Daily Sport is no more! - Page 2

Paul_25 · April 3rd, 2011, 11:05 AM

Today's version of the Daily St*r had a banner headline on the cover along the lines of 'Welcome to all readers of the Sunday Sport', so I guess it's pretty official.

Some famous pa*e three girls were first featured in the Sport before appearing in other papers, Shanine Linton and Tracey Coleman to name but two.

Whatever happened to the Sunday Sport Roadshow? Is it continuing in another guiuse?

**Mal Hombre** · April 3rd, 2011, 11:16 AM

It's a good thing the St*r is still here to help keep down the standards of British journalism.

gwminge · April 3rd, 2011, 12:56 PM

where did all its readers go? Free porn on the internet i suppose.

**gedly** · April 3rd, 2011, 02:07 PM

I must confess I stopped reading it properly 15 years ago. I looked at it occasionally since then and found it has much of the "sameness" of other papers like The Star. It's a pity, since during the early 90s it seemed to settle into a character of its own and could have been a decent paper.

**Greenman** · April 3rd, 2011, 02:16 PM

They tried going upmarket and that failed and then reverted back to what they knew but by that time the damage had been done. When it first launched in 1986 as a Sunday paper I went straight out to get it, because from the advert launching it, it was going to feature loads of page 3 girls which we all loved and probably more frequently than the other tabloids. However what annoyed me was the amount of telephone sex adverts and very little sport and some of the stories were faintly ludicrous.

Over the years the format has changed, the Daily Sport was brought in, then revamped several times and less page 3 girls and more bizarre ones added-in bizarre I mean large, silicon-enhanced, pierced & tattooed monstrosities, none of the glamour associated with page 3. I do find it an irony that they are in jeopardy when they used to use phrases like "the fading Sun" and "the sinking Star" to say those papers would be eclipsed by them-it's now a case of who's got the last laugh now?

eek · April 3rd, 2011, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenman

When it first launched in 1986 as a Sunday paper I went straight out to get it, because from the advert launching it, it was going to feature loads of page 3 girls which we all loved and probably more frequently than the other tabloids.

Pretty unique for a paper to be called 'Sport' with no actual sports whatsoever in it.

Not that the average skin consumer would complain or anything - still funny though.

**shodan2011** · April 3rd, 2011, 02:58 PM

The Sport has been in financial trouble since David Sullivan sold the paper to someone else. In fact, he had to step in at one point with a rescue package because the Sport was losing so much money. Tony Livesey was probably the best editor they had, but there's only so much tit and ass you can use to fill a "newspaper". There WAS a sports section that actually wasn't too bad, although it was more of a football section rather than anything else.

**billybunter** · April 3rd, 2011, 04:03 PM

It went to a Sport Roadshow in the mid 90s. All the top 90s girls where there

But it was tame. Just table top dancing in front of a load of pissed blokes. Yes they took their knickers off for a short while. I was only a few feet from Shanine Linton's pussy

I think it was the only time the Roadshow came to Belfast, but I could be wrong.

sicko · April 3rd, 2011, 05:02 PM

hi you were all right we lost our advert money so im sorry for getting it wrong

ErnestoGuevara · April 3rd, 2011, 07:35 PM

The Daily Sport did manage to provide me with one happy memory: setting fire to a copy in the pub many years ago...

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gedly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,234 Thanks: 19,879 Thanked 69,305 Times in 3,171 Posts	Daily Sport is no more! I must confess I stopped reading it properly 15 years ago. I looked at it occasionally since then and found it has much of the "sameness" of other papers like The Star. It's a pity, since during the early 90s it seemed to settle into a character of its own and could have been a decent paper.

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Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,504 Times in 19,356 Posts	They tried going upmarket and that failed and then reverted back to what they knew but by that time the damage had been done. When it first launched in 1986 as a Sunday paper I went straight out to get it, because from the advert launching it, it was going to feature loads of page 3 girls which we all loved and probably more frequently than the other tabloids. However what annoyed me was the amount of telephone sex adverts and very little sport and some of the stories were faintly ludicrous. Over the years the format has changed, the Daily Sport was brought in, then revamped several times and less page 3 girls and more bizarre ones added-in bizarre I mean large, silicon-enhanced, pierced & tattooed monstrosities, none of the glamour associated with page 3. I do find it an irony that they are in jeopardy when they used to use phrases like "the fading Sun" and "the sinking Star" to say those papers would be eclipsed by them-it's now a case of who's got the last laugh now? __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

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billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,372 Times in 14,171 Posts	It went to a Sport Roadshow in the mid 90s. All the top 90s girls where there But it was tame. Just table top dancing in front of a load of pissed blokes. Yes they took their knickers off for a short while. I was only a few feet from Shanine Linton's pussy I think it was the only time the Roadshow came to Belfast, but I could be wrong. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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April 3rd, 2011, 11:05 AM	#11
Paul_25 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 268 Thanks: 3,000 Thanked 2,303 Times in 251 Posts	Today's version of the Daily Str had a banner headline on the cover along the lines of 'Welcome to all readers of the Sunday Sport', so I guess it's pretty official. Some famous pae three girls were first featured in the Sport before appearing in other papers, Shanine Linton and Tracey Coleman to name but two. Whatever happened to the Sunday Sport Roadshow? Is it continuing in another guiuse?

April 3rd, 2011, 12:56 PM	#13
gwminge Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 Thanks: 201 Thanked 336 Times in 56 Posts	where did all its readers go? Free porn on the internet i suppose.

April 3rd, 2011, 02:58 PM	#17
shodan2011 Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: The Wild, Wild West Midlands Posts: 1,262 Thanks: 13,615 Thanked 20,210 Times in 1,279 Posts	The Sport has been in financial trouble since David Sullivan sold the paper to someone else. In fact, he had to step in at one point with a rescue package because the Sport was losing so much money. Tony Livesey was probably the best editor they had, but there's only so much tit and ass you can use to fill a "newspaper". There WAS a sports section that actually wasn't too bad, although it was more of a football section rather than anything else.

April 3rd, 2011, 07:35 PM	#20
ErnestoGuevara Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Citizen of the world Posts: 475 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 5,522 Times in 470 Posts	The Daily Sport did manage to provide me with one happy memory: setting fire to a copy in the pub many years ago... __________________ “If you tremble indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine"

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