Birmingham Mail and Villa coverage

[dave.woodhall]

Re; the use of photos in the newspaper they might always use photos of Villa against Baggies because of photo rights. They'll have agreements in place with both teams and they're the only two Brum teams in the Prem so I imagine it's that rather than any other more sinister reason.

The clubs don't own the photos.

I think he means that the Mail do (or at least have paid for the rights to use them).

So if the Mail do a story about Kyle Bartley, they're more likely to use a photo that they have on file (or at least already paid for) from his time at Blues rather than pay for a photo of him playing for Swansea or Arsenal.

It's just that they'd be using that stock photo to save time and money, rather than using it to annoy Villa fans by illustrating a story about a potential Villa transfer with a picture of the player in a Blues shirt.

Their photos are owned by Trinity Mirror, so they'll have access to anything.

[Dave]

Fair enough - maybe they did just do it to be dicks then.

[dave.woodhall]

Fair enough - maybe they did just do it to be dicks then.

Or maybe to get Stripeys to look at the story.

[Louzie0]

Shoestring operation.
The crap floating and sinking in the goldfish bowl with the bloated fish filled with let's face it, total crap.




It's time for a rescue if it's not to go the way of the other 'local' City papers but I fear it's a bit late.

[kippaxvilla2]

If they felt that strongly about our feelings they could've photo shopped a Swansea shirt onto him.

[ozzjim]

Anyone noticed Kendrick off message with Trinity Mirrror a couple of times on twitter lately, and generally trying to weigh out the oppressively negative shitbag that is Greg Evans. No shock he supports that lot. He looks the type.

[OCD]

Another Greg Evans article where his allegiance is clear - http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-portugal---villa-9668309

[tomd2103]

Another Greg Evans article where his allegiance is clear - http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-portugal---villa-9668309

Yep.  A few unnecessary little digs in that piece.

[john e]

Another Greg Evans article where his allegiance is clear - http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-portugal---villa-9668309

Yep.  A few unnecessary little digs in that piece.

Well you got me, I can't see anything but a positive piece about the Villa

[OCD]

Another Greg Evans article where his allegiance is clear - http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-portugal---villa-9668309

Yep.  A few unnecessary little digs in that piece.

Well you got me, I can't see anything but a positive piece about the Villa

Like we need reminding of what the cup final score was or the result at Southampton.

[pauliewalnuts]

Steve Woollaston was tweeting today about how Gregg (i struggle to trust anyone who spells Greg with THREE g's) Evans was "nailing" the Villa coverage recently.

Yeah, like the "FABIAN DELPH IS LEAVING" live blog.

[tomd2103]

Another Greg Evans article where his allegiance is clear - http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-portugal---villa-9668309

Yep.  A few unnecessary little digs in that piece.

Well you got me, I can't see anything but a positive piece about the Villa

Like we need reminding of what the cup final score was or the result at Southampton.

Ditto the comment about the fans.

[Legion]

What Cup Final?

[dave.woodhall]

Supportive as ever. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-liverpool-9674914

[Matt Collins]

Christ all of the victim mentality stuff gets a bit much sometimes doesn't it?

I don't get all of the hatred towards Gregg Evans. Especially on delph where events seem to be demonstrating that he was well informed