Sussex Express Letter. (Anti Roz)

[Rougvie]

Sorry, I am way behind the drag curve on this (been working in the states) but is this the same Simon Barnes that writes in The Times ?

 

[Tooting Gull]

No. On that point, I wonder if the ageing hippie wordsmith has received any correspondence in error...

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

No. On that point, I wonder if the ageing hippie wordsmith has received any correspondence in error...

Lets hope the Times picks up on this.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Quick response sent:

Brighton fans have peacefully campaigned for the Community Stadium in a Falmer field for years, despite ignorant political thuggery from Falmer NIMBYs and most recently Lewes District Council.

How ironic that Simon Barnes complains about Albion's thugs, when Ann De Vecchi's own husband allegedly assaulted an Argus photographer.

It would seem that Roz South's poster has touched a nerve.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Isn't that just the sort of thing he is on about? There are plenty of threads on here that would provide Mr Barnes with more than enough "evidence" to claim abuse and intimidation of Falmer village and LDC. Not agreeing with him, just saying its not hard to see where he is coming from and why he adopted the arguments he did in that letter.

I'm glad they have some evidence, because if we don't get Falmer at least these people can't say they weren't warned when a big shit storm comes their way, starting with that poisonous slag who shall remain nameless

 

[Dandyman]

Written



Dear Sir or Madam,



In response to Simon Barnes’ letter, I would be grateful to know what particular acts (plural) that the club/fans have carried out, can be classed as intimidating? To suggest that Roz South ‘could’ be responsible for inciting or condoning violence is far fetched.



I am lead to believe by the Sussex Police, that the “fans” involved in the fracas, after the Leeds game, had not attended the football, bar one exception.



Should destructive letters, such as Mr Barnes’ be printed? Should the whole of Sussex suffer the loss of a stadium, due to a small minority sending foul and abusive emails/phone calls?



I have noticed that Simon Barnes, appears to be a serial letter writer, bandying about accusations against the fans and supporters of the stadium, even club officials. Is this an underhand attempt to undermime the clubs position and 'sway' the public feeling?



Kind regards,

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[Dandyman]

Just sent this to the Express.

"Dear Sir,

As an exiled Lewesian and Brighton and Hove Albion season ticket holder I read Simon Barnes comments about Roz South with interest.

Mr Barnes' attempts to link the peaceful and good humoured campaign for a Community Stadium to the actions of a few mindless thugs merely demonstrates the increasing desperation of those who wish to waste Council Tax payers money on pursuing a blatantly political vendetta. I am sure many LDC resident would wish the Council was as committed to providing adequate flood defences and halting the imposition of the Newhaven incinerator as it appears to be in carrying on the work of former LibDem MP for Eastbourne, Mr Belotti, under whose stewardship the Goldstone Ground was sold and this saga initiated.

Roz South is well known to many involved both with bonfire and with Sussex sport and Mr Barnes' attempt to paint her as the instigator of some non-existent campaign of harassment is as ludicrous as it is offensive."

 

[Easy 10]

That is EXCELLENT, Dandyman.

 

[dougdeep]

Quality letter.

 

[The Large One]

SIMON BARNES IS A LIAR. HE TELLS LIES. HE DEALS IN LIES.

Now, come and f***ing sue me, big boy.

 

[The Large One]

That incident in the city centre had nothing to do with football, and to implicate Roz in the same breath is the work of someone who is both stupid and ignorant.

Are those Simon Barnes posters to go up in Falmer? Will Derek Chapman want one for his front window?

 

[Lewesian Seagull]

Quality letter Dandyman!!!

Simon Barnes seems to be getting more desperate by the week.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Just sent this to the Express.

"Dear Sir,

As an exiled Lewesian and Brighton and Hove Albion season ticket holder I read Simon Barnes comments about Roz South with interest.

Mr Barnes' attempts to link the peaceful and good humoured campaign for a Community Stadium to the actions of a few mindless thugs merely demonstrates the increasing desperation of those who wish to waste Council Tax payers money on pursuing a blatantly political vendetta. I am sure many LDC resident would wish the Council was as committed to providing adequate flood defences and halting the imposition of the Newhaven incinerator as it appears to be in carrying on the work of former LibDem MP for Eastbourne, Mr Belotti, under whose stewardship the Goldstone Ground was sold and this saga initiated.

Roz South is well known to many involved both with bonfire and with Sussex sport and Mr Barnes' attempt to paint her as the instigator of some non-existent campaign of harassment is as ludicrous as it is offensive."

Splendid

 

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Muppet

 

[Bwian]

Stupid idiot!!! To imply that Roz is a "thug" is laughable!!!!

Damn right

We all know that she's a bloody football hooligan.

 

[Napper]

only just read this , this is absolutly scandalous. WTF

 

[tedebear]

Isn't that just the sort of thing he is on about? There are plenty of threads on here that would provide Mr Barnes with more than enough "evidence" to claim abuse and intimidation of Falmer village and LDC. Not agreeing with him, just saying its not hard to see where he is coming from and why he adopted the arguments he did in that letter.

I agree Chip and it worries me - its all well and good to use NSC to rally support for the cause, but there are a few amongst us who could quite easily have been sued countless times over for various postings which intimate abuse or acts of violence to be carried out.....its a very fine line being walked with message boards given LDC's obvious reading of it...

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I agree Chip and it worries me - its all well and good to use NSC to rally support for the cause, but there are a few amongst us who could quite easily have been sued countless times over for various postings which intimate abuse or acts of violence to be carried out.....its a very fine line being walked with message boards given LDC's obvious reading of it...

Maybe ... but no amount of misreading of NSC justifies a claim that Roz has committed an offence against Ann de Vecchi.

The ONLY contact the two of them have had in the past six months has been when Lewes District Council granted Roz the press facility to take photographs at a meeting of the Council and a meeting of the Cabinet Committee. The Cabinet meeting was some weeks after the poster was produced.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Given that most of the ten convicted of smashing up the Pumphouse never attended Albion games, surely labelling ALL Albion fans as thugs as a result is akin to labelling ALL country dwellers as barbarous, defenceless-animal-killing, 4x4 driving stuck up pretentious arseholes?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Taking piccys of AdV - now that is OFFENSIVE