dave the caveman Posted 4 September 2011 Posted 4 September 2011 I like the Guardian football coverage. But their news coverage is horribly shit. I can't even read their comments sections anymore because they are so cringeworthy. And their regular bloggers, particularly some bint called Polly something or other, are almost all utterly retarded. They lack even the most basic grasp on common sense. Wrong about everything, all the time, and also a bunch of poncy wankers.
Jimothy Posted 4 September 2011 Posted 4 September 2011 The Guardians football coverage is by far the best of any paper. Add to that the excellent daily tea-timely email The Fiver and it's a winner. I've rarely bought the actual paper, but I doubt many people these days that do read the Guardian do buy the paper, as the website is top notch. As for what they've written in the article, it's true. Can't really complain about it.
easilee Posted 5 September 2011 Posted 5 September 2011 bastards! HaHa! They should charge by the incident.
MONreborn Posted 5 September 2011 Posted 5 September 2011 Libertine fox I'm glad to hear king power is worth 4 billion pounds where did you get this information?
Guest MattP Posted 5 September 2011 Posted 5 September 2011 It's a poor paper to be honest. The sports section isn't bad but not on the level of the Times, they have Barclay, Marcotti, Balague all writing for them, different level to any other paper.
Christoph Posted 5 September 2011 Posted 5 September 2011 Love the people hatin on the guardian when we all no they probably buy the sun anyway. (note to all: I don't read the guardian but then I don't read any paper. But no paper is really immune to some negativity. Bar something like the financial times maybe...but who reads that!)
Swalker Posted 6 September 2011 Posted 6 September 2011 Club of the week 2002: Rash spending puts Leicester into administration owing £30m, resulting in write-offs including £6m in unpaid tax and £4,415 owed to the St John Ambulance. Last week: Sven-Goran Eriksson spends £14.2m, including £4.5m on Jermaine Beckford. Last year's bottom line for Leicester: a £7.5m loss. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/sep/03/said-and-done-carson-yeung Why did we go into administartion in 2002? Not rash spending but Dennis Wise sueing us or something when he left wasn't it??
5waller5 Posted 6 September 2011 Posted 6 September 2011 Yeah that's top of their agenda, a second tier transfer fee! I find The Guardian by far the best for football coverage, as well as the most reliable when concerning transfers. I find it strange that you say how good they are on transfers and then defend them getting a fee wrong ..... and to say that the fee isn't important seems a bit strange - if the basic facts aren't important what is?
MC Prussian Posted 6 September 2011 Posted 6 September 2011 I find it strange that you say how good they are on transfers and then defend them getting a fee wrong ..... and to say that the fee isn't important seems a bit strange - if the basic facts aren't important what is? We still don't know how much we really paid for Beckford. Everton FC say it's an initial £2.5m, Fourth_Official comes up with at least £3m and the tabloids (as well as quality papers) want us to have spent up to £4.5m. In the meantime, Andrew Neville states in today's Leicester Mercury that the club have not paid as much money on transfer fees as reported in the press. So, there's many a conflicting statement out there and your guess is as good as anybody's.
Saxondale Posted 6 September 2011 Posted 6 September 2011 so The Guardian is so far up its own arse I'm surprised they even lower themselves to talk about football Enough said. I couldn't agree more.
The Doctor Posted 6 September 2011 Posted 6 September 2011 We still don't know how much we really paid for Beckford. Everton FC say it's an initial £2.5m, Fourth_Official comes up with at least £3m and the tabloids (as well as quality papers) want us to have spent up to £4.5. In the meantime, Andrew Neville states in today's Leicester Mercury that the club have not paid as much money on transfer fees as reported in the press. So, there's many a conflicting statement out there and your guess is as good as anybody's. not a bad price for him that.
MC Prussian Posted 6 September 2011 Posted 6 September 2011 not a bad price for him that. For a Scotsman, I bet it ain't!
The Doctor Posted 6 September 2011 Posted 6 September 2011 For a Scotsman, I bet it ain't! Oi, we aren't cheap, we just refuse to spend money.
Alexikokopops Posted 7 September 2011 Posted 7 September 2011 Why did we go into administartion in 2002? Not rash spending but Dennis Wise sueing us or something when he left wasn't it?? If you've got into a situation where one player suing you can send you over the edge into administration then there's definitely been some shoddy finances in the preceding years.
John Matrix Posted 8 September 2011 Author Posted 8 September 2011 And when the writers don't do it, the actors sometimes help out. "Roy Cropper (played by Loughborough-born David Neilson) in Coronation Street has been known to drop a few Leicester City references," writes Tim Burke. "After our glorious Carling Cup win in 1997 he gave the serial number of a kitchen appliance in his cafe as 'LCFC97', then in a discussion about inspirational teachers he lauded a certain 'Mr O'Neill', and when our much loved striker headed off to Wolves he bade farewell to a customer with the words 'Goodbye Mr Claridge'." from the knowledge today
Mike the Metal Ed Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 Why did we go into administartion in 2002? Not rash spending but Dennis Wise sueing us or something when he left wasn't it?? I believe it was a combination of the stadium, ridiculous contracts being handed out to our star players by PT and ITV digital going belly up, impoverishing the Football League just in time for City's relegation. At the same time, selling players became near impossible (not sure why) which meant City couldn't sell Walker, Elliott, Izzet et al to balance the books.
CupidStunt Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 I just searched for images of David Hills, this is best thing i could find for anything that resembles to me what a **** looks like, so i am hoping its him Never seen so much shoddy journalism over the last few weeks about our club
Alexikokopops Posted 8 September 2011 Posted 8 September 2011 I just searched for images of David Hills, this is best thing i could find for anything that resembles to me what a **** looks like, so i am hoping its him Never seen so much shoddy journalism over the last few weeks about our club I can't believe people are getting wound up about a weekly feature with a couple of brief lines about us
John Matrix Posted 9 September 2011 Author Posted 9 September 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/sep/09/dion-dublin-small-talk
Master Fox Posted 9 September 2011 Posted 9 September 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/sep/09/dion-dublin-small-talk Ahh......Charlton away in the FA Cup. What a great day. Leicester last minute winner massive crowd carnage, splendid.
ozleicester Posted 9 September 2011 Posted 9 September 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/sep/09/dion-dublin-small-talk Teehee, i am wearing that shirt today
Jordan Posted 9 September 2011 Posted 9 September 2011 If the Guardian were so great, they'd have got the Beckford transfer fee right at the very least. Yeah, they didn't write, "undisclosed."
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