It's not all bad. (Match of the Day Magazine)

Name: Ooze

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Product:	Match of the Day Magazine
Date:	18/08/00 (308 review reads)
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Advantages: Some good articles

Disadvantages: Is the Premiership the only feature?

I really haven’t got into MOTD magazine, however I do appreciate the fact that the demand for ‘adult’ footie mags has been recognised. I’m an avid reader of Four Four Two so my standards are high, MOTD magazine never really captured my imagination. It has the usual flyers held within the centre but appears to have a few more than the others, and you soon find great chunks of leaflets falling from you’re newly bought magazine. One plus is that it’s cheaper than Four four two at £2.50 however I must use the phrase, ‘you get what you pay for’.

The whole thing is packed full of adverts, more than I want at least. Some of the articles are okay but most lack the depth and sharpness, often spending too long on ‘small talk’ subjects. I was also really disappointed by the interviews, a recent one was Jimmy Hill interviewing Peter Taylor, and for me the questions weren’t hard enough and even though a few were to the point a lot were about irrelevant issues and a 10 minutes interview with Robbie Earle was truly a waste of space. However there are some useful predictions and Brian Clough has a word, and I must admit it’s easy on the eye. Perhaps its saving grace is the competitions, especially the Where are We Now? I’ve been to nearly 70 of the 92 league grounds so it’s a lot of fun. Oh yes did I mention that this so-called adult mag has Roy of the Rovers – come on Melchester Rovers get back in your comic books.

Okay it’ by no mean the worst mag but it isn’t as good as Four Four Two and the lightness of writing and lack of depth makes it a mag that

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