Squirrelhumper Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Just appeared on my timehop. Murray is a pr1ck most of the time but makes a good point about John Barnes. He has next to no inclination to report on the saga of the last years which is remarkable given his position as a fan and a journo. https://twitter.com/mrewanmurray/status/725036418632916995 Edited April 26, 2017 by Squirrelhumper 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojike and Bod Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 John Barnes is in MJ's pocket and rarely says anything critical of him. Only really Stephen McGowan from the Daily Mail has taken issue with MJ and highlighted it in his reporting and on social media. Scott McLymont from STV has highlighted MJ's shortcomings on Twitter to a degree. The media on the whole do not care and at the moment are far too engrossed in Craig Whyte's trial to give a monkey's jizz about anything else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP by the sea Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Sorry but this is a poor comment. If you knew the guy, this is far from the truth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullitt Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 12 hours ago, Mojike and Bod said: John Barnes is in MJ's pocket and rarely says anything critical of him. Nonsense 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casual observer Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 What past reporting can anyone provide of him criticising, questioning, or holding to account Johnston from our journo fan and BBC commentator? I can't think of anything substantial at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 I've always wondered why no one In the media has really gone after him. I know it's not likely to sell vast amounts of newspapers but surely it would be a decent scalp for a journo to expose him and his misdemeanours. Is it the threat of legal action that puts people off. Even pundits on the radio when they do bother to talk about MJ seemed restrained. Is it the confidentiality clauses he's had people sign that make it harder to get hold of proper evidence? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojike and Bod Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 51 minutes ago, Bullitt said: Nonsense How many has John Barnes gone after MJ in his BBC articles? Rarely if any. McGowan is by far the only one who has been really critical. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP by the sea Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Why would you expose yourself to the risk of political/ journalistic suicide going after someone who you are unable to substantiate any evidence of criminal misdemeanour's from. John Barnes has Kilmarnock affiliations but he has never, as far as I'm aware, ever declared he is a Killie Diehard "at all cost" although he does try and talk us up whenever possible. Did he not help chair a recent fan event? If I were him I'd be asking myself " why do I bother" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 14 hours ago, KP by the sea said: Sorry but this is a poor comment. If you knew the guy, this is far from the truth. Time he started reporting it then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 11 hours ago, KP by the sea said: Why would you expose yourself to the risk of political/ journalistic suicide going after someone who you are unable to substantiate any evidence of criminal misdemeanour's from. John Barnes has Kilmarnock affiliations but he has never, as far as I'm aware, ever declared he is a Killie Diehard "at all cost" although he does try and talk us up whenever possible. Did he not help chair a recent fan event? If I were him I'd be asking myself " why do I bother" I'm pretty sure many killie fans think likewise when trying to get the media to give a balanced report on the shambles at the club. Barnes is a shareholder BTW 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbs Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 I've banged on about this for years .... there is a story to be told about what has gone on, and continues to go on, behind the scenes at RP but no journalist has the ball to go after it. Same as the Deadco / Sevco / Administration / Liquidation saga ..... they all stuck their heads in the sand so as not to lose favour with David Murray and his lavish lunches until it was to big to ignore any longer .... even then there was no hurry to get to the bottom of it all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouser2 Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) As said the issues been ongoing for some time ---- for example when Russel Smith left the board that would been ideal story for someone to build on ---but again it was not covered in any great detail Though been waiting for a lazy journalist to put 2+2 together to make 5 --and come up with 2 line " story" --- "Fans of Kilmarnock set to make dramatic U turn and invest in Club In a move which backs the current board including long time Director MJ after years of them campaigning for him to leave " Edited April 27, 2017 by Scouser2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTumnus Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 There could be two very good reasons for not following up the story ... 1. Financial - the amount of time needed to investigate would not add to the readership/listeners. TBH nobody cares about our story except a small section of our support. 2 Opinion - he might not agree with us (but perfectly entitled to his own opinion). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 The media don't care 2 hoots about Killie, christ, they've even got our captain, or as he's more commonly known, the "ex-Rangers man", giving his tuppence worth "on the men Ibrox chiefs need to sign" Who gives a flying feck Bidey?? Get on with the day job! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangodog Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 If our supporters aren't doing anything to attract publicity we can't expect journalists to report on a non-story. Today the front page of the Sun covers the events at Ibrox yesterday including a photograph of the moron making monkey gestures. The Sunday Mail and most of the other Scottish Sunday newspapers chose to ignore the incidents or put them on inside pages. After all it is the mighty Sevco and they can't offend their fans. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp3ckyh0td0g81 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wrangodog said: If our supporters aren't doing anything to attract publicity we can't expect journalists to report on a non-story. Today the front page of the Sun covers the events at Ibrox yesterday including a photograph of the moron making monkey gestures. The Sunday Mail and most of the other Scottish Sunday newspapers chose to ignore the incidents or put them on inside pages. After all it is the mighty Sevco and they can't offend their fans. I saw this on the highlights this morning Also saw Griffiths holding up a battery that someone had launched onto the park drawing the officials attention to it Edited April 30, 2017 by Sp3ckyh0td0g81 Pic of Griffiths 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie alan Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Sorry we don't need this old firm s**te on here!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp3ckyh0td0g81 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Killie alan said: Sorry we don't need this old firm s**te on here!!!! You've got a point to be fair mate waa commenting forgetting this was on kickback 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie alan Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 42 minutes ago, Sp3ckyh0td0g81 said: You've got a point to be fair mate waa commenting forgetting this was on kickback It's not like you mate 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp3ckyh0td0g81 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 8 minutes ago, Killie alan said: It's not like you mate No I am normally good at remembering if I'm posting in Kickback 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) On 26/04/2017 at 9:45 AM, Mojike and Bod said: John Barnes is in MJ's pocket and rarely says anything critical of him. Only really Stephen McGowan from the Daily Mail has taken issue with MJ and highlighted it in his reporting and on social media. Scott McLymont from STV has highlighted MJ's shortcomings on Twitter to a degree. The media on the whole do not care and at the moment are far too engrossed in Craig Whyte's trial to give a monkey's jizz about anything else. Re John Barnes, an utter figment of your imagination.... Unless you have evidence to the contrary? Edited April 30, 2017 by C4mmy31 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnowman21 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 I wont go as far to say John Barnes or any other Journalist is in MJ's pocket, but I am extremely disappointed by the lack of any investigative journalism into the many red flags at killie. You would have thought after the Rangers fiasco they would have taken an increased look at club mismanagement in Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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