Complaint to BBC regarding Pete the Badge

[bluwes]

Sick or gardening leave?

Horses mouths mate says sick

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Horses mouths mate says sick

Probably brought on by the stress of working for the Biased Broadcasting C**t's!

 

[johnnytapia]

Following my correspondence with the club, and my earlier criticism of them for not recognising my email of complaint, there is news. I've received a reply from Vicky Kloss. I think the following email from her will answer most of the questions raised on this now lengthy thread. Credit where it's due, and I draw comfort from the fact that the club is indeed engaging the relevant departments at the BBC, press and media in general to robustly defend and challenge potentially damaging matters that affect our club.

David,
Thanks for the email. We, like you, were obviously concerned to see this instance of Pete being labelled as ‘Bertie’ on the BBC website. The inference was as clear to us as it was to you (and others on some of our fan forums).
As soon as it was brought to our attention, we immediately contacted the Head of Football at the BBC (in writing and on the phone) to formally raise our objections. The BBC agreed with ours (and the fans) views on this posting, ensuring it was removed immediately and that the matter was to be looked into internally.
My team also undertook a regular and detailed dialogue with senior members of the Supporters Club throughout this process, who, in turn, liaised with the fans about our position/action via one particular bluemoon thread on this topic.
The current position is that we understand that the BBC are apologising in writing to anyone offended by this posting. This, coupled with the removal of the post, is the response we would have been looking for from any media outlet publishing an untruth.
Beyond that, my team are proactive with issues of clear misrepresentation in relation to Manchester City FC and our supporters and in relation to Simon Heggie in particular, the reason you didn’t get a response is that the email address was incorrect so it was never received.
Kind regards
Vicky Kloss

Vicky Kloss
Chief Communications Officer
City Football Group

I think you would all agree that was excellent work from Vicky and her team. Her department receives its fair share of criticism on here. So it's only right and proper to promote the department when a lot of their work involves a quiet diplomacy most of the time. Now back to the BBC complaints department.

Why do you consider this "excellent" work? I'd consider it mealy-mouthed, corporate bollocks. What the fuck is an "untruth"? This isn't The House of Fucking Commons. Call it what it was/is: a lie.
"Regular and detailed dialogue with senior members of the Supporters Club". Who the fucking hell is she talking about? Which club? How does she/the club designate the soubriquet "senior"? When does a "junior" member of the Supporters Club become a "senior" member?!? I'd love to know. She's on the back foot on this and clearly knows it. If it weren't for PB and this thread there is zero fucking chance Vicky and the "City Football Group" would have got involved. Excellent work? Spare me, please.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Look, we basically want the person who posted it sacked end of. Vicky should be making sure this happens not leaving it up to the BBC's ineptness.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

I've got a friend who works at BBC Sport I'll try to see if he knows anything

 

[1961_vintage]

I've got a friend who works at BBC Sport I'll try to see if he knows anything

Not often you see that combination of words in a single sentence..... Works...... BBC Sport....... Knows anything.

Good luck!

 

[Bilboblue]

Think so. Just not Premier League anymore so not a highlight. Always makes me chuckle to hear that he's a really successful art businessmen.

He isn't, he is a librarian.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I've got a friend who works at BBC Sport I'll try to see if he knows anything

Somebody knows something for sure........

 

[hutton who blue]

Following my correspondence with the club, and my earlier criticism of them for not recognising my email of complaint, there is news. I've received a reply from Vicky Kloss. I think the following email from her will answer most of the questions raised on this now lengthy thread. Credit where it's due, and I draw comfort from the fact that the club is indeed engaging the relevant departments at the BBC, press and media in general to robustly defend and challenge potentially damaging matters that affect our club.

David,
Thanks for the email. We, like you, were obviously concerned to see this instance of Pete being labelled as ‘Bertie’ on the BBC website. The inference was as clear to us as it was to you (and others on some of our fan forums).
As soon as it was brought to our attention, we immediately contacted the Head of Football at the BBC (in writing and on the phone) to formally raise our objections. The BBC agreed with ours (and the fans) views on this posting, ensuring it was removed immediately and that the matter was to be looked into internally.
My team also undertook a regular and detailed dialogue with senior members of the Supporters Club throughout this process, who, in turn, liaised with the fans about our position/action via one particular bluemoon thread on this topic.
The current position is that we understand that the BBC are apologising in writing to anyone offended by this posting. This, coupled with the removal of the post, is the response we would have been looking for from any media outlet publishing an untruth.
Beyond that, my team are proactive with issues of clear misrepresentation in relation to Manchester City FC and our supporters and in relation to Simon Heggie in particular, the reason you didn’t get a response is that the email address was incorrect so it was never received.
Kind regards
Vicky Kloss

Vicky Kloss
Chief Communications Officer
City Football Group

I think you would all agree that was excellent work from Vicky and her team. Her department receives its fair share of criticism on here. So it's only right and proper to promote the department when a lot of their work involves a quiet diplomacy most of the time. Now back to the BBC complaints department.

Quote, the BBC are apologising to anyone offended by this posting. Bollocks to that. The BBC should be apologising for the offensive post.

 

[Fabled mabel]

The continuing complaint here is not necessarily about City and Pete but more general;

Why does the online department of the National Broadcaster not to mention similar departments in broadsheets, think it repeatedlty has to go jor the lowest common denominator in its football coverage. Much of it is of a level of a teenage blogger throwing out his barbed comments and sharing private jokes from a safe location
behind his lappy.

There are plenty of places for banter and piss taking all over the net but from the BBC sports..no no no.

I cannot recall Cheesey ever making an adverse comment about anyone else in public his thoughts on this crap from the BBC would be priceless.