Marina Hyde vs. Steve Bunce II

[One Punch KO]

From The Guardian ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) today...

Website of the week is bringbackbunce.net, the nerve centre of erstwhile Setanta boxing pundit Steve Bunce's campaign to get his show back on your telly. From plugs for his touring show Bunce Live – "intimate venues mean tickets will go fast" – to attacks on Five for not snapping him up, there is so much to enjoy that you must explore it.


But you are obviously implored to tread softly, given Steve's delicate temperament. Do recall that passing mention of one of his apercus in a previous column moved our hero to issue an email communique, which I dimly recall ran along the lines of "make me a cup of tea, sweetheart", and concluded with the deathless sign-off: "Adios, Bunce". The missive served both to mark him out as the ringside Mark Twain, and to remind us that the fight game is not the hardest game in the world. The hardest game in the world is ranting about the fight game on free-to-air digital TV, and its heroes are to be forgiven for the occasional lapse into amusing oversensitivity.


I was struck by a prominently displayed section entitled "Political Support", in which Bunce names the politicians he alleges are backing his campaign – an intriguing list topped by former Irish premier Bertie Ahern and David Blunkett. Alas, calls to both men's offices to clarify meet with utter bemusement – "I've never heard of him", as Blunkett put it, while an indignant Ahern "knows nothing about this whatsoever". Still, with momentum like this, how long before Bunce secures the endorsement of Barack Obama, or at the very least Henry Kissinger?


Fighting words.

:bbb

[Flea Man]

She sounds like a prized idiot :good

who is she?

[neil hibbert]

wtf! she prob never even been to boxing or remotely knows anything about it but decided to have a go at our fave or well my fave boxing personality!!! wtf is she ayway

[kosaros]

wtf! she prob never even been to boxing or remotely knows anything about it but decided to have a go at our fave or well my fave boxing personality!!! wtf is she ayway


she kicked Setanta whilst it was down like the bitch that she is.

[Mazallan]

Only total cunts read the Guardian so I do not think there is a problem here.

[Bunce]

People, the legal boys have been on - she has made a couple of very bold claims, my reputation is at stake and I'm not going to comment further until it has been resolved.

Adios.

[Grant1]

All the best Steve, she deserves a metaphorical slap in the gob.

[doug.ie]

"make me a cup of tea, sweetheart"

hehe


seriously though...she's a horrible piece of work who really is out to ruin steves reputation...she has obviously gone on and spent time on bringbackbunce and scoured it...and rang people....she has spent a lot of time on this....thats nearly obsessive...
she's out to damage buncey.
i'm glad steve has a legal team on this....she needs sorting.

[Jack Dempsey]

Bunces response on here had me in stitches, go get her Steve!!

[MickeyBlueEyess]

:lol:

Exellent

[icemax]

Come on Buncey...I know you journos are as thick as thieves, but please, tell us what you think :deal

[Beeston Brawler]

Anybody who has anything positive to say about Piers Morgan must be of questionable moral fibre.

[Losfer_Words]

Seriously, though, what is her problem? It's like she's on some sort of vigilante anti-Bunce movement with the aim of satisfying her childish ways through her tiny platform. It's amazing that people like this are actually given a platform anyway, IMO. I put it down to one thing and one thing only: jealously. She is obviously hurt in some way that the world doesn't bow down to her feet and hail her articles as passages fit for the Bible itself, whilst someone like Steve Bunce - a journalist for such a barbaric sport - has so many people that actually want to read what he has written, and hear what he has to say. She should grow up; that said, toffs don't live in the real world and, as such, hardly ever realise that there are other people out there other than themselves.

Anyone fancy an ironic facebook movement for her?:lol::good

[Bunce]

Sensible emails to the Guardian's sports editor would be a start.

Adios.

[Paddy]

:good:good
although after a few pints....

[neil hibbert]

was gna say that paddy think youre any holes a goal!!!

[Bonavena25]

This thread has made me yearn for Boxing Hour :lol:

[darwoody]

The comments section on her piece at Guardian.co.uk is turning in to a terrific bun fight.

[Jack Dempsey]

Whats this old fish wife look like anyway

[El Cepillo]

From The Guardian ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) today...



Fighting words.

:bbb

Sounds like both protagonists in this little drama need to grow up.

[Paddy]

Whats this old fish wife look like anyway


heres her new haircut!

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[Pinhead]

Keep the replies here civil.

