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Kieran Doody

Kieran Doody is SEO, Audience and Digital Growth Director at GRV Media. With more than 10 years of experience, Kieran has written thousands of articles across news, sport and entertainment for national and regional titles across the UK.

Jakob Barnes

A graduate of the University of Sheffield, Jakob Barnes is a highly experienced sports journalist. Jakob has amassed over 10 years of experience in the entertainment and sports industries, previously writing for publishers such as GiveMeSport, SPORTbible, The Spurs Web, and Dexerto. His focus now is covering football including Premier League and EFL teams.

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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.

Adam Williams

Adam Williams is the Head of Football Finance and Governance Content at GRV Media, specializing in the sport’s complex economic and regulatory landscape. His interest in the field was sparked by the financial challenges faced by his boyhood club, Blackburn Rovers, following their 2010 takeover—a perspective that now drives his demystification of football’s "behind-the-scenes" dimensions. A Newcastle University graduate, Adam has over five years of experience covering Premier League and EFL governance, PSR, and UEFA’s Financial Fair Play. His technical analysis has been cited by Bloomberg, The Athletic, and BBC Sport, and has informed PhD research and private equity materials for multi-billion-pound deals. A definitive voice in the industry, Adam represents GRV Media at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit, the World Football Summit, and Westminster Media Forums. He previously served as a lead correspondent for Breaking Media, cementing his reputation as a premier football finance authority.

Callum Boyle

Callum Boyle is a senior sports journalist 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 Owen

Dan Owen is an NCTJ-accredited sports journalist who covers the Premier League with specific expertise in football transfers and breaking news coverage.

Josh Barker

Josh Barker is a sports journalist for Rousing The Kop at GRV Media, where he delivers in-depth analysis of Liverpool Football Club. Josh has been passionate about football from a young age, and quickly decided he wanted to build a career in sports journalism after watching Liverpool's historic 2005 UEFA Champions League final comeback against AC Milan. After attending Teesside University, he has garnered eight years of experience in the industry, including contributing to outlets such as FootballFanCast, 101GreatGoals.

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 Journalist and has contributed to TBR Football and a number of club sites. Mark has written for Everton News since 2024.

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