Media Thread 2020/21

[Centurions]

Conor Lickspittle , sounds like someone out of black adder

I changed his first name to protect his GDPR and privacy.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

An organisation so full of hubris can never admit it's wrong; their complaints procedure is nothing more than a sop.

I got the same stock reply and have escalated it up. It is an appalling response. There is nothing in the data or the 90 charges which refers to "the influence of Gulf Arab individuals on major European Clubs". Tens of millions of data packages were released in the Football Leaks hack. The UEFA case against City related to six emails. They were nothing to do with the influence of our owner or his ethnic heritage. It is just racism plain and simple. The BBC report makes no mention of the ethnicity of any other people mentioned in the case. Ofcom has now been given the power to investigate these sort of complaints and this will be my next port of call.

 

[bakerdave76]

I changed his first name to protect his GDPR and privacy.

Dam

 

[citymad]

I have to say Sly have been very good in not going over board with the incident. I guess they're leaving all the trash coverage to the lowlifes of journalism.

 

[Maly]

Dear Mr Centurions

Thanks for getting in touch with us regarding an article on the BBC News website.
(https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54016147)

I understand you feel the article displays anti-Arab bias.

The article follows Rui Pinto's trail in Portugal and explains he faces 90 criminal charges: he is accused of computer fraud, attempted extortion and violating privacy of correspondence.

However, his leaks cover the entire football landscape and not just in Portugal. They revealed alleged cases of tax evasion and dubious deals involving some top football clubs and star players.

Some of the data showed the influence Gulf Arab individuals and organisations have over top European clubs. It is not racist to discuss this, as one of the major stories coming from these leaks was UEFA's investigation into Manchester City who is owned by Sheikh Mansour.

Nevertheless, we do value your feedback about our news coverage. All complaints are sent to senior management and in this case the BBC News team every morning, and I included your points in our overnight report of audience feedback.

These reports are among the most widely read sources of feedback in the BBC and ensures that your concerns have been seen by the right people quickly.

Thanks once again for getting in touch with us.

Kind regards

Conor Lickspittle

BBC Complaints Team


I wasn't aware that actually setting up your own company (The CFG) and having 'undue influence over it' was a bad thing?

Please tell me you replied asking them if they’d ever heard of Google? If they have, that as a news organisation, you expect facts to be properly investigated and would therefore know that MCFC isn’t owned by Sheik Mansour, but is I fact owned by CFG, which in turn is owned by 3 different companies?

 

[BlueBas]

Chelsea spend over £200m and get a headline like this...

Chelsea pursue 'dynasty' under Frank Lampard after record summer spending

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54056704

Imagine the headlines if City spent over £200m - trying to buy the Premier League and Champions League. It starts the ball rolling for Lampard deserves success rather than Lampard is only a money manager a la Pep!

 

[colbee59]

I have to say Sly have been very good in not going over board with the incident. I guess they're leaving all the trash coverage to the lowlifes of journalism.

Probably because a rag was also involved

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Dear Mr Centurions

Thanks for getting in touch with us regarding an article on the BBC News website.
(https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54016147)

I understand you feel the article displays anti-Arab bias.

The article follows Rui Pinto's trail in Portugal and explains he faces 90 criminal charges: he is accused of computer fraud, attempted extortion and violating privacy of correspondence.

However, his leaks cover the entire football landscape and not just in Portugal. They revealed alleged cases of tax evasion and dubious deals involving some top football clubs and star players.

Some of the data showed the influence Gulf Arab individuals and organisations have over top European clubs. It is not racist to discuss this, as one of the major stories coming from these leaks was UEFA's investigation into Manchester City who is owned by Sheikh Mansour.

Nevertheless, we do value your feedback about our news coverage. All complaints are sent to senior management and in this case the BBC News team every morning, and I included your points in our overnight report of audience feedback.

These reports are among the most widely read sources of feedback in the BBC and ensures that your concerns have been seen by the right people quickly.

Thanks once again for getting in touch with us.

Kind regards

Conor Lickspittle

BBC Complaints Team


I wasn't aware that actually setting up your own company (The CFG) and having 'undue influence over it' was a bad thing?

Rui Pintos TRAIL sums the BBC up perfectly.....

 

[frothy]

Rui Pintos TRAIL sums the BBC up perfectly.....

Lickspittle? Couldn't have more apt name for the raggy twunts at the BBC

 

[big gaz]

I changed his first name to protect his GDPR and privacy.

So its Cock ?