[Danny]

Only total cunts read the Guardian so I do not think there is a problem here.


LOL I know what you mean but I do read The Guardian sometimes! Mainly for the sports section but I still read it!

[Body Snatcher]

I read it too, but Marina Hyde is being a bit off with all this to be honest!

[Bonavena25]

Let's be honest, it's all much ado about nowt.

She didn't say anything that bad, bit of friendly piss take banter.

[Paddy]

Let's be honest, it's all much ado about nowt.

She didn't say anything that bad, bit of friendly piss take banter.

In fairness she said that the political support was fabricated when in fact it was not. speaking as some one who put countless hours into garnering support for the campaign I find her comments highly insulting..........

[Bonavena25]

In fairness she said that the political support was fabricated when in fact it was not. speaking as some one who put countless hours into garnering support for the campaign I find her comments highly insulting..........

Sorry, I haven't been paying much attention to the campaign for the last few months.

Fair play for doing all that and I can see why people are pissed off. Didn't know you lot had gone that far.

[Losfer_Words]

Let's be honest, it's all much ado about nowt.

She didn't say anything that bad, bit of friendly piss take banter.

She's going to end up with a lot of egg on her face and it's more than deserved, IMO. Accusing those involved in the campaign, who have spent so much time on it like Paddy and Stew, of fabrication and lying is not only going too far- it is also slander. I can't wait for the printed retraction:yep. Silly, posh girl.

[Jack Dempsey]

heres her new haircut!

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Meh

[doug.ie]

In fairness she said that the political support was fabricated when in fact it was not. speaking as some one who put countless hours into garnering support for the campaign I find her comments highly insulting..........

and..what she writes isnt read by people as 'marinas thoughts' it is read as 'the gaurdian says..'...so this is serious stuff...all the hours, all the effort, from very good honest people, for a good honest genuine cause...
i dont know what to say...a tv exec or the like could be reading his gaurdian or the site, and read that and think the whole site is fabricated...and she insinuates that steve has created the site, she is effectively saying he is telling lies and creating false testimonials....she is trying to ruin the man.
serious stuff.

[Paddy]

Meh

if you think thats bad google her older pics!

[Pinhead]

and..what she writes isnt read by people as 'marinas thoughts' it is read as 'the gaurdian says..'...so this is serious stuff...all the hours, all the effort, from very good honest people, for a good honest genuine cause...

i dont know what to say...a tv exec or the like could be reading his gaurdian or the site, and read that and think the whole site is fabricated...and she insinuates that steve has created the site, she is effectively saying he is telling lies and creating false testimonials....she is trying to ruin the man.
serious stuff.

Agreed 100%. It's libel cut and dried. Buncey had nothing to do with that site.

[Mazallan]

edit

[Grant1]

.....

[GazOC]

heres her new haircut!

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Posh filth.:yep

[Mazallan]

Ssshhh.

Mods, work your magic.


Ok delete my question too....nice weather we are having would'nt you say?

[Bodysnatcher]

Edit: Keeping things civil...don't want another ban :)

[GazOC]

Edit: Keeping things civil...don't want another ban :)


"Posh filth" is a compliment!!;)

[Losfer_Words]

How did all of this start off anyway? Was it when Ms Hyde called Bunce 'boxing's hard man' or does it go back further?:think:good

[Paddy]

How did all of this start off anyway? Was it when Ms Hyde called Bunce 'boxing's hard man' or does it go back further?:think:good

haha that one made me chuckle!

She obviously had an axe to grind since day one!

[Pinhead]

Replying to that article is like heckling a comedian - you can't win.

[Pinhead]

smoothisland
01 Oct 09, 3:38pm (1 minute ago)

Sorry Marina but I think the joke's on you on this one. There should be a name for this: reverse irony? Irony backfire?

Lawsuits, libel threats, phone calls to MPs... All over a website called 'bringbackbunce'... You couldn't make this up.

I hate to say it but if it's journalistic standards we're talking about then you appear very mean spirited taking on, with your media training and the backing of a national newspaper, a bunch of amateur volunteers.

At the very least couldn't you have found out who ran the site?

[Paddy]

hahaha oh man that last one just made me piss myself laughing!

its so true its hilarious!

[Bodysnatcher]

I'm a Guardian reader, but some of those sneering cunts in the comments section make me wish I wasn't.

