Pacific Quay Musings?

[JohnMc 2,468]

A public celebration of ignorance is surprisingly in vogue these days. It's eye-opening just how many presenters, journalists and former players are willing to publicly proclaim they don't actually know the rules of the sport they're being paid to comment on. I can easily excuse supporters not keeping fully abreast of law changes but not people whose very livelihoods surely depend on understanding and explaining football to simpletons like me. 

 

You wonder when a BBC Scotland Sport producer might suggest, forcefully, that the pundits they employ go on refereeing courses so they can understand the rules of the sport? Maybe even the journalists too. The fact that Aberdeen and Kilmarnock are unhappy one of their players didn't get a red card rescinded for a clear breach of the current rules isn't reason for a full blown investigation. Go learn the rules, it's completely clear why Naismaith and McGregor weren't sited and Killie and Don's hammer throwers weren't cleared. You might not like the new rules but you shouldn't be ignorant of them. 

 

You can't help but feel that had it not been the current Rangers keeper and a former Rangers player involved we might not be hearing quite as much about it. 

 

I actually think Richard Gordon is an accomplished broadcaster, but he doesn't even try to hide his personal animosity towards Rangers now, knowing it is not only tolerated but welcomed by many around him. 

[buster. 4,808]

2 hours ago, JohnMc said:

A public celebration of ignorance is surprisingly in vogue these days. It's eye-opening just how many presenters, journalists and former players are willing to publicly proclaim they don't actually know the rules of the sport they're being paid to comment on. I can easily excuse supporters not keeping fully abreast of law changes but not people whose very livelihoods surely depend on understanding and explaining football to simpletons like me. 

 

You wonder when a BBC Scotland Sport producer might suggest, forcefully, that the pundits they employ go on refereeing courses so they can understand the rules of the sport? Maybe even the journalists too. The fact that Aberdeen and Kilmarnock are unhappy one of their players didn't get a red card rescinded for a clear breach of the current rules isn't reason for a full blown investigation. Go learn the rules, it's completely clear why Naismaith and McGregor weren't sited and Killie and Don's hammer throwers weren't cleared. You might not like the new rules but you shouldn't be ignorant of them. 

 

You can't help but feel that had it not been the current Rangers keeper and a former Rangers player involved we might not be hearing quite as much about it. 

 

I actually think Richard Gordon is an accomplished broadcaster, but he doesn't even try to hide his personal animosity towards Rangers now, knowing it is not only tolerated but welcomed by many around him. 

The Scottish fibaw hacks revel in it or rarther use it to mask their own lack of professionalism.

 

Knowledge of the European competition co-efficient was an area they didn't want to tread, with pundits regularly ridiculing those fans who made an attempt to get a handle on it, calling them 'anoraks' or some other derogatory term.

 

Richard Gordon said he'd sat down with a ref last week and became aware of why Morelos had his card rescinded. Had he been listening to Sportsound a week or two earlier, he'd have heard Darryl Broadfoot explain the new interpretation and why it was brought in. Nobody seemed to be tuned in that night, not even those taking part.

 

 

Edited September 17, 2018 by buster.

[Uilleam 5,410]

I watched some of the American Football coverage on Sky last night. The Yanks have a "Rules Guy" who is, surprisingly enough, an expert on the rules of the game, and on whom the commentators may call for an explanation, as and when needed.  Streets ahead. 

 

I do not suggest that Scottish fitba' coverage requires the employment of  a rules specialist, although it might be a handy wee earner for the SFA Compliance Officer, but surely one, or some, of the experts should be au fait with the Laws of the Game, and with season by season changes to them. 

 

Too many of these buffoons wing it, regularly, which in my view equates to trousering a salary under something gey close to false pretences. 

Edited September 17, 2018 by Uilleam

[Soulsonic5791 408]

Can I ask a genuine question of the forum community please?

 

Why are so many of us in the rush to be even handed and purposefully objective, actually becoming apologists for a shamefully biased regional sports department of the national broadcaster? Look at the still on their website for the embedded highlights for our game at the weekend - Morelos pushing a Dundee player.

 

The BBC shouldn't be placed on a sanitised pedestal whether it is covering sport, entertainment, politics, wars, or anything else for that matter.

