High Class Journalism?
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High Class Journalism?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/footbal ... edc2&ei=23
copied from the Daily Mirror, which starts
"Aston Villa's 7-0 victory over Sunderland in the Conti Cup could be overturned after Carla Ward's side fielded an illegible player,"
I think that's harsh - if the player had been "ineligible", then fair enough.
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copied from the Daily Mirror, which starts
"Aston Villa's 7-0 victory over Sunderland in the Conti Cup could be overturned after Carla Ward's side fielded an illegible player,"
I think that's harsh - if the player had been "ineligible", then fair enough.
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At least the player wasn't illiterate - unlike the journalist.
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Re: High Class Journalism?
In the days of match cards being reported via handwriting, post cards and The Royal Mail we witnessed a number of instances of illegible players.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:33 amthe Conti Cup could be overturned after Carla Ward's side fielded an illegible player,"
Even in 2024 I get nonsense names being reported via the LMS that require investigation.
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And via email!John Upham wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:59 am
Even in 2024 I get nonsense names being reported via the LMS that require investigation.
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"And via email!"
well, yes. I mentioned elsewhere the multiple spellings of my name in the "Sorry Error", excuse me, "Surrey Mirror". When they got handwritten reports, there was some excuse, but when I sent them Word files, they still did it. And they managed to mention people more than once and not even spell the name the same way twice.
well, yes. I mentioned elsewhere the multiple spellings of my name in the "Sorry Error", excuse me, "Surrey Mirror". When they got handwritten reports, there was some excuse, but when I sent them Word files, they still did it. And they managed to mention people more than once and not even spell the name the same way twice.
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Then there were the headlines which the writer of the piece submitted was not trusted to draft - this could only be done by a professional journalist. On occasion they bore no obvious relation to the text, or did but somehow got the whole thing upside-down. That's Bermuda not Surrey, by the way.
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Donna Air, I believe.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:33 amMany years ago, an interviewer asked The Corrs (a popular Beat Combo, my Lord), "How did you meet?"
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One might have thought Aston Villa would know better, having been on the opposite side of a similar issue in 1999 https://www.theguardian.com/football/19 ... tory.sport which, incidentally spared Gareth Southgate's blushes after he again missed a penalty in the shoot-out.
Seriously though, I don't understand how/why eligibility isn't something that is checked as part of the pre-match process by officials.
Seriously though, I don't understand how/why eligibility isn't something that is checked as part of the pre-match process by officials.