Sam Smith

@sgpsmith.bsky.social

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Palace fan | Former journalist, now work in local governance | Media essay blog: @medialore.bsky.social

machinery with branding that says 'ultra boom'
Ant and Dec laughing during their undercover prank section on Sat Night Takeaway
British Rail history book, Palace at the Palace, Smart Money
Unruly, by David Mitchell
Get In, by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund
Set The Boy Free, by Johnny Marr
The Racket, by Conor Niland
How To Win The PL, by Ian Graham
Screenshot of an interview with Neil Warnock in the Guardian. text reads: I already know Warnock is remembering how he missed signing Virgil van Dijk and, as we’re having an enjoyable knockabout, I ask if even a great player such as Franz Beckenbauer might have been dismissed by the stats men. The German sweeper had pace and tenacity, but his regal vision meant he could intercept a pass without needing to produce a crunching tackle. “Correct,” Warnock replies. “Beckenbauer would never have got on, would he, with the data? He’d have been playing Sunday league, Beckenbauer.
Michael Olise named Bayern Munich's player of the season
a v basic electric guitar
FM24 tactics as Crystal Palace manager
FM24 email notification which shows my 24-game unbeaten run with Palace
boat in water at beth chatto gardens
me on clacton pier