1. A Manchester United Fan Interview (Kieran)
Who isyour favourite unitediconandwhy? Whydidhe have sucha bigimpacton youand the team?
“Wayne Rooney,the answerissimple,he wassucha keyplayerforthe Unitedsystem andfor me was
on a differentlevel.He managedtoprove alot of people wrong, andhe providesmore than a good
performance anda lotof goals, he alsobecame the clubcaptainas hismoral boostingskillsare
impressiveonthe pitchandin the changingroom”
Who isyour biggestrival clubandwhy?
“I wouldhave tosay my biggestrival clubisLiverpool whichwill be the same asalmosteveryUnited
fan’s.Liverpool isona similarlevel touswhen itcomesto clubsize as theyare one of the few clubsthat
has an incrediblehistoryandhasmaintainedbeingatopclubfor as longas I can remember.Liverpool
and Unitedfanswill rarelyagree ona football opinionandwill alwaysargue,anotherreasonastowhy
thisisthe biggestrivalryisthatyounotice andyou can see how bothteams,whentheymeet,raise the
game standardsto performagainsttheirbiggestrivals. Obviously,ManchesterCityare ourdirectderby
rivalsandtheydo pose quite abig threat,as the yearshave gone, City’steamhasonlyimproved”
What drewyouintosupportingunited andwhydidyoustickwiththisteam?
“WhenI was youngmy dadwas a big football fanandsupportedManchesterUnited,naturallythis
rubbedoff onto me, but I wasnevera bigsupporteruntil Iwas a bitolderas I neverreallyunderstood
football orgot intoituntil later. I decidedtostickwithUnitedasit wasmy boyhoodclub,andto show
my loyalty,we haven'twonatrophyfor a while, butIneveronce considered supportinganotherteam”
Favourite currentsquadplayerandwhy?
“My favourite currentplayerwouldhave tobe Marcus Rashford,he is amazingyoungtalentthathas
provedfootballersare more than justwhat yousee onthe pitch,he has helpedpeople whoare inworse
off situationswhichshowshe is anamazingguy.He isalso a greattalent,performingwell inalarge
team.Some of my otherfavouriteswouldbe Ronaldo,PogbaandDe Gea”
What was yourmost celebratedgoal/momentfromunited?
“The Rooneyoverheadkickisobviouslyaveryincredibleandimpressivegoal butmymost celebrated
was VanPersie’svolley,notonlywasthe goal amazingbutthe contextbehindthe goal whichwasthatit
basicallywonusthe league”
Whichunitedmomentbroke yourheart?
“The 6-1 defeatagainstCitywasquite a difficultscore totake as thishappenedwhenIwas young, soI
had the mindsetof Unitedbeinganinvincibleteamandthismatchreallyopenedmyeyes. One player
that leftthatbroke my heartwas VanPersie,Ifeel likehe still hadone more seasonof abilityleftinhim
to offertoUnitedbut to see himgowas quite difficult”
Top 4 andlast place league predictionsandwhy?
2. 1. Chelsea- “Chelseahasaverygood chance of winningthe league thisseasonastheyhave improved
theirsquadinthe rightplaces,whatChelseaneededwasareliablenumbernineandthat’swhatthey
investedin”
2. City- “City’smainstrengthisthat theybasicallyhave twoteams,sosquadrotationisveryeasyfor
themmeaningthattheirplayers won'tbe gettingtired,howevertheirstartto the seasonhasbeenquite
poor”
3. United- “United’smainissue isthe midfield,there isnotmuchqualitythere andnotmuch squad
depthleavingthe quite vulnerable,howeverwiththe introductionorVarane,SanchoandRonaldo,our
attack and defence hasbecome quite deadly”
4. Liverpool- “The reasonIhave put Liverpool atfourthisthat theirsquaddepthisvery poor,a few
injuriesandtheywill be setbackmassivelywhichiswhathappenedlastseason.Forexample,if Fabinho
got injured,thatwouldbe ahuge issue forLiverpool”
20. Norwich- “It’ssimple whyNorwichare atthe bottomof my table,there squadcannotcompete with
otherPremierLeague clubs,theirdefencefallsapartandtheirattackrarelysucceeds”
Championsleague predictionsandwhy?
“I believethe championsof Europe thisyearwill be Bayern Munich;theyhave anextremelybalanced
squadwithtop classplayersineveryposition thatcandominate otherbigclubslike Barcelona. Idon’t
thinkCitywill be able toperformthis yearas Pep’stacticswill be the downfallliketheywere last
tournament.However,IdothinkBorussiaDortmundwill be darkhorsesinthe league andcouldperform
betterthana lotof people think”
What didI enjoyaboutconductingthisinterview?
As a Liverpool fanIenjoyedhearingabout arival fansfootball andwhathe thoughtaboutcertainteams
and players.Imaynot have agreedwithsome of the opinionshe hadbutthat is expectedfromrival
fans,but itwas veryinterestingtosee hispredictionsandthoughts.
Three thingsthatwentwell:
1. The conversationandquestionsflowed wellaswe bothknew a lot aboutthe topic, soit allowed
us to askfollow-upquestions.
2. We recordeddownthe conversationthroughtext,one reasonwhythiswasgoodisbecause
thenyoudon’thave to include everywordthat youbothsay, and youcan paraphrase and cut
certainparts outveryeasily.
3. We hadneverspokenbefore sowe knew nothingabouteachothermeaningthatwe couldask
each otherquestions andnotknow whatto expectasa reply.
3. Three thingsthatdidn’tgo well:
1. One downside of recordingthe conversationwithnotesisthat ittook a while togeteverything
downas we had to type and speakat the same time.
2. Withus both knowing alotabout the topicit turnedmore intoa conversationthananactual
interview asIknewmostof the stuff he was talkingabout.
3. We were outina publicareaof the college sothere were afew distractions,butthisdidn’t
cause too much of an issue.
Three pointsIhave learnedandcan applyto my project:
1. Recordthe interviewthroughaudio.
2. Askquestionsaboutapart of the topicI don’tknow much about.
3. Keepthe conversationgoingratherthanbeing formal.
What was itlike beinginterviewed?
At firstI thoughtI wouldhate beinginterviewed butitturnsout,whenyouraskedquestions abouta
subjectyouknowa lotabout and enjoythen itmakesita loteasierto talkabout.