[bored]

Obviously she doesn't like Bunce and is full of shit, but could you not just ignore her.

Just ask her nicely to stop stalking Bunce.

Although I preffered my orginal plan.

[darwoody]

Replying to that article is like heckling a comedian - you can't win.

Some of the Partridge references did make me chuckle though.

[Boro chris]

Only total cunts read the Guardian so I do not think there is a problem here.


I read the Guardian and am only a bit of a cunt!:bart

[Mandanda]

Sounds like Marina Hyde is one jealous woman.

The whole motive of the article is just plain wrong.

[dan-b]

To be fair, that was pretty funny. We love Bunce but he got owned there; in a dry, amusing manner.

[Bodysnatcher]

Agreed 100%. It's libel cut and dried. Buncey had nothing to do with that site.

That's the thing.

Hyde's accusations are predicated on the assumption that Bunce runs the website and is responsible for gathering the testimonies of support from Blunkett and Ahern; the ones she's alledging are dodgy.

Is it certain that bringbackbunce.net is entirely Longcount's work?

IF it is, Hyde has seriously fucked up.

[Pinhead]

Steve Bunce has no ownership of the site. It is owned by Longcount (domain name and hosting plan) and was worked on by himself, Paddy, Gasman and Doug.

The MySQL database backups have full logs of contributor IDs matched against IP addresses.

[Bodysnatcher]

Steve Bunce has no ownership of the site. It is owned by Longcount (domain name and hosting plan) and was worked on by himself, Paddy, Gasman and Doug.

The MySQL database backups have full logs of contributor IDs matched against IP addresses.

That's what I assumed, I just wasn't 100% sure. :good

[darwoody]

Steve Bunce has no ownership of the site. It is owned by Longcount (domain name and hosting plan) and was worked on by himself, Paddy, Gasman and Doug.

The MySQL database backups have full logs of contributor IDs matched against IP addresses.
And that's the point that she hasn't addressed in any of her responses so far.
She clearly infers that the Website is the work of Buncey himself, which it clearly isn't.
I felt like joining those Guardian responses myself at one point, but it was obvious she had no intention of retracting or apologising.
By the way, if any Guardian readers have made it over here to read this, please feel free to go fuck yourselves:hi:

[Boro chris]

By the way, if any Guardian readers have made it over here to read this, please feel free to go fuck yourselves:hi:

I'd rather have the delectable young lady in your avatar do it!

I am aware of how smug and middle class The Guardian is, however the only other paper with liberalish views simular to my own is the Independent which is earnest and boring.

[dan-b]

LOL. I really think you lot are taking this too seriously. Dare I say, reacting in the melodramatic manner aluded to in her article?

[Podge]

Padraig Hoare here, the fella who got the testimonies for the site from both Bertie Ahern and David Blunkett.

Now, I may be missing my funny bone, or may be a bit too sensitive, but since I've been getting calls from people today asking if I made up the whole thing about our esteemed politicians, I don't think you'd blame me for feeling my reputation has been impugned. In permanent form, in writing, on a website read by many.

I have been onto the Fianna Fáil press office this evening, and the very nice lady that I dealt with first day not only recalled Bertie Ahern's endorsement, but has produced the email sent from his office, with his signature.

I have the original email from David Blunkett, sent from his parliamentary assistant, endorsing the campaign.

I may be an unenlightened, oafish and boorish Neanderthal compared with the wonderfully magniloquent Guardian commentators, but I know what's right.

Marina Hyde may be brilliant, and magnificently articulate and witty, and charming and luvvy and much more, but it's rather disappointing she didn't even care to check simple facts before submitting this article to her editors.

I won't say anymore because its now in the hands of people who deal with things like this for a living.

[Dan684]

Cheers Podge

[doug.ie]

good man podge.

dan-b...this isnt being taken seriously enough more like...stuff like that can seriously damage steve's reputation, and he is trying to get back on our screens right now, he also works for the bbc...it could be very damaging for him to be called a cheat/fraud/liar, which is EXACTLY what that article was saying, albeit between the lines.
Now that it has been shown that steve didnt run the site, that he didnt get any quotes himself, and we have heard from podge..then a withdrawal and public apology on the blog that posted it is proper order...no less.

[Bodysnatcher]

Some of the confusion seems to come from the fact that the Bring Back Bunce campaign is a multi-purpose campaign, and not strictly limited to getting Bunce back on TV, am I right?

