English cricket fans, get over those Ashes blues by reading "The Coping Stone" about the first English Football tour of Australia in 1925 (England won!) via www.fairplaypublishing.com.au @fairplaybooks.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social @footballheritage.bsky.social @petereedy.bsky.social

The 100th anniversary of the (English) FA's first ever soccer tour of Australia in 1925 has passed by seemingly unnoticed in both countries. Here I discuss my book about this tour "The Coping Stone" with Suzanne Hill on ABC radio national. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @fairplaybooks.bsky.social

One Hundred Years ago today, #Australia played its third match at West Maitland in a five-match series, their first again #England. We published a book about it from @70smo.bsky.social a couple of weeks ago, 'The Coping Stone'. Find out more.

Chapter 1: "23 December 1861, the colony of Victoria Atop the Cape Otway lighthouse on the windswept southern coast of Victoria, a lookout sweeps a broad expanse of Bass Strait with a telescope. He spies something on the horizon. A ship!" It's #football history. But not as you know it!

"Is he dead yet?" The opening line of our #newrelease, which is out tomorrow. And it's all about one of the oldest sporting rivalries: AUSvENG. It's #football history, but not as you know it. Join @70smo.bsky.social & @iansyson.bsky.social at Gleebooks.

Would be great to see you there at Gleebooks!

REMINDER: It's 💯 years next week since the first #AUSvENG #football matches. Join us at Gleebooks for the launch of a book that dives deep into the 5-match series written by @70smo.bsky.social with special guest @iansyson.bsky.social. Thursday 26/06, 6.30pm.

Our next #reallygoodfootballbook on the first English Soccer Tour of Australia in 1925, 💯 'The Coping Stone' by @70smo.bsky.social is available now. Launched on 26/06.

A reminder about an important #football anniversary at the end of this month. Join us on the eve for the launch of @70smo.bsky.social book, all about it, with @iansyson.bsky.social. June 26th, Gleebooks. gleebooks.com.au/event/paul-n...

My book, The Coping Stone - The First English Soccer Tour of Australia 1925 launches at Gleebooks in Sydney on 26 June, hosted by @iansyson.bsky.social Join us as we discuss this milestone tour gleebooks.com.au/event/paul-n...

An important Australian #football anniversary coming up this month: 100 years since the first #England soccer tour of Australia. @70smo.bsky.social has written a marvellous book about it, which will be launched by @iansyson.bsky.social at Gleebooks on 26th June. gleebooks.com.au/event/paul-n...

100 years ago today (5/5/1925) the first English FA team to visit Australia arrived in Fremantle at the beginning of a gruelling three month tour. Read all about it in my book, The Coping Stone, coming out through @fairplaybooks.bsky.social on 30 May 2025.

Two of the protagonists featured in @70smo.bsky.social forthcoming book, 'The Coping Stone' are the South Coast's James 'Judy' Masters & #Arsenal's Tom Whittaker, both of whom were WW1 veterans for their respective nations. #LestWeForget

The failure of sokkahtwitter to migrate over to here is frustrating. Hopefully I can get some take up on issues like this on www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/search-... I don’t really want to dip back in over there but I have on this matter.

1 of 5 OTD 1885 John Malcolm Eadie Fraser died in Sydney, Australia. I have posted on this before. I went to see his grave site when I was in Australia, last month. He is buried in a Presbyterian lair in the far west of Rookwood Cemetery. I want to explain why this topic is so important.

It's been a while (it's been a really busy two years 😅), but our latest #podcast is available! It's David Weiner & @niavowens.bsky.social talking about 'The Goals That Changed #Australia', our fab YA non fiction. Have a listen & then buy the book! https://buff.ly/4iMLuIv

Reporting on an Australian v English artillery soccer match on Western Front 1916. Have you got this one Ian? @iansyson.bsky.social nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

Just joined blue sky. Just making contact with a few people I know. Cheers @texismith.com @gedboy58.bsky.social @fairplaybooks.bsky.social @stuartthomas72.bsky.social @petereedy.bsky.social