World Cup 2014, Brazil.

Hodgson on SSN, saying...

"Pressurising is basically a waste of time."

"You can't get the defenders high enough to support the attackers."

"I know if I select Jack (Wilshere), he'll run around a lot."


Oh, Roy.

 

Very selective and pejorative rendering of what he said, if I may say so.

 

Pejorative rendering sounds like fun.

Seriously, that's what he said through the breaking up stream on Sky Sports News.

 

I know, I watched it. He said a lot of other things as well. You've taken three lines out of context to give a much more negative impression than warranted.

 

Journalists for you.

 

You mean like when you took two words out of Archie Bland's article in the Independent and proceeded to kick-off over those two words?

He said a lot of things, but for some reason you jumped all over those two words...

 

I don't know or care who Archie Bland is. I was expressing frustration at those two words being continually used to cast a negative light on our club, not reporting on his general point.

What's that got to do with your misrepresenting Hodgson anyway?

 

It's to do with taking one thing in isolation and proceeding to beat the drum with that alone.

I was expressing frustration with Hodgson raising that comment in a press conference.

 

Ok let's say that's what I was doing (it wasn't), did you approve of it? Clearly not, so why are you doing the same thing and saying "it's ok because you did it"?

That's a rhetorical question by the way, I'm not interesting in debating this with you, I just want people to know that your version of events is extremely skewed.

 

I approve of anyone expressing an opinion on a forum - that's what it is meant to be for - it was just that I thought it was wrong and derailing the thread, hence my comment.

I never said you weren't allowed to say it just because you chose to focus on two words alone.

But when you point out that I've selected quotes in isolation, which I have as I wasn't about to type up the whole thing, it's worth remembering you have focused on a similarly small sample of what someone has said, as well.

 

There's a big difference between approving of something and saying it's not allowed, and there's a big difference between giving a fair and representative summary and transcribing the entire interview, and I'm sure you know that.

 

Ah, here's the daily PTF argument.

 

Guys, stop it now, or your posts will be deleted. I can see both sides of this, and it's a pointless argument so just cut it out please.

Thank you, from the mods.

 

I'm just happy to be on the sideline for this one.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

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Who's fighting?

 

Anyone up for an argument over the semantics of the term "fighting? Anybody? PTF? Anybody?

 

Daily Mirror here DTLW. You look just like the sort of reporter we need. Can you supply us with the names of any Saints players we have not already tried to sell only we have a lot of football pages to fill and we like to get up the noses of Saints fans. It would be even better if the player could be linked to Manchester United as that will help us sell a lot more papers especially in Essex and the West Country. For some reason our sales have fallen of in Hampshire and we can't think why.

 

I've got 50 minutes to spare, an online dictionary and a ton of sarcasm. Lemme at him.

 

Balls to that, I've done it.