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Gem

Gem

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Okay I just don't get this guy, how the HELL did he get a job as a sports writer and more to the fact how did he get it at the Daily Mail?

His opinion is valid, non-knee jerky, considered, well balanced, informed, sensible and above all else usually spot on.

So again I ask, how does he get a job in a profession that normally requires you to be a bias, bitter, arrogant little runt?

Today's article is titled: A football man who arrived at the right decision on Terry.

I can't copy & paste the article as my phone has the board on simple mode and even if I try to post a link with the tags I'm not sure it'll work. One paragraph I especially like this:

"So when required to choose one senior presence in the heart of his defence at the European Championship, he simply asked: who do I want in my back four against France, who is the best centre half in the country? And the answer came back: John Terry."

Go and read the whole article when you get the chance. I really don't understand how this guy is a football writer.





dkw

dkw

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He`s the sports writing ying to people like Martin Lipton and Patrick collins`s yang.

Dorset

Dorset

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He is at the Daily Mail for the money, Gem, and is the first to admit as much. Quite simply, the best in the business amongst the current crop of football writers, putting the likes of Lipton and Collins to shame.

zippy

zippy

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He has had an anti-German agenda for years though which has, football wise at least, always put me off him.

Tbh I quite like the Daily Mail though :hiding: ......



moi

moi

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Tbh I quite like the Daily Mail though :hiding: ......

Oh dear...sometimes honesty is not the best policy, Zippy! :sad:

zippy

zippy

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Oh dear...sometimes honesty is not the best policy, Zippy! :sad:

Well the sun/star/mirror are low brow crap, the times is too dry, the guardian is for beardy lentil eating cardigan wearers and the express is a division 2 version of the mail so it doesn't leave me much choice !



Banjo33

Banjo33

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Haha couldn't agree with Zippy more regarding the Guardian! As for Mr Samuel, he has written plenty of unsubstantiated anti Chelsea articles in the past so I am not won over just yet. I think a lot of it is just him (albeit correctly in this instance) going against the grain for a reaction. Facts are though that JT on form is still the best centre back England have. His organisation, talk and commitment are surpassed by none.

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wicksy

wicksy

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I always liked Martin Samuel when he was at The Times and was very disappointed that he moved to the Mail. However, he clearly left for a bigger salary and who can blame him.

Regarding his occasional anti-Chelsea articles, he's a West Ham fan so I have no beef with him if he is sometimes critical of the way our club is run. He's by far the best footballl journo.

moi

moi

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I'm a huge fan of Jonathan Wilson who writes for the guardian, he's awesome.

Perhaps you and I can stroke each other's beards as we munch our lentils. :smile:



Alan

Alan

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So again I ask, how does he get a job in a profession that normally requires you to be a bias, bitter, arrogant little runt?

We're not all that bad!



dkw

dkw

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Who`s this alan fella? We once had an Alan on here who wrote match reports, very good they were. Deserted us years ago though if I remember rightly.......

:biggrin:

Welcome back Alan.

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TheWestwayWonder

TheWestwayWonder

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He`s the sports writing ying to people like Martin Lipton and Patrick collins`s yang.

Exactly. Its not that Samuel is pro-CFC, he is just impartal and refuses to go with the crowd on almost everything.

I love the fact that he sees sport as a seperate matter entirely from morality or fame when most other sportswriters can tell the difference anymore.




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