So, Hyde is saying Blunkett and Ahern have never heard of Bunce, while Podge is saying he has written support from them both for the campaign.

Could it be that Blunkett and Ahern just didn't fully understand what supporting Bring Back Bunce entailed?

Regardless of that, Hyde has clearly stepped in shit by connecting these testimonials to Bunce directly.

If this is getting too close to treading in legal waters, feel free to delete it mods - just don't ban me...

[margo82]

I think it's fair to say The Guardian ain't taking the complaints too seriously...

They linked the article in 'The Fiver'

Page 12 stunnah Marina Hyde + a sidebar about Steve Bunce + a humour-bypassed bevy of Bunce fans = a right royal below-the-line rumble.

[Bodysnatcher]

I mean, it would be easy for me to say that this is a daft argument and people should have a sense of humour - nobody's accusing me of making stuff up.

[Podge]

Don't worry, Bodysnatcher, it was fully explained what I was hoping for when on to both offices.

An email explaining all details of the campaign was requested by Mr Blunkett's assistant, and a full debriefing requested by an assistant in the FF press office, so they could pass it on to Mr Blunkett and Mr Ahern.

The evidence for both I have.

[doug.ie]

about 2 months ago i rang the wildcard gym and had a great 5 min+ chat with freddie roach...i explained what the campaign was, he was very glad to give a quote, he then went on to tell me that he was going to be in manchester the following day with khan for the upcoming barerra fight, and to introduce myself if i was there {which i wasnt}...he had a lot going on that day, and from background noise it sounded like a lot going on behind him, but he was relaxed on the phone and at no point did he give the impression that he wanted to rush ending the call.

my point is that if some woman rang him tomorrow and asked him to recall our conversation, i bet he wouldnt remember...and i'm not a liar...it's not too dissimilar of a situation.

[Bodysnatcher]

Don't worry, Bodysnatcher, it was fully explained what I was hoping for when on to both offices.

An email explaining all details of the campaign was requested by Mr Blunkett's assistant, and a full debriefing requested by an assistant in the FF press office, so they could pass it on to Mr Blunkett and Mr Ahern.

The evidence for both I have.

Thanks Podge.

I could imagine Blunkett and Ahern getting the campaign summed up for them by an assistant, signing a quick signature of approval and then forgetting about it - being fairly busy people, I would imagine.

Hence their confusion when asked about it months down the line by the charming Miss Hyde.

[Bodysnatcher]

about 2 months ago i rang the wildcard gym and had a great 5 min+ chat with freddie roach...i explained what the campaign was, he was very glad to give a quote, he then went on to tell me that he was going to be in manchester the following day with khan for the upcoming barerra fight, and to introduce myself if i was there {which i wasnt}...he had a lot going on that day, and from background noise it sounded like a lot going on behind him, but he was relaxed on the phone and at no point did he give the impression that he wanted to rush ending the call.

my point is that if some woman rang him tomorrow and asked him to recall our conversation, i bet he wouldnt remember...and i'm not a liar...it's not too dissimilar of a situation.

Yep, was thinking something similar.

[dan-b]

good man podge.

dan-b...this isnt being taken seriously enough more like...stuff like that can seriously damage steve's reputation, and he is trying to get back on our screens right now, he also works for the bbc...it could be very damaging for him to be called a cheat/fraud/liar, which is EXACTLY what that article was saying, albeit between the lines.
Now that it has been shown that steve didnt run the site, that he didnt get any quotes himself, and we have heard from podge..then a withdrawal and public apology on the blog that posted it is proper order...no less.

Yes, because a glowing endorsement of Bunce was all the Beeb needed to start directing a serious part of their budget toward boxing again.:lol:

[Little Tyson]

I really dont know what her problem is :lol:.

[JIM KELLY]

You turned her down for dinner, bunncey?

[ricardoparker93]

People, the legal boys have been on - she has made a couple of very bold claims, my reputation is at stake and I'm not going to comment further until it has been resolved.

Adios.

Good luck steve.

On another note is there any news on the froch - direll fight being aired in the uk? Sorry if this has been cleared up already im not a regular on this forum even though i'm british!

[Pinhead]

Don't worry, Bodysnatcher, it was fully explained what I was hoping for when on to both offices.

An email explaining all details of the campaign was requested by Mr Blunkett's assistant, and a full debriefing requested by an assistant in the FF press office, so they could pass it on to Mr Blunkett and Mr Ahern.

