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The Top 10 films list for 2024 you never knew you needed to know
Relentless Reds go 8 points clear at the top of the Premier League
Aussies triumph in “amazing” Melbourne Test Match
Hunter S Thompson, Richard Nixon and ghosts in the sunshine of Toy Town (part 2) (redux)
Brilliant Bumrah But Aussies Hold Sway at “The G”
Nitish Kumar Reddy and a century for the ages
India in trouble entering Day 3 at “The G”
Foxes flummoxed in Anfield fog
Konstas lights up the MCG on Boxing Day
Giants riding the Storm in Toy Town (redux)
“still life, with gooseberry” — OUT NOW!
Tall Tales from Bruce the Basset Hound (redux)
“Liverpool are tearing it up in London Town”
The hitchhiker and bad craziness on a Sceptred Isle (part 1)
Small Things Like These (2024)
Youthful Reds slip and slide into the Last 4 of the Carabao League Cup
Brisbane Rain and Magdalene Laundries
England crumble to defeat as India fight for a draw at The Gabba
England set impossible mission in Hamilton but will the Brisbane rain save India?
Rasputin, Raspberry Jam on Toast and Antipodean Agony
Harum-Scarum for 10 Man Reds at the Coliseum
Honours even in Hamilton as rain wins the day in Brisbane
“My Ironbridge Summer” — OUT NOW!
From Wellington to Wellington (via Adelaide) with Love
Penalti suficiente para Salah en Girona
England bat the Kiwis into an impossible mission as a storm rages in Adelaide
Brook bashes the Kiwis as the Aussies take Day 1 in Adelaide
Titanic Tyneside Tussle with The Toon!
Salah and Gakpo leave City feeling the Blues
Bethell, Carse and the triumph of Christchurch
Dominant England on brink of Christchurch triumph
Brook century edges England ahead in Ōtautahi
Kiwis hold off England fightback on brilliant opening day in Christchurch
Reds maul Los Blancos under the European lights of Anfield
Salah steers Reds through the wind and rain of St Mary’s to go 8 points clear
I’ve joined the BlueSky revolution
An (almost) full moon and over the rainbow bridge with the Tin Man
Pompey Chimes, City lose, and the Reds go marching in
One Hour Photo and two creepy hours with Robin Williams
Díaz the hat-trick hero on a night of fireworks at Anfield
Anfield roars Reds to the top of the Premier League
“Nobody loves me, it’s true” said my shell to my shadow
Gakpo and Díaz fire Reds into the last 8 of the Carabao Cup
Letter from the far side of the abyss
Freddie Freeman shoots for the moon as England are lost in Noman’s land
England spinning to defeat as Saud Shakeel takes centre stage
Skyfall, Alien and the spin, spin, spin of Rawalpindi
Liverpool viel zu stark für die Roten Bullen
Dodgers and Yankees and an existential scream from the road to nowhere
Curtis Jones masterclass leaves Chelsea feeling the blues
Lost in the Flood with The Boss
Noman Ali spins Pakistan to famous victory
Multan Test in a spin and the curious case of Salman Ali Agha
Duckett century but England collapse in Multan
Kamran Ghulam the hero on a dour day 1 in Multan
It was a crazy, lovely, beautiful day
The “Mad Professor” spins England to record breaking win
Pakistan crumble as England take charge of 1st Test
Salman century seals Pakistan dominance in Multan
England toil as Pakistan dominate in Multan
Mice and Men in beautiful Shrewsbury
Reds dig deep for priceless win at the Palace
“80% of success is showing up”
Liverpool troppo forte per Rossoblu
Reasons I hate the internet - vol.666
Ugly win sees Reds top of the Premier League
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out mystery (2022)
Reds burst the Hammers Carabao Cup bubbles
Murder on the Dystopian Express
Aldridge, Barnes and Beardsley, and the start of “The Unbeatables”
Díaz and Núñez see off plucky Cherries
Evening/Morning in Ironbridge (deleted scenes)
Breakfast of Champions for the Merry Pranksters
Early morning sunshine from Toy Town
12 years of writing on the internet and a soul destroying waste of time
