David Taylor
@davidtaylorwriter.bsky.social
Freelance writer, editor and former Whiston Parish Cricket Club u17s captain. GQ/Esquire/Times/BBC etc. Edit @thepinch.uk and host The Pinch Podcast.
🚨Pre-season pod #1 from @thepinch.uk, featuring Karl Marx, Colonel Gaddafi, Rubén Sellés, Chris Wilder, Kim Jongs Il and Un and Tommy Doyle.
Safe to say there's nobody out there doing it like us (still not sure whether that's good or bad).
#sufc #bskyblades
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-2...
Safe to say there's nobody out there doing it like us (still not sure whether that's good or bad).
#sufc #bskyblades
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-2...
Formline 2.2 - "Karl Marx, Colonel Gaddafi and transfers..."
Sam, David and Riley discuss transfers, supreme leaders, tweeters and philosophers, from Marx to Sellés and Gaddafi to Wilder...
www.thepinch.uk
July 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨Pre-season pod #1 from @thepinch.uk, featuring Karl Marx, Colonel Gaddafi, Rubén Sellés, Chris Wilder, Kim Jongs Il and Un and Tommy Doyle.
Safe to say there's nobody out there doing it like us (still not sure whether that's good or bad).
#sufc #bskyblades
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-2...
Safe to say there's nobody out there doing it like us (still not sure whether that's good or bad).
#sufc #bskyblades
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-2...
"Everything was red. Whoop was not happy. I felt like I was in detention."
This is health and sleep tracking at its finest, so be careful what you wish for (and kiss those guilt-free trips to the bar goodbye).
My review of Whoop 4.0 for @gqmagazine.bsky.social
www.gq.com/story/whoop-...
This is health and sleep tracking at its finest, so be careful what you wish for (and kiss those guilt-free trips to the bar goodbye).
My review of Whoop 4.0 for @gqmagazine.bsky.social
www.gq.com/story/whoop-...
The Whoop 4.0 Wants to Be Your Always-On Personal Trainer
A better you is just a Whoop away.
www.gq.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"Everything was red. Whoop was not happy. I felt like I was in detention."
This is health and sleep tracking at its finest, so be careful what you wish for (and kiss those guilt-free trips to the bar goodbye).
My review of Whoop 4.0 for @gqmagazine.bsky.social
www.gq.com/story/whoop-...
This is health and sleep tracking at its finest, so be careful what you wish for (and kiss those guilt-free trips to the bar goodbye).
My review of Whoop 4.0 for @gqmagazine.bsky.social
www.gq.com/story/whoop-...
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NEW POD | "Tough times don't last forever..."
Sam, David and Riley dissect a difficult 4-game festive period for the Blades in the latest episode of the 4ormline.
🔢 Best/worst ratings
📈 xG post-Souttar
🤝 Davies/O'Hare
➡️ Transfer Window
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Sam, David and Riley dissect a difficult 4-game festive period for the Blades in the latest episode of the 4ormline.
🔢 Best/worst ratings
📈 xG post-Souttar
🤝 Davies/O'Hare
➡️ Transfer Window
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Formline 1.14 – "Tough times don't last forever"... No they don't Chris, no they don't.
Sam, Riley and David dissect the festive period – performances, results, trends, partnerships, transfers and what we can glean about the future.
www.thepinch.uk
January 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
NEW POD | "Tough times don't last forever..."
Sam, David and Riley dissect a difficult 4-game festive period for the Blades in the latest episode of the 4ormline.
🔢 Best/worst ratings
📈 xG post-Souttar
🤝 Davies/O'Hare
➡️ Transfer Window
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Sam, David and Riley dissect a difficult 4-game festive period for the Blades in the latest episode of the 4ormline.
🔢 Best/worst ratings
📈 xG post-Souttar
🤝 Davies/O'Hare
➡️ Transfer Window
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Merry Christmas! What's more festive than a discussion on crossing the ball? 🎄🎁 #bskyblades #sufc
🎙️ Friday pod...
Why aren't Blades crossing the ball and other stories?
Riley, David and Sam pick the bones of our last 5 games in the latest Formline episode.
