Meet Your 2022-23 NMA Staff

Who are these clowns anyway?

By David Brian Aug 6, 2022, 11:00am PDT

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Ever wonder about the masterminds behind all the top-shelf fantasy content we put out here at Never Manage Alone?

Well then, as Austin Powers would say:

David

Role at NMA: Site Manager, forum moderator, content creator
Location: Virginia, USA
Nationality: USA
Favorite EPL Club: Liverpool, simply because of Jurgen Klopp
Favorite EPL Player: Mo Salah, for his talent and the obvious joy the game brings him (and vice versa)
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: Just a fan of the game
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Cristiano Ronaldo
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, Fantrax (NMA-11 and NMA-17), UCL, Euros, World Cup
Hobbies and Interests: Craft beer, bourbon, Muay Thai, Spartan obstacle course racing, and my family

James

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: New Zealand, South Island
Nationality: English
Favorite EPL Club: Newcastle United
Favorite EPL Player: Now - Joelinton, Ever - Alan Shearer
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: I do like Plymouth Argyle.
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Now - Zlatan, Ever - Maldini
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, Fantrax, UCL, Euros, World Cup
Hobbies and Interests: Football, Rugby League, Movies and Board Games - I know, I know.

Paul

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: Essex, England
Nationality: British
Favorite EPL Club: Arsenal
Favorite EPL Player: Bukayo Saka (current) - Thierry Henry (all-time)
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: Southend United
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Federico Chiesa
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, Fantrax, FPL Draft, Euros, World Cup
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, Writing, Music, Football.

PPQ

(I’m also a David, but there was already a David before me, so it’s PPQ. Interesting story behind those initials. )

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Nationality: USA
Favorite EPL Club: Arsenal
Favorite EPL Player: Bukayo Saka (current), Thierry Henry (Yes, it’s the same as Paul’s, but he’s a smart guy!)
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: Houston Dynamo
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Dani Rojas. Richmond FC
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, Fantrax NMA-11 & NMA-17, Fantrax Draft League, Fantrax PXI, Weekly Yahoo, World Cup, Champions League, MLS (plus still missing Togga and the original Yahoo).
Hobbies and Interests: Reading. Writing. Family. Craft beer.

Jeff

Role at NMA: Copy-editor, forum moderator, and Fantrax commish.
Location: Vancouver WA, USA
Nationality: USA
Favorite EPL Club: Southampton, for as long as it lasts. Then maybe Leeds if they survive.
Favorite EPL Player: Christian Ziege — Followed closely by Harry Kewell, Lee Bowyer and Ian Harte... Plus whoever is still on my Fantrax teams at the end of any weekend.
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: San Francisco Giants
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Micha Hancock
Fantasy Platforms Played: Fantrax NMA-11 & NMA-17, plus UCL and any one-off World-Cup or Olympics leagues I set up for NMA (including the women’s World Cup we did four years ago).
Hobbies and Interests: Craft beer, Strategy Games, Science Fiction, Political “Philosophy”, computers, pub trivia, home theater, nuclear chemistry, neurology, economics...

Guy

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Nationality: British
Favorite EPL Club: None really (I tell myself this is good for Fantasy), but if pushed, Tottenham Hotspur
Favorite EPL Player: The one who gets me most Fantasy points that week!
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: Crewe Alexandra
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: I don’t really do favorites but I do remember being amazed by how calm under pressure Paolo Maldini always seemed to be.
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, Fantrax NMA-11 & NMA-17, FPL, Euros, World Cup
Hobbies and Interests: Brass Banding and music

Trambak

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: Kolkata, India
Nationality: Indian
Favorite EPL Club: Manchester United, a bit inclined towards Leicester
Favorite EPL Player: Cristiano Ronaldo (Since 2008 and hasn't changed since)
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: I'm a die-hard Madridista and also a peña card holder, so Real Madrid
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Karim Benzema
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, Fantrax newbie, Euros, Champions League
Hobbies and Interests: I read a lot of books, watch movies and play the tabla

Chris

Role at NMA: Occasional Content Creator (limited by law), member emeritus
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality: USA
Favorite EPL Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Favorite EPL Player: Harry Kane
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: L.A. Galaxy
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Giovanni Reyna
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, Fantrax-11, Champions League, Euros, World Cup, Yahoo NFL, Yahoo NCAA Basketball Tournament
Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, beach biking, bowling, cooking, making cocktails, reading, watching movies, t.v. shows and (surprise!) sports

Olakunle

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigerian
Favorite EPL Club: Arsenal
Favorite EPL Player: Now - Cristiano Ronaldo, Ever - Ronaldinho
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: Definitely Real Madrid.
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Vinicius Junior
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, Fantrax, UCL, Euros.
Hobbies and Interests: Football, Movies, and Scrabble.

Ali

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality: Pakistani
Favorite EPL Club: Manchester United
Favorite EPL Player: Now - Cristiano Ronaldo & Kevin de Bruyne, Ever - Paul Scholes
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: Visca el Barca
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Leo Messi
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, UCL, Euros
Hobbies and Interests: Photography, Gaming, TV Shows, Sequence and of course, playing football more than anything - obviously

Stall

Role at NMA: Occasional Content Creator, member emeritus
Location: Southwest England
Nationality: British
Favorite EPL Club: Manchester United
Favorite EPL Player: I don’t really have a single favourite at this moment in time.
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: Little Yeovil Town
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Again, there is no individual.
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, Fantrax NMA-11, UCL (sometimes), Euros, World Cup (come on England), and wish Yahoo were here!
Hobbies and Interests: Sports of most types, outdoor living, reading, poker, TV shows and movies and BBQ’s as often as possible.

Dhivakhar

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: Bengaluru, India
Nationality: Indian
Favorite EPL Club: Manchester United
Favorite EPL Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: FC Barcelona
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Lionel Messi
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, UCL Fantasy
Hobbies and Interests: Football, Cricket, and Chess!

Sravan

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: Bangalore, India
Nationality: Indian
Favorite EPL Club: Here for the thrills, but Manchester City if I had to choose one.
Favorite EPL Player: João Cancelo. Jadon Sancho when he rediscovers his Dortmund form.
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: Probably watched every Bayern Munich game since 2013. Mia san Mia! Really hoping that Dortmund and Leipzig reach their potential. Outside the top five leagues though, Ajax’s way is the way football is meant to be played.
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Neymar Jr
Fantasy Platforms Played: UCL, Euros, FPL rookie.
Hobbies and Interests: FIFA, traveling, reading, tech, F1, and playing football of course!

MiQ

Role at NMA: Content Creator
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Nationality: Emirati (UAE)
Favorite EPL Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Favorite EPL Player: Heung-Min Son
Favorite Club(s) Outside the EPL: Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich
Favorite Player Outside the EPL: Robin Gosens
Fantasy Platforms Played: FPL, UCL, plus a draft-style UCL game that I invented
Hobbies and Interests: Playing football, board games, video games, and fantasy football

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