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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 7d

Waterstones any good to you?

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Buy Escape by John Smith from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 7d

All good, nothing bad, thanks mate.
Twitter often feels like chatting to six mates in a pub full of menacing types. But it's still okay if you don't look them in the eye.

Maybe I'll hang out here a bit more though too.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 7d

It's alright. I've seen it enough for both of us.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 7d

And be glad of it! Ta.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 7d

How are you Rick?
How are things over here?

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 7d

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

John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 8d

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.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 7d

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

John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 8d

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.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · 8d

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.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Jul 29

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

Get involved

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Jul 23

Off work now till August 11th.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Jun 7

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.

John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Jun 7

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.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · May 15

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.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Mar 11

Ha

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Feb 1

Good isn't it. It was perfect. It was a mate I lived with. I came home and Bolton were on. I asked who had scored and the legend was born.

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Balderdash @balderdash.bsky.social · Feb 1

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

John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Feb 1

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.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Feb 1

Nice.

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Luke Freeman @mrlukefreeman.bsky.social · Feb 1

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

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Feb 1

Lovely

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Feb 1

Approved

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@Julianshea.bsky.social @julianshea.bsky.social · Feb 1

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.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Feb 1

This is tremendous work.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Feb 1

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.

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John Smith @verypopularname.bsky.social · Jan 22

Ha. Is that on Facebook?