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Why aren't Blades crossing the ball and other stories?
Riley, David and Sam pick the bones of our last 5 games in the latest Formline episode.
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Formline 1.13 – "Blades don't gerrit in the mixer, and other trends..."
Sheffield United don't cross much, but why? Sam, David and Riley discuss the trend and share thoughts on Rak-Sakyi's dip in form, our level of control and whether a regression is on the horizon.
www.thepinch.uk
December 20, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Merry Christmas! What's more festive than a discussion on crossing the ball? 🎄🎁 #bskyblades #sufc
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🎙️ Friday pod...
Why aren't Blades crossing the ball and other stories?
Riley, David and Sam pick the bones of our last 5 games in the latest Formline episode.
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Why aren't Blades crossing the ball and other stories?
Riley, David and Sam pick the bones of our last 5 games in the latest Formline episode.
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Formline 1.13 – "Blades don't gerrit in the mixer, and other trends..."
Sheffield United don't cross much, but why? Sam, David and Riley discuss the trend and share thoughts on Rak-Sakyi's dip in form, our level of control and whether a regression is on the horizon.
www.thepinch.uk
December 20, 2024 at 8:04 AM
🎙️ Friday pod...
Why aren't Blades crossing the ball and other stories?
Riley, David and Sam pick the bones of our last 5 games in the latest Formline episode.
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Why aren't Blades crossing the ball and other stories?
Riley, David and Sam pick the bones of our last 5 games in the latest Formline episode.
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
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SHEFFIELD UNITED TAKEOVER POD 🔃
Sam and David discuss boardroom matters, from the likelihood of a pre-Jan sale to the brinkmanship of the deal, plus one incredibly dour prediction...
www.thepinch.uk/p/state-of-p...
Sam and David discuss boardroom matters, from the likelihood of a pre-Jan sale to the brinkmanship of the deal, plus one incredibly dour prediction...
www.thepinch.uk/p/state-of-p...
State of Play 1.02 – Sheffield United Takeover: does it happen, and if so what next?
David and Sam talk all things takeover on this week's Pinch podcast.
www.thepinch.uk
December 12, 2024 at 1:12 PM
SHEFFIELD UNITED TAKEOVER POD 🔃
Sam and David discuss boardroom matters, from the likelihood of a pre-Jan sale to the brinkmanship of the deal, plus one incredibly dour prediction...
www.thepinch.uk/p/state-of-p...
Sam and David discuss boardroom matters, from the likelihood of a pre-Jan sale to the brinkmanship of the deal, plus one incredibly dour prediction...
www.thepinch.uk/p/state-of-p...
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By me, for @thepinch.uk - an ode to Ethan Ebanks-Landell and the perfect loan signing ❤️ Thanks for reading! #bskyblades #sufc
"I put it to you, dear reader, that he is — was — the perfect loanee."
✏️ @bladespod.bsky.social
This morning on The Pinch, Ben remembers one of the great but underrated loan spells...
Read it online or in all good inboxes👇
www.thepinch.uk/p/last-chris...
✏️ @bladespod.bsky.social
This morning on The Pinch, Ben remembers one of the great but underrated loan spells...
Read it online or in all good inboxes👇
www.thepinch.uk/p/last-chris...
Last Christmas: An ode to Ethan Ebanks-Landell, the perfect loan player
Ben Meakin pays tribute to a much overlooked Christmas hit.
www.thepinch.uk
December 11, 2024 at 9:11 AM
By me, for @thepinch.uk - an ode to Ethan Ebanks-Landell and the perfect loan signing ❤️ Thanks for reading! #bskyblades #sufc
I just deleted 7GB of old emails, and let me tell you, it's a buzz I'll continue to chase for the rest of my life.
December 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM
I just deleted 7GB of old emails, and let me tell you, it's a buzz I'll continue to chase for the rest of my life.
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Just listened to this driving back from Nottingham. A fascinating listen for #BSkyBlades Well done David, Sam and Riley.
NEW POD | 33% of the season in, it's time to re-rate the Championship.
David pits the analogue analysis of Sam against the might of Riley's 10,000-season simulation: it's man vs machine.