Champions of the World in Toy Town
Rainy Days and Tuesdays in Toy Town
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
The “Human Anthill” and a dystopian future coming to you soon
How to Disappear Completely in Ironbridge
Down to the river with The Boss (again)
Ironbridge “Coracle Regatta” (part 3)
Ironbridge “Coracle Regatta” (part 2)
Ironbridge “Coracle Regatta” (part 1)
Fear and Loathing with Dr Gonzo in Toy Town
The smiles that light up my world
Rhetorical Questions Round a Rectangular Dining Table (vol.22)
Sunsets and Rainy Days in Toy Town
Sunday night ravings of a mad dog in the moonlight
Reds sting Bees with comfortable Anfield win
Freddie the Failure goes to Toy Town
Facebook Groups and the death by mediocrity on Medium
Breakfast in Ironbridge for the Merry Pranksters
Fear and Loathing in Toy Town (part 2)
Picnic Breakfast for two in Toy Town
Fear and Loathing in Toy Town (part 1)
A Radiohead in the Rainbows of Toy Town
Szoboszlai steers Reds to opening day victory
Birdman or (the unexpected virtue of ignorance) (2014)
Singing American Pie with an American dreamer in Toy Town
The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford (2007)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Breakfast for a Champion in Toy Town
A Radiohead with The Boss in Toy Town
I’m going on a Mediterranean cruise with Kamala Harris
The hitchhiker and bad craziness on a sceptred isle
Merry Pranksters Picnic on the Riverside
One Tweet and a Tall Tale of being Thunderously Unpopular
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
“Found on Mars — A statue of Elvis”
Fools, Foals and Sunsets over Ironbridge
Hunter S Thompson, Richard Nixon and ghosts in the sunshine of Toy Town (part 3)
Hunter S Thompson, Richard Nixon and ghosts in the sun of Toy Town (part 2)
Hunter S Thompson, Richard Nixon & ghosts in the sun of Toy Town (part 1)
Giants riding the Storm in toy town
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) — Read Along
The Batman (2022) — Read Along
Morvern Callar (2002) — Read Along
Merry Pranksters Picnic in Ironbridge
Deadpool and Wolverine having the time of their lives in Ironbridge
A Kind of Magic in Shrewsbury — Deleted Scenes
Boogie Nights (1997) — Read Along
Sunset over Ironbridge: Deleted Scenes
Saturday Night/Sunday Morning (part 3)
Saturday Night/Sunday Morning (part 2)
Saturday Night/Sunday Morning (part 1)
Turning up the sun in Ironbridge
Thinking about you in Ironbridge
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)—Read Along
High Flying Birds over Ironbridge
Monday Afternoon Matinee Vol.3
Monday Afternoon Matinee Vol.2
Monday Afternoon Matinee Vol.1
Three little birds in Ironbridge
Saturday Night at the Movies Vol.3
Saturday Night at the Movies Vol.2
Saturday Night at the Movies Vol.1
“A final word from The Boss” Vol.9
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) — Read Along
“A final word from The Boss” Vol.8
“A final word from The Boss” Vol.7
“A lost Englishman in Wales” — Redux
VAR and “the Death Knell of the Beautiful Game” (copyright pending)
Miller’s Crossing (1990) — Read Along
“A final word from The Boss” Vol.6
Once Upon a Time in Ironbridge
Medicine for Melancholy (2008) — Read Along
Captain Fantastic (2016) — Read Along
Saturday Night Sunday Mourning
“A final word from The Boss” Vol.5
The Wrestler (2008) — Read Along
“A final word from The Boss” Vol.4
“A final word from The Boss” Vol.3
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) — Read Along
“A final word from The Boss” Vol.2
Giants and Titans and Sunday afternoon baseball
Tyrannosaur (2011) — Read Along
Foals, Fools and Hunter S Thompson
“A final word from The Boss” Vol.1
“The Ashes ends with the story book finish it deserved”
“Labuschagne frustrates England as 4th Ashes Test enters final day”
Frankenweenie (2012) — Read Along
“A final word from The Boss” — OUT NOW!
