Radio Sheff burning bridges

[Sean Thornton]

Or, Maybe they knew long before we lifted the title and graciously waited for it to be water tight and for us to be up?

Be quiet Andy.

 

[Muttley]

Didn't the Dingles barr their reporters for a couple of seasons?

 

[Pedro's Winger]

If Radio Sheffield found out it wouldn't have been long before someone else did.
We shouldn't want them or the Star or any other media to work for United and do the club's bidding.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Don't know about media not being bothered it's been on both local and national news tonight !!

What i mean is that I don't think the SU re-signing Ched story has legs
And I don't think there's much "real" interest in it nationally.
The guy is innocent so the media have to be really careful about what they report.
Also I suppose it's best to do it now, so any news doesn't have any affect on the team on the pitch.

 

[Alfreton14Blade]

 

[LS16Blade]

Radio Sheffield may indeed have burnt their bridges this time. It's all circumstantial, regarding what may now be going on between the club and the station, but look at the evidence.

Constant trailers this morning about the 'United promotion special' on tonight's FH, including staff and players in the studio.

Giddins breaks the story on his twitter at about 4pm. Giddins himself doesn't front up on FH, however; he's taken out of the firing line and, therefore, not put in a position of having to answer a direct question. Instead, Staton and Buchan have to front up. They are able to deal with it in a more detached manner, having not personally 'broken' the story. Notably, I don't recall either Staton or Buchan mentioning Giddins name once in the entire hour, despite it breaking on his twitter. They (Staton in particular) then present a consistent faux-positive line about it being 'a gamble worth taking'. Every negative call was also followed by a consistent 'we're open to all views' line. It was almost as if those responses had been pre-prepared before the programme aired, and Staton and Buchan managed to stick to the script throughout. Finally, no staff or players in attendance.

It all points to some angry exchanges going on in the background, and that hour of radio carried all the hallmarks of the station attempting to mitigate the position; possibly on advice.

 

[Rodley]

Radio Sheffield may indeed have burnt their bridges this time. It's all circumstantial, regarding what may now be going on between the club and the station, but look at the evidence.

Constant trailers this morning about the 'United promotion special' on tonight's FH, including staff and players in the studio.

Giddins breaks the story on his twitter at about 4pm. Giddins himself doesn't front up on FH, however; he's taken out of the firing line and, therefore, not put in a position of having to answer a direct question. Instead, Staton and Buchan have to front up. They are able to deal with it in a more detached manner, having not personally 'broken' the story. Notably, I don't recall either Staton or Buchan mentioning Giddins name once in the entire hour, despite it breaking on his twitter. They (Staton in particular) then present a consistent faux-positive line about it being 'a gamble worth taking'. Every negative call was also followed by a consistent 'we're open to all views' line. It was almost as if those responses had been pre-prepared before the programme aired, and Staton and Buchan managed to stick to the script throughout. Finally, no staff or players in attendance.

It all points to some angry exchanges going on in the background, and that hour of radio carried all the hallmarks of the station attempting to mitigate the position; possibly on advice.

Bizarre show - no content whatsoever about SUFC, no players lined up, no segments with commentary from the key moments. Very few callers as well really and ended up being filler from SWFC fans, etc.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Very short sighted falling under the remit of journalism . Local radio need and survive on good working relationships with local clubs . If this story has been broken by RS without contacting the club first , then McCabe and Wilder will not be too happy , and the end of trust.

Ched Evans . Make sure you deliver on the pitch not off it .

I'm sure that The Blades will be fuming about this and Chesterfield just might have to take 11 for breaking it.

100pts AND 100 goals.

Go on boys, you want to and can do.

 

[Roygbiv]

Alan Biggs seems to indicate in one of his tweets tonight that he's known about it for a while. I wonder whether he's just trying to look ITK or did know but held it back?

 

[Bartleby]

Bizarre show - no content whatsoever about SUFC, no players lined up, no segments with commentary from the key moments. Very few callers as well really and ended up being filler from SWFC fans, etc.

I though that - they bigged it up as Blades special the other day, dropped this news today, and then gave us that. And ended the show with a pig WUM to boot. Bizarre.

 

[Muttley]

Wby is it National news though? If say Derby had signed him it would have just been a non story

 

[Pedro's Winger]

Radio Sheffield may indeed have burnt their bridges this time. It's all circumstantial, regarding what may now be going on between the club and the station, but look at the evidence.

Constant trailers this morning about the 'United promotion special' on tonight's FH, including staff and players in the studio.

Giddins breaks the story on his twitter at about 4pm. Giddins himself doesn't front up on FH, however; he's taken out of the firing line and, therefore, not put in a position of having to answer a direct question. Instead, Staton and Buchan have to front up. They are able to deal with it in a more detached manner, having not personally 'broken' the story. Notably, I don't recall either Staton or Buchan mentioning Giddins name once in the entire hour, despite it breaking on his twitter. They (Staton in particular) then present a consistent faux-positive line about it being 'a gamble worth taking'. Every negative call was also followed by a consistent 'we're open to all views' line. It was almost as if those responses had been pre-prepared before the programme aired, and Staton and Buchan managed to stick to the script throughout. Finally, no staff or players in attendance.

