Might have to get it for the boy then. Cheers.
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Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View PostSomething about tactics, who's in the squad etc is interesting. Why are Shrewsbury above Blackburn in the table at that point, based on how they play? Do we really need to be told that Blackburn were doped to a Premier League title 23 years ago and the Venkys have been a disaster?
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Kickaround seems like a bold and admirable idea really, a recognition that the angry, jaded young fan demographic that sustained WSC's early readership (and writer-ship) is now an angry, jaded middle-aged fan demographic, often with kids that they drag along to football with them. I think it got the tone right really, overall (though it overuses exclamation marks – there's enough of that in adult journalism).
Writing for kids is harder than writing for adults. I hope it succeeds.
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Doug, the reference to Dean Henderson starting the bottle throwing incident with Blackburn fans might have been ill advised given fans have had to plead to criminal charges. I know it was a partisan writer but perhaps someone should have subbed that out to avoid blaming the player. (Not that he's blameless but the specific wording implies he caused the incident, which would need proving.)
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Speaking of Shrewsbury (which I believe we have been, quite a bit), I was surprised to read in the TV column that there had been a debate at the Beeb about how to pronounce their name. I can only think of one pronunciation, and looking at the word am hard pushed to imagine any other way of saying it, unless the local dialect churns it out as Shroiwsbarry or something.
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Originally posted by imp View PostSpeaking of Shrewsbury (which I believe we have been, quite a bit), I was surprised to read in the TV column that there had been a debate at the Beeb about how to pronounce their name. I can only think of one pronunciation, and looking at the word am hard pushed to imagine any other way of saying it, unless the local dialect churns it out as Shroiwsbarry or something.
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Originally posted by Hot Orange View PostA close friend of mine who is Shrewsbury born and bred is adamant that it's "Shroosbury". His parents are adamant that it's "Shrosebury".
Well then they're wrong, because if it was Shrosebury it wouldn't bloody well be spelt Shrewsbury, would it? It's like claiming a Jaffa Cake's not a biscuit.
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Place names here bear little resemblance to the local pronunciations: we live in Weingarten (everyone calls it Wingerde). I went to watch Mechtersheim (Meddersche) play just before Christmas, and will be heading down to catch a game in Zeiskam (Zääse) soon. I often have very little idea what people are saying to me here, and we've lived in the village since 2010...
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Originally posted by imp View PostWell then they're wrong, because if it was Shrosebury it wouldn't bloody well be spelt Shrewsbury, would it? It's like claiming a Jaffa Cake's not a biscuit.
Also to add to the confusion it was often spelled Shrowesbury or Shrowesburg back in medieval times.
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