“Aussies take charge after day 1 in London”
Fact and Figures for a Friday Night
The Invisible Man Strikes Again
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) — Read Along
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.20
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.19
“Rain ruins everyone’s fun at The Oval”
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.18
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.17
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.16
The Lighthouse (2019) — Read Along
No Man of God (2021) — Read Along
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.15
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.14
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.13
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.12
A Field in England (2013) — Read Along
“Brathwaite leads West Indies to dominant victory”
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) — Read Along
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.11
“At the end of a Storm” Vol.10
“Bairstow the centurion on day 1 in Antigua”
“Australia cruise to Brisbane victory with a day to spare”
Only God Forgives (2013) — Read Along
Díaz shines bright in the Stadium of Light
Kill Bill Vol.2 (2004) — Read Along
“Tea and Biscuits in India” Vol.7
“Tea and Biscuits in India” Vol.6
Monday motivation from the dark side of the sun
“Tea and Biscuits in India” Vol.5
All My Friends Hate Me (2022) — Read Along
“Tea and Biscuits in India” Vol.4
“Brighton March to Solly’s tune”
V for Vendetta (2005) — Read Along
“Diary from the 2022 FIFA World Cup” Vol.7
“Diary from the 2022 FIFA World Cup” Vol.6
“Diary from the 2022 FIFA World Cup” Vol.5
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) — Read Along
Dead Man’s Shoes (2004) — Read Along
A letter to a friend from the heart of the sun
“Diary from the 2022 FIFA World Cup” Vol.4
Road to Perth (2021) — Read Along
C’mon C’mon (2021) — Read Along
Defeated Reds still wrap up their 14th League Championship
Nocturnal Animals (2016) — Read Along
“Diary from the 2022 FIFA World Cup” Vol.3
28 Days Later (2002) — Read Along
“Diary from the 2022 FIFA World Cup” Vol.2
“Tea and Biscuits in India” Vol.3
The Little Things (2021) — Read Along
“Diary From the 2022 FIFA World Cup” Vol.1
“Tea and Biscuits in India” Vol.2
Beautiful Basel and a 6 goal thriller
Asteroid City (2023) — Read Along
Magnífico Los Blancos hazlo otra vez!
Down to the river with The Boss (again)
German heartbreak for the Reds in Leverkusen
Jackie Brown (1997) — Read Along
Ozark, Radiohead and a Peaky Blinders warning from The Daily Mail
“Tea and Biscuits in India” Vol.1
“A final word from The Boss” — OUT NOW!
A recipe for a strawberry cheesecake is more popular than me on Medium
“The Two Steve’s head to Europe for the first time”
Corpse Bride (2005) — Read Along
Heartbreak in Paris for the “Two Steve’s”
The Hunger (1983) — Read Along
Fitter Happier More Productive, and the Radiohead album that isn’t
“We’re Gonna Hang Out The Washing On The Siegfried Line”
“St Michael, God, and the glory that was Rome”
“Long live The King! The Egyptian King”
Boiling Point (2021) — Read Along
Trainspotting (1996) — Read Along
Jürgen Klopp and the leaving of a “superpower of world football”
Sightseers (2012) — Read Along
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) — Read Along
Subbuteo football with Mes Que Un Club
Treble delight for Houllier’s Liverpool
A Paranoid Android in Toy Town
Interstellar (2014) — Read Along
Duran Duran, The Beatles and the long goodbye
The Machinist (2004) — Read Along
Wheaton Aston with The Black Keys
The Master (2012) — Read Along
Michael Clayton (2007) — Read Along
“Ashes to Ashes” Redux — Vol.2
The Proposition (2005) — Read Along
Vielen Dank für die Erinnerungen, Jürgen
“Ashes to Ashes” Redux — Vol.1
Reds lose but still wrap up their 14th League Championship
Lingering on the riverbank with The Cranberries
“Wembley is Wonderful for Whelan”
The calm before the storm and the creation of “The Unbeatables”
Bowling from the Riverside End, Stephen Blackford
“Giants" and "Metal Heads" and Ashes despair
Seagulls and Church Bells and “Test Match Special”
“Ian Rush is leading Everton a merry dance”
The French Dispatch (2021) Read Along
Harvey Elliott sublime as Reds return to winning ways
Down by the riverside with The Proclaimers
“Days of Thunder” (1990) — Read Along
“Fish and Chips on the Riverbank”
Reservoir Dogs (1992) — Read Along
Reds humiliate the Blues as they close in on their 13th League Championship
“Following” (1998) — Read Along
England beaten by the rain as Harman wins The Open
Guns and Roses and Memories and Patience
Care to support an independent writer?
“Canal. Cinema. Curry and the Cricket”
A homecoming fit for a Champion
“Skippy” settles the Derby as Reds close in on top spot
“A Lion on a Bridge and Sunday Night Baseball”
“Pyjama Cricket through a Black Mirror”
“Amores Perros” (2000) — Read Along
Liverpool 7 Manchester United 0
“Message in a Bottle from a crazy world”
“Test Match cricket’s boring? Kiwi’s win in a thriller!”
