Scumbag British Gutter Press

[ultras67]

I met Andrew Drummond a couple of years ago and he seemed an OK guy.

 

You know the story about he who is without sin...? Well, given the type of bar we were in ( hint, trousers down, girl kneeling in front of you... ) then he shouldnt really be doing this.

 

But anyone in the public eye is fair game now. To a certain extent thats fair. if we have privacy laws who is to say where it will end up. Our MPs are already screaming about how their expenses ( which we pay ) shouldnt be available under the freedom of information act.

[Sukhumvit]

I met Andrew Drummond a couple of years ago and he seemed an OK guy.

 

You know the story about he who is without sin...? Well, given the type of bar we were in ( hint, trousers down, girl kneeling in front of you... ) then he shouldnt really be doing this.

 

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A lot of journalists are tosspots and liars. I once knew the science editor for a national uk tabloid quite well. Real oafish character. And what exactly were his qualifactions to make him "science editor"? He had a third class geography degree from a well known scottish university. I suppose it is a Bsc. He culls most of his science scoops from the internet. Another "travel writer" I met admitted to me that she was writing her latest article about Mexico from her bedroom in the UK after borrowing a number of books from the library, a bit