Birmingham Mail and Villa coverage

[ciggiesnbeer]

Keep digging Gregg, keep digging.

I love this one. Headline:

Aston Villa officials stunned at Fabian Delph u-turn; Nathan Baker has his say

the key quote

"I don’t know what Fabian’s situation has been to be honest,” said Baker,"

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-officials-stunned-fabian-9637871

[Percy McCarthy]

Keep digging Gregg, keep digging.

I love this one. Headline:

Aston Villa officials stunned at Fabian Delph u-turn; Nathan Baker has his say

the key quote

"I don’t know what Fabian’s situation has been to be honest,” said Baker,"

Not to mention the 'stunned' officials not saying anything either.

[PeterWithesShin]

They link us with a Swansea player, guess what kit they show the player wearing?

[PeterWithesShin]

Losing Benteke wouldn't be the end of the world

[Steve R]

...
I think a few regions had a 'Sporting Pink'. Although if I remember right from away trips with Villa in the eighties, Yorkshire had a 'Sporting Green'.

Sheeffield had a Green 'Un - it was actually called that - published by the Sheffield Star. I saw one once and couldn't understand why it was so called when clearly it was pink. It was fkin ace being a student back in the day.

(Leeds) Yorkshire Evening Post's saturday offering may well have been green too, but it was a different publication.

I am still convinced Birmingham had two Saturday evening papers before the Mail and Despatch merged. The Argus was actually the Despatch's title, The Mail's publication was light blue. Or so I am convinced. There was also a Sporting Buff for horse racing.

Anyone remember the Birmingham Planet?

[mrfuse]

...
I think a few regions had a 'Sporting Pink'. Although if I remember right from away trips with Villa in the eighties, Yorkshire had a 'Sporting Green'.

Sheeffield had a Green 'Un - it was actually called that - published by the Sheffield Star. I saw one once and couldn't understand why it was so called when clearly it was pink. It was fkin ace being a student back in the day.

(Leeds) Yorkshire Evening Post's saturday offering may well have been green too, but it was a different publication.

I lived in Sheffield for a while but I dont ever remember The Green Un being Pink it was always Green. The Pink Un was called The racing Pink so maybe thats what you are Thinking of?

[Matt Collins]

So did I it was definitely green

[Dave]

They link us with a Swansea player, guess what kit they show the player wearing?

I wonder if it might be a rights thing? They might have their own photos of the player from his time at Blues, otherwise they might have to pay a new fee as they aren't likely to have their own version of him in a Swansea or Arsenal kit.

[robbo1874]

Still got the pink argus from when we battered cov and Savo got a hat trick.

[Risso]

Gregg Evans is a total fuckwit

Agreed. He's a really, really poor writer. Is there nobody better in the whole of Greater Birmingham than him, really? I can name at least 20 people on here who could write a better article than our Gregg, while pissed at 2am after a night out!

[dicedlam]

By posting links to the BM on H&V,  isn't that part of the problem? We ourselves are feeding this fucking rag every time it gets a hit.

If everyone is so annoyed with what they write, just ban all links to the Mail.

[Pete3206]

Not at all. I find their ineptitude, rather amusing

[Clampy]

It seems to me that being a journalist for the Mail now doesn't take much. It mainly involves posting pointless tweets about player's haircuts and putting up quizzes. I'm not sure any actual journalism get's done and when it is, it's normally nonsense or wrong.

As for Gregg Evans, at least he can say he's better than Baggie Bill, who is by far the worst local journalist i can remember, who i'm staggered still has a job.

[Legion]

Gregg Evans is a total fuckwit

Agreed. He's a really, really poor writer. Is there nobody better in the whole of Greater Birmingham than him, really? I can name at least 20 people on here who could write a better article than our Gregg, while pissed at 2am after a night out!

Atrocious.

[LTA]

Now running Rodney Marsh's comments as a headline 'Aston Villa are going nowhere'.