Rhys W Richards
@rhyswrichards.bsky.social
Author of 'Blood On The Crossbar: The Dictatorship's World Cup'. Cardiff City. Cymro i'r carn.
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/blood-crossbar
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/blood-crossbar
You're going to need a bigger shelf!
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
You're going to need a bigger shelf!
Cymru 2 - 4 Belgium.
We've got some good players, but we definitely create more problems for ourselves than for our opposition.
It's an anxious experience watching this team, at the moment.
We've got some good players, but we definitely create more problems for ourselves than for our opposition.
It's an anxious experience watching this team, at the moment.
October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Cymru 2 - 4 Belgium.
We've got some good players, but we definitely create more problems for ourselves than for our opposition.
It's an anxious experience watching this team, at the moment.
We've got some good players, but we definitely create more problems for ourselves than for our opposition.
It's an anxious experience watching this team, at the moment.
I'm happy to announce that Blood On The Crossbar is being re-released on paperback in time for the 2026 World Cup 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽
Pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social
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October 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I'm happy to announce that Blood On The Crossbar is being re-released on paperback in time for the 2026 World Cup 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽
Pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social
⚽ Use the code enter “OCTOBER25” at the checkout to redeem the 25% discount from Tue 14 to Fri 17 Oct 2026. Link below 👇
Pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social
⚽ Use the code enter “OCTOBER25” at the checkout to redeem the 25% discount from Tue 14 to Fri 17 Oct 2026. Link below 👇
October 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Pool side reading.
I heard recently that men my age don't read very much fiction (true in my case). I've even tried to go off-genre. Although, admittedly, this is dystopia-adjacent.
I heard recently that men my age don't read very much fiction (true in my case). I've even tried to go off-genre. Although, admittedly, this is dystopia-adjacent.
July 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pool side reading.
I heard recently that men my age don't read very much fiction (true in my case). I've even tried to go off-genre. Although, admittedly, this is dystopia-adjacent.
I heard recently that men my age don't read very much fiction (true in my case). I've even tried to go off-genre. Although, admittedly, this is dystopia-adjacent.
Mr President, a second cooling break has hit the Club World Cup final.
July 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Mr President, a second cooling break has hit the Club World Cup final.
Watching that second half.
July 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Watching that second half.
Sam Fender, St James' Park Weekender.
June 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Sam Fender, St James' Park Weekender.
Oxford review:
Prets outnumbering Greggs 2 - 1. Not a great result for the boys but Oxford (a) always a tough place to go for the working class.
Prets outnumbering Greggs 2 - 1. Not a great result for the boys but Oxford (a) always a tough place to go for the working class.
March 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Oxford review:
Prets outnumbering Greggs 2 - 1. Not a great result for the boys but Oxford (a) always a tough place to go for the working class.
Prets outnumbering Greggs 2 - 1. Not a great result for the boys but Oxford (a) always a tough place to go for the working class.
International women's Day. Essential reading on Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo & Argentina's disappeared children.
March 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
International women's Day. Essential reading on Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo & Argentina's disappeared children.
Viva La Mestalla!
February 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Viva La Mestalla!
February 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Last week a podcast featuring Irish rugby gobshites asked if the Irish U20s could beat the Welsh senior side.
I guess we'll never know.
I guess we'll never know.
February 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Last week a podcast featuring Irish rugby gobshites asked if the Irish U20s could beat the Welsh senior side.
I guess we'll never know.
I guess we'll never know.
All NFL games should be played in the snow. I will never be convinced otherwise.
January 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
All NFL games should be played in the snow. I will never be convinced otherwise.
South Wales is blue.
January 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
South Wales is blue.
Scarcely believable, but this was 23 years ago today.
Alexa, play Mary Hopkin!
Alexa, play Mary Hopkin!
January 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Scarcely believable, but this was 23 years ago today.
Alexa, play Mary Hopkin!
Alexa, play Mary Hopkin!
Three whole points for the relegation dodgin', manager sackin', fanbase alienatin' Bluebirds!
December 29, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Three whole points for the relegation dodgin', manager sackin', fanbase alienatin' Bluebirds!
We have caught and compromised Manchester City, to a permanent end.
December 26, 2024 at 3:20 PM
We have caught and compromised Manchester City, to a permanent end.
Secret Santa 🤝 @scraggy74.bsky.social
December 25, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Secret Santa 🤝 @scraggy74.bsky.social