Jas10 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Is that real? Something about that looks shopped to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Eastie said: Which dastardly devil wrote it ? The Athletic themselves, unsure if that's the actual article headline or not but the caption most certainly came from them since it's a paid promotion they've put on people's news feeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, AvonVillain said: Haha. Is that the right wing thingy? Yes, though the main worry would be that you’d actually signed up to it to have noticed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadridVilla Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Steero113 said: It's fake, my brother still has a subscription and I've just checked using his log in. The article is from 2019 - https://theathletic.com/1202147/2019/09/13/exclusive-jack-grealish-video-analysis-of-jack-grealish/ Seems like they've published an advert early that assumes Jack is off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Yes just because it is on your Facebook feed doesn't mean it it real. It may not be from the athletic once you click on it. Probably a virus or scamware or something. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Eastie said: Which dastardly devil wrote it ? It’s on Facebook, apparently. So, some Russian bot factory slaves, I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I wonder if there's any correlation between the hell-tech of social media and the explosion of societal anxiety!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted July 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29, 2021 the athletic have gone down in a lot of peoples opinions this window so far. i'm just annoyed that i'm paid up till next june Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jas10 Posted July 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Eastie said: Which dastardly devil wrote it ? Most likely this prick: Aha! This explains everything 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7392craig Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Just now, AvonVillain said: I wonder if there's any correlation between the hell-tech of social media and the explosion of societal anxiety!? There’s some research into it. I think it’s something that will be taken more seriously over the next few years. I quit all of them about 18 months ago, this forum is the closest thing I have to social media. Best decision I ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: It’s on Facebook, apparently. So, some Russian bot factory slaves, I expect. I think Russian bots have better targets than Aston Villa fans on Facebook Most likely The Athletic have drafted some promotions whether he goes or stays and this one got accidentally published. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Someone needs to tell Sam Lee that abusing journalists for clickbait on Twitter isn’t akin in any metric to racism towards Black players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 The article is real, the advert is real. The article is an archive piece written by Gregg Evans (). The advert appears to have been prepared in case he signs but has accidentally been released. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 When this is settled soon there will be a huge void in our lives to fill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 minute ago, The_Steve said: Someone needs to tell Sam Lee that abusing journalists for clickbait on Twitter isn’t akin in any metric to racism towards Black players Is he still going off on one? That guy really is in the wrong job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Just now, Wainy316 said: Is he still going off on one? That guy really is in the wrong job. He wrote a whole blog today about those ‘mean’ Villa fans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Just now, Eastie said: When this is settled soon there will be a huge void in our lives to fill Na, I’ll be happy if Evans is sacked… Wouldn't exactly call that a void Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 The athletic ad is fake. Just searched through facebooks ad library. Nothing active or deactivated that matches it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 It got a lot of attention, so from their perspective it's job done. They've really gone down the clickbait rabbit hole no.w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 15 minutes ago, MadridVilla said: Wow... That is a major **** up. I can only imagine they have that piece ready to go *if* he signs for City, and have published early. As good as their American sports reporting is, their PL stuff is so poor. You can bet if he stays they won't have a piece ready on his loyalty. The link clicks through to a 2019 interview with him about how he plays and how he sees the game. It's an article about him is fine. It's that they've dredged it up and started spinning it on social media for clicks and the way it's sold. They're paying for it specifically to target people too to get new subscribers. Horrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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