Huddersfield v Swansea - Match Pictures

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HAVE BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO COMPLAIN TO SWANSEA CITY REGARDS THE PUBLICATION OF MATCH PICTURES FROM THE WEEKEND'S GAME. NATURALLY THESE PICTURES WERE OF SUCH HIGH QUALITY THAT HUDDERSFIELD AND THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE FELT THAT THEIR ENTIRE EXISTENCE WAS UNDER THREAT AND SO I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THEM.

IT WILL ALSO MEAN THAT IN FUTURE WE ARE UNLIKELY TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU MATCH PICTURES FROM SWANS GAMES UNLESS THE KIND PEOPLE AT GETTY IMAGES DEEM IT FIT TO TRAVEL INTO WALES TO TAKE A FEW PHOTOS. THIS IS THE SAME RULING THAT PREVENTS US PROVIDING A FIXTURE LIST OF FORTHCOMING GAMES - THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE BASICALLY LIKE TO S ON THE ORDINARY FAN AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO BY WAY OF WHAT IS A VERY POPULAR WEB SITE

I DO FIND IT STRANGE THAT STEWARDS AT THE MCALPINE ON SATURDAY WERE HAPPY TO STAND BY AND WATCH ME TAKE THE PHOTOS BUT THEN COMPLAIN AFTERWARDS. APPARENTLY THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE WOULD LIKE ALL THESE THINGS TO GO THROUGH THE OFFICIAL SITES TO GET THIS INFORMATION WHICH IN ITSELF IS FINE BAR THE FACT THAT

A. MOST OF THE OFFICIAL SITES ARE CRAP AND YOU HAVE TO REGISTER A LOAD OF INFORMATION TO EVEN READ THEM

B. IF YOU WANT THE REAL DECENT STUFF THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY A SUBSCRIPTION TO ACCESS THAT

C. THE OFFICIAL SITES WILL ONLY EVER GIVE YOU AN OFFICIAL VIEW - IT IS A PROVEN FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE LIKE A WIDE RANGE OF OPINIONS.

THANKS TO THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOR PROVING ONCE AGAIN THAT IF YOU ARE BIG ENOUGH AND POWERFUL ENOUGH YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT SWANSEA CITY FOOTBALL CLUB ARE ONLY ACTING TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW THAT GOVERNS THEM ON THIS MATTER AND NO ILL FEELING IS HELD TOWARDS THEM.

Phil Sumbler

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