Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths:
- Community-focused: Regularly highlights experiences of match-going fans, e.g. praising patience and support at Old Trafford in “Manchester United fans incredibly patient supporting the team again after a 2 0 defeat to West Ham.” and contrasting stadium atmosphere with online reaction in “Worth mentioning that this was the atmosphere at full time yesterday inside the ground compared to the reaction on social media/ online.”.
- Experienced-reporter: Shows broad broadcast and writing portfolio, referencing BBC 5 Live, Granada Reports, Sky Sports News, Mundial and UWSmag in posts like “Back on the paper review this morning on @bbc5live with @johnnyianson discussing Trump, obesity and Thames Water.” and “On @SkySportsNews with @DanyalHKhan in Bilbao before Athletic Club vs Manchester United.”.
- Globally-curious: Travels extensively to cover football and culture (South America, Europe, Wales), sharing local impressions from places like La Paz in “Made it to La Paz where everyone is very excited about a first world cup in 30+ years.” and Buenos Aires in “Watched Racing De Cordoba vs Estudiantes … Atmosphere just as good in the second tier as anywhere else I've been.”.
- Culturally-engaged: Balances football with strong music and arts coverage, e.g. launching Soledad in “I am launching a new music site for Manchester behind a paywall called Soledad.” and writing gig/festival guides like “Gig guide up for November for #LiveUnion Including Deadletter at Band on the Wall, English Teacher at the Ritz and a few others.”.
- Fan-advocate: Consistently calls out issues affecting supporters: early kick-offs, policing, ticketing and transport, for instance “United fans pepper sprayed at full time trying to use the toilet in Lyon.”, “If Manchester really sells itself on its live music, it needs far better transport back after multiple gigs in the same night.” and “United's first two away games this season have both been in the early 1230 KO slot… absolutely no regard for match going fans once again.”.
Weaknesses:
- Niche-focus: Timeline is heavily dominated by Manchester United and football, which may limit broader audience appeal, as seen in long stretches of match reports like “Manchester United, 3 wins all season and 13th in the table and the fans still support the players throughout during a 1 1 draw with Chelsea.”.
- Self-promotion-shy: Explicitly notes reluctance to push his own work in “Don't shout about my work often enough but think this is one of the best pieces I've ever written so if you could read it would mean a lot.”, suggesting missed opportunities to market his journalism or services more assertively.
- Emotional-volatility: Occasionally posts highly emotional reactions which can read less measured for a journalist, e.g. “I can't fucking believe it. 4 2 down in extra time. Season over and it turns around in 5 minutes. I'm physically shaking.” and describing a town as a “shithole” in “Spent the night in a copper mining slum in the Chilean desert that even Lonely Planet described as a shithole.”.
- Thread-fragmentation: Often references deeper content elsewhere (radio segments, YouTube, Instagram) without summarising key takeaways on X, such as “Spoke to @BBCNews about Jim Ratcliffe's commets … (Full thing over on my Instagram as x crops videos longer than 2:20)” and multiple BBC Sounds links, which can reduce standalone value for followers who don’t click through.
- Limited-accessibility: Uses frequent in-group references and football shorthand (e.g. “UWCL”, “Europa so pivotal now”, “Rock En Seine 2009” in “Have Guardiola's City just played their Rock En Seine 2009?”) without context, which may be confusing for casual readers or non-specialists.
