[Albion] Andy Naylor should be renamed…

[Guinness Boy]

….to “Shoes” because he’s so far up Potter’s arse that’s all you can see.

 

[Luke93]

I’m finding him increasingly petty on Twitter. Has an elitist view on how others should feel about the Albion.

 

[Springal]

It’s a bit baffling. But wasn’t he like this with McGhee back in the day ? One dour northerner sticking up for another

 

[Swansman]

I've heard he is always right

Anyway, aren't you a needy bunch - this obsession with what pundits, "experts" and their grandmas thinks about this or that.

 

[macbeth]

I was on here defending him a few weeks back. but the constant sniping and the condescending remarks towards supporters, combined with a frankly weird determination to absolve chelsea/potter of any wrongdoing has been frankly embarrassing

 

[Springal]

I was on here defending him a few weeks back. but the constant sniping and the condescending remarks towards supporters, combined with a frankly weird determination to absolve chelsea/potter of any wrongdoing has been frankly embarrassing

And retweeting every Athletic article about Potter still is a bit odd

 

[Guinness Boy]

I've heard he is always right

Anyway, aren't you a needy bunch - this obsession with what pundits, "experts" and their grandmas thinks about this or that.

On transfers he is.

Otherwise he’s a shit writer with an agenda against Brighton fans. So I guess The Athletic keep him on because of his correct approach to the transfer window.

I’d be astonished if anyone under 40 actually read his articles

 

[Westdene Seagull]

….to “Shoes” because he’s so far up Potter’s arse that’s all you can see.

Has something triggered this feeling today ?

 

[macbeth]

And retweeting every Athletic article about Potter still is a bit odd

see I appreciate who he caters for has changed since moving to the athletic. but the way he interacts with our fanbase these days is genuinely bordering on disdain and this just really doesn't sit well with me given he's meant to our (the fans') main source of info

 

[Guinness Boy]

Has something triggered this feeling today ?

Mostly his Twitter timeline.

Look at his posts after the match and then We Are Brighton’s. You can tell who the real fans read.

 

[Weststander]

Shirley now a Chavs supporter.

His defence of their move for Winstanley was embarrassing. He’s not that thick.

 

[A1X]

And retweeting every Athletic article about Potter still is a bit odd

Remember him getting really pissy when he was tweeting articles about how great Potter would be for Chelsea shortly after he left and was met with a barrage of “I don’t care about him” replies.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

It’s a bit baffling. But wasn’t he like this with McGhee back in the day ? One dour northerner sticking up for another

Northerner?
f*** off.

 

[wigman]

Did Stoke lose today ?

 

[Eeyore]

Mostly his Twitter timeline.

Look at his posts after the match and then We Are Brighton’s. You can tell who the real fans read.

I like Naylor, although I'm not keen on his dismissive attitude at times. Then again, looking at his timeline I'm not surprised. Sometimes the Twitter bowels empty themselves on there.

All he said earlier was that it was sad to see Bruno booed at the end. Just an opinion. No need for a four letter frenzy.

As for We Are Brighton. I find it a bit tabloidy at times, but I still read a load of stuff in there. There's something quite compulsive about it. The writer is an intelligent bloke.

So I fall in between. But I'm a dullard who likes to keep the peace. I don't agree with your 'real fans' thing though. There is no hive conformity. Folk read what they prefer. It takes all sorts. If you like Naylor, read Naylor. If you like WAB read WAB. I read both.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Pleased people are waking up to what a club puppet Naylor has become. Doesn't even try to report the truth anymore, just what Barbs tells him

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

He’s always been the same. Changed his tune when he first went to The Athletic and was desperate for Albion fans to sign up but went back to normal after a few months.

A very limited and dull writer with a massive chip on his shoulder.

 

[Biscuit]

He's the reason I canceled my subscription to The Athletic.

He really does not come across well on Twitter.

I can't understand why he continues to cover us? It doesn't appear that he enjoys it and judging by the replies to his tweets he's not reading the room... It's weird that "our" journalist appears to have such a rocky relationship with the fanbase he reports for. I find the whole thing baffling.

 

[clapham_gull]

Stoke fan.

 

[Eeyore]

He's the reason I canceled my subscription to The Athletic.

He really does not come across well on Twitter.

I can't understand why he continues to cover us? It doesn't appear that he enjoys it and judging by the replies to his tweets he's not reading the room... It's weird that "our" journalist appears to have such a rocky relationship with the fanbase he reports for. I find the whole thing baffling.

The other way of looking at it is that he has a tendency to address folk in the same way they address him, although with restraint. The abuse he suffers is unwarranted. I saw some of the reactions to his comments about Bruno. Twitter really is a cesspit.

I have an Athletic subscription and he is good at after the event analysis, often giving insights that we weren't aware of. These insights are not given during the process so the accusations that he is a bit comfy with the club may have some grounding. I won't be renewing once the cheap rate goes.

He is dull because he is safe and tends only to run with facts. I think a lot of folk expect more from his reporting but they will never get it. He only really deals with stuff once it's been through the refiners fire- but that's not much fun. But, yes, I do agree that being close to the club can limit a reporters armoury.