The evidence for both I have.

All of your efforts are appreciated Padraig.

[zico2010]

Anybody who has anything positive to say about Piers Morgan must be of questionable moral fibre.


Anything positive to say? She was shagging him while he was married to somebody else :rofl

[darwoody]

Well I tried to get back on the comments page over at Guardian, but it seems they have taken the article down. Interesting.

[Bunce]

The article is down at the Guardian?

Adios.

[Pinhead]

still there

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[doug.ie]

a good buddy of mine, tim leonard, a freelance sportswriter in new york, added this...go on son..

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While Ms. Hyde's fandom seems intent on protecting the queen bee, they seem to be overlooking some of the other facts to what has been discussed here, prefering to lob comments about the intellect, or lack thereof, of boxing fans. Pay attention, Hyde fans, I'm certain you'll learn something.

1. Yes, the Bunce fans ARE upset. It should be pretty obvious why. It has little to do with the man they support and a LOT to do with the fact that Ms. Hyde called them liars in print and accuses them of using political quotes for their own gain. Given the amount of effort many people have put into the site (full disclosure, I am NOT one of them), I can understand why they are outraged that their work has been denigrated in this sophomoric way. Even after the person who obtained these quotes commented here to confirm their veracity, he was still told in a belittling way that he should attempt to leave with his dignity after being outed as a fraud. I'll say it again, he confirmed the authenticity of the quotes and still was shouted down by Ms. Hyde's masses. So who are the people who lack understanding and, apparently, can't read?

2. Bunce is not the developer, writer or editor of the site. The site is not "Bunce's campaign to get his show back on your telly" as Ms. Hyde incorrectly reports. His contributions to it have been minimal. He "checks in" periodically with the site creator/manager to provide updates on the cause boxing fans are fighting for. I'd say this places him in the upper-echelon of "celebrities" who prefer to avoid the fans that support their lifestyle.

3. Clearly, this started because of some sort of personal vendetta Ms. Hyde has with Bunce over being called "sweetheart." But then SHE is telling the boxing fans that THEY need to "toughen up." That seems contradictory to me. Bunce may well have a sexist streak, I don't know. But to get so overwrought by a comment like that that she admittedly doesn't recall verbatim? Surely, Ms. Hyde has been called worse.

4. Ms. Hyde backtracked when she claimed her item was meant to poke fun at people who use political quotes to support their cause. As my man DougM1970 said, that was the third of three paragraphs in the item. Speaking as a journalist, one would never put such a vital part of the story so low. And before the supposed point of the item, she would attack Mr. Bunce?

5. For all of the journalism "lessons" that have been doled out here in the last 24 hours, I find it interesting that Ms. Hyde did not try to contact the website to see if Bunce was connected with it more prominently or to find out his role in it before she decided to blast the people who spent their time and effort fighting for a cause they -- obviously -- believe in very passionately. She also never responded to Mr. Longcount, when he asked a very legitimate question about how she obtained his e-mail address. And the juvenile versions of Longcount (Longface, etc) used by Ms. Snide (oops, sorry, Hyde) should have been above her, given this is supposedly how she makes her living. Mr. Longcount merely was attempting to tell his side of the story and was shouted down by Ms. Hyde and her hair-loving minions. Ms. Hyde also never responded when asked who she spoke with to confirm the quotes. Just because one member of a politician's staff doesn't know Bunce, doesn't mean the politician himself doesn't. But those responses helped her cause, so she went with them.

Here's what likely happened. Ms. Hyde stumbled onto the website in some way, shape or form and saw one-time nemesis Bunce's picture. She figured she'd drop a three-paragraph insult into her column as her way of getting back at Bunce for his supposed "insult" that she "dimly" recalls. But then she let her guard down and didn't follow through with all the rules of basic journalism. One rule would be to contact the website or Bunce himself to ask why these quotes were on the website, given that their authenticity was in question. Ms. Hyde failed to do that.

As someone who is a sports journalist in the States, I was appalled by the repeated lack of respect she showed in her responses here. I write a blog as one of the many tasks i do at my newspaper and would never respond to anyone who commented in the way that Ms. Hyde did several times. I can see why she has her share of sycophantic fans. They're afraid of saying anything negative, for fear of becoming a target.

