Tim Sherwood

[Brian Fantana]

Entertaining blog/hatchet job on Sherwood here, where the author poses that very question:

http://www.umaxit.com/index.php/columns/desperate-times-call-for-tim-sherwood

A lawyer would have an absolute field day with that.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

A lawyer would have an absolute field day with that.

*Please note, I didn't say it was true, merely that it was funny*

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Entertaining blog/hatchet job on Sherwood here, where the author poses that very question:

http://www.umaxit.com/index.php/columns/desperate-times-call-for-tim-sherwood

Wish more people had the balls to write like that.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Wish more people had the balls to write like that.

There's being forthright in your writing style, which I agree we don't see enough of either in the mainstream press or on blogs, and then there's sailing far too close to defamation. If I was an editor, I'd feel pretty uncomfortable letting a piece go out with the following paragraph included:

"Tim Sherwood is the personification of autofellatio. He is consistently dishonest, he is unimaginably unlikeable, he is perversely self-obsessed and spectacularly arrogant to boot. At the time of writing, it still isn’t completely clear or not whether he’s actually in possession of the full compliment of coaching badges required to become a Premier League manager, but it’s not like that’s stopped him before. The fact of the matter is this: Tim Sherwood is not the sort of person a professional institution of any nature should want to be associated with."

Given that defamation laws are essentially there to prevent character assassination and protecting someone's personal or professional reputation, the highlighted sections are a pretty risky thing to write. We can't have such things written about without any credible evidence to back them up, IMHO.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

There's being forthright in your writing style, which I agree we don't see enough of either in the mainstream press or on blogs, and then there's sailing far too close to defamation. If I was an editor, I'd feel pretty uncomfortable letting a piece go out with the following paragraph included:

"Tim Sherwood is the personification of autofellatio. He is consistently dishonest, he is unimaginably unlikeable, he is perversely self-obsessed and spectacularly arrogant to boot. At the time of writing, it still isn’t completely clear or not whether he’s actually in possession of the full compliment of coaching badges required to become a Premier League manager, but it’s not like that’s stopped him before. The fact of the matter is this: Tim Sherwood is not the sort of person a professional institution of any nature should want to be associated with."

Given that defamation laws are essentially there to prevent character assassination and protecting someone's personal or professional reputation, the highlighted sections are a pretty risky thing to write. We can't have such things written about without any credible evidence to back them up, IMHO.

Fantastic stuff to read tho eh? Many more of those Premier League types need verbally slaughtering by scurrilous publications IMHO. They've had it all their own way for too long. A serious backlash is long overdue.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

There's being forthright in your writing style, which I agree we don't see enough of either in the mainstream press or on blogs, and then there's sailing far too close to defamation. If I was an editor, I'd feel pretty uncomfortable letting a piece go out with the following paragraph included:

"Tim Sherwood is the personification of autofellatio. He is consistently dishonest, he is unimaginably unlikeable, he is perversely self-obsessed and spectacularly arrogant to boot. At the time of writing, it still isn’t completely clear or not whether he’s actually in possession of the full compliment of coaching badges required to become a Premier League manager, but it’s not like that’s stopped him before. The fact of the matter is this: Tim Sherwood is not the sort of person a professional institution of any nature should want to be associated with."

Given that defamation laws are essentially there to prevent character assassination and protecting someone's personal or professional reputation, the highlighted sections are a pretty risky thing to write. We can't have such things written about without any credible evidence to back them up, IMHO.

The dishonest thing- I get what you're saying, absolutely. But I reckon calling somebody "unimaginably unlikeable" is merely an unqualifiable personal opinion, surely?

 

[Brian Fantana]

The dishonest thing- I get what you're saying, absolutely. But I reckon calling somebody "unimaginably unlikeable" is merely an unqualifiable personal opinion, surely?

I suppose I'm looking at it from the point of view of a potential employer of TS. If I read a paragraph like the one I quoted, would I be less likely to hire him? Absolutely. I agree regarding the 'unimaginably unlikeable' statement - I think that is just unqualified personal opinion - but the final highlighted part is pretty strong.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Fantastic stuff to read tho eh? Many more of those Premier League types need verbally slaughtering by scurrilous publications IMHO. They've had it all their own way for too long. A serious backlash is long overdue.

Oh, no doubt! It made for enjoyable reading, but I wouldn't feel comfortable as the person who wrote it or published it!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Oh, no doubt! It made for enjoyable reading, but I wouldn't feel comfortable as the person who wrote it or published it!

Same!

 

[Gwylan]

There's being forthright in your writing style, which I agree we don't see enough of either in the mainstream press or on blogs, and then there's sailing far too close to defamation. If I was an editor, I'd feel pretty uncomfortable letting a piece go out with the following paragraph included:

"Tim Sherwood is the personification of autofellatio. He is consistently dishonest, he is unimaginably unlikeable, he is perversely self-obsessed and spectacularly arrogant to boot. At the time of writing, it still isn’t completely clear or not whether he’s actually in possession of the full compliment of coaching badges required to become a Premier League manager, but it’s not like that’s stopped him before. The fact of the matter is this: Tim Sherwood is not the sort of person a professional institution of any nature should want to be associated with."

Given that defamation laws are essentially there to prevent character assassination and protecting someone's personal or professional reputation, the highlighted sections are a pretty risky thing to write. We can't have such things written about without any credible evidence to back them up, IMHO.

The "consistently dishonest" is the only defamatory phrase there - the rest is fair comment. An editor would correct the spelling of "complement" though

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I suppose I'm looking at it from the point of view of a potential employer of TS. If I read a paragraph like the one I quoted, would I be less likely to hire him? Absolutely. I agree regarding the 'unimaginably unlikeable' statement - I think that is just unqualified personal opinion - but the final highlighted part is pretty strong.

"Autofellatio" is also worthy of applause

 

[Brian Fantana]

"Autofellatio" is also worthy of applause

Given the vitriol of most of the article, it did provide unexpected comedic relief - much like autofellatio, I suppose.

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

The "consistently dishonest" is the only defamatory phrase there - the rest is fair comment. An editor would correct the spelling of "complement" though

it only needs one!

 

[8ace]

BBC Sport - QPR: Chris Ramsey named manager until end of season

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

To be fair to Sherwood, you would be mad to take the QPR job.

They are going down and then they are going to be smashed by the FA.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

I hit the lay button on Sherwood today.

How many times has he gone odds on and not got the job? True he will get one soooner or later but...Also, I can't see his demands going down well with the yank who runs the place. Someone like Garcia at Villa for me (320-1 on Betfair if he floats your boat)

That article by the way, is libellous fantastic reading.

 

[Ernest]

BBC Sport - QPR: Chris Ramsey named manager until end of season

That will end in the DROP, another Terry Connor

 

[8ace]

I hit the lay button on Sherwood today.

How many times has he gone odds on and not got the job? True he will get one soooner or later but...Also, I can't see his demands going down well with the yank who runs the place. Someone like Garcia at Villa for me (320-1 on Betfair if he floats your boat)

That article by the way, is libellous fantastic reading.

I'll be having little on Scott Marshall.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I hit the lay button on Sherwood today.

Personally I have never wanted to lay Tim Sherwood, but each to their own.

 

[NooBHA]

Personally I have never wanted to lay Tim Sherwood, but each to their own.

Is that because he is "consistently dishonest" OR you just dont fancy him ?