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Sam Dalling

@samdalling.bsky.social

Freelance writer - The Guardian, The Telegraph, Wisden, FourFourTwo, BBC Sport & more. Freelance commentator - Somerset CCC, Durham CCC, BBC Radio London, ECB, the Blaze. Podcasts - TrueFaith, Cider Press Solicitor - pensions at Sacker & Partners

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πŸ“IF Bromma - cracking visit. Piece coming soon πŸ‘€

31.10.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sir Les: A star at St. James' Park and Spurs - Newcastle United Kevin Keegan pulled Les Ferdinand to one side. United had just claimed perhaps the most famous second-place finish in football history, with Ferdinand himself third on the list of Premier League goal ...

⚽ NUFC take on Spurs tonight looking to defend the Carabao Cup.

Who played for both sides? Sir Les, of course.

Had a chat with him πŸ‘‡

www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/sir-...

29.10.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Was it a nice chat?

28.10.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside England’s World Cup pursuit: Hard work, coffee club and quiz nights South Africa await in Wednesday's semi-final in Guwahati as Nat Sciver-Brunt's team seek to reach a third successive World Cup final

My latest for the Athletic is a peek behind the curtain at England's Women's World Cup camp. 1 game away from being 1 game away.

Hard work, lots of caffeine, Lego, quiz nights, fines and much more. Thanks for the two Laurens - Bell and Filer - for the insight...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

28.10.2025 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚽ Football Weekly ⚽

🫑 Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League.

πŸˆβ€β¬› Sunderland stunned Stamford Bridge.

😱 Get the clippers primed. Manchester United won their third game in a row.

@maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social , @samdalling.bsky.social

27.10.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#22 - Brentford = v.good. Liverpool = v.bad. Crisis?! Words for FourFourTwo

27.10.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#22 - Brentford = v.good. Liverpool = v.bad. Crisis?! Words for FourFourTwo

27.10.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arsenal move four points clear at top as Eze strike sees off Crystal Palace Eberechi Eze struck his first league goal since joining Arsenal, as Mikel Arteta’s side won 1-0 against the scorer’s old club, Crystal Palace

Words from the Emirates. 1-0 to the Arsenal and all that. Eberechi Eze...who else?!

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

26.10.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“The Emirates

1-0 to the Arsenal

26.10.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Any questions for the pod?

@maxrushden.bsky.social
@barryglendenning.bsky.social
@samdalling.bsky.social
Dan Bardell

πŸ‘‡πŸŽ™οΈ

26.10.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brentford vs Liverpool: Michael Kayode's not-so-secret weapon and Mohamed Salah's struggles Brentford sprung a surprise against Liverpool, or did they? Our reporter, Sam Dalling, picks through the action

Brentford = good
Liverpool = bad

Me for @FourFourTwo πŸ‘‡

www.fourfourtwo.com/team/brentfo...

26.10.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#21 - a routine NUFC win in the Champions League? The times they have changed! Newcastle 3-0 Benfica. A good time was had by all…apart from Jose Mourinho

22.10.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#20 - not a good night for West Ham. Like, a really, really bad one. WHU 0-2 Brentford

21.10.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gael Bigirimana: My big role against Benfica and my story since - Newcastle United It was early in the week when Alan Pardew pulled Gael Bigirimana aside. United were preparing for a crucial 96 hours against two teams from the Stadium of Light. First came Benfica in the Europa Leagu...

⚽️ Last time NUFC played Benfica at SJP, Gael Bigirimana started on the right hand side of midfield...

Something with him on that night, One Direction appearing at training, the Ponzi scheme that left him financially ruined & what he is up to now πŸ‘‡

www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/gael...

20.10.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#19 - never let it be said I don’t treat the family. Vauxhall Motors 1-1 Witton Albion. Northern Premier West

19.10.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never let it be said I don’t treat the family…

18.10.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Podcast: The Oppo View - Brighton (a) | True Faith NUFC Podcast Get more from True Faith NUFC Podcast on Patreon

He might be the world's leading football finance expert, but more importantly he follows Brighton home and away.

Very grateful to @priceoffootball.bsky.social for joining @tfnufc.bsky.social to preview #NUFC visiting the south coast on Saturday πŸ‘‡

www.patreon.com/posts/podcas...

17.10.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marnus Labuschagne: β€˜I’d love it to be 5-0 Australia and for us to dust them – but cricket fans want it to be tight’ The Australian has endured a relatively lean two-year spell, but is scoring runs heavily in domestic cricket and targeting an Ashes impact

🏏Something with Marnus for the Athletic.

He went from the world's number 1 batter to being dropped in a couple of years.

He knew it was coming, went away, re-found his form and I reckon he's a dead cert to start the Ashes πŸ‘‡

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

16.10.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Bath for the weekend. They're playing Gloucester. Not massive on rugby, but when in Rome etc. Found a ticket. Restricted view but whatever - it will be cheaper I thought. And I was right, it is - just Β£99 not Β£119. Wow. Perhaps not then...

11.10.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#18 - a cancelled train, a lift with Tony Whelan and Lee Unsworth, a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest

08.10.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“SJP

05.10.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would love to, yes. Good shouts

04.10.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'The Ginger Merlot': The Newcastle 'scapegoat' who aged like a fine wine at Nottingham Forest - Newcastle United Jack Colback chuckles heartily. His conversation with newcastleunited.com is 20 minutes old but he has known since the opening second that this question would appear in some guise.

⚽️ Latest for #nufc…

Jack Colback was eloquent and honest on having played in πŸ”΄βšͺ️ and ⚫️βšͺ️ & his missed England chance. He also spoke highly of JJS, realised turning down Newcastle would have led to regret & said β€œGinger Merlot” 🍷was more appropriate

www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/the-...

04.10.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#17 - a few days in Brussels. A lovely old time was had. USG 0-4 #nufc

03.10.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eurotrashed - Mags on the march in Belgium Sam Dalling on an amazing couple of days on the road with Newcastle United.

⚽️ Here’s a belated write up of Wednesday night in Brussels for @tfnufc.bsky.social

Spoiler: it was fun

tf1892.substack.com/p/eurotrashe...

03.10.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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England’s Charlie Dean: β€˜It’s fantastic we’re criticised. It means people care about what we’re doing’ The England off-spinner talks captaincy, life under Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt, and the team's World Cup prospects in India

β€œIt’s fantastic we’re criticised. It means people care about what we’re doing. Five years ago, if someone drops a catch, they drop a catch. Now it’s, β€˜They should be better than that’”

Charlie Dean talks England, off-spin and monopoly with @samdalling.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

03.10.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“USG away

01.10.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FC Midtjylland: How set-pieces give Nottingham Forest's Europa League opponents the edge Set-piece coaches are in fashion in football at the moment, but FC Midtjylland were ahead of the curve.

One for Forest fans...on tomorrow's opponents, the innovative FC Midtjylland. Set piece specialists. Fascinating club.

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

01.10.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My favourite part of Champions League away days? Finding the cafes run by Tibetan monks

30.09.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mrs D picks her hotels well… #nufc

30.09.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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