Title: Have you worked in lower-league or non-league football? I’m looking to speak confidentially about wrongdoing you witnessed
Title: Have you worked in lower-league or non-league football? I’m looking to speak confidentially about wrongdoing you witnessed
I’m a journalist investigating misconduct and questionable practices in lower-league and non-league football.
I’m looking to speak with current or former players, coaches, club employees, directors, agents, match officials, volunteers, contractors or others with first-hand experience of issues such as:
Financial misconduct or unexplained payments
Match-fixing, betting approaches or pressure to influence matches
Unpaid wages or falsified contracts
Misuse of grants, crowdfunding or supporter money
Undisclosed ownership or conflicts of interest
Asset stripping, suspicious takeovers or phoenix clubs
Abuse of power, intimidation or attempts to silence concerns
You do not need to identify yourself publicly or post details in the comments. Please send me a private message in the first instance.
Conversations can begin confidentially, and we can discuss anonymity, off-the-record background and secure ways to communicate before you share sensitive material. Nothing would be published without verification and an explicit discussion about how your information could be used.
Documents, messages, contracts, payment records and other supporting evidence are particularly useful, but please do not obtain anything unlawfully or place yourself at risk.
Even when an individual incident appears small, it may form part of a wider pattern.