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Essays and notes on football, its money and its myths — and on the long argument between a writer and a first draft.
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- Sports Writing · 19 August 2026Visionary: Manchester United, Michael Knighton and the Football Revolution 1989-2019The inside story of the man who nearly bought Manchester United — and the commercial revolution he set in motion.Read the piece
01 - Sports Writing · 19 August 2026The Immortals: Two Nines and Other Celtic StoriesA passionate love letter to Celtic FC — by turns ecstatic and distressed, angry and joyous, but always obsessed.Read the piece
02 - Blog · 27 July 2026The Difficulty of NovelsOn unfinished manuscripts, new work, and the long argument between a writer and a first draft.Read the pieceno image03
- Blog · 21 March 2024Eric Brown: the best of friends, the best of storytellersA memoir of friendship with the science fiction author Eric Brown, written one year after his death.Read the pieceno image04
- News · 1 October 2022Podcast: Celtic — The Unrestricted ViewTalking The Immortals, the two nines, and a lifelong love of Glasgow Celtic with Ryan and JP.Read the pieceno image05
- Blog · 19 September 2022Paradise Blog: August 2022Reflections on the launch of The Immortals, and the histories some would rather leave buried.Read the pieceno image06