Comments on: Sport pages axed as newspapers change format

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:04:56 +0000

Stupid decision with Dartford’s football team about to start their first season at the highest levels they’ve ever played at…

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By: Charlie George

Charlie George — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:27:36 +0000

A local ‘newspaper’ without news or sport?

How exactly does that work?

Strikes me as a monumental mistake.

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By: Sounds like the end is nigh

Sounds like the end is nigh — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:17:10 +0000

This sounds like the last throw of the dice for a series of papers which have been terminal decline for more than a decade.

Anyone familiar with the product (or who worked there) knows the real damage was done between 2001-2010 when a once fine publication was turned into a complete and utter joke.

Archant solved one problem by finally coming to their senses and finally rooting out the sole cause of that decline but by this stage it was sadly far too late.

It is Archant who must ultimately bear the biggest responsibilty for completely ignoring the problem during this period of abject failure and disaster.

An unwanted move to the East End quickly followed and now this. I give the new magazine 18 months max before Archant pull the plug once and for all.

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By: Observer

Observer — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:14:12 +0000

Oh dear. This has the hallmarks of a spectacular failure!

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By: GladImOutOfIt

GladImOutOfIt — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:20:08 +0000

No news? No sport? Can’t see that lasting for long. It’ll be too unpopular with the “clubs and organisations through the words of their members” – village cricket, kids’ teams, etc etc. And I don’t think there’s enough demand for Yesterdays-type stuff to compensate. Good news and heroic (but non-sporting) deeds only have been tried before and failed!

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By: Mike Downs

Mike Downs — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:45:14 +0000

“We believe readers will be excited by the new compact Times” says some Archant suit.

Believe me, mate, readers (if you have any) haven’t been excited about the diminishing rag for years and years. This tacky change will make zero difference.

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