I know this article has wound up some people but if this takeover does go through i'm afraid everyone will have to get used to a lot more rubbish being written by a lot more journalists.
[quote][cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: razil[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]He's trying to stand the story up, which is just bad hackery.[/quote]
[quote][cite]Posted By: Czech_Addick[/cite]He was made to look an idiot but instead of lying low he's making it worse.[/quote]
Well he's clearly not concerned about a libel suit.[/quote]
What libel? Other then him being reasonable for an terrible bit of laziness.[/quote]
Libel being that his articles contradict the statement from Zabeel
He seems to be claiming that someone from Dubai but not Zabeel made a "discreet approach" to West Ham.
If there is any truth in it, I would imagaine they are very impressed about the West Ham interpretation of "discreet".
I have the esteemed Mr Scott's email address, not really comfortable with making it public though. That said he seems a fairly reasonable guy from the limited contact I have had with him. I think in this case he is trying to protect himself from looking foolish. I still stand by my view that in all likelihood any contact was not from Dubai to West Ham but the other way round.
Monday 13th October, Sharon the receptionist at the Boleyn, is busy checking the back of the sofa in the main reception, for spare cash, when the phone rings;
Sharon - Hello this is the hammers, oh sorry, this is Upton Park, how may we help you?
- Hello
- Hello, you takin the pi55?
Caller - Would you like to convert your debt into one manageable loan?
Sharon - WHAT?????
Caller - Can we help you with your finances?
Sharon - What's my feeancee got to do with it, you leave im out, he's luverly he is.
Caller - No, I want to know if you need money.
Sharon - Oooh your accent is so posh, where you from?
Caller - Well this is our call centre in Mumbai, but that's irrelevant, can we help you with a loan?
Sharon - Ooooooooooooh me god, hold on my boss is in Iceland I'll call him on the other line..............
Mr. G, I've got a geezer on the phone from Dubai offering us some cash.
Mr. G - Have you been on the eel juice again Sharon?
Sharon - Naaah Mr G honest, not since the social threatened to take me littluns Shazni and Dwayne off me.
Mr. G - Well if it's true this could be the answer for us, put him through.
Meanwhile..............
Caller - Never had this trouble selling double glazing, I think I prefer being hung up on.
Call Centre Manager - Operator 145, why are you not calling?
Caller - I am sir, but this lady is trying to find her boss while he's out shopping for frozen food.
Call Centre manager - Just hang up, you've 500 calls to make this hour.
Sharon - Hello just putting you through..............(dead line)............ Oh sorry Mr. G he's gone, well I never there's no need for that language.
Oh it's the phone again hang on a mo.. Upton Park how may we help?
Mr Scott - Hi Shaz any news for me?
Sharon - Oooh Scotty, you'll never guess what.....................................................
Pilchard your right i to am shocked . I mean they have a 100% record of truthfull, none libeless, factual journalism until yesterday. I mean they must have because i cant NEVER remember one of the toads saying "sorry i got it wrong " without being made to by the court.
I thought the Guardian was supposed to be a ‘respectable’ newspaper and tabloids are full of rubbish. Just goes to show they are all as bad as each other.
The real question is why the Graun's sports editor is carrying on printing this guff. Maybe it's in the hope they'll be on the inside for whatever *does* happen at the Boleyn.
[cite]Posted By: Darren[/cite]No probs Oakster. Phew, what a rush! Now I know why I don't do extreme sports... Would I be right in saying we have learnt that the price is DEFINITELY £32m?
Let´s give him the benefit of a doubt, someone made a call from Dubai perhaps...It is a financial and trading centre for the whole region.
"All roads leads to the Royal family"..my arse! Plenty of money looking for a home in the whole region and all big players got offices in Dubai so it might be Qatar, Kuwait, Oman even Bahrain as well as any of the seven emirates apart from Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
I agree with Big Red Evil, this berk really doesn't seem to like the idea of "lil ol charlton" being possibly minted, it gets his goat, it really should have gone to a top tier club instead, he's wailing into his sky tv guide as we speak, "how could this happen?" he blubbers into his pillow,barely able to breathe as his sobbing convulses him, "why should they choose a nice decent family club with masses upon masses of potential above my 'appy 'ammers, my actual West 'am, it's fwankly awful and not at all nice mummy" "What a wally" as Uncle Albert would say.
Don't lower yourselves to his level chaps. He's a journalist and talking shite is what they do for a living. The truth will out anyway. Lets just ignore him, poor lad.
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What libel? Other then him being reasonable for an terrible bit of laziness.
[quote][cite]Posted By: Czech_Addick[/cite]He was made to look an idiot but instead of lying low he's making it worse.[/quote]
Well he's clearly not concerned about a libel suit.[/quote]
What libel? Other then him being reasonable for an terrible bit of laziness.[/quote]
Libel being that his articles contradict the statement from Zabeel
If there is any truth in it, I would imagaine they are very impressed about the West Ham interpretation of "discreet".
Monday 13th October, Sharon the receptionist at the Boleyn, is busy checking the back of the sofa in the main reception, for spare cash, when the phone rings;
Sharon - Hello this is the hammers, oh sorry, this is Upton Park, how may we help you?
- Hello
- Hello, you takin the pi55?
Caller - Would you like to convert your debt into one manageable loan?
Sharon - WHAT?????
Caller - Can we help you with your finances?
Sharon - What's my feeancee got to do with it, you leave im out, he's luverly he is.
Caller - No, I want to know if you need money.
Sharon - Oooh your accent is so posh, where you from?
Caller - Well this is our call centre in Mumbai, but that's irrelevant, can we help you with a loan?
Sharon - Ooooooooooooh me god, hold on my boss is in Iceland I'll call him on the other line..............
Mr. G, I've got a geezer on the phone from Dubai offering us some cash.
Mr. G - Have you been on the eel juice again Sharon?
Sharon - Naaah Mr G honest, not since the social threatened to take me littluns Shazni and Dwayne off me.
Mr. G - Well if it's true this could be the answer for us, put him through.
Meanwhile..............
Caller - Never had this trouble selling double glazing, I think I prefer being hung up on.
Call Centre Manager - Operator 145, why are you not calling?
Caller - I am sir, but this lady is trying to find her boss while he's out shopping for frozen food.
Call Centre manager - Just hang up, you've 500 calls to make this hour.
Sharon - Hello just putting you through..............(dead line)............ Oh sorry Mr. G he's gone, well I never there's no need for that language.
Oh it's the phone again hang on a mo.. Upton Park how may we help?
Mr Scott - Hi Shaz any news for me?
Sharon - Oooh Scotty, you'll never guess what.....................................................
Made the Liverpool article as well.
I get the feeling he just doesn't really want to see us taken over by a billionaire.
at least that clarifies one aspect - if true of course!
at least that clarifies one aspect - if true of course![/quote]
So far his information has been wholly inacurate and I would imagine this is a figure he has picked out of the sky also.....
where does this 32m come from ?
"All roads leads to the Royal family"..my arse! Plenty of money looking for a home in the whole region and all big players got offices in Dubai so it might be Qatar, Kuwait, Oman even Bahrain as well as any of the seven emirates apart from Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
I can help with that. I would gladly give a loving home to as much money as they like. Used notes only please : - )
I could pass on a few contacts in Nigeria, too, Henry...just send them your bank details and they'll send you loadsadosh
:-)
"What a wally" as Uncle Albert would say.