The Local Journo Thread

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by Elm Park Kid » 24 Mar 2022 13:36

I see that Benjy moved to cover Southampton for their local paper down there.

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by Notts Royal » 31 Mar 2022 12:30

Certainly comes across as though Jlow’s heart is no longer in it…just my opinion though!

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by Sutekh » 16 Nov 2022 07:14

See that the getreading site is ramping up for a month of no Reading news by giving two startling snippets of news.

1. That apparently it’ll be down to AC and his agent whether his deal is extended in January and
2. That Reading are going to trial giving opponent team news before a game - as if it’s nothing they’ve ever done before and obviously no other clubs in the league do it at some point before kick off

Wonder what we’ll be down to by the start of December.

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by muirinho » 16 Nov 2022 20:30

Sutekh See that the getreading site is ramping up for a month of no Reading news by giving two startling snippets of news.

1. That apparently it’ll be down to AC and his agent whether his deal is extended in January and
2. That Reading are going to trial giving opponent team news before a game - as if it’s nothing they’ve ever done before and obviously no other clubs in the league do it at some point before kick off

Wonder what we’ll be down to by the start of December.


To be fair on (2), it does appear that they are going to change the time at which the opposition team news is read out - so it is actually news. A tiny fragment of unimportant trivia, but never-the-less - brand new information!

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by Brogue » 12 May 2023 09:53

Jlow is off


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by NathStPaul » 12 May 2023 10:01

Finally some good news this season.

He is clearly a nice bloke but he most certainly isn't a football journalist.

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by PATRIQT » 12 May 2023 10:02

Brogue Jlow is off


Probably to cover village car boot sales. Nice guy, but below par RFC reporter. Goodluck with your next venture, JLow.

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by genome » 12 May 2023 10:37

NathStPaul Finally some good news this season.

He is clearly a nice bloke but he most certainly isn't a football journalist.


I'm unsurprised. Never felt like he really had a passion for the job (whether it's Reading or just generally)

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by genome » 12 May 2023 10:40

On a separate note, saw Charles Watts replied to his tweet - wow, nearly 500,000 followers :shock: Fair play to him.


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by morganb » 12 May 2023 10:47

Brogue Jlow is off


Mark Bowen: I would like to introduce you to your new manager, someone handpicked by MrDai himself, someone who knows the club well... Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Jonathan Low!

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by Hound » 12 May 2023 10:59

genome On a separate note, saw Charles Watts replied to his tweet - wow, nearly 500,000 followers :shock: Fair play to him.


Journalism is clearly a tough gig nowadays but Watts showed if you do it right you can have a fantastic and enjoyable career out of it. Living the dream really isn’t he?

He was a cracking reporter for Reading

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by NathStPaul » 12 May 2023 11:05

He put the work in behind the scenes for free and is reaping the rewards later in life, what you have to do in local journalism to get ahead. Unfortunately for JLow he just wasn't proactive enough or passionate enough about football to go the extra mile.

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by tidus_mi2 » 12 May 2023 11:43

Echo the sentiments here really, clearly a nice guy but had big boots to fill after the departure of Charles Watts and never came close to those standards, would have potentially been interesting next season as I believe he's a Portsmouth fan at heart so would have potentially covered Reading vs Pompey next season but that isn't to be now.


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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by Pepe the Horseman » 12 May 2023 12:33

Seems like a genuinely decent bloke, but this always felt like a temporary gig that he didn't want, which somehow went on for 10 years. I wish him nothing but the best and hope he's finally at peace away from Reading FC.

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by Pepe the Horseman » 12 May 2023 12:33

tidus_mi2 Echo the sentiments here really, clearly a nice guy but had big boots to fill after the departure of Charles Watts and never came close to those standards, would have potentially been interesting next season as I believe he's a Portsmouth fan at heart so would have potentially covered Reading vs Pompey next season but that isn't to be now.

He'll still be covering it, it just won't be published.

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by TiagoIlori » 12 May 2023 19:01

Poor bloke had big boots to fill and within a few weeks gave us Yermas Dildo. As others have said, unlike that Benjy or Charles Watts, I don’t think he really wanted to be reporting on football.

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by Sutekh » 13 May 2023 07:29

Only “read” the Chronic these days, long since had enough of the utter cr@p that masquerades as the once great evening post - especially detest the meaningless click bait headlines leading to stories that say precisely nothing.

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by NathStPaul » 15 May 2023 15:02

Sutekh Only “read” the Chronic these days, long since had enough of the utter cr@p that masquerades as the once great evening post - especially detest the meaningless click bait headlines leading to stories that say precisely nothing.

I will always remember his webchats. They were the absolute epitome of a pointless waste of time.

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by PATRIQT » 15 May 2023 15:31

TiagoIlori Poor bloke had big boots to fill and within a few weeks gave us Yermas Dildo.


Sadly all he'll be remembered for too. I'd have loved to be a fly on the wall when his editor talked to him about that :lol:

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Re: The Local Journo Thread

by paultheroyal » 23 Jun 2023 16:25

How dire has the local media been about this. The "written press" i get, because we dont have one, but considering Dellor and Williams, majority of their work is fuelled by Reading FC, silence is deafening. Most bizarre.

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