NUFC and the Sun newspaper link up

M5 · 15-07-2014 05:39PM #1

Not sure if this was spotted, but NUFC and The Sun have signed an agreement.

It basically means the following

-The Sun Pay for "Platinum access" which gets them exclusive access to the players for interviews, for example they are the only paper with a Cabella interview

-The Sun is not to publish any "negative" stories about the club.

This leads to stories like this being printed:

Its a very worrying development as papers who do not sign up for the packages get 0 access to the club. The ones who do pay are forced to put a positive spin on all stories concerning the club and basically act like a mouthpiece.

I'm pretty sure that other clubs will look at this arrangement and perhaps do something similar. If that happens football journalism will be so sanitized it will be worthless.

CSF · 15-07-2014 05:49PM

There is definitely a strategic fit there anyway, given the owner and the manager

Frankie Lee · 15-07-2014 07:35PM

CSF wrote: »

There is definitely a strategic fit there anyway, given the owner and the manager

And their main sponsor, I feel sorry for their fans having to put up with the behaviour of the club. Good transfer window for them though.

5live · 15-07-2014 07:42PM

It should make interesting reading when Liverpool play Newcastle.

citytillidie · 15-07-2014 09:31PM

5live wrote: »

It should make interesting reading when Liverpool play Newcastle.

Opps just arranges flights for that game in Newcastle too, could be fun

greendom · 15-07-2014 09:34PM

Wonga and The Sun. Classy !

mikeym · 15-07-2014 10:09PM

greendom wrote: »

Wonga and The Sun. Classy !

A payday loan company that fleeces their borrowers and a Rubbish Tabloid.

GLaDOS · 15-07-2014 10:09PM

Any other newspaper and I'd say fine, but getting any football team getting into bed with The Sun leaves a bad taste.

Blazer · 15-07-2014 10:25PM

why on earth would any paper pay for a deal like this?
No one really gives a rats ass about NUFC anymore thanks to Ashley and I'd imagine this would actually hamper sales?

gandalf · 15-07-2014 10:36PM

Just when you thought Mike Ashley couldn't drag Newcastle any lower.

M5 · 15-07-2014 10:38PM

Several if the local papers have been banned for daring to report on a protest against Ashley. Scary stuff.

I reckon that other clubs will go after this revenue stream too.

gandalf · 15-07-2014 10:49PM

JPA · 15-07-2014 11:13PM

ugh, this is disgusting.

Richard Hillman · 16-07-2014 12:25AM

I think Mike Ashley gets an unwarranted rough time from fans and some sections of the media.

M5 · 16-07-2014 01:40AM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I think Mike Ashley gets an unwarranted rough time from fans and some sections of the media.

please share your insight

The Backwards Man · 16-07-2014 01:47AM

My membership is up next week.

Guess I won't be renewing it so.

LuckyLloyd · 16-07-2014 08:32AM

The conflict of interest here is pretty laughable, but football journalism has been pretty irrelevant for a long time. A healthy and vibrant journalistic culture couldn't produce this sort of arrangement. Rather, this deal is a symptom of the way football journalism works, not a cause of the issues.

Lovely Bloke · 16-07-2014 08:54AM

yeah, I reckon the Sun/Newcastle are just formalising and monetising an arrangement that already exists between clubs and journalists.

I mean didn't the bauld Ferguson ban journos from press conferences if they slighted him, and if anyone is deluded enough to think that bigwigs at their own club weren't at exactly the same carry on, well then, they need to take a look at themselves.

But, but, but Fergie was evil! My club wouldn't possibly be involved in anything like that.

gandalf · 16-07-2014 09:24AM

Hmmmm we should formalise our "relationship" with the mail and get paid when they post negative stories about Arsenal!!!

Reekwind · 16-07-2014 09:44AM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I think Mike Ashley gets an unwarranted rough time from fans and some sections of the media.

Did you read that in the Sun?

That_Guy · 16-07-2014 09:58AM

Cringey but I don't read newspapers so for me it's easily ignored. Smart move by the Sun in fairness. Disgruntled Newcastle fans will hear about some utter tosh in an article and buy the paper out of curiosity pushing sales up.

If you take any publication as gospel then you're doing football wrong. Granted, there's some decent and insightful articles about but The Sun is and always will be gutter journalism.

DARK-KNIGHT · 16-07-2014 11:02AM

The sun gave us page 3 ya gotta love that paper

5live · 16-07-2014 02:05PM

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

The sun gave us page 3 ya gotta love that paper

Standard bearer of journalistic integrity for sure...

Corholio · 16-07-2014 02:35PM

DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

The sun gave us page 3 ya gotta love that paper

It's a pity Wise wasn't still there. Could definitely have had two tits on there then.

smileyj1987 · 16-07-2014 02:36PM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

I mean didn't the bauld Ferguson ban journos from press conferences if they slighted him, and if anyone is deluded enough to think that bigwigs at their own club weren't at exactly the same carry on, well then, they need to take a look at themselves.

Some journalists are banned from football clubs completely . I mean if I could ban jeoff shreeves from my club I really would !!!!

LFC won't give the sun the time of day at all . Even the people in the area around Liverpool won't either . Sure they signed a deal with the uk postal service to give out free copies during the World Cup and the postal workers around merseyside refused to deliver the paper .

16-07-2014 02:42PM

gandalf wrote: »

Hmmmm we should formalise our "relationship" with the mail and get paid when they post negative stories about Arsenal!!!

Ozil will end up paying for himself in no time with the bad press he gets

K-9 · 16-07-2014 02:58PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Ozil will end up paying for himself in no time with the bad press he gets

Arsenal should do a deal with a cigarette company too, him and Wilshere would bring in a fortune!

16-07-2014 05:55PM

Gerard could maybe get sponsored by a mobile DJ?

Professional Griefer · 16-07-2014 05:58PM

Someone set up a company called Gushing Granny(grannies?) and get em to sponser Rooney. :P :pac:

DrumSteve · 16-07-2014 06:02PM

Doesn't make any difference to my life, never buy the Sun.

It's a rag, to call anything that's printed on it either "News" or "Journalism", is an insult to actual journalists.

M5 · 17-07-2014 01:28PM

DrumSteve wrote: »

Doesn't make any difference to my life, never buy the Sun.

It's a rag, to call anything that's printed on it either "News" or "Journalism", is an insult to actual journalists.

It sets a dangerous precedent, clubs refusing to talk to papers who wont pay for access and only print positive stories! It just might!

NUFC and the Sun newspaper link up

Comments