I almost feel sorry for Andy Naylor

[driller]

Bit harsh isn't it. It's the mans living. Didn't you used to work in 'papers'?

Paperboy?

 

[W.C.]

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[HovaGirl]

No, that's cheating. The ER is missing from the top line!

 

[Camicus]

Sorry for starting a thread then bailing got called out to work . Whilst I agree that proffesional journos have to fact check and rumour sites/twitter/NSC dont. It must be bloody galling to have your headline annouced online by the club 5 minutes before you. Surley this makes it almost impossable for Naylor to get a scoop and leaves him nowhere to go other than increasingly bizzare attacks on "internet whingers" in a vain attgampt to remain relivent

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

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Was that in the 2008 Tumbleweed Stakes ?

 

[Fitzcarraldo]

But when they have died out, PR and hearsay will take over.

Has it not already?

 

[Tooting Gull]

Erm, no.

Its not harsh, its a fact of life. Newspapers, particularly the likes of the Argus, will start to die out soon as their readers realise that they contain absolutely nothing which is not available freely and increasingly conveniently elsewhere.

I actually agree with you that the Argus isn't getting the scoop on stories as you might expect, and as they used to - but I'm not sure you've nailed the reason why, it isn't all down to the internet.

Plenty of other local papers DO give scoops to their fans, and it is down to the relationship between paper/reporters and club, not just the manager but all staff.

It is very clear from anyone who has covered the Albion at all that Gus plays his cards very close to his chest, he is not above a bit of disinformation here and there, and the Argus is not being given the same level of 'inside track' as it used to.

Don't think you can completely blame Naylor for that, as he has shown with previous managers he can get the stories.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Has it not already?

You might think so, but I couldn't possibly comment.

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