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Daniel Gray

@danielgraywriter.bsky.social

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New book ‘Sunday Best’. Word churner. Editor of @nutmegmagazine. Host of @WSC_magazine pod. York-grown Boro man living in Scotland. Links: https://linktr.ee/danielgraywriter

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Nov 22

📖 Book news! My new one, out April 2025 with @HarperNorthUK

A travelogue/social history about Sundays from peace and rebellion to the Last of the Summer Wine theme tune and beyond…

🔗Pre-orders & more details:
linktr.ee/danielgraywr...

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John Morley @johnnymorl.bsky.social · 1d

A lovely listen

Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 1d

🎵Football Songbook🎵

From Power Game to Pigbag via a flight to the moon, here's a lovely chat about Middlesbrough music I was part of on 5Live at the weekend.

It starts at 34.30mins:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Colin Murray - 05/10/2025 - BBC Sounds

Colin sets up your day of sport and beyond with special guests and conversations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 13h

Ah cheers, John.

Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 1d

Colin Murray - 05/10/2025 - BBC Sounds

Colin sets up your day of sport and beyond with special guests and conversations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nige Tassell @nigetassell.bsky.social · 3d

Outrageous appropriation of a West Country folk tune (Papa's Got A Brand-New Pigbag), but otherwise top work from the boy Gray.

Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely loved talking Middlesbrough music on the Football Songbook this morning. It starts at about 34.30mins here:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Colin Murray - 05/10/2025 - BBC Sounds

Colin sets up your day of sport and beyond with special guests and conversations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 3d

Ha! Thank you, Nige.

Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 3d

Hi David, good to hear from you! Not much in the diary at the minute, but will keep you posted!

Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely loved talking Middlesbrough music on the Football Songbook this morning. It starts at about 34.30mins here:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Colin Murray - 05/10/2025 - BBC Sounds

Colin sets up your day of sport and beyond with special guests and conversations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Adrian Goldberg @goldbergradio.bsky.social · 7d

Many thanks Daniel. I'm flattered. If people want to buy it, here's a link subscribe.bylinetimes.com/product/wtmg/

Where's The Money Gone? – Byline Times Shop

Where’s The Money Gone? The Battle for the Soul of English Football SHIPPING END AUGUST By Adrian Goldberg Oil sheikhs. Hedge fund billionaires. Media moguls. How did the so-called ‘people’s game’ fal...

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 7d

And your latest in on my pile!

Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 7d

Just finished this beauty by @goldbergradio.bsky.social

There's so much in here to make anyone who cares about football's soul angry, yet because it is so sharply written it is a thoroughly excellent, enjoyable read.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 14d

Should you happen to be in Manchester this evening between 7 and 8, please pop along and hear my chat with @beardedgenius.bsky.social. Best question wins a *pack of Aunt Bessie's Yorkshires.

*Small.

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Daniel Gray: Sunday Best: Travels through the day of rest.

An evocative celebration of the seventh day in all its rich variety.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 20d

I remember when Hastings brought 1068 fans to Boro in the FA Cup. If only travel shenanigans had kept two away 🤦🏻

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 28d

To mark publication of Upon A White Horse, a story for The Guardian about a quest to find an ancient stone where I was photographed as a boy. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

‘A tantalising mystery’: could I find the standing stone on a Scottish island from a childhood photo?

My mum gave me an old picture of me sitting on the cairn on Islay when I was 11. Forty years later, I set out to find it

www.theguardian.com

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Headline Books @headlinebooks.bsky.social · 28d

Happy publication day @peteralanross.bsky.social Upon A White Horse is a celebration of landscape and people - and all that is beautiful, strange and old.

Out now: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHorse

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Sep 7

Oh no. Gutted to read this. Surely someone will preserve it!

Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Sep 5

Get your copy of a typically mighty fine issue in shops or direct here: www.wsc.co.uk/filter/latest/

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Our personalised Latest issue collection

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Sep 5

It was lovely to revisit Ayresome Park for the new issue of @wsc.co.uk. The perfect article for helping cats get to sleep.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Sep 3

This seems very noisy for a Sunday, going on what last time was like. To read about peaceful Sundays, buy my etc etc...

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Tony Cole @yorktone.bsky.social · Aug 30

FINAL
(photographs from the death of a football ground)
The last days of Bootham Crescent, 200pp A4 Landscape photobook with a foreword by @danielgraywriter.bsky.social

Available to pre-order now at yorktonebooks.bigcartel.com

#ycfc #football #photography
#photobook

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Aug 30

I was a 12 year old season ticket holder the last time we won the first four games in a row. My moods were dictated entirely by Boro results and all week I dreamed of Saturday. Nothing has changed, which is probably not good in some ways, but bloody hell: I love this club.

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Tom Hogg 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @tomhogg.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hey @danielgraywriter.bsky.social you've made it to the subs bench for the Thistle. Surely a dream come true?

A screenshot of a graphic showing the Partick Thistle under 19s team, which includes someone called Daniel Gray. They are unlikely to be Daniel Gray, author, historian, slow match reporter, and all-round good guy.

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Aug 26

It has been a dream come true indeed, not least the part when they believed my altered birth certificate.

Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Aug 26

Haha!

Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Aug 26

Work took me to Deepdale today. Had to leave just as they were unfurling matchday. I've always loved these. Ideal garden furniture. "PROGRAMMES! PROGRAMMES!"

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Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · Aug 25

Haha. You've guessed right 🤦🏻 And thank you, Peter.