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It seems odd for the founder of West Ham’s LGBTQ+ supporters group to come from family containing plenty of Spurs fans – but that’s exactly what happened with Jim Dolan.

In fact, that seems to be a running theme amongst the folks at Pride Of Irons – because Jim’s co-chair Jo Bailey also has a smattering of Spurs fans in her family (although as you’ll hear from the recording, not the huge amount I may have implied!).

Either way, both Jim and Jo ended up as passionate West Ham fans – and this is an absolutely cracking episode that we think you're going to love about their respective journeys in football, and the growth of Pride of Irons.

There’s so much good stuff on tap for this one – the passion and highs-and-lows of following your team; visibility in football; why Jim started tweeting about being an LGBTQ+ West Ham fan and how that led to Pride of Irons; how Jo discovered it and what it mean to her; being embraced by your club; West Ham’s season so far and so much more.

It’s honestly a brilliant chat that we really think you’ll like it – and we’re hugely grateful to Jim and Jo for taking the time.

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