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Freelance writer, editor and former Whiston Parish Cricket Club u17s captain. GQ/Esquire/Times/BBC etc. Edit @thepinch.uk and host The Pinch Podcast.

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Formline 2.2 - "Karl Marx, Colonel Gaddafi and transfers..." Sam, David and Riley discuss transfers, supreme leaders, tweeters and philosophers, from Marx to SellΓ©s and Gaddafi to Wilder...

🚨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...

08.07.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Whoop 4.0 Wants to Be Your Always-On Personal Trainer A better you is just a Whoop away.

"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-...

01.04.2025 12:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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.

πŸ”’ Best/worst ratings
πŸ“ˆ xG post-Souttar
🀝 Davies/O'Hare
➑️ Transfer Window

www.thepinch.uk/p/formline-1...

09.01.2025 08:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was too - it feels like a very handy second route of attack when the current plan A isn't breaking through

20.12.2024 16:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Merry Christmas! What's more festive than a discussion on crossing the ball? πŸŽ„πŸŽ #bskyblades #sufc

20.12.2024 15:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

πŸŽ™οΈ 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...

20.12.2024 08:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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.

SHEFFIELD UNITED TAKEOVER POD πŸ”ƒ

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...

12.12.2024 13:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

By me, for @thepinch.uk - an ode to Ethan Ebanks-Landell and the perfect loan signing ❀️ Thanks for reading! #bskyblades #sufc

11.12.2024 09:11 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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.

09.12.2024 14:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Might message BlueSky to lock the account for 36 hours

06.12.2024 15:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very kind, thank you!

05.12.2024 22:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just listened to this driving back from Nottingham. A fascinating listen for #BSkyBlades Well done David, Sam and Riley.

05.12.2024 20:14 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Always preferred cold chicken anyway

03.12.2024 23:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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

02.12.2024 10:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Pinch is up for β€œBest Fan Media” at the Football Supporter’s Association Awards tonight.

Up against some of the biggest and best around. The β€˜keeper is off injured. Jagz in goal. You never know…

πŸ†

02.12.2024 08:56 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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a man in a black turtleneck is standing in front of a window with perfection written on the bottom of his face . ALT: a man in a black turtleneck is standing in front of a window with perfection written on the bottom of his face .
30.11.2024 19:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers! Interested to look back at it later in the season. Unfortunately we recorded before Coventry were replaced in the league by Frank Lampard's Coventry Cityβ„’, will ask Riley if he can code for it appropriately

29.11.2024 10:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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

28.11.2024 17:33 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Absolutely brilliant, perfect View From performance

28.11.2024 15:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's doing the trick! πŸ˜„

27.11.2024 00:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does SoccerStats have an explainer for the projection? Big difference in fortunes for Watford and West Brom - is it taking into account teams left to play?

25.11.2024 10:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of me with a negroni cocktail, looking very pleased with myself, in Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy.

A photo of me with a negroni cocktail, looking very pleased with myself, in Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy.

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

22.11.2024 15:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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

19.11.2024 18:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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 πŸ‘‡

#BSkyBlades

19.11.2024 16:03 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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The Pinch Podcast A good pinch of pod stuff about Sheffield United Football Club. www.thepinch.uk

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 πŸ‘‡

podfollow.com/the-pinch-po...

19.11.2024 08:35 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Decided to follow @thepinch.uk's official lead and add my face to BlueSky. Any #bskyblades about?

18.11.2024 13:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Pinch Podcast A good pinch of pod stuff about Sheffield United Football Club. www.thepinch.uk

#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

15.11.2024 16:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2