Seems a more than reasonable point given the support given over the years by BB.Kind of annoying that the South London Press and Southwark News get to break this story and get linked in the club tweet while nothing was sent to Brixton Buzz.
Why wouldn't it...they're the principal partner in the development...
As I Club Director I would take it that he does. Why wouldn't he?
I would have thought, given the reticence of editor to fully back the proposals, whilst I am extremely grateful for all the PR Brixton Buzz has given the Club down the years, I could see why they weren't on the 'first come to' list. Though it could just have easily have been an oversight, who knows...Kind of annoying that the South London Press and Southwark News get to break this story and get linked in the club tweet while nothing was sent to Brixton Buzz.
Doubt there was any oversight in giving the exclusive to the local paper over anyone else! Seems totally reasonable to me
The implied notion that the club will now only send important press releases to uncritical, commercial outlets sets rather a worrying precedent. Local, fan-run websites rely on getting the big stories as they happen, but this suggests that unless they unconditionally agree with the club's proposals, then they have to get the news late and second-hand.
As far as I can see it was a four page wraparound publicity/advertisement type thing which was identical in both publications. It wasn't presented as part of either paper's news coverage and there's nothing on either publication's website to tie in with this as far as I can see. There was no comment or opinion from the staff of either newspaper, positive or otherwise.
@Dulwich Mishi seemed to have an opinion why I never got to see any of this until after it was published in both papers and tweeted by the club (linking to both papers).
I'm not so good on translating these plans, but am I correct in assuming that there is no cover at all on three sides of the ground?
Yeah, that’s MY opinion, it’s how message boards work. I can’t speak for the Club, it’s something you will have to take up with the Directors. I haven’t got round to looking at the papers yet, bar yesterday’s wraparound in the ‘Southwark News’, which appears to have been paid advertising. So in that sense they presumably wouldn’t have contacted you as you don’t have advertising?
Given your long involvement with the club, your opinion tends to carry more weight than some freshly arrived fan, and I find your take on this topic rather concerning.
Well the fact is my viewpoint carries the same weight of any other poster, it’s simply a personal opinion, regardless if people think it carries more weight just because I’ve been supporting The Hamlet for a few decades more than most. Have you heard back from any of the Directors yet as to why you weren’t told in advance? Be interesting in how they respond to your concerns. I am presuming you have contacted them...
I was under the impression that the existing squash courts are something of a white elephant and were only included at the insistence of then landlords King's College London. As you say, it's a substantial amount of space that can't be utilised for anything else.
Did the SLP and Southwark News have to chase after this story? Although it's hugely popular - over 8 million page views since we started - Brixton Buzz is done entirely as a labour of love in the contributor's spare time.
