Players talking to BBC/Stringer - Its Time!

[Manwell Pablo]

12 hours ago, Matt_Lcfc said:

I recently did a dissertation based around Leicester City. I emailed his business enquiries and he came back to me and arranged time out off his day to let me meet him and helped me with my dissertation whilst letting me record it. 

 

 

 

My point is before you give him abuse just beware you haven’t met him in person, only listened to his commentary. When I met him he was insightful and went out off his day to not only meet me but actually show me around BBCRL. Just a thought 

 

I don't want to know him in person my only interest in him is as a journalist covering the club and that's the capacity in which I judge him. But yes that was a nice thing to do, but it's neither here nor there really. Plenty of deplorable people are capable of doing the odd nice thing. 

 

During a time of instability when the club was struggling he insisted on letting a personal gripe get the better of him and used his position to make matters worse and did what he could to pile pressure on Nigel Pearson and get him sacked, had he been successful we'd of never had the great escape and we'd have never won the league. Think about that for a moment. Now some might be able to forgive that or like most defending him in here gloss over it and not address and just say no ones given a decent reason for detesting him when we clearly have, but I am not one of them.

Edited 24 May 2019 by Manwell Pablo

[Bluetintedspecs]

33 minutes ago, Manwell Pablo said:

 

I don't want to know him in person my only interest in him is as a journalist covering the club and that's the capacity in which I judge him. But yes that was a nice thing to do, but it's neither here nor there really. Plenty of deplorable are capable of doing the odd nice thing. 

 

During a time of instability when the club was struggling he insisted on letting a personal gripe get the better of him and used his position to make matters worse and did what he could to pile pressure on Nigel Pearson and get him sacked, had he been successful we'd of never had the great escape and we'd have never won the league. Think about that for a moment. Now some might be able to forgive that or like most defending him in here gloss over it and not address and just say no ones given a decent reason for detesting him when we clearly have, but I am not one of them.

Putting all jokes aside, I totally agree Manwell, he is fortunate to have such a position and he should carry out the role by reporting and commentating not using the platform to shit stir, backstab and try to lose someone their job. 

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

This thread 

[Manwell Pablo]

37 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

This thread 

 

Summer summer summer time 

[What the Fuchs?]

1 hour ago, Manwell Pablo said:

 

I don't want to know him in person my only interest in him is as a journalist covering the club and that's the capacity in which I judge him. But yes that was a nice thing to do, but it's neither here nor there really. Plenty of deplorable people are capable of doing the odd nice thing. 

 

During a time of instability when the club was struggling he insisted on letting a personal gripe get the better of him and used his position to make matters worse and did what he could to pile pressure on Nigel Pearson and get him sacked, had he been successful we'd of never had the great escape and we'd have never won the league. Think about that for a moment. Now some might be able to forgive that or like most defending him in here gloss over it and not address and just say no ones given a decent reason for detesting him when we clearly have, but I am not one of them.

Pearson was under a lot of pressure and I along with quite a few people I know had had enough, especially after drawing 0-0 against 10 man Hull, while playing with 5 at the back in a must win game. I know we were wrong in the end, but who was to know we would do the impossible?

[Manwell Pablo]

2 hours ago, What the Fuchs? said:

Pearson was under a lot of pressure and I along with quite a few people I know had had enough, especially after drawing 0-0 against 10 man Hull, while playing with 5 at the back in a must win game. I know we were wrong in the end, but who was to know we would do the impossible?

 

It is never the job of a journalist to try and directly influence the a club level decision by whipping up it's supporters into a frenzy no matter what they think of the manager. That is not their job. 

 

Besides I think we both know it started a long time before the Hull game, that was in March. The Pearson out agenda started well before the turn of the year and it was based on a long standing bad relationship, but you are more than aware of that too. 

Edited 24 May 2019 by Manwell Pablo

[murphy]

25 minutes ago, What the Fuchs? said:

Pearson was under a lot of pressure and I along with quite a few people I know had had enough, especially after drawing 0-0 against 10 man Hull, while playing with 5 at the back in a must win game. I know we were wrong in the end, but who was to know we would do the impossible?

Is that an admission?

 

 

I'm not here to add to the grief but if you came out and said it you'd probably get less hassle.

[thebartonfox]

I've met him a couple of times at matches and he always seems nice enough, pretty humble and happy to make time to talk. I also enjoy his commentary, his passion is genuine and makes you feel the game.

