Day Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Comrade 86, RadioactiveWaste, angieram and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Will miss Ryan and his turtle necks. Was an enthusiastic supporter, even regularly attending under 23 games. Loved his insights into the football and I hope he moves on to better things. DesertRam, Reggie Greenwood, r_wilcockson and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EraniosSocks Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Seemed a really nice bloke. Provided such an insight into Derby County and the fans loved him also. Hope he does well in his next career Comrade 86, DesertRam and IslandExile 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 I liked him, sorry to see him go. He struck a nice balance between the serious stuff, and the lighter side of the game, and his articles on race and racism, and mental health, were eye opening and thought provoking. Yet my favourite will always be his day with Private Derby, muddy cowboy boots and all. Cheers Ryan, hope you stay involved, but most of all I hope you're well. RadioactiveWaste, IslandExile, Wsm-ram and 7 others 6 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 His replacement 48 hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Colm, Betty Swollocks and Nuwtfly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammeister Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I’m not really sure that he should be starting sentences with ‘but’. ThePrisoner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swollocks Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Glad he`s gone. LazloW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTom92 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Following Derby week in week out isn’t for everybody. #TheDerbyWay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 All the best to Ryan. He was a good value on Twitter, despite not subscribing to the Athletic, he was very visible and seemed passionate. It's never nice when personal reasons stop people from doing their jobs. I hope he gets the opportunity to report on a much less chaotic entity than Derby County in his next role, something like the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan & the middle east. taffyram, DesertRam, RadioactiveWaste and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Ram Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 7 hours ago, David said: His replacement Is he being sarcastic? An enormous honour? An enormous pain in the backside more like Kathcairns, Old Spalding Ram and Day 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Clearly we weren’t giving him enough material to write about. Rammy03 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Rammeister said: I’m not really sure that he should be starting sentences with ‘but’. He's writing an informal intro piece, not a dissertation. angieram, taffyram, ramison and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 36 minutes ago, Ewe Ram said: Is he being sarcastic? An enormous honour? An enormous pain in the backside more like He's 22. It's probably a big break for him. He will have plenty to write about and he'll get to ask Rooney questions. What's not to like? taffyram, RadioactiveWaste and RoyMac5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkleyram Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Rammeister said: I’m not really sure that he should be starting sentences with ‘but’. Bit of a Burke, obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 West Brom fan. When The Athletic launched they hired some high-profile reporters who were fans of the teams they covered whereas we got Ryan Conway. Is it better for a correspondent to also love the club, or would people rather they had no connection with us until given the job? RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo jones Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 52 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: He's writing an informal intro piece, not a dissertation. Still, it's not good. The “but” doesn't need to be there at all. That's enough of me nitpicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: West Brom fan. When The Athletic launched they hired some high-profile reporters who were fans of the teams they covered whereas we got Ryan Conway. Is it better for a correspondent to also love the club, or would people rather they had no connection with us until given the job? Objectivity is key when it comes to quality journalism so I'd argue that no connection is better than being a supporter. On the flipside, a journalist with a connection with the club is likely to have a much better contacts book - George Caulkin, Amy Lawrence spring to mind - so can produce better exclusive content. So I guess both have pros and cons. RadioactiveWaste and Rammy03 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Yes, I liked Ryan's objectivity, but he did put in some hard yards following all the teams and built up his knowledge base very quickly. Always happy to listen to fans, too. RadioactiveWaste, taffyram, Ghost of Clough and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: West Brom fan. When The Athletic launched they hired some high-profile reporters who were fans of the teams they covered whereas we got Ryan Conway. Is it better for a correspondent to also love the club, or would people rather they had no connection with us until given the job? I'd generally say not being connected is probably better, just from the prespective of being objective and not being too emotionally wrapped in the club you're reporting on. That's not to say they wont or don't care, but it's always different when it's "your" club. Carl Sagan, taffyram and angieram 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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