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Cheers Mick 👍

Nice review of the Ruhleben book, glad Matthew liked it.

Crushed by a Steam Roller An epidemic of grisly flattenings; PLUS Putin's kill list and a great-grandmother's guide to murder

For the weekenders, I wrote about people being crushed by steam rollers in the latest edition of Singular Discoveries:
singulardiscoveries.substack.com/p/crushed-by...

Crushed by a Steam Roller An epidemic of grisly flattenings; PLUS Putin's kill list and a great-grandmother's guide to murder

I wrote about an apparent epidemic of people getting crushed by steam rollers.
singulardiscoveries.substack.com/p/crushed-by...

Newcastle says no to fascism.

The far right brought a hundred or so with them, bussed from far and wide. This city turned out 1000s, from local communities, estates and streets. Geordies of all backgrounds coming together and outnumbering the purveyors of hate by some distance.

Newcastle united.

There's potential for a sketch comedy character who talks like this, a Colin Hunt for the clickbait generation.

It's ridiculous, isn't it? They've passed a tipping point where the clickbait AI junk has become utterly useless to humans. I inadvertently clicked on a Chronicle link about the new Stack in Newcastle and got this, unreadable nonsense:

"Stop the boats and paracetamol."

Ah, found the rule change: "The team fitness coach indicated on the match sheet may join the players warming up." And nothing stopping the "fitness coach" passing on tactical instructions...

Not a criticism of Barca, by the way. I presume there must have been a rule change. If so, for e.g., could #NUFC have Jason Tindall standing with the subs?

Question arising from #NUFC vs #FCB last night. Why did Barca have a coach standing with the subs who were warming up near the corner flag? He also walked behind the goal to pass instructions to the keeper. I thought the rule was "coaching staff are restricted to the confines of the technical area"?

Attacked by Weasels A young boy battles Britain's most savage killer; PLUS George Robledo book, Nuremberg movie, Sam Fender podcast

In the new edition of my newsletter, out today, a young boy battles a boogle of weasels. Yes, "boogle".
It also features George Robledo, Sam Fender, and Nuremberg.
You can read "Attacked by Weasels" here:
singulardiscoveries.substack.com/p/attacked-b...

WSC 457 – order with free UK delivery October 2025 - Players refusing to play, Euro 2025 review, Sheffield Wednesday, Argentina, Ayresome Park

I reviewed the book Postcards from Santiago: The George Robledo Story by Spencer Vignes for the latest edition of @wsc.co.uk magazine, WSC 457, in shops now or get it here: www.wsc.co.uk/shop/wsc-457/

I'm not sure how many of the extra seats in the new gaff will go to fans rather than expanded hospitality. I was 1500 in the Q today and didn't get a ticket, so there are obviously very few available in the members sale. Still hospitality tickets left for £1k+ though 👍

The Book of Football, 1906

I'm selling a prized possession, a complete hardcover edition of the 1906 Book of Football, possibly the most sought after football book ever published: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28680790...

So misunderstood.

Thanks for the links, Richard. Have registered mine. I note it says submitting your info does not make you a member of the class suit, but hopefully it will have some bearing.

Also in today's new edition of Singular Discoveries: a book about Martians by David Baron; a film about Pavement by Alex Ross Perry; an article about AI by Bill Wasik; plus a catch-up on some recent posts and articles: singulardiscoveries.substack.com/p/blaming-he...

Blaming Heatwaves on Jupiter A super scorching Singular Discoveries summer special; PLUS The Martians, Pavement, and AI rewriting history

For a suitably scorching Singular Discoveries summer special, I wrote about an astronomer who blamed heatwaves on Jupiter: singulardiscoveries.substack.com/p/blaming-he...

Wonderful.

The Tyne Bridge: Icon of North-East England

Here's my book about the Tyne Bridge, and it's ten times cheaper than the #NUFC away shirt:
amzn.to/41nAied

Newcastle United goalkeeper shirt 1996/97

Now *this* is a #nufc shirt inspired by the Tyne Bridge...

Newcastle United away shirt apparently inspired by the Tyne Bridge.

Hmm. This says less "Tyne Bridge" and more "Saudi Arabia" to me. And yours for just £120... #nufc

DMG 2025: Birthplace of the Working Class In the first of a series of pieces leading up to Saturday’s Durham Miners’ Gala, we examine a forgotten corner of County Durham with a strong claim to be the one of the global birthplaces of the indus...

Ahead of this weekend's Durham Miners' Gala, I wrote about the birthplace of the working class for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/07/dmg-...

St James' Park, Newcastle, empty at night, Paul Brown @paulbrownuk

Football fans: Ever been inside an empty stadium—on a tour, after a match—and felt something strange? A lingering echo of noise, emotion, presence, like it's still alive, even when no one is there? Have you ever experienced the uncanny atmosphere of an absent crowd? Let me know, for a thing... ⚽👻

The Red Cross Murders Were the murders of John Batey, Dr Robert Stirling, and Ellen Atkinson linked? PLUS: Art fraud, The Rehearsal, AI rapture

"Lying face down."

Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to
writer @paulbrownuk.bsky.social!

Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Thanks Jack!

Metro Radio personality poster 1980s

Long gone, I'm afraid, but here's a non Geordie Jeans variant from around that time.

I wrote in to him once and he sent me a Metro personality poster with him, Nicky Brown, Alan Robson etc wearing Geordie Jeans.

Oops, thanks, now corrected and proofreader sent to the novice hangman.