Quote from: SoccerHQ on June 26, 2015, 10:20:39 PMHe really is.18 months ago Mail had Kendrick, Tattum and Lepwowski as the three long serving correspondents for each respective club, at least there was an air of professionalism about the match reports on a Monday, now you get that god awful what have we learnt bullet point report that's probably been typed up in 10 minutes.It's a tough one, I can't see local media surviving that much longer but to not have a local paper every day would feel weird. The Post went weekly a while back and I always get it as it's pretty readable although they don't really cover Football aside from a business angle anymore.Maybe they should go free like the Metro and the Standard.
He really is.18 months ago Mail had Kendrick, Tattum and Lepwowski as the three long serving correspondents for each respective club, at least there was an air of professionalism about the match reports on a Monday, now you get that god awful what have we learnt bullet point report that's probably been typed up in 10 minutes.It's a tough one, I can't see local media surviving that much longer but to not have a local paper every day would feel weird. The Post went weekly a while back and I always get it as it's pretty readable although they don't really cover Football aside from a business angle anymore.
Quote from: SoccerHQ on June 26, 2015, 10:20:39 PMHe really is.18 months ago Mail had Kendrick, Tattum and Lepwowski as the three long serving correspondents for each respective club, at least there was an air of professionalism about the match reports on a Monday, now you get that god awful what have we learnt bullet point report that's probably been typed up in 10 minutes.It's a tough one, I can't see local media surviving that much longer but to not have a local paper every day would feel weird. The Post went weekly a while back and I always get it as it's pretty readable although they don't really cover Football aside from a business angle anymore.Even with decent journalism, the time of the (paid) printed press is almost over. I think it's mainly the over 40s who still buy a paper and then mainly out of habit.I don't think I've paid money for a newspaper in the last 5 years, and stopped buying one regularly about 10 years ago.
Quote from: Lucky Eddie on June 27, 2015, 01:05:37 AMQuote from: pauliewalnuts on June 27, 2015, 12:51:51 AMWhen I moved to Newcastle to be a student in the mid 80s, I used to go on to people about the "outdoor" and get totally blank stares back.The fucking phillistines.Remind me what they called their sports Argos up there? It's pet name, something like The Pink.I think a few regions had a 'Sporting Pink'. Although if I remember right from away trips with Villa in the eighties, Yorkshire had a 'Sporting Green'.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on June 27, 2015, 12:51:51 AMWhen I moved to Newcastle to be a student in the mid 80s, I used to go on to people about the "outdoor" and get totally blank stares back.The fucking phillistines.Remind me what they called their sports Argos up there? It's pet name, something like The Pink.
When I moved to Newcastle to be a student in the mid 80s, I used to go on to people about the "outdoor" and get totally blank stares back.The fucking phillistines.
Good suggestion that Perce.
The fans would probably take to him, fans love a bad boy, and Blues have had their fair share down the years with Mick Harford, Mark Dennis, Robbie Savage and Co.
If Joey (sorry Joe) Barton signs for Birmingham City, I will do a lap of St Andrew's dressed in a chicken suit.That said, what a signing it would be.
Supportive as ever...http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/10-aston-villa-players-who-9586584