 

On the other hand I know someone who got an email off him asking for free first class flights to Florida for him and his family when he was going to do a charity run.

[walkerleeds]

44 minutes ago, What the Fuchs? said:

Pearson was under a lot of pressure and I along with quite a few people I know had had enough, especially after drawing 0-0 against 10 man Hull, while playing with 5 at the back in a must win game. I know we were wrong in the end, but who was to know we would do the impossible?

 

Unnecessarily ramped up even more by an employee of BBC Radio Leicester 

[joachim1965]

8 minutes ago, walkerleeds said:

 

Unnecessarily ramped up even more by an employee of BBC Radio Leicester 

Making cut throat gestures certainly didn't help.

[Wymsey]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

This thread 

One of the best/most-awkward ones this year so far..

[Matt_Lcfc]

I’m really in two minds whether this actually is Ian. Either way it’s poor from whoever it is

Edited 24 May 2019 by Matt_Lcfc

[RoboFox]

This thread has gone all tin-foil hat.

 

Edited 24 May 2019 by RoboFox

[Stoopid]

43 minutes ago, Matt_Lcfc said:

I’m really in two minds whether this actually is Ian. Either way it’s poor from whoever it is

Don't think there's too much room for doubt - especially after the Hull City contribution...

The only post that gave me pause was when he slagged off his RL colleagues. That seemed a bit too Alan Partridge, even for Stringer. 

But the prickliness, the self-regard and the humourlessness kind of confirmed it for me. Not to mention the dogged persistence, which seems odd if you're just sticking up for someone else. And, of course, the odd use of language...

Must say though, I found it totally hilarious.

[Wymsey]

Nevertheless, think Ian's Father is has made the right decision in apparently emigrating from the United Kingdom..

[orangecity23]

This thread has morphed into the long awaited sequel to "Face of Kinder".

[joachim1965]

For some strange reason, he seems to have disappeared. 

Please come back Ian.??

[Mike Oxlong]

2 hours ago, joachim1965 said:

For some strange reason, he seems to have disappeared. 

Please come back Ian.??

Rumour has it that he’s taken refuge in Tom Meighan’s arsehole 

[TaggertvsWise]

19 hours ago, What the Fuchs? said:

You’re wasting your time here mate, they don’t want to hear that

This proves it. ‘You’re’ and ‘your’ used correctly in the SAME sentence on Foxestalk plus a well appointed comma to boot. Defo a journalist. Defo Stringer.

[Manwell Pablo]

If you want any more proof he is a weasel, if that’s him, which will be evident when this mysterious new user doesn’t continue posting on here, he’s slagged off the ability of near enough everyone he works with in the name of improving his own image. 

Edited 24 May 2019 by Manwell Pablo

[l444ry]

7 hours ago, Manwell Pablo said:

 

It is never the job of a journalist to try and directly influence the a club level decision by whipping up it's supporters into a frenzy no matter what they think of the manager. That is not their job. 

 

Besides I think we both know it started a long time before the Hull game, that was in March. The Pearson out agenda started well before the turn of the year and it was based on a long standing bad relationship, but you are more than aware of that too. 

Is Manwell Pablo a pseudonym for Nigel Pearson. Haha.  

[fleckneymike]

I think Stringer and the sports team deserve a lot of credit for transforming the output radio Leicester. The club is covered like never before and that is due to the ambition of Stringer. 

 

The downside to this expansion in coverage has been Ian’s lack of a journalistic background which has resulted in him attempting to create a story rather than allowing one to develop. That ruthless ambition which has seen us benefit from broader coverage also sees us exposed to a desire to make everything seem huge and epic via prepenned off the cuff comments which just add to the sense of a lack of authenticity and sincerity 

[cropstonfox]

Bring back Neville!

[Manini]

I don’t know if it is or isn’t....but if that is him, this is the best thread in the history of FT and that’s coming from a strong “my mates the ref tonight” ultra. 

[Wymsey]

Someone, politely, ask him on Twitter if it is indeed him.

If he responds yes, then don't know what to make of this.

 

Edit: Been quite sad really doing it especially on a Friday evening, but asked personally.. 

 

His response..

 

Hi *i*****. Thanks for the message. This isn’t me mate. I have a Foxes Talk Unser name I used for a few Q&As I did some years ago but not the one you said. Have a great weekend. Ian

8:49 pm

Edited 24 May 2019 by Wymeswold fox