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I can't believe that puppet Media Wales journalist Glen Will

Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:22 am

I can't believe that puppet Media Wales journalist Glen Williams used to work for the Daily Mail.

One can only reflect how low the standards of journalism has plummeted since my days at The News of the World and The Mirror.

Williams, who never sees the same game as the rest of us because he is too busy brown-nosing and maintaining protocol, needs to take a long, hard look as to what he has become!

His brain has been adjusted for conformity to allign with Board philosophy and the bloke is clearly too scared to upset players with honest, ruthless opinion.

Anybody who thinks Omer Riza is an excellent managerial appointment is fit for the looney bin.

Riza, who gained vast managerial experience at lofty Leyton Orient won't last the season, trust me.

If he does, we'll be visiting the likes of Bristol Rovers, Stockport and Wrexham next season, although the latter and it's media-crazed Yank owners, will likely be waving at us going upwards in the football lift.

Nothing will happen and we'll be stuck with Vincent Tan and his poodle Choo until this Sala financial fiasco plays out in the European Law Courts.

Personally, I'd be amazed if we are further along the line on closure this time next year.

Where have I heard that phrase before?

Re: I can't believe that puppet Media Wales journalist Glen

Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:31 am

Bring back Joe Lovejoy, he'd tear Dalman apart. :thumbup:

Re: I can't believe that puppet Media Wales journalist Glen

Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:38 am

News of the World and the Mirror.

Voicemail scandal should have been the end of both of those papers.

Re: I can't believe that puppet Media Wales journalist Glen

Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:44 am

The role of the local press when it comes to football clubs is to hold them to account. Look at the local media up and down the UK, that's what they've done.

But not Media Wales or Glen Williams. They just do it what the club tells them to do.

Interestingly it was the same with Dominic Booth. He now works up in Manchester for the Evening News to cover Man Utd. Seen a few things on social media that he is a lot more vocal of his criticism of that club.

So is it because he cares more about where he is now or was he just told to do whatever Dalman told him to do when he covered Cardiff??

Re: I can't believe that puppet Media Wales journalist Glen

Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:36 am

The landscape has changed for local papers. It used to be local news, jobs and sports.

There are so many podcasts and social media avenues about football and rugby that WOL are often just regurgitating what is written here, CCMB or Twitter, or what ex-player "x" said on a podcast.

The only advantage they have is if they work closely with the club and get the "exclusives". So its a master servant relationship. I know Abbo isn't officially there now (or is he) but nearly every official announcement gets broken by him on Twitter a few hours prior to ease the shock.

They need clicks, so looking for football "news" is their way into the baits they lay to stay on that dreadful site longer.

Manchester and Manchester united are a different beast, you aren't going to get many official scoops at their level as stock market rules and a global marketing presence dictate they follow a procedure, so they are relying on old-fashioned journalism, gossip, rumours, and a few insiders dropping info for favours.

I am not expecting anything other than the official letter and a few lines saying some fans are enraged. Then on Tuesday, we'll get the official media line from the club, obviously without any scrutiny.

Re: I can't believe that puppet Media Wales journalist Glen

Sat Dec 07, 2024 12:18 pm

Media Wales doesn’t employ journalists it hires semi literate clowns. Best ignored.

Re: I can't believe that puppet Media Wales journalist Glen

Sat Dec 07, 2024 12:23 pm

We get better news and views on this forum and it's also where WOL gets its ideas from too. They are usually behind the news and discussions anyway as never lead unless it's leaked prior to an announcement for damage limitation. The Athletic they are not.