I doubt the person who wrote the article will mind, his sensationalistic way with words has increased web traffic on his report, that's all the journalists seem to care about nowadays - getting more readers (in any way they can). More ad impressions (potentially leading to ad clicks) means more moneyyyyy.

It's all we - or more accurately our employers - have ever cared about.

isn't that the basic idea ie.to get more readers etc ?

I maybe should have put more stress on the "getting more readers ([iin any way they can[/i)" that was left from the end of the quote.

Of course the press want to get as many readers as they can, but it's the way they go about it. It's a shame the readers won't flock to high quality journalism instead of that which just uses pretty colours and the harshest words. I know though that it's just human nature/in our culture to be interested in the the more shocking/less trivial things in life, e.g. the blown out of proportion Richard Keys/Andy Gray incident.

There's a good book from the 80s called [iLies, damned lies and Sun exclusives[/i that's worth a look. There's nothing new under (or indeed in) the sun. Padgett making a funny aside in a light column that RL fans don't find funny is pretty far down the list when it comes to the sins of journalism, tabloid or broadsheet.

But as we only discuss RL topics on this board we wont be concerned with it would we , that would be a topic for the ' sin bin '

In other words , stop trying to defend the muppet or change the subject

A quick google scan of the author of this comment would show that some posters on here should try to group together with fans of:
Soccer Clubs,
Union Clubs,
The B&I Lions
Most international rugby Unions
International soccer associations
The FA
The Lawn Tennis Association
Curling
Crown Green Bowls and fri99in tiddlywinks.
This uber-consumer group could then lobby the Govenment for more fairness in the Media.....good luck with that



This thread would describe the "off season" to any person who happened to stumble on these boards.....and confirm the view that RL fans generally have a f*(king chip on their shoulders the size of the O2 arena

Really couldn't care less what Mr padgett says about anything , as put earlier , he is a proffessional journalist trying to be an amatuer comedian , and failing at both IMO

.....with his very on thread on RLFANS.COM.......go figure

Yes he has made himself look like a muppet after one day , it took me years to get there

don't put yourself down....that's the job of others on here

Yes but as they struggle I like to help

You seem to be making more noise than anyone. I’ve aired my opinion, but I have no interest in lobbying the government for a fairer media as I only think that the result of a fairer media will come about due to grassroots/amateur media challenging professional media to a point that Marc Padgett wouldn’t even dream of writing such an article like this.

yeah...peace has broken out betwen me and the east Hull Mafia.....




......do you dribble when typing with your tounge firmly in your cheek

Oh the irony.

You claim that this topic doesn’t warrant a thread on here, whilst you go around adding comments that don’t even warrant publishing on here.

I’m afraid that this is rugby league related and if you can’t see that then I highly recommend a trip to the opticians.

May I remind you that it’s the admins that decide what flies on here?

If you don’t like this topic then I highly recommend you either ignore it or lobby a moderator to throw it in the bin. But you wouldn’t do that no, because then you’d see yourself as fickle as these rugby league fans with the big chip on their shoulder. If anyone has a big chip on their shoulder then its YOU.

How’s that for reverse psychology?

He's had the decency to reply:

Hello there.
Seen as you have both taken the time and trouble to complain, I thought it was only right to offer up an apology.
Though you may not believe it, I actually am a fan of rugby league, having been born and brought up in Blackpool and having taken in plenty of Blackpool Borough games in the late 1970s and 1980s. I even played at Borough Park on a regular basis. I also worked on a sports paper in Sydney where, as you will know, rugby league is king.
However, I clearly upset you with my lame attempt at humour last week so for that I apologise.
It is a weekly challenge to not just produce a boring list of what's coming up, fixtures-wise, but clearly my attempt to liven things up was ill-judged.
I hope you continue to enjoy the rest of the sports section - and we will have a big Super League preview in next week's paper!
Thanks
Marc

Well we all off our off weeks I suppose. I hope that he does redeem himself throughout the rest of his career and not just next week!

[url=http://m.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jan/27/garry-schofield-barrow-super-league?cat=sport&type=articlewell there seems to have been something of interest at the event anyway[/url

What he should have said.

I have to praise Mr Padgett. He had the decency to reply and offer an apology, which not many people would.

Jackanory,Jackanory.....

Not actually liking sport, apparently!

www.independent.co.uk/sport/gene ... 98409.html Quote I upset many rugby league fans last week when one of my lame attempts at humour backfired spectacularly. Even my claims to love the sport, having been a Blackpool Borough fan many moons ago, fell on deaf ears. Anyway, no more bad gags. Harlequins stage their pre-season media day at 11am.'"

www.independent.co.uk/sport/gene ... 98409.html Quote I upset many rugby league fans last week when one of my lame attempts at humour backfired spectacularly. Even my claims to love the sport, having been a Blackpool Borough fan many moons ago, fell on deaf ears. Anyway, no more bad gags. Harlequins stage their pre-season media day at 11am.'"

Good - message received and understood!

Oh the Irony......

[size=150"Anyway, no more bad gags. ....followed by......"Harlequins stage their pre-season media day at 11am"......[/sizegiven that the London media don't give a toss about us....that has to be an even worse joke than his first one