Dion Fanning - Letter re yet another error

XYZ123ABC

Dion Fanning (the Indo's Daddy's Boy) had a typically sneering anti-GAA article in the SI today, had a giggle at Croke Park not having undersoil heating...........except they do

So..........

Dion,

You're probably aware by now that there are websites out there that log the number of mistakes that appear in your weekly columns, although it's hard work for those who compile these things to keep up.

They are amusing to read, however, although not half as amusing as the comments of those baffled that your comedy of errors haven't resulted in you being presented with a P45.

Yes, they are told, any other journalist in Independent Newspapers would be sacked, as many have been, but then other journalists in Independent Newspapers don't work for Daddy.

When I read your column about the Croke Park floodlights today I found yet another error - it even featured in the headline!

"They haven't installed undersoil heating yet in the place even us non-Gaels call 'headquarters'," you wrote, with all the security and smugness you'd expect from a chap employed by Daddy.

Oooops Dion, Croke Park installed undersoil heating...........................last year.

But hey, why let facts get in the way of a sneer at those unsophisticated GAA gombeens, even if you end up sounding like a character Paul Howard might reject for his ROK books. There's comical and there's pitiful, the latter category is where you belong.

My first sporting love is football, but I am secure enough in my identity and nationality to be able to admire and respect the GAA for what they have done with their sports, and for building a quite magnificent stadium.

Yes, some of my tax and yours went towards building Croke Park, but guess what? I’m thrilled that it did. I’m thrilled to have contributed even a cent to the construction of such a wonderful stadium, and if you were a genuine lover of sport you’d be thrilled too. But all you do is snigger because, like, that Gael stuff is, like, soooooooooooooo uncool.

Regarding the floodlights, you didn’t even get it. It wasn’t about the miracle of the GAA discovering electricity, it was about the excitement of Croke Park hosting night games for the first time in its extraordinary history, and all the atmosphere that that brings.

It’s beautifully ironic that you fill most of your columns with sneers at the professional FAI acting like amateurs, yet you also sneer at the GAA for defying its amateur status by running their sports……..like professionals.

Is it that difficult for you swallow the fact that the unsophisticated gombeens outshine and outsmart both football and rugby in this country? Slip off your designer shades for a moment Dion – you won’t remember, but I returned them to you when you lost them in Eastern Europe a few years back – and take a break from being blinded by your prejudice. Hopefully some day you’ll come to terms with the discomforting fact that you are Irish, so you have something in common with these unsophisticated gombeens.

Finally, and this will have your designer shades steaming up in mirth, I was proud of Croke Park today when I watched the rugby. Good God, I was even emotional (I’d hazard a guess that you don’t do emotion). No, I didn’t think Croke Park makes us better than anywhere else in the world, I’ve been in stadia on every continent that probably match it, I just think its mere presence on our landscape is an indication that some of us value the wonder of sport and the importance of investing in it, rather than designer shades. But that’s probably a mystery to you. God Dion, that’s one vacuous life you lead. I pity you.

Best wishes.........

Nevyn

FFS email her or get a blog or use your boards blog.

XYZ123ABC

Thaedydal wrote:

FFS email her or get a blog or use your boards blog.

Ah bless, you can't compute posts of more than three words?

Shouldn't you be moderating on the www.intelligencejustconfusesme.com?

Hmm, a moderator on Boards.ie who's repulsed by debate.....fool.

Nevyn

Your post has been reported for containing personal abuse.

That was not a debate that was a tirade posed as an open letter.

mike65

XYZ123ABC why do you imagine Dion Fanning reads boards, or would reply if he did?

Mike.

XYZ123ABC

Thaedydal wrote:

Your post has been reported for containing personal abuse.

That was not a debate that was a triade posed as an open letter.

Oh no :eek:

Now I'm scared!

But, what's a "triade"? Is it a Chinese criminal gang?

XYZ123ABC

mike65 wrote:

XYZ123ABC why do you imagine Dion Fanning reads boards, or would reply if he did?

Mike.

Hi Mike. Who said anything about a reply from Mr Fanning? I didn't. I thought the idea of Boards.ie was to generate debate? Maybe I was wrong. I thought, perhaps, there might be some responses supporting Mr Fanning, others opposing his views, as on other boards, seeing as this is a discussion site on the media. Forgive me, I obviously completely misunderstood the nature of Boards.ie.

As for the previous moderator attempting to have the post pulled.....why? (S)he insulted my post because it was too long for (s)he to read, I responded in kind. (S)he went in to a huff and told me (s)he told Daddy on me.

For God's sake!!!!

Nevyn

Flogen wrote:

FORUM CHARTER: Read before posting
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Ok, the news/media forum charter is as follows:

1. The general boards.ie rules apply. No spamming, no trolling, no pointless thread bumping, no flaming, no advertising. No posting or linking offensive material (such as pornography). Personal abuse is not tolerated under and circumstances; if you have a point to make you can do so without resorting to petty insults. Anyone who fails to follow these rules will be banned.

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Also when stating facts it is important to back them up with evidence. Do not expect your statements to be taken as fact if you are unwilling to back them up, and do not expect to be engaged in debate if you refute other peoples sources without reason. A thread started which features libelous statements or is centred around contentious comments with absolutely no evidence to back them up is likely to be locked.

Your posts have broken two of the rules laid down in the charter for this forum.

flogen

XYZ123ABC wrote:

Hi Mike. Who said anything about a reply from Mr Fanning? I didn't.

I figured you addressing the letter to Mr Fanning (by starting with "Dion,") was pretty indicative of a reply.

That doesn't matter, though, because the thread is now locked.

As has been pointed out, personal abuse is not tolerated and you can consider this a warning - a ban will come next.

XYZ123ABC

Thaedydal wrote:

Your posts have broken two of the rules laid down in the charter for this forum.

"FFS email her or get a blog or use your boards blog."


So pet, the rules don't apply to you? :rolleyes: