BBC Slammed for Bias against Blackpool Football Club


By Jonathan Hoffman
August 23, 2010
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The BSC (Blackpool FC Solidarity Campaign) has complained vociferously about the BBC's editing on Match of the Day of the team's 0-6 defeat by Arsenal on Saturday, which they termed "collective punishment".

"They didn't have to show all six goals" complained the BSC's Chairman, trade union leader Mike Grossly-Priapic (who is also a Special Adviser to the NUJ on Freedom of Expression). "That was pure bias by the BBC. And why did they not show the pre-match warmup when we played just as well as Arsenal? And the BBC did not show any of the half-time interval during which the score was 0-0. And per capita, our fans were a lot louder - and better dressed - than the Arsenal fans, but that did not come across at all. The BBC is clearly in the pay of well-funded Arsenal supporters," Priapic bitterly complained. He vowed to take the BSC's grievances all the way to the BBC Trust's Editorial Standards Committee and - if necessary - to the United Nations General Assembly and the International Court of Justice.

"OK so Arshavin scored the penalty" commented BSC General Secretary and Milton Keynes University Lecturer in Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Cindy Pratt-Gormless. "But the BBC has an obligation to be impartial. Would it have been such a big deal for Matt Gilks to have saved it in Match of the Day?"

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telegramsam

23 August, 2010 - 20:16

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Ha, ha. Reads just like a ZF action memo.

clevenson

23 August, 2010 - 20:19

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You can well afford to be smug Hoffman, but just wait for the next Operation Lead when your friends in the IDF massacre another thousand Palestinians and the BBC air the pictures. You will be accusing the Beeb of bias as you usually do.

Jonathan Hoffman

23 August, 2010 - 20:35

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The BBC's coverage of Cast Lead was mostly fair - at least during the operation. As was its flotilla coverage.

In saying that I "usually accuse the BBC of bias" I think you have probably parted company with reality.

No surprise there, though.

raycook

23 August, 2010 - 21:31

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I've heard that the BSC are going to be picketing the Armoury this Saturday on the grounds that some of the shirts were on sale in the Blackpool Tower complex whilst it was occupied by the BBC during last year's screening of Stricty Come Dancing.

I urge all Gunners fans to join in the counter-demo and buy as many shirts as they can.

But please stand well away from any Spurs supporters; there is no way Arsenal fans should be associated with the WHL y*ds who are calling for Blackpool's immediate return to the Championship.

richmillett

23 August, 2010 - 22:21

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OMG, Clevenson, lighten up occasionally!

Yvetta

24 August, 2010 - 11:38

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The BBC's television coverage of Cast Lead was relatively OK - but its online coverage was very biased in places, principally owing the that Bowen diary.

Mitnaged

24 August, 2010 - 16:42

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richmillett, good leftie authoritarian personalities like clevenson are terminally sense of humour compromised, don't you know. I shouldn't waste your time.

Nice one Jonathan

zair

25 August, 2010 - 13:02

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As comments on JH latest blog are closed (no surprise there) I thought I would post here.

What else have not been truthful about regarding EDL and Ahava Jonathan?

amber

26 August, 2010 - 15:23

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Jonathan, ignore the idiots like clevenson, telegramsam, zair, all of whom are more concerned about point scoring than defending Israel. None of them see the big picture, anbd why the JC entertains their idiotic rantings is beyond comprehension.

Jonathan Hoffman

26 August, 2010 - 15:34

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@amber - thanks

Rummour has it that T-Scum works for an Israel organisation but is a "don't rock the boat" non-activist type - possibly lefty too.

Note how they all hide behind false names.

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