Zak Nathan Hayes

Freelance sports journalist and writer

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  • YouTube – Warrington Rylands’ incredible season so far

    As part of my work with Rylands Round-Up, I’ve put together a video-report on their season so far, which currently sees the Blues sitting top of the Northern Premier League West Division. We also get an insight into what it means to some of the people who work tirelessly behind the scenes at Gorsey Lane to make everything click.

    Give it a watch here!

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  • About me

    About me

    I’m a graduate in Sports Journalism from the University of Chester.

    In my four years at the University I developed a range of journalistic skills, which I have obtained by partaking in a variety of modules and submitting a number of assignments. These modules have included Critical thinking, Global perspectives, Introduction to the Social Sciences, Sports Broadcasting, Sports Writing, The Sports Business, Sports Industry Project, Journalism Regulation and Specialist Journalism.

    I’ve reported on live sport at a number of stadiums, including Tranmere Rovers’ Prenton Park, Chester FC’s Deva Stadium and Widnes RLFC’s Halton Stadium.

    Recently, I’ve worked closely with Warrington Rylands FC as part of a team with four of my University colleagues to provide unofficial coverage of the club in several different ways. I have produced more than sixty written posts for the website set up as part of that, Rylands Round-Up, which can be accessed through the link at the top of the homepage.

    Furthermore, as a Tranmere Rovers fan of more than fourteen years, I’ve provided a journalistic take on the Whites in podcasts, YouTube appearances and written material. I also ran an unofficial site dedicated to coverage of Rovers as part of an assignment, Borough Road Bulletin.

    I’m an ambitious and driven individual always open to new ideas and opportunities.

    I can be contacted via email at zaknathan@icloud.com and found on Twitter via the handle @ZakHayes6.

  • Rylands Round-Up

    Rylands Round-Up

    Since October 2021, myself and four of my Chester University colleagues have worked closely with Warrington Rylands FC to provide unofficial coverage of David McNabb’s Blues in numerous ways in the form of Rylands Round-Up.

    We have found covering Rylands thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable, with the team currently flying high at the top of the Northern Premier League West Division and the club and playing squad being extremely accommodating and helpful to us.

    Our coverage includes match reports, previews, pre and post match interviews, live tweets from games, insights into the history of clubs we’ve seen Rylands play, podcasts featuring a variety of guests, video reports, interactive pre-match polls, opinion pieces and news updates regarding whatever is happening at Gorsey Lane.

    You can find all of this and more on our website and social medias via the links below…

    Website – https://rylandsroundup.wordpress.com/

    Twitter – https://twitter.com/rylandsroundup?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

    Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/rylands_roundup/?hl=en

    YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWIR1ZDbreKEr3xk-9RXpkQ

    Photo credit: Mark Percy (@PercyMark on Twitter)

  • Borough Road Bulletin

    Between January and February 2021, I ran a page dedicated to reports and feature articles on Tranmere Rovers FC, Borough Road Bulletin.

    Among the features are an insight from former Tranmere striker and fans’ favourite Alex Hay in to his playing days both at Prenton Park and elsewhere, a look at the purpose and activity of Rover and Out, the club’s LGBT friendly supporters group from it’s chairman David Byrne and detailed writing regarding the Rovers careers of club legends Scott Davies and Liam Ridehalgh.

    Simply follow the link to access all this and more!

    https://boroughroadbulletin.wordpress.com/

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  • Previewing Tranmere Rovers vs Walsall

    I recently joined Walsall Fan TV presenter Simon Ward, to assist with the preview show for the opening game of the Sky Bet League Two season for both Tranmere Rovers and Walsall.

    We discuss the build-up to the clash, along with possible team news, the transfer activity from both sides through the summer window and how we think the game will turn out.

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  • Previewing the 2021/22 Tranmere Rovers season

    I recently caught up with fellow Sports Journalism student Samuel Wright, who kindly invited me on his channel to preview the 2021/22 Sky Bet League Two season from a Tranmere point of view, with the wholesale changes happening at Prenton Park talked about in detail.

    Check it out here.

  • Thoughts ahead of the 2021/22 Tranmere Rovers season

    I’ve recently written about my thoughts on the new season for Tranmere Rovers for Ethan Hoijord’s website, EthanHoijord.com.

    Amongst other topics, I discussed my most fondly remembered moments following the club, the re-appointment of Micky Mellon as manager, Tranmere’s summer transfer business, whether more signings are needed and how the side looks to be coming together in the pre-season friendlies that have been played against Rangers, Stalybridge Celtic and Warrington Town.

    Check it out with the link below.

    Zak Hayes’ thoughts ahead of the new campaign.

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  • Podcast: Third and fourth tier talk’s Build-up to the playoffs

    I’ve recently appearanced on the Third and fourth tier talk podcast with Samuel Wright, Gabriel Ramsey and Callum Tofts to discuss the recent league two action on an off the pitch as well as the promotions of Cambridge United, Cheltenham Town and Bolton Wanderers to League One and of course the upcoming playoffs, where Tranmere are taking on Morecambe in the semi-finals.

    Have a listen below.

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  • Tranmere Rovers: Best and worst

    I couldn’t really turn down the opportunity to write about the best and worst of Tranmere Rovers in my time supporting the club for Ethan Hoijord’s website. Working my way through the questions, I found myself discussing my thoughts on the managers, players, games, goals, moments and even beards that have all formed part of the experiences of following the Whites.

    Have a read of it all here:

    Best and Worst – Tranmere
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  • Podcast: Fourth-tier talk March 2021

    I recently appeared on Samuel Wright’s League Two podcast “Third and fourth tier talk” ahead of a big weekend in League Two. The podcast involves us discussing this weekend’s important games at both ends of the table and which managers in the division have performed well this campaign.

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