Editorial Team

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Charles Jones

Charles Jones has been with GRV Media since November 2020, boasting expertise in all things English football and darts. He works in senior editorial roles with Manchester City News and Cues & Arrows, as well as contributing to multiple sports news websites across the GRV Media network. He has more than five years of experience in the digital publishing industry and graduated with a first-class honours degree in Sports Journalism from Leeds Trinity University in 2019. Before joining GRV Media, Charles previously worked for reputable publishers such as GOAL and 90min.

Giuseppe Labellarte

Giuseppe Labellarte is a journalist with over a decade of professional experience in the industry. Giuseppe's main professional expertise is in football, which he puts to use on a variety of sites within GRV Media's network. Giuseppe holds a degree in Journalism from Nottingham Trent University.

Graeme Bailey

Graeme has worked as journalist for nearly 25 years and that has been almost entirely online and related to football transfers. He holds a degree in Journalism and Politics from the University of Leeds. After completing his studies, Graeme spent the majority of his career at Sky Sports, before taking on the role of Transfer Correspondent at 90min. He now brings his extensive expertise to GRV Media.

Jack Gallagher

Jack Gallagher is a Premier League-accredited sports journalist with a decade of experience in digital publishing. Primarily covering football, Jack has reported on a wide range of sports in his career including US sports and boxing. A Queen's University Belfast graduate, Jack has spent the past six years at 90min where he was most recently Editorial Creative Lead. He was previously editor in chief at VAVEL and a reporter for Goal.

Jordan Harris

Jordan Harris has more than nine years of experience in the digital publishing industry and has worked as a writer for GRV Media since 2015. Specialising in football and golf content, Jordan is a Sports Journalism graduate from Southampton Solent University. Away from writing, he follows cricket and plays some very average golf.

Writers

Adam Williams

Adam Williams is Head of Football Finance and Governance Content for GRV Media, focusing on the behind-the-scenes dimensions of the sport. He spent several years in his previous role with Breaking Media attempting to demystify the occasionally bewildering world of football finance. Adam is an expert in his field and provides in-depth coverage of key areas impacting clubs across the Premier League and EFL including Financial Fair Play, TV deals and agent fees.

Amir Mir

Amir Mir has worked for various media outlets across the country including the Birmingham Mail and the Independent, and is currently plying his trade across multiple sites for GRV. As a football writer, Amir provides the latest transfer news as well as pre-game and post-game reaction across the Premier League. After graduating from Staffordshire University, where he learned the nuts and bolts of sports journalism, Amir has taken huge strides since covering his first U21 football game between Port Vale and Walsall.

Billy Meyers

As a professional football writer, Billy Meyers has worked at GRV Media since 2020. His expertise lies in English football, particularly across the Premier League and EFL. Billy has previously written for publications such as 90min and Football FanCast and boasts experience conducting interviews with a number of leading figures in the game, including England's former striker coach Allan Russell. He has also worked closely with YouTube star Spencer Owen when creating written content for Hashtag United.

Brogan Clasper

Having previously worked in the press box for Premier League games, Brogan Clasper is a football writer for GRV Media. Brogan graduated from the University of Sunderland with a BA (Hons) in Sports Journalism back in 2020, he has a number of years experience under his belt.

Callum Boyle

Callum Boyle is a senior writer at GRV Media covering a range of sports from football to combat sports. With more than six years of experience in digital publishing, he most recently worked as an executive editor at Joe Media. Before that, he worked for brands such as Vavel and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC after graduating from Staffordshire University with a first class degree in sports journalism. Callum is an expert in breaking news coverage, feature writing, and live blogging.

Dan Murphy

Possessing over a decade of experience in online publishing, Dan Murphy is a professional sports journalist with expertise covering football and professional combat sports. From humble beginnings as a blogger before branching into freelance video gaming journalism whilst studying for his degree, Dan graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2018 with a Journalism degree and is also NCTJ qualified. He then spent five years at the Manchester Evening News and also has bylines in FourFourTwo, The Blizzard, PlayBoy, The Daily Star, Kotaku, RedBull, Dexerto, International Business Times and more. He joined GRV Media in early 2024 and covers a number of sports, most notably football, MMA and wrestling.

Dan Owen

Dan Owen began his professional career with GRV Media in 2016 after graduating from Leeds Trinity University. As an NCTJ-accredited journalist, Dan specialises in publishing transfer reports and sourcing transfer rumours from the foreign press. An avid viewer of the Premier League, Dan also takes a keen interest in football across Europe including La Liga, Serie A and the Scottish Premiership.

Dylan Walsh

A 2018 sport journalism graduate from the University of Brighton, Dylan Walsh is a Premier League, EFL and UEFA accredited reporter. With over five years of experience covering live football from the view of the press box, covering the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham and the England national team at Wembley Stadium. Dylan Walsh has over nine years of writing experience in the sports industry and works across multiple sites as a Football Writer and Writer for GRV Media. Dylan is a big fan of Premier League football, Major League Soccer and cheesecake.

Gary Kirkpatrick

Gary Kirkpatrick is a professional sports journalist with more than five years of experience in the journalism industry. Since graduating from the University of the West of Scotland with a first-class honours degree in Sports Journalism in 2019, Gary has written for a number of national and regional publications including Football Scotland, the Daily Record, and the Kilmarnock Standard. Gary's expertise in football with extensive knowledge of the English Premier League and Scottish Premiership.

Jack Dawson

Working as a football journalist for GRV Media, Jack Dawson has a wealth of experience covering football up and down the UK. After studying for four years at the University of Derby, Jack earned a degree in both Football Journalism and Journalism MA. Upon graduating, Jack travelled up north to work at the Edinburgh Evening News in Scotland. Here he covered women’s football for Hibs, Hearts and Spartans. Jack has also been published in the Bucks Free Press and The Last Word in his years covering football.

