- Oct 17, 2008
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Someone lied to you - I’d suggest you check your sources. Care to withdraw your previous comment?
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Brendan Rodgers
- Thread starter Mellotron
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That doesn’t make any sense LI?
Unless of course you’re suggesting that’s why Rodgers made the comments?
And there’s me thinking you were a decent journalist who checked his facts before going to print x
I’m outraged. Because someone said we should be.
2024 in the UK …. so many miserable people with a you’re with us or against us stance about practically everything. No nuance. Putting trivia ahead of the big issues of our time or living a life.
2024 in the UK …. so many miserable people with a you’re with us or against us stance about practically everything. No nuance. Putting trivia ahead of the big issues of our time or living a life.
London Irish
Well-known member
Of course. The praise I gave Rodgers for owning up was entirely undeserved, am happy to clarify that. He's as bad as the Harry Enfield caricatures posting on here
And to close this thread off nicely for @nicko31 & @London Irish here’s what the only person who actually might be offended had to say
“I don't believe there was any offence meant by Brendan Rodgers - and for my part, there was none taken."
“I don't believe there was any offence meant by Brendan Rodgers - and for my part, there was none taken."
"Does that make her a traitor to feminism" - Discuss.
Seriously though, I fully support your idea of 'closing off this thread nicely' - I just couldn't take my tongue out of my cheek. Sorry!
Mike Small
Well-known member
- Dec 26, 2008
- 3,267
Not to keep this thread rolling but:
a) female journo might feel under some pressure not to cause a stir as it may impact on her career/interviews she can get (it doesn't sound like she is offended)
b) does Rodgers say 'good boy' to a male journo asking the same questions? Probably not.
For the record, I don't think it's a big deal. Rodgers is a bit rank and full of himself. Used to enjoy Barry Glendenning's critique of him when I'd listen to the Guardian podcast.
I'm also not a women so I should shut up!
a) female journo might feel under some pressure not to cause a stir as it may impact on her career/interviews she can get (it doesn't sound like she is offended)
b) does Rodgers say 'good boy' to a male journo asking the same questions? Probably not.
For the record, I don't think it's a big deal. Rodgers is a bit rank and full of himself. Used to enjoy Barry Glendenning's critique of him when I'd listen to the Guardian podcast.
I'm also not a women so I should shut up!
nicko31
Well-known member
its just disrespectful to speak like that in a professional capacity. He should know better
Yep….a bit clumsy at worst. Shebane Aherne summarised it pretty well earlier in much the same vein.
Who really cares? He made a minuscule gaff and learns.
Everything these days is discussed to the nth degree, 99% of it miserable things by miserable people. On a scale of Putin/Hitler/trophy hunters actions being 10, this is a 0.01.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
Just watched it.
He got annoyed because she pushed him on a question that he didn't want to answer. Managers also get spiky with the male journos when they do this.
The sexism is an annoying smoke screen, because he absolutely said that in a derogatory and patronising way. He should be called out for being a cock, but like everything these days there's a campaign group with a vested interest who want to make it an 'ism and all about them.
He got annoyed because she pushed him on a question that he didn't want to answer. Managers also get spiky with the male journos when they do this.
The sexism is an annoying smoke screen, because he absolutely said that in a derogatory and patronising way. He should be called out for being a cock, but like everything these days there's a campaign group with a vested interest who want to make it an 'ism and all about them.
A few people on here do if only to make out that they are somehow better than the rest and get a few likes from their peers
Not one of them made a noise when Corbyn got caught calling May a silly woman though during PMQ’s lol