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So some Guardian footy dude has put twitter on Def Con 1
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Anybody got the actual tweet? Is it even an actual bid or is it just a story they're running?
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Anybody got the actual tweet? Is it even an actual bid or is it just a story they're running?
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/27/inter-40m-gareth-bale
Anybody got the actual tweet? Is it even an actual bid or is it just a story they're running?
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/27/inter-40m-gareth-bale
fuck off.
SUMMER transfer window?!
Hahaha this is laughably shite. Not like nobody didn't call it being shite, anyway.
Hahaha this is laughably shite. Not like nobody didn't call it being shite, anyway.
Twitter has a lot to answer for.
his stats?
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@ianprior The Guardian stoops to NoTW levels. What a massive fucking sensationalist twat.
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abaOnos Baba
@ianprior The Guardian stoops to NoTW levels. What a massive fucking sensationalist twat.
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Fed up of silly Guardian Twitter stunts? Check out something actually worth waiting for: @TonyBarretTimes Kop debut http://alturl.com/ot65s
WHEN it was announced earlier this week that The King’s Speech had received as many as twelve Oscar nominations the first thing that crossed my mind was ‘crikey, Dalglish has only done half a dozen press conferences since he came back and he’s already in line for a shed load of awards’.
For while the movie industry marvels at the brilliance of a British period drama about a monarch from a bygone age, the country’s sports journalists are revelling in the second coming of a man who will always be revered as the King of the Kop. That’s if it is possible to revel in the musings of a manager who has always had an unequalled ability to say a thousand words without actually giving anything away at all.
As soon as Dalglish informs the assembled members of Her Majesty’s Press that “as soon as we have any information that we think might be of use to you we will pass it on†the temptation is to stop scribbling shorthand notes and just accept the reality that no new information will be forthcoming. That’s how strong Dalglish’s determination is to live up to the principles of the Liverpool Way and only if discussing the club’s business is in the best interests of the club will he do so. There will be no loose talk or headline stealing soundbites, just a low key discussion of the dominant issues of the day.
The funny thing is, Dalglish does it in such a way that journalists cannot help but admire him. There are some managers who never need a second invitation to vent their spleen and there are others who can’t help but say things that deep down they know they shouldn’t. Even when a seemingly innocuous question is posed in absolute innocence they somehow manage to give away the kind of information that clubs should be keeping in house.
Not Dalglish, though. He has long subscribed to the theory that loose lips sink ships and there is more chance of Andy Gray being invited to address the Women’s Institute than there is of the Anfield legend letting slip even a morsel of information that could result in the club’s interests being damaged in any way. Transfer talk is kept strictly in house as illustrated following the 1-0 win over Fulham on Wednesday night when Dalglish was pressed for developments on a number of potential targets only to respond by saying “We can’t stop other people from talking about ourselves in newspapers or on television and we can’t stop the rumours, but we’ll do our business in the way I’ve said – when we have something concrete we’ll tell you.â€
Such an approach may make life difficult for the journalism industry but it is fundamental to the principles of the Liverpool Way, an ideal which can never be compatible with big noises being made in the media. Again, other managers might struggle to uphold such an ideal, particularly if they prize their media image too highly, but for Dalglish it is his default mode and no amount of cajoling or inquisitive pressure being applied can make him crack. Even Jeremy Paxman would be out of his depth if tasked with getting Dalglish to spill the beans. It just doesn’t happen. He’d be a useless guest on The Jeremy Kyle Show as well; public confessionals just aren't his thing.
Some have suffered at his hands already, most notably the television interviewer who suggested that Dalglish “owed it to the fans†to disclose details of transfer targets. Talk about red rags and bulls. "I think we know our own supporters better than yourselves,†Dalglish retorted, making it clear that not only was he not about to go public on private matters, he wouldn’t tolerate the fan card being played either.