Mid-season 1-24 predictions, with a top 6 focus...
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
David pits the analogue analysis of Sam against the might of Riley's 10,000-season simulation: it's man vs machine.
Mid-season 1-24 predictions, with a top 6 focus...
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Formline 1.12 – "Re-rating the Championship: Man vs Sim in a mid-season 1-24..."
David adjudicates as Sam and Riley go head to head: Sam's hunch versus the heft of Riley's 10,000-game simulation to predict the final league table.
www.thepinch.uk
December 5, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Just listened to this driving back from Nottingham. A fascinating listen for #BSkyBlades Well done David, Sam and Riley.
A musical piece from @thepinch.uk this morning as we travel for tonight's FSA Awards: Sheffield United and the Unerring Feeling of Future Nostalgia
www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
#bskyblades
www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
#bskyblades
Sheffield United and the Unerring Feeling of Future Nostalgia
What do Sheffield United and Dua Lipa have in common? After this season's full 180 at Bramall Lane, it's more than you'd think
www.thepinch.uk
December 2, 2024 at 10:32 AM
A musical piece from @thepinch.uk this morning as we travel for tonight's FSA Awards: Sheffield United and the Unerring Feeling of Future Nostalgia
www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
#bskyblades
www.thepinch.uk/p/sheffield-...
#bskyblades
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The Pinch is up for “Best Fan Media” at the Football Supporter’s Association Awards tonight.
Up against some of the biggest and best around. The ‘keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know…
🏆
Up against some of the biggest and best around. The ‘keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know…
🏆
December 2, 2024 at 8:56 AM
The Pinch is up for “Best Fan Media” at the Football Supporter’s Association Awards tonight.
Up against some of the biggest and best around. The ‘keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know…
🏆
Up against some of the biggest and best around. The ‘keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know…
🏆
Great @thepinch.uk pod this week: how will the Championship end?
With a third of the season gone, we've reassessed the full 1-24. @the-speechwriter.com's man-driven league predictions vs. Riley's gigantic computer simulation.
#bskyblades #sufc #EFL
With a third of the season gone, we've reassessed the full 1-24. @the-speechwriter.com's man-driven league predictions vs. Riley's gigantic computer simulation.
#bskyblades #sufc #EFL
November 28, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Great @thepinch.uk pod this week: how will the Championship end?
With a third of the season gone, we've reassessed the full 1-24. @the-speechwriter.com's man-driven league predictions vs. Riley's gigantic computer simulation.
#bskyblades #sufc #EFL
With a third of the season gone, we've reassessed the full 1-24. @the-speechwriter.com's man-driven league predictions vs. Riley's gigantic computer simulation.
#bskyblades #sufc #EFL
My long loan with GQ has finished, and I'm back with the freelance first team. Can't wait to get stuck in again!
For travel, sport, food & drink, editing, copywriting and more, tell your media friends: David is available, he's polite and he has a mortgage to pay.
davidtaylorfreelance@gmail.com
For travel, sport, food & drink, editing, copywriting and more, tell your media friends: David is available, he's polite and he has a mortgage to pay.
davidtaylorfreelance@gmail.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:09 PM
My long loan with GQ has finished, and I'm back with the freelance first team. Can't wait to get stuck in again!
For travel, sport, food & drink, editing, copywriting and more, tell your media friends: David is available, he's polite and he has a mortgage to pay.
davidtaylorfreelance@gmail.com
For travel, sport, food & drink, editing, copywriting and more, tell your media friends: David is available, he's polite and he has a mortgage to pay.
davidtaylorfreelance@gmail.com
Including perhaps my favourite quote of the season from @the-speechwriter.com: "You don't go for small plates after you've torn your ACL" #bskyblades #sufc
Four players under the spotlight in our latest pod:
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Sydie Peck, Callum O'Hare, Alfie Gilchrist and Tyrese Campbell.
For those who haven't listened before: instead of snap reactions, our Formline podcast tracks trends and data over time. Listen now 👇
#BSkyBlades
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Sydie Peck, Callum O'Hare, Alfie Gilchrist and Tyrese Campbell.
