Sam MooRes
spORTS jouRnalist
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: HATTIE JONES’ STORY
FOREST GREEN ROVERS - MARCH 2024
As we celebrate International Women's Day at this weekend's match against Walsall, FGR Women's captain Hattie Jones spoke to us about her footballing journey. This is Hattie's story, in her words. Growing up the daughter of a local coach, football has always been in my DNA. This weekend, we will be celebrating International Women's Day, and I am honoured to share my journey, which started in Gloucestershire, as part of the club's celebrations.
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ALEX FISHER - FROM EXTREME DOUBLE LEG BREAK, TO POWERING YEOVIL TOWN IN PROMOTION PUSH
SJMOORES BLOG - MARCH 2024
Nearly a year after an extreme double leg break, on a cold, gloriously sunny Saturday in Farnborough, Alex Fisher scored the best tap-in of his life. Whilst the Yeovil Town forward’s goal on March 2 was far from spectacular, it was his first since colliding with Southend United goalkeeper Collin Andeng Ndi last April. Fisher can recall the impact, lucidly.
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ROBINS SAYS CITY HAVE IMPROVED UNDER MANNING AS HE BUILDS ON PEARSON FOUNDATIONS
BRISTOL LIVE - AUGUST 2024
Coventry City manager Mark Robins believes Bristol City have made clear strides under Liam Manning this season, as he builds on the foundations laid down by predecessor Nigel Pearson.
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HARRIS ADMITS BRISTOL CITY'S BENCH STRENGTH PROVED TOO MUCH FOR MILLWALL
BRISTOL LIVE - AUGUST 2024
When asked to assess Saturday’s brilliantly bonkers game, while Bristol City head coach Liam Manning remarked, “how long have you got?”, for Millwall manager Neil Harris it was pretty straightforward.
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VICTORY SEALS TITLE AND PROMOTION
WESTERN GAZETTE - APRIL 2024
Yeovil Town were crowned National League South champions after cruising to a 2-0 victory over Truro City, at the Cornish side’s temporary home, the TigerTurf Stadium in Gloucester. The Glovers, who needed just a point to secure the title and the league’s only automatic promotion spot, took the lead after 12 minutes through a Rhys Murphy header.
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RELIEF AS CHELTENHAM FAMILY LAWYER FINISHES 105KM BEACONS WAY ULTRA AT THIRD TIME OF ASKING
GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIVE - AUGUST 2024
After two years of disappointment, Di Kemple was relieved as she crossed the finish line of the Beacons Way 105km Ultra trail race in July with a time of 21 hours and four minutes.
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5 THINGS WE LEARNED ON SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND
FULL10YARDS - JANUARY 2023
The NFL’s second Super Wild Card Weekend was even better than the first, here are five things we learned in the first round of the playoffs.
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WHAT IS FLAG FOOTBALL?: THE NEWEST OLYMPIC SPORT
SJMOORES BLOG - MARCH 2024
Headlines were made and eyes were raised when flag football was among the five sports added to the program for the 2028 Olympic games in Los Angeles. Commonly known as ‘flag’, it is a non-contact faster-paced version of American football played by smaller teams, on a smaller field.
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WOLVES GOALKEEPER DANIEL BENTLEY: “LEADERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT COMES VERY NATURALLY TO ME”
SJMOORES BLOG - MARCH 2023
Despite only arriving at Wolves in January, goalkeeper Daniel Bentley has already brought plenty to Julen Lopetegui’s first-team group.
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TAYLOR - I WANT TO GET PROMOTED WITH FGR
FOREST GREEN ROVERS - JULY 2023
Matty Taylor is back at The New Lawn and is aiming to help FGR achieve promotion back to the third tier of English football. Rovers’ latest signing played for the club between 2011 and 2014, racking up 96 appearances. Now, the prolific forward has returned to Rovers with one target in his mind. Taylor is no stranger to promotion, having gone on to achieve back-to-back promotions with Bristol Rovers after leaving FGR in 2014.
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“I’M NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT’S BEEN A STRUGGLE SOME WEEKS”: WIMBLEDON STAR MARCUS WILLIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
SJMOORES BLOG - JANUARY 2023
“We’re all human, and for me, I’m not afraid to say it’s been a struggle some weeks, because that’s what it has been.” Those are the words of professional tennis player Marcus Willis, who expressed the importance of speaking about mental health in an exclusive interview in December.
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MANNS PREVIEWS BRIDGWATER FA CUP CLASH
FOREST GREEN ROVERS - OCTOBER 2023
Head of Women’s Football at FGR, Joe Manns, is relishing the opportunity of coaching in the Women’s FA Cup for the first time, as FGR prepare to make the trip to face Bridgwater United in the Third Round Qualifying on Sunday.
Bridgwater are currently one tier above Rovers, in the FA Women’s National League Division One South West.
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about me
Hi! My name is Sam Moores, and I am currently a final-year BA (Hons) Sports Journalism student at the University of Gloucestershire.
Over my time at university, I have put together a portfolio of work experience, covering a range of sports, from Football to Athletics for the likes of Bristol Live, Gloucestershire Live, the Western Daily Press, and the Western Gazette.
As well as my experience in external media, I also have one year of internship experience in internal media at Forest Green Rovers. For the 2023/2024 season, I had the title of ‘Women’s Social Media Manager’, and was solely responsible for the output on the club’s social channels both on matchday and during the week.
I also have experience podcasting, as in 2023 I took on hosting duties for the flagship NFL Podcast of NFL Communications accredited outlet Full10Yards, after a few years of contributing to their website. Now in its second full season, we have already recorded over 60 episodes and have grown our audience.
Experience
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BRISTOL CITY REPORTER - INTERNSHIP
BRISTOL LIVE
JULY 2024 -
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SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER - INTERNSHIP
FOREST GREEN ROVERS WOMEN
JULY 2023 - JULY 2024
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MAIN NFL PODCAST HOST
FULL 10 YARDS
JULY 2023 -
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CONTRIBUTOR
FULL 10 YARDS
SEPTEMBER 2021 - JULY 2023
“Sam is methodical, thoRough, and veRY knowledgeable about his spoRts.
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EDUCATION
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Sports Journalism BA (Hons)
University of Gloucestershire
2022-2025 (ongoing)
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BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma - Creative Media Production
Grade D*DD
Strode College - 2019-2021
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6 GCSE's at grade 4 or above (including Maths, English, and Science)
1 L2 BTEC
Westfield Academy, Yeovil - 2014-2019