Premier League: Jo Tongue, 606 producer
Jo Tongue is the executive producer for 606, which goes out oin Saturdays and Sundays at 18:00. You can follow @tonguetweets on Twitter
Tip for the title
Manchester United. The side's been in transition for a while now but I think this could be Fergie's next great side - Young, Cleverley, Welbeck, Smalling are all going to help them to the title this year.
Player to look out for
Mario Balotelli, because he will continue to surprise us both with his skill and his temper. We need characters like him - you'd watch a game just to watch him.
One change to make it a better experience for fans
Easier access to tickets. Yes, tickets should also be cheaper but I feel my season ticket is really good value, so I don't think that's necessarily the issue - it's so difficult to actually get hold of tickets nowadays. For lower league clubs who can't fill stadiums: give tickets to local schools for free. You'll get your money back thorough merchandising, food and drink etc etc. The best schemes are kids' season tickets for £75-£100. You are guaranteed to get your money back through loyalty in years to come.
The team I support
I'm a Spurs fan, and this is the first time in a while I haven't got ridiculous expectations for the season. I feel a sense of impending doom, as we're bound to lose Modric, we still haven't really solved the striker issue, and our defence has never been the same without Ledley. Having said that, I wasn't interested in the Europa League at all until the Hearts fixture came up - I'm definitely looking forward to a trip to Edinburgh.
My earliest football memory
Most vivid memory is the Spurs v Arsenal 1991 FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. My mum was charged with taking me and my three siblings. We were so little we couldn't see a thing, but i remember being bundled about on the floor when Gazza scored his free kick and was black and blue the next day. Everyone around us then spent the next 85 minutes telling my mum how it was all going to kick off and that she should get us all out of there as soon as possible. Why couldnt they just watch the football? - there was no way i was leaving that stadium before the final celebratory song had been sung. I still tell everyone it was the happiest day of my life, even better than the final against Forest (please dont tell my husband!)
A guaranteed headline this season
'Modric is a Blue'
Advice for footballers who use Twitter
Be prepared for everything you write to be quoted again and again and again!
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