Andrew Weeks
@andrewjweeks.bsky.social
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Cardiff JOMEC • Coffee & TV • Rhedeg/running
Weaned on Hoddle Dined on Potch Choked on ENIC My latest Substack, on Spurs going down.
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Diamond Lights and Lilywhites: My Tottenham Hotspur Break-Up?
My name is Andrew, and I’m a Tottenham Hotspur fan.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/diamond-lights-and-lilywhites-my?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
13 days ago
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Did Welsh football pave the way for Plaid Cymru’s 2026 election success? Check out my Substack!
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2026 Election: Did Welsh Football Win It for Plaid Cymru?
So, did Welsh football pave the way for Plaid Cymru’s 2026 election success?
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/2026-election-did-welsh-football?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=split
20 days ago
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Darts champion Gezzy Price is voting Reform. Reform want to cut sport’s funding. I say fund sport properly. Vote Citizen Weeks! Read my latest Substack!
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about 1 month ago
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New Substack on Sports Media and 'innovation'! Bit of Boat Race, Wrexham and TNT Rugby. Reality TV stars on sports coverage? Influencers on the touchline? Bring back Steve Ryder?! Check it out.
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'Scripted' Chaos- Sport in a Reality TV Era
Remember when reality TV programmes replaced live sport on public service broadcast channels?
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/scripted-chaos-sport-in-a-reality?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
about 2 months ago
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Simon Jones
2 months ago
Great read from
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on Nicole Cooke’s legacy and how 2027 is the perfect time to ensure it’s recognised👇🏻🚴🏼♀️
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We need to talk about Nicole Cooke. A new Substack! It’s what Easter Friday is all about. Wales’ greatest Olympian? Britain’s greatest female cyclist? My latest column, 20 years on from a classic Wales medal moment.
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We Need To Talk About Nicole Cooke
20 Years on from one of the great Welsh medal moments.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/we-need-to-talk-about-nicole-cooke?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
2 months ago
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I've written a cricket Substack. It must be that time of year. I've clearly copped a sniff of linseed oil on my travels. The recent T20 World Cup probably passed you by. Let me update you on shadow player bans, private equity and toxicity within the beautiful game.
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India Win Again: Cricket and the Lost Casual Fan
If you’re a general sports fan, the recent cricket T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, which ended on Sunday, probably passed you by.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/india-win-again-cricket-and-the-lost?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
3 months ago
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‘Love letter, love letter Go getter, go get her’. My Substack love letter to Westgate Street. And the odd line about rugby and media too!
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Wales Rugby: A Love Letter to Westgate Street
There used to be a greasy spoon next to the City Arms that sold international rugby match programmes.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/wales-rugby-a-love-letter-to-westgate?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
4 months ago
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Jess Fishlock didn’t win the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year, and I’m not happy about it! Latest Substack- and the closest I get to ragebait!
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The Real Legacy of Wales' Jess Fishlock
Jess Fishlock didn’t win The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year 2025 on Wednesday.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/no-end-of-wales-career-gong-for-jess?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=title
4 months ago
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How is the ongoing drama surrounding the Ospreys and Welsh rugby impacting journalists and media? Check out my latest Substack! And feel free to Subscribe!
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The Changing Face of Sports Journalism
Twenty One Years of Living in Welsh Rugby (and nothing means anything to me)
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/the-changing-face-of-sports-journalism?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
4 months ago
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New Substack! Ashes 2025-26 Media Review ‘Designed to go viral, built for the scroll’.
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Ashes Cricket 2025-26, Scrolling In The Deep
Another Ashes done.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/ashes-cricket-2025-26-scrolling-in?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=title
5 months ago
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New Substack! Rory McIlroy, SPOTY and the Enduring Power of Sport.
