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Doh - oops yes I just saw they’d won the last 2 didn’t think about that. So either Derby or Portsmouth will join Lincoln and Cambridge with a 100% BH weekend record unless it’s a draw.Portsmouth play tomorrow
Doh - oops yes I just saw they’d won the last 2 didn’t think about that. So either Derby or Portsmouth will join Lincoln and Cambridge with a 100% BH weekend record unless it’s a draw.Portsmouth play tomorrow
It's been a while since we had someone up front who can finish like Joe Taylor...
Agreed, but he is still fairly raw isn't he?
The chance against Orient from the quick free kick (akin to the Cowley one which Matt Green always scored from) that shot was utterly wayward.
Will be some player in a couple of years, top class mentality.
He would be an instant starter in almost any League 1 team I would suggest, that's a pretty high level of ability already I would think?
Wasn't the rumour that we beat a significant number of L1 clubs to get Taylor in January?He would be an instant starter in almost any League 1 team I would suggest, that's a pretty high level of ability already I would think?
I'm not sure he'll be at our level next season unless we're promoted...He would be an instant starter in almost any League 1 team I would suggest, that's a pretty high level of ability already I would think?
Beautifully written Carlisle match report. Well worth a read, thanks for posting.I don't usually read match reports but I always look out for Carlisle's local paper one.
That's top quality football journalism which few national press writers can match, Maurice Burton standard.I don't usually read match reports but I always look out for Carlisle's local paper one.
We shouldn't forget that MB did his report during the match and it would have been submitted before the match was actually finished, the last ten minutes' play simply mentioning if any late goals were scored.That's top quality football journalism which few national press writers can match, Maurice Burton standard.
We shouldn't forget that MB did his report during the match and it would have been submitted before the match was actually finished, the last ten minutes' play simply mentioning if any late goals were scored.
I've no doubt the Carlisle reporter had the benefit of a video recording of the game, also possibly speech-to-text software to aid filing his report. It's a good report, but not a "live" one.
MB would file his text to a copy taker throughout the match for the Football Echo. A set number of words/paragraphs before kickoff then after 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and an update on the final whistle. Any corrections would have to be made from memory. Monday reports were a rewrite with some overview/analysis, both from his own thoughts and after speaking to players, the manager, etc.We shouldn't forget that MB did his report during the match and it would have been submitted before the match was actually finished, the last ten minutes' play simply mentioning if any late goals were scored.
I've no doubt the Carlisle reporter had the benefit of a video recording of the game, also possibly speech-to-text software to aid filing his report. It's a good report, but not a "live" one.
I wasn't intending to be negative, just remarking how much things had changed in the past 60 years.Given the standard of journalism these days I am saddened/disappointed you've been able to find more or less the only possible negative from that report...
Thanks for the details. People today can't realise what a palaver it used to be to phone, especially when you had to phone the operator to connect you. It was only from sometime in the 1960s that could call direct from Carlisle to Lincoln.MB would file his text to a copy taker throughout the match for the Football Echo. A set number of words/paragraphs before kickoff then after 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and an update on the final whistle. Any corrections would have to be made from memory. Monday reports were a rewrite with some overview/analysis, both from his own thoughts and after speaking to players, the manager, etc.
Modern reporters file their copy online even if updating throughout the game. If they've made a mistake or want to change anything they can see the full text and alter as they wish. I'm not actually sure there are any Saturday night football specials remaining so the skills needed to do 'immediate' match reports will have disappeared.