Like most people I reckon one of my biggest problems with football clubs is that they treat the media and fans as if they are guarding the crown jewels.
The Official Secrets Act has nothing on these guys. Ask them for example the likely squad for Saturday’s game and you might even be told “Off the record – it wouldn’t be correct to tell you.” Off the record -? Err sorry, you haven’t actually said anything!
There are many other examples which would take far too long to list in this piece.
Interviews with players? Forget it and as for asking about possible transfers. Sorry. Total no go area.
To be brutally frank it’s a sick joke started by Sir Alex Ferguson since even before the days when he banned a reporter from press conference for asking a question on his personal no go list about Ryan Giggs.
So how refreshing yesterday to find the tweeter on behalf of @whufc_official telling it as it was when slamming the ridiculous drinks break ( pictured above )which served only to break up the flow of the game yesterday and Karl Jenkinson’s dreadful cock-up for the Bournemouth penalty.
He/she tweeted: “Anyone would think we are playing on Mars as the referee blows his whistle for another drinks break and later. “This is awful. No other word for it. Bournemouth clear, Jenkinson dallies. Gradel robs him. Jenkinson fouls him. Penalty. Red Card.
Well done to whoever was responsible and it would be nice to believe we are starting to see the dawn of a new area with an injection of the emotion and honesty expressed by every fan.
However, I won’t be holding my breath.
The official web sites match updates were sanitised garbage. You would not put the reporting to match the actual game in a million years. You would have thought we were playing well! It was embarrassing. You shouldn’t lie to the fans like that.
We are clutching at straws again looking to blame anyone or thing,
We were second best and unless we remove the old bring in the new we will be making excuses all season,
We need at least 2 more players with Class,
We need to let Nolan and maybe Noble go
No more symphy on more heart we need to use are head,you can not win in F1 will a ford car we will end up in the championship with championship players,
Sorry Hugh,but i think if you think this is worthy of an article or applauding some dopey comment by some ar*sewipe sat in an Air conditioned room while the players ran round in 30+ heat you are losing the plot.Ffs,it was a drinks break,wow,big deal.Oh lets all hope we get more honesty & open comments like this.Cant wait.Lets put a kit on him & you Hugh,you can run round for 90+ mins in 30c & we can take the p*ss out of you wanting a drink 😉
Haha,i would have loved to have seen Hugh legging it around out there yesterday,christ it was hot,lol,so what,they had a drinks break,big deal.As micky said,it probably happens twice a season.Sheesh,how to make a mountain out of a mole hill or rather an article 😉
Maybe the players who were sweating their bollox off on the pitch appreciated being able to take on fluids in 30c heat.Never heard of dehydration you mug.Fifa bought it in for health reasons.I aint saying it is needed but considering it probably happens once or twice a season who gives a damn apart from people scratching around for stories!
I thought I heard yesterday that it’s an official thing – ie from the Premier League – that drinks breaks were sanctioned if it’s 30 degrees or above. It was hot,
I was sweating getting up the stairs let alone running about in the sun – it did look a bit peculiar though West Ham players swarming over to the drinks while Mark Noble stood fuming in midfield!