Bat Fastard Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1130855226?-1007:836 This stupid article suggests we will narrowly avoid relegation next season - how on earth can they predict anything before they know the shape of the squads of all the teams in the league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 All this article does is rehash the betting odds that were discussed on here in the last week and translate them to a league table. Nothing to see here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 It’s not awful as the article is repeating a forecast made by others. As Bristol World operates on a budget of approx 5p per week it’s got to get a lot of its content from other sources. If it didn’t do that it would have little content. With these type of online news sites there is often little “journalism” in the traditional sense with proper reporters going out and getting stories and scoops. The best places for original stuff is on the forum. A lot of it is crazy but at least it’s entertaining 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 I think I started both of these stories,so if Bristol World wants to give me some credit,here are my contact details johngreatwestern@aol.com or 07565 848 889 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, Never to the dark side said: I think I started both of these stories,so if Bristol World wants to give me some credit,here are my contact details johngreatwestern@aol.com or 07565 848 889 Are you admitting to be the "deep throat"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 My only memory of deep throat was a film back in the 1960's or 70's?. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 34 minutes ago, Never to the dark side said: My only memory of deep throat was a film back in the 1960's or 70's?. I was referring to a term used for a covert informant........and you immediately think of Linda Lovelace! Maybe that is telling! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bat Fastard said: I was referring to a term used for a covert informant........and you immediately think of Linda Lovelace! Maybe that is telling! I quickly read it as “deep thought” and HHGTTG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbytheriver Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 its just garbage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Bat Fastard said: I was referring to a term used for a covert informant........and you immediately think of Linda Lovelace! Maybe that is telling! I’m pretty sure it was used in your sense in the Woodward/Bernstein Watergate investigation (“All the President’s Men” covered it as a film). It did refer back to LL of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 9 minutes ago, Leveller said: I’m pretty sure it was used in your sense in the Woodward/Bernstein Watergate investigation (“All the President’s Men” covered it as a film). It did refer back to LL of course. And it was used in that sense in the X-Files for Mulder`s government informant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 4 hours ago, pongo88 said: It’s not awful as the article is repeating a forecast made by others. As Bristol World operates on a budget of approx 5p per week it’s got to get a lot of its content from other sources. If it didn’t do that it would have little content. With these type of online news sites there is often little “journalism” in the traditional sense with proper reporters going out and getting stories and scoops. The best places for original stuff is on the forum. A lot of it is crazy but at least it’s entertaining Yup. Local journalism these days consists of a hopeful media studies graduate on minimum wage trawling Facebook, Twitter, forums, court lists and Rightmove for their requisite five stories a day. A school friend was editor of two local papers before being made redundant because they couldn't cover a decent salary; the contrast in the staffing of a local paper between when he started, late eighties, to now was amazing. Then you had several reporters out on the road, finding stories and interviewing people through the week plus a sports desk. These days nobody gets to spend even half a day on one story. Which is a shame. If there's a decent story on this forum them they'll print it because they need to keep generating content. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 8 hours ago, johnbytheriver said: its just garbage! Is that Bristol world or Deep Throat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 15 hours ago, Bat Fastard said: I was referring to a term used for a covert informant........and you immediately think of Linda Lovelace! Maybe that is telling! What could also be telling, is that you knew the name of the star of the film 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted June 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 4 hours ago, 1960maaan said: What could also be telling, is that you knew the name of the star of the film You say it was a film? I thought it was a book. Maybe you know a bit more about this stuff than you are letting on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Bat Fastard said: You say it was a film? I thought it was a book. Maybe you know a bit more about this stuff than you are letting on! *cough Google, I Googled the name you said. Which obviously I've forgotten, because I never knew it in the first place. And definitely not watched the film several times . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted June 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: *cough Google, I Googled the name you said. Which obviously I've forgotten, because I never knew it in the first place. And definitely not watched the film several times . I actually knew there was a film although I have never seen it. When I was very young I had to "house sit" for my old boss and I found the book in his book case. I never looked at him in the same way again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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