Sean Walsh
@seandzwalsh.bsky.social
GOAL | Covering London football, England and more | NCTJ award winner
Optimist: How Thomas Frank can reverse this downward Tottenham spiral 🤠
Pessimist: Here's everything Thomas Frank has done wrong at Spurs and I can't for the life of me understand why he's behaving this way 🫠
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Pessimist: Here's everything Thomas Frank has done wrong at Spurs and I can't for the life of me understand why he's behaving this way 🫠
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Thomas Frank, heed this warning! Tottenham boss faces premature sacking unless he follows eight-point checklist to save Spurs' season | Goal.com UK
Thomas Frank is under pressure to turn Tottenham's results and performances around, with the ex-Brentford head coach facing questions over his tactics.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Optimist: How Thomas Frank can reverse this downward Tottenham spiral 🤠
Pessimist: Here's everything Thomas Frank has done wrong at Spurs and I can't for the life of me understand why he's behaving this way 🫠
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Pessimist: Here's everything Thomas Frank has done wrong at Spurs and I can't for the life of me understand why he's behaving this way 🫠
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Did football really fall off?
🎆 Introducing the Premier League entertainment rankings. A completely subjective, vibes-based table.
Sorry if I think your team is too boring/not boring enough.
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🎆 Introducing the Premier League entertainment rankings. A completely subjective, vibes-based table.
Sorry if I think your team is too boring/not boring enough.
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Premier League entertainment rankings: 'Set Piece FC' Arsenal in the bottom half along with Tottenham while non-Big Six sides prove the most watchable | Goal.com UK
GOAL ranks the 20 Premier League teams based on how entertaining they are for neutrals to watch.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Did football really fall off?
🎆 Introducing the Premier League entertainment rankings. A completely subjective, vibes-based table.
Sorry if I think your team is too boring/not boring enough.
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
🎆 Introducing the Premier League entertainment rankings. A completely subjective, vibes-based table.
Sorry if I think your team is too boring/not boring enough.
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
I bloody love quizzes
This was very fun!! @dankp.bsky.social @seandzwalsh.bsky.social and @tomfoins.bsky.social joined me for a brief chat before the main event... a Spurs themed quiz to blow away the international break cobwebs.
Listen now: pod.fo/e/353ec4
Listen now: pod.fo/e/353ec4
Rule The Roost - A Tottenham Hotspur Podcast: Troy Parrott’s Big Week & Spurs Mini Quiz Special
With the international break upon us, Jack brings some light relief to Rule the Roost by welcoming Dan Kilpatrick, Tom Hayward and Sean Walsh for a Spurs quiz special. Before the games begin, the p...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I bloody love quizzes
Reposted by Sean Walsh
This was very fun!! @dankp.bsky.social @seandzwalsh.bsky.social and @tomfoins.bsky.social joined me for a brief chat before the main event... a Spurs themed quiz to blow away the international break cobwebs.
Listen now: pod.fo/e/353ec4
Listen now: pod.fo/e/353ec4
Rule The Roost - A Tottenham Hotspur Podcast: Troy Parrott’s Big Week & Spurs Mini Quiz Special
With the international break upon us, Jack brings some light relief to Rule the Roost by welcoming Dan Kilpatrick, Tom Hayward and Sean Walsh for a Spurs quiz special. Before the games begin, the p...
pod.fo
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This was very fun!! @dankp.bsky.social @seandzwalsh.bsky.social and @tomfoins.bsky.social joined me for a brief chat before the main event... a Spurs themed quiz to blow away the international break cobwebs.
Listen now: pod.fo/e/353ec4
Listen now: pod.fo/e/353ec4
👑 Premier League Player of the Year power rankings, November international break edition
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Premier League 2025-26 Player of the Year Power Rankings: Erling Haaland and Gabriel Magalhaes make the early running after fast starts to the season | Goal.com UK
GOAL ranks the 10 best players in the Premier League for 2025-26, including Erling Haaland and Gabriel Magalhaes.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
👑 Premier League Player of the Year power rankings, November international break edition
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🏴 Luca Williams-Barnett has just scored after 50 seconds for England’s U17s at the World Cup!
🌟 Shades of Dele, Ginola and idol Gascoigne
☄️ A knack of scoring from the halfway line
🧮 Ridiculous stats for a No.10
⚪️ #THFC's 900th men's player
Luca Williams-Barnett, the NXGN profile.
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☄️ A knack of scoring from the halfway line
🧮 Ridiculous stats for a No.10
⚪️ #THFC's 900th men's player
Luca Williams-Barnett, the NXGN profile.
