good Bunce article on lost generation of 80s heavies.

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good Bunce article on lost generation of 80s heavies.

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enjoyed this piece. Pretty shocking tho I have to say..

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/gene ... 31927.html
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Yeah, I read that yesterday, Bunce is a damn good print journalist and has plenty of personal insight and knowledge to make an article entertaining and enlightening; can an English sports journalist win the Pulitzer Prize?
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palooka wrote:Yeah, I read that yesterday, Bunce is a damn good print journalist and has plenty of personal insight and knowledge to make an article entertaining and enlightening; can an English sports journalist win the Pulitzer Prize?
I'm going to sound harsh, but he's a competent and at times entertaining writer, but he's light years away from Pulitzer quality.
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Deserter wrote:
palooka wrote:Yeah, I read that yesterday, Bunce is a damn good print journalist and has plenty of personal insight and knowledge to make an article entertaining and enlightening; can an English sports journalist win the Pulitzer Prize?
I'm going to sound harsh, but he's a competent and at times entertaining writer, but he's light years away from Pulitzer quality.
:roll: It was a joke, oh dear, you've made my night :OhYes:
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Good piece,i never knew Berbick was even dead until last year

Some savage stories though
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handsofstone wrote:Good piece,i never knew Berbick was even dead until last year

Some savage stories though



I quite like the one of a private plane packed with prostitutes and drugs but I'm not an athlete.
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Greg Page,s end was particularly tragic
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Re: good Bunce article on lost generation of 80s heavies.

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Deserter wrote:
palooka wrote:Yeah, I read that yesterday, Bunce is a damn good print journalist and has plenty of personal insight and knowledge to make an article entertaining and enlightening; can an English sports journalist win the Pulitzer Prize?
I'm going to sound harsh, but he's a competent and at times entertaining writer, but he's light years away from Pulitzer quality.
He's a bit of a hack, really.
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Re: good Bunce article on lost generation of 80s heavies.

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palooka wrote:
Deserter wrote:
palooka wrote:Yeah, I read that yesterday, Bunce is a damn good print journalist and has plenty of personal insight and knowledge to make an article entertaining and enlightening; can an English sports journalist win the Pulitzer Prize?
I'm going to sound harsh, but he's a competent and at times entertaining writer, but he's light years away from Pulitzer quality.
:roll: It was a joke, oh dear, you've made my night :OhYes:
:oops:
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I constantly wonder whether a lot of what he says is true. Not big facts but the details. Some stories just aren't 'sexy' enough for Bunce so he applies his own artistic license.
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He openly admits to weaving myth, legend, fabrication, exaggeration and truth in these types of yarns. Do we care? Not really.
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I do like Bunce in print, my only problem is he likes to report the dark side a bit to much. But I guess thats what sells.
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Old bones Ian wrote:I do like Bunce in print, my only problem is he likes to report the dark side a bit to much. But I guess thats what sells.
Go along with that to some degree.
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DavidPayne wrote:He openly admits to weaving myth, legend, fabrication, exaggeration and truth in these types of yarns. Do we care? Not really.
Maybe just me then but they are often the things that people pick out.
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Re: good Bunce article on lost generation of 80s heavies.

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its right up there with pierce egan

'cancer tore his liver to bits'

rather silly

anyway, which 2nd lost generation is he referring to?

who are they ?

and are they american ?
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