Paul Murphy

Paul Murphy

@paulmurphybkk.bsky.social

🟢 Bangkok-based football writer 🟢 Have written for ESPN, AFC, AFP and more 🟢 Author of ‘Socceroos in Scotland’ 🟢 Co-author of ‘Chappuis - My Story’

263 Followers 358 Following 211 Posts Joined Nov 2024
2 days ago
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Remember when it seemed impossible to imagine the USA having a more incompetent president than George W and FIFA having a more corrupt president than Blatter.

These guys sure proved us wrong

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1 week ago
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This @limmy.com meme now being used in a Thai gaming ad 😆

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3 weeks ago
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Nico Carillo - From King of the North to King of the World Scotland’s Nico Carillo landed the biggest prize of his fighting career by winning the One Championship Interim Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship in Bangkok on Valentine’s Day. [Image: Sky Sp...

His achievements are not given the recognition they deserve in his home country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 but in 🇹🇭, he earned respect by beating several top fighters before taking the world title.

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3 weeks ago

Yes, I believe he has left the club so the airport has some updating to do 😀

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3 weeks ago
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Arrived at Kunming airport last week and immediately recognized the person looking down at me from above. I don’t imagine many visitors can say the same

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1 month ago

It’s been hard. After the initial switch, it has really died down here for most accounts.

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1 month ago
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Socceroos in Scotland Socceroos in Scotland is a fascinating dive into the close footballing relationship between Australia and Scotland. While Scots had a significant impact on the development of the game Down Under, role...

Happy Australia Day 🇦🇺

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3 months ago

If anyone is looking for a Christmas present 👇

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3 months ago
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Socceroos in Scotland Socceroos in Scotland is a fascinating dive into the close footballing relationship between Australia and Scotland. While Scots had a significant impact on the development of the game Down Under, role...

“Big Mark was brilliant with his back to goal and, overall, he was just an unbelievable talent… I can’t help thinking he should have done better in his career.”

Paul Lambert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 talks Mark Viduka 🇦🇺 in ‘Socceroos in Scotland’ - Ideal Christmas 🎁 😀

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3 months ago
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Black Friday on the left side of the image.

Calm, coffee and a Fair Play book on the right.

Our once-a-year sale sits firmly on the right-hand side:

20 books, big discounts, no frenzy.

buff.ly/a0aEGqd #ALeague #footballbooks #BRIMVC

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3 months ago
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A reluctant Black Friday admission from Fair Play Publishing: We’ve discounted 20 books we love — and would love to move along to good homes.

No chaos. No countdown clocks.

Just proper books at proper bargains.

Browse the collection ➡️ buff.ly/a0aEGqd

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3 months ago
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20 years ago today — 16 November 2005 — Australia finally broke the 32-year drought and qualified for the 2006 World Cup. Those of us who lived it will never forget it.
Moments like that are why so many of our football books exist. They didn’t just celebrate a qualification — they

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4 months ago
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Passion for Padel, Winning Trophies and Facing Harry Kewell - Intervie "Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, and Jurgen Klopp all play padel. Arjen Robben is apparently a very good player" So Mano Polking is in good company when it comes to former (mostly) football player...

Zidane, Robben, Klopp, Ronaldo and Mano Polking. The current Cong An Hanoi boss and former 🇹🇭 head coach talks about his love for padel and the pressure of managing, among other things.

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5 months ago
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Thanks to @stanchionbooks.bsky.social for stocking Socceroos in Scotland ⚽️ 🇦🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @fairplaybooks.bsky.social

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5 months ago

Four books in four years! 😳 Congratulations @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social Happy to have helped bring two of them to life.

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5 months ago
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4 years, 4 books. Lots of people to thank, including @hamishcarton.bsky.social @sked21.bsky.social @mcpartlin.bsky.social @fairplaybooks.bsky.social @bonitamersiades.bsky.social and many more not on BlueSky 😆

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5 months ago
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Socceroos in Scotland Socceroos in Scotland is a fascinating dive into the close footballing relationship between Australia and Scotland. While Scots had a significant impact on the development of the game Down Under, role...

“If you were an away supporter, you knew you were going to have a tough day at Morton and, as a player, if you got on the wrong side of the Cowshed, you were going to get dog’s abuse.”

ErikPaartalu 🇦🇺 recalls his time at Morton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👇

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6 months ago

Good luck to Ange in his new role. Working for a volatile owner who loves the spotlight will not be easy and he takes on a squad used to a brand of football that is somewhat different to his own philosophy.

Going to be interesting to watch what unfolds at the very least.

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6 months ago
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Socceroos in Scotland Socceroos in Scotland is a fascinating dive into the close footballing relationship between Australia and Scotland. While Scots had a significant impact on the development of the game Down Under, role...

If anyone in Australia is still looking for Father’s Day gift, you could do worse than this read that includes some of the biggest names in Aussie football history.

It also documents the incredible rise in Aussies in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 over past 2 decades.

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6 months ago

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6 months ago
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Author copies of ‘Socceroos 🇦🇺 in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿’.

Ange, Vidmar, Viduka, Moore, Irvine, McDonald, Rogic, Mooy and more. Perfect Father’s Day gift for the Aussie dads. @fairplaybooks.bsky.social

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6 months ago
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Let's face it. The last thing a dad wants this #FathersDay is yet another tie, socks or handkerchiefs. Get him a really good book instead! www.fairplaypublishing.com.au

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6 months ago
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Socceroos in Scotland Socceroos in Scotland is a fascinating dive into the close footballing relationship between Australia and Scotland. While Scots had a significant impact on the development of the game Down Under, role...

Happy 60th birthday to Ange Postecoglou. Read about how he upset the odds and made fools of many in the Scottish football media when he turned Celtic’s fortunes around.

With contributions from @hamishcarton.bsky.social and Paul Williams👇

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6 months ago
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Socceroos in Scotland Socceroos in Scotland is a fascinating dive into the close footballing relationship between Australia and Scotland. While Scots had a significant impact on the development of the game Down Under, role...

“Two of the Scottish boys asked what I had done the previous night. I told them I had been out for dinner with Mark Viduka. They said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’”

Tony Vidmar 🇦🇺 had some challenges managing the Rangers-Celtic rivalry.👇

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6 months ago
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Our next release ... he fled a scandal. He built a sporting empire. He left behind a legacy—largely forgotten in his homeland. Meet Con Jones. He's already in the #Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. But he's ignored in #Australia—until now. buff.ly/H7dilpM

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6 months ago
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Socceroos in Scotland Socceroos in Scotland is a fascinating dive into the close footballing relationship between Australia and Scotland. While Scots had a significant impact on the development of the game Down Under, role...

“It wasn’t something that was intended and I don’t recommend it to anyone, ever! If anyone knows Jim Jefferies, then you can imagine what I got when he found about it.”

Danny Invincibile 🇦🇺 on falling for his manager’s daughter. Read more about it 👇

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6 months ago
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Happy Birthday to Scott McDonald. In ‘Socceroos in Scotland’, you can read my exclusive interview about his time in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 football

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6 months ago
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Mark Viduka was the first Aussie to be named as Scottish Player of the Year in 2000. Read about his short but action-packed stint at Celtic in ‘Socceroos in Scotland’

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6 months ago

Interesting piece. It probably explains why so many teenagers and young adults are very big Oasis fans

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6 months ago
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Socceroos in Scotland Socceroos in Scotland is a fascinating dive into the close footballing relationship between Australia and Scotland. While Scots had a significant impact on the development of the game Down Under, role...

Father’s Day in 🇦🇺 is approaching. Time to think of the right gift for any soccer loving dads.

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