[Albion] Albion v Daily Mail FIGHT!

[Super Steve Earle]

The Mail. Read by ****s. Believed by ****s.

The Mail. Read by ordinary people who have to endlessly put up with childish ***t posted online having a pop at them by people like you.

 

[Phoenix011]

The Mail. Read by ordinary people who have to endlessly put up with childish ***t posted online having a pop at them by people like you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI

 

[andy1980]

It's been taken down now. I guess there will be an apology in Sundays paper now.

 

[Sirnormangall]

It's been taken down now. I guess there will be an apology in Sundays paper now.

Altogether now “ 1-0 to the Albion...”

 

[el punal]

The Daily fail is worse than the Sun . . .

One is twin set and pearls bile, the other is tits, tats, and chavs vile. Take your pick.

 

[portslade seagull]

Flog it to a tabloid as proof that an overpaid privileged PL footballer attempts to vandalise a street sign.

Probably report all three were high on drugs such is the anti Brighton feel in the tabloids at the moment

 

[Doc Lynam]

I hate the Daily Mail

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

I admit to regularly visiting the Daily Fail website - but only to read Martin Samuel, who is consistently one of the best sports columnists out there IMO. Even then its an ad-infested video-festooned clickbait NIGHTMARE of a site to visit, but its worth it (just about) for his input, I've been reading him for years since he was at The Times. Shame he writes for such a shitty rag now. The rest of it is utter, utter BILGE.

They've always had some weird obsession with papping players in their cars coming and going from training. Why, I have never had the slightest idea. Never been able to work that one out. Imagine that being your actual job - hanging around outside the gates of a PL training ground all morning, just to snatch a glassy reflective shot of Granit Xhaka coming and going in his Porsche Cayenne.

The Fail represents the ultimate disconnect between sports pages and front end. Say what you like about it (and of course we do and will continue to), the Mail has invested decent money in good writers for sport, and Samuel, Ian Ladyman and Matt Barlow are among the best in the business. And in Ian Herbert they have a rising star, a possible successor to Paul Hayward, which is something I don't say lightly.

Herbs went over from the Independent, as did the former Indy sports editor and his deputy, along with the sports desk manager, which is weird shift even if it only meant moving to a different office in the same building (and wearing a suit to work instead of a t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms).

The Mail on Sunday (where the piece appeared) is a slightly different beast, with different editors. That could explain the Joe Bernstein article. Mail Online is even more of a rogue operation, staffed by kids who are out to make names for themselves.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Wow, just wow. What a shitty rag that "paper" is

Indeed, no great surprise though is it?

 

[Easy 10]

The Fail represents the ultimate disconnect between sports pages and front end. Say what you like about it (and of course we do and will continue to), the Mail has invested decent money in good writers for sport, and Samuel, Ian Ladyman and Matt Barlow are among the best in the business. And in Ian Herbert they have a rising star, a possible successor to Paul Hayward, which is something I don't say lightly.

Herbs went over from the Independent, as did the former Indy sports editor and his deputy, along with the sports desk manager, which is weird shift even if it only meant moving to a different office in the same building (and wearing a suit to work instead of a t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms).

The Mail on Sunday (where the piece appeared) is a slightly different beast, with different editors. That could explain the Joe Bernstein article. Mail Online is even more of a rogue operation, staffed by kids who are out to make names for themselves.

Thats what grates. In terms of sports writers, the Fail has snaffled some true excellence (obviously when you ignore the tedious clickbate arriving-at-training etc bollocks). But every time I go there to read them, I feel like I need a shower afterwards. Certainly my laptop does, in a digital non-watery sense.

How is Martin anyway, decent bloke ? I'm sure your pens have crossed over the years.

 

[London Pompous]

Thats what grates. In terms of sports writers, the Fail has snaffled some true excellence (obviously when you ignore the tedious clickbate arriving-at-training etc bollocks). But every time I go there to read them, I feel like I need a shower afterwards. Certainly my laptop does, in a digital non-watery sense.

How is Martin anyway, decent bloke ? I'm sure your pens have crossed over the years.

He’s a good writer but some of his recent stuff has been very strange. Defence of Manchester City’s position in the UEFA ban seemed odd. Could it be anything to do with the football club where his son works and the super yacht to which he was invited?

 

[Surrey_Albion]

Will Hughes?

You cant get fairer than that

 

[Dick Head]

I'll hazard a guess you're going to need good eyesight.

I'm just going to go for a 60 mile drive with my wife and child to make sure.

 

[WATFORD zero]

It's been taken down now. I guess there will be an apology in Sundays paper now.

So, when caught lying,you should admit to the lie, take down the article and apologise. Seems an outdated way of going about things

 

[dazzer6666]

It's been taken down now. I guess there will be an apology in Sundays paper now.

Probably, but any apology will be in a tiny font size, buried in the bottom corner of a page somewhere........................so a bit pointless

 

[andy1980]

So, when caught lying,you should admit to the lie, take down the article and apologise. Seems an outdated way of going about things

I think it was what Brighton asked for.

 

[andy1980]

Probably, but any apology will be in a tiny font size, buried in the bottom corner of a page somewhere........................so a bit pointless

I guess, and all those people with a dislike for Brighton, will just ignore it. Just like ignoring the fact most teams voted against neutral venues, and ignoring a unanimous vote to restart training last week.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

The Fail represents the ultimate disconnect between sports pages and front end. Say what you like about it (and of course we do and will continue to), the Mail has invested decent money in good writers for sport, and Samuel, Ian Ladyman and Matt Barlow are among the best in the business. And in Ian Herbert they have a rising star, a possible successor to Paul Hayward, which is something I don't say lightly.

Herbs went over from the Independent, as did the former Indy sports editor and his deputy, along with the sports desk manager, which is weird shift even if it only meant moving to a different office in the same building (and wearing a suit to work instead of a t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms).

The Mail on Sunday (where the piece appeared) is a slightly different beast, with different editors. That could explain the Joe Bernstein article. Mail Online is even more of a rogue operation, staffed by kids who are out to make names for themselves.

Is that where Darren Grimes is now?

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Thats what grates. In terms of sports writers, the Fail has snaffled some true excellence (obviously when you ignore the tedious clickbate arriving-at-training etc bollocks). But every time I go there to read them, I feel like I need a shower afterwards. Certainly my laptop does, in a digital non-watery sense.

How is Martin anyway, decent bloke ? I'm sure your pens have crossed over the years.

I know the feeling about the Mail. I count many of their football writers as friends and I rationalise not having to wash after shaking hands with them by remembering that there are only so many jobs for football writers, and not everyone can work for a paper whose political views they agree with. Look at the mismatch between the tweets of certain journos and the papers they write for as proof of that!

Martin is okay, actually. I was a little disappointed when he turned the Albion website gig down last season when I was looking for someone to talk about supporting West Ham, his reasons being that he didn't want people being reminded about his club loyalties. I thought that was a little odd because most writers are fairly transparent about who they support, but I don't think he was being a Billy Bigtime about it.

I'm in awe of all the strands he is able to pull together for his columns, or at least I was. I think the Fail demands too much of him although for the money he's on I suppose they're entitled. When he was doing a long column for the Times every Wednesday and his weekend stuff for the Screws was when he was at his best, I thought.

 

[Sirnormangall]

The Mail on Sunday (where the piece appeared) is a slightly different beast, with different editors. That could explain the Joe Bernstein article. Mail Online is even more of a rogue operation, staffed by kids who are out to make names for themselves.

Yes the Mail on Sunday sports pages are utter garbage and a great example of lazy journalism - I could write most of what they churn out from my armchair.