Seb Stafford-Bloor

Some HSV stickers from around the way.

It’s not the good Tottenham put-downs that get you, it’s the bad ones. It’s the witless, artless dross that hurts, because there’s no answer even to that.

Bundesliga briefing: Koln’s Dortmund discontent, winless Wolfsburg reshuffle their pack, and VAR unplugged From Bayern winning without Kane to late, late goals in Leipzig and Mainz, here is the latest round-up of Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga action

A rogue Stadionsprecher, VAR monitors being unplugged and Wolfsburg circling the drain.

Here's the Bundesliga Briefing for @theathleticfc.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

No doubt. I don’t really want to understand F1 properly, but a little more info would be good.

I like Drive to Survive, but even as someone who knows next to nothing about cars or racing, I’d quite like a little bit more explanation for why the cars are good or bad.

Here in Green

Let’s eat those Tottenham feelings. bsky.app/profile/csta...

Walnut-carrot cake with cream-cheese icing and candied pecans

Walnut-carrot cake with cream-cheese icing and candied pecans

Walnut-carrot cake with cream-cheese icing and candied pecans

Walnut-carrot cake with candied pecans. #bakesky

A hand-knit red-and-white balaclava on a dummy

A hand-knit red-and-white balaclava on a dummy

Trying something new. Thoughts?

RED VELVET YouTube video by Ceylan Stafford-Bloor

Another one of these asap, @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social

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Today, in the year of our Lord 2026, I heard someone say ‘lol’ out loud

1838 edition of SCHILLERS SÄMTLICHE WERKE

1840 edition of GOETHE’S SÄMMTLICHE WERKE

1864 edition of Heine’s ‘BUCH DER LIEDER’

Antique books with marbles edges, stacked on a wooden table in the sun

For #WorldBookDay, here are some my oldest books. Love those edges.

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Shout out to

Considering my least favourite airport character. A strong field, but it’s probably the overhead locker faffer.

“It’s quite loud in here,” he thought, getting older.

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Arsenal overcome Chelsea as Tudor loses his first two at Tottenham Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Matt Davies-Adams react to another pulsating Premier League weekend.Arsenal edged past Chelsea 2-1 with all the goals in the game coming from corners, r...

🚨MONDAY POD!🚨

Roll up @acjimbo.bsky.social, @danielstorey85.bsky.social, @sebsb.bsky.social & @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social after another big weekend:

🟥Arsenal win amid Chelsea indiscipline
📈Man Utd go 3rd with Carl Anka
😔Time to blame Spurs + Forest players?
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Hearts & Motherwell!

pod.fo/e/39ac19

A red-and-white knitting WIP on a desk

I’ve just apologised to a cake of yarn. How’s *your* Sunday going?

a soccer game is being played in front of a banner for gillette ALT: a soccer game is being played in front of a banner for gillette

𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺?

It's been a goal-lorious weekend so far and there's more to come ⚽️⚽️⚽️

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @danielstorey85.bsky.social, @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social & @sebsb.bsky.social are LIVE at 7.30 after Arsenal v Chelsea with their hastily drawn conclusions and yours!

youtube.com/live/8TXHoqy...

A red knitting WIP in front of a potted vine

Come take a breath with me over on IG, then let’s go touch some grass

www.instagram.com/reel/DVTXvy2...

Is the Bundesliga’s tie-up with Mark Goldbridge and The Overlap paying off? The Bundesliga did deals with YouTube creators. Has it worked out for them?

Back in August, the Bundesliga agreed a deal to make The Overlap and Mark Goldbridge’s That’s Football live rights holders in the UK.

How has it gone since?

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Puff-pastry ring filled with Nutella, peanut butter, and bananas; dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar.

Nutella, peanut butter, bananas, cinnamon, icing sugar. #bakesky

Is the Bundesliga’s tie-up with Mark Goldbridge and The Overlap paying off? The Bundesliga did deals with YouTube creators. Has it worked out for them?

Back in August, the Bundesliga agreed a deal to make The Overlap and Mark Goldbridge’s That’s Football live rights holders in the UK.

How has it gone since?

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Philipp Lahm: Where are Germany’s super talents? Where are the specialists? Germany has produced talented players, but not regularly produced super talents — or specialists in attack, defence or midfield

Why is Germany not producing talent like it used to?

Philipp Lahm, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

On a dummy: a knit blue-and-white hat with a blue-and-white speckled pompom

People: polled
Hat: made
Pompom: added
Listing: published

forzafibres.etsy.com/listing/4463...

She married a man without hair and is making hats now. Don’t know what to say, @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social.

(Well done; they’re brilliant)

forzafibres.etsy.com/listing/4463...

A blue-and-white hat, a trio of blue-and-white pompoms, and a tally list: Pompom? None x 12 Solid x9 Speckled 19 Half and half 9

Results so far across Bsky/IG/Discord …

A knit blue-and-white hat on a dummy

A knit blue-and-white hat with a blue pompom

A knit blue-and-white hat with a speckled blue-and-white pompon

A knit blue-and-white hat with a blue-and-white pompom

Everyone was so helpful last time, so here’s another question:

Which pompom?

1️⃣ None
2️⃣ Solid
3️⃣ Speckled
4️⃣ Half-and-half

Was on a train outside Dortmund HBF when the penalty was given and the patchy WiFi had the carriage finding out what had happened at different times. Like a wave of misery.

An outrageous bicycle kick headlines this week’s Bundesliga Briefing.

Also:

- Celebration police are after Dortmund.

- A refereeing nightmare in Mainz

- Poor Mio Backhaus.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Standing with Vinicius Jr should start in the stands As the fallout around the Real Madrid and Brazil star's latest incident continues, it's never been more important for football fans to stand up for Vinicius Jr

I wrote this about Vinicius Jr:

www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/stan...