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Why would a journalist bite the hand that feeds him ffs? Maybe for a fanzine but a local BBC journo isnt going to go all Donal McIntyre man, get real.
It’s because of people like you accepting his sycophantic attitude that nothing ever happens. Important figures are never questioned, despite their gross incompetence.

No one is calling for extremes like McIntyre. Not suggesting he goes undercover with the Seaburn Casuals or plants cctv in the managers office, just a bit of honesty and maybe trying act like someone with a bit of journalistic integrity who asks questions on behalf of the supporters-he should want to ask them anyway-he’s never said a word about Methven’s disgraceful comments about our support or with regard to the owners and club finances or about the failed takeover, or the appointment of a dull manager that no one wanted.

Get real indeed.
 


It’s because of people like you accepting his sycophantic attitude that nothing ever happens. Important figures are never questioned, despite their gross incompetence.

No one is calling for extremes like McIntyre. Not suggesting he goes undercover with the Seaburn Casuals or plants cctv in the managers office, just a bit of honesty and maybe trying act like someone with a bit of journalistic integrity who asks questions on behalf of the supporters-he should want to ask them anyway-he’s never said a word about Methven’s disgraceful comments about our support or with regard to the owners and club finances or about the failed takeover, or the appointment of a dull manager that no one wanted.

Get real indeed.

Exactly. He should naturally and instinctively want to ask even the most gentlest of probing questions. He must actually go out of his way to avoid any hint of controversial comment.

He could, if he had the balls, become a folk hero at sunderland. Under the current climate he'd only have to ask a few decent questions and call the owners our on their hideous decisions and he'd instantly become a celebrated voice of the fans.

For the first time in memory, the fans of SAFC are pretty much united on Thier disgust at the club's ownership, and no journalist has the intelligence or gumption to embrace it
 
Barnes main role is that of match commentator and someone who provides news updates for SAFC. His brief won’t include any detailed assessment of the club nor a responsibility to hold the owners to account and he will be following his role and responsibilities as defined by the BBC. I’m not a massive fan of him but he’s involved in the media ‘fluff’ around a football club just like Jeff Brown on Look North and Simon Pride on ITV. The shit shambles we’re in has promoted a massive level of bitterness around almost everything related to SAFC but it should be reserved for this who own the club and make decisions on its day to day operations. Barnes and his like are mere observers like most of us, it seems some people’s expectations of their role, influence and ability to hold people to account are very much overestimated.
 
Barnes main role is that of match commentator and someone who provides news updates for SAFC. His brief won’t include any detailed assessment of the club nor a responsibility to hold the owners to account and he will be following his role and responsibilities as defined by the BBC. I’m not a massive fan of him but he’s involved in the media ‘fluff’ around a football club just like Jeff Brown on Look North and Simon Pride on ITV. The shit shambles we’re in has promoted a massive level of bitterness around almost everything related to SAFC but it should be reserved for this who own the club and make decisions on its day to day operations. Barnes and his like are mere observers like most of us, it seems some people’s expectations of their role, influence and ability to hold people to account are very much overestimated.
There are two Simon Pryde/Pride's?
 
It’s because of people like you accepting his sycophantic attitude that nothing ever happens. Important figures are never questioned, despite their gross incompetence.

No one is calling for extremes like McIntyre. Not suggesting he goes undercover with the Seaburn Casuals or plants cctv in the managers office, just a bit of honesty and maybe trying act like someone with a bit of journalistic integrity who asks questions on behalf of the supporters-he should want to ask them anyway-he’s never said a word about Methven’s disgraceful comments about our support or with regard to the owners and club finances or about the failed takeover, or the appointment of a dull manager that no one wanted.

Get real indeed.
Accepting?? Fk off. He’s a BBC journo who would get done for upsetting links with the club. Some fans on here need to get s grip. Agreed with Sumgumgi’s post
 
Accepting?? Fk off. He’s a BBC journo who would get done for upsetting links with the club. Some fans on here need to get s grip. Agreed with Sumgumgi’s post
You agreed with his post because it reflected your point of view.
The club may as well just appoint him as a cheerleader using your argument.
I’m not advocating he should be rampaging around being deliberately controversial but not questioning anything is pathetic.
The lack of questioning anything that goes on is weakness and is not what a professional journalist is about.
Let the media let the club sink further without saying a word about SAFC’s demise.
Gutless.
 
It’s because of people like you accepting his sycophantic attitude that nothing ever happens. Important figures are never questioned, despite their gross incompetence.

No one is calling for extremes like McIntyre. Not suggesting he goes undercover with the Seaburn Casuals or plants cctv in the managers office, just a bit of honesty and maybe trying act like someone with a bit of journalistic integrity who asks questions on behalf of the supporters-he should want to ask them anyway-he’s never said a word about Methven’s disgraceful comments about our support or with regard to the owners and club finances or about the failed takeover, or the appointment of a dull manager that no one wanted.

Get real indeed.
Coming into the thread with out going back over , I guess your talking about Nick Barnes?
 
The whole show is a waste of time. A quick update from barnes, marco talking shite then a couple of regular callers talking about the same thing as last time they rang in. Ive stopped listening to it.

Agreed. In the current climate at Sunderland this show could have 10x the amount of listeners if they dared to actually act like journalists. Bunch of f***ing cowards. Fuck them all
 

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