[GordieBoy80]

Duncan Freemason, on 10 August 2011 - 23:11, said:

Oh definitely. A while back, a friend of mine at the time couldn't be arsed going to Paisley to cover the St Mirren game, and basically sat in front of my telly and wrote a generic report based solely on what was coming through on teletext. He was only hired for Sunday copy, not Monday, so he didn't have to cover player and manager quotes. He reckoned (certainly back then), that a fair old number of reports from the lower leagues were bluffed together in this way. Of course, if you were providing Monday copy and reports on the same game for multiple rags, then it wasn't a practice that would work for very long before you'd get caught out.

That is common, I was once told by some reporter in a pub in Dumbarton that he was covering a junior cup-tie that had an early kick-off and went to extra-time and penalties and was supposed to be covering the Sons game later that day but went to the pub instead and decided to try and wing it by bluffing his way through it but got caught out

Editor: "How come you didn't mention the sending off ?"
Reporter: "Er......"

[jagfox]

Adam Sinclair hit the bar for Thistle according to the Sunday snail.

[Sergeant Wilson]

In the same vein, ages ago though. My mate was heading for the posh seats in Hampden. Running a bit late, he was almost knocked on his arse by a drunk man heading out the way about 10 past 8. None other than Ian Archer of Scotsport and Scotsman fame. Full story in the paper next day right enough.

[roverthemoon]

WendyWho?, on 11 August 2011 - 14:00, said:

I can draw you a Venn diagram!



It's nae bathir, pal. You're welcome.

Epic

[roverthemoon]

Making it up on the hoof is pretty commonplace I think. I remember going for something to eat after the Scotland v Norway game in the World Cup in France. At the table next to us was some daft journalist from the Express who was half cut and getting her friends to help her with the report she was about to phone in. It was the usual cliche ridden nonsense.

[welshbairn]

Anonymous Sunday Mail reporter on Falkirk's second goal against Partick Thistle yesterday.

Quote

But Falkirk were back in front seconds after the restart when Rhys Bennett's flick was met by Higginbotham who fired home from six yards.

My link

In the real world Blair Alston took a corner which was flicked on by Murray Wallace and headed in by Higginbotham.

[Hawk89]

"Garry Harkins" was down as being booked on the bbc vidiprinter yesterday.....bad enough they got the club wrong but surely spelling Gary isn't that hard?

[partick_twinny]

Hawk89, on 14 August 2011 - 17:58, said:

"Garry Harkins" was down as being booked on the bbc vidiprinter yesterday.....bad enough they got the club wrong but surely spelling Gary isn't that hard?

The BBC have a Garry Harkins playing for Dundee on Saturday and Gary Harkins playing for Killie. I know for a fact the real Gary was playing for Killie, so is this a BBC (PA) mistake or an imposter with a similar name?

[RRFC2711]

Oh no, John Baird ex Buddie story in Sun today....How far have we dropped in cool.

[Swampy]

WendyWho?, on 11 August 2011 - 14:00, said:

I can draw you a Venn diagram!



It's nae bathir, pal. You're welcome.

You're calling me autistic when I'm replying to SD? I'm actually spluttering with rage here.

[Sergeant Wilson]

The Record has East Fife beating 10 man Airdrie after David Muir got sent off.

Close but no cigar! It was East Fife who had David sent off. They didn't even copy that out of the beeb, they got it right.

[alternative maryhill]

Caption in yesterday's Sunday Times:

'Joe Jordan knows what Dave Mackay, below right, means to both clubs.'

Photograph 'below right':

Gary Mackay resplendent in 80s hotpants.

[AsimButtHitsASix]

I don't know what's more ridiculous. These mistakes or the mugs who buy the paper that prints them.

To be fair.. I am that mug quite often.

[Sergeant Wilson]

Caught some of the Clyde phone in, in the car tonight. Richard Gough didn't know the format for the group stages of the Europa league had changed.

[lanky_ffc]

My gripe with the football reporting in the tabloids is how they describe the players as either an ace or a flop when they've moved onto another club. For example, Rangers flop Charlie Adam or Hearts ace Craig Gordon.

Why is there no middle ground? Not all of these players were world class or utterly pish.

[TAFKAC]

Decidedly average Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam? Slightly better than average but probably still overrated Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon?

I agree though, and you can add "dud" and "misfit" and "misfiring" to the list.

[utdtillidie]

I always appreciate it the way the Record always feels it has to let me know which side of the old firm the stories about supports, generally while their up in court over some assault/drugs/theft charge. Usually the beginning of the 2nd or 3rd paragraph such as 'John Smith, Rangers fan, was yesterday charged with etc etc. Quality journalism.

[yoda]

Not a massive piece of shitty journalism but today's Sunday Herald reported that Stuart Kettlewell was sent-off for "lashing out" at Stephen Simmons. It was a two-footed lunge, which in my book is not "lashing out".

[Big Gus]

Sunday Mail SFL1 team of the day brought me the revelation that Matt Lockwood now plays for Thistle and we seemed to have signed some guy called Elliot. He must have been so good yesterday I never noticed him.

[Nizzy]

Big Gus, on 21 August 2011 - 13:55, said:

Sunday Mail SFL1 team of the day brought me the revelation that Matt Lockwood now plays for Thistle and we seemed to have signed some guy called Elliot. He must have been so good yesterday I never noticed him.

New players appear to be popping up all over the shop. I've never heard of Gary McMenamin, but it seems he plays for Ross County.

[Les Westander of County]

This is a most worthy thread.

If we keep pointing the finger of shame you never know: some journalists might be embarrassed into sharpening up their act.
Or get telt by their Editors.

[yoda]

Nizzy, on 21 August 2011 - 14:07, said:

New players appear to be popping up all over the shop. I've never heard of Gary McMenamin, but it seems he plays for Ross County.

He's another First Division Mercenary™ that signed for us.

[Skyline Drifter]

Nizzy, on 21 August 2011 - 14:07, said:

New players appear to be popping up all over the shop. I've never heard of Gary McMenamin, but it seems he plays for Ross County.

Colin McMenamin does genuinely have a brother called Gary who plays football. He used to play for Annan Athletic before they were a league side though he chucked it as a professional a few years back and now turns out in the Dumfries amateurs. I would guess the report was written by someone who knows that and had a brain fade?

(You may already know all this of course, just pointing it out in case).

[The Minertaur]

The Mail on Sunday did a cracking job today of messing up the team line ups - they've got the right scores but they have the teams from all last weeks games listed. Apparently we won 5-1 with the Forfar team

[Owsley]

The Sunday Mail has managed to get all the teams in the Second and Third Divsions wrong, for example the Airdrie line up is actually the Albion Rovers team, the Stenny team is Airdrie's etc. Magnificent incompetence. But worst of all is Dougie Imrie's mark of five when he was head and shoulders above everybody else. His marker, who fouled him constantly, gets the top mark of seven, naturally.

Minertaur - do you mean The Sunday Mail or did that paper cock it up too?

This post has been edited by Owsley: 21 August 2011 - 20:00