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Robinson suspended


chunkylover53 said:
Im sure he will be yes. But I’m still struggling with what the media have done. Like it or not, it’s a story. The suspending him is a story. The PM backing him is a story. That’s not the media creating news, that’s actually news.

the articles I have read on it have actually been supportive about how he performed on day 2 onwards, strength and that. I don’t think I’ve seen a story where he is has been castigated
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The media decide what is news or "a story". That doesn't mean that a consensus of opinion think it's news or " a story".
T20 in cricket and Euros football is starting imminently and the misdemenours of a cricketer 8 years ago is given priority.
 
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Parkside said:
The media decide what is news or "a story". That doesn't mean that a consensus of opinion think it's news or " a story".
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Oh come on.

He made a statement to the press - that’s news
The ECB suspended him - that’s definitely news
The PM commented - thats definitely news

He’s been harshly treated, but I haven’t seen one article castigating him. The media have reported the above, I really don’t see how they could have ignored any of that
 
Riordan said:
a) He apologised

b) The idiocy of this when they'll bring in Overton for him (Who actually did a worse thing)
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I think Overton might be an unfortunate casualty when selection is made.
chunkylover53 said:
Oh come on.

He made a statement to the press - that’s news
The ECB suspended him - that’s definitely news
The PM commented - thats definitely news

He’s been harshly treated, but I haven’t seen one article castigating him. The media have reported the above, I really don’t see how they could have ignored any of that
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News is information that is regarded as of importance or of interest. That's obviously subjective. I find Robinsongate incredibly boring, others think it's relevant and important i.e. newsworthy.
 
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Parkside said:
I think Overton might be an unfortunate casualty when selection is made.

News is information that is regarded as of importance or of interest. That's obviously subjective. I find Robinsongate incredibly boring, others think it's relevant and important i.e. newsworthy.
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And yet you’re talking about it.

Regardless, no one has produced me a single article or video showing the media trying to “ruin” him. It’s generally been pretty supportive from what I’ve read
 
Why is it up to some gammon plasterer or politician to decide what is acceptable conduct from a professional cricketer? I reckon the ECB should come round and have a look at their accounts
 
chunkylover53 said:
And yet you’re talking about it.

Regardless, no one has produced me a single article or video showing the media trying to “ruin” him. It’s generally been pretty supportive from what I’ve read
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I'm talking about the media getting their priorities right and Robinson getting a wholly disproportionate amount of coverage.It'll all be adverse publicity to him, intentional or not.
 
Scotty 1978 said:
Carberry going off it on sky sport, speaking sense to be honest
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I disagree completely. I thought his interview was counterproductive. "What education" was his argument as if people don't grow up at any point in life. 10 years ago racism and sexist jokes were dark humour, now it's completely unacceptable (rightly so). He's became an adult in those 10 years. Is that not education enough?

Carberry cannot tell anyone he knows as much now as he did when he was 18.
chunkylover53 said:
And yet you’re talking about it.

Regardless, no one has produced me a single article or video showing the media trying to “ruin” him. It’s generally been pretty supportive from what I’ve read
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interviews like the one Carberry give wasn't very supportive. I realise they've got to give both sides of the story but it's not helpful at all.
 
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Doberman said:
I disagree completely. I thought his interview was counterproductive. "What education" was his argument as if people don't grow up at any point in life. 10 years ago racism and sexist jokes were dark humour, now it's completely unacceptable (rightly so). He's became an adult in those 10 years. Is that not education enough?

Carberry cannot tell anyone he knows as much now as he did when he was 18.


interviews like the one Carberry give wasn't very supportive. I realise they've got to give both sides of the story but it's not helpful at all.
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I didn’t see it.
 
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
Read back from the other day, various media outlets every other hour tweeting about it........ Needless with a clear agenda of attempting to ruin the lad.

I've got sky sports news on at the moment and they're making a massive deal over it. Utterly embarrassing
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There will be no agenda at all against Robinson himself, as the bottom line is the same would be happening if another player made his debut and did the same.

The problem is 24 hours sports coverage channel was nothing to fill that time, so when something like this comes along they all over it to fill air time, which means unfortunately for the sportsman involved the coverage becomes bigger than it should be.
 
I was 18 at around the same time as Robinson and I have no tweets like that, or any facebook posts. Mind, I have some shite on here that I'd hate ever getting exposed but you do have to be a bit of a pillock to say shite like that on your personal account
 
Doberman said:
I disagree completely. I thought his interview was counterproductive. "What education" was his argument as if people don't grow up at any point in life. 10 years ago racism and sexist jokes were dark humour, now it's completely unacceptable (rightly so). He's became an adult in those 10 years. Is that not education enough?

Carberry cannot tell anyone he knows as much now as he did when he was 18.
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Personally I can't think of anyone better to comment on the impact of racism in the game than a black cricketer who has played for 20 years at the highest level.

Racist jokes weren't acceptable in 2012. 1972 perhaps.
 
Doberman said:
I disagree completely. I thought his interview was counterproductive. "What education" was his argument as if people don't grow up at any point in life. 10 years ago racism and sexist jokes were dark humour, now it's completely unacceptable (rightly so). He's became an adult in those 10 years. Is that not education enough?

Carberry cannot tell anyone he knows as much now as he did when he was 18.


interviews like the one Carberry give wasn't very supportive. I realise they've got to give both sides of the story but it's not helpful at all.
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this is a massive load of bollocks ........unless 10 yers ago you were a massive racist sexist arsehole
 
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