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Perhaps all humans need our little plot of power. Yes, that space with legal immunity that we all dream from time to time. A stronghold outside external interference in which we who put the rules, without subsequent protest, if that would-be entitled to repeal the unfair standards set by them to be. One might think that the shadow of the public is so long that just is developable land which to build this type of legal havens. They are wrong. The last field unsettled is occupied by football clubs.
The last to make a show of legitimate arbitrariness Southampton has been the English. In the absence of a couple of days you throw the ball rolling in League One, the Saints took down the other teams in the category with the announcement to prohibit access to the countryside to the graphical editors . At first glance, one might think that the measure was inspired by space problems generated by the row of photographers who lodge in every game after the bottom line.
The truth is that, given such that, the argument is somewhat reasonable. Some players would no longer have an excuse to launch a corner kick bad not many journalists would be forced to jump into the field with a helmet model Cech. To avoid misunderstandings, the spokesman for the club, Jordan Sibley, said that it was a decision based on savings. The credit, not guilt, now there are fewer flashes in St. Mary's is due to the agency Digital South. We are in crisis. So nothing better than "advise" the media to personally negotiate with that agency and to park in this way, the idea of \u200b\u200bsending a special envoy to Hampshire.
Against Censorship, Subbuteo
Naturally, the reactions from all the actors did not wait. The League One leaders chose not to get too involved in the matter leaving in the hands of that agency. The owner of it, Robin Jones, also distanced himself by communicating his resignation to accept the monopoly to be against the veto of journalism. Despite this setback, Southampton did not back down and reiterated its intention to use only their own photographers. According to club sources, "the images will remain available for all media." Of course, commercial agreement in hand. is seen that the future of sports merchandising rights is to collect photos from your own computer.
The policy adopted by Southampton was also a subject of discussion dentológica within the main bodies for the defense of the profession. The Society of Editors, literal translation of the Society of Editors, stepped in a written notice Atletico in which he showed his disapproval. In the words of Bob Satchwell, visible head of the association, the decision could only contribute to "damage the image of club football in general and the role of the media."
In the end, proof that the union still has its dignity, have their own media that have dropped the last word on the case. The Sun sent a chronicle of the first match league with a headline as expressive as "Opposition 0 Plymouth 1" . While, for its part, the Plymouth Herald, the local newspaper of reference of the city from the visiting team, turned to a cartoon drawn by a fan of the club historian to recreate the winning goal.
Although the most prominent proposal in this way to seek permits to circumvent the "photo ban" has been used by the Advertiser Swindom few days ago. Without thinking twice, Anthony Marshall, the head of sports, Subbuteo borrowed to play the highlights of his team's victory against the Saints in the Johnston's Paint Trophy, a competition that takes place between the sets of the League One and League Two.
After customizing a plastic players for the occasion, Marshall spent the party registering the main actions, then be played back with the board game in question. A sample of wit to highlight the commercial character of the whole affair. "The clubs need to newspapers as much as regular clubs. They get free publicity for his team and their sponsors when they appear in our pages. But in Southampton would have us believe they are above that. When a division club English football bronze starts talking about image rights, is that there is a problem. " No doubt.
