@leewellings.bsky.social
‘The Sports Specialist’ on Substack.com. Ex Sky, BBC, ITN Sports Ed. Author: new book ‘Football Fables’
‘The win that Jack built’
A piece on sport giving us the story we crave where the good guy wins after turmoil. Emotional doesn’t cover it.
A beautiful night in Belfast where #JackLisowski did himself proud. He wasn’t the only one.
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The dust has settled, but the disgraceful scenes in New York at the #RyderCup will not be forgotten.
Sport reflects society. And the lairy, unruly mob on the Saturday summed up exactly where we are..
Please read:
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New from ‘The Sports Specialist’ on Substack.
#JamieVardy in Lombardy!
He’s not always easy to like - maybe that’s why he remains underrated - but there are few more remarkable ⚽️ careers.
And his late move to #SerieA with #Cremonese is fascinating!
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New from The Sports Specialist.
This article will be like nothing else you read on #VAR.
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“Good people are out there”.
On trolling and genuine kindness.
Please read.
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#SkyeStout #KilmarnockWomen
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#FootballFables
Are #Chelsea really now the ‘world’s best team’?
And yes, I do realize this article could have been a single word only!
But #Infantino claimed #FIFAs #ClubWorldCup would prove who is world’s best….I’ve examined the case.
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Fed up of the money & greed in sport?
Read this! Sport how it should be😍
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The #islandGames is about to start in Orkney. 12 sports, 2 thousand competitors, 900 volunteers.
It’s the 40th anniversary and needs celebrating! :)
#orkney2025
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Alien Football Fan:
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Who is the Alien Football Fan?
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My new fable is released today.
‘The Red Ball’ explores the pressures of life through cricket.
Link to fable:
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About ‘The Red Ball’
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#EngvInd #TestCricket #redball #Headingley
About my new fable The Red Ball:
“The game, and the way it was won, was an antidote to the frantic pace of the modern world. It had time to breathe.”
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#cricket #Tests #EngvInd #WorldTestChampionship
FIFA’s #ClubWorldCup is underway.
Global brand #InterMiami drew opening game 0-0 v #AlAhly of Egypt. The MLS team were controversially invited while
#Liverpool & #Barcelona are amongst those missing out🧐
My original Q&A on the invite to #Messi’s team.
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As promised, first article in a busy month for ‘The Sports Specialist’ @SubstackInc
Perfect time to sign up to paid content for a month and see if it’s for you.
It’s a hard-hitting one about the ‘humorous’ content used by gambling firms as a trap.
#banter
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Happy June☀️😎
Good month to subscribe to ‘The Sports Specialist’ with two new fables released this month….plus #FIFA, #ClubWorldCup, #Ronaldo and the sly ‘banter content’ of betting companies.
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It’s 6 months since the release of #FootballFables (the ‘thinking fan’s book’! Time for a summer push!☀️
You can buy it here:
tiny.cc/7jqtzz
Please do spread the word (loved this review by the ‘Proper Football’ website) & thanks for your hol pics too! 😎📕
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Am I a #CrystalPalace fan? No. I’m from South EAST London :)
But I’m really pleased for them. Because that emotional #FACup win, and indeed Newcastle’s cup win, showed what fans really want.
And it’s not what we’ve been sold for 30 years.
New article:
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What a lovely evening it turned out to be in the Costa del SE13 :)
Thank you to all who came, it was great to meet and talk to you, to @andithomas.bsky.social for his hosting & @sirobnik.bsky.social
for organising.
To be back in childhood library, reading from my book #FootballFables, was a joy.🙏🏼
Lovely to meet you guys , thanks so much for coming and go well 👊🏼
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Nice little jaunt out Blackheath way with a couple of the Welling mob for a soiree listening to @leewellings.bsky.social talk about his new book at Manor House Library. Nice!
13.05.2025 19:38 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0This is happening tonight! Grab your (free!) ticket while you can!
13.05.2025 08:31 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I'll be hosting this - please do come along! it promises to be a fun chat about a really fun book
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Please do join us for an event at Manor House Library in south east London this Tuesday.
I’ll be with fellow author Andi Thomas to talk about the beautiful & ugly sides of ⚽️ at the library of my childhood.
🗓️Tues May 13. Kick off 7pm
Link for free entry:
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For some of us the football season is over.
I’ve taken the opportunity to pause sport, and serve Kant.
What does this mean? And why is it offensive to some?
Have a read 😘
#Eurovision #Eurovision2025 #Serving #Kant #Malta #MirianaConte
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... you can get your free ticket here! be lovely to see some of you
libraries.lewisham.gov.uk/events/218527
hello London types - if you're free next Tuesday evening I'm hosting an author q&a at Manor House Library in Lewisham. I'll be talking to Lee Wellings about his new book and related matters...
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Perfect words in this FB article from ‘Proper Football’ whose content and ethos is attracting an increasing amount of fans.
I’m grateful to them for their support of my own writing and events, including the Q&A at Manor House Library in SE London on May 13. 🙏🏼
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A Norwegian club in yellow, shocking football with incredible run in Europe?! 🇳🇴💛
“You couldn’t make it up?!”
Perhaps you could…because I’d written about it in my fable The Man Who Murdered Football” 😉
Article:
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Good luck to #BodøGlimt v #Spurs
#EuropaLeague
When you have an opportunity in life, go for it.
My emotional account of an overwhelming, historic day for Horsham FC, the fans and the town. 💛💚
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And I reminder I’ll be talking about my books & sport at #ManorHouseLibrary, back where I grew up in south east London.
🗓️Evening of Tues May 13.
Be lovely to see you there❤️
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Please see the short film about my return to library 🙏🏼🥹
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