Mirror's Match Report

[Brown Fox]

Well if anybody sees his twitter he is getting absolutely tonnes of abuse from us Leicester fans.

[B52]

A lot of contradictory, hypocritical stuff there. Does he even know what he thinks himself??

He probably knows but he doesn't care a bit.

[Joe.]

That's a very brave statement to make, especially from a writer and blogger of your experience.

He may have exaggerated his reaction to Carl Baker's challenge on Saturday, but he didn't fake it, any more than Keogh did to Vassell's challenge previously (which curiously went reported by Calvin).

It is one thing to criticise Wellens for his limitations as a footballer (I do it myself on a fairly regular basis, as other threads will show). But querying his integrity is a more serious matter, and might in other circumstances attract legal interest.

First things first, I love having Wellens as a Leicester City player. I am in the corner for his abilities as a footballer - his tenacity, intelligence and vision on the football pitch. I agree with those who rank him as one our most important players, and I think overall he's probably been the stand-out performer over the last two seasons for us.

But I won't stand by the other aspects of his game which, in my opinion, are extremely dubious. The amount of free-kicks he buys is often a little embarrassing to say the least, the constant whining to referees and the regular play acting all combine together sadly to produce the darker side of Richie Wellens. I'll happily have a dig at any other player who does the same things, so it shouldn't be any different for him.

All said, I weigh much more heavily towards my first paragraph on him.

[MC Prussian]

I read another article on the Mirror website by Michael Calvin that shows he supports Watford.

He states on his Twitter page that his teams are Watford and Millwall.

CalvinBook Michael Calvin OK. Glass half full or half empty? My teams #watford #millwall both excellent but lost two goal leads. #drivesyoutodrink

6 Aug.

Millwall... He just loves surrendering to low standards.

[Guest Bilo]

He states on his Twitter page that his teams are Watford and Millwall.

Millwall... He just loves surrendering to low standards.

I stand corrected.

Quite why he feels qualified to criticise our fans as arrogant knuckleheads when 50% of him supports a club famous only for its knucklehead, racist fans is a genuine mystery.

[MC Prussian]

I stand corrected.

Quite why he feels qualified to criticise our fans as arrogant knuckleheads when 50% of him supports a club famous only for its knucklehead, racist fans is a genuine mystery.

I find it a bit laughable that he reacts in a very defensive manner to the reactions of some Leicester fans on his Twitter page.

Mind your condescending tone...

Then I look back at his "report" and think of "double standards".

[Guest Bilo]

I find it a bit laughable that he reacts in a very defensive manner to the reactions of some Leicester fans on his Twitter page.

Then I look back at his "report" and think of "double standards".

So lacking in class not only as a journalist, but as a man too.

I can't say I expect much more from that paper though, no real difference between that and The Sun in my opinion.

[MC Prussian]

So lacking in class not only as a journalist, but as a man too.

I can't say I expect much more from that paper though, no real difference between that and The Sun in my opinion.

I see a man with a very thin skin but who loves dishing out unsubstantial criticism.

Not healthy. And not very sympathetic, either.

[ScoutMan]

He even calls Pelts, David Peltier at 1 point in the article. Never liked the mirror anyway, communist paper only ever supported labour.

[MC Prussian]

Life is a pitch, eh? C'mon Michael, admit that you wrote a very, very silly and totally un-objective piece of tosh.