United Thread - 2023/24

[Blueboy73]

So Stone went to Spain on yet another jolly to assess the form of a bit part utd player who should be doing time

Would they send an entertainment correspondent to a Gary Glitter comeback concert in Cambodia to see if he's "still got it"?

Actually, yeah they probably would

There's no probably about it, it would give the BBC a platform to promote someone who fits in perfectly with the culture of that rancid organisation.

 

[blueste41]

Got my response below. Usual fob off and I will be replying.


Thanks for getting in touch about the BBC Sports website report at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66838129.

I note your concerns with the content of the report.

As a BBC Sports reporter, Simon would be expected to share an analysis. The Mason Greenwood story was one that drew widespread interest across the country and as this was his first match since the allegations emerged, then we included it in our coverage. Being there can also enable us to assess his performance after what has been a lot of attention on the player, without relying on third party information. Yet, we appreciate that not everyone will agree on the matches covered.

With regards to the licence fee, we can only assure you that we wouldn’t try to misuse it, although views on spending can be met with subjective opinion. We do offer more information on spending via the public BBC annual report and accounts site at:

https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/reports/annualreport

That said, we do value your feedback about this. As all complaints are made available to senior management and sport editors, we’ve included your points in our overnight report.

These reports are among the most widely read sources of feedback in the company and ensures that your concerns have been seen by the right people quickly. This helps inform their decisions about current and future content.

Thanks again for getting in touch.

I get that this has irked yourself and others and I don't want to detract from your opinion but the BBC (and all other media organisations) spend eye watering figures covering news stories everyday, the £x.xx that this would have cost is equivalent to buying a brew from Greggs on your way home from a hospitality event that cost you 5K. For example, when covering news in war torn countries they have to pay fixers to get them from A to B safely not to mention the specialist security contracts in place and the amount of people that have to travel with them.
But as your all fellow blues and I love you all dearly I will attempt to find out how many people complained about the article, where the complaints went, who responded, what was said internally.....

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

With the obvious connection to racist chanting and the throwing of bananas at black players in the past. I hope City fan's aren't stupid enough, or crass enough, to think Onana/Banana is in any fucking way acceptable.

Is the right answer.........

 

[r.soleofsalford]

I was thinking more of Onana what`s his name.

 

[horlock_was_super]

Wouldn’t it be interesting if it turned out that the good old Auntie Beeb didn’t pay for slyman’s jolly jaunts abroad with/for the rags?
Could it be that the rags are in fact paying for him to cover all things scum?
How much would it cost to buy that much publicity in the real world?
The real pay off for the pisscan finally speaking to them eventually.
Just a thought. \0/

 

[cheekybids]

I get that this has irked yourself and others and I don't want to detract from your opinion but the BBC (and all other media organisations) spend eye watering figures covering news stories everyday, the £x.xx that this would have cost is equivalent to buying a brew from Greggs on your way home from a hospitality event that cost you 5K. For example, when covering news in war torn countries they have to pay fixers to get them from A to B safely not to mention the specialist security contracts in place and the amount of people that have to travel with them.
But as your all fellow blues and I love you all dearly I will attempt to find out how many people complained about the article, where the complaints went, who responded, what was said internally.....

I think it goes hand in hand with how the bbc choose their stories along with the chosen narrative. A whole different story but I saw a brilliant John Pilger documentary where he interviewed BBC producers why they chose the narrative, you won’t be surprised that they had answer along the lines of the complaint responses.

So it’s not important in the scheme of things if they choose to watch & report on Greenwood, improve his public profile not when you compare how they report on foreign policy but it’s very similar. Incredibly biased.

When the bbc show bias in sports & lie & play the audience for fools then I don’t trust them with important issues & im sure many others feel the same way.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I work with overseas students - mostly Mexican / South American and China / South Korea / Thailand and Japan.
Caught one of the boys watching this just now.
The South Korean version of Mark Goldbridge.....

He has discernibly more gravitas than Goldbridge.

 

[Andy TheCatalyst Morrison]

I get that this has irked yourself and others and I don't want to detract from your opinion but the BBC (and all other media organisations) spend eye watering figures covering news stories everyday, the £x.xx that this would have cost is equivalent to buying a brew from Greggs on your way home from a hospitality event that cost you 5K. For example, when covering news in war torn countries they have to pay fixers to get them from A to B safely not to mention the specialist security contracts in place and the amount of people that have to travel with them.
But as your all fellow blues and I love you all dearly I will attempt to find out how many people complained about the article, where the complaints went, who responded, what was said internally.....

Absolutely get that it’s a drop in the ocean, but however much it is, it shouldn’t be wasted on a jolly for Stone. The bottom line is that the BBC should not be giving that match that sort of coverage, for a whole lot of reasons

 

[Pontypool Blue]

They've turned more corners than a London cabbie on a driving test.

I agree with the sentiment but a London Cabbie knows where he is, knows where he is going and knows the best way to get there.
The rags are more of a 10 year old trying to drive a cab, not knowing where the destination is, not knowing how to get there and more importantly not knowing where the start point is!

 

[yeah whatever !!]

I work with overseas students - mostly Mexican / South American and China / South Korea / Thailand and Japan.
Caught one of the boys watching this just now.
The South Korean version of Mark Goldbridge.....

He looks like like a contestant from the game show Endurance lol.