cheddarwedlocker Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Just announced 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kid in the Riot Posted September 5 Popular Post Share Posted September 5 Yes, James told me yesterday and I was quite gutted actually as I think he's been by far and away the best City correspondent over the past couple of decades. An excellent writer and he was really good on Radio Bristol too. He'll be a big loss, but pleased for him that he's going onto bigger & better things. Best of luck for the future, James. 47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Surprised he was there as long as he was, so much better than any previous journalist that covered City for the Post. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Aye, was meant to come on the last few OSIBs but said it may not be the best optics as he’s off. Real sad times for us as fans, but he’s got a brilliant role for himself which is the main thing. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Is he going national? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Just now, Northern Red said: Is he going national? Yep 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddarwedlocker Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 (edited) 12 minutes ago, bearded_red said: Surprised he was there as long as he was, so much better than any previous journalist that covered City for the Post. Personally I really didnt like Gregor - there were countless times when he got something wrong, not quite as big scale as the Korey Smith incident, was never as accurate as Piercy Edited September 5 by cheddarwedlocker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 3 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Yep Good stuff, his writing deserves a wider audience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcfc24 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Wonder who our next accurate source of transfer info will be?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wild Bunch Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 His questions are always the highlight of the press conferences. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 3 minutes ago, Bcfc24 said: Wonder who our next accurate source of transfer info will be?! Announce Gregor on a season long loan with option to buy! 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Best we've had in years. Real shame to lose him but no doubt off to bigger and better things than BL and he's clearly earned it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 4 minutes ago, cheddarwedlocker said: Personally I really didnt like Gregor - there were countless times when he got something wrong, not quite as big scale as the Korey Smith incident, was never as accurate as Piercy In fairness to Gregor, the Korey news came straight from his agent, as I recall, as he was absolutely fed up with the club not announcing it so took matters into his own hands. Journos are used as pawns all the time. Romano’s tweet about Conway to Boro was a move to try and drum up last minute panic bids from other clubs before everything at Boro was wrapped up, for example. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 That's a shame. He'll take some replacing, he is and has been very good. Wish him well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Real shame but a surprise that they managed to hold on to him for this long. Writes very well & is of a far higher standard than anyone in the role prior to him for very many years. Local journalism is basically dying on its arse, we can all snipe about the quality of it at times but as few of us actually ever buy a newspaper, it is cause & effect. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Is there a sell on fee? I'll be pretty miffed with the board if they've let another one of our own go for nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 It's more gutting than Tommy Conway leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 55 minutes ago, Gazred said: Best we've had in years. Real shame to lose him but no doubt off to bigger and better things than BL and he's clearly earned it. Wouldn't be hard ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Top journo. Best of luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 ******* Lansdown 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, petehinton said: In fairness to Gregor, the Korey news came straight from his agent, as I recall, as he was absolutely fed up with the club not announcing it so took matters into his own hands. What was that about KS, it seemed to have slipped my mind, please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 2 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: What was that about KS, it seemed to have slipped my mind, please ? Gregor reported that he’d signed a new deal, only for Korey himself to go onto insta to stay it wasn’t true and that the club hadn’t offered him a deal so he was leaving. Ashton then came out and basically slagged him off for doing so, and then Holden had to say it was his decision to let him go, even though he wasn’t appointed head coach yet at the time Korey ‘announced’ it. Some clever puppetry by the source to speed up Korey getting Swansea deal over the line, imho. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, petehinton said: In fairness to Gregor, the Korey news came straight from his agent, as I recall, as he was absolutely fed up with the club not announcing it so took matters into his own hands. Journos are used as pawns all the time. Romano’s tweet about Conway to Boro was a move to try and drum up last minute panic bids from other clubs before everything at Boro was wrapped up, for example. I liked Gregor, thought he was really funny. Always a joy to listen to his quips on OSIB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcnick Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Disappointed to hear he has left as he provided superb coverage of City with commentary and questions that went well beyond the superficial. He'll be a very hard act to replace. As someone else said, he has been the best journalist in this role for the last couple of decades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcfc24 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Wonder if he is off to the athletic to cover Bristol football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One man went.... Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Good luck and best wishes. His match reports were always well written and knowledgeable. He clearly had good links to the club without toeing the party line. Big shoes to fill! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Is Gregor still working? Haven’t seen much online from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Bristol Live need to be looking a few miles up the M5….Jon Palmer who covers Cheltenham. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Just now, Davefevs said: Bristol Live need to be looking a few miles up the M5….Jon Palmer who covers Cheltenham. As long as it’s not the embarrassment that covers Rovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 36 minutes ago, Bcfc24 said: Wonder if he is off to the athletic to cover Bristol football BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I'm not surprised. I thought his articles had great depth and I always felt that the way he delivered resonated with the passionate feelings of the supporters. Great Journo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I wasn't hugely surprised when you told me. All the very best mate. I will miss our press area chats and debates. It will feel ever so quiet when I report on the 21's but at least I will have a higher stock of sweets and treats for longer...:laugh:. Keep in touch and good luck at the Beeb. Tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: Bristol Live need to be looking a few miles up the M5….Jon Palmer who covers Cheltenham. Thought he was dead dave.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, petehinton said: BBC Might still be on SOTC now and again hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I actually liked Gregor, but Piercy was by some way the best BL journalist to cover City in my supporting time and properly held people to account. Hopefully these messages of appreciation will reach him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Very good journalist. Sad to see him go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRed Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 His reports were worth putting up with the barrage of pop-up ads on the BL website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoTheCiderHead Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 2 hours ago, Henry said: As long as it’s not the embarrassment that covers Rovers. That was my first thought / fear. Please don’t be him. The one time he stood in for Piercy, his question to Manning was “you must be buzzing for this game” yeh great line of questioning there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 FFS. I'm sick of anyone any good leaving. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 5 hours ago, Davefevs said: Announce Gregor on a season long loan with option to buy! Only if he`s a free agent as it`s outside the window. Frankly I`m astounded you hadn`t considered that before suggesting it............................................ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 5 hours ago, Davefevs said: Announce Gregor on a season long loan with option to buy! Yeah but knowing us as soon as he walked through the door we'd send him out on loan until January to the Yorkshire Post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 48 minutes ago, One Team said: I actually liked Gregor, but Piercy was by some way the best BL journalist to cover City in my supporting time and properly held people to account. Hopefully these messages of appreciation will reach him. He will read this thread and don’t worry he will be back at Ashton Gate soon watching with his lad. Whilst he is a born pompey fan, he has alot of affection for City and that was evident through his reporting. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Job for Cotts 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Really gonna miss his questions in the pressers. Intelligent, insightful, and affable. Going second he has to come up with a different slant to his questions, and always seems to get more interesting stuff from LM and the players. Wish him the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City37 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 9 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said: Job for Cotts .....Andy Stockhausen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Billy Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 3 hours ago, archie andrews said: Thought he was dead dave.... They’re all dead Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Journalist Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 With the exception of Twentyman, he’s held the club to account more effectively than any other journalist I can remember during my time as a fan. And, believe me, it is not as easy as it sounds. He’s going to be a big loss - I hope his replacement represents us as well as he has. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Very occasionally we get to see a glimpse of the real Liam Manning. And it's always when he's replying to a question from James Piercy and having a laugh, a joke, a banter. The mask of the football manager has briefly slipped and we get to see a bit of the real individual - something usually kept private, carefully protected, but now tickled into the daylight. THAT is a good journalist. Lots of people can write but there's a heck of a lot more to being a journalist than that. As Samuel L Jackson once said "personality goes a long way". 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 (edited) 18 hours ago, Bcfc24 said: Wonder who our next accurate source of transfer info will be?! Ian Gay appointed?! Been writing a lot of articles on X….. Edited September 6 by Shauntaylor85 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Announce the return of Andy Stockhausen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 22 hours ago, Bcfc24 said: Wonder who our next accurate source of transfer info will be?! Tins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady bunch Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 As many have said, best we have had for many years by a country mile! both in print and on the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady bunch Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 17 hours ago, RiverRed said: His reports were worth putting up with the barrage of pop-up ads on the BL website. so true! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 2 hours ago, EmersonsKev said: Announce the return of Andy Stockhausen! He used to block people left, right and centre! Did improve over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 17 minutes ago, Shauntaylor85 said: He used to block people left, right and centre! Did improve over time. Sounds like our Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 23 hours ago, Bcfc24 said: Wonder who our next accurate source of transfer info will be?! I'm surprised no one has mentioned Roy DeAlien already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 6 minutes ago, shahanshahan said: I'm surprised no one has mentioned Roy DeAlien already... got a job at The Daily Planet! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted September 6 Admin Share Posted September 6 Piercy's line of questioning was the thing that made the pre-match pressers watchable as he actually asked Manning questions that made him think, and in doing that allowed his human side to come out (as others have mentioned). I'm more sad at losing that than any of the players that have left this year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 When i saw that JP was leaving i thought i must go on and wish him well and compliment him on his exceptional journalism..............but it seems that everyone has beaten me to it, and are all of the same opinion, and he has been rightly praised by all, on his outstanding writing. He was/is a premiership journo, just waiting to move on to greater things. He will be sorely missed, and almost impossible to replace, Good Luck JP!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 I'm surprised that anyone gives a toss about who does or doesn't write 2nd rate articles in BL..! Pretty he last place I'd eve even think to look for any news on our club. No idea who he is or what sort of job he's done - but happy to accept that he was doubtlessly better than Greg MacGregor or what ever his name was. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Doesn't seem to be worth a new thread, but as this is reporter based.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 On 06/09/2024 at 06:50, Shauntaylor85 said: Ian Gay appointed?! Been writing a lot of articles on X….. Rumours are Ian is being lined up for a newly created role - “Director of Fans Communication Pathway” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly in the air Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 good job for ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I find their website so unusable I’ve not really read much of his stuff, which is a shame as he seemed a really decent journo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 2 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said: I find their website so unusable I’ve not really read much of his stuff, which is a shame as he seemed a really decent journo. Download the app for a much better experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 5 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said: I find their website so unusable I’ve not really read much of his stuff, which is a shame as he seemed a really decent journo. Click on ‘show reader’ mode, will only show you the text then, as if reading on a kindle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 16 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: I'm surprised that anyone gives a toss about who does or doesn't write 2nd rate articles in BL..! Pretty he last place I'd eve even think to look for any news on our club. No idea who he is or what sort of job he's done - but happy to accept that he was doubtlessly better than Greg MacGregor or what ever his name was. I hope unlike you.......they spell check their grammar when writing all those 2nd rate articles that you don't give a toss about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 29 minutes ago, maxjak said: I hope unlike you.......they spell check their grammar when writing all those 2nd rate articles that you don't give a toss about? I'd hope so aswell..! That is their job.! I couldn't edit my post once I'd noticed that there were errors in how it had come out. Sorry if it was all to complicated & difficult for you to comprehend..! Also, if specifically posting criticism of someone's grammar when there's clearly a typo - you may want to add a comma after "hope" or insert the wort "that". Have a lovely afternoon spell checking people's posts. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 3 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: I'd hope so aswell..! That is their job.! I couldn't edit my post once I'd noticed that there were errors in how it had come out. Sorry if it was all to complicated & difficult for you to comprehend..! Also, if specifically posting criticism of someone's grammar when there's clearly a typo - you may want to add a comma after "hope" or insert the wort "that". Have a lovely afternoon spell checking people's posts. It’s a funny thing! I typically post from the little key board on my iPhone. Usually not checking grammar as it’s a football forum and unless the sentence and message are changed by a neglected comma everyone gets the massage ( yes that was deliberate) even the spell check police! For the record the only notice I took of GMcG was because of his bizarre name and the only time I took any notice of this guy was when someone on here whose posts I liked said something he wrote was decent For club latest we all have Ian these days, things do move on! Good luck to the fella anyway. Who is he working for now anyone? Where is GMcG as well? I always got the impression he pissed someone off at the club!? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, REDOXO said: It’s a funny thing! I typically post from the little key board on my iPhone. Usually not checking grammar as it’s a football forum and unless the sentence and message are changed by a neglected comma everyone gets the massage ( yes that was deliberate) even the spell check police! For the record the only notice I took of GMcG was because of his bizarre name and the only time I took any notice of this guy was when someone on here whose posts I liked said something he wrote was decent For club latest we all have Ian these days, things do move on! Good luck to the fella anyway. Who is he working for now anyone? Where is GMcG as well? I always got the impression he pissed someone off at the club!? He’s freelance, does a lot for The Times. He pissed LJ off a few times (who didn’t?). Edited September 7 by petehinton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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