Zatman Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Dean Saunders thinks Liverpool should sign Wayne Rooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Zatman said: Dean Saunders thinks Liverpool should sign Wayne Rooney He did go on to say that he meant a player like Rooney.........he just does a really poor job of explaining himself with any kind of clarity. Just think.......he was a Manager at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Deano is undoubtedly right up there among the most idiotic pundits. Loved him as a player for us but talks complete and utter shite 99% of the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Zatman said: Dean Saunders thinks Liverpool should sign Wayne Rooney He is the worst. All last week on my drive to work he was banging on about every club in the PL should sign Bale. He clearly hasn't watched him, he still describes him as explosive. He's a **** moron. Probably the worst pundit going and an absolute arsehole to boot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 He has to say something daft in order to be heard, get the traffic and stay relevant Durham for all his bullshit is very very good at what he is there to do Saunders is **** terrible at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 7 hours ago, villa4europe said: I'm not sure what the athletic is I just know they were making a lot of noise on twitter and they charge you to read the content (£30 a year I think) not seen too much click bait nonsense from them yet but there's no way I'm paying for content, too much available for free and no confidence they will be any good 4 hours ago, Zatman said: Lot of hack journalists have signed up for it I don't think the model here is meant to be that they will provide you with faster or more accurate transfer news. I think the idea is that people will pay that much to read the best analysis and sports writing. Whether that's right or not, I don't know, but I won't blame anybody for trying to write for a site that (hopefully) privileges intelligent analysis rather than websites where the job is about fitting key words into opening paragraphs and invasive pop-up videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, villa4europe said: He has to say something daft in order to be heard, get the traffic and stay relevant Durham for all his bullshit is very very good at what he is there to do Saunders is **** terrible at it I think Deano is a bit simple. It seems like the other presenters get it, but he does come across as someone who has 1 channel. What I do like hearing on TS every now and again when ex players talk about the money they were on. DS mentioned this morning when he was at Derby (for a British record fee I think) he was on £2,500 a week. Players of a similar stature now on 100x that (or more). I bet back then he thought he was very well paid too. Edited August 6, 2019 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 6, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2019 21 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I don't think the model here is meant to be that they will provide you with faster or more accurate transfer news. I think the idea is that people will pay that much to read the best analysis and sports writing. Whether that's right or not, I don't know, but I won't blame anybody for trying to write for a site that (hopefully) privileges intelligent analysis rather than websites where the job is about fitting key words into opening paragraphs and invasive pop-up videos. They're paying a lot, I can tell you that for a fact. Far more than people like Evans are on, hence why they're sweeping them all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Yes Michael Cox and Hoginstein have signed up. I really like Michael Cox and he's already written a great article on The Atlantic about how each of the newly promoted teams play. Of course it was difficult to say much about us because our squad has changed quite considerably. It's a taste of things to come, so I have signed up. If you're not willing to pay for good journalism, don't complain when all you get is clickbait rubbish. Only strong support for good writers will eventually be the end of the ridiculous half witted TV punditry we have in this country. My thing is this, I want to read, watch or listen to something that tells me something I didn't know before.I want to learn from tactical analysis, the strategic approach clubs take that we don't always see, a bit of the politics behind why teams, players or managers make certain decisions. I am slightly surprised that Gregg Evans got the gig for Villa, but in a different format he might shine. Anyway, I've subscribed because it's the sort of thing I like. Just from reading a few articles today, I think I will quite like it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 6, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2019 2 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: I don't think the model here is meant to be that they will provide you with faster or more accurate transfer news. I think the idea is that people will pay that much to read the best analysis and sports writing. Whether that's right or not, I don't know, but I won't blame anybody for trying to write for a site that (hopefully) privileges intelligent analysis rather than websites where the job is about fitting key words into opening paragraphs and invasive pop-up videos. So an online version of The Blizzard then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, choffer said: So an online version of The Blizzard then? A bit different, more analytical, more frequent. Less historical narrative. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 6, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2019 Just now, PompeyVillan said: A bit different, more analytical, more frequent. Less historical narrative. I might check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 10 hours ago, Tomaszk said: Just checking. This new Athletic website that all the writers have gone to. For some reason they've hired Gregg Evans as a Villa writer. Isn't he a Representative for Wellingborough Wolves fan who cried all January Tammy was leaving? What a shame. Signed up for a trial today. Some really good content and then I see we have got Gregg Evans. Gutted. Absolute joke of a journalist. Never had the balls to actually question things unlike Kendrick. He became a mouth piece for lambert, lerner when things were bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: They're paying a lot, I can tell you that for a fact. Far more than people like Evans are on, hence why they're sweeping them all up. Yes, they must be paying a fortune. They appear to have signed up about 90% (literally, that's not an exaggeration) of the Guardian's football writers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 5 hours ago, Zatman said: Dean Saunders thinks Liverpool should sign Wayne Rooney He reckoned most prem clubs should sign him and questioned why Everton let him go, backed it all up by saying he's performances in the MLS show he still has it, because you know, the MLS is comparable to the prem in terms 9f quality The guy is a moron, the worrying thing is I genuinely think he believes what he says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 20 minutes ago, Jimzk5 said: He reckoned most prem clubs should sign him and questioned why Everton let him go, backed it all up by saying he's performances in the MLS show he still has it, because you know, the MLS is comparable to the prem in terms 9f quality The guy is a moron, the worrying thing is I genuinely think he believes what he says He definitely does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: They're paying a lot, I can tell you that for a fact. SO much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 6, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2019 38 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Yes, they must be paying a fortune. They appear to have signed up about 90% (literally, that's not an exaggeration) of the Guardian's football writers. Yep. A local journo is a friend of a friend and he’s gone there. Said it wasn’t even a question given what they were offering and asking for in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 We have been shafted with Evans. His articles so far have included re-hashed quotes, grammatical errors and incorrect information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Evans is as much as a journalist as Clark Kent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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