Not exactly...
I like Rick Waghorn's stuff mostly, but in this piece he's guilty of the same thing he's accused internet message board folks of... lack of, and I quote, ?understanding and context?.
He's assumed, incorrectly, that all of us are incapable of sorting the bullsh!t from the truth. He's quite right, there's a lot of crap on here and elsewhere. Do I believe it all? If you take Rick's argument as written, he's implying I do. There's a few gullible people out here, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who doesn't treat what's posted here with the same healthy dose of cynicism I treat PR from the club right now.
Some valid points raised, to be sure, but I'm smart enough to know what's likely to be true or not. It's pretty obvious many of the more ridiculous rumours are not. One thing he doesn't tackle in the article is that it's only a matter of timing anyway. Most of the crap is only pub talk of the sort that's been about since football has, it's just that it gets around faster nowadays, more people can discuss it at once, and perhaps most tellingly, it's easier for the press and/or club to pick up on it and draw their own conclusions.
And one last thing, I seem to recall a local paper group that once printed some very dodgy football "news" lifted right from this very page. It wasn't one of Archant's offerings, was it? I guess we see why Rick assumes the rest of us can't tell truth from fiction too, eh?
Posted By: NJ_Canary on January 28th 2006 at 17:33:28
Message Thread
- Waghorns having a go (NCFC) - inutero, Jan 28, 17:06:00
- Fucking bitter old cunt (n/m) (NCFC) - Swanny, Jan 28, 18:53:41
- Harry Potters Dad (NCFC) - fareastcanary, Jan 28, 18:18:05
- Un fucking believable (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 28, 17:59:49
- Us fans, we're very good at dishing it out but we can't take it, can we? (NCFC) - Boudica, Jan 28, 18:42:45
- he is having a go at fans for voicing their opinions twat (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 28, 18:58:05
- See what I mean? (n/m) (NCFC) - Boudica, Jan 28, 21:51:50
- Harsh - not Boudica's point (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 18:59:24
- he is having a go at fans for voicing their opinions twat (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 28, 18:58:05
- Us fans, we're very good at dishing it out but we can't take it, can we? (NCFC) - Boudica, Jan 28, 18:42:45
- I think the fans know better than Waghorn - (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Jan 28, 17:40:20
- What was the point in that article? (NCFC) - Ben, Jan 28, 17:38:38
- what a patronising cunt lol (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 26, Jan 28, 17:35:29
- be funny if gray turns uphowever and etuhu is still shit (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 28, 17:25:19
- And anyway (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 28, 17:33:07
- Some people come out with an awful lot of shite though (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jan 28, 17:35:48
- And anyway (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 28, 17:33:07
- What a bitter old queen (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 28, 17:23:19
- Got to say I agree with pretty much all he says. (n/m) (NCFC) - avid_canary, Jan 28, 17:18:14
- Waghorn can fuck off - he's a shit journalist (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 28, 17:13:54
- where do you work ? (NCFC) - lurd, Jan 28, 17:28:08
- that's why I work abroad (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 28, 17:29:29
- where do you work ? (NCFC) - lurd, Jan 28, 17:28:08
- he's right though isnt he.. (NCFC) - lurd, Jan 28, 17:11:37
- Not exactly... (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Jan 28, 17:33:28
- Great post (n/m) (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 28, 17:35:56
- ^^^ What he said! (n/m) (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jan 28, 17:36:54
- yeah, better than Waghorn's original (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 28, 17:36:54
- Great post (n/m) (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 28, 17:35:56
- Mostly (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jan 28, 17:16:24
- Oh, and further on Andy Gray (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jan 28, 17:23:04
- he is right, yeah, but he's still shit (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 28, 17:15:38
- Not exactly... (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Jan 28, 17:33:28
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