Again well done!!
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Complaint to BBC regarding Pete the Badge
- Thread starter Prestwich_Blue
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Again well done!!
Ancient Citizen
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Poor Pete, I hope these complaints to what is rapidly becoming an organisation steeped in political,
and now, sporting bias, take root.
I'd love Trevor Sinclair to announce, ''I'm due on the BBC's Rag loving Match of the Day on Saturday.''
and now, sporting bias, take root.
I'd love Trevor Sinclair to announce, ''I'm due on the BBC's Rag loving Match of the Day on Saturday.''
Zabbadabba Blue
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Complaint lodged. I await their reply.
Facebook page mocking a Manchester City fan
Complaint description
On today's Facebook front page you have shown a photograph of a Manchester City fan. The banner headline refers to ""we salute you Bertie". His name is not Bertie, as you must well know, it is Pete Green. Pete has been around for over 50 years as a fan both home and away, domestically and abroad. He is a much loved legendary figure at the club. Everyone stops and talk to Pete, there is not a single bad bone in his body. Pete has learning difficulties that he battles with on an everyday occurrence. Despite that he enjoys life to the full. I know full well your reasons to mock Pete. It's because he. Is not a precious Man Utd fan, therefore he is game. You must know that the name "Bertie", is the mocking name that United fans have for City. It goes back many years to when City could not compete on the field with the financial wealth United had. Every Other football fan in the country knows that the BBC have jumped into the Old Trafford bed. Your sickening bending at the knee to every United angle is truly sycophantic. The BBC charter declares truth delivered without fear or favour. Well when it comes to your costing up to United it certainly does not. This debasing of a gentle and sweet man deserves your respect, not your ridicule ( or banter as you probably see it). BBC are now insulting vulnerable middle aged people. Shame on you. Some City fans use the name "rag" when referring to United fans. So either I expect a public apology for this insulting article, or will you,seek out a similarly disabled, less advantaged vulnerable United fan to photograph, put onto your facebook and refer to him as " a rag", to redress the imbalance ?.
That is beyond disgusting what the BBC have done. Well done and good luck to both and nefynblue and PB in getting a reply and a response but it will fall on deaf ears. They are another institutionalised bunch of ****s.
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Prestwich_Blue
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Top work mate.Complaint lodged. I await their reply.
Facebook page mocking a Manchester City fan
Complaint description
On today's Facebook front page you have shown a photograph of a Manchester City fan. The banner headline refers to ""we salute you Bertie". His name is not Bertie, as you must well know, it is Pete Green. Pete has been around for over 50 years as a fan both home and away, domestically and abroad. He is a much loved legendary figure at the club. Everyone stops and talk to Pete, there is not a single bad bone in his body. Pete has learning difficulties that he battles with on an everyday occurrence. Despite that he enjoys life to the full. I know full well your reasons to mock Pete. It's because he. Is not a precious Man Utd fan, therefore he is game. You must know that the name "Bertie", is the mocking name that United fans have for City. It goes back many years to when City could not compete on the field with the financial wealth United had. Every Other football fan in the country knows that the BBC have jumped into the Old Trafford bed. Your sickening bending at the knee to every United angle is truly sycophantic. The BBC charter declares truth delivered without fear or favour. Well when it comes to your costing up to United it certainly does not. This debasing of a gentle and sweet man deserves your respect, not your ridicule ( or banter as you probably see it). BBC are now insulting vulnerable middle aged people. Shame on you. Some City fans use the name "rag" when referring to United fans. So either I expect a public apology for this insulting article, or will you,seek out a similarly disabled, less advantaged vulnerable United fan to photograph, put onto your facebook and refer to him as " a rag", to redress the imbalance ?.
Fuck complaints. I've emailed the head of Sport, Barbara Slater and copied in Simon Heggie at the club.
Well said PB. Although I would have emailed it a few BBC hating journos too. The BBC have some powerful enemies and if they see them acting like a regular ratings grabbing station, thus breaking their own charter, they would have a field day.
Journalism is only going to get worse as the Internet takes over. You're going to get less journalists working for papers, and therefore more coverage of the "big" clubs and mockery of Public Enemy to chase the Man Utd and Arsenal £££
I thought it would get better for City as we joined the big boys, but it's more hostile than ever. Nothing much can be done other than to fight your corner.
I thought it would get better for City as we joined the big boys, but it's more hostile than ever. Nothing much can be done other than to fight your corner.
The Biased Broadcasting Company! This shit must go right to the top of their sports programmes as whatever is put out there must have to be vetted and agreed by an editor. I guess there must be a press complaints commission that can be complained to as well?
Zabbadabba Blue
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I also lodged a complaint but not perhaps worded as eloquently as Nefynblue. I have seen Pete on many occasions and quite frankly feel immensely proud that we have a fan that has no issue in showing his complete loyalty to the club wearing his colours to all the games, with no worries about getting harassment from neighbouring fans. How dare some small minded person take a cheap shot at one of our own on a national forum who deem themselves to be 'unbiased' WHAT????? . I hope this gets brought to the attention of Points of View on a Sunday and we get a voice??? Or perhaps not ....
Martin Samuel at the Mail appears to be one journalist who has some sympathy for us perhaps he may be interested in the story? At a time when clubs and the media are moaning about the lack of atmosphere and how to improve it, they choose to mock one of the great characters out there. Shame on them, not that they know the meaning of the word!