Independent.co.uk mocks Tottenham

[Everlasting Seconds]

It is very, very rare that I'm outraged by a news article about Tottenham, but I think this is not journalism, nor good satire, but ill-intended mockery.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...-league-adventure-jonathan-liew-a8860146.html

 

[thebenjamin]

Really?

 

[The Scarecrow]

Lighten up, mate. I really can't see any reason to be outraged by this article.

 

[Shadydan]

Where exactly have they mocked us?

 

[Gareth88]

It is very, very rare that I'm outraged by a news article about Tottenham, but I think this is not journalism, nor good satire, but ill-intended mockery.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...-league-adventure-jonathan-liew-a8860146.html

If you managed to read the whole article fair play, I cant read newspapers they are absolutely unbearable at times especially when relating to Tottenham.

 

[sussexyid]

Just read it.

Thought it was quite funny to be honest.

Who can you laugh at if you cant laugh at yourselves?

 

[dude573]

Jonathan Liew always writes his stuff pessimistically tongue-in-cheek. He did so too when he called out Jamie Vardy for being a racist.

The article is written as a joke. The Independent is a watered down online only paper nowadays, so I wouldn't view them as anything to take offence to.

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Just read it.

Thought it was quite funny to be honest.

Who can you laugh at if you cant laugh at yourselves?

I agree with you fully as a general rule.
I think this wasn't really that funny. I thought a funny article would aim at provoking laughter.

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

It is very, very rare that I'm outraged by a news article about Tottenham, but I think this is not journalism, nor good satire, but ill-intended mockery.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...-league-adventure-jonathan-liew-a8860146.html

 

[absolute bobbins]

@Everlasting Seconds Grow up, appreciate the creativity that went into it and that we still have a free(ish) internet where this kind of thing can be published.

Jonathan Liew always writes his stuff pessimistically tongue-in-cheek. He did so too when he called out Jamie Vardy for being a racist.

The article is written as a joke. The Independent is a watered down online only paper nowadays, so I wouldn't view them as anything to take offence to.

Nothing tongue in cheek when Liew who is Asian, called out Vardy

Jap, Yo Jap. Walk on. Walk on . . . oi, walk on. Yeah you . . . Jap. Walk on.”.

That actually is racism, if dude said that to my wife I'd have hit him with my car

 

[Kushal]

@Everlasting Seconds Grow up, appreciate the creativity that went into it and that we still have a free(ish) internet where this kind of thing can be published.

Nothing tongue in cheek when Liew who is Asian, called out Vardy

That actually is racism, if dude said that to my wife I'd have hit him her with my car

You're welcome!

 

[Krule]

Must admit it made me smile but luckily no-one was looking. I just take stuff like that with a pinch of salt. Let's hope we have the last laugh and go through.

 

[LSUY]

Can someone sum the article up as I ain't answering a Nespresso survey to read the bloody Independent.

 

[Spurs 1961]

Jonathan Liew always writes his stuff pessimistically tongue-in-cheek. He did so too when he called out Jamie Vardy for being a racist.

The article is written as a joke. The Independent is a watered down online only paper nowadays, so I wouldn't view them as anything to take offence to.

Yep most of the top journalists on the paper left when they went online. They were used to going out, interviewing people and attempting to find the facts about stories rather than sit and trawl through what others have said to find an angle to spin. Shame as it used to be a very good paper

 

[Darrenh61]

Not funny but not insulted either, just gave up on a poor piece of journalism.

 

[SpartanSpur]

I really enjoyed it, but then I've enjoyed his prior articles too (specifically one about the enigma that is Moussa Sissoko).

Maybe I just get his humour. I got triggered by a gif on MOTD recently FFS (when OGS signed a new deal at Utd, and they are laughing at Poch like he was begging for the job), so I can see how certain things can wind people up in the right conditions.

TC will be pleased to hear this author won a sports writer award recently!

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

It’s a decent piss take- the Skipp Juventus deal is classic transfer twattery that happens from time to time

 

[dude573]

@Everlasting Seconds Grow up, appreciate the creativity that went into it and that we still have a free(ish) internet where this kind of thing can be published.

Nothing tongue in cheek when Liew who is Asian, called out Vardy

That actually is racism, if dude said that to my wife I'd have hit him with my car

His FB post commenting on the issue was written with some jest. The point I am making is that tongue-in-cheek is his usual writing style.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

MEDIA CONSPIRACY

 

[Gareth88]

Yep most of the top journalists on the paper left when they went online. They were used to going out, interviewing people and attempting to find the facts about stories rather than sit and trawl through what others have said to find an angle to spin. Shame as it used to be a very good paper

It also had a lot to do with the extra work being lumped onto them via social media