It all points to some angry exchanges going on in the background, and that hour of radio carried all the hallmarks of the station attempting to mitigate the position; possibly on advice.

Are we really saying Radio Sheffield shouldn't run a story because the club doesn't want them to or because it's 'bad news' for the club?

 

[Muttley]

So WHEN do we get our Blades Special then?

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Bizarre show - no content whatsoever about SUFC, no players lined up, no segments with commentary from the key moments. Very few callers as well really and ended up being filler from SWFC fans, etc.

Whilst there are a few upset at the signing and I do understand their stance, Sunday will see The Lane rocking because the upset are actually very few when you consider the highlighted fact above.

Bring on Sunday
Bring on the team
Bring on the win
Bring on the trophy
Bring on Wilder




Bring on Ched

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

So WHEN do we get our Blades Special then?

Every Praise and Grumble next season as we take our rightful place at the head of the City.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Many a true word .

Breaking News - Ched Evans fails medical or terms cannot be agreed .

Valid view.

 

[sheffielder]

The transfer window isn't even open til the 1st of July.

You can still announce signings

 

[Bladesman]

You can still announce signings

Not sure we have announced any signings yet.

 

[sheffielder]

Not sure we have announced any signings yet.

But you made it sound like we had to wait till then.

 

[YES Blade]

Either that or the club has asked them to release it on the sly? To canvas fan opinion?

"Sorry Chris, you know that striker you want to sign, well you can't cause some posters on a message board don't want us to sign him"

Can't see it myself!

 

[WhiteHawk]

To be fair to them, it's their job to break stories like this. They're still twats for doing it now though rather than waiting till after Sunday.

 

[GrayBlade]

So WHEN do we get our Blades Special then?

It's tomorrow.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Not sure we have announced any signings yet.

Don't let facts get in the way of a good flounce.

 

[LS16Blade]

Are we really saying Radio Sheffield shouldn't run a story because the club doesn't want them to or because it's 'bad news' for the club?

It doesn't matter what we're saying about the rights or wrongs of whether Radio Sheffield should run a story; this thread is about whether the station has burnt its bridges with the club.

And a lot of things seem to point towards the club being unhappy with how the station has handled this. The suggestion now coming out from Biggs (not to mention on fan forums) that the story has actually been at large amongst local journalists for several days, makes the decision of the station to 'break' it today at 4pm, odd to say the least.

 

[JJBlade]

They'd rather create controversy regarding Sheffield United than have a Sheffield United Promotion special.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Many a true word .

Breaking News - Ched Evans fails medical or terms cannot be agreed .

Doubt it very much. Especially the first bit.

Anyhow over 60% have voted on here to trust Wilder on this - so the majority seem ok with it so far.

Just under a third have concerns "for footballing reasons". Fair enough - none of us know if he will be as good as he was. But if he is then what a bargain for £500k! And if not then it's no big deal. We paid that for Chris Guthrie donkeys year ago and he was crap!

Some believe it will cause rifts. I think it will divide opinions for sure. But rifts? He's an innocent citizen trying to get his career back. Why should anyone get upset about that? It's a basic human right.

Some object on moral grounds. What he did will offend some people's morals - especially those who've never had a threesome but fantasise about it regularly.

 

[GrayBlade]

Wby is it National news though? If say Derby had signed him it would have just been a non story

EXACTLY!!

He's been proven innocent in a court of law and been back in Pro football for a season, but because it's Unted and there was uproar when we nearly signed him the bastards are going to try and crank it up again.

Headline story on Calendar FFS, and yet it'd hardly get a mention like you say if it was another club.

We need to stick together and if Wilder wants Evans back him 100% on this. There is absolutely no reason at all why we shouldn't sign him now, fook the media, fook the feminists and fook the Pigs! UTB!

 

[Bladeloyal]

Radio pig pig rag star a Sheffield disgrace

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Doubt it very much. Especially the first bit.

Anyhow over 60% have voted on here to trust Wilder on this - so the majority seem ok with it so far.

Just under a third have concerns "for footballing reasons". Fair enough - none of us know if he will be as good as he was. But if he is then what a bargain for £500k! And if not then it's no big deal. We paid that for Chris Guthrie donkeys year ago and he was crap!

Some believe it will cause rifts. I think it will divide opinions for sure. But rifts? He's an innocent citizen trying to get his career back. Why should anyone get upset about that? It's a basic human right.

Some object on moral grounds. What he did will offend some people's morals - especially those who've never had a threesome but fantasise about it regularly.

Guthrie was 100k

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Radio pig pig rag star a Sheffield disgrace

First one to punctuate the above wins a goldfish.