Rangers tell Graham Spiers & Chris McLaughlin they are "no longer welcome at Ibrox"

[the gunslinger 3,366]

In said interview he of course gets all upset at having to leave because he wasn't allowed to hate rangers enough by the BBC.

[Germinal 27]

BBC Scotland have been shedding 1,500 jobs over the last months, a massive percentage of the workforce. The place is an absolute morgue. If what Gunslinger says above is right, it would be distasteful in the extreme to blame your loss of work on Rangers.

[Frankie 8,652]

I can't see Jum picking up much freelance work after doing an interview with mad Phil and then going onto to label Rangers fans fascists for highlighting this choice...

[Tannochsidebear 2,429]

Unfortunately there is always room for a rabid Rangers-hater in Scottish media. I dont think Jum will be signing on anytime soon, and fully expect him to be "guesting" on Radio Scotland, picking up a column in one of the tabloids, and continuing his "new club" crusade at every point. The best we could hope for is he gets a gig as PR chief for DUFC, that would at least stop him talking about us for a while.

[26th of foot 6,114]

BBC Scotland have been shedding 1,500 jobs over the last months, a massive percentage of the workforce. The place is an absolute morgue. If what Gunslinger says above is right, it would be distasteful in the extreme to blame your loss of work on Rangers.

 

Jum's decision to immediately give the first interview exclusive to Phil McMountain Rescue, is most telling. It's about positioning the narrative. It will become common currency that Jum was a martyr for veracity, those big bad Bears forced him out because the truth did not suit.

 

Two years ago, Jum had a major exclusive on league reconstruction, the one with three divisions, the bottom tier being 20 clubs. It meant no promotion for Rangers from the bottom tier. It was pre-planned, ground prepared, and all the usual suspects supported the concept with alacrity. Jum was live on Sportsound and breathless with excitement explaining the divisions splitting half way through, the bottom halves playing the lower to halves, ........ etc. It would mean no meaningless games and when the issue of the third division champions, Rangers receiving no reward, Jum stated, "every reconstruction sees winners and losers, Rangers have to accept the majority view".

 

On further questioning, Jum explained he had this 30 page reconstruction plan for two weeks, and had read it most carefully, and concluded it was an excellent plan for Scottish football going forward. Further, he had handed it to his then teenage, junior playing son for his appraisal. His son studied it over an entire weekend, discussed it with friends and fellow players and all were enthusiastic. A momentum was building quickly as the usual suspects reinforced given positive views.

 

A few minutes later and with Richard Gordon about to launch into match previews, the Producer patched through the Chairman of Elgin City to question Jum, "you say this 30 pager has been circulated around all clubs, I have never seen it, nor heard about it, until your revelations twenty minutes ago". Jum spluttered about a break down in communication, then the Chairman of Annan Athlectic came on, "ah wonder how your son has had time to peruse 30 pages and I've seen nothing". Jum continued to splutter about smaller clubs and part time administration until Donald Findlay, Chairman of Cowdenbeath(then a First Division club) came on live and supported the other two Chairs and demanded to know why a journalist had been well briefed before all clubs had been informed? The whole thing was dropped and BBC Radio Scotland refused to take further calls.

 

That example above and several others like it, is why Spence's resignation has not been contested, and why he has engaged Mad Phil. Interestingly, long time friend and fellow Rangers hater, Stuart Cosgrove offered an illuminating comment on the reconstruction affair, "Jim has allowed himself to be placed naked on Stephen Thompson's lap and fed peeled grapes".

[26th of foot 6,114]

BBC Scotland have been shedding 1,500 jobs over the last months, a massive percentage of the workforce. The place is an absolute morgue. If what Gunslinger says above is right, it would be distasteful in the extreme to blame your loss of work on Rangers.

 

Jum's decision to immediately give the first interview exclusive to Phil McMountain Rescue, is most telling. It's about positioning the narrative. It will become common currency that Jum was a martyr for veracity, those big bad Bears forced him out because the truth did not suit.

 

Two years ago, Jum had a major exclusive on league reconstruction, the one with three divisions, the bottom tier being 20 clubs. It meant no promotion for Rangers from the bottom tier. It was pre-planned, ground prepared, and all the usual suspects supported the concept with alacrity. Jum was live on Sportsound and breathless with excitement explaining the divisions splitting half way through, the bottom halves playing the lower to halves, ........ etc. It would mean no meaningless games and when the issue of the third division champions, Rangers receiving no reward, Jum stated, "every reconstruction sees winners and losers, Rangers have to accept the majority view".

 

On further questioning, Jum explained he had this 30 page reconstruction plan for two weeks, and had read it most carefully, and concluded it was an excellent plan for Scottish football going forward. Further, he had handed it to his then teenage, junior playing son for his appraisal. His son studied it over an entire weekend, discussed it with friends and fellow players and all were enthusiastic. A momentum was building quickly as the usual suspects reinforced given positive views.

 

A few minutes later and with Richard Gordon about to launch into match previews, the Producer patched through the Chairman of Elgin City to question Jum, "you say this 30 pager has been circulated around all clubs, I have never seen it, nor heard about it, until your revelations twenty minutes ago". Jum spluttered about a break down in communication, then the Chairman of Annan Athlectic came on, "ah wonder how your son has had time to peruse 30 pages and I've seen nothing". Jum continued to splutter about smaller clubs and part time administration until Donald Findlay, Chairman of Cowdenbeath(then a First Division club) came on live and supported the other two Chairs and demanded to know why a journalist had been well briefed before all clubs had been informed? The whole thing was dropped and BBC Radio Scotland refused to take further calls.

 

That example above and several others like it, is why Spence's resignation has not been contested, and why he has engaged Mad Phil. Interestingly, long time friend and fellow Rangers hater, Stuart Cosgrove offered an illuminating comment on the reconstruction affair, "Jim has allowed himself to be placed naked on Stephen Thompson's lap and fed peeled grapes".

[Dragosani 69]

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That example above and several others like it, is why Spence's resignation has not been contested, and why he has engaged Mad Phil. Interestingly, long time friend and fellow Rangers hater, Stuart Cosgrove offered an illuminating comment on the reconstruction affair, "Jim has allowed himself to be placed naked on Stephen Thompson's lap and fed peeled grapes". "

 

That is a mental image I could of lived without thinking about!

[Calgacus 8]

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That example above and several others like it, is why Spence's resignation has not been contested, and why he has engaged Mad Phil. Interestingly, long time friend and fellow Rangers hater, Stuart Cosgrove offered an illuminating comment on the reconstruction affair, "Jim has allowed himself to be placed naked on Stephen Thompson's lap and fed peeled grapes". "

 

That is a mental image I could of lived without thinking about!

 

I usually have a cake with my 11 o'clock coffee break...for some strange reason I don't feel hungry this morning!

[aweebluesoandso 290]

I usually have a cake with my 11 o'clock coffee break...for some strange reason I don't feel hungry this morning!

 

A Gentleman after my own heart, i love a Belgian Bun, in fact anything sweet and sticky.

[Juancornetto 1]

This might be bordering on conspiracy theory but I think the issue lies higher up the editorial chain at Pacific Quay. Guys like McLaughlin and English are just copy filers in terms of their influence over the prominence of stories. What the club (whoever that means) was upset about is the prominence of the arrests and flare story and the location and profile of the story is at the discretion of the editorial management rather than the reporter.

 

Perhaps Tom Connor - Editor, online and sport, is the man we should be taking to task?