Thanks for the responses to this. As many have pointed out it goes beyond football and sports writing. The capitulation to 'content' and hits is turning writing itself into a 'cost burden,' an anachronism. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
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Absolutely.
aug 25, 2025, 9:07 am • 1 0 • view
I found your article dis-spiriting but in April I had this out with the readers' editor to no avail. Could the Observer at least print a proper results page to complement the journalism: attendance, goal scorers, refs and oh...Scottish Championship, leagues 1 and 2 exist as well Paul.
aug 25, 2025, 11:21 am • 0 0 • view
Man can not live on sidebars alone and in football it means concentration on same five prem clubs the rhythm of newspaper deadlines - now also getting it online first - still dictates a lot of writing. And the Yorkshire Evening post was fetching shade of green, not vulgar pink like the rest.
aug 25, 2025, 12:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Bought the paper and read online as well! I love having the physical but I agree with your quoted friend - I'll only buy/read about Football if the writer is good (imo, obvs) or has something interesting to say. I'll continue to buy as long as decent writers continue to write.
aug 25, 2025, 1:23 pm • 1 0 • view