Hi all, hope you’re doing well.
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If you’ve ever thought, ‘this guy really want to write a book about 90s sport’ while reading my reviews of old football and cricket games, then congratulations – you were correct, and I’ve now done just that.
This may also explain why I’ve been a little quiet on the FFG front over the last few months. (It turns out that writing a book is actually quite a lot of hard work, especially in the final stages.) But it’s out now, so you can expect to see me back here a little more often again.
As it’s about my teenage years, gaming does of course feature – cricket games in particular – and I did manage to squeeze in a mention of Wing Commander III and Half-Life. But I can’t pretend it’s not otherwise focused fairly firmly on the England cricket team in the 90s.
However, if you happen to be one of the site’s seven readers who likes sport, and have enjoyed some of my writing on the subject over the years, then it may be of interest. If you want to try before you buy, then there are a few supporting features on the accompanying Substack.
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“one of the site’s seven readers who likes sport” : so many, really ? 😉
More seriously : I do hope you’ll find your audience.
Back to games reviews; now !
August 22, 2026 @ 8:26 pm
Congrats on writing a whole book and I hope it sells well!
I will definitely check out the samples on Substack, though I suspect much of it is going to go clear over my head.
August 23, 2026 @ 7:15 pm
Censorship for a kind joke about the number of sport amateurs, and a kind word wishing you sincerely an audience for you book ?
Now, that’s weird.
August 23, 2026 @ 9:00 pm
Hi there FG, apologies, your comments were caught in WordPress and needed to be approved for some reason. Thanks for your good wishes, they are appreciated.
August 28, 2026 @ 2:52 pm
Thanks JMan. The Substack is possibly even more cricket-y than the book, unfortunately…
It’s pretty tough out there to sell books as an independent author, or even get it in front of people who will like it. I think those people are out there, but I’ll just have to try my best on that front. If nothing else, I’m happy with how it turned out at least!
August 24, 2026 @ 9:08 pm
Back in our school days Rik hung out with us nerds but was actually really good at Cricket. So, while the sport still baffles me (he’s tried patiently to explain) I have full faith that he knows what he’s talking about.
FG: I was off on vacation and Rik has his own real-life stuff to work on. We’re not social media types who are constantly plugged into the internet! But we do try not to let comments sit in the queue for too long, so apologies for that.
September 1, 2026 @ 10:40 am