I accept an entitlement to opinion, but would ask you to tell me how you made the factual innaccuracies you made that I highlighted.

1. You stated that James have been unsuccesful because they have fewer students - in 2003 they won the title and in 2002 they came runner up! Also they have more students than all colleges bar Halifax and Alcuin!

2. You also stated that Alcuin is a new college - it isn’t, it was just redeveloped. Wentworth was also a re-introduction.

3. You state Halifax have an unfair adavantage because they are bigger-then how do the last 3 winners come from the smallest colleges on campus - Vanbrugh, Goodricke, Langwith.

4. Further how does the AU put too much money into it -as far as I am aware they don’t. Also the AU Vice President deals with college sport, who the last time I checked was a non-sabb. How much money do they put into it?

You should realise your responsibilities in writing in a student newspaper. Unfortunately people will always read the articles, many of whom will be too ignorant to realise that they aren’t true. I have no problem with opinions being expressed, even if they are very extreme, but they should be substantiated by fact.

Do your job and do some research next time.

Although I admit the college sport article was controversial, the entire thing was simply an opinion which was freely expressed. I realise that some people have alternative viewpoints and I welcome them to send me an argument stating the benefits of college sport.

Dan

Your college sport article was atrocious. Hope can you write one when you have neither played college sport nor have any friends who play it.

You stated that James have been unsuccesful because they have fewer students - in 2003 they won the title and in 2002 they came runner up! Also they have more students than all colleges bar Halifax and Alcuin!
You also stated that Alcuin is a new college - it isn’t, it was just redeveloped. Wentworth was also a re-introduction.

You state Halifax have an unfair adavantage because they are bigger-then how do the last 3 winners come from the smallest colleges on campus - Vanbrugh, Goodricke, Langwith.

Your article asks for people to take it more seriously yet also accuse Langwith of taking it too seriously.

Further how does the AU put too much money into it -as far as I am aware they don’t. Also the AU Vice President deals with college sport, who the last time I checked was a non-sabb.

Maybe I was a little bit harsh but considering what I have read from you it seemed fair comment-maybe you can justify how you came to these conclusions.

Steve

I appreciate that you disagree with my headline, but ‘the Roses’ as argued previously could be taken to mean the ‘War of the Roses’, and in context makes perfect sense as it was meant to be a play on words.
On the subject of me knowing nothing of sport I’d like you to please provide any form of reputable evidence to back up this claim, as currently you have no basis for your argument.

Kind Regards,

Daniel Whitehead

Dan- the only excuse is if you are a first year who hasn’t been here before. Can you tell us if you are?

Also how did you get to become sports editor when you clearly know nothing about University or college sport given your recent articles?