the rumours did get a mention in The Times though
It's quite easy to be holier than thou if you work for The Times, given their reputation for reporting only the most solemn and reliable facts.
Oliver Kay writes in said august journal: 'You have probably heard the rumour. Shocking, isn't it? Shocking that so many people are happy to lap up a series of malevolent lies about one of England's leading footballers and to spread them like wildfire in the belief - and, far worse, the hope - that they must be true...
'Please let this be true? Please let this decent man see his family life ripped apart because he happens to be a footballer playing for a club other than your own? Is that how far we have sunk?'
Mediawatch suspects that this might have backfired slightly, given that many readers of The Times wouldn't be the sort who frequent the internet messageboards to which Mr Kay refers.
They do now though.
(from Mediawatch User Posted Link on Football365)
Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on April 26th 2010 at 14:00:12
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- I really hope these Gerrard rumours aren't true, (Other Football) - samcd84, Apr 26, 13:29:06
- He'll get the DNA test conducted by a lab in Liverpool (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 26, 15:25:40
- "Who's that coming over your wife, is it Kris Commons, is it Kris Commons......" (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Apr 26, 14:04:45
- Lee Croft. Shirley? (n/m) (Other Football) - Jambocanary, Apr 26, 14:17:06
- Loving the comment (Other Football) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Apr 26, 13:58:15
- That's from last week (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 26, 13:49:35
- well no mention of it in News of the Screws so guess it's tosh (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 26, 13:36:45
- the rumours did get a mention in The Times though (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 26, 14:00:12
- "decent man"? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 26, 14:06:49
- the rumours did get a mention in The Times though (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 26, 14:00:12
- Kris Commons (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 26, 13:32:05
- ha ha. I like his ability to sneak in behind the oppo's midfield (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 26, 13:34:35
- bit small (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Apr 26, 13:32:57
- He hasn't invaded a pitch has he?!!! (Other Football) - Tim Westwood, Apr 26, 13:31:13
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