...actually the idea of The Province "improving their standard of journalism" is slightly more than a bit oxymoronic. They've got nowhere to go but up.
I kind of wonder about this one though. Borrowing clichés is a time-honoured
tradition in sports journalism. Without it, there goes two thirds of Don Taylor's delivery. Now if Pratt had properly attributed his statement (i.e. "in the words of Rick Reilly...") would he still have been in trouble? This almost sounds like an excuse for house cleaning.
Is it a big deal? Not really, unless they give Tony Gallagher more space as a result...
Now here's a thought: give the space that Pratt used to take up to
TTP for a real soccer column...
Good evening sports fans...
Trece