The Argus names the arrested Albion players

[Fef]

The Argus is in the business of selling newspapers - and that's the attitude that they have adopted this morning.

In printing the names of those accused in large type across the front page, and placing the Seagulls logo between each name, they have well and truly bitten the hand that feeds them.

If the club didn't exist or went out of business, then so would the Argus - its the Albion stories that keeps the rag viable. Very very poor show (chief reporter) Emily Walker; be prepared for the backlash. Albion fans have long memories.

 

[hitony]

If people didnt buy it, they wouldnt be able to print the crap they do (and always have done in my opinion)

 

[Lady Gull]

If people didnt buy it, they wouldnt be able to print the crap they do (and always have done in my opinion)

Absolutely this -

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

The Argus is in the business of selling newspapers - and that's the attitude that they have adopted this morning.

In printing the names of those accused in large type across the front page, and placing the Seagulls logo between each name, they have well and truly bitten the hand that feeds them.

If the club didn't exist or went out of business, then so would the Argus - its the Albion stories that keeps the rag viable. Very very poor show (chief reporter) Emily Walker; be prepared for the backlash. Albion fans have long memories.

Spot on. I will not buy it now or read the online articles either. However this all pans out, they have now overstepped the line.

 

[smelly]

I will never buy that rag again....... a new low for them which is quite an achievement.

 

[Lady Gull]

. I hope the reporter likes pizza!!!!

 

[shaolinpunk]

Very very poor show (chief reporter) Emily Walker; be prepared for the backlash. Albion fans have long memories.

It won't have been her decision to write the names and splash it on the front page, it will have been the editor/news editor

 

[Seasider78]

I assume if these are proved to be false allegations they will print a front page apology.......oh of course they won't they are scum

 

[Husty]

I went up the road to buy it today, something I wouldn't normally do and the shop said they were flying off the shelf.

 

[Rugrat]

Wonder what Naylor's view is? Assume he was consulted about it, puts him in diff position methinks. Fact is didn't need a rocket scientist to work anything out but by dramatising it in the way the Argus has (typical of trash journalism) positioned itself almost as an accuser. Free speech is one thing abusing one's ability to influence in this way is another imo. Hope they've got a good brief that can find something in this

 

[Uncle Buck]

Whether or not the Argus should have published the names, in actual fact, but publishing the ages of the players and then yesterday looking to see which players were posting on Twitter, it was fairly easy to work out who most of the arrested were.

 

[n1 gull]

Of course the paper are going to print everything they can on the story - its a newspaper!
Honestly, what did people think would happen?

 

[Mendoza]

I assume if these are proved to be false allegations they will print a front page apology.......oh of course they won't they are scum

The Argus doesn't say that the players commited sexual assualt though. It says they have been arrested after being accused of sexual assault. Which is very different.

They shouldn't have printed the names (on moral grounds if anything), but they actually reported fact

 

[BensGrandad]

Most people who wished to would have formulated their own ideas of who was involved, correctly or not, by a process of elimination of ages etc from what has been reported on TV so has The Argus done the players in general an injustice.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

f*** me some of you lot need to get a grip. Its a NEWSPAPER. Dont like it f*** off to north korea where you will spoon fed what they want you to hear. Its NOT speculation its in print.

The argus would not have published those names without good reason. The facts are those are the players arrested and bailed.

If any went to court thats a different story about publishing names.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

The report isnt written by naylor but by the argus chief reporter. Im sure naylor will be told to stick to the football.

 

[Woodchip]

The Argus doesn't say that the players commited sexual assualt though. It says they have been arrested after being accused of sexual assault. Which is very different.

They shouldn't have printed the names (on moral grounds if anything), but they actually reported fact

Printing 6 names in big bold text on the front page is a very poor reporting technique. It's the kinda thing you'd expect to see in a school paper not a local rag.

Sent from my phone cause I can

 

[Deleted member 18477]

the argus is a pathetic paper.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Just coz its our club and we cant believe its out little angels doing this, where normally its the big boys. well it happens it gets printed get over it and yourselves.

 

[severnside gull]

In truth, once the wrong names* began appearing elsewhere I think the names had to come out - the devil is in the detail of how it is reported, whether there is an assumption of guilt (mud sticks as they say) or whether there is an emphasis that as we speak no-one has been charged with anything.


*for example, the fans of a club who reportedly want to sign a Brighton player have accused that same player of being involved - he might want to reconsider his options!