by NICK SHELTON

The chief football writer for the Lancashire Evening Post, Dave Seddon, paid a visit to first year journalism and sports journalism students.

Dave’s previous jobs include being a court reporter for the Barnes press agency in Wigan before making the switch to sport, covering Wigan Athletic before moving to the Lancashire Evening Post.

Dave was especially busy over the festive period due to the sacking of Preston North End manager Alan Irvine, who was replaced by former Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson.

He gave students the inside track on managers he has worked with, including David Moyes, Steve Bruce and Paul Jewell. “Most football managers like working with the media,” he said. Topping the list of media-friendly managers was former Wigan boss Steve Bruce who bought Dave a bottle of champagne on hearing the news that his wife had given birth.

Dave also discussed the future of print journalism. Regarding the LEP itself, Dave said: “There will always be a newspaper,” but he also predicted that other local newspapers will change to become internet only publications in the near future.

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