Chief Executive Officer

Club supported: AFC Wimbledon

Fair Game role:
Niall is the principle contact for Fair Game and oversees the operations of the organisation

Experience:
Board member of the Dons Trust; Commissioned review into Owner and Directors Test; experienced senior PR manager; former national football journalist

niall.couper@fairgameuk.co.uk

Deputy CEO

Club supported: xx

Fair Game role:
Carrie oversees Fair Game’s work in the Women’s Game and deputises for the CEO

Experience:
Carrie is a writer and academic specialising in women's sport and women's experience of sport. Her book 'Unsuitable For Females: The Rise of the Lionesses and Women's Football in England' was shortlisted for the 2023 Football Book of the Year Award. She has a PhD in sports sociology, and has published widely on women’s football, fandom, and the game’s history.

Director of Engagement

Club supported: Bolton Wanderers

Fair Game role: Ian heads up the team of Club Engagement Officers, who in turn, will maintain regular contact and dialogue with Fair Game clubs. If any new clubs wish to become involved with Fair Game, Ian is the main point of contact.

Experience:
BWFCST co-founder, ex-chair and current secretary. During his professional engineering career, Ian has established extensive contacts throughout football in the areas of both facilities management and sports science.

ian.bridge@fairgameuk.co.uk

Director of Advocacy

Club supported: Grimsby Town

Fair Game role:
Mike oversees the political work, particularly developing support in Parliament, Government and councils to effect change for fairer football governance

Experience:
Mike has been a Chief Executive in the charity sector for many years and prior to that was an advocacy specialist

mike.baker@fairgameuk.co.uk

Chief Finance Officer

Club supported: Stoke City

Fair Game role:
Mark is our treasurer, analyses the accounting and economic structures of football clubs, and is also Fair Game’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer

Experience:
Mark Middling is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at Northumbria University. He is currently researching accountability and reporting in the football industry

mark.middling@fairgameuk.co.uk

Chief Operations Officer

Club supported: Paris Saint-Germain FC

Fair Game role:
Marc oversees internal operations and support functions in the organisation, including goal-setting, governance, human resources, information technology, and legal.

Experience:
Marc is an experienced Operations professional, and has been COO in Tech startups of different industries. He also founded a football club in Benin (West Africa).

marc-aurele.jules@fairgameuk.co.uk

Projects Director

Club Supported: West Ham United

Fair Game Role:
Coordinating Fair Game's research projects to ensure that there is clarity on intended outcomes, outputs and timelines, progress is tracked and reported and there is widespread understanding of what the research projects are seeking to do and of the evidence they are generating.

Experience:
Led on policy, government engagement and research at the Construction Industry Training Board and on the same areas (minus strategy) for Make UK - the business organisation representing manufacturers.

steve.radley@fairgameuk.co.uk

Fair Game Index Manager

Club supported: Liverpool

Fair Game role:
Josh contributes to various facets of Fair Game. He assists the finance team in conducting comprehensive financial analyses and overseeing the FGI Index. Additionally, Josh actively fosters and strengthens relationships with our partner clubs.

Experience:
As the Founder and CEO of Goal Assist, Josh brings extensive expertise to the table. His prior experience includes a significant role in the EFL Finance Department, where he played a pivotal part in supporting the evolution of the Club Financial Reporting Unit.

joshua.price@fairgameuk.co.uk

Company Secretary

Commercial Director

Vikash.Supersad@fairgameuk.co.uk

Director of Communications

Gareth.Arculus@fairgameuk.co.uk

Deputy Director of Communications

rebecca.harkins@fairgameuk.co.uk

Deputy Chief Operating Officer

yasmin.tweed@fairgameuk.co.uk

Scotland Director

scotland@fairgameuk.co.uk

Project Manager

Team supported: Leeds United

Experience: Kieran currently works in sports data at Stats Perform. Prior to that, he worked in content, data and product at Twitter. He has a background in media, having studied journalism, and believes in the power football has to be a social good.

kieran.hepworth@fairgameuk.co.uk

Project Manager

Team Supported: Arsenal Women

Experience:
Nirali is a Senior Clinical Pharmacist with a specialism in cardiovascular disease and has extensive experience in managing healthcare projects. She is also a lecturer at DeMontfort University and is the Head of Pharmacy for a charity called Better Lives Foundation. She has a passion for Women's football and its progress as well as increasing the diversity in the sport.

nirali.sisodia@fairgameuk.co.uk

Project Manager

Team supported: Stevenage

Experience:
Fin currently works on Partnerships and Campaigns at the Living Wage Foundation. He previously worked in CSR at Tesco, focusing on their community programmes.

project@fairgameuk.co.uk

Project Manager

Team supported: Reading

Experience:
Matt has a background in sports development, and has experience in the commercial (One Young World), charitable (Chance UK) and local authority (Winchester City Council) sectors. These experiences have reinforced his belief in the power of football to bring communities together and have a positive impact on society.

project@fairgameuk.co.uk

Project Manager

Team Supported: West Ham United

Experience:
Ollie currently works in sports operations, supporting the development and professionalisation of squash officiating globally for World Squash Officiating and the Professional Squash Association. He holds an MSc in Sports Business, Management and Policy, Oliver also has experience in third sector fundraising and partnerships.

project@fairgameuk.co.uk

Project Manager

Experience:
xxxx

project@fairgameuk.co.uk

Podcast host

Club supported: Luton Town

Experience:
Graham has 40-years’ experience of covering news and sport on television, radio, and newspapers and has twice been nominated by The Royal Television Society as Sports Presenter of the Year. He now runs Media-Vu advising on media strategy and public relations. He also delivers media training programmes as well as producing videos for broadcast and corporate clients..