If it all sounds terribly serious then that’s because it is. Dalglish’s adherence to Anfield’s version of the vow of omerta is unshakable and it is designed to ensure that Liverpool’s business is kept in house, as it should be. But this is not to say that his press conferences are solemn affairs, they are anything but as there is never a shortage of wisecracks and humour. There are even those who take it as a personal privilege to have the mickey taken out of them by a legend of football and believe me, no-one is spared.
It is pure theatre and it is little wonder that since his return Liverpool’s weekly press conferences have been packed with journalists all wanting to witness it for themselves. They all know full well that they are unlikely to depart Melwood with a great line or a back page story but that doesn’t detract from the performance of a manager who can handle the media like few others. And we’re all still waiting for that information that might be of use to be passed on................................
For while the movie industry marvels at the brilliance of a British period drama about a monarch from a bygone age, the country’s sports journalists are revelling in the second coming of a man who will always be revered as the King of the Kop. That’s if it is possible to revel in the musings of a manager who has always had an unequalled ability to say a thousand words without actually giving anything away at all.
As soon as Dalglish informs the assembled members of Her Majesty’s Press that “as soon as we have any information that we think might be of use to you we will pass it on†the temptation is to stop scribbling shorthand notes and just accept the reality that no new information will be forthcoming. That’s how strong Dalglish’s determination is to live up to the principles of the Liverpool Way and only if discussing the club’s business is in the best interests of the club will he do so. There will be no loose talk or headline stealing soundbites, just a low key discussion of the dominant issues of the day.
The funny thing is, Dalglish does it in such a way that journalists cannot help but admire him. There are some managers who never need a second invitation to vent their spleen and there are others who can’t help but say things that deep down they know they shouldn’t. Even when a seemingly innocuous question is posed in absolute innocence they somehow manage to give away the kind of information that clubs should be keeping in house.
Not Dalglish, though. He has long subscribed to the theory that loose lips sink ships and there is more chance of Andy Gray being invited to address the Women’s Institute than there is of the Anfield legend letting slip even a morsel of information that could result in the club’s interests being damaged in any way. Transfer talk is kept strictly in house as illustrated following the 1-0 win over Fulham on Wednesday night when Dalglish was pressed for developments on a number of potential targets only to respond by saying “We can’t stop other people from talking about ourselves in newspapers or on television and we can’t stop the rumours, but we’ll do our business in the way I’ve said – when we have something concrete we’ll tell you.â€
Such an approach may make life difficult for the journalism industry but it is fundamental to the principles of the Liverpool Way, an ideal which can never be compatible with big noises being made in the media. Again, other managers might struggle to uphold such an ideal, particularly if they prize their media image too highly, but for Dalglish it is his default mode and no amount of cajoling or inquisitive pressure being applied can make him crack. Even Jeremy Paxman would be out of his depth if tasked with getting Dalglish to spill the beans. It just doesn’t happen. He’d be a useless guest on The Jeremy Kyle Show as well; public confessionals just aren't his thing.
Some have suffered at his hands already, most notably the television interviewer who suggested that Dalglish “owed it to the fans†to disclose details of transfer targets. Talk about red rags and bulls. "I think we know our own supporters better than yourselves,†Dalglish retorted, making it clear that not only was he not about to go public on private matters, he wouldn’t tolerate the fan card being played either.
If it all sounds terribly serious then that’s because it is. Dalglish’s adherence to Anfield’s version of the vow of omerta is unshakable and it is designed to ensure that Liverpool’s business is kept in house, as it should be. But this is not to say that his press conferences are solemn affairs, they are anything but as there is never a shortage of wisecracks and humour. There are even those who take it as a personal privilege to have the mickey taken out of them by a legend of football and believe me, no-one is spared.
It is pure theatre and it is little wonder that since his return Liverpool’s weekly press conferences have been packed with journalists all wanting to witness it for themselves. They all know full well that they are unlikely to depart Melwood with a great line or a back page story but that doesn’t detract from the performance of a manager who can handle the media like few others. And we’re all still waiting for that information that might be of use to be passed on................................
Nice blog from Barrett. Kenny has been impeccable in his dealings with the press right enough.
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