still available with details of how the Staffs fire brigade was the Potters’ 12th man
As the world marks #HolocaustMemorialDay maybe worth noting international sports’ response to the growing Nazi threat during the 1930s. How successive failures led to the infamous Salute! The Inside Story of England’s Own Goal at Berlin’s Olympiastadion
Out now at usual outlets
Out now at usual outlets
January 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
As the world marks #HolocaustMemorialDay maybe worth noting international sports’ response to the growing Nazi threat during the 1930s. How successive failures led to the infamous Salute! The Inside Story of England’s Own Goal at Berlin’s Olympiastadion
Out now at usual outlets
Out now at usual outlets
Reposted by John Leonard
This in The Sportsman newspaper 140 years ago today. Stoke by now playing in ‘flannel shirts with red and white stripes and white knickerbockers.’
December 23, 2024 at 2:35 PM
This in The Sportsman newspaper 140 years ago today. Stoke by now playing in ‘flannel shirts with red and white stripes and white knickerbockers.’
Just a little football history for the festive season - Flight to Bogotá..
How and why Neil Franklin turned his back on England & the World Cup to lead a group of British soccer rebels…
How and why Neil Franklin turned his back on England & the World Cup to lead a group of British soccer rebels…
December 20, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Just a little football history for the festive season - Flight to Bogotá..
How and why Neil Franklin turned his back on England & the World Cup to lead a group of British soccer rebels…
How and why Neil Franklin turned his back on England & the World Cup to lead a group of British soccer rebels…
Reposted by John Leonard
If you’re looking for a 🎁 for a Stoke fan…
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Harry Lockett: Football's Unassuming, Unknown and Unsung Founding Father
Harry Lockett was first secretary of the Football League. This is the story of his remarkable life, from humble beginnings in Derby, where football was illegal, to writing the laws of the game and hol...
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December 5, 2024 at 8:43 AM
If you’re looking for a 🎁 for a Stoke fan…
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An eclectic selection of books available from Pitch Publishing & yours truly. Ideal for sports lovers. A bio of the Director of a Working Man’s Ballet plus a couple of controversial episodes in English football history, Flight to Bogotá & Salute!
November 16, 2024 at 11:31 AM
An eclectic selection of books available from Pitch Publishing & yours truly. Ideal for sports lovers. A bio of the Director of a Working Man’s Ballet plus a couple of controversial episodes in English football history, Flight to Bogotá & Salute!
A German refugee’s UK visa sponsored by an England footballer was due to run out, on or about, this infamous day 9/11/1938 - Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. The horrific violent mass attacks on Jews across Nazi Germany. All covered in Salute! from @PitchPublishing
November 13, 2024 at 9:04 AM
A German refugee’s UK visa sponsored by an England footballer was due to run out, on or about, this infamous day 9/11/1938 - Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. The horrific violent mass attacks on Jews across Nazi Germany. All covered in Salute! from @PitchPublishing
Salute! The Inside Story of England's Own Goal at Berlin's Olympiastadion
A fraught tale of botched diplomacy, the cynical manipulation of sport and poltics, and salvation for a refugee from the Nazis
Out now in hardback & ebook from usual outlets ⚽️
A fraught tale of botched diplomacy, the cynical manipulation of sport and poltics, and salvation for a refugee from the Nazis
Out now in hardback & ebook from usual outlets ⚽️
November 13, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Salute! The Inside Story of England's Own Goal at Berlin's Olympiastadion
A fraught tale of botched diplomacy, the cynical manipulation of sport and poltics, and salvation for a refugee from the Nazis
Out now in hardback & ebook from usual outlets ⚽️
A fraught tale of botched diplomacy, the cynical manipulation of sport and poltics, and salvation for a refugee from the Nazis
Out now in hardback & ebook from usual outlets ⚽️