I'm on here chatting about 'Escape to Victory' and my new book 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic' if that sounds like something you might like. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Kevin O'Callaghan has got his copy of 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic' - what's stopping you? Link: pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape Winger Kevin plays goalkeeper Tony Lewis in 'Escape to Victory'. Fans of the film will be delighted to know that his arm's alright now.

Halllvar Thoresen's got his copy of 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic' - what's stopping you? Link: pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape Hallvar is Gunnar Nilsson in 'Escape to Victory'. He was Norway Captain & scored the winner v England in the 1981 'Lord Beaverbrook' game.

@footballandwar.bsky.social enjoyed listening to @verypopularname.bsky.social on the @slopingpitch1.bsky.social podcast talking about his new book - Escape: A Love Letter To A Cult Football Classic

My mission to get where water can't & tell everyone about 'Escape' means I'm on all these, if you're interested Retro Football Network @retrofootballnw Adrian Chiles on @bbc5live The Famous Sloping Pitch @slopingpitch @NickHan57242431 Kings of Anglia Ta for having me, all

There's a nice piece in the East Anglian Daily Times about the book. With a podcast link too to Kings of Anglia. www.eadt.co.uk/sport/256289...

Soren Lindsted has got his copy of 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic' - what's stopping you? Link: pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape Danish Soren was an FC Twente teammate of Hallvar Thoresen & plays Erik Borge in 'Escape to Victory'. He crosses for Bobby Moore to score.

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Laurie Sivell's got his copy of 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic' - what's stopping you? Link: pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape The Ipswich keeper, along with teammate Robin Turner played on the film's Germany team - Laurie as goalie Schmidt, facing Pelè's overhead kick

Mike Summerbee has got his copy of 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic' - what's stopping you? Link: pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape The Man City legend is Sid Harmer, Colby's first pick for the team in 'Escape to Victory'. Mike's was a terrific interview for 'Escape'

Werner Roth has got his copy of 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic' - what's stopping you? Link: pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape Captain of USA & New York Cosmos during the NASL golden days of Pelè & Beckenbauer, Werner is German skipper Baumann in 'Escape to Victory' .

Russell Osman's got his copy of 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic'. What's stopping you? Link: pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape England intl. & Ipswich legend, Russell plays Doug Clure in 'Escape to Victory'. He was my first interview for 'Escape' & I'm very grateful.

Ossie Ardiles has got his copy of 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic' - what's stopping you? Link: www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape World Cup winner & Spurs legend Ossie plays Carlos Rey, a Venezuelan Foreign Legionnaire. Ossie kindly gave me an interview for the book.

I am looking forward to this. What a great idea for a love letter/book. Some people (ahem) can still quote lines from this classic of its very specific football-war-Stallone-Pele-Caine-Osman genre?!

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In case you're interested in books, 'Escape to Victory', or books about 'Escape to Victory', my new book is out now. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Victoire!

Just in case anyone might be interested in reading it, or demanding that others read it. Either would be much appreciated. Please and thank you. @tftimemachine.bsky.social @distantpod.bsky.social @wsc.co.uk @amylawrence.bsky.social @davidsquires.bsky.social @davidhartrick.bsky.social

Yes, yes, I can hear the 'Oh here he comes' from here. But I wondered if any of you fine people might be interested in this sort of thing. @flyinginside.bsky.social @rickburin.bsky.social @richmutantes.bsky.social @julianshea.bsky.social @gadders.bsky.social @ddebralouise.bsky.social

The new book is here. Available for pre-order now if it's something you fancy. All things 'Escape to Victory'. New interviews with players and cast, memories, revelations and fun. 'Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic'. Out October 20th.

Final Day for this 25% off promotion. The book's out in October, but take advantage of this, and you can rest easy knowing it is on the way, and you've only paid for 3/4 of it. You DEFINITELY know someone who likes 'Escape to Victory' waterstones.com/book/escape/jo… @PitchPublishing

Special offer available on my new book if you're interested in football, films and not paying full price. Get involved

Off work now till August 11th.

Father's Day is coming up. Any chance he might like a funny book about football? Course he would. 'Final Third', followed 'Booked!' & 'Second Yellow' in bringing together the very best stories from over 300 football autobiographies. He just might like it. Please & thank you.

Father's Day is coming up. Any chance he might like a funny book about football? Here are two I wrote with Dan Trelfer for your consideration. Loads of funny football tales for him to enjoy. You know it makes sense. Please and thank you.

Alright Bluesky? How we all doing? Is it still lovely here? Just thought I'd stick my head in and say hello as I realised there are loads of people I miss on the other one.

On this theme, surely it’s not just me who says Liverpool and England right-back, Trent Alexander-Armstrong?

A girl I was seeing saw a certain civil rights campaigner on the telly and said 'That's that Martin Luther Vandross'.

My mother combined Al Pacino and Robert De Niro into one person called Capone Cappuccino, and Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg into Winifred Oprey. She also called Usain Bolt - without the involvement of anyone else, as who could keep up with him? - Ubi Stint.

A mate was trying to remember Dominic Calvert-Lewin's name last night and came up with Lewellyn-Bowen. It's my favourite since another mate called Mixu Paatelainen 'Mixu PatoBanton' in 1995.

Merry Christmas everyone x

🎵Rees-Moggs, meet the Rees-Moggs. They’re the Stone Age modern family. From County Somerset, they’re the biggest cunts that you can see.🎵

Primrose Hill paper shop window.

Nearly Christmas and it's time to kick my slick marketing operation into gear. I wrote these books (2 of them with the brilliant @dantrelfer). They are about football autobiographies & have loads of funny football stories in them. Christmas presents you say? Not many, Benny.

Be careful out there guys. Wind's getting up. Not a Lime Bike standing round our way.

A bit of promo for my friends at @theblizzard.bsky.social if I may. theblizzard.co.uk/shop/bundles...

Nearly Christmas and it's time to kick my slick marketing operation into gear. I wrote these books (2 of them with the brilliant @dantrelfer). They are about football autobiographies & have loads of funny football stories in them. Christmas presents you say? Not many, Benny.

The Blizzard is brilliant. I was lucky enough to be published in there this year along with far better, more talented writers. Proud to be alongside them. Excellent present idea for someone. Or treat yourself.

New Father John Misty AND Michael Kiwanuka albums being released on the same day this week. That'll do for me.

Dr Snuggles in nets.

Blimey.

It's never been so busy down here at the Dojo. I've got one, two, three, four, five senseis working overtime.

I forgot Harry Kane was in La La Land.

How's everyone doing in here? Everyone alright for drinks?

I know I'm far from the first to say it but this book is absolutely brilliant. Exceptionally well written.

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Of course, Endrick is only Wembley's youngest ever goalscorer because of what that rotter Willie Young did to Paul Allen in the 1980 Cup Final. #ENGBRA #NeverForget #COYI

Just paid my tax. You're welcome, society.

Just flicked Scarface on at this point and asked @Drjojosmith what cardinal sin of drug dealing is he breaking here. I was angling for 'Don't get high on your own supply', but she came back with... 'Get your nose out of the toot Or you'll lose your loot.'