Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:08 am  

Has this guy got a hidden agenda or something? Every story now has a paragraph about our "mass exodus".

The latest one is on a positive article about a Chisholm-Pryce halfback partnership next season.

"A mouth watering prospect" that is tempered by the "biggest mass exodus in living memory" away from the Bulls.

He makes it sound like a humanitarian and refugee crisis not the club binning off a load of under achievers.

We are losing key men like Lee Gaskell, Dale Ferguson, Richie Mathers, Etu Uaisele, Jonny Campbell, Paul Clough etc etc. So good they couldn't get us any higher than 5th in the Championship.

Re: Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:12 am  

TBF when about 20 of an actual squad consisting of mid to late 30's in terms of actual contracted first teamers, ,not loan players, missing squad numbers or raffle winners, leave then that is a mass exodus

Re: Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:14 am  

Bets'y Bulls wrote:

TBF when about 20 of an actual squad consisting of mid to late 30's in terms of actual contracted first teamers, ,not loan players, missing squad numbers or raffle winners, leave then that is a mass exodus

It's not it's a mass clear out.
Also it's a squad consisting of the low 40's. About 10 of which are good enough to play for this club.

The performances in the shield (mainly down to lads here next year anyway) do not make up for an awful year of under achievement.

Re: Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:37 am  

It's factually correct but it's the way he spins it. "A mass exodus" sounds like they are all walking away because they have had enough. However he could write "the club have acted proactively to move on the under-achieving members of the squad". Same thing but reads very differently.

Re: Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:59 am  

Meh. It's a stock phrase and he's a sports writer for a dying local rag.

Re: Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:10 am  

The word exodus means a departure of (usually) a large number of people. Whether they leave of their own free will, or are pushed, is irrelevant, the word 'exodus' still applies.

Re: Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:13 am  

What an absolute load of toss.

"Local sports writer reports correct and accurate facts on local sports team". Well, he must be the devil incarnate mustn't he?

Re: Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:22 am  

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HamsterChops wrote:

What an absolute load of toss.

"Local sports writer reports correct and accurate facts on local sports team". Well, he must be the devil incarnate mustn't he?

Think you need to chill out. Try pornhub you might be a bit less
Frustrated then.

Re: Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:27 am  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

[list=][/list]Think you need to chill out. Try pornhub you might be a bit less
Frustrated then.

I'm not the one spouting conspiracy theories just because someone is doing their job.

Re: Heppenstall : Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:38 am  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

Has this guy got a hidden agenda or something? Every story now has a paragraph about our "mass exodus".

The latest one is on a positive article about a Chisholm-Pryce halfback partnership next season.

"A mouth watering prospect" that is tempered by the "biggest mass exodus in living memory" away from the Bulls.

He makes it sound like a humanitarian and refugee crisis not the club binning off a load of under achievers.

We are losing key men like Lee Gaskell, Dale Ferguson, Richie Mathers, Etu Uaisele, Jonny Campbell, Paul Clough etc etc. So good they couldn't get us any higher than 5th in the Championship.

Jonny Campbell isn't leaving, he's under contract for another year and is definitely staying.