Carlito Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 "It was an argument I was winning" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMagpie Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 There is so much wrong with that article i don't know where to start. Childish hissy fit badly covered by "grown up" talk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I love the bit where he again tries to be the cool, collected calm voice of reason just trying to have a pint with his mates. He spent that entire night arguing with people on Twitter. Probably had a 4 pack of cheap, weak lager before retiring to his bedroom for a furious session with a pillow taped to a printed photo of Bruce's head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Someone should screenshot some of the feedback to his article in here and send them to him on twitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Thing is, why was it even a possibility that this season would be a disaster lee? Because we replaced Rafa with Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Thing is, why was it even a possibility that this season would be a disaster lee? Because we replaced Rafa with Bruce. It's all about spinning the narrative - story needs to be shifted from Geordie Brewce taking over Rafa's stagnant, boring team and swashbuckling up the Premier League to Bruce inheriting a disaster of a club in free fall and bravely keeping them up against all odds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Persisting takeover rumours have obviously not helped and put a strain on the squad. Let's remember it's not just the players mindsets affected, Bruces job could be on be on the line too. ^^^ Sure we will see that narrative trotted out too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I read some of the comments on an article in The Mag and this person said that to criticize Steve Bruce 'who has managed at a similar level to Rafa' was unfair. Couldn't believe that someone wrote it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Was that oral discharge from Edwards published in an actual newspaper? Reads like a fucking angsty Bebo profile. "Me me me!" "I'm the best and everyone else is shit!" Daft shite. Not really related but I just wanted to say thanks to Yorkie; At the weekend I was trying to remember what that other social media platform from around 2007 was called, I remembered Myspace and obviously Facebook but couldn't remember the other one. Thanks again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Someone (who isn’t blocked) should tweet Edwards the essence of that post. Brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Very true yeah, they live in a weirdly outdated world yet they have social media to fill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 see that point about the athletic, i did a month trial on it when they did that blitz of publicity and honestly didn't see anything different from what i see from the likes of edwards in a broader sense yes the direct football pieces seemed a bit better researched but are they doing any pieces tearing bruce's capabilities to shreds? are they exposing anything ashley is up to? honest question, because if they're not what the fuck are they doing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Once you see behind the glass and realise that journalism is an old boys club full of people stroking their own ego of self-importance instead of adapting to the demands of the new generation of readers, this shit is barely worth reading Realised that a long time ago back in the days when Alan Oliver used to spew his nonsense across the pages of the Chronicle. Jobs for the boys from top to bottom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 stolen from reddit but this is a great take: I grew up wanting to be a football journalist. I studied for it, I worked for many outlets, even now I have a job in the media and I write articles in my spare time. But I went through a long process of realising that this industry is complete bullshit and I had a bit of a existential crisis over whether this thing I had devoted a large portion of my life to was even worth it. I encountered nepotism, casual racism (an ethnic minority in a 93% white male demographic will do that) and, most often, egotistical people who really believed that they were superheroes that the sporting world couldn’t live without. It was always about ‘our tradition, our standards and how our readers have demanded it like this for decades’. There was barely any room for integrity, you either operated how they all did or you get left behind. For a while I went with it, desperate to succeed. But eventually I realised I got into journalism because I wanted to express myself and try new things, not conform to the behaviour of dinosaurs and suppress my individuality. So I fell out of love with it and pivoted to a slightly different career whilst exercising my creativity in my own way. The point of that long backstory is that I get the same vibe from Luke Edwards and his attitude that I got from all those people I encountered during my career. It’s not about the truth and football, it’s about not upsetting your friend who has given you so many interviews in the past and who you have a good relationship with. It’s not about empathy towards an ailing fanbase who have been scrutinised for daring to dream, it’s about Luke Edwards being upset on a weekend off because people call him out on his bullshit (btw one of the first lessons I learned was that no-one wants to hear about you as a writer, there’s only a few times you should writing ‘I’ or ‘Me’ frequently in your piece unless you’re an ego-driven maniac) This is why papers like The Telegraph rely on baiting people into their paywall and why all these newspapers are going out of business while The Athletic gets loads of new subscribers daily because they devote themselves to well-researched quality instead of ‘let’s ignore the facts and force this agenda because we have a good relationship with the people involved’. Once you see behind the glass and realise that journalism is an old boys club full of people stroking their own ego of self-importance instead of adapting to the demands of the new generation of readers, this shit is barely worth reading. Imagine developing a nuanced understanding and love of football, going through years of training and experiences only to sacrifice all of that just so to die on ‘Steve Bruce is a good manager’ hill because he’s a nice bloke when you interview him. Could never be me. Thankfully. That's excellent! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Perfectly put, Edwards is all about the "I" and the "Me" in his writing. We all know it's a bad take, but in the mode of TalkShite it's negative energy purely for the reaction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 The I/me stuff is exactly why I asked if the diarrhoea had actually been published, as opposed to appearing in a blog or something. Pitiful. You're not a story, Lee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 This fat sack of crap has the players doing a BBQ for a team bonding session. They guy has bacon on the brain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Fat day of crap ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 This fat sack of crap has the players doing a BBQ for a team bonding session. They guy has bacon on the brain. It was Fede's idea for his birthday man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 :lol: This is the guy we've put in charge of our team affairs for goodness sake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Whys he so god damn thirsty all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Probably all the salty bacon and dry biscuits. The freak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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