Birmingham Mail and Villa coverage

[Tony Erdington]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-weve-been-wembley-9331813

"Blues put their division one struggles behind them to reach the FA Cup final for the first time in fifty years of trying".

Then lost.


To Albion.


Who were in the second division at the time.

the photo the goalie in the centre has he got sun glasses on.. thank you small heath you are joke enough for me

[Jimbo]

I can't even boycott the pile of shit because I don't buy it in the first place.

[Monty]

I can't think of a single other local paper in the country that would do that.

[pauliewalnuts]

The worst thing about the internet is the way it means the Birmingham Mail can continue to publish utter shit 24 hours a day.

[Richard E]

I can't think of a single other local paper in the country that would do that.

Anyone on here been asked to do an interview for The Islington Gazette about how much they hate Arsenal and how they've never won the European Cup? Thought not.

[Monty]

I can't think of a single other local paper in the country that would do that.

Anyone on here been asked to do an interview for The Islington Gazette about how much they hate Arsenal and how they've never won the European Cup? Thought not.

And I've never seen the Liverpool Echo's special 'Alright, just shut up about Shankly' edition.

[Toronto Villa]

It's got to the point where being contrary regarding Villa has become the absolute norm. And there is no reason for it other than it is a method to appease fans of other sides. Which in of itself makes no sense at all. I believe in balanced reporting but to me, balance means this week being 100% behind Villa. We'll give them plenty of ammo to criticize us in the future. Can they not give it a rest for a week?

[Richard E]

A newspaper isn't obliged to be 'balanced' to other teams anyway. It isn't a publicly funded broadcaster talking about political parties.

[Brend'Watkins]

Who decides that's a good story/article to run with?  Is their a sports editor anymore at this excuse for a paper?

[big 1st serve]

 Well prehaps the editor is starting to take notice.

 Sorry cant do the link thing, but if you look at Bungalow Bills Albion bit online today he highlights how Tiny Pullis stole the show at the end of season awards & also had a "cheeky pop at the Villa", however if you look at page 71 in todays paper, it seems a couple of Tinys comments have been left out.

[Tony Erdington]

im never buying the rag again

well I haven't bought the rubbish for ten years atleast anyway.

[Yossarian]

Is Ed Doolan still the Voice of Reason?

[Rudy65]

I bought the Mail today for the Villa pull-out, which is a few Kendrick pieces and the Cup match reports, alongside the coverage of the '57 Final. But they've interviewed some Arsenal fan who is less than complimentary about us, for no reason that I can really tell. He says we're seen as the Midlands Tottenham and are always banging on about how we should be counted as a big club.

I just read that and it made me really fucking angry.

In the week, me, Woodhall, Damon and Mac had a twitter exchange with Steve Wollaston of the Mail about how relentlessly down they are on the Villa, always running shitty articles (the likes of that Bill Howell "send us the bill" rubbish).

This is an absolutely *perfect* example of what we meant.

1. An "interview with an Arsenal fan"? How fucking cringemakingly small time is that? You're the newspaper of the second city, you're acting like a bunch of rural peasants in thrall at the big city people.

2. Why, oh why, would they feel the need to give a platform to some bloke to tell us how much he hates Villa?

What the fuck is wrong with these people?

Who cares what the local rag says?

[Monty]

I bought the Mail today for the Villa pull-out, which is a few Kendrick pieces and the Cup match reports, alongside the coverage of the '57 Final. But they've interviewed some Arsenal fan who is less than complimentary about us, for no reason that I can really tell. He says we're seen as the Midlands Tottenham and are always banging on about how we should be counted as a big club.

I just read that and it made me really fucking angry.

In the week, me, Woodhall, Damon and Mac had a twitter exchange with Steve Wollaston of the Mail about how relentlessly down they are on the Villa, always running shitty articles (the likes of that Bill Howell "send us the bill" rubbish).

This is an absolutely *perfect* example of what we meant.

1. An "interview with an Arsenal fan"? How fucking cringemakingly small time is that? You're the newspaper of the second city, you're acting like a bunch of rural peasants in thrall at the big city people.

2. Why, oh why, would they feel the need to give a platform to some bloke to tell us how much he hates Villa?

What the fuck is wrong with these people?

Who cares what the local rag says?

You'd have thought anyone who posts on this thread.

[tomd2103]

I can't think of a single other local paper in the country that would do that.

At least they are balanced.  I mean who can forget the "We've won it five times" feature they did on Villa in the week building up to the Blues v Arsenal League Cup Final.  Oh, hold on ...