PROFILE: DAVE

Me and my beautiful niece Niamh

DAVE JONES is a national award-winning sports journalist and media officer for the Great White Sharks.
Here is a bit more about this man of mystery....

FULL NAME: David Joseph Jones
BIRTHDAY: June 9
BIRTHPLACE: Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales
DOMICILE: Rhyl, North Wales
OCCUPATION: Sports editor/reporter
STATUS: Single and very happy to be
FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM: Manchester United, Great White Sharks, Wrexham Ladies FC
FAVOURITE SPORTS: Football, boxing, cricket, darts, rugby league and union
FAVOURITE RUGBY TEAM: Wigan Warriors and Wales
FAVOURITE CRICKET TEAM: Glamorgan and England
FAVOURITE FOOTBALLER: Eric Cantona
FAVOURITE CRICKETER: Kevin Pietersen
BEST FOOTBALLER SEEN: Kenny Dalglish
BEST CRICKETER SEEN: Sir Vivian Richards
FAVOURITE ALL-TIME BOXER: Aaron Pryor, Joe Calzaghe
TASTES IN MUSIC: So many....Killing Joke, The Stranglers, Hugh Cornwell, UK Subs, Donald Fagen, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Ben Folds Five, Scotty McCreery, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Paul Carrack, so, so many.....
FAVOURITE SINGER: Michael McDonald. The most amazing soulful voice in history. He sang with the Doobie Brothers, does some amazing solo stuff etc.
ALL-TIME HERO: Hugh Cornwell, formerly of The Stranglers and now top class solo artist. Meeting him was one of the greatest days of my life.
FAVOURITE TV SHOWS: I'm Alan Partridge, Randall and Hopkirk (1960s detective series), Lovejoy.
BEST FILM EVER SEEN: Gangster No1.
BEST QUALITY: Generosity, caring.
WORST FAULT: Moody and impatient!
FAVOURITE FOOD: Cheese on toast.
FAVOURITE TIPPLE: Pretty much teetotal now, so it would have to be Diet Lilt or Diet Vimto.
IDEAL DAY-OFF WORK: Spend time with my sister Heulwen and her daughters Niamh and Sheila, or brother Dylan, his wife Bev, their kids Melody, Curtis and Jessica (twins).
BEST PLACE VISITED: Monte Carlo. I was Wales' media judge for the 2011 and 2012 Best Footballer in Europe Awards in Monaco. Just the greatest experiences ever, meeting Sir Bobby Charlton, Ruud Gullit, Luis Figo, being so close to Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta, just unbelievable.
FAVOURITE PASTIME: Watching sports or sleeping.
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOU WE DON'T KNOW: I was lead singer and bass player for the Welsh language rock band Pyw Dall (Blind Puw) between 1990-92. We did lots of gigs and recorded two videos for S4C (still can be seen on You Tube). Great times, all too short.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT OFF E-BAY: Cacharel after shave, imported from France (£50).
WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB: At the moment working on my weekly page in the Daily Post "Belles on the Ball" about women's football. It's really coming together and I've had mainly positive reaction.
SPORTING DREAM: Well, I never thought in my lifetime I would see Man United win the treble (league, FA Cup and Champions League - they did so in 1999), I never thought I would see a Brit win Wimbledon (Andy Murray 2013), I never thought I would see a Brit win the Tour De France (Sir Bradley Wiggins).....so dare I dream of Wales winning the Rugby Union World Cup and perhaps Wales' football team qualifying for the World Cup finals???
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Give most of it away! I would see myself, my family and close friends all right, and then spend the rest on helping others. Give homes to the homeless, support to young people in difficulty and develop a football team in my home village in Anglesey with the loose change!
HOW DID YOU GET TO KNOW THE GREAT WHITE SHARKS: I met Salma Bi on Facebook about two and a half years ago when I was reading about the British Asian Sports Awards.
I wrote an article on Salma's cricket where she encouraged more females to take up the game.
Since then I have worked with Salma on many sporting projects and I began supporting the Sharks when Salma formed the team and I began the Great White Sharks blog in December 2011.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE GREAT WHITE SHARKS PLAY?: Yes, just the once. They beat Mighty Chicks 8-4 in a great game. I loved being involved and giving a little bit of coaching and motivation. I was a manager of a men's team once, but I did not have the personality to be forceful and put my point across, but I was much more confident with the Sharks. They were so friendly and great company.
WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE SHARK: It would be unfair to single one out as they all bring different qualities to the team.
WAS SEEING THE SHARKS YOUR FIRST TASTE OF WOMEN'S FUTSAL?: No, in March 2012 I attended the Birmingham Futsal Arena to see Salma Bi and Gemma Smith organise a 10-hour non-stop futsal marathon. We filmed the event, took photos and got some press coverage. I was very impressed by the players, especially Charlie Charmer and Jemma Connor-Iommi, as well as some very promising youngsters.
WHAT MAKES THE SHARKS SPECIAL FOR YOU?: They are a true team, everyone plays for one another. They come from all walks of life, yet bond together on the court. Different sorts of personalities all working together for a good result.
AMBITIONS FOR THE SHARKS: I'd like us to win the league and beat Under Estimated who right now look like the hardest side to defeat. Also for Salma to play cricket for England.
DREAMS FOR THE WORLD: Peace everywhere, but I'm sure anyone with any decency would say that. Also to find a cure for cancer, so that a person can be diagnosed, take a two-week course of tablets and be well again.
Can it be done? Well enough money is given towards it so I think we're entitled to expect a genuine breakthrough in our lifetimes.
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