James Shearman

James recently graduated from the University of Gloucestershire with a degree in Multimedia Sports Journalism. There, he covered a number of sports, including golf, cricket, and horse racing, and also interviewed local hero Eddie the Eagle ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Alongside his studies, James provided weekly tips for an FPL podcast and produced predicted lineups and statistical pieces for FootballCritic. He then joined FootballTransfers as a Premier League expert, often writing feature articles such as ranking the importance of past signings or predicting the success of future deals. Outside of journalism, James is a keen golfer, cricketer and six-a-side football player.

Jamie Brown

Jamie is a football journalist who has been actively covering the game since 2019. A Sports Journalism graduate at the University of East London, he has made numerous high-profile media appearances for leading broadcasters such as BBC Sport, Sky Sports, and TalkSPORT. He is also the founder of the Tottenham Hotspur fan page Daily Hotspur, where his passion for Spurs and insightful content have helped the account amass over 175,000 followers across multiple social media channels.

Kieran Smith

Kieran Smith joined GRV Media in 2023 where he provides extensive coverage across a variety of sports, including football, golf, and darts. With more than four years of experience in digital publishing, Kieran has seen his work featured for several high-profile publishing brands, most notably The Telegraph, Red Bull and Give Me Sport. He graduated from Leeds Trinity University with a first-class honours degree in Sports Journalism in 2022.

Kyle Archer

Kyle Archer covers a range of sports including football, F1, tennis and golf for GRV Media. With more than seven years of experience in digital publishing since graduating with a Multimedia Journalism degree from Bournemouth University in 2016, Kyle specialises in breaking news and feature content. His work is featured across sites including Arsenal Insider, F1 Oversteer, The Tennis Gazette and Rousing The Kop.

Lee Connor

Boasting more than eight years experience in the digital publishing industry, Lee Connor is a professional sports journalist working across a range of GRV Media's sports websites. Lee has worked for GRV Media since 2020 having previously worked for Snack Media and WhatCulture. He loves all things football and golf and watches as much as possible. Notable moments in both sports include scoring from the halfway line at under 11s and draining a 50 ft putt at his local parkland course.

Lucas Arnold

After graduating from Brunel University with a Journalism degree, Lucas Arnold spent several years working as a football analyst. Working closely with data, Lucas became an expert in both Icelandic and Norwegian football, fueling several scouting trips. He has also worked as a freelance journalist since 2015, following every moment in the Premier League. Alongside his football obsession, Lucas also loves watching the UFC and F1.

Luke Randall

Luke is an experienced football journalist with a wealth of experience covering news, exclusives, and opinion content within the sports media sector for over six years. Since starting as an intern in 2017, Luke has refined his expertise to become a respected Premier League and Championship football journalist. Before joining GRV, Luke worked at Snack Media, where he contributed to publications like Football FanCast, The Transfer Tavern and This Is Futbol.

Luke Thrower

Luke Thrower is a qualified sports writer with more than three years of experience in digital publishing having worked for high-profile brands including Football London. His key area of expertise is football, particularly the Premier League, with a keen interest and history of covering cricket, Olympic sports and more.

Mark Marston

After graduating from UCFB Manchester in 2022 with a degree in Football Business and Media, Mark Marston joined Get Football as part of their news teams for the World Cup before moving to the EU site as a sub-editor and shortly after a senior editor. Mark began freelancing for Snack Media's Football FanCast outlet in June 2023 and later joined GiveMeSport as an Evergreen Features Writer. In February 2024, Mark joined GRV Media as a Football Writer and has contributed to TBR Football and a number of club sites. Mark has a specific expertise in the Premier League and EFL.

Mitchell Tapner

Specialising in the world of sports media, Mitch Tapner is an NCTJ-qualified sports journalist with more than four year's experience in online publishing. Since graduating from the University of Sunderland with a degree in sports journalism, he has seen his work published in a number of high-profile publications, including The Chronicle, Teesside Live and Leeds Live.

Sean Fisher

Sean Fisher is a professional sports journalist with specific expertise in football having accumulated more than five years of experience in the industry. Sean specialises in covering breaking stories from across the Premier League with a keen interest in transfer news. Before joining GRV Media, Sean has been published in a number of high-profile publications including GiveMeSport and Football Insider.

Shamanth Jayaram

Shamanth Jayaram is a professional football writer at GRV Media, specialising in all things football, with a particular focus on Arsenal. A lifelong Gunners fan with over 20 years of dedication to the club, Shamanth brings an expert perspective to his coverage of Arsenal. Since joining GRV Media in 2019, he has been delivering in-depth analysis for Arsenal Insider.

Srinivas Sadhanand

After an article of his was published in a national newspaper when he was just 15, Srinivas Sadhanand knew football journalism was his ultimate goal. Now working as a professional sports journalist for GRV Media, Srinivas graduated from Amity University with a Journalism & Mass Communication degree. Going on to cover the 2018 World Cup for the Economic Times to blending streetwear, urban culture and football for online publications. Much like the ideal Pep Guardiola player, he is as versatile as they come.

Vishal Subramanian

Vishal Subramanian is a sports journalist covering football and cricket across multiple sites within the GRV Media network. With more than five years’ experience in the industry, Vishal has gained experience covering breaking news and creating long-form feature content, he has had work featured in publications including Sportskeeda and Anfield Watch.

Will Jones

Since graduating from the University of Essex with a degree in Film & Creative Writing, Will's career has been split between football and filmmaking. He has worked in front of and behind the camera, starred in numerous British independent films, covered many Premier League & EFL clubs, and interviewed some icons of the game.

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