 

Dear old Auntie eh?

 

Pffft!

 

 

[buster. 4,808]

5 minutes ago, Soulsonic5791 said:

Can I ask a genuine question of the forum community please?

 

Why are so many of us in the rush to be even handed and purposefully objective, actually becoming apologists for a shamefully biased regional sports department of the national broadcaster? Look at the still on their website for the embedded highlights for our game at the weekend - Morelos pushing a Dundee player.

 

The BBC shouldn't be placed on a sanitised pedestal whether it is covering sport, entertainment, politics, wars, or anything else for that matter.

 

Dear old Auntie eh?

 

Pffft!

 

 

Perhaps we are better than them.

[Soulsonic5791 408]

Not accusing you of this per se Buster, but an apologist is just that: an apologist.

[buster. 4,808]

1 minute ago, Soulsonic5791 said:

Not accusing you of this per se Buster, but an apologist is just that: an apologist.

If you are serious about this or any issue then fair-minded objectivity has to be employed or you may as well be throwing shite at the moon.

 

(Collated) facts are our friend but they have to be objective.

 

The Morelos pic by itself means little but put beside the larger ongoing body of evidence, it's a predictable continuation of a longterm trend (how may years ago was a Kevin Thomson pic given the name of '*unt' by an employee of BBC Scotland ?).

 

You could fairly say that Morelos is becoming a 'hate figure' for the rest of Scottish football.

Closer to home, I'd say he's also still got a discipline problem and after being booked on Saturday, was still getting involved with the opposition.

 

 

[Gonzo79 13,597]

Objectivity and supporting a football team are contradictory.

 

However, as a publicly funded broadcaster, the BBC should aim to be objective but it doesn't.  It's as agenda driven as all the rest.

 

A big problem we have is that our ex-players all fall in line with PQ.  We need our people to challenge them but they bend over instead.

[26th of foot 5,829]

9 minutes ago, Soulsonic5791 said:

Can I ask a genuine question of the forum community please?

 

Why are so many of us in the rush to be even handed and purposefully objective, actually becoming apologists for a shamefully biased regional sports department of the national broadcaster? Look at the still on their website for the embedded highlights for our game at the weekend - Morelos pushing a Dundee player.

 

The BBC shouldn't be placed on a sanitised pedestal whether it is covering sport, entertainment, politics, wars, or anything else for that matter.

 

Dear old Auntie eh?

 

Pffft!

 

 

Fifteen years past, Beeb Scotland did a series of Biographies on their main presenters, thirty minutes of what motivated, stimulated, and inspired them to become national broadcasting anchors. Big Dick was one such, his bio' opened with, "I was raised to hate Rangers, absolutely". This privately educated schoolboy had been extremely embarrassed some dozen years before, when he donned the Rangers club blazer and tie to a number of the official club videos during nine-in-a-row. He was suffering grief from his fellow Dandy Dons and he was intent on using the presented opportunity to establish his real credentials. Now, Big Dick had taken the monies offered and no doubt turned in a professional performance. Instead of standing up to his numerous hometown detractors, he went all 'Northern Light' and espoused hatred. Last season, he was reduced to reading out a list of incidents involving Rangers players that might interest the Compliance Officer.

 

On Saturday, Tam Cowan wondered aloud at one point, just after Big Dick had been on Off/On the Ball after One O'Clock to promote Sportsound coming up in an hour, "Aberdenn have issued a very good statement, who's writing it"? Surely, Big Dick cannot be moonlighting as Aberdeen's PR? We should be told, particularly after all the on air grief Jim Traynor suffered after leaving the Beeb? Of course, Jum Spence did the very same for his beloved United, any number of them continually vie to do it furra Sellik, .......... etc.

 

Here's the thing, imagine a license fee paying Bear went on Beeb Scotland and began, "I was raised to hate Richard Gordon, absolutely"? Nah, we are better than that. Listen to them carefully during this three year abdication of their responsibilities to us, and point out their continual massive lapses in professionalism. 

[Soulsonic5791 408]

You can be objective and not succumb to apology mate. In fact, resorting to apology actually devalues your objectivity.

 

Edit.

 

N.B. In response to Buster's comments not 26th's.

Edited September 17, 2018 by Soulsonic5791