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
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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👏 Aston Villa made it 11 consecutive wins.
👀 It was business as usual for Arsenal and Manchester City.
🤩 Kevin Schade scored a perfect hat-trick for Brentford in their 4-1 demolition of Bournemouth.
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👀 It was business as usual for Arsenal and Manchester City.
🤩 Kevin Schade scored a perfect hat-trick for Brentford in their 4-1 demolition of Bournemouth.
@maxrushden.bsky.social @jacobsteinberg1.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @samdalling.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
👏 Aston Villa made it 11 consecutive wins.
👀 It was business as usual for Arsenal and Manchester City.
🤩 Kevin Schade scored a perfect hat-trick for Brentford in their 4-1 demolition of Bournemouth.
@maxrushden.bsky.social @jacobsteinberg1.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @samdalling.bsky.social
👀 It was business as usual for Arsenal and Manchester City.
🤩 Kevin Schade scored a perfect hat-trick for Brentford in their 4-1 demolition of Bournemouth.
@maxrushden.bsky.social @jacobsteinberg1.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @samdalling.bsky.social
⚽️ Something a little different - chatted to Laura Wolfe about the concierge services she and others offer to help professional footballers move and settle.
Check out it out for tales of dog sitting and sneaking in and out of maternity clinics 👇
www.fourfourtwo.com/person/i-was...
Check out it out for tales of dog sitting and sneaking in and out of maternity clinics 👇
www.fourfourtwo.com/person/i-was...
'I was in New York and got a call saying a player had been burgled when they were on the other side of the world. My team was clearing up glass and sorting security that night' Life as a Premier Leagu...
Staying on your toes as a concierge to high-profile footballers is essential; one minute you're booking them a helicopter, the next you're searching for their lost dogs
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December 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
⚽️ Something a little different - chatted to Laura Wolfe about the concierge services she and others offer to help professional footballers move and settle.
Check out it out for tales of dog sitting and sneaking in and out of maternity clinics 👇
www.fourfourtwo.com/person/i-was...
Check out it out for tales of dog sitting and sneaking in and out of maternity clinics 👇
www.fourfourtwo.com/person/i-was...
Get that midfield section printed off. Commit to memory? No chance.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
The official website of Brighton & Hove Albion
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December 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Get that midfield section printed off. Commit to memory? No chance.
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www.brightonandhovealbion.com/Amex-matchda...
I've not come down either way on the EH at #nufc debate, but there is a genuine debate to be had. Attempts to suppress it are both unhelpful & unhealthy.
My latest for @tfnufc.bsky.social 👇
tf1892.substack.com/p/howe-to-de...
My latest for @tfnufc.bsky.social 👇
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How(e) to Debate Eddie's Future
Sam expresses his frustration at the response of many to legitimate questions about the manager
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December 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I've not come down either way on the EH at #nufc debate, but there is a genuine debate to be had. Attempts to suppress it are both unhelpful & unhealthy.
My latest for @tfnufc.bsky.social 👇
tf1892.substack.com/p/howe-to-de...
My latest for @tfnufc.bsky.social 👇
tf1892.substack.com/p/howe-to-de...
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😬 Celtic lose again as the pressure ramps up on new manager Wilfried Nancy.
😱 Teenager Lewis Miley scored a dramatic late winner.
👀 Premier League preview.
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😱 Teenager Lewis Miley scored a dramatic late winner.
👀 Premier League preview.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
😬 Celtic lose again as the pressure ramps up on new manager Wilfried Nancy.
😱 Teenager Lewis Miley scored a dramatic late winner.
👀 Premier League preview.
@maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social , @jordanjarrettbryan.bsky.social, @samdalling.bsky.social @barcajim3.bsky.social
😱 Teenager Lewis Miley scored a dramatic late winner.
👀 Premier League preview.
@maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social , @jordanjarrettbryan.bsky.social, @samdalling.bsky.social @barcajim3.bsky.social
Latest @footballweekly.bsky.social with Max, Barry, JJB & myself.
Thought I'd managed to ignore the Wear-Tyne derby. Turns out I was holding it all in. A bit of therapy!
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Thought I'd managed to ignore the Wear-Tyne derby. Turns out I was holding it all in. A bit of therapy!
www.theguardian.com/football/aud...
Celtic’s crisis grows and drama in the Carabao Cup – Football Weekly
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sam Dalling, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan and BarcaJim to discuss Celtic’s alarming start under Wilfried Nancy, late drama in the Carabao Cup and look ahead to the ...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Latest @footballweekly.bsky.social with Max, Barry, JJB & myself.
Thought I'd managed to ignore the Wear-Tyne derby. Turns out I was holding it all in. A bit of therapy!
www.theguardian.com/football/aud...
Thought I'd managed to ignore the Wear-Tyne derby. Turns out I was holding it all in. A bit of therapy!
www.theguardian.com/football/aud...
Mentality is a player problem - initially at least.
But it EH has seen it and not corrected it, or not been able to correct it, it becomes a manager problem…that’s the real worry #nufc
But it EH has seen it and not corrected it, or not been able to correct it, it becomes a manager problem…that’s the real worry #nufc
December 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Mentality is a player problem - initially at least.
