Well that's because the media in general are a big bunch of bell-ends

The Mail, Telegraph, News International, ITV form a large part of the media, so if they decide to run with the Ross/Brand story, there are very few outlets who are going to go with something else.

Posted By: Hertz van Rental on October 30th 2008 at 14:28:36

Message Thread

So now Brand has resigned, how are Radio 2 gonna replace him (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 13:20:26
- yeah.....its all the daily mails fault...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 13:47:57
  - The Mail created this whole mess (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 30, 17:19:54
  - Well, it's largely their fault (along with the usual suspects) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 30, 14:00:28
    - ALL papers...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:08:42
      - It's an interest, but not their only interest. Pushing a particular agenda is also.. (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 30, 14:11:46
        
        nope, not at all........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:16:32
        
        I don't think running with it as a headline story would shift more copies to be honest... (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 30, 14:21:16
        
        point of order... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 30, 14:32:33
        
        Yeah, good point, I just tend to use the Daily Mail/MoS interchangeably (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 30, 14:35:07
        
        tbh..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:33:40
        
        why defend the bbc?? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:26:53
        
        ahhh Chris Moyles, who's just ended his 6 year fued with Nicola Roberts (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 14:44:52
        
        dunno (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:46:33
        
        R1 is a pop music station... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:29:44
        
        yebbut....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:32:31
        
        R1 is a pop music station... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:29:43
        
        Quack my arse up (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:30:35
        
        Well that's because the media in general are a big bunch of bell-ends (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 30, 14:28:36
        
        Ding and indeed... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:26:21
    - How many minutes was it before Sky approached Brand to sign up to them... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:03:43
    - and when I say 'fault', it's Brand & Ross' 'fault' for being twats (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 30, 14:02:11
  - because it's pathetic what they've created (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 14:00:12
    - so the daily mail created the pairs downfall then?? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:04:14
      - Yeah, I think they did, and should get over themselves (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 14:09:18
        
        i agree....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:11:43
        
        So in the main, people should have just listened to what happend, gone (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 14:22:42
        
        yes........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:29:57
        
        yeah or parkinson cracking racist jokes in the 70's (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 14:35:54
        
        wasnt it the bbc....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:45:28
        
        Glad all the priorities are all straight then. The daily mail will probably be giving away (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 14:46:34
        
        some comedy WAS great back then........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:49:17
        
        I know it was, back then you could write racial abuse in shit on someone elses car (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 15:05:31
        
        I very much doubt they had that much to do with the final edit... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:31:33
        
        well........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 14:35:18
      - Do you really think of Sach's as a pensioner?.. (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:09:07
        
        well....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 15:35:02
        
        lol, all that dignity (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 14:09:57
- How? By re-arranging their schedule and/or employing another disc jockey. (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Oct 30, 13:44:58
  - I suspect they will when they have low profile shows instead, and fewer listening (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 14:00:50
  - Matthew Gibson (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 30, 13:51:52
- Does anyone listen to Radio 2? I can't stand feckin Wogan and (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 30, 13:39:30
  - I like... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:00:06
  - a little bit, this morning (was in the car without DAB so no 6Music) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 30, 13:51:26
    - i quite like tuning in about 10.30am.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 30, 13:55:22
- Jonathan Cainer or Mystic Meg probably (General Chat) - Dave in France, Oct 30, 13:30:09
- with George Lambs and then I'll be able to listen to 6 music again. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 30, 13:25:49
  - His dad is Gavin (off Gavin n Stacey)'s dad. (n/m) (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Oct 30, 13:42:51
    - and is named Larry (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 30, 13:49:10
      - Baaaaaaaaa! (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 30, 13:51:55
        
        Oh Mr Policeman (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:04:09
        
        I've heard you like a man in uniform (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 30, 14:09:07
        
        So that's why he's in McDonalds so much (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 15:18:50
        
        Tell you something for nothing... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 14:10:10
  - ^^^ yes (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 30, 13:30:33
  - ^^^ yes (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 30, 13:28:18
  - actually, that's a brilliant idea, I really hope that happens now (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 13:27:10
    - but George Lamb's just a clueless, useless, feckwit of a DJ (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 30, 13:34:59
      - True, so hopefully 6 music might be decent again, and radio 2 can be poisened by it's own (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 13:37:17
- Give Brand Ross' slut (General Chat) - harry boulders, Oct 30, 13:25:35
- Terry Wogan (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 30, 13:24:13
- By osmosis (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 30, 13:23:24
  - The Mansfield Town player? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 13:25:38
- I'm glad said grand daughter is all over the sun now too, such dignity (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 30, 13:21:43
  - I'd have such a go on her. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 30, 13:27:57
    - If you do, don't forget to ring up her grandfather and tell him about it (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 30, 14:16:53
    - Goth mulcher (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Oct 30, 13:51:55
- Give Chris Evans his slot, and replace Chris Evans with Roy Waller (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Oct 30, 13:21:37
  - This is the best solution (n/m) (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Oct 30, 13:29:41

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