Paul Wilson - Observer Journo

[beagriestache]

Evidence that not all journos are w*nkers like Derek McGovern, Mick Dennis and Adrian Durham. I emailed Paul Wilson on Sunday after reading his match report in The Observer and a piece he'd written on the back page where he responded to Alex Ferguson blaming the press for not protecting Ronaldo in which he said that Ronaldo brought abuse on himself by being a con artist (my words, not his!)

This is what he wrote back....

Thank you for getting in touch. I enjoyed the game at Stoke more than my match report might have suggested. I had to do my duty and report that there was not much to report, of course, but it was good to be at a proper match for a change. I usually get games involving one or more of the top four, and possibly that's nothing to complain about, but sometimes it's a relief not to have to do yet another Ronaldo story or listen to Ferguson/Scolari/Wenger whining. There's something pleasantly old fashioned about simply describing the action on the pitch, and two sets of fans who care about teams with few "star" players.

Best wishes

Paul Wilson

[daverichards]

huummmmm, lets hope some other journo isn't trawling this MB for some gossip

fair play to him, but am sceptical he wants his private views on those managers made public

[trebor63]

At last a football fan that loves reporting on football as opposed to a journo who loves being a journo (creating stories rather than reporting them ala Durham etc)

[RipRoaringPotter]

Have to agree- I doubt he'll be too keen on having his private opinions out in the public domain.

Seems like a fair bloke- a proper football fan.

Be interesting to see who he supports.

[trebor63]

All the journios sit by each other week in week out do you honestly think they don't talk to each other? I reckon the anti big four feeling is rife with many of them as Fergie the red nosed tosspot, Arsey Wenger etc make their lives a bloody misery too with their mard arsey ways

[beagriestache]

I said in my original email to him, regarding his criticism of Ronaldo, that he'd just blown any chance of being invited to Old Trafford again!

Guess that now applies to Chelsea and Arsenal. Personally I doubt very much whether anyone with any impact a) reads this board and b) will go running to Fergie/Scolari/Wenger. Maybe I'm wrong and this board is legendary (just like Dave) in journalistic circles!

[RipRoaringPotter]

Oh, by the sounds of it he couldn't give a shit then.

Fair play to the bloke.

Now I'm more concerned why there's a picture of a goat mounting a Babybel under your username but I suppose it takes all sorts.

[daverichards]

Beagriestache: I didn't know I was legendary in Journalistic circles