I doubt it...

... If anyone's the new 'face', it's surely Chris Lakey - and in this bold new era whereby newspapers, blogs and messageboards are becoming interchangeable, you'll probably find Archant gradually recruit more fans to give their viewpoints (Adam Aiken this season, for instance).

Waghorn's cosying up to the club last season may well prove a watershed: I'm quite doubtful Archant will EVER allow such a sycophantic view of the club to take root again within its publications. Sure, the local media needs to maintain good relations with the club - but equally, the club needs to maintains good relations wit the local media, and especially, the fans.

I can't imagine many Canaries fans continuing to tolerate the kind of drivel Waghorn produced for most of last season: perhaps as a fanbase, we're beginning to change, and at long last, become at least healthily demanding - which has to be a good thing. City have only been able to behave in such a cravenly unambitious way for so long because its fans and the media ALLOWED it to: if we change, and the press changes, then NCFC will inevitably have to do so too.

Because, as the old saying goes, we get the press (and indeed football club) that we deserve.

Posted By: thebigfeller on September 30th 2006 at 08:42:54

Message Thread

An open letter to Rick Waghorn (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 00:46:02
- Excellent letter, especially about the hated Red Sox ! (n/m) (NCFC) - John in Texas, Sep 30, 12:40:52
- I don't think Otto will like this (NCFC) - theguru, Sep 30, 08:46:54
  - No, IED is allowed to use them as well. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 30, 09:24:21
    - But I think he probably meant using big words ... (NCFC) - bjt, Sep 30, 09:28:56
- Another great post - (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Sep 30, 08:05:49
  - Hehehe - that's entirely true! (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 08:33:39
    - The Stones - (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Sep 30, 08:58:00
      - Cheers Tim! (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 09:30:43
- good letter/post (n/m) (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Sep 30, 02:36:01
- Post of the decade!!!! (NCFC) - Norfolk Coast, Sep 30, 00:53:36
  - I'm thorughly confused (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Sep 30, 01:00:12
    - It's long, I know... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 01:09:13
      - I've met Mr. Balls a couple of times (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Sep 30, 01:23:17
        
        So have I (my,dad, brother, 2 uncles, grandfather etc) (NCFC) - Newcastle Canary, Sep 30, 08:46:16
        
        Bollocks! Hang on a minute.... (NCFC) - Small, Sep 30, 01:27:45
        
        And...? (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 01:25:38
        
        He was a nice bloke.... (NCFC) - Small, Sep 30, 01:37:56
        
        No real difference from me, then... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 02:03:06
  - All very erudite and accurate I'm sure (NCFC) - The King of Prussia, Sep 30, 00:57:50
    - Having read the above post I just visited Rick's site to read the Mick Dennis piece.. (NCFC) - The Editor of Milk, Sep 30, 07:19:39
      - *Balls is in now in the EN of course (n/m) (NCFC) - The Editor of Milk, Sep 30, 07:20:24
        
        Whilst Balls is currently the fans' golden boy as he does the balls (sorry) to criticise.. (NCFC) - Arganth, Sep 30, 08:15:01
        
        I doubt it... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 08:42:54
        
        I don't disagree with your points there... (NCFC) - Arganth, Sep 30, 08:49:01
        
        Possibly... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 09:18:08
    - I care. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 01:07:30
      - Seems to me (NCFC) - The King of Prussia, Sep 30, 01:13:28
        
        True... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 01:24:34
        
        Hadn't read that (NCFC) - The King of Prussia, Sep 30, 01:42:21
        
        Exactly. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 30, 01:59:39
- Another top post by the bigfeller! (n/m) (NCFC) - bjt, Sep 30, 00:52:30

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