Yellow River
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It’s a bit like the shipping forecast. Technology has rendered it far less relevant nowadays but it would be shame to see it depart. It feels part of the furniture, has a relaxing rhythm to it and still has its use - if you’re driving away from a game, it still proves to be a hands free method of hearing the full time scores around 5pm.
I don’t get what problem it solves by not reading them out. It takes a few minutes at most - why is that time needed for anything else? Also, the excuse for it is pretty flimsy. The vast majority of the EFL and Scottish Leagues kicks off at 3pm. It’s not like they’re without scores to read out.
It does feel as if there is a creeping culture within the organisations like the BBC and the National Trust, that they need to be seen to be doing something, anything as long as it’s seen to be ‘progressive’. If you dismiss or gradually alienate your core customer base then don’t be surprised if you lose their your support and funding as well.