Gone are the days when we had newspaper journos that cover sports [Tony Smith and Nick Tollerton] that don't have Rugby or Horse in the name.
Sad thing is Tony Smith is the Sports Editor at the Christchurch Press
Yes and what happened years ago when we had a Saturday afternoon sports paper back in the dark pre digital age.
We used to get a paper that contained reports and photos of each Southern League game not a patch up from the coach or manager.
Shall not forget an on the day scoreboard of all games scores and all on the street by 5.30PM.
Mainland and some other football feds need to look hard at how backwards they are being. Have a look at the Southern Region they have reports of the Saturday SPL games up online most Saturday evenings.