A ****ty little rag called The Reading Chronicle bit off more than it could chew when it printed a front page story entitled "The Other Face Of Football" in which it claimed Hillsborough happened due to hooliganism, this comes after its been well publisised by the independent inquiry that it wasn't a factor and after its been publicised that the new inquests will soon take place, the families have been advised not to discuss anything that could prejudice the outcome(which they have obeyed)yet this rag does the opposite. There has been a tirade of condemnation on twitter and on other sites and from our local paper and MP's and the families and rightly so. https://mobile.twitter.com/nick_gutteridge/status/446606616960311297 http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/campaigners-react-angrily-after-reading-6857241 http://merseymagazine.co.uk/2014/03...h-links-hillsborough-to-football-hooliganism/ The **** that penned the article knew what he was doing and should be sacked, unfortunately I think there'll be more of this kind of **** before, during and after the new inquests due to hate of Liverpool, LFC and not believing the country's police forces are capable of lies and cover-ups. JFT96
I was going to do a thread on this Reading FC have tweeted the following @ReadingFC suspends relationship with @rdgchronicle over paper's reference to Hillsborough - http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/open-letter-sir-john-madejski-200314-1433501.aspx … #ReadingFC #LFC The paper are getting lots of **** for this as they should JFT 96
For those on phones Sir John hurt by article Both the Club and I have received a number of complaints today regarding an article in the Reading Chronicle, and I personally share our supporters’ dismay. In my opinion the nature of the article, and in particular the image manufactured for the front page, completely misrepresents the vast majority of our fans, and their experiences supporting the team both at Madejski Stadium and on the road. The article itself is an unwarranted and sensationalised attack which undermines everything our club tries to represent. To paint a full picture, last season there was only one Reading fan arrested at Madejski Stadium, and only ten arrests out of nearly half a million home and away fans through the turnstiles, all for minor offences. Those Home Office figures speak for themselves. I have spent more than a quarter of my life building up this football club on and off the pitch, so I personally take a series of gross misrepresentations in this edition as insults to our club’s good name. No club is perfect, but I and every member of staff work tirelessly to make Madejski Stadium a great place to bring your family and friends and I know Thames Valley Police also take great pride in our exemplary record. When the Club was named Family Club of the Year by the Football League, it was one of the finest moments of my time here, and remains just as important to me as everything we have achieved on the pitch. The newspaper also contains a comment relating to the Hillsborough tragedy that has deeply offended many of us in the football family. With all that in mind, we have decided to suspend our relationship with this particular publication. We have a duty to protect the club’s reputation, and particularly to protect our supporters’ reputation. This is not a decision we take lightly because we value the freedom of the press and have enjoyed excellent relationships with our local media in the past, but we are sure our supporters will agree that we cannot allow the fans’ good name to be besmirched in this way. So many people have spoken to me today about this article – both supporters and my colleagues here at the club – hurt and disappointed by what they had read. As custodians for Reading Football Club, the right course of action was clear to us all. Sir John Madejski OBE, DL Chairman Read more at http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/art...ejski-200314-1433501.aspx#2gDqBK0FX82XM4JW.99
Indeed fair play to the guy whom I think has not been very nice to us in the past.... I feel that this paper should be made an example of, sort of direct action such as denial of internet service via email floods and so forth. I hope reading ban it's local journo from thier ground and all associated activities
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Nick Gutteridge Reporter - Politics, Caversham and Emmer Green Tel: 0118 955 3320 Email: [email protected] Apt surname
Not really arsed about Reading banning the paper. Only banning the paper because it paints their supporters and club in a bad light. And that's fair enough. Bringing Hillsborough into it was a cheap way of getting a bit of extra support if you ask me. Plus just last year this was the same guy who wanted a minute silence for Thatcher on the anniversary of Hillsborough. So **** him trying to use Hillsborough in his favour this time around, he proved last year he didn't actually care about it.
Claims he didn't write it on his twitter feed! at least not just him anyway. https://twitter.com/nick_gutteridge