Head of Media

Team supported: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Experience:
Former Midlands football journalist covering all levels from grassroots to the World Cup. Now run two PR businesses, one of which is dedicated to the sports industry.

lee.mclaughlan@fairgameuk.co.uk

Celeb Manager & Project Lead

Club supported: Arsenal

Experience:
Stella is an academic researcher specialising in corruption in sport. She has presented her work to the UK Home Office Joint Anti-Corruption Unit for policy around women’s football. Stella is also Advocacy Lead for Transparency International Professional Supporters (TIPS) Network.

stella.cooper@fairgameuk.co.uk

Events Executive

Team supported: Arsenal

Brand Consultant

Club Supported: Liverpool FC

Fair Game Role:
To support Directors and the marketing and communications team with all things brand management and branding development -

Experience:
Senior Client leadership roles in global advertising agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO, Leo Burnett working with P&G, Mars, Pepsi, Citibank and Philips; followed by senior marketing roles in FMCG, Healthcare and Management Consultancy

Head of Brand

Club supported:
West Ham United

Experience:
Nick’s task is to help define our key challenges over the next few years in making our game better, and to help create the strategy and proposition to rise to those challenges

nick.elsom@fairgameuk.co.uk

Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Team supported: Diosgyor, Miskolc (Hungary)

Experience:
Patricia has been working as a graphic designer and illustrator for four years in the United Kingdom. Her passion is drawing and creating stunning artworks for all occasions. She is responsible for Fair Game’s vintage-style posters .

Social Media Manager

Club supported:
Reading

Experience:
Cam is a recent graduate in Sports Journalism from the University of Gloucestershire. He has experience working in the media teams of Cheltenham Town FC and Bristol City FC, and covered the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup as an accredited journalist for multiple publications.

cameron.wyper@fairgameuk.co.uk

Media Advisor

Club supported: Fulham

Experience:
James is a doctoral candidate in Media and Communications at the University of West London with a background in writing. He researches media framing and message development, finding ways to cut through the media noise. In his spare time he freelances as a copywriter and as the Fulham researcher for the video game Football Manager..

james.palmer@fairgameuk.co.uk

Media Strategist

Team supported: Tottenham

media@fairgameuk.co.uk

Media Advisor

Designer

Podcast Editor

Head of People

cyreta.james@fairgameuk.co.uk

Head of Information Technology

Club supported:
AFC Wimbledon

Fair Game role:
Tom designs, maintains and runs Fair Game’s various platforms and acts as an advisor for policy

Experience:
Technology Consultant with a focus on Web and Internet technologies, Technical Project Management, Systems and Software Engineering

it@fairgameuk.co.uk

Head of Legal

Clubs supported: Bristol City

Experience:
Simon is a corporate lawyer who has practised in the City of London and the Cayman Islands. He has also worked with the Bristol City Supporters Club & Trust

IT consultant

Team Supported: Reading

Experience:
Neil is a Business Transformation consultant having worked for major IT corporations delivering projects internally and to customers for over 35 years as well as running global operations for the Professional Services business. Neil has previously have been involved in junior football but his concerns for the way Reading FC is currently run is why he is now involved with Fair Game.

neil.chalfont@fairgameuk.co.uk

Head of Governance

governance@fairgameuk.co.uk

Club Engagement Officer

Team supported: Tottenham

Experience:
Consultant working with sports clubs and organisations to help them develop and grow and tutor for Sport England Club matters workshops. Previous CEO of Surrey FA and Chair of Tooting & Mitcham United FC.

Club Engagement Officer

Club supported:
Huddersfield Town

Experience:
Matt has been a sports television broadcaster for 20 years, working on major events for BBC, ITV and Discovery/Eurosport, and recently gained a Masters in Sport Directorship from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Club Engagement Officer

Club supported: Arsenal

Club Engagement Officer

Club Supported: Southend United

Experience:
Harry is currently studying Football Business at UCFB to gain an academic understanding on the intricacies which influence the governance of football.

Club Engagement Officer

Club supported: Brighton & Hove albion

Experience:
Martin is a Sport and International Development graduate with experience developing football projects for post conflict communities to promote social cohesion. He hopes to use this experience to help keep football relevant by being both socially and financially sustainable.

