Seb Stafford-Bloor

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!

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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!

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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

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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

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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)

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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:

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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...

How I need this cake now.

High on nerves and sugar. bsky.app/profile/csta...

Triple-layer, quadruple-chocolate cake

Triple-layer, quadruple-chocolate cake

Chocolate batter
Chocolate truffles
Chocolate ganache
Chocolate buttercream
Happy North London derby, lads.

Sky Germany: ‘Today it’s not To Dare is To Do; it’s Tudor is To Do.’

Abolish punditry.

Course!

People don’t believe their own outrage with refereeing decisions now. It’s a new frontier of performative rubbish.

German soccer club say proposed U.S. tour ‘does not fit our values’, citing ICE actions Werder Bremen had provisionally been planning to spend a week between Minnesota and Detroit in May, playing two friendly matches.

German club Werder Bremen decide against a summer tour to U.S because right now it ‘does not fit our values’, citing ICE actions. The story from @sebsb.bsky.social & @colinmillar.bsky.social is really interesting and so are the comments.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...