itzdrk Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Not a mistake as such, but Scotland on Sunday's report of the Morton-Partick match was written by someone who clearly had one too many shandies at their Byres Road Christmas party. Such a bizarre interpretation of events that it was actually funny to read. did they say morton lost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden til i die Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 For some reason a football team that's defending is 'on the back foot'. Meanwhile, over in the world of cricket, a player who's on the back foot is - I am reliably informed - giving it his best with the bat. This is wrong. As alluded to playing off the back foot would imply a more defensive approach at the crease, as the name would suggest. You can of course get attacking shots off the back foot but not for the purposes of this quotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 If your leaning your weight back it suggests you have given the leather a right good with the willow, what, what, what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 did they say morton lost? No double page photo of Tiddler's (losing) return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 No double page photo of Tiddler's (losing) return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I hope that media people are reading this topic. If it is their day job they have a responsibility to get it right. We have page after page about supposed professionals making derisory mistakes. They really should be reading this topic and taking it to heart. We all make mistakes but the Scottish media are getting it wrong on an industrial scale. The exception tends to be their coverage of the Old Firm. With their minute scrutiny of all things OF it would give them a better chance of getting it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 This is wrong. As alluded to playing off the back foot would imply a more defensive approach at the crease, as the name would suggest. You can of course get attacking shots off the back foot but not for the purposes of this quotation. I disagree. Probably the most common defensive shot in cricket is this: You can play defensively on the back foot too but I don't think its so common... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 did they say morton lost? Apparently a Partick Thistle side who would be challenging for the title were it not for their poor start (pull the other one) dominated Morton from start to finish but for a spell when the plucky home side somehow managed to drag the Brazil 1970 reincarnates down to a level playing field. For a 'national' newspaper it was highly amusing to see the Cuddly Toy team get such favourable press again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Today's Scotsman has the Second Division's picture titled "Some Body" and subtitled "Words Go Herey" Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 From the SFL website: The Dark Blues sit 8 points behind Derek Adams’ side, who have a game in hand after Saturday’s trip to Ayr was cancelled after Somerset Park took a battering from the wind last week, and an exciting 2012 could be in store if Barry Smith’s men gain a physiological advantage by winning at Dingwall. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Apparently today's Sun gave Andy McNeil MoM from Saturday. That's now the second time this season that a 'keeper has been given the award against us despite not having to make a save of note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 From the SFL website: Sigh. had to read that a few times to spot it. that's spellchecker for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 The Misrecord today said that Criag Winter will play his 600th Career game for Shire against Stranraer tomorrow, fine apart from they played Stranraer last week and it is infact us they are playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Can I just be the first person on here to congratulate Dundee on their promotion to the SPL. Surely the first team to have achieved this feat half way through the season. No? Of course not! Only, Celtic are advertising tickets for their match against Dundee Utd on Clyde 1, only they have omitted the "Utd" part of their name. Disgraceful stuff. Even worse than the routine errors from our country's "journalists". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utdtillidie Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Sportscene results, commentating on the First Div table, saying "Still on the bottom, Ayr and QOS". Yes we've been bottom for all of 20 minutes now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Can I just be the first person on here to congratulate Dundee on their promotion to the SPL. Surely the first team to have achieved this feat half way through the season. No? Of course not! Only, Celtic are advertising tickets for their match against Dundee Utd on Clyde 1, only they have omitted the "Utd" part of their name. Disgraceful stuff. Even worse than the routine errors from our country's "journalists". Link? If thats true then its pretty fucking disrespectful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenockRover Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Link? If thats true then its pretty fucking disrespectful. Or a bloody good wind-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Link? If thats true then its pretty fucking disrespectful. Probably a rogue element that's infiltrated the Celtic ticket office in the last 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 From BBC Clyde came into the game looking for a repeat performance of their 7-1 win in the reverse fixture in October, but fell behind moments before half-time to a Kevin Turner close-range finish after good work from Bradley Coyne. The visitors drew level almost immediately when Paul Hay's 25-yard effort rattled the crossbar before John Neill also spurned a good opportunity, shooting wide when well-placed. Not only inacurate but impossible as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Morton described as promotion chasing by the Record :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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