Maybe they teach journalism a different way in college (university) over there. Apparently, the course work includes How to be Sanctimonious 101 followed by Superiority Complex 102. I don't know if Ms. Hyde is the most famous journalist in the UK or an intern, or what she usually writes about, and I could not care less. She's rude. Period. And I can assure you that when I return to London in January that I will not be purchasing The Guardian

[icemax]

A US sports journalist poster called NYCTim has just written a very good and calm character assasination of Ms Hyde

Doug just beat me too it^^^^^^^

[Ilesey]

Hmmm, am no Bunce fan so would give her a high five.

[doug.ie]

A US sports journalist poster called NYCTim has just written a very good and calm character assasination of Ms Hyde

Doug just beat me too it^^^^^^^

he's a good old buddy of mine that fella...shared lots of beers with him...
i was surprised when he wrote that, as he found it himself...i didnt direct him to it.

[icemax]

he's a good old buddy of mine that fella...shared lots of beers with him...
i was surprised when he wrote that, as he found it himself...i didnt direct him to it.

He has put a lot of effort into that piece...and its very cold indeed :hey

[whatcouldabeen]

what's this bitches problem?

[gasman]

I see that bird at the Guardian has resurfaced, not content with thumbing her nose at the 100s who lost their job at Setanta in a previous article, she has stuck the boot into the many volunteers who collectively campaign for the return of the Boxing Hour and better boxing coverage in general.

Her cronies on the blog, are tripping over themselves to offer grammar checks to Bunce supporters as well as posit that all of us Bunce campaigners are a bunch off over-sensitives and don't get irony.

In fact, those tree-hugging liberals have never been so excited since a bunch of boxing fans added some coverage to this largely unread blog. As I alluded to on her blog, there is a certain amount of irony in gurning about being called 'sweetheart' and in the next sentence refer to us boxing fans as 'over-sensitives'. Maybe Barack Obama (with his much-maligned use of 'sweetie' to a reporter) and Steve Bunce have more in common than Marina thinks, and perhaps, so too, the hysterical liberals on the Guardian blogsphere and the Fox News hawks.

[whatcouldabeen]

why the heck are we giving her the attention and boosting her pathetic column? let the relevent people deal with the issue and don't give her the satisfaction

[bejarano-korea]

You can't expect this snotty arsed, oxbridge educated woman to have any empathy with US!!! To Ms Marina Dudley-Williams - We are just smelly, stupid oiks who are one step removed from being fans of bear baiting and dog fighting.

Mind you - the Alan Partridge jab was funny - it does remind you a bit of the episode where Alan Partridge wound up the Norfolk farmers on his radio show and ended up getting a dead cow dumped on him - hey theres an idea! :lol:

[gasman]

David Blunkett has made a statement on Marina Hyde's blog, well at least, the poster is claiming to be David Blunkett....

[China_hand_Joe]

That was me, sorry.

Definitely David Bunkett, not Blunkett.

God, she bites quickly if there is an easy oppourtunity to be condensending towards people. :lol:

[gasman]

That was me, sorry.

David Bunkett, not Blunkett.

God, she bites quickly if there is an easy oppourtunity to be condensending towards people. :lol:
:rofl

[Paddy]

That was me, sorry.

Definitely David Bunkett, not Blunkett.

God, she bites quickly if there is an easy oppourtunity to be condensending towards people. :lol:


I was wondering who that was I bet she did call his office!

shes a nutter like that!

Id say they are sick of her calling them now!

[kerrminator]

She has a bit of a superiority complex who assumes all boxing fans are thick and her minions are actually very funny.

I look forward to her demise, which will of course be her own doing as she does not seem to have the ability to realise when she has gone/is going too far lol.

[icemax]

Now i've registered on the Guardian site I intend making full use of the facilities, checking out and commenting on every one of Cortina Hydes columns in the future...I suspect others on here will do the same. :deal

[Losfer_Words]

Anyone up for a friendly petrol bombing of Hyde's house? You know, in a civil, 'satire' kind of way.

[China_hand_Joe]

Perhaps a boxing fan should adopt a superiority complex themselves.

[Paddy]

Perhaps a boxing fan should adopt a superiority complex themselves.


I had considered adopting a rat and naming it Marina Hyde!

[Pinhead]

what's this bitches problem?



Careful what you say people - this poster whatcouldabeen ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) is from the Guardian. Nice to have people on the inside. ;)

[Govanmauler]

It seems like Jealousy to me gents.

Do you reckon if she got papped off her job the backlash would be so severe ?

