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Post by Feeling The Blues on Apr 5, 2017 22:43:31 GMT
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Post by Captain Jayho on Apr 6, 2017 3:46:36 GMT
What a shame. They actually wrote some well researched articles about Rovers over the years. Unlike that other local excuse for journalism. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 4:27:37 GMT
If I remember rightly this is mainly an ads paper with virtually no coverage of anything.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Apr 6, 2017 5:41:51 GMT
If I remember rightly this is mainly an ads paper with virtually no coverage of anything. You remember incorrectly. Local football coverage was comprehensive and second to none. |
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Apr 6, 2017 7:12:10 GMT
If I remember rightly this is mainly an ads paper with virtually no coverage of anything. You remember incorrectly. Local football coverage was comprehensive and second to none. Haven't read a copy this millennium as I have been living away from the region, but it was excellent in the '90s on football and cricket, with comprehensive coverage of the bigger teams in the area and willing to delve much deeper into the non-league game than the Post or the Preas ever did. A big shame and really, a sign that quality regional newspapers are on their way out. |
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Post by EastVanGas on Apr 6, 2017 8:00:53 GMT
If I remember rightly this is mainly an ads paper with virtually no coverage of anything. You remember incorrectly. Local football coverage was comprehensive and second to none. I think Mr Stevens is getting mixed up with the local Observer. |
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Post by chilly1883 on Apr 6, 2017 12:04:11 GMT
The only paper I've bought for years!! Gonna miss buying it on a Sunday. Reading that with a couple of Natches👌
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 20:41:19 GMT
Shame as it was good journalism...trouble was, like too many, I never bought it often enough.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 20:43:40 GMT
You remember incorrectly. Local football coverage was comprehensive and second to none. I think Mr Stevens is getting mixed up with the local Observer. Must admit, that's what I thought was being talked about. |
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Post by pirate49 on Apr 6, 2017 21:00:40 GMT
Sad news for local journalism. Always had very comprehensive coverage of all
West Country sport.
Will particularly miss Richard Latham's honest reporting and Mark Leesdad's
'Where Are They Now?' articles. Also the exhaustive listing of the forthcoming
week's fixtures; both local and national.
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Post by mehewmagic on Apr 6, 2017 23:02:40 GMT
Sad news for local journalism. Always had very comprehensive coverage of all West Country sport. Will particularly miss Richard Latham's honest reporting and Mark Leesdad's 'Where Are They Now?' articles. Also the exhaustive listing of the forthcoming week's fixtures; both local and national. mark's article are also in the BRFC programme - maybe they will continue? I didn't buy the Sunday Independent so I don't know if the articles in the prog are exactly the same as in the paper. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2017 0:00:27 GMT
I used to love the sunday independent,although plymouth based always had good long articles about the bristol clubs.
When i was playing they had a very comprehensive coverage of western league,southern league and other semi-pro and amateur leagues which i enjoyed.
I guess the internet has played a part in the papers decline,i dont read papers now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2017 5:40:38 GMT
Just as 'Video killed the Radio Star' as the Buggles song goes...it seems that Internet is killing good Journalism and we have only ourselves to blame.
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Post by gasstrictband on Apr 7, 2017 6:15:09 GMT
I just looked around and it was gone , shame liked to read on a Sunday morning in bed , really good football coverage.
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