Rammy Blue said:You have to be taking the piss?
You defend that headline as being a story outlining the day's happenings, that really is unreal.
We scored 7 and the scum scored 3 and you think "Ten-goal bonanza" is an un-biased headline....
You really couldn't make it up.
squirtyflower said:why bother with any of the inane drivel that frequents 90% of newspapers, including what you write, and let's all of us concentrate on making the world a better placestuart brennan said:My honest view is that anyone who is bothered by something as trivial and transient as that, when there are terrible things going on in the world, and in this city, needs to take a look at themselves.
PS, something i have made a career out of for about 33 years, but by all means you go ahead and belittle me but in turn belittle your job and what you are paid for
next time you get your hands dirty with actually improving the lives of people in our fair city give me a call and we'll compare notes
stuart brennan said:Rammy Blue said:You have to be taking the piss?
You defend that headline as being a story outlining the day's happenings, that really is unreal.
We scored 7 and the scum scored 3 and you think "Ten-goal bonanza" is an un-biased headline....
You really couldn't make it up.
I don't think it's a great headline, but the website people need to get stuff up quickly. If you had to write a short headline which covered the main Manchester football events of that day, what would it be, out of interest?
Then you are ignoring the people you are arguing against on here . That article about ten goals is one of the crap excuses for journalism that has been criticised on here recently. Don't deflect Stuart to a figment of your imagination and do not patronise with semantics about bonanzas and thrillers. To tie our seven nil win in with their three one win is farcical. Some things are indefensible.stuart brennan said:EricBrooksGhost said:http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...al-bonanza-manchester-city-manchester-6266243
Manchester City and Manchester United racked up ten goals between them to record convincing wins in the Premier League.
The rivals were both 3-0 up within thirty minutes to blitz their opponents and secure the three points.
United did not add to their tally but held on comfortably to defeat Fulham 3-1 to move onto seventeen points for the season.
But Manchester City did not stop there, scoring four more times to finish up 7-0 winners over a beleaguered Norwich side; Chris Hughton's men have now conceded eleven goals in two games this week in Manchester, while City have moved into the top four.
Urban myth my fucking arse.
Fair for defending the MEN, and yourself, stoutly and I'm sure correctly in places but sorry not in this case.
No, no, no ,no.
Where does it say "ten-goal thriller"? The urban myth I am referring to you was the story that City beat United heavily, and the MEN headline was "United in ten-goal thriller".
That article does not use the phrase "ten-goal thriller" at all - it says ten-goal bonanza, and it was a story just outlining the day's happenings, on the main football site. A headline saying "ten-goal thriller" on that article would have made no sense.
If that is seen as proof of some kind of bias, it is ridiculous.
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squirtyflower said:I rarely get involved in these petty arguments as they serve little purpose
However the article from your colleague Dianne was not 'a bit of fun'. It was a two bit piece written in a churlish and amateurish manner. It was uncalled for and if she feels that it was a pice of journalism, and that includes you in this matter too, then it's the pair of you that really needs to get a life.
Unfortunately you all seem to have lost the perspective of being reporters. Instead you seem to think its ok to defend opinion as news, which it isn't, in fact one could consider it to be the thoughts of some star struck thicko blonde bimbo. Network news anyone?
I don't have a view on the article at all - the subject of it holds no interest for me, and the manner in which it is written does not bother me one way or the other.
My honest view is that anyone who is bothered by something as trivial and transient as that, when there are terrible things going on in the world, and in this city, needs to take a look at themselves.
i was thinking of putting something along those lines in my reply but didn't feel it right to put Ric in the position to ban a mod for calling someone a **** for being a ****Rammy Blue said:squirtyflower said:why bother with any of the inane drivel that frequents 90% of newspapers, including what you write, and let's all of us concentrate on making the world a better placestuart brennan said:My honest view is that anyone who is bothered by something as trivial and transient as that, when there are terrible things going on in the world, and in this city, needs to take a look at themselves.
PS, something i have made a career out of for about 33 years, but by all means you go ahead and belittle me but in turn belittle your job and what you are paid for
next time you get your hands dirty with actually improving the lives of people in our fair city give me a call and we'll compare notes
Wouldn't waste your breath mate, the guy is a patronising prick of the highest order.
squirtyflower said:why bother with any of the inane drivel that frequents 90% of newspapers, including what you write, and let's all of us concentrate on making the world a better place
PS, something i have made a career out of for about 33 years, but by all means you go ahead and belittle me but in turn belittle your job and what you are paid for
next time you get your hands dirty with actually improving the lives of people in our fair city give me a call and we'll compare notes
Rammy Blue said:It would be a headline that had fuck all to do the swamp dwellers and more to do with us scoring 7.
"Magnificent 7" maybe?
squirtyflower said:i was thinking of putting something along those lines in my reply but didn't feel it right to put Ric in the position to ban a mod for calling someone a **** for being a ****Rammy Blue said:squirtyflower said:why bother with any of the inane drivel that frequents 90% of newspapers, including what you write, and let's all of us concentrate on making the world a better place
PS, something i have made a career out of for about 33 years, but by all means you go ahead and belittle me but in turn belittle your job and what you are paid for
next time you get your hands dirty with actually improving the lives of people in our fair city give me a call and we'll compare notes
Wouldn't waste your breath mate, the guy is a patronising prick of the highest order.
stuart brennan said:Rammy Blue said:It would be a headline that had fuck all to do the swamp dwellers and more to do with us scoring 7.
"Magnificent 7" maybe?
So how does that headline cover both clubs, which is what the article was meant to do?
whether for good or bad i've appeared in your newspaper for several reasonsstuart brennan said:squirtyflower said:why bother with any of the inane drivel that frequents 90% of newspapers, including what you write, and let's all of us concentrate on making the world a better place
PS, something i have made a career out of for about 33 years, but by all means you go ahead and belittle me but in turn belittle your job and what you are paid for
next time you get your hands dirty with actually improving the lives of people in our fair city give me a call and we'll compare notes
I'm not arguing what you suggest. But I don't let myself get upset by the "inane drivel", I see it for what it is. Obviously there is a place for inane drivel in newspapers, otherwise it wouldn't be in there. People buy newspapers to read inane drivel, unfortunately.
I am sure you are very worthy, and that you have done some wonderful things, otherwise you wouldn't have felt the need to mention it.
If you are involved in important things, why would a bit of "inane drivel" bother you? It doesn't bother me, and never has.