ian1964 10,411 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 The club, players, management all continue to give the Scottish gutter press interviews! this should have been stopped a long time ago, will it stop now?. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,765 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 26 minutes ago, Bluedell said: Yeah, will the club still welcome those it's calling out into the stadium? Does Leckie, Provan or Michael Stewart ever set foot in the stadium? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,597 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I would fully support bans on certain press outlets. The likes of Michael Stewart have really shown themselves up this time. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,329 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said: Does Leckie, Provan or Michael Stewart ever set foot in the stadium? Representatives of The Sun do, and it was The Sun which printed the ville articles by Leckie and Provan. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,765 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bluedell said: Representatives of The Sun do, and it was The Sun which printed the ville articles by Leckie and Provan. I suspect banning the people who write the match reports, while satisfying for us, would be counterproductive for the club. How do you think that would play out? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,258 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I would say Michael Stewart’s position with the BBC is now pretty much untenable. He demanded evidence of the racist abuse from the last game at Celtic Park ..... Your call Michael 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,329 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 hour ago, ranger_syntax said: I suspect banning the people who write the match reports, while satisfying for us, would be counterproductive for the club. How do you think that would play out? Would they write anti-Rangers articles? No, wait, they already do that. The difference would be that we're not welcoming them into our home while they're doing it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I don't think we need to go to the lengths of banning people, we just have to be diplomatic in our responses. ... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoohBear 1,074 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Not sure about the statement, it has an air of unnecessary smugness about it. We shouldn't be writing Morelos' name in lights here, we need to quietly remind people of the facts. I really dislike the passive aggressive statements that (I assume) Traynor writes. The timing is poor for me, especially with the kid being charged with racism. We shouldn't forget it's an impressionable 12 year old that's charged, not an adult. This whole case needs some care and sensitivity from everyone. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,150 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 IMO, Jim Traynor is the Peter Van Vossen of statement writing but unnecessarily verbose or not, Rangers had a right of reply to recent media coverage and it's a shame that some choose to miss that point and the issue of racism in their eagerness to mock the messenger. In general though, statement writing in Scottish Football jumped the shark a long time ago. Whatever the source, they're more often than not pointlessly self-indulgent as entrenched positions won't be changed. Much better to simply take action on the worst offenders. Taking away media privileges won't bother your Leckies, Cosgroves and Stewarts but it will isolate them further from those who do have to write up pressers, puff-pieces and match reports to pay their mortgage. Removing that industry support is arguably our only strategy. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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