Hob Nob Anyone? is recruiting a guest reporter for the new season. To keep Hob Nob Anyone? well known as the place to find the full fans view of Reading FC, we're after a reliable second opinion on every Royals match played over the season. The best bit is that it's worth a fiver for every game you report on.

The guest reporter must:

• Be a long-term, regular Reading FC supporter
• Have a real passion for Reading FC
• Attend every home match and the vast majority of away matches
• Have a good writing style
• Be able to supply a report quickly after each game

Each match report must be:

• Entertaining
• Supplied as soon as possible (at least within 24 hours of the final whistle)
• Sent electronically (e-mail)
• A minimum of 500 words, and a maximum of 1500 words
• Suitable for a wide audience, but giving a real opinion
• Exclusive to Hob Nob Anyone?, and not sent or used elsewhere

Benefits for the guest reporter:

• You will receive FIVE pounds for EVERY report that meets the above conditions
• That could be around 300 quid for the season - which is the value of your season ticket and change for pre-match beer!
• All reports you write will be credited to you
• Your views and opinions on each match will be read by at least 5,000 people
• Contributing to the longest running Reading FC site on the Internet

Additional information:

• The guest reporter would also be invited to supply content for articles and news stories to be used on other areas of the Hob Nob Anyone? website. However, this content would be optional and free.
• If the guest reporter fails to regularly supply reports of good quality we reserve the right to inform that reporter we will refuse future submissions. In this case we'd go out on the hunt for a new reporter. This is just to protect ourselves and isn't meant to scare off any applicant!

How to apply:

Unfortunately there can only be one guest reporter role, which means your reporting needs to be good for you to be selected.
All applicants are invited to write a match report for one of the following Reading FC pre-season friendlies of their choice, as a example of the kind of report they will produce throughout the season:

• Maidenhead United
• Aldershot Town
• Weymouth
• Tiverton Town
• Dorchester Town

If you are unable to attend any of the above games but are interested in the job then please still get in contact with a description of why you should be considered.

The reporter behind the report I like the most, who can meet all of the criteria above, will get the job for the whole of the season. The sample report for the pre-season game will only be used on the website with your permission, however no payment will be made for this first report.

First step:

Please send me an email at guest_reporter@royals.cx with your contact details to register your initial interest, and then get ready to write up your pre-season friendly match report. Any questions - please ask.