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Rory McIlroy, SPOTY and the Enduring Power of Sport
Rory McIlroy was named BBC Sport Personality of the Year 2025, and the golfing world, along with the BBC production team, shared a collective sigh of relief.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/rory-mcilroy-spoty-and-the-enduring?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
6 months ago
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New Substack! Mo Salah: Just a Robbie Savage for the Rage-Bait Generation (‘Do It Then’)
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Mo Salah: The Robbie Savage of the Rage-Bait Generation ('Do it Then')
Mo Salah walks through the mixed zone after the Leeds–Liverpool 3–3 draw at Elland Road and it’s the post-match interview heard around the world.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/mo-salah-the-robbie-savage-of-the?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
6 months ago
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New Substack! Autumn Shade: A Media Diary on Welsh Rugby’s Darkest Series.
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Autumn Shade: A Media Diary on Welsh Rugby’s Darkest Series
We’ve known previous autumns to be stress-testing.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/autumn-shade-a-media-diary-on-welsh?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
6 months ago
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‘Look Inside America: Welsh football’s flirtation with the USA’. New Substack! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Look Inside America: Welsh football’s flirtation with the USA
There’s a lot going on, and it feels like a moment is coming.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/look-inside-america-welsh-footballs?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
6 months ago
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Ashes 2025 Substack Drop! Cricket, Media and KP’s Digital Revolution.
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The Ashes 2025: Cricket, Media, and KP’s Digital Revolution
“T20 cricket.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/the-ashes-2025-cricket-media-and?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
7 months ago
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Autumn Rugby and November Rain My latest Substack on Dai Bishop and his new autobiography published by
@ylolfa.bsky.social
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7 months ago
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UEFA’s review of international qualifiers could change everything for nations like Wales. Ten years of progress and proper competition — but for how much longer? Here’s my latest Substack.
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7 months ago
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Simon Jones
7 months ago
The 2005 Grand Slam being described as the Rogue One of Welsh grand slams is such a perfect analogy on so many levels Check out the latest from
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New Substack Incoming! 20 Years of ‘My Grand Slam’: Gavin Henson’s Lasting Impact.
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20 Years of My Grand Slam: Gavin Henson’s Lasting Impact
20 years ago this week, Gavin Henson’s autobiography My Grand Slam hit bookshops and caused one almighty shitstorm in Welsh rugby, remnants of which still linger in the air as you stroll down Westgate...
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/20-years-of-my-grand-slam-gavin-hensons?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
7 months ago
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reposted by
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Simon Jones
8 months ago
Well worth a few minutes of your time from
@andrewjweeks.bsky.social
Living with the Lions hasn’t aged well but it’s a touchstone piece of film for many fans of a certain age
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New Lions documentary, new Substack! 1997: ‘This is your Everest, boys’. 2025: ‘This is your brand activation, lads’. Have sports documentaries lost their soul?
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Living With the Lions — and the Death of the True Sports Documentary
There’s a new British & Irish Lions documentary dropping later this month — and I, for one, am here for it.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/living-with-the-lions-and-the-death?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
8 months ago
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Do we want sport pundits to be objective? (spoiler alert- yes!) Following the chaos at the Ryder Cup, I’ve written a piece on sports coverage and impartiality.
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This Is My truth, Tell Me Scores.
From Tommy Roy’s Ryder Cup rallying cry to Sky’s obsession with the Big Six, modern punditry is as much about allegiance as analysis.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/this-is-my-truth-tell-me-scores?r=2h9acz&utm_medium=ios
8 months ago
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I wrote a piece about football, identity and shirts. I am a sucker for a 'heritage' footie kit!
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More Than a Shirt? Cynical marketing or fostering community and identity?
Why are Wrexham and Newport using their heritage to update their stories?
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitaldugout/p/more-than-a-shirt-cynical-marketing?r=2h9acz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
9 months ago
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One of the better pieces on the ‘90s indie music scene’ (aka Britpop)
www.theringer.com/music/2024/8...
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Live Forever: Oasis, ‘Definitely Maybe,’ and the Definitely Misunderstood Legacy of Britpop
Thirty years after the Gallagher bros.’ breakthrough—and just days after their reunion tour announcement—we look back at the era of British tabloids, bickering bands, and designer-drug-fueled national...
https://www.theringer.com/music/2024/8/29/24229473/oasis-reunion-tour-britpop-definitely-maybe-anniversary-blur-pulp
over 1 year ago
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Park Running. 50 up 🏃♂️
over 2 years ago
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