CANARYKING 644 Posted August 6, 2023 No YouTube video summary of yesterday’s game, is he still doing them ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantiaci Canary 586 Posted August 6, 2023 He is but he wasn't at yesterday's game ... family stuff. On a side note - he is scaling back on his matches this season due to the evolution of his work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 4,673 Posted August 6, 2023 Think he's the Athletic's Luton correspondent this season, isn't he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarybubbles 1,974 Posted August 6, 2023 Bailey will be back once our Supreme Leader has finally found someone even more devastated than Delia who will finance his ego. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 4,673 Posted August 6, 2023 15 minutes ago, canarybubbles said: Bailey will be back once our Supreme Leader has finally found someone even more devastated than Delia who will finance his ego. Lot to work through here 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Wundaboy 1,362 Posted August 6, 2023 We’re just a mid-table Championship side as of our finish last season, not a relegated EPL side. We simply don’t justify the full correspondent coverage, so MB’s been tasked to do other things for the Athletic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,459 Posted August 6, 2023 He said on the podcast that he wouldn't be at the Hull game for family reasons and that this year he'll be at most games but beyond that he's cutting down on his Norwich content for the athletic and focusing more on "the world of football" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,126 Posted August 6, 2023 1 minute ago, GodlyOtsemobor said: He said on the podcast that he wouldn't be at the Hull game for family reasons and that this year he'll be at most games but beyond that he's cutting down on his Norwich content for the athletic and focusing more on "the world of football" Still got Dave, Chris and Jack though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Holt 522 Posted August 6, 2023 37 minutes ago, Canary Wundaboy said: We’re just a mid-table Championship side as of our finish last season, not a relegated EPL side. We simply don’t justify the full correspondent coverage, so MB’s been tasked to do other things for the Athletic. Not sure that’s anything to do with us, more Michael being very good at his job. He will be missed locally, the best around. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,459 Posted August 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Midlands Yellow said: Still got Dave, Chris and Jack though. Wahoo 😏 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danke bitte 967 Posted August 6, 2023 16 minutes ago, Captain Holt said: Not sure that’s anything to do with us, more Michael being very good at his job. He will be missed locally, the best around. This, I completely agree. Absolutely quality insight and a personality to go with it. Always reminded me of James Richardson from Football Italia, a certain panache about his delivery. From here on out, we’re limited with who we’ve got. Connor? He’s pretty good. Beyond him though I don’t rate the other EDP journos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,126 Posted August 6, 2023 Just now, Danke bitte said: This, I completely agree. Absolutely quality insight and a personality to go with it. Always reminded me of James Richardson from Football Italia, a certain panache about his delivery. From here on out, we’re limited with who we’ve got. Connor? He’s pretty good. Beyond him though I don’t rate the other EDP journos Paddy is ok, Connor steady, but the rest are awful. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,459 Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Danke bitte said: This, I completely agree. Absolutely quality insight and a personality to go with it. Always reminded me of James Richardson from Football Italia, a certain panache about his delivery. From here on out, we’re limited with who we’ve got. Connor? He’s pretty good. Beyond him though I don’t rate the other EDP journos Reminds me of a cross between David Tennant and Richard Hammond 🤣 Michael Bailey > ACN > Paddy > Connor > The rest > TNC Edited August 6, 2023 by GodlyOtsemobor 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canaries north 151 Posted August 6, 2023 I just feel anyone who has paid for an athletic subscription should be able to cancel. Nothing against Michael just feel some people would have signed up for something they are now not going to get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,609 Posted August 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said: Paddy is ok, Connor steady, but the rest are awful. Davitt is a good football reporter, trained to print newspaper standards, and so capable of joined-up writing. But much of any newspaper’s coverage now isn’t actually print journalism at all, but carried out in cyberspace. And by people hired mainly for their cyber-media skills. Which is fine while they are doing the cyber stuff, but the lack of proper journalistic training (plus nowadays the absence of any sub-editing to make stories error-free and readable) really shows when they attempt - as they sometimes have to - actual print journalism. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,609 Posted August 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Canaries north said: I just feel anyone who has paid for an athletic subscription should be able to cancel. Nothing against Michael just feel some people would have signed up for something they are now not going to get. I have never read The Athletic but as I understand it they really only cover Premier League teams and those who are either really big names, such as Leeds, and/or those who yo-yo between the top two divisions. The moment we looked like we had stopped doing that it was likely we would be lose that privileged status. There can never have been a guarantee the magazine would keep on covering us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,261 Posted August 6, 2023 5 hours ago, Robert N. LiM said: Lot to work through here Can’t be 4rsed TBF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,261 Posted August 6, 2023 51 minutes ago, PurpleCanary