“The Day the Reds came to Town”
“True Romance” (1993) — Read Along
Sloppy Reds pop their own Premier League bubble
“Red State” (2011) — Read Along
“Shallow Grave” (1994) — Read Along
“Down Terrace” (2009) — Read Along
“Black Swan” (2010) — Read Along
“The Road” (2009) — Read Along
Everton leave the Reds feeling the Title Blues
Fight Club (1999) — Read Along
“Tea and Biscuits in India” — Now Available!
Rambling Musings Volumes 1–3. Now Available!
The “Scouser in our Team” keeps Reds in Title Race
Reds European dreams washed away by the Blue and Blacks of Bergamo
Tall Tales from Bruce the Basset Hound
Let me tell you the story of a poor boy
Eagles peck a huge hole in the Reds Title challenge
“Wicked Little Letters” (2024)
Hello God, Can you do me a favour please?
Blissful musings from Ironbridge
Reds beaten at their own game by The Nerazzurri
Reds crumble again at the “Theatre of Nightmares”
Mac Allister thunderbolt sends Reds top again
March Madness from an April Fool
“Tales I Tell Myself” — Available Now
Reds back top after Mac Allister Masterclass at the Coliseum
“At the end of a Storm” — Available Now
“Tea and Biscuits in India” — Now Available!
Quadruple dreams over as wasteful Reds crumble at the “Theatre of Dreams”
I was going to buy a ticket for a Half Man Half Biscuit gig
“Punch-Drunk Love” (2002) — Read Along
“Requiem for a Dream” (2000) — Read Along
“I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore” (2017) — Read Along
Raining goals at Anfield as Reds stroll into last 8 of the Europa League
World Champion Aussies break Kiwi hearts again
“Poor Things” (2023) Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Honours even in the “chaos” of Anfield
Aussies “possums in the headlights” as Kiwis chase for victory
“Nine Days” (2021) — Read Along
Anderson the record breaker but Ashwin spins England to defeat
Where have all the writers gone?
India are over the Himalayan Mountains and far, far away
All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit
Kuldeep Yadav spins England out of control in Dharamshala
Coldplay Scientists and the sunshine of Ironbridge
Moving Mountains in Ironbridge
“Yesterday’s Paper” and a Fanzine for today
Descending the Staircase with Radiohead
The chaos magic of Darwin Núñez strikes again
Whitchurch with The White Stripes
Reflections from the edge of the abyss
Klopp’s Kids march on in the FA Cup
“Children of Men” — Read Along
VAR, 3 little birds and an unrequited love for Wataru Endō
India too strong for plucky England in Ranchi
Klopp’s Kids humble the “Billion Pound Bottle Jobs”
England in a spin. India now favourites in Ranchi Test
Bashir tightens the screw as England dominate in Ranchi
Forgetting myself at Bratch Locks
Root grinds a priceless century for England on day 1 in Ranchi
Jürgen’s threadbare Reds unpick the Hatters
A daydreaming Radiohead on the Shropshire Union Canal
Wheaton Aston with The White Stripes
Ambling along the canal with the Statler Brothers
India rampage to thunderous victory in Rajkot
Reds 5 points clear afte a stroll in West London
Revolutionaries Routed in Rajkot
Birthday with The Beatles (and a little help from my friend)
Duckett century signals spectacular England fightback in Rajkot
Milestones galore as India take charge on day 1 in Rajkot
“The Killing of a Sacred Deer” — Read Along
“The Spirit of Cricket” — Book Promo Vol.1
“Ashes to Ashes” — Book Promo Vol.1
“Diary From The 2022 FIFA World Cup” — Book Promo
“Chasing the Impossible and a Sword of Damocles” Book Promo Vol.1
“Caught by the River” in Ironbridge
Scrappy win takes Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League
“The Man Who Wasn’t There” — Read Along
History prevails as India level the series
Shubman Gill bats England into an impossible mission
Boom Boom Bumrah! India in complete control after day 2 in Visakhapatnam
Jaiswal century edges India ahead on day 1 in Visakhapatnam
Lions mauled by Jürgen’s “boys” in the Coliseum
Jürgen’s first goodbye is a feast of beautiful football
Ben Stokes and the Patron Saint of Lost Causes
The audacity of Pope gives England hope
Down to the river with The Boss
India forge ahead on “Republic Day”
India in the box seat after day 1 in Hyderabad
Díaz strike sends Reds to Wembley
Jota and Núñez fire Reds 5 points clear in the Premier League
Comeback win sees the Reds halfway to Wembley
Smash and Grab at The Emirates
Salah double sees Reds 3 points clear on a wild Anfield night