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Luca Williams-Barnett: Tottenham's 900th player who idolises Paul Gascoigne and has a habit of scoring from 50 yards | Goal.com UK
GOAL profiles Tottenham wonderkid Luca Williams-Barnett, who grew up idolising Paul Gascoigne and Dele Alli.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🏴 Luca Williams-Barnett has just scored after 50 seconds for England’s U17s at the World Cup!
🌟 Shades of Dele, Ginola and idol Gascoigne
☄️ A knack of scoring from the halfway line
🧮 Ridiculous stats for a No.10
⚪️ #THFC's 900th men's player
Luca Williams-Barnett, the NXGN profile.
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
☄️ A knack of scoring from the halfway line
🧮 Ridiculous stats for a No.10
⚪️ #THFC's 900th men's player
Luca Williams-Barnett, the NXGN profile.
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
Luca Williams-Barnett: Tottenham's 900th player who idolises Paul Gascoigne and has a habit of scoring from 50 yards | Goal.com UK
GOAL profiles Tottenham wonderkid Luca Williams-Barnett, who grew up idolising Paul Gascoigne and Dele Alli.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🌟 Shades of Dele, Ginola and idol Gascoigne
☄️ A knack of scoring from the halfway line
🧮 Ridiculous stats for a No.10
⚪️ #THFC's 900th men's player
Luca Williams-Barnett, the NXGN profile.
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
☄️ A knack of scoring from the halfway line
🧮 Ridiculous stats for a No.10
⚪️ #THFC's 900th men's player
Luca Williams-Barnett, the NXGN profile.
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
8 Premier League storylines for the weekend ahead. Because I bloody love narrative.
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Liverpool's £242m problem, Moises Caicedo's 'best in the world' shouts & eight Premier League storylines to track following the October international break | Goal.com UK
Premier League football returns after the international break, and GOAL breaks down eight narratives to watch, including Liverpool's attacking problems, Moises Caicedo's ascent and more.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
8 Premier League storylines for the weekend ahead. Because I bloody love narrative.
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🇮🇪🌟 Mason Melia, the NXGN profile.
Spent a lot of time this week watching videos and clips of him. There's a reason he's heading to Tottenham for a record fee for the League of Ireland.
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Spent a lot of time this week watching videos and clips of him. There's a reason he's heading to Tottenham for a record fee for the League of Ireland.
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Mason Melia: The Irish Alexander Isak snapped up by Spurs for a record fee | Goal.com UK
GOAL profiles Irish striker Mason Melia ahead of his move to Tottenham from St Patrick's Athletic, with the forward resembling a young Alexander Isak
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September 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🇮🇪🌟 Mason Melia, the NXGN profile.
Spent a lot of time this week watching videos and clips of him. There's a reason he's heading to Tottenham for a record fee for the League of Ireland.
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Spent a lot of time this week watching videos and clips of him. There's a reason he's heading to Tottenham for a record fee for the League of Ireland.
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💭 Thoughts on Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal from over on the other place
September 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
💭 Thoughts on Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal from over on the other place
🏴 61 players. 9 brackets. 26 spots.
🪜 Introducing the England World Cup squad ladder. Whose spot is safe and whose is under threat?
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🪜 Introducing the England World Cup squad ladder. Whose spot is safe and whose is under threat?
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England's World Cup squad ladder: Who will make Thomas Tuchel's 26-player cut for summer 2026? | Goal.com UK
GOAL runs through and ranks the 61 England players who are in contention to make Thomas Tuchel's squad for the 2026 World Cup
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September 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🏴 61 players. 9 brackets. 26 spots.
🪜 Introducing the England World Cup squad ladder. Whose spot is safe and whose is under threat?
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
🪜 Introducing the England World Cup squad ladder. Whose spot is safe and whose is under threat?
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
Daniel Levy from 2001 to 2017 was, for me unquestionably, one of the best chairmen in football. Ran Spurs exactly the way a football club of that size ought to have been.
2018 to present a different story and it’s, belatedly, the right time for change. Foundations are all there.
2018 to present a different story and it’s, belatedly, the right time for change. Foundations are all there.
September 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Daniel Levy from 2001 to 2017 was, for me unquestionably, one of the best chairmen in football. Ran Spurs exactly the way a football club of that size ought to have been.
2018 to present a different story and it’s, belatedly, the right time for change. Foundations are all there.
2018 to present a different story and it’s, belatedly, the right time for change. Foundations are all there.