said: I have never read The Athletic but as I understand it they really only cover Premier League teams and those who are either really big names, such as Leeds, and/or those who yo-yo between the top two divisions. The moment we looked like we had stopped doing that it was likely we would be lose that privileged status. There can never have been a guarantee the magazine would keep on covering us. I’m not sure it’s that correlated with league position, more the number of actual and potential subscribers. I suppose there is an element of the neutral interest which increases the higher the club is in the table, but at the end of the day, it’s a financial decision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deptford Yellow 262 Posted August 6, 2023 I liked Dave Freezer - thought he was really growing into the role before he left Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,609 Posted August 7, 2023 8 hours ago, Nuff Said said: I’m not sure it’s that correlated with league position, more the number of actual and potential subscribers. I suppose there is an element of the neutral interest which increases the higher the club is in the table, but at the end of the day, it’s a financial decision. That may be true, but either way, as you say, it is a financial decision, and there could never be any certainty that it would continue to have a designated Norwich City correspondent providing regular stories on the club. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston 58 Posted August 7, 2023 Paddy Davitt must be a wow at parties . Perpetual frown and brings his own black cloud with him. Guess that is to be expected when you have been a lifelong Coventry City fan . Connor does an excellent job ( bit too verbal at times) . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,325 Posted August 7, 2023 15 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said: Paddy is ok, Connor steady, but the rest are awful. Connor - the master of using 97 words to get a point across which could be achieved under 10. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,325 Posted August 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Branston said: Paddy Davitt must be a wow at parties . Perpetual frown and brings his own black cloud with him. Guess that is to be expected when you have been a lifelong Coventry City fan . Connor does an excellent job (far too verbal all of the time) . Corrected. 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,325 Posted August 7, 2023 MB, Freezer and Paddy were excellent together. It’s a really hard listen now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Wundaboy 1,362 Posted August 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said: MB, Freezer and Paddy were excellent together. It’s a really hard listen now. If Connor could just get to the point a bit quicker... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellowrider120 805 Posted August 7, 2023 16 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said: Still got Dave, Chris and Jack though. Mores the pity!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canaries north 151 Posted August 7, 2023 14 hours ago, PurpleCanary said: I have never read The Athletic but as I understand it they really only cover Premier League teams and those who are either really big names, such as Leeds, and/or those who yo-yo between the top two divisions. The moment we looked like we had stopped doing that it was likely we would be lose that privileged status. There can never have been a guarantee the magazine would keep on covering us. I do have the athletic and will say one of the main things that made me subscribe was lower league coverage. I believe most clubs have a reporter. My friend is a Watford fan and they have a reporter for them. In all fairness I read all reports for both teams as we always talk about both teams and Michael did release more content. The problem for me is now Michael seems to have taken on more work leaving him less time for Norwich. I will keep the subscription myself as I do like to read about other clubs as well but for some, Norwich would have been the main selling point. To have their reporter not at the games will making it a waste of money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repman 645 Posted August 7, 2023 15 hours ago, PurpleCanary said: I have never read The Athletic but as I understand it they really only cover Premier League teams and those who are either really big names, such as Leeds, and/or those who yo-yo between the top two divisions. The moment we looked like we had stopped doing that it was likely we would be lose that privileged status. There can never have been a guarantee the magazine would keep on covering us. The Athletic has basically become the thing it set out to destroy. Upon launch in this country the model was local coverage for PL clubs and a decent amount of the bigger championship ones. Since then they've been bought out by the New York Times and in both this country and the US have ditched the local model for a more traditional style of coverage. As a company they fall in line with a lot of other start ups we've seen over the last 10 years or so. They arrive with huge backing promising to completely upend the current status quo, all while using their financial backing to lower the prices for their product in order to boost the number of users. This leads to more funding and the cycle continues until eventually the backers turn around and say it's time for you to start turning profits now. That's when you see the sudden cutbacks and rise in prices. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baldy09 163 Posted August 7, 2023 Never mind - we still have Rob Butler - to give his expert opinion on after match-----!!!!!!!!!!!!😄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grando 283 Posted August 7, 2023 19 hours ago, Canaries north said: I just feel anyone who has paid for an athletic subscription should be able to cancel. Nothing against Michael just feel some people would have signed up for something they are now not going to get. Well, I've just voted with my feet and cancelled my Athletic subscription. I've opted for the £6 6-month Pink-Un trial instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites