Fans Get Inside View From Video Diary

An online video diary is offering an insight into the Wembley experience from the perspective of the players.

Holdthefrontpage.co.uk reports that the exclusive four-part series is the brainchild of the Grimsby Telegraph’s sports desk and follows the fortunes of Grimsby Town in a recent trophy final at Wembley.

Wembley Video Diary was put together by Town players Danny North and Nick Hegarty and follows the lads on the trip down south and onto the hallowed turf.

The videos include a passionate team-talk from the manager, interviews with players in their hotel dressing gowns and pre-match shots from the dressing room.

In addition, they give Town fans a unique insight into the spirit and camaraderie of their team, with footage from the team bus and hotel breakfast tables.

It’s thanks to a journalist’s relations with the club that the idea was turned into a reality.

“Our chief football writer David Pye has a really good relationship with the players,” said James McMath, deputy sports editor at the Telegraph. He said the two team members also were “really up for it.”

He added: “The video was edited by Peter Craig, one of our video journalists from the news department, whose task it was to ensure the content was family-friendly.”

All the hard work seems to have paid off for McMath and his team: “So far we’ve had nothing but positive feedback, and fans really appreciate the chance to have a rare insight into what goes on behind the scenes.”