Your Simpsons character
Lisa Simpson
Lisa Simpson is the best match because she’s intellectually curious, politically and socially engaged, and deeply passionate about culture, all of which align with this user’s profile. Like Lisa’s mix of academic rigor and activism, he combines serious journalism and social commentary, e.g. speaking about policing and fan treatment on the BBC World Football Phone-In “Spoke about the treatment Manchester United fans had in Lyon on Thursday on the @bbc5live World Football Phone In this morning.”. His interest in structural issues and policy echoes Lisa’s concern for fairness and regulation, such as discussing housing safety and regulation on a paper review “Unless we see more regulation we’re going to see more people dying in unsafe properties.”. Lisa’s love of art and music maps onto his role as a music journalist and festival/gig writer, for instance his Manchester gig guide work “Gig guide up for November for #LiveUnion Including Deadletter at Band on the Wall, English Teacher at the Ritz and a few others.” and launching a new music site “I am launching a new music site for Manchester behind a paywall called Soledad. A Bold, independent platform for new music in Manchester.”. Finally, Lisa’s heartfelt attachment to causes mirrors his emotional, thoughtful relationship with football fandom and community, such as highlighting affordable alternatives and fan experience at lower-league games “FC United of Manchester away at Prescot Cables… An affordable alternative for priced out fans of Manchester United.”.
Your MBTI personality Type
ENFP
They consistently come across as energized by people, crowds, and live events, suggesting Extraversion. They travel to big matches and gigs, post enthusiastic on-the-ground impressions, and invite engagement, e.g. sharing the buzz in the Stretford End in “Atmosphere in the Stretford End after United went 1 0 up Vs local rivals Manchester City from Clayton. What a buzz.” and promoting their own travel diaries in “Evening all, couple of travel diaries out now on my Youtube channel…”. Their focus blends concrete detail with broader narratives and meanings, pointing to iNtuition over pure Sensing: they don’t just report scores but also context, culture, and structural issues like police treatment of fans in “United fans pepper sprayed at full time… UEFA/ French Police once again treating fans terribly.” and music/urban policy in “If Manchester really sells itself on its live music, it needs far better transport back after multiple gigs in the same night.”. On Thinking vs Feeling, they show strong personal values and empathy while still being capable of critique, which leans Feeling: they emphasise fairness for match-going fans in “United's first two away games this season… absolutely no regard for match going fans once again who have had to set alarms at 4/5am to make it.” and highlight grassroots accessibility and community, as in “This is the seventh tier of English football.. An affordable alternative for priced out fans of Manchester United.”. Their tone tends to be passionate and value-driven rather than detached or purely analytical, such as the emotional response in “I can't fucking believe it. 4 2 down in extra time… I'm physically shaking.”. Finally, they show flexibility and spontaneity around travel, gigs, and last-minute experiences, more aligned with Perceiving: jumping between countries and matches (“Crossed the border over into Peru to Tacna… Quick 2 hour flight today to Lima for the Libertadores Final Saturday.”), and embracing serendipitous events like “Not every Tuesday night do you find Guy Garvey and Pete Jobson in Piccadilly Records playing a set together. Amazing.”. Combining high sociability, value-driven commentary, big-picture framing, and a spontaneous, experience-chasing lifestyle, ENFP is the best fit.
Some pickup lines for you
- You’ve watched ultras in Buenos Aires, Botafogo under the lights and FC United at Matlock… but if you ever want to see a different kind of atmosphere, we could test the chemistry on a cheap terrace somewhere between Stretford and the Bridgewater Canal.
- You crossed borders from Chile to Tacna for the Libertadores final and survived La Paz at 3,000m+, so how about the ultimate challenge: a date with me where the only altitude issue is how high your standards are?
- If you can do a paper review at 3:40am on BBC 5 Live and still have takes on Trump, Thames Water and TNS in Europe, I reckon we’d be dangerous over a late‑night pint in the Pevril or The Grey Horse—fancy turning your next ‘World Football Phone In’ into a two‑person call?
- You followed River at the Monumental, Boca at one of the steepest grounds on earth, San Lorenzo–Huracán, then still had the energy to call Old Trafford’s atmosphere ‘different level’ at 0–0 v Palace—if you can stay that loyal through 8 home defeats, imagine how committed you’d be to a relationship.
