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Media still getting their heads around Football

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Media still getting their heads around Football
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However, Phoenix hit back four minutes later, when the always-dangerous Brazilian Felipe chipped a perfect corner kick which captain Ross Aloisi put away.


It was Daniel..?
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
and if thats a chip....well f**k me i'd love to see Daniel "hit one"
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I don't think you boys have got this one quite right. The A-League uses the term 'marquee player' for legal reasons - i.e. each team is allowed one and they fall outside of the salary cap.
The dictionary term for marquee is; "Being an athlete of exceptional skill and popularity" and in that article they said; "Daniel, one of Phoenix' marquee players"... so really i think they are correct here. And by saying "one of" they are clearly not referring to our legal 'marquee player'.
Also, Felipe does take some of our corners - sure it wasn't him that took that one?
Sorry to be a dampener boys... just thought the article may not be as stupid as we think...
paulm2007-10-03 16:09:06
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paulm wrote:

Also, Felipe does take some of our corners - sure it wasn't him that took that one?


Yes. It was not Felipe. It was Daniel. watch a replay.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
it was daniel, no doubt, he is left footed, felipe is right, the corner was taken left footed with a huge left foot inswing on it
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Ok ok ok pick holes in that if you will - was just asking.

And your response to my 'marquee comments'?
paulm2007-10-04 16:07:43
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I think you're defending the journos. If the media refers to a marquee player in a different sense of the word than the teams do, it'll just get confusing. Therefore, the media is stupid and wrong and needs to change. Or something like that
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Well in this case, yes I am indeed defending this ONE journo. He has obviously made a mistake with the Felipe/Daniel thing but I don't think he can be faulted for his marquee comments.
The term 'marquee player' is used frequently in sports journalism - that includes football, and not in the A-League legal sense, but its proper sense.
I respect some parts of the media, and i most definitely respect their writing abilities. It's not easy to write a decent article that keeps the reader interested from the first to the last paragraph. Would be a difficult and high-pressure job.
Wouldn't you agree?
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Aye. /me agrees.

I'll still call it a mistake, but it can be forgiven.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I've been having a crack at the writing thing myself lately on this very website - have a look at my latest one;
 
 
Not up to media standard but a bit of fun nonetheless...
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Yea, I like your ones. They're different to the normal journalism "neutral" perspective. Not so much hard facts. I actually look forward to it every home game now
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paulm wrote:
Well in this case, yes I am indeed defending this ONE journo. He has obviously made a mistake with the Felipe/Daniel thing but I don't think he can be faulted for his marquee comments.
The term 'marquee player' is used frequently in sports journalism - that includes football, and not in the A-League legal sense, but its proper sense.
I respect some parts of the media, and i most definitely respect their writing abilities. It's not easy to write a decent article that keeps the reader interested from the first to the last paragraph. Would be a difficult and high-pressure job.
Wouldn't you agree?



FYI it was a she who wrote the article
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hahahaha great comment Heyseus - i actually thought about that as i was writing that. I thought "should i go check?" and then thought "na, what are the odds" - murphys law i guess...
 
Terribly s*xist of me really - apologies to any female who happens to read this!
 
And yomcat - cheers for the encouragement mate, i often wonder if anyone actually reads them apart from people i know! Definitely gives me some reason to continue, i do enjoy giving the fans perspective as I think it is often missed in the news articles.
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