But it EH has seen it and not corrected it, or not been able to correct it, it becomes a manager problem…that’s the real worry #nufc
But it EH has seen it and not corrected it, or not been able to correct it, it becomes a manager problem…that’s the real worry #nufc
Latest for @tfnufc.bsky.social - good to know the police have their priorities right… #nufc
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Officer 7495 - “Not my problem. I don’t care if you make it or don’t make it.”
Old habits die hard. As Sam discovered on Sunday, football policing is trapped in the Dark Ages
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December 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Latest for @tfnufc.bsky.social - good to know the police have their priorities right… #nufc
tf1892.substack.com/p/officer-74...
tf1892.substack.com/p/officer-74...
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It’s 2025 and there are Northumbria Police Officers are still behaving like bullying oafs #NUFC
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Officer 7495 - “Not my problem. I don’t care if you make it or don’t make it.”
Old habits die hard. As Sam discovered on Sunday, football policing is trapped in the Dark Ages
tf1892.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
It’s 2025 and there are Northumbria Police Officers are still behaving like bullying oafs #NUFC
tf1892.substack.com/p/officer-74...
tf1892.substack.com/p/officer-74...
⚽️ Garang Kuol...remember him? I certainly do.
Still very young and now at Sparta Prague, this is the tale of what has happened since he almost scored in the WC knock-outs last time around 👇
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Still very young and now at Sparta Prague, this is the tale of what has happened since he almost scored in the WC knock-outs last time around 👇
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Garang Kuol: what happened to the Socceroos’ nearly-hero of 2022 World Cup?
After a few nomadic years in Europe the wonder kid has ‘remembered what he is all about’, giving hope he may yet reach his immense potential
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December 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
⚽️ Garang Kuol...remember him? I certainly do.
Still very young and now at Sparta Prague, this is the tale of what has happened since he almost scored in the WC knock-outs last time around 👇
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Still very young and now at Sparta Prague, this is the tale of what has happened since he almost scored in the WC knock-outs last time around 👇
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
And we thought the French police were the bad ones…
Just asked politely to join the away escort outside SoL as I was in the wrong place. Officer 7495’s response:
“Not my problem. I don’t care if you make it or don’t make it.”
Here to protect etc. #nufc
Just asked politely to join the away escort outside SoL as I was in the wrong place. Officer 7495’s response:
“Not my problem. I don’t care if you make it or don’t make it.”
Here to protect etc. #nufc
December 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
And we thought the French police were the bad ones…
Just asked politely to join the away escort outside SoL as I was in the wrong place. Officer 7495’s response:
“Not my problem. I don’t care if you make it or don’t make it.”
Here to protect etc. #nufc
Just asked politely to join the away escort outside SoL as I was in the wrong place. Officer 7495’s response:
“Not my problem. I don’t care if you make it or don’t make it.”
Here to protect etc. #nufc
⚽ Liam O'Brien, Andy O'Brien, any, any, any O'Brien...who put the ball in the mackems' net...
#NUFC
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#NUFC
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Not just any O'Brien - Newcastle United
John Beresford wanted it. His chances? Slim-to-none. "He tried to take it off me, but that was never going to happen," explains Liam O'Brien, a twinkle in his voice as he chats to newcastleunited.com ...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
⚽ Liam O'Brien, Andy O'Brien, any, any, any O'Brien...who put the ball in the mackems' net...
#NUFC
www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/not-...
#NUFC
www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/not-...
🏏 Latest for the Athletic...
A long read on the journey of Matthew Fisher, from his pro debut at 15 to being on the cusp of his 2nd Test.
With input from brother Adam, Gareth Batty and Jason Gillespie
#Ashes #Cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
A long read on the journey of Matthew Fisher, from his pro debut at 15 to being on the cusp of his 2nd Test.
With input from brother Adam, Gareth Batty and Jason Gillespie
#Ashes #Cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Matthew Fisher and England have unfinished business: ‘This is his right place, right time’
Fisher's progress has been frustrated by injury but, now with the help of Surrey and techniques used in baseball, he is ready to make a mark
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🏏 Latest for the Athletic...
A long read on the journey of Matthew Fisher, from his pro debut at 15 to being on the cusp of his 2nd Test.
With input from brother Adam, Gareth Batty and Jason Gillespie
#Ashes #Cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
A long read on the journey of Matthew Fisher, from his pro debut at 15 to being on the cusp of his 2nd Test.
With input from brother Adam, Gareth Batty and Jason Gillespie
#Ashes #Cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Last few hours…
Live until 13th December at midday. Some mint kit in here.
Grateful for any shares, likes, bids etc...
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Grateful for any shares, likes, bids etc...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Last few hours…
🍻 ⚽🚆✈️ There is something magical about European away days. En route home from 48 hours in Cologne. Here's something on the experience with the help of plenty of a selection of fellow fans...
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Newcastle United in Leverkusen: Inside a special European away day - Newcastle United
It roared. Oh my, how it roared. A corner of the arena, the one where black and white covered all the red, roared and bounced and danced gleefully in anticipation of a famous victory, three points on ...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🍻 ⚽🚆✈️ There is something magical about European away days. En route home from 48 hours in Cologne. Here's something on the experience with the help of plenty of a selection of fellow fans...
www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newc...
www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newc...
