Mekong Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I couldn't make up my mind whether to post this in News, Non-Thai News or Sports, so I decided to put it in General Discussion. For the past few years a well known football manager in the English game has been coming to Thailand for 2-3 weeks during the off season just to chill out, play a few rounds of golf and socialise with a few friends he has made here. It was never a problem for him until this year, but it seems that now he got his team promoted to the Premiership last Season and managed to have a succesful first season in the league he is now an open target for the Gutter Press to dry and dig up the dirt on him. He arrived last Friday evening and on Saturday was with a group of us watching the FA Cup final and generaly just being "One of the Guys". On tuesday night word was going round that Andrew Drummond, the Scumbag reporter with News of the World was in Pattaya asking questions about him. Yesterday at a charity golf tournament Drummond turned up and was promptly escorted from the course, but by this time the EPL manager decided it was time to disapear back to Bangkok rather than stay in Pattaya and watch the Champions League final with us. Drummond had the cheek to show up in the bar last night asking questions and was shown the door but not before he had about 5 beers thrown in his face, and the words WANKER and SCUMBAG ringing in his ears. What is wrong with the British press? A single 50 something guy (never been married) comes to Pattaya to get away from work pressures, play a bit of golf, hang out with friends and probably visit 2-3 Go-Go bars in walking Street just like thousands of other Brits do every month. Scumbag Gutter Press have they nothing better to do than spoil a guys fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglesoup Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Its pretty shit. The News of the World is a complete sham. I hate everything it stands for. Also the Sun and the Star are real plebs papers...completely shallow and very intrusive...its a shame you cant go away and enjoy yourself on the other side of the world without some dickhead reporter following... Give a motorbike taxi guy a few thousand baht to sort it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Drummond makes good money doing what he does. I think he is basically a freelancer, so he has to make news when he can't find anything to write about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Same guy I suppose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Presumably. He's been here for years. He did a lot of coverage of the rape-murder of the Brit gal in Samui a year or two ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simie Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Mekong, i totally agree with you, i don't buy the red top rags that these sort of stories appear in and am these days rather more choosey as to which newspapers i buy. Most of them are filled with total tosh and how they can actually call themselves a newspaper is rather debatable. I have never had the displeasure of meeting Andrew Drummond but from what i was told by people who have he is a total tosser. When i lived in Bangkok the owner of my local, would'nt let the guy in his bar and many of the other regulars who in most cases are long term Bangers residents would'nt give the tosser the time of day. Simie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Gentlemen , this guy Drummond delivers what a certain readership is obviously willing to pay for . The real tossers are at the other end of the supply line . BuBi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Don't know about the UK scandal rags, but those in the US pay their staff decidedly well -- much better than the legitimate press. Tells you something about what sells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Shame that they should pick on a manager who is well known as a gentleman in the game who never slags off opponents or refs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeakHunt Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 out of curiosity which manager is it ? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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