Administration

[Flashheart]

Nick Watkins is aware and has replied to me

You going to leave us in suspense?

[WR5]

Is it worth contacting Press Complaints?

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Accuracy


   

i) The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures.

ii) A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and - where appropriate - an apology published. In cases involving the Commission, prominence should be agreed with the PCC in advance.

iii) The Press, whilst free to be partisan, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact.

iv) A publication must report fairly and accurately the outcome of an action for defamation to which it has been a party, unless an agreed settlement states otherwise, or an agreed statement is publishe

http://www.pcc.org.uk/complaints/form.html

[tans]

You going to leave us in suspense?

He is going to speak to clubs lawyers to see where they stand legally and reitretaed that the debt is only to black

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Very good. 10/10.

Yep, good work Brucy

[Ardiles]

Great letter, Bruce.  There was clearly a failure of editorial control for that article to get as far as publication...and you make that point very well.  I sincerely hope that Mr Emery is required, one way or another, to answer for that - and then to set the record straight with the same degree of emphasis as the original article.

Not that I, or anyone I know, has ever read the publication, mind.

[Peacocks-Lucky-Coat]

Lets burn his house down

[TheMajorSTFC]

What a ridiculous and infactual article I've just read. I won't repeat what's been said as I share the opinion of everyone here, but Cheats?! That's scandalous! Good email/letter Bruce!

[Bob's Orange]

What about the Oxford mail and their article about our furniture being captured by debt collectors? Or did I dream that?

[Flashheart]

What about the Oxford mail and their article about our furniture being captured by debt collectors? Or did I dream that?

That was just a random muppet on their forum.

Apparently now Andrew Black is in a wrangle with the German government over £25m in unpaid taxes. It is the same person coming up with this nonsense and a lot of them are lapping it all up.

[Matchworn Shirts]

That was just a random muppet on their forum.

Apparently now Andrew Black is in a wrangle with the German government over £25m in unpaid taxes.

that's all over the newspapers here

[Flashheart]

that's all over the newspapers here

It is?

Fucking hell.

[ghanimah]

Annoyed as I am I thought I would join Bruce as well and send one in:

"Dear Mr. Emery,

I’m writing to you wishing to draw your attention to an article, dated Sunday 20th January 2013, in the Football League Paper headlined: “Swindon: the ‘cheats’ who really prospered”. The sub-heading continues in similar terms; “They [Swindon] bought promotion by not paying £13m bills”. As I’m sure you are acutely aware the use of the word ‘cheats’ is an emotive term that describes actions of deception, lying and dishonesty and thus accusations by your paper are of a very serious nature.

So it is with grave disappointment, and one that should deeply concern you, that the article written by Chris Dunlavy does not appear to have been based on any facts at all. Instead it relies simply on a quote by Swindon’s Chairman Sir William Patey who, when asked if he could guarantee the club could avoid administration for a third time, replied; "Not a single chairman in the country could that”. That does not mean Swindon is in trouble, just that administration can never be ruled out for any limited company - not just football clubs - as a cursory look on the high street shows.

So let us be clear, Swindon are not seeking administration, nor are they close to doing so. Swindon also does not owe money to HMRC, banks nor any other creditors who are knocking on their door. The main creditor is Swindon’s main shareholder Andrew Black and it exists in the form of soft debt of his own money. Swindon’s current situation is that Mr Black for personal reasons has decided to sell, and it’s been that position for many months. However this is a situation your paper has now called ‘cheating’ and ‘immoral’. I would suggest those terms come suspiciously close to libel.

I would expect these kinds of sensational headlines from national newspapers, but from a specialist paper with a relatively low circulation, I would like to think you would take pride in the accuracy of your paper’s journalism, if only for your own self preservation in a very competitive market if nothing else.

I look forward to your prompt reply.

Yours sincerely

Ghanimah"

[Batch]

that's all over the newspapers here

Link please..

[Matchworn Shirts]

Link please..

shhh, we want the Pox to read & believe it

[Batch]

shhh, we want the Pox to read & believe it

Nice try at playing it down.

Thanks for the PM. Front page of Spiegel you say