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 Our man in East
Lothian muttered disbelief whilst reading the match report in his East
Lothian Courier from the recent Broughton v Dunbar fixture at Wardie.
Was the reporter, a Mr S. Grape (pictured
left), at Wardie that day? Did he / she watch the game? I
felt obliged to reply on behalf of the club to the weekly periodical and
to their credit, got a reply from the Sub-Editor the same day.
Read the article then the correspondence
below and make up your mind!
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| From:
honorarysecretary@broughtonrugby.co.uk |
Date: 21.12.2004, 08:24:01 |
| To: editorial@eastlothiancourier.com |
Dear Sir
I feel compelled to write after reading the match report in the East Lothian
Courier (17 Dec) from the Broughton v Dunbar fixture.
Firstly may I ask if indeed the scribe attended said fixture on the day or did
they write it on the hearsay of a sour graped Dunbar Committee who did not have
the courtesy to take up the invite into the Broughton Committee Room after the
game?
As a matter of interest, SRU Chief Executive Phil Anderton expressed his delight
at watching a fast flowing game of rugby and highly commended the Broughton
No.10 and the stout defending for some 15 minutes in the 2nd half to prevent the
Dunbar outfit going over the try line. Indeed, Anderton opened up his 4 Year
Strategy Plan at Murrayfield the next morning with those very words.
As for injuries & work commitments, we can all cite those reasons for a heavy
loss and it happens to all teams over the course of the season, but your
'reporters' notes on the lack of a 2nd ball as simply laughable! If we waited
15 minutes for another ball, we would have been playing in darkness! I think
you will find that another ball had simply been left in the changing rooms and
this problem was rectified shortly afterwards with minimum fuss.
Finally, should Broughton have wished to slow the play down, surely that is a
fine piece of tactical masterclass and this was merely reflected in the Final
Score of Broughton 39 Dunbar 3. Even this was reported incorrectly!
Yours in rugby
Mark Brown, Honorary Secretary, Broughton RFC
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From:editorial@eastlothiancourier.com |
Date: 21.12.2004, 09:50:01 |
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To:honorarysecretary@broughtonrugby.co.uk |
Dear Mr Brown,
Thanks for your e-mail ref the Dunbar game. Our copy came from a
long-established and reliable source. I am sorry that you go not agree with his
views which I am sure were genuinely felt.
Yours,
Ian Metcalfe, Deputy Ed., East Lothian Courier.
| From:
honorarysecretary@broughtonrugby.co.uk |
Date: 21.12.2004, 17:10:01 |
| To:
editorial@eastlothiancourier.com |
Many thanks for your reply Ian,
will you therefore be in a position to print my letter in your publication?
Regards, Mark Brown
| From:
Editorial |
Date: 22.12.2004, 09:16:36 |
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To:honorarysecretary@broughtonrugby.co.uk |
Dear Mr Brown,
Thanks for your prompt reply.
Your letter has unfortunately arrived too late for inclusion in this week's
issue but I will endeavour to publish next week.
Seasons Greetings,
Ian Metcalfe, Deputy Ed., East Lothian Courier. |
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