David Maddock at the Mirror. What's going on?

[meredithmathieson]

Has somebody at the Club had a word with him,seriously?

 

His reports used to be snide dig after dig, always putting the worst spin on a situation.

 

Now we get:

 

"FERGUSON OUT OF LUC

By David Maddock 27/07/2007

 

LUCAS LEIVA revealed last night that he turned down overtures from Manchester United to move to Anfield.

 

Sir Alex Ferguson admitted yesterday that he lost out to Liverpool in the race for Fernando Torres."

 

Not so long ago he would have written the same story as 'Sir Alex spotted them before anybody else in the galaxy, oh yessirree bob, but then decided that they weren't good enough to play at The Theatre of Dreams, and left them for a desperate club to pay over the odds' etc etc

 

Under Houllier he used to be vitriolic to the point of being poisonous about us (yeah, I know he's Godfather to Robbies's kid and all that)

 

Noticed the same sympathetic, dare I say positive!, spin a lot over the last few months.

 

Just seems strange.

[beejay]

Wait til the season starts - he will be back to the usual stuff about us being lucky & boring.

[Billy Dane]

Perhaps Bascombe has sent him some of the happy pills he's been on since he came back from holiday?

[Frosty Jack]

maybe someones just doing a better job of our PR since the new owners took over.

[McBain]

The Mirror is one of the most pro liverpool papers around. Has been for ages

[owenthomas]

i've met Maddock and he's a good lad really.. just a bit misundersstood..

[Spoone]

i've met Maddock and he's a good lad really.. just a bit misundersstood..

 

You are David Maddock and i claim my threepence

[Stevie H]

maybe someones just doing a better job of our PR since the new owners took over.

been a noticeable difference. we've managed the media much better this summer than in previous years.

[Frosty Jack]

been a noticeable difference. we've managed the media much better this summer than in previous years.

 

Yeah I noticed early on they seemed to want to improve the relationship with Sky in particular. All things you would expect

[gkmacca]

Tom Hicks has been sending him Bumble & Bumble 'Perm Enhancer Conditioner for Brunettes' from the US, and he's pathetically grateful.

[Spike]

Seems like G&H's experience in baseball has paid off given the number of curves we've thrown the media

[Zoob]

Maddock is still on his holidays. His articles are being written by a 14 year old work experience student, a Brentford fan who has a soft spot for Liverpoool.

[liverbird04]

'Fernando disaster'

 

is a headline in the mirror written by Maddock. Sense of perspective I see.

[Billy Dane]

He went with "Fernan Doh!" in the copy I saw.

[Zoob]

'Fernando disaster'

 

is a headline in the mirror written by Maddock. Sense of perspective I see.

 

Also in the (as usual terrible) article, it talks about it being Fernando's debut.

[Guest truered]

The Mirror is one of the most pro liverpool papers around. Has been for ages

 

Agreed mate

[pt101]

Agreed mate

 

Defo - Brian Reade and that betting column guy are both massive reds.

[cymrococh]

Defo - Brian Reade and that betting column guy are both massive reds.

McGovern is a know-nothing c*ckmonkey though.

[gkmacca]

'Fernando disaster'

 

is a headline in the mirror written by Maddock. Sense of perspective I see.

 

The hacks don't write their own headlines.

[Gunga Din]

McGovern is a know-nothing c*ckmonkey though.

aye, you wouldnt be long going broke taking his betting advice

[Stevie H]

McGovern is a know-nothing c*ckmonkey though.

he's the 'mcgovernor' on eamonn holmes' radio five show and should be publically castrated for that alone.