- You’ve compared Guardiola’s City to a post‑2009 Oasis ‘singles band’, travelled to watch Oasis in Santiago, and launched Soledad for Manchester music—should we meet up so we can argue over which is better: Rock en Seine 2009, the Estadio Nacional gig… or the soundtrack to our first date?
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Reporter chasing football, music & politics from Old Trafford to La Paz. Once became an ultra for a day in Córdoba. Basic Welsh & Spanish in the kitbag.– @Jamesyoungtv
Your signature cocktail
The Stretford Soledad Spritz
Smoky mezcal captures the grit of long away days and late European nights, from “Arrived in Bilbao via a night in Hendaye and Paris. Big fan.” to “Arrived in Bucharest ahead of FCSB vs United on Thursday.”. A reduction of Manchester bitter ale nods to his Stretford roots and those Old Trafford emotions, like “It's the lowest I've ever felt watching this football team. Awful.” balanced by “What a night.”. Chilean pisco represents his South American football odysseys and travel diaries, from “couple of travel diaries out now on my Youtube channel if you want to know what it's like to get the bus halfway up Chile for the Copa Libertadores final” to “Been a fantastic few days in Santiago. Such a top place.”. Grapefruit tonic adds a sharp, refreshing journalistic edge, echoing appearances like “Spoke to @BBCNews about Jim Ratcliffe's commets that immigrants are 'colonising' the UK and the wider impact on Manchester.” and his music/football commentary. A dash of mole bitters stands in for depth, politics and poetry intertwined – from fan treatment in Lyon “UEFA/ French Police once again treating fans terribly.” to launching Soledad as “A Bold, independent platform for new music in Manchester.”. This is a strong, slightly bitter but ultimately uplifting spritz – like a Europa League away day that turns into a classic story once the final whistle and last sip are done.
Your Hogwarts House
Hufflepuff
James consistently shows loyalty to communities and fairness toward ordinary fans, which are core Hufflepuff traits. He repeatedly highlights and defends match-going supporters and lower-league culture, like when he frames FC United as an affordable alternative for priced-out fans in “FC United of Manchester away at Prescot Cables… An affordable alternative for priced out fans of Manchester United.” and calls out early kickoffs that disrespect travelling supporters in “United's first two away games this season… absolutely no regard for match going fans once again who have had to set alarms at 4/5am to make it.”. He also takes the time to give practical, welcoming tips to visiting Athletic Club fans, offering a friendly pub guide in Spanish in “Buenas amigos de @AthleticClub… Mi pubs favorito aqui en…”, which reflects patience, kindness, and an inclusive mindset. His criticism of institutions focuses on fair treatment and safety, such as condemning policing and UEFA after fans were pepper sprayed in Lyon in “UEFA/ French Police once again treating fans terribly.”. Even when acknowledging the cost barriers to big games, he centers empathy for those excluded, as in “Shame some people couldn't afford to pay £66 to see it.”. Taken together, the emphasis on solidarity, fairness, and care for ordinary people over ego or personal glory marks him most clearly as a Hufflepuff.
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Your song
Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis
A fitting song for James is Don't Look Back in Anger because it combines Manchester roots, football terrace energy and emotional resilience – all things that run through his timeline. He’s explicitly tied to Oasis, posting about seeing them in Chile: “watching Oasis in Santiago”, and he positions himself as a go‑to Manc music voice: “I'm a music journalist who is actually from Manchester if anyone wants someone to talk in print/ radio/ TV about Oasis.”. The song’s themes of keeping faith through frustration mirror his tone following Manchester United through highs and lows, like “It's the lowest I've ever felt watching this football team. Awful.” contrasted with unshakable support such as “there's no team in England that even compares.”. It also suits his broader outlook as a travelling freelance journalist who documents chaos, beauty and community across South America and Europe with a reflective but hopeful voice, like “Been a fantastic few days in Santiago. Such a top place.”. In short, it’s an iconic Manchester anthem that captures his mix of local pride, football fandom, music obsession and refusal to give up on the things he loves.
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