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
#27 - date night in the rain. Bury a class above. Nantwich 1-4 Bury
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#27 - date night in the rain. Bury a class above. Nantwich 1-4 Bury
#26 - Coventry went and did it on a warm November Saturday in Stoke. 5 points clear at the top now…surely the PL beckons this time?! They are the best side.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#26 - Coventry went and did it on a warm November Saturday in Stoke. 5 points clear at the top now…surely the PL beckons this time?! They are the best side.
⚽️ Stoke City 0-1 Coventry
5 points clear for Frank Lampard’s side. Surely it is their year?!
5 points clear for Frank Lampard’s side. Surely it is their year?!
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
⚽️ Stoke City 0-1 Coventry
5 points clear for Frank Lampard’s side. Surely it is their year?!
5 points clear for Frank Lampard’s side. Surely it is their year?!
⚽️ Stoke City v Coventry
📍Bet365 Stadium
📍Bet365 Stadium
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
⚽️ Stoke City v Coventry
📍Bet365 Stadium
📍Bet365 Stadium
#25 - back home. Never take Champions League wins for granted. Newcastle 2-0 Bilbao
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#25 - back home. Never take Champions League wins for granted. Newcastle 2-0 Bilbao
#24 - a trip to Stockholm called for a trip to see Hammarby women. Brilliant, family friendly experience.
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#24 - a trip to Stockholm called for a trip to see Hammarby women. Brilliant, family friendly experience.
#23 - 1-0 to the Arsenal. A late call up to cover this one. Title inbound?!
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#23 - 1-0 to the Arsenal. A late call up to cover this one. Title inbound?!
Something a little bit different…
📍Hammarby IF
📍Hammarby IF
November 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Something a little bit different…
📍Hammarby IF
📍Hammarby IF
📍IF Bromma - cracking visit. Piece coming soon 👀
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
📍IF Bromma - cracking visit. Piece coming soon 👀
#22 - Brentford = v.good. Liverpool = v.bad. Crisis?! Words for FourFourTwo
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 AM
#22 - Brentford = v.good. Liverpool = v.bad. Crisis?! Words for FourFourTwo
#22 - Brentford = v.good. Liverpool = v.bad. Crisis?! Words for FourFourTwo
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
#22 - Brentford = v.good. Liverpool = v.bad. Crisis?! Words for FourFourTwo
📍The Emirates
1-0 to the Arsenal
1-0 to the Arsenal
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
📍The Emirates
1-0 to the Arsenal
1-0 to the Arsenal
#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
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
#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
#20 - not a good night for West Ham. Like, a really, really bad one. WHU 0-2 Brentford
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#20 - not a good night for West Ham. Like, a really, really bad one. WHU 0-2 Brentford
#19 - never let it be said I don’t treat the family. Vauxhall Motors 1-1 Witton Albion. Northern Premier West
October 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
#19 - never let it be said I don’t treat the family. Vauxhall Motors 1-1 Witton Albion. Northern Premier West
Never let it be said I don’t treat the family…
October 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Never let it be said I don’t treat the family…
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 £99 not £119. Wow. Perhaps not then...
October 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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 £99 not £119. Wow. Perhaps not then...
#18 - a cancelled train, a lift with Tony Whelan and Lee Unsworth, a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest
October 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
#18 - a cancelled train, a lift with Tony Whelan and Lee Unsworth, a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest
My favourite part of Champions League away days? Finding the cafes run by Tibetan monks
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
My favourite part of Champions League away days? Finding the cafes run by Tibetan monks
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🏏 new @wisdencricket.bsky.social Monthly is out, so that means it is County Files time...
This month I interviewed Somerset's Sean Dickson about his 2nd Blast title and his impending departure.
Wisden available in all the usual spots #WeAreSomerset
www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
This month I interviewed Somerset's Sean Dickson about his 2nd Blast title and his impending departure.
Wisden available in all the usual spots #WeAreSomerset
www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
September 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🏏 new @wisdencricket.bsky.social Monthly is out, so that means it is County Files time...
This month I interviewed Somerset's Sean Dickson about his 2nd Blast title and his impending departure.
Wisden available in all the usual spots #WeAreSomerset
www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...
This month I interviewed Somerset's Sean Dickson about his 2nd Blast title and his impending departure.
Wisden available in all the usual spots #WeAreSomerset
www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...