Monday, 25 May 2009

Creative Journalism





Hearts had the best chance. A Calum Elliott effort in the first half was cleared off the line by Gary Caldwell. The only other moments of danger to Celtic were when Christian Nade, on as a substitute, raced through on goal in the second half and fell over. Christos Karipidis also had a shot in the first half that Artur Boruc countered in the way my mum used to pay for a new settee. He saved in instalments.

From The Herald

Now Hugh Macdonald is a fine journalist. But I'm wondering if he compiled his report on the goalless affair between Celtic and Hearts yesterday during the game or did he wait until he opened a bottle of wine or two in the evening? Either way, my congratulations to him on being the first writer to use the words Christian Nade and raced in the same sentence...and the five hundreth to use the words Christian Nade and fell over in the same sentence...

6 comments:

Unknown said...

It would seem that footie fanatics are everywhere. For they are like a fungus, and methinks that nothing can be done to eradicate them. Alas, the good life has surely come to a most bitter end.

Mike Smith said...

Ah, but fungus grows on you...

Unknown said...

Yes, I am afraid it does.

Lilly said...

I have never met a journalist who is not creative. Watch Falkirk get trounced in the Cup final - how they ever made it is beyond me.

Joanna Jenkins said...

Was that about soccer :-) We're all about basketball here these day. (Go Lakers) And our sports writers are kind of boring and predicable. Hope your team won!

Caledonian Jim said...

I thought it was a penalty.

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