I'mARealWizard
New Member
I am so outraged by his egocentric comments and attempts to deflect attention away from the fact that he isn't earning his wages that I just had to sign up and make a comment.
No doubt it will be gone soon, but I just had to get it off my chest:
I never respond to these videos, but Alan Poole's attitude towards the readers of the CT is absolutely disgraceful, and has led to me signing up to comment.
His initial response of swearing when questioned (which one would assume he was aware of the coming question after setting up the recording...) shows utter contempt for the readers.
How dare he refer to the readership of the CT in such a disrespectful manner? He is insulting, rude and belittling because of the very genuine questions that WE THE FANS OF CCFC are asking of HIS "journalism".
Cut most of us and you will find our blood running sky blue, and in the longest ongoing darkest moments of our club's history we are crying out for investigative journalism. Not a regurgitation of information passed on to you.
Criticism of your reports (Alan's, Andy's and the CT's in general) over the last few years is completely warranted and justified. You may not agree with the point of view, but you can not ignore the volume of complaints.
To be fair, I didn't last the entire video because I was so incensed by the derogatory attitude that you so animatedly displayed on camera. However, with regard to 'difficult questions' and 'you can't pin someone up against a wall and force them to answer...' I don't recall ever reading someone suggesting you do that.
However, what you SHOULD be doing is ASKING those questions and reporting their responses. "Such-and-such was asked "Given the court documents suggesting that the Golden Share lies in... does this mean that...?" "Mr/Mrs Such-and-such declined to comment" or "Despite being asked about... Mr/Mrs could not give a firm response to the question asked at this moment in time".
We would then have some small confidence that you were placing pressure on people who may allegedly be running what is left of our club into the ground.
However, your (and the CT's) failure to ask those questions or make those calls or follow up leads and INVESTIGATE and print your CONCLUSIONS, leads to absolutely warranted constructive criticism.
To dismiss these views so totally out of hand in defence of your inability to fulfill the criteria of an investigative journalist shows how out of touch both you and your paper are.
CCFC fans are dying inside right now with the continuing saga of courts and appeals and have genuine fears about the longevity of the club, where they will play, who will play for them and ultimately whether there will be a CCFC in the foreseeable future.
I, and many others, kindly request that you start asking questions, digging deeper, and probe into the affairs of those running the club, the administrator and the Football League and their stance.
Please report what you find/hear/discover. We will not be criticizing you for their response. But we most certainly will continue to criticize you for failing to ask what you consider 'difficult questions' in case you happen to make them feel uncomfortable.
It appears that SISU have lost the majority of the fans with their actions lately and currently, their only outlet is via the CT. If you do not begin questioning details that are widely available and causing concern among other fans, your readership will mirror that of the faith and goodwill that was once shown to SISU.
I am more than happy to discuss this further with you should you wish to engage in a positive discussion about our club.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/co...aph-quiz-city-s-administrator-92746-33260475/
*And breathe....
No doubt it will be gone soon, but I just had to get it off my chest:
I never respond to these videos, but Alan Poole's attitude towards the readers of the CT is absolutely disgraceful, and has led to me signing up to comment.
His initial response of swearing when questioned (which one would assume he was aware of the coming question after setting up the recording...) shows utter contempt for the readers.
How dare he refer to the readership of the CT in such a disrespectful manner? He is insulting, rude and belittling because of the very genuine questions that WE THE FANS OF CCFC are asking of HIS "journalism".
Cut most of us and you will find our blood running sky blue, and in the longest ongoing darkest moments of our club's history we are crying out for investigative journalism. Not a regurgitation of information passed on to you.
Criticism of your reports (Alan's, Andy's and the CT's in general) over the last few years is completely warranted and justified. You may not agree with the point of view, but you can not ignore the volume of complaints.
To be fair, I didn't last the entire video because I was so incensed by the derogatory attitude that you so animatedly displayed on camera. However, with regard to 'difficult questions' and 'you can't pin someone up against a wall and force them to answer...' I don't recall ever reading someone suggesting you do that.
However, what you SHOULD be doing is ASKING those questions and reporting their responses. "Such-and-such was asked "Given the court documents suggesting that the Golden Share lies in... does this mean that...?" "Mr/Mrs Such-and-such declined to comment" or "Despite being asked about... Mr/Mrs could not give a firm response to the question asked at this moment in time".
We would then have some small confidence that you were placing pressure on people who may allegedly be running what is left of our club into the ground.
However, your (and the CT's) failure to ask those questions or make those calls or follow up leads and INVESTIGATE and print your CONCLUSIONS, leads to absolutely warranted constructive criticism.
To dismiss these views so totally out of hand in defence of your inability to fulfill the criteria of an investigative journalist shows how out of touch both you and your paper are.
CCFC fans are dying inside right now with the continuing saga of courts and appeals and have genuine fears about the longevity of the club, where they will play, who will play for them and ultimately whether there will be a CCFC in the foreseeable future.
I, and many others, kindly request that you start asking questions, digging deeper, and probe into the affairs of those running the club, the administrator and the Football League and their stance.
Please report what you find/hear/discover. We will not be criticizing you for their response. But we most certainly will continue to criticize you for failing to ask what you consider 'difficult questions' in case you happen to make them feel uncomfortable.
It appears that SISU have lost the majority of the fans with their actions lately and currently, their only outlet is via the CT. If you do not begin questioning details that are widely available and causing concern among other fans, your readership will mirror that of the faith and goodwill that was once shown to SISU.
I am more than happy to discuss this further with you should you wish to engage in a positive discussion about our club.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/co...aph-quiz-city-s-administrator-92746-33260475/
*And breathe....