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Sam Dalling in the BayArena on TF match reporting duties - here’s the take on a 2-2 draw as a win slips through our fingers. Again. #NUFC
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TF Match Report - Bayer 04 2-2 Newcastle Utd
Hot of the press, Sam reports from the BayArena as another two points are squandered
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December 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sam Dalling in the BayArena on TF match reporting duties - here’s the take on a 2-2 draw as a win slips through our fingers. Again. #NUFC
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tf1892.substack.com/p/tf-match-r...
Live until 13th December at midday. Some mint kit in here.
Grateful for any shares, likes, bids etc...
mws.com/event/30-11-...
Grateful for any shares, likes, bids etc...
mws.com/event/30-11-...
December 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Live until 13th December at midday. Some mint kit in here.
Grateful for any shares, likes, bids etc...
mws.com/event/30-11-...
Grateful for any shares, likes, bids etc...
mws.com/event/30-11-...
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🚨 Midweek Free Podcast Klaxon 🚨
@sicampbell.bsky.social is joined in studio by Ordy and @samdalling.bsky.social having watched Newcastle United throw away two vital points as they drew 2-2 at home to Spurs in the Premier League 🤦♂️
Live now across all platforms 🎙️
#NUFC
@sicampbell.bsky.social is joined in studio by Ordy and @samdalling.bsky.social having watched Newcastle United throw away two vital points as they drew 2-2 at home to Spurs in the Premier League 🤦♂️
Live now across all platforms 🎙️
#NUFC
OPPORTUNITY MISSED as Newcastle United concede late draw at home to Tottenham | TF Podcast
YouTube video by True Faith Newcastle United Podcast and Fan Channel
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December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🚨 Midweek Free Podcast Klaxon 🚨
@sicampbell.bsky.social is joined in studio by Ordy and @samdalling.bsky.social having watched Newcastle United throw away two vital points as they drew 2-2 at home to Spurs in the Premier League 🤦♂️
Live now across all platforms 🎙️
#NUFC
@sicampbell.bsky.social is joined in studio by Ordy and @samdalling.bsky.social having watched Newcastle United throw away two vital points as they drew 2-2 at home to Spurs in the Premier League 🤦♂️
Live now across all platforms 🎙️
#NUFC
Some thoughts…
Sam Dalling with the match report from the draw with Spurs last night as Mags tear their hair out at another late goal conceded and points lost - #NUFC
Permission to scream -
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Permission to scream -
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TF Match Report - United 2-2 Spurs
A frustrated Sam watched on from his East Stand perch as United threw points away. Again
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December 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Some thoughts…
Brilliant to have @dannykellywords.bsky.social jump on the @tfnufc.bsky.social opposition preview.
Spurs are not in a good place and as an NUFC fan that worries me!
Patreons can get their ears around Danny's beautifully articulated views here 👇
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Spurs are not in a good place and as an NUFC fan that worries me!
Patreons can get their ears around Danny's beautifully articulated views here 👇
www.patreon.com/posts/podcas...
Podcast: The Oppo View - Danny Kelly, Spurs (H) | True Faith NUFC Podcast
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December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Brilliant to have @dannykellywords.bsky.social jump on the @tfnufc.bsky.social opposition preview.
Spurs are not in a good place and as an NUFC fan that worries me!
Patreons can get their ears around Danny's beautifully articulated views here 👇
www.patreon.com/posts/podcas...
Spurs are not in a good place and as an NUFC fan that worries me!
Patreons can get their ears around Danny's beautifully articulated views here 👇
www.patreon.com/posts/podcas...
🏏 this year’s charity auction live in time for the Christmas shop…
Bundles of great stuff available here, all in aid
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Bundles of great stuff available here, all in aid
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November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🏏 this year’s charity auction live in time for the Christmas shop…
Bundles of great stuff available here, all in aid
mws.com/event/30-11-...
Bundles of great stuff available here, all in aid
mws.com/event/30-11-...
🌑⚪️ Bit of reading ahead of #nufc’s trip to Everton this evening…
Dan Gosling on leaving Goodison, how he never got going on Tyneside and peaking under Eddie Howe at Bournemouth 👇
www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/i-lo...
Dan Gosling on leaving Goodison, how he never got going on Tyneside and peaking under Eddie Howe at Bournemouth 👇
www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/i-lo...
'I love watching Newcastle now,' says former Toffee and Magpie Dan Gosling - Newcastle United
Even when full to the brim, the team bus can be a lonely spot, and at times, sat near the back on United's coach, Dan Gosling wanted his seat to swallow him whole. After an injury-ruined first season ...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🌑⚪️ Bit of reading ahead of #nufc’s trip to Everton this evening…
Dan Gosling on leaving Goodison, how he never got going on Tyneside and peaking under Eddie Howe at Bournemouth 👇
www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/i-lo...
Dan Gosling on leaving Goodison, how he never got going on Tyneside and peaking under Eddie Howe at Bournemouth 👇
www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/i-lo...