Guest stevieintoon Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Five Live upsets LiverpoolTuesday 16 January 2007 - 08:06:54 BBC Radio Five Live has had a complaint from Liverpool City Council - over comments made by football commentator Alan Green during Sunday's match between Everton and Reading. He told listeners Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone, a special guest at the game, would probably find his limousine had no wheels when he returned to it. The leader of Liverpool council, Warren Bradley, has written to the station's controller Bob Shennan about the derogatory joke. Cllr Bradley said he had received complaints from people in the city. He told the Liverpool Daily Post: "It is immensely disappointing that a respected football commentator should display such ignorance about a city which he visits regularly. "Alan Green's cheap remark perpetuates outdated myths and damages the city's reputation nationally. Perhaps an apology would be in order and Five Live would consider doing something to give a more balanced account of how the city has changed for the better in the last few years?" A Radio Five Live spokesman apologised, saying: "Alan's comments were off the cuff and meant to be humorous. They weren't funny and we're sorry if they caused offence." Everton FC were planning to launch an official complaint to the BBC as well, but have now changed their mind following Five Live's apology. A club spokesman said: "Whilst we acknowledge that Alan Green is one of radio journalism's more self opinionated figures, we do feel that his comments were hugely ill-advised and, quite clearly, offensive to many people. In the 24 hour period which followed our game against Reading, we received e-mails and phone calls from football supporters everywhere, who were appalled at his ludicrous statements. “We accept the BBC’s apology in the spirit it was made and the matter is now closed.” Whinging scouse cunts. They never cease to amaze me. Alan Green made a valid point as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Isn't Alan Green a Liverpool supporter too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WubbleUC 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 That's on a par with the Everton fans who made monkey noises at Martins a few weeks ago, crying because Emre 'was racist' to the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Christ on a bike And aye, he is a Liverpool fan. I was listening and it was clearly tongue-in-cheek and he was taking the piss out of Stallone for the main part anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 The implication being that its only evertonians who are twocers? Thats rubbish, they're all as bad as each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34450 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 To be fair, if he'd made a similar comment about Geordies being thick or whatever, a lot of people would be up in arms about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevieintoon Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) "Alan Green's cheap remark perpetuates outdated myths and damages the city's reputation nationally. Perhaps an apology would be in order and Five Live would consider doing something to give a more balanced account of how the city has changed for the better in the last few years?" Ehhhhhh exactly how could the cities reputation be any worse? A Radio Five Live spokesman apologised, saying: "Alan's comments were off the cuff and meant to be humorous. They weren't funny and we're sorry if they caused offence." Yes they were. Edited January 17, 2007 by stevieintoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudger 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Cant anyone take a fucking joke anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Cant anyone take a fucking joke anymore. it wasnt particularly funny though. And Alan Green is a prick so I sure aint gonna defend him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevieintoon Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Oh dear oh dear what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Oh dear oh dear what? the point is not about alan green, its about the bin dippers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Oh dear oh dear what? the point is not about alan green, its about the bin dippers oh good dont get me wrong like anyone taking the piss out of scousers or mackems is good, but thing of something a little more original than them nicking wheels from a limo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Has Renton seen this thread yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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