Interesting interview with Xavi Simons where he admits part of Thomas Frank's pitch was effectively telling him what his weaknesses were and how they could work to improve his game.
"I heard different things from him than I've heard from other coaches."
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"I heard different things from him than I've heard from other coaches."
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Xavi Simons: ‘Iedereen mag zijn mening hebben, maar er zijn dingen waar ik anders naar kijk’
Het komt niet vaak voor dat Xavi Simons uitgebreid de Nederlandse pers te woord staat. In aanloop naar Polen thuis praat de aanvallende middenvelder over zijn stap naar Spurs, kritiek, zijn keuzes op ...
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September 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Interesting interview with Xavi Simons where he admits part of Thomas Frank's pitch was effectively telling him what his weaknesses were and how they could work to improve his game.
"I heard different things from him than I've heard from other coaches."
www.ad.nl/voetbal/xavi...
"I heard different things from him than I've heard from other coaches."
www.ad.nl/voetbal/xavi...
🔴 Arsenal have cleared plenty of different mental hurdles in recent years, but one remains en route to a trophy - winning away at a direct title rival.
Piece on the significance of setting a precedent for themselves and going from great to greater...
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Piece on the significance of setting a precedent for themselves and going from great to greater...
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Arsenal's trip to Liverpool is already must-win - the Gunners have to end Anfield hoodoo at Premier League title rivals and set tone for the season | Goal.com UK
Arsenal's Premier League showdown with champions Liverpool is a must-win game with Mikel Arteta's side still yet to clear a particular hurdle.
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August 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🔴 Arsenal have cleared plenty of different mental hurdles in recent years, but one remains en route to a trophy - winning away at a direct title rival.
Piece on the significance of setting a precedent for themselves and going from great to greater...
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Piece on the significance of setting a precedent for themselves and going from great to greater...
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Fun morning down at Sky Sports 🏆
August 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Fun morning down at Sky Sports 🏆
Includes a story from me about my only professional interaction with Son, who was a complete gentleman and exactly the sort out outstanding guy you’d expect him to be
This was a heavy one to record - we'll miss you Sonny.
A tribute to one of our greatest ever.
Farewell Son Heung-min: A Tottenham Legend Says Goodbye - Listen here 👇
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A tribute to one of our greatest ever.
Farewell Son Heung-min: A Tottenham Legend Says Goodbye - Listen here 👇
pod.fo/e/309c49
Rule The Roost - A Tottenham Hotspur Podcast: Farewell Son Heung-min: A Tottenham Legend Says Goodbye
After nearly a decade of brilliance, Son Heung-min has officially announced his departure from Tottenham Hotspur. Jack is joined by Gavin to pay tribute to one of the greatest players to ever wear ...
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August 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Includes a story from me about my only professional interaction with Son, who was a complete gentleman and exactly the sort out outstanding guy you’d expect him to be
Seems like we’re past the point of it now but if I were Manchester United I’d be prioritising Ollie Watkins over Benjamin Sesko…
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Man Utd should be moving for Ollie Watkins over Benjamin Sesko in No.9 hunt - they need a guarantee of immediate goals rather than another project | Goal.com UK
Manchester United have narrowed their striker search down to two players, and it's Ollie Watkins they should be signing instead of Benjamin Sesko
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July 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Seems like we’re past the point of it now but if I were Manchester United I’d be prioritising Ollie Watkins over Benjamin Sesko…
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Reposted by Sean Walsh
Reposted by Sean Walsh
❌ MGW's release clause
📸 Dybala's image rights
🩺 Willian's medical
✉️ Rivaldo's letter
Behold, the modern history of Tottenham's most unfortunate/funniest/strangest failed transfers...
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📸 Dybala's image rights
🩺 Willian's medical
✉️ Rivaldo's letter
Behold, the modern history of Tottenham's most unfortunate/funniest/strangest failed transfers...
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Tottenham's 'greatest' transfer calamities: Morgan Gibbs-White's release clause, Paulo Dybala's image rights, Willian's medical and more | Goal.com UK
Tottenham have a history of failing to get transfers done in spectacularly unfortunate fashion, including Morgan Gibbs-White and Paulo Dybala.
www.goal.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
❌ MGW's release clause
📸 Dybala's image rights
🩺 Willian's medical
✉️ Rivaldo's letter
Behold, the modern history of Tottenham's most unfortunate/funniest/strangest failed transfers...
