Kevin 1 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 NUFC Statement Last season Newcastle United Football Club banned reporters of The Daily Mail from all games, the training ground, and from all press conferences. This decision had been reluctantly taken after repeated irresponsible press coverage. The Daily Mail have recently made approaches through the Association of Editors for the ban to be reviewed. Newcastle United Football Club were considering that request when The Mail on Sunday decided to publish its disgraceful story about Lord Triesman. That story was not in the best interest of English football and has had enormous adverse repercussions already with regard to the 2018 World Cup bid. Newcastle United Football Club supports the stance taken by Gary Lineker who has ceased to provide a column for the newspaper and has been outspoken in his criticism. The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, will be unwelcome at Newcastle United for the foreseeable future. The club has also written to the Premier League and all other Premier League Chairmen, asking for their support in Newcastle's stance against these publications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldstott 0 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Why make this stuff public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 707 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Fucking hell. Was this the idea of our new media advisor? Can't these clowns keep their traps shut? I thought there weren't going to be any more statements? Cringeworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGoodwyn 1 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) Didn't they ban them a good year or so anyway? They've just released this to try and validify it and try and prove 'they were right all along' in wake of recent events Edited May 27, 2010 by JonGoodwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26669 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) What did the paper do to piss off Ashley? I'm not convinced they're that upset about Lord Triesman. Edited May 27, 2010 by ewerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigChrisfgb 0 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) A good stance really. They have severly fucked up the UK's chances of gaining the World Cup Some one somewhere should take them on. Edited May 27, 2010 by BigChrisfgb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 It would help if Laurel and Hardy had a shred of credibility..... all the same, I'd like to see a stand made against the papers. Fucking twats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 How embarrassing. Wonder if they will ban the Guardian too, especially as recent comments made in that rag directly involve the club. Hard to believe Ashley could be an idealistic leftie loonie though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19934 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 i'm sure this is a principled stance taken by the club and not because the mail slagged off ashley at one time or another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17926 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 i'm sure this is a principled stance taken by the club and not because the mail slagged off ashley at one time or another Exactly, what the fuck has England got to do with NUFC anyway? Are they going to ban every paper that has dodgy undercover football stories? And then why stop at football stories etc.? Makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Personally, I think it's a good statement. By far and away the least embarassing thing the clowns running our club have done in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 This is a new masterclass in muppetry and no mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 The Sunday Sun is already banned....and The People. Now the Mail. If we ban the Guardian for the Andy Cole shite...the Sun for their disgraceful Hillsbrough coverage...The New of The world for every story ever written...there's not many papers left to write nasty things and they'll all just leave us alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 This is a new masterclass in muppetry and no mistake. Stupid fat cunt thinks he's a maverick or something. Does anybody think other clubs will take the same stance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Why make this stuff public? Because Ashley and Llambias are fucking desperate to see the World Cup money. Greedy cunts. If they're banning rags on the basis of what they're printing I'd fully expect to see reporters of The Guardian banned next season given their latest article. But they won't because what they're writing isn't risking Ashley's income Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I know this is the latest in a trio of baffling public statements but it's easily the best bit of PR out of the three. Clearly that Wendy Taylor lass is already earning her corn. It'll win the club (and Ashley, unfortunately) a lot of fans for doing nothing more than enforcing a ban that was already in place and tapping into the public outrage. Just look at RTG: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=497350 The majority seem mildly impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 i'm sure this is a principled stance taken by the club and not because the mail slagged off ashley at one time or another Exactly, what the fuck has England got to do with NUFC anyway? Are they going to ban every paper that has dodgy undercover football stories? And then why stop at football stories etc.? Makes no sense. well the England bid for the world cup does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4252 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I think peoples preexisting hate for MA is causing them to be a bit too angry about this FWIW I like it and hope that other clubs follow suit, no excuse for printing stories that knowingly put the WC bid, which is great for the country, ont just at risk but basically ensuring they fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I can see why some are annoyed, it's basically a cynical attempt to curry favour, but as far as statements go lets just thank God he isn't announcing to the world he's trying to sell us on Gumtree or eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 SMB loves us don't they Next time a Sunderland statement's announced lets make a thread on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 SMB loves us don't they Next time a Sunderland statement's announced lets make a thread on it And do exactly what we ridicule them for? No thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGoodwyn 1 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Why make this stuff public? Because Ashley and Llambias are fucking desperate to see the World Cup money. Greedy cunts. If they're banning rags on the basis of what they're printing I'd fully expect to see reporters of The Guardian banned next season given their latest article. But they won't because what they're writing isn't risking Ashley's income Was just coming on to post a similar thing. Non-newcastle fans on other forums are lapping it up - most of them are under the impression the Mail have been banned solely because of the Triesman fiasco, which was clearly their aim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 FWIW I'd applaud them if it was on the back of the Triesman carry-on. But it's an extension of a ban rather than the imposing of one. There's clearly something that's gone before that has got Ashley's back up. People may find that sentiment admirable but then how many over the years have called SAF an arrogant cunt for refusing to talk to the BBC? I think the extension is born out of the Triesman revelations but I think the catalyst was concern of the financial losses of us not being awarded the 2018 WC rather than it being merely on principle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27312 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Nice to see the regime getting all hot and bothered about England rather than NUFC. I remember being a hell of a lot more pissed off when I read that St. James' Park was going to lose it's name than when I heard of the latest FA knob getting caught out as he tried to impress the latest lass who let a bloke old enough to be her dad hump her so she could enjoy any perks she could get. Diff'rent strokes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 BTW I have little doubt that where some are concerned, their pre-conceived opinions of the Daily Mail have help ease their decision to back the club in this instance. If it was George Culkin or Henry Winter who'd been banned I think we may have seen a somewhat different approach from many. Contraversial maybe, but my point still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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