Just as a wee aside, I was working as a sports reporter in the Midlands when the pink paper was just about still going up there. 2009 or something like that.Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
The Football Echo and a pint after a Saturday game ... perfect combination!
I must admit, when I was living in Cardiff last (left in 2003) I NEVER missed buying the evening Echo - I'd rather go without food than miss that. I'm not sure of the quality these days, but I used to find it a great read.
You’d ring the office 6 times during the 90 minutes and give them some words over the phone. The Saturday girls would take down the copy and then obviously by full time there’d be a full report there.
It was amazing how quickly the papers were on the shelves, but some of the mistakes that were there because they’d misheard you were cringey. I stopped reading the reports back in the end.
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