For those who haven't listened before: instead of snap reactions, our Formline podcast tracks trends and data over time. Listen now 👇
#BSkyBlades
Formline 1.11 – "Peck, O'Hare, Gilchrist and Campbell, a four-player deep dive + Sheffield derby reaction"
This week we return to our player deep dives, looking at trends and data over the long-term. There's also time to react to a big derby day win.
www.thepinch.uk
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Including perhaps my favourite quote of the season from @the-speechwriter.com: "You don't go for small plates after you've torn your ACL" #bskyblades #sufc
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Four players under the spotlight in our latest pod:
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Sydie Peck, Callum O'Hare, Alfie Gilchrist and Tyrese Campbell.
For those who haven't listened before: instead of snap reactions, our Formline podcast tracks trends and data over time. Listen now 👇
#BSkyBlades
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Sydie Peck, Callum O'Hare, Alfie Gilchrist and Tyrese Campbell.
For those who haven't listened before: instead of snap reactions, our Formline podcast tracks trends and data over time. Listen now 👇
#BSkyBlades
Formline 1.11 – "Peck, O'Hare, Gilchrist and Campbell, a four-player deep dive + Sheffield derby reaction"
This week we return to our player deep dives, looking at trends and data over the long-term. There's also time to react to a big derby day win.
www.thepinch.uk
November 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Four players under the spotlight in our latest pod:
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Sydie Peck, Callum O'Hare, Alfie Gilchrist and Tyrese Campbell.
For those who haven't listened before: instead of snap reactions, our Formline podcast tracks trends and data over time. Listen now 👇
#BSkyBlades
www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...
Sydie Peck, Callum O'Hare, Alfie Gilchrist and Tyrese Campbell.
For those who haven't listened before: instead of snap reactions, our Formline podcast tracks trends and data over time. Listen now 👇
#BSkyBlades
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Subscribe to The Pinch podcast to get a good pinch of audio stuff in your ears every week.
The latest episode drops this afternoon.
Apple, Spotify and Substack links 👇
podfollow.com/the-pinch-po...
The latest episode drops this afternoon.
Apple, Spotify and Substack links 👇
podfollow.com/the-pinch-po...
The Pinch Podcast
A good pinch of pod stuff about Sheffield United Football Club. www.thepinch.uk
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November 19, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Subscribe to The Pinch podcast to get a good pinch of audio stuff in your ears every week.
The latest episode drops this afternoon.
Apple, Spotify and Substack links 👇
podfollow.com/the-pinch-po...
The latest episode drops this afternoon.
Apple, Spotify and Substack links 👇
podfollow.com/the-pinch-po...
Decided to follow @thepinch.uk's official lead and add my face to BlueSky. Any #bskyblades about?
November 18, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Decided to follow @thepinch.uk's official lead and add my face to BlueSky. Any #bskyblades about?
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#BSkyBlades: Last month we recorded our "Wildest Ride" trilogy of podcasts, covering a remarkable part of Blades history.
Listen now | podfollow.com/the-pinch-po...
▶️ E1 "Centurions"
▶️ E2 "The Class of 18/19" with Kate Burlaga
▶️ E3 "Rise and Fall" with Nathan Hemmingham
Listen now | podfollow.com/the-pinch-po...
▶️ E1 "Centurions"
▶️ E2 "The Class of 18/19" with Kate Burlaga
▶️ E3 "Rise and Fall" with Nathan Hemmingham
The Pinch Podcast
A good pinch of pod stuff about Sheffield United Football Club. www.thepinch.uk
podfollow.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:13 PM
#BSkyBlades: Last month we recorded our "Wildest Ride" trilogy of podcasts, covering a remarkable part of Blades history.
Listen now | podfollow.com/the-pinch-po...
▶️ E1 "Centurions"
▶️ E2 "The Class of 18/19" with Kate Burlaga
▶️ E3 "Rise and Fall" with Nathan Hemmingham
Listen now | podfollow.com/the-pinch-po...
▶️ E1 "Centurions"
▶️ E2 "The Class of 18/19" with Kate Burlaga
▶️ E3 "Rise and Fall" with Nathan Hemmingham