Probably. Though my guess is that readers have tendencies to drift towards ...

their natural areas. I, being a subversive commie pinko leftie liberal, automatically trust the Guardian more than the Telegraph and look there first. I also expect the Telegraph's readers' comments to be as they are. Which obviously makes me prejudiced, albeit born of experience.

I think my point is yes, you're right, though I think you can observe a trend broadly as the paper readership.

Posted By: APB on November 3rd 2012 at 10:58:10

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Good Hughton article sorry if WW2.. (NCFC) - loz, Nov 3, 08:42:02
- God, the comments. Bloody hell. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 3, 09:59:37
  - sums up the Torygraph readership unfortunately imho (n/m) (NCFC) - Monty Peculiar, Nov 3, 10:33:10
    - Surely that's a red herring though? (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 3, 10:37:48
      - Probably. Though my guess is that readers have tendencies to drift towards ... (NCFC) - APB, Nov 3, 10:58:10
        
        Mind, I'm often surprised at some of the reactionary comments on Guardian articles (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Nov 3, 11:09:28
        
        And the supposedly left wing BBC as well. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 3, 11:15:20
        
        I miss this (NCFC) - APB, Nov 3, 11:34:00
        
        Ha! That's brilliant! (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Nov 3, 12:35:35
        
        Yep, that's fair. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 3, 11:01:03
        
        What gets me is that people feel such a sense of injustice that they think they personally (NCFC) - APB, Nov 3, 11:04:52
        
        Yep 'what about white racism for us equally persecuted types, huh?' (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 3, 11:14:19
      - Putting the article aside. I don't think NCFC has a racism problem (NCFC) - UtterlyHuckerby, Nov 3, 10:51:28
        
        I agree to a certain extent. I've bawled a couple out who have been racist near me (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 3, 10:55:51
- Considered and articulate. I think we have a good manager and a good man (n/m) (NCFC) - UtterlyHuckerby, Nov 3, 09:58:25
- lovely article about Mr Chris, thanks for posting (NCFC) - dr fanta, Nov 3, 08:55:01
- Depressing comments. Sort of sums up the problem really. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 3, 08:50:38
  - Clarkson hosting hignfy yesterday too. Doesn't help anything really (NCFC) - pants, Nov 3, 11:52:30
  - The problem has been blown out of all proportion (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 3, 09:58:36
    - There is a problem with racism in society still. Read those comments. (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 3, 10:04:44
      - And it's only occasionally because of social and legal restrictions. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 3, 10:07:58
        
        You could never quantify it but (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 3, 10:23:28
        
        I think it is declining, yes. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 3, 10:30:43
  - I was you plum. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 3, 09:03:04
    - No, the comments underneath it I meant. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 3, 09:03:28
      - Easy, tiger. Pub today? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Nov 3, 09:44:42
        
        Not today, rushing hither and thither unfortunately. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 3, 09:58:52
        
        Hither AND thither? Unlucky. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Nov 3, 10:02:03
  - oh,i thought you were on about the article,. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 3, 09:01:21
  - Think of the progress that has been made since the 80s though,i know you're old enough to (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 3, 08:58:30
    - Oh agreed, it's socially unacceptable now to behave that way. (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 3, 09:02:43
      - Yes (NCFC) - Ladbroke, Nov 3, 10:12:00
        
        I can't imagine what that was like. I don't think I'd have gone to the football if it was (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Nov 3, 10:14:57
        
        But if you don't go (NCFC) - Ladbroke, Nov 3, 10:26:05
        
        A lot of people didn't. Crowds much bigger now in general. That's only a part of it but (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 3, 10:25:08
      - yeah,you see it on the chatrooms while watching the games,it's embarrassing at times, (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 3, 09:09:15
  - Can't believe one of the comments referred to "coloureds" ! (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Nov 3, 08:57:34
    - Shocking in this day and age. This one was gobsmacking aso: (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 3, 09:00:08
      - Sadly there are a lot of people still around who think like that. (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Nov 3, 09:09:58
        
        Yep. So many morons. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 3, 09:15:15

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