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robbiethemole · Nov 10, 2015

So the Oystons of Blackpool have just won a £20k award each in court, after two of their fans admitted libeling them on a club website.

Didn't SISU/Fisher attempt to do the same some some of our supporters a couple of years ago?

It seems the Judge was quite sympathetic towards the poor owners,being hassled by paying customers who weren't happy with the way the club was going.

How many more cases will this lead to, where fans get screwed over by owners and we can't complain.

Be careful how you answer.

Kingokings204 · Nov 10, 2015

No comment

ajsccfc · Nov 10, 2015

Complaining and libel are a million miles apart, nobody's got anything to worry about except maybe that odd fella who suggested hassling Tim Fisher's kids at school.

covcity4life · Nov 10, 2015

i like sisu and i would like a job as striker for cov city f.c

lets work something out in the courts

chiefdave · Nov 10, 2015

robbiethemole said:
Didn't SISU/Fisher attempt to do the same some some of our supporters a couple of years ago?

It was McGuinnity wasn't it? Think it might have been GMK he was after.

eastwoodsdustman · Nov 10, 2015

Johnny on LAST was threatened by the one with the impeachable character if I remember correctly.

Sorry Unimpeachable character. Freudian slip there!

fernandopartridge · Nov 10, 2015

It wasn't Fisher but it'll be quoted that way anyway

Nick · Nov 10, 2015

Surely you just don't post things that could get you done for libel?

SkyBlueScottie · Nov 10, 2015

Don't really recall Sisu doing anything like that.

SkyBlue_Bear83 · Nov 10, 2015

SkyBlueScottie said:
Don't really recall Sisu doing anything like that.

I think Nick posted a warning once on here to remind people, could be that he is remembering

Nick · Nov 10, 2015

I've never had issues like that from sisu about posts on here, no comment about other parties.

Jack Griffin · Nov 10, 2015

Ian1779 · Nov 10, 2015

Does that mean if I say X Factor is fixed, Simon Cowell will sue me?

skybluetony176 · Nov 10, 2015

They sent the trust a letter saying that they would have to take legal action if they didn't take a link down to a David Conn Guardian article down if they took legal action against David Conn. They never took any action against David Conn and the article was never corrected. Hundreds of fans promptly tweeted and shared the link on facebook in defiance of SISU's threat, the trust took the link down while seeking legal advice and IIRC it appeared again later.

No one faced the courts in the end and SISU made themselves look even more of CU Next Tuesday's than they already looked.

stupot07 · Nov 10, 2015

In the interest of balance, from what I understand Sisu aren't the only party to threaten legal threats for stuff written on this forum and gmkonline.

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Grendel · Nov 10, 2015

stupot07 said:
In the interest of balance, from what I understand Sisu aren't the only party to threaten legal threats for stuff written on this forum and gmkonline.

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From what I understand they are the only party that didn't!

skybluesam66 · Nov 10, 2015

PWKH was one of them

skybluericoh · Nov 10, 2015

In my opinion SISU wouldn't even know the first thing about taking someone to court for anything would they? Would be so alien for a caring member of society to do such a thing.

Grendel · Nov 10, 2015

skybluericoh said:
In my opinion SISU wouldn't even know the first thing about taking someone to court for anything would they? Would be so alien for a caring member of society to do such a thing.

Still not they that made the threats during that saga

Skyblueweeman · Nov 10, 2015

Just for the record, I think the council, SISU, franchised rugby teams, Andy Thorn, Freddie Eastwoods caravan, Glen, text-a-sub, other League One clubs, hill dwellers, Clinton Morrisons commentary skills and our transfer policy circa 2011-2014, are all absolutely brilliant. Thanks.

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shmmeee · Nov 10, 2015

fernandopartridge said:
It wasn't Fisher but it'll be quoted that way anyway

Are you saying thats...

*sun glasses.gif*

libel?

Hobo · Nov 10, 2015

General insults and threats are covered in criminal law by things like the Public Order Act and ofences like harassment.

Libel covers defamation of character and it has to cause the person or organisation a financial loss.

So just giving an opinion like SISU are crap at running a football club is not libel. Especially if thousands of other customers are expressing that opinion and are evidencing reasons why they think that. It would have to be a real concerted campaign for a disgruntled fan to fall foul of Libel Laws.

ajsccfc · Nov 10, 2015

Ian1779 said:
Does that mean if I say X Factor is fixed, Simon Cowell will sue me?

At this point I think he'd just be delighted people are still paying attention to it.

James Smith · Nov 10, 2015

Interestingly the law in the States says (broadly) that you have to prove malice. Which is how Family Guy get away with so much.

Ian1779 · Nov 10, 2015

ajsccfc said:
At this point I think he'd just be delighted people are still paying attention to it.

I've already emailed ITV and said I want my 35p back

James Smith · Nov 10, 2015

At a place I worked years ago (but before I worked there) they had a gentleman come in who heard a member of staff describe him as a shoplifter to another staff member. He demanded to see the manager and informed her that he was going to sue them for libel. Manager said that he's welcome to do so because:
i) He should be suing for Slander not Libel.
ii) He's well known in the area as a convicted shoplifter and the comment was therefore fact.

I'm sure that there was some embellishment to the story over the years but it still made me laugh as they pointed him out to me and waved as he walked past the window.

Shakeitup · Nov 11, 2015

We've had huge debates on this forum about Marlon King and more recently Ched Evans. Just a question connected to this... Should someone with a criminal conviction of such magnitude be allowed to own a football club?

Nick · Nov 11, 2015

skybluetony176 said:
They sent the trust a letter saying that they would have to take legal action if they didn't take a link down to a David Conn Guardian article down if they took legal action against David Conn. They never took any action against David Conn and the article was never corrected. Hundreds of fans promptly tweeted and shared the link on facebook in defiance of SISU's threat, the trust took the link down while seeking legal advice and IIRC it appeared again later.

No one faced the courts in the end and SISU made themselves look even more of CU Next Tuesday's than they already looked.

But people aren't fussed when other parties throw threats around to other people?

By rights they were re publishing as they copied and pasted, the same as things on here.

shmmeee · Nov 11, 2015

Shakeitup said:
We've had huge debates on this forum about Marlon King and more recently Ched Evans. Just a question connected to this... Should someone with a criminal conviction of such magnitude be allowed to own a football club?

Anyone with a spent conviction should be able to do whatever they want. Barring obvious things like being banned from being a director or a profession.

Shakeitup · Nov 13, 2015

shmmeee said:
Anyone with a spent conviction should be able to do whatever they want. Barring obvious things like being banned from being a director or a profession.

You really believe this?

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