Ian Willars, for many years among the best-known sports journalists on the Midlands football and cricket circuits, has died after a brief illness. He was 75. Willars died on Tuesday, May 7, in Sutton Good Hope Hospital. He leaves a wife, Sandra, three sons, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Willars had worked in Fleet Street, [...]
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DAVID WALKER, the sports editor of the Sunday Mirror and SJA chairman, remembers his encounters with Sir Alex Ferguson, and his personal kindness to staff and journalists
Continue reading →Football clubs often “expect the local paper to be like fans and show loyalty and not criticise them”, according to Luke Edwards, of the Telegraph
Continue reading →Gareth Bale has been chosen as the Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association
Continue reading →Premier League club bans reporter and his colleagues from the ground over reports about a split in the dressing room
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Shooting the messengers won’t alter Millwall
“No one likes us, we don’t care”? ANTON RIPPON on the dilemma for sports writers covering their local football club
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Back page headlines still provide real buzz
This week, David Walker was confirmed as the new chairman of the SJA. Here, in an interview with CHRISTOPHER DAVIES, the Sunday Mirror’s sports editor offers his overview of the state of our business, in print and online
Continue reading →“The Crawley News has effectively been given an ultimatum – change our reporter if we want to speak to Richie Barker and his players”
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Lancashire Telegraph: football writer
You will be an NCTJ-qualified senior who can make the sort of contacts that are essential to keep our coverage ahead of the pack and equally able to turn your attention to a host of other professional and amateur sports our readers enjoy
Continue reading →The evening will celebrate the life and pay tribute to Danny Fullbrook, the Daily Star’s chief football writer who died last year, aged 40, after an 18 month battle with cancer
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