It's all in the re-reading and editing.

Write something on football in first draft and it'll invariably be full of cliches - lookihg over it again and taking them out is vital.

(Typing that has had the weird effect of making me feel I've been too harsh on Tyldesley, Peter Drury etc, as they can't redraft what they say. It's an odd feeling.)

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on October 16th 2010 at 23:16:51

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Match report here: (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 22:30:29
- That's a better match report than you'll see in any of the papers tomorrow. (NCFC) - jafski, Oct 16, 23:05:36
  - This. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 16, 23:31:54
- Good report Otto! (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 16, 22:48:16
- arrrrggggh, you've done a split infinitive (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 22:35:59
  - Some people believe that split infinitives are grammatically incorrect...But there?s no (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 16, 22:47:35
    - I didn't realise it wasn't a rule as such (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:12:52
  - If it's good enough for Star Trek, it's good enough for me. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 22:37:38
    - yes, it's of very little consequence anyway nowadays (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:14:18
      - It's all in the re-reading and editing. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 23:16:51
        
        it'd just sound weird if they used other terms (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:20:33
        
        I may be in a minority, but I really enjoy Stuart Hall, because he's so idiosyncratic (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 23:26:58
        
        I don't really get to hear him much anymore (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:28:47
        
        A sort of football version of Henry Blofeld (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Oct 16, 23:30:13
        
        can't remember him either ffs! (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:32:29
      - footbally cliches I mean (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:15:27
        
        on a side note, I think commentators should use the word "rasping" a lot more (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:23:44

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