The DA

Andrew Allen is deputy editor at sport.co.uk

In January The DA invited me to write a light-hearted column about my life as a football journalist. Granted it was never going to be particularly glamorous, but that was pretty much the point. The aim was to showcase my daily slog while providing low-brow, sarcastic comment about the industry as a whole. Regrettably, within two months my articles had taken a decidedly downbeat tone and I was comparing Sport.co.uk’s plight to that of Leeds United in 2004…unfortunately, like that Elland Road outfit we have indeed hurtled head first into the abyss…And didn’t even get the plus of being able to sell Alan Smith…

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