Juancornetto 1 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Finally we have transparency. Not the transparency promised by Stewart Regan as he took up the cudgels at the SFA but from our beloved Scottish football writers and hacks. If youâ??ve been reading the work of our brightest and boldest journalists in print, digital or on Twitter this past year or so then you will no doubt be incredulous at my opening sentence, and with good reason. What weâ??ve been served up, as Rangers supporters has been a heady mixture of jingoistic hyperbole, thinly veiled mockery and inflammatory slapstick designed to both stimulate plummeting sales of their ailing newspapers and polarise opinion ever further between us and fans of SPL clubs. Some might even say it has been â??scriptedâ?. So where is this transparency? I give youâ?¦ Tom English @TomEnglishSport Might be wrong but David Longmuir looks to me like a man auditioning for a job at Rangers. Followed byâ?¦ Gordon Waddell @GordonWaddell @TomEnglishSport it feels a somehow familiar concept... If ever there was a clearer example of a journalist and his comrade attempting to influence opinion in a particular direction Iâ??ve yet to see it. Casually dropped into the mix on Tuesday night and immediately seized upon by the ravenous hordes desperate for confirmation of the grand conspiracy that has seen Rangers cleared of cheating, tax evasion and of just about every other accusation that we were definitely guilty of pre FTT and before that meddling William Nimmo Smith (formerly Lord Nimmo Smith) mucked it up. The timing alone of Tomâ??s tweet is significant. On the same day David Longmuir was quoted as saying that he had requested details of the mythical Sky deal as far back as January and received nothing. The same day David Longmuir floated the Henry McLeish Report inspired idea that a revamped league structure could accommodate two â??coltâ? sides, one from Rangers and one from Celtic. See how it works yet? In isolation, you could dismiss Tom English's little depth charge as innocent musing or even valid observation but when you consider the tone of some of the articles and rhetoric since LNS's verdict it's not hard to see that a new hobby horse has been wheeled out - restructuring. If only the focus had been on repairing our game long before now rather than lynching Rangers Football Club we might have actually seen some progress however like predators seeking a fresh kill our hack pack have had to refocus. No sooner does an idea unsettle the SPL chairmen than the author or orator of said statement is discredited and labelled as â??auditioning for a job at Rangersâ?. Itâ??s not the first time this tactic has been used and it almost certainly wonâ??t be the last but the question remainsâ?¦are our football writers simply tools to be used to manipulate opinion amongst the disparate factions of fans by those who wield the real power and influence? I donâ??t expect this question will ever be answered. Scottish football writing has been a truth distorting prism for many years, itâ??s nothing new but in recent times Spiers, English, Waddell, King, Keevins, Jackson et al have been extremely transparent in their agenda driven output. The difference is that now more and more of the Rangers support can see straight through it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Great article JC. That's it up on the main site - http://www.gersnet.co.uk/index.php/latest-news/123-finally-we-have-transparency 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotter 0 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Great stuff mate. Well written and bang on the money. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Ach...that bloody tom english bloke again, best not to say what I really think 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) there's a journalistic underclass out there working hard to discredit us and they will go to any lengths to do so, even if it means discrediting themselves. Some of their comments make you wonder if someone is actually paying them to berate rangers. Edited March 14, 2013 by gisabeer 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Great stuff. So right. Thanks 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DavieBlue Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 What bugs me most about Parasites like English, Creep, Leckie etc. is that they manipulate the news so that they can write articles that Rangers haters want to read. It generates money and lines their pockets. McNee carved out a career writing hateful, dishonest articles about Rangers and then retired with a tidy pension. One of the most annoying things about it is that these people spend many, many years as ‘Scottish Football Writers’. They make a living because of Scottish football yet none of them have ever contributed anything TO the game? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Great post JC. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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