Suggy NCFC 0 Posted September 3, 2004 City have always received shabby treatment at the hands of the National papers and TV/Radio, and historically it''s always been worse when we''ve been in the top flight. And so far this season, little seems to have changed: in fact things are getting worse.So a couple of us have launched a website with the aim of fighting back.www.thetosserleague.co.ukThe general idea is that all instances of Professional Lazy Journalism which offend City fans should be recorded and all such offences totted up so that, come the end of the season, some kind of fitting trophy can be presented.It''s not about pundits who say we''ll go straight back down again - because that''s just opinion. It''s about people who are being paid to do a job, but who can''t be bothered to do it properly: reporters who misname our players; TV presenters who think Cookery Gags are a good idea for a lead-in to a piece on our proud club; and so on.And hopefully it''ll also be a bit of a laugh..... as things stand, BBC TV holds a clear lead in the Organisation Table, while Mr Hickman from The Express holds a slender lead over Alan Hansen in the Individual League. Whisper it quietly, but even The Pink ''Un has been nominated.... Please visit the site and remember where it is, and keep an eye on your favourite newspaper, and an ear on your chosen TV/Radio stations - and then, next time something you read or hear something which annoys you as a City fan, you can e-mail us by clicking the link on the site.Thanks in advanceRoywallerslovechild and Suggy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Raven 276 Posted September 3, 2004 That story appeared on the EDP24 site before PinkUn.com so I think this site should be removed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzathegreat 0 Posted September 4, 2004 RWLC ah ha you have found your way over to the premier footie msg board then? i am currently trying to think of the supreme tossers when it comes to all things ncfc and though i refuse to read national papers (cheating looking at a few online) in my mind no one, just no one can match mr alan brazil  surely the biggest colin of all time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DumbleDelia is Magic 0 Posted September 4, 2004 Suggy- FANTASTIC! Well done. I too am fed up with the c**p we get dealt in the national press. I''ll keep my eyes open Well done again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Whiz 0 Posted September 10, 2004 your gonna love this one, took me by surprise. as from the daily mail (yes i read it at work unfortunately) today "Cookery guru and Norwich director Delia Smith shamelessly used an interview on BBC''s Five Live yesterday to plug her club''s shirt sponsors McCain. According to Delia, McCain''s various frozen potatoe products - mash, oven chip or roast - are now an integral part of a player''s diet. However, the nutritional benefit of oven cooked chips for footballers has never featured in Delai''s cookery books or her TV programmes" I could swear McCain doesnt feature anywhere on my shirt!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MPR 0 Posted September 10, 2004 A classic from a few years back was something about footballers feigning injury. The picture they used to illustrate the article was Bellamy shortly after Mr Muscat had rearranged his kneecap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0King Juan of SpainddMMyyyy0Falseen-USTrue 0 Posted September 10, 2004 I heard that interview on 5live - it was pretty shameful actually. McCain sponsor our Academy (I think), and it really did leave me thinking why on earth Delia had gone on the show. She tried to say our team can eat low-fat oven chips, which "our sponsors McCain make" (she said this a lot) but there seemed little point to the interview other than that. Quite embarrassing. Never mind, we still love her.Good idea about the website by the way... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chirpy canary 0 Posted September 10, 2004 I''m afraid I was the one who shopped Niall Hickman in the Express! I couldn''t believe his ignorance...and twice in one small piece! I think the tosserleague is a great idea and I expect to be finding plenty more contributions in the coming weeks and months. Keep up the good work guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 746 Posted September 11, 2004 At the risk of sounding like a Delia Disser, the biting wit on that tosser site is delicious. Make these fools eat their words. Good stuff, Roy''s B*stard et al. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantley 0 Posted September 11, 2004 It''s a given that the national media are lazy, cliche-ridden, smug, spiteful, celeb-obsessed, and patronising. If they started being nice about us, it would only be setting us up ready to knock us down. So ignore ''em. And more importantly DON''T BUY THEIR PAPER OR WATCH THEIR TV PROGRAMME! Hit ''em where it really hurts!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
