The Journal’s Stuart Rayner has confirmed he is to become chief football writer for the Yorkshire Post – as first revealed by Prolific North last month.
He takes over from Richard Sutcliffe, who left the Yorkshire Post after 15 years in August to cover Sheffield United for The Athletic.
Rayner, the regional football writer for Newcastle-based newspaper The Journal, tweeted: “Thanks to everyone who made it such good fun and to all of you who shared, commented, questioned and criticised on here.
“Next stop for me is @YPSport which I’m really excited about, but I’ll always look back fondly on this time.”
When the chief football writer job was first advertised, Yorkshire Post editor James Mitchinson gained national attention by saying he wanted ‘a girl’ to get the job. He tweeted: “As a boy, I’d dream of getting this job. As it happens, I want a girl to have it.”