[Paddy]

Careful what you say people - this poster whatcouldabeen ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) is from the Guardian. Nice to have people on the inside. ;)

do you think we could turn them into a sort of "double agent"?

Prehaps they would be so gracious to send me on Marina's number so I could take her out for a McDonalds a classy bird such as herself could definately appriciate the finer things in life! If she plays her cards right I might take her to the Burger King in the airport (you can get beer with your meal there :deal) what woman could resist?

If that fails I will melt her hot heart with a cool island song!

[icemax]

do you think we could turn them into a sort of "double agent"?

Prehaps they would be so gracious to send me on Marina's number so I could take her out for a McDonalds a classy bird such as herself could definately appriciate the finer things in life! If she plays her cards right I might take her to the Burger King in the airport (you can get beer with your meal there :deal) what woman could resist?

If that fails I will melt her hot heart with a cool island song!

:rofl:lol::rofl

[gasman]

Careful what you say people - this poster whatcouldabeen ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) is from the Guardian. Nice to have people on the inside. ;)

Maybe we could direct 'whatcouldabeen' to the lounge, plenty of friendly folk in there...

[China_hand_Joe]

I don't think any of you should be messing with these potential Illuminati media types.

[Losfer_Words]

I don't think any of you should be messing with these potential Illuminati media types.

:rofl Is it possible that we could all wake up tomorrow and find David Ike clones in our living rooms?:lol:

[Paddy]

I don't think any of you should be messing with these potential Illuminati media types.


you sound like my friends mother the time we were messing with a ouija board. We probably shouldnt have messed with it as weird things started to happen like the TV turning on and off and my mates little brother saw a ghost. We ended up having to get ordrained as priests online and had to perform and excorcism on the house but thats another story for another day!:D

[Pinhead]

Let's just be nice - there's no need to sink to their level.

[threethirteen]

Really, all it comes down to is that she's more interested in editorialising than being a journalist. She can feel free to denigrate boxing fans as cry babies if she wishes, but she's the one who took offence at Steve Bunce's patronising email rather than just saying "I'm a proper journalist, I can deal with it."

Sounds like too much ego got involved and, really, her editor should be getting the fact checkers out before making comments of that sort.

[Pinhead]

Someone just emailed the story to The Private Eye and The Sun lol.

[gasman]

Someone just emailed the story to The Private Eye and The Sun lol.

:rofl:nut

[Losfer_Words]

Someone just emailed the story to The Private Eye and The Sun lol.

Jokes aside, if this actually does end up getting a few column inches, then that's only a good thing. Hyde inadvertently gets Bunce coverage!:lol:

[Paddy]

Jokes aside, if this actually does end up getting a few column inches, then that's only a good thing. Hyde inadvertently gets Bunce coverage!:lol:

I was actually talking about this to stew yesterday!

[bored]

Is it not about time we used some of the clever computer people like Bart in the lounge to edit her article.

Just for typo's obviously.

[PaddyD1983]

Finally...

I'll be honest, I kind of missed all this going on while it was happening. But having trawled through this thread and that on the Guardian, I've come to three conclusions:

(1) we've all overreacted somewhat;
(2) that overreaction (along with the original article) has actually aided the Bunce cause by creating more publicity and general interest than there would have been without it; and
(3) this Marina bird needs a cuddle.

Honestly folks, legal action? Realistically - how much is that gonna cost? And to what end?

If people have been offended then I'm afraid that's one of the downsides of making something publicly available. I do feel the pain of people like Longcount and others who spent time creating the site and going to extreme lengths to get contributions from certain people. But come on lads, this is what happens on the internet. We've all been in the ESB lounge and seen what goes on in there. I agree that you'd probably expect more from a Guardian journalist than you would an ESB lounge rat, but what real harm has been done?

Her target audience and Buncey's target audience are poles apart. The only way one would know about the other would be if something like this was to happen.

I'd say it was pretty much job done on behalf of the campaign.

Additionally though, credit where it's due, Mr Bunce himself seems to have acted impeccably throughout all of this. In not responding to any of the mudslinging, I'd say he's shown himself to be a true professional.

On the same note, those that dont share such credibility have little sway on the man, the sport and all those that follow either/both.

Adios (sweethearts)....

[Losfer_Words]

In a battle of good over evil, who shall prevail? The people's hero 'Buncewalker' or the condescending 'Darth Hyde'?

