Media Thread 2020/21

[Metalartin]

I didn't watch the tennis but just trying to catch up on what the fuss is about.

Unless I'm missing a quote people like Piers Morgan are putting words in his mouth. He didn't call her a quitter, a bottler or mentally weak. He said the pressure was too much and it was understandable(given her age I assume). So why were people saying he was wrong to suggest it was some kind of panic attack? The alternatives are either another medical condition(asthma, COVID etc and the medical team found nothing) or that she faked it to avoid a thrashing(wasn't there plenty of time to turn it around?). He made an assumption but it wasn't really a scathing one.

Even if she did have a panic attack, that's no reason to say she made a fool of herself or was being a poor sport. That's not what a panic attack is. Mental health is no joke either or anything to stroke your own ego with.

So in my opinion, the people claiming he was harsh are wrong and the people saying "he's right, she's a weak fool" are wrong also because that's not what he said.

Back on topic though, the media are cnuts, always finding red-shirted angles to push their agendas.

 

[vinny123]

mcneroe and kev pieterson sais she lacked mental strength and let thigs get ahead of her and she needs to toughen up rapid like

 

[KS55]

I was on the streets of belfast, doing an operational tour, i was a proffesional soldier who knew what it entailed
she is a proffessional tennis player who knew that major tournaments in the media spot light is part of the game
just as well myself and all the other squaddies didnt let events get the better of us

if you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen and stop bleating about it

she bottled it and spat her dummy out while her bottom lip quivered, any one saying any different is bloody naieve
john mcenroe was spot on

And can spell naive and professional.

 

[Metalartin]

mcneroe and kev pieterson sais she lacked mental strength and let thigs get ahead of her and she needs to toughen up rapid like

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Mcenro the one that was commentating on the BBC and Pieterson(and Piers Morgan) was just adding to it by reacting on social media?

The sky quotes I read weren't the full context but I still can't find him calling her weak or suggesting she was faking a panic attack. This is about as complete as I can find of what he said that triggered so many people:

“I feel bad for Emma, obviously,” said McEnroe. “It appears it just got a little bit too much, as is understandable, particularly with what we’ve been talking about this over the last six weeks with Osaka not even here.

“How much can players handle? It makes you look at the guys that have been around and the girls for so long – how well they can handle it. Hopefully she’ll learn from this experience.”

McEnroe also suggested the late start had contributed to Raducanu’s situation. “I don’t think it helped that the previous match went as long as it did because it made her think about it more,” he added. “That’s a lot to take on, especially when you’ve never been there before.”

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

According to the latest BBC figures, despite a £400k pay cut, Lineker is still the highest paid employee on £1.36M. Can't blame him for that salary as the fault lies entirely with the dolt who thinks he's worth it.
I would hazard a guess that nobody watches MOTD because HE presents it and nobody would not watch if HE didn't.
Personally I don't like the guy, I see a tendency for snide comments and put downs but a none to happy reaction when bounced back.

 

[BeerIsTheBest]

According to the latest BBC figures, despite a £400k pay cut, Lineker is still the highest paid employee on £1.36M. Can't blame him for that salary as the fault lies entirely with the dolt who thinks he's worth it.
I would hazard a guess that nobody watches MOTD because HE presents it and nobody would not watch if HE didn't.
Personally I don't like the guy, I see a tendency for snide comments and put downs but a none to happy reaction when bounced back.

Hey 50 years. It’s a crazy sum and perhaps reflects he’s always on the telly. Worse for me is Shearer who is shown at £390k per year. What a sum for essentially being number two on one/two football shows per week (in a normal week), it’s no wonder the BBC want to shaft pensioners for the full fee.

 

[CelesteItis]

 

[Centurions]

According to the latest BBC figures, despite a £400k pay cut, Lineker is still the highest paid employee on £1.36M. Can't blame him for that salary as the fault lies entirely with the dolt who thinks he's worth it.
I would hazard a guess that nobody watches MOTD because HE presents it and nobody would not watch if HE didn't.
Personally I don't like the guy, I see a tendency for snide comments and put downs but a none to happy reaction when bounced back.

Your sentence is a bit strangled but are you saying that nobody watches MotD because Lineker presents it? Viewing figures would tend to dispute that despite all matches being available somewhere for the last 18 months. The second part of your sentence looks like you think that anyone who doesn't watch it, purely because he currently presents it, would suddenly tune in? Is that regardless of who replaces him?

 

[BringBackSwales]

And can spell naive and professional.

Yes because of course this is an English spelling and grammar forum. Pompous twat

 

[Colthekid]

Well I never. I heard that on Fivepenny Piece L.P. Back in the 70’s? Thought it was great because we were doing 1066 and all that in school at the time. Never knew it was the same bloke that did Albert and the Lion. Everyday is a school day on Bluemoon.

Yep, the best version was Fivepenny Piece's...


Saw them when I was a kid at the old Davenport Cinema in Stockport. Brilliant old group, combining funny songs with some lovely balads. All now long gone sadly.