[sumo] News and Mr. Buckton's most recent JT column

Dale Carlson drc at oz.net
Wed Sep 12 00:10:19 EDT 2007


At 11:40 AM 9/10/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>I second your sentiments on both.
>
>I was once again disappointed to read Mark Buckton's most recent 
>unabashed hazing of Asashoryu in his Japan Times basho preview.  Mr. 
>Buckton is not objective, he does not speak for the sumo fan.  His 
>remarks are worthy of a tabloid journal, and he leaves the impression 
>that he is either too close to Asashoryu detractors or has been 
>personally shunned by Asashoryu and his camp. 

>From what I've heard, Mr. Buckton devotes much of his time to getting
the credentials/ visas of others revoked. Not a person worth reading.

Dale



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