Bollocks, it hasn't worked:patsch. I'm crap with computers.

[icemax]

Honestly folks, legal action? Realistically - how much is that gonna cost?

I agree, however a complaint to the Information Commnisioners Office regarding the passing on of Longcounts email from Blunkets office to Cortina is definately in order, and costs nothing.

PS: I'm intrigued to know how Cortinas pencil thin neck can actually support a head of any size

[Losfer_Words]

Wonder if it works now.

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[Paddy]

Wonder if it works now.

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Maybe stew can sort this out!

[gasman]

yeah, photoshop....

[Losfer_Words]

Maybe stew can sort this out!

I gather you can't see it then. Piss. What a waste of time that was!:lol: I'll upload it in the old school way.

[Paddy]

I gather you can't see it then. Piss. What a waste of time that was!:lol: I'll upload it in the old school way.


I could see it its just that stew is a genius at photoshop!

[Losfer_Words]

I could see it its just that stew is a genius at photoshop!

Granted, he is a wizard on computers:good. I wonder if this silly lady (aka the cynic's cynic) will have to print a retraction?:think As I said before, she has inadvertently given free exposure to the campaign as a result of her tenuous, and rather frivolous, article, though. She should get a mention on bringbackbunce.net for her efforts:yep.

[John18]

She is pathetic.

And sneering at people over grammar etc isn't very liberal/left wing/socialist so all her little followers can drop the pretence.

[gasman]

delete

[icemax]

I've just tried to check out the piece over on the Guardian website to see if anymore comments have been made only to find that the article is no more, and all comments relating to it have been deleted...is this a victory of sorts??...any updates from Bunce, Longcount et al ?

[Bunce]

I'm in Belfast for tonight's show at the Dockers.
I'm sure that there will be some updates soon.

Adios and thanks.

[icemax]

I'm in Belfast for tonight's show at the Dockers.
I'm sure that there will be some updates soon.

Adios and thanks.

:good

[Scratch]

Abject defeat for the Guardian it seems. :lol:

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[Kid Lucky]

Abject defeat for the Guardian it seems. :lol:

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:good

Now, were they made up lads? :lol::lol::lol:

[Losfer_Words]

Abject defeat for the Guardian it seems. :lol:

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Hilarious:lol:. Take that you sneering, condescending little scroat!:rofl Bunce-ing back indeed.:party

[icemax]

Abject defeat for the Guardian it seems. :lol:

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Thanks for this :hey

[darwoody]

Abject defeat for the Guardian it seems. :lol:

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So they should. Shame Marina couldn't find it in herself to admit this in her replies. Oh whatcouldabeen.

[One Punch KO]

On the sport blog page ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) it is listed as:

Apology
We apologise to Steve Bunce

Looks like Bunce won this bout!

:deal

[Harry Chibber]

Brilliant... just wish the original comment page was open so we could do a bit of gloating

[doug.ie]

this is proper order..

and may i say congratulations to longcount...he went on there and fought a good clean fight with her...it is his victory too.

[Losfer_Words]

Dougie, I forgot to mention this- apparently Stew has been banned:

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:think

[Pinhead]

Don't worry about Longcount - he is immortal.

[Losfer_Words]

OK Pinhead;). Longcount lives on.

[darwoody]

Fuck Longcount. Pinhead is pretty good with photoshop anyway.

[Govanmauler]

Abject defeat for the Guardian it seems. :lol:

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I beleive the correct term here is "Get it up ye !"

[Pinhead]

Never mind sweetheart...

[darwoody]

Never mind sweetheart...
.........now where's that cup of tea:smoke

[whatcouldabeen]

Abject defeat for the Guardian it seems. :lol:

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this deserves a thread of its own

[darwoody]

this deserves a thread of its own
Two sugars, lots of milk. Ta.

[doug.ie]

Dougie, I forgot to mention this- apparently Stew has been banned:

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:think

i didnt know.

think i'll ring him.

[slip&counter]

Abject defeat for the Guardian it seems. :lol:

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O for awesome as David Tua would say :lol: :happy

[crespo21]

That woman is a cunt. I have no better way of putting it. Why attack a fucking campaign to get a boxing show on tv. Some people are just out and out cunts.

[slip&counter]

this deserves a thread of its own

is that Laila Ali? damn! :blurp

[sitiyzal]

I hope Longcount hasn't deleted all his frogjenkins gifs & images.