In the latest cost-cutting exercise at cash-strapped Bristol Rovers, the downtrodden club has decided to no longer provide match reports of its games on the club's official website. The controversial idea was trialled at the club's game against Hartlepool, and proved to go by largely unnoticed by anyone.
Director, Geoff Dunford, explained, "To be honest, our fanbase is so feeble these days that, if you're interested in how the team is doing you're more than likely at the game anyway, so what's the point of writing a report?"
He bumbled on, "The savings in wages will allow us to spend less money on the club, which is something we're always keen to do."
A crowd of 3,137 attended Rover's latest game against Hartlepool United, with in excess of 14 Rovers fans making the trip north, and Dunford was quick to praise the travelling Gas army.
"It's a tremendous effort in these difficult financial times, and I'd like to thank those fans personally for making the effort. In fact, I did at half-time, and still had time for a cup of tea and a sandwich."
Dunford continued, "Everyone with a vague interest in Bristol Rovers was at the game, so we can't really be arsed to employ someone to write about something everyone saw anyway."
"We actually expected a bit of a backlash when we replaced the usual match report with the words 'A match report article is coming soon....', but, to be honest, nobody's noticed."
In addition to doing away with a match reporter, the next employees to feel the pinch at the Memorial Stadium could be the turnstile operators, with the club feeling that the fans could just as easily let themselves in.
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