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
📸 Dybala's image rights
🩺 Willian's medical
✉️ Rivaldo's letter
Behold, the modern history of Tottenham's most unfortunate/funniest/strangest failed transfers...
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
❌ MGW's release clause
📸 Dybala's image rights
🩺 Willian's medical
✉️ Rivaldo's letter
Behold, the modern history of Tottenham's most unfortunate/funniest/strangest failed transfers...
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
📸 Dybala's image rights
🩺 Willian's medical
✉️ Rivaldo's letter
Behold, the modern history of Tottenham's most unfortunate/funniest/strangest failed transfers...
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
Tottenham's 'greatest' transfer calamities: Morgan Gibbs-White's release clause, Paulo Dybala's image rights, Willian's medical and more | Goal.com UK
Tottenham have a history of failing to get transfers done in spectacularly unfortunate fashion, including Morgan Gibbs-White and Paulo Dybala.
www.goal.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
❌ MGW's release clause
📸 Dybala's image rights
🩺 Willian's medical
✉️ Rivaldo's letter
Behold, the modern history of Tottenham's most unfortunate/funniest/strangest failed transfers...
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
📸 Dybala's image rights
🩺 Willian's medical
✉️ Rivaldo's letter
Behold, the modern history of Tottenham's most unfortunate/funniest/strangest failed transfers...
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
🌟 Arsenal are rebuilding their attack, but how does Ethan Nwaneri fit into that?
Piece on his future after agreeing a new contract at the Emirates…
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Piece on his future after agreeing a new contract at the Emirates…
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Ethan Nwaneri is ready to become Arsenal's new star boy - but what will wonderkid's role be following Gunners' summer spending spree? | Goal.com UK
Ethan Nwaneri is set to play a new position at the Emirates Stadium after Arsenal's busy transfer window
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July 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🌟 Arsenal are rebuilding their attack, but how does Ethan Nwaneri fit into that?
Piece on his future after agreeing a new contract at the Emirates…
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Piece on his future after agreeing a new contract at the Emirates…
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Reposted by Sean Walsh
🇰🇷 What next for Son Heung-min?
Now 33 and into the final year of his Tottenham contract. Given his service and status, he should be able to freely determine how this saga plays out, but I think Thomas Frank still needs him…
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Now 33 and into the final year of his Tottenham contract. Given his service and status, he should be able to freely determine how this saga plays out, but I think Thomas Frank still needs him…
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Declining Son Heung-min has earned the right to decide his Tottenham future - but Thomas Frank needs one last favour out of South Korean legend before emotional farewell | Goal.com UK
Son Heung-min has been linked with a move away from Tottenham, but Thomas Frank will need him to help navigate a tricky transitional season.
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July 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🇰🇷 What next for Son Heung-min?
Now 33 and into the final year of his Tottenham contract. Given his service and status, he should be able to freely determine how this saga plays out, but I think Thomas Frank still needs him…
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
Now 33 and into the final year of his Tottenham contract. Given his service and status, he should be able to freely determine how this saga plays out, but I think Thomas Frank still needs him…
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
🇰🇷 What next for Son Heung-min?
Now 33 and into the final year of his Tottenham contract. Given his service and status, he should be able to freely determine how this saga plays out, but I think Thomas Frank still needs him…
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
Now 33 and into the final year of his Tottenham contract. Given his service and status, he should be able to freely determine how this saga plays out, but I think Thomas Frank still needs him…
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
Declining Son Heung-min has earned the right to decide his Tottenham future - but Thomas Frank needs one last favour out of South Korean legend before emotional farewell | Goal.com UK
Son Heung-min has been linked with a move away from Tottenham, but Thomas Frank will need him to help navigate a tricky transitional season.
www.goal.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🇰🇷 What next for Son Heung-min?
Now 33 and into the final year of his Tottenham contract. Given his service and status, he should be able to freely determine how this saga plays out, but I think Thomas Frank still needs him…
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
Now 33 and into the final year of his Tottenham contract. Given his service and status, he should be able to freely determine how this saga plays out, but I think Thomas Frank still needs him…
www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/...
Reposted by Sean Walsh
The hardest article I’ve ever had to write – on a very important but harrowing subject www.versus.uk.com/articles/i-c...
I Can’t Look at Arsenal the Same Way After Thomas Partey
It’s not normal for any fan to support 10 of your team’s players instead of 11 – but that’s what Arsenal forced many fans to do over the past three years. It should have been different.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The hardest article I’ve ever had to write – on a very important but harrowing subject www.versus.uk.com/articles/i-c...