Stakeholder Engagement Officer

Club supported: Hull City

Experience:
David has a background in collaborative partnership development within the VCSE sector and has project managed a wide variety of initiatives focused on positive social impact at grassroots level supporting employment, mental health, and EDI. He is committed to promoting inclusivity, accessibility, and social justice, and holds a Masters degree in Women's and Gender Studies.

David.gray@fairgameuk.co.uk

Club Engagement Officer

Club Engagement Officer

Stakeholder Engagement Officer

Aaryaman.Banerji@fairgameuk.co.uk

Stakeholder Engagement Officer

Advocacy Manager

Club supported: Arsenal

Fair Game Role: At Fair Game she leverages her skills within the media and political advocacy teams to amplify Fair Game's message and promote positive change within the realm of football governance in the UK.

Experience:
Rahima is a strategic advisory and communications professional. She also has experience working in a newsroom as a sub-editor and news producer.

rahima.sohail@fairgameuk.co.uk

Advocacy Manager

Club supported: Arsenal

Experience:
Stella is an academic researcher specialising in corruption in sport. She has presented her work to the UK Home Office Joint Anti-Corruption Unit for policy around women’s football. Stella is also Advocacy Lead for Transparency International Professional Supporters (TIPS) Network.

stella.cooper@fairgameuk.co.uk

Advocacy Manager

Advocacy Manager

Advocacy Manager

Finance analyst

Club supported:
Yeovil Town

Fair Game Role:
Adam has played a pivotal role in the expansion of the Fair Game Index's financial touchpoints and clubs analysed. He has also supported Fair Game research projects in financial sustainability and competitive balance.

Experience:
Adam is a leading football finance expert, management consultant and lecturer at UCFB. Adam has also supported several bids for clubs across the English pyramid. His main services surround financial due diligence, club valuation and further consultancy services surrounding the implementation of a sustainable, achievable but progressive strategy on the field. Adam was also a lead author into Counting the Cost of COVID-19 on Professional Football Clubs and Their Communities and has appeared on the BBC and in the Yorkshire Evening Post discussing the financial health of football.

adam.davis@fairgameuk.co.uk

Special Advisor (Metrics)

Club supported:
Manchester United (via Match of the Day)

Fair Game role:
Martin is the brains behind putting the various elements of Fair Game’s Sustainability Index together.

Experience:
Background in international energy governance and recently led the redevelopment of a multi-dimensional international energy metric to assess policy performance.

Fundraising Consultant

Clubs supported:
Arsenal and Arsenal Women FC

Fair Game role:
Mark is driving the fundraising strategy for Fair Game’s ambitious new research projects.

Experience:
Mark’s background is working with communities around the world to design and implement programmes to improve their lives. After completing 12 years work with the UN in Iraq, the Philippines, Somalia, Ukraine and now Türkiye, he has started his own consultancy. This consultancy supports organizations large and small design, fundraise, and deliver community programming.

mark.lewis@fairgameuk.co.uk

Fundraising Consultant

Commercial Executive

Club supported: Aarhus Gymnastikforening

Fair Game role:
Kieran is a member of the commercial team with a focus on identifying partners who are committed to Fair Game's sustainability principles.

Experience:
Audit trained chartered accountant with in-house experience and consultancy experience in finance leadership roles across the construction, manufacturing and electric vehicle sectors.

kieran.brennan@fairgameuk.co.uk

Digital Strategist

Club supported: Crystal Palace

Experience:
Tom has worked in online advertising for over twelve years. His specialisms include programmatic media buying technology and what is known as ad verification, which includes the monitoring of brand safety, ad fraud, and on-screen viewability of ads. The tools of his trade include the harnessing of paid display, video and audio formats as a strategist, planner and buyer for a number of global media agencies. He has represented a large array of brands across many industry sectors. Tom also freelances as an English language newsreader for Polish regional station Radio Gdańsk.

Commercial Executive

Club Supported: Manchester United

Fair Game role:
Ben is a member of the commercial team with a focus on identifying partners who are committed to Fair Game's sustainability principles.

Experience:
A recent graduate from London Business School, with 6 years experience in finance, Ben’s background combines a strong foundation in finance with a keen insight into the sports business sector. Ben has experience in strategic fundraising, investor relations and financial analysis across numerous sectors.

ben.gauna@fairgameuk.co.uk

Commercial Executive

Team supported: Oxford United

Fair Game role:
Simon works in the commercial team and is helping to create a go to market strategy for our corporate partners and brand sponsors.

Experience:
Having spent 20 years in media and start-ups, Simon is well placed to help Fair Game realise the substantial value that can be offered to brands. Simon is also a grass roots qualified football coach and plays himself, having just won the league in his vets division

simon.voysey@fairgameuk.co.uk

Scotland Campaign Manager

Team Supported: Celtic and Brentford

Fair Game Role:
To engage with clubs to campaign for Fair Game's values in Scotland.

Experience:
Declan is a law graduate and a future trainee at an international commercial law firm, he has experience of working in sports governance and arbitration in both Cricket and Mixed Martial Arts.

scotland@fairgameuk.co.uk

Scotland Campaign Manager

Team Supported: Manchester United

scotland@fairgameuk.co.uk