Meet The Team

Mick Bates

Mick is a passionate fan of Coventry City and has watched from the sidelines (and had the privilege of seeing the inner workings during an exciting 2 years in corporate sales there) to see the once mighty Sky Blues fall from the Premier League, then fail to sparkle in the Championships and now just about surviving in Npower League One As well as supporting the Sky Blues, Mick appreciates all levels of football and keeps an eye on all the leagues and regularly enjoys a flutter looking for that elusive treble! You can follow him on Twitter under the username @MichaelBates72 where you can give feedback/stick for his weekly suggestions for his “Sing When You’re Winning” column.

Bruce Halling

Bruce is a 23-year-old self-confessed Football League addict and passionate Southend United fan, who has witnessed the Shrimpers rise to the Championship as well as their more recent fall back to their current position in League Two. Though he doesn’t get to many games as a spectator, he has worked at Southend, Colchester United and now Queens Park Rangers as a steward, so is never too far away from the action on a matchday. Away from football, he is a Politics graduate and currently jobhunting. Follow Bruce on Twitter @brucehalling

Lucy Waldon

Lucy is a Barnet fan, who for better or worse, got hooked to ‘Fortress’ Underhill after a couple of matches when aged four; despite living in Essex (you could say this was equally as unfortunate!). Her favourite players include former Bees Giuliano Grazioli and Jason Puncheon, as well as Fernando Torres and Kaka. Away from football, she is a recent English Language and Communication/Journalism Graduate from the University of Hertfordshire with a passion for writing, love for baking sweet treats and being a cocktail connoisseur. Follow Lucy on Twitter @Luuuce_x

Liam O'Connor

Liam O'Connor is a Millwall fan through thick and thin. Since supporting the Lions he's experienced promotions, relegations, play-off success and heartache, he's even witnessed the club's first ever FA Cup final! His favourite Millwall player of all-time is Tim Cahill, the man who scored the winning goal at Old Trafford in the FA Cup semi-final back in 2004. Aside from football, Liam is in his first year as a sixth-form student at Coopers Technology College in Kent. He has a passion for journalism and has a number of projects on the go such as blogs, match reports and write-ups based on Millwall and football in general. Follow Liam on Twitter @MFC_Liam

Tom Pyman

Tom is a journalism student at the University of Sheffield and, more importantly, a passionate Arsenal fan. Too many players have come and gone to adopt a favourite but if he had to name one, it'd be difficult to look past Thierry Henry. Or Dennis Bergkamp. Or Freddie Ljungberg. Maybe not Park Chu-Young. He used to regularly attend home games but living three hours away has now made getting to the Emirates every other week a bit tricky. Follow Tom on Twitter @gooner_tom

Tim Jones

Tim Jones is a Brighton & Hove Albion fan who can't remember life before the Seagulls. BHA highlights are an FA Cup Final, 6 promotions, a last day of season draw against Hereford to ensure football league survival and after 14 homeless years, the opening of the AMEX. Favourite players are Peter Ward, Johnny Byrne, Hans Kraay & Vicente. As well as a passion for writing about football, Tim has a passion for talking about football and can be found broadcasting from games on Mid Downs Radio. Away from football, Tim is a keen runner, cyclist & swimmer competing in marathons & triathlons. His claim to fame is he has beaten Olympian Iwan Thomas at both. Follow Tim on Twitter @TimJones15

Nick Wall

Nick is 23 years old and a massive Wolves fan, who goes to every home game and regularly away. He has a huge passion for football and would love a future career in writing. Through the years, his favourite Wolves player is the legendary Steve Bull, but the most technically gifted he has seen grace the Molineux pitch are Matt Murray and Joleon Lescott. Outside of football, he has a keen interest in tennis and cricket. Follow Nick on Twitter @nickwolf89

Charlotte Rimmington

Charlotte supports Borussia Mönchengladbach, Northampton Town and Arsenal. She’s been through the many ups and downs with them, mostly down with Northampton Town! She currently lives in Surrey but lived in Germany for eleven years, moving back to England last year. She tries to make it to as many football matches as possible regardless of the team. Her favourite match of last season was going to see Mönchengladbach play Mainz 05 on a bitterly cold December evening! Her favourite players are Juan Arango, Tony Adams and the Cobblers legend Ian Sampson! Outside of football, she enjoys swimming and is just about to start a degree in Psychology and Criminology. Follow Charlotte on Twitter @Charlington6

Marc Davies

Marc started supporting Arsenal as a youngster and has become a passionate Gooner ever since watching the Gunners’ dramatic penalty shootout victory against Sampdoria in the 1995 European Cup Winners Cup Semi Final. Since then Marc has experienced the highs and lows of supporting the Gunners and regularly attends their matches both home and away. As a native of Cardiff, Marc travels to support the team through the South Wales Arsenal Supporters Club. Marc’s favourite Arsenal moments include the club’s 'Invincibles' season and winning the Premier League title at Old Trafford. Marc’s favourite players are Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires and Tony Adams. Marc has achieved a BA (Hons) Degree in Broadcast Media and Popular Culture and a Masters in International in Journalism. He hopes to work within the media and would particularly like to land a role as a sport journalist.

