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THE NO BAN LEAGUE WHERE COACHES AND PLAYERS MUST SPEAK TO THE MEDIA

By CHRISTOPHER DAVIES

OLD TRAFFORD, AUGUST 26TH, 2013...MANCHESTER UNITED V CHELSEA

At 5pm a Manchester United media relations official opens the home dressing room and invites the accredited media to enter. They are able to select the players they wish to interview about the game. Robin van Persie talks about his goal...Wayne Rooney is happy to chat about his United ambitions.

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ELECTRONIC MEDIA CANNOT COMPETE WITH THE THRILL OF A BACK PAGE EXCLUSIVE

Sunday Mirror sports editor DAVID WALKER on how the internet is affecting newspapers

By CHRISTOPHER DAVIES

IN THE very old days spectators were told the half-time scores from other games when someone placed numbers along the touchline of one side of a ground. By “A” – say, Arsenal v Chelsea – the numbers “1” and “1” or whatever were placed, the key to the letters in the programme.

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A super job for American Football writer

Nothing left to chance

Footballers must speak to the media

Living in the spotlight

By CHRISTOPHER DAVIES

IMAGINE the scene: Manchester United and Manchester City players are handed booklets containing the names, photographs and details of the football writers covering the clubs. Ditto every club in the Barclays Premier League.

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