Nick Murphy

Nick is a Dagenham and Redbridge supporter of six seasons, and as well as being a season ticket holder often travels away to support the Daggers. His favourite players are Tony Roberts, Romain Vincelot, Paul Benson, Billy Bingham (who is the only player still at the club!) He attends Robert Clack Sixth Form and has ambitions of becoming a sports journalist. He is a former Sunday League 20 goal-a-season marksman and keen darts player. Follow Nick on Twitter @NickDRFCMurphy

Alex Anderson

Alex started supporting Arsenal at a young age and witnessed many successful years as a boy, even having the pleasure of supporting 'The Invincibles.' On the other side of this, he has also witnessed the long, painful wait for a trophy and the hurt of seeing his idols leaving the club on a regular basis. His favourite people within football are: Wenger, Vieira, Bergkamp, Fabregas and of course Henry whose signed shirt he has hung up on his wall. Robin van Persie would have been on that list also but we all know the reason for his omission. Alex is currently in his second year at the Univeristy of Central Lancashire where he is studying Sports Journalism and he hopes to get a job within the industry on finishing his degree.

Will Rivers

Will is from Crewe and follows both Crewe Alexandra in League One and Liverpool due to an influence from his Dad. His favourite players of all time are Dean Ashton, Steven Gerrard and Javier Mascherano. He is currently in his final year of a Sports Journalism course at UCLan (University of Central Lancashire) and also writes for League Two club Accrington Stanley. Follow Will on Twitter @Will_Rivers92

Scott Binnie

Scott is a Rangers and Aston Villa fan from the Midlands who now resides in Stirling, Scotland. Scott made the three-way choice that faced everyone from his area as regards to his football leanings: Coventry City, Aston Villa or Man United? He went for the Villa and his first game was a brutal 0-0 draw with West Ham, setting the tone for much of the time supporting Villa. Raised by a Gers-loving Scottish father, Scott always had a team on each side of the border and, after going to the University of Stirling, he got the chance to see his beloved Teddy Bears at Ibrox two years ago, when they were hammered 3-0 by Hibernian on a horrible November evening. Since then, he has managed to see them win a few times! His favourite players are Ally McCoist, Savo Milosevic, Michael Mols, Andres Iniesta, Barry Bannan and Lee McCulloch. Outside of football, Scott loves writing (usually on football but not exclusively!), heavy metal, reading horror and fantasy and he recently graduated from University of Stirling in English Studies. He is now training as a sports reporter and covers Stirling Albion games every week. Follow Scott on Twitter @SBinnie19

Lucas Howe

Lucas is a recent graduate from the University of Leeds and aspiring football writer. He considers himself to have a great footballing-brain after leading Oldham Athletic to back-to-back invincible Premier League titles on FM2011. A huge Spurs fan, he thinks pragmatically when discussing his beloved team – trying not to be swayed by his heart. Lucas claims to have been the source that suggested Ali Dia to Graham Souness, although this cannot be confirmed. Follow Lucas on Twitter @lucas_howe

Conor Smith

Conor is a Manchester United and Republic of Ireland supporter. He is also a keen follower of Spanish Football and his favourite club in La Liga is FC Barcelona. His admiration for FC Barcelona dates back to when the names Romario and Stoichkov reverberated around the Camp Nou. He likes to write about controversial issues in the world of football ranging from betting scandals to developments affecting his country's international football team and his favorite club teams. Conor has had articles published in the University Times in his college and other universities. He graduated with a Masters in Business Management. Follow Conor on Twitter @Conor_Smithy

Dez Richardson

Dez supports Preston North End, and Manchester City. Funny combination? He agrees! Preston are his hometown team, and he got the curse (now a gift) of being a Manchester City supporter from his Dad. His favourite players are Nicky Wroe, Scott Laird, Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and the man they call Mario Balotelli. Away from football he enjoys many other sports which include cricket, ice hockey and american football. He also enjoys music (trying to play his guitar), gaming and is planning to get his coaching badges. Follow Dez on Twitter @dezington

Graham Large

Graham is the founder of It’s Round and It’s White and a life-long Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter. He lists Steve Bull, Jody Craddock and Alex Rae as his favourite players and as well as being a season ticket holder, travels frequently around the country to away games. He loves writing and football trivia and is a Digital Marketing Strategist for an award winning Birmingham ad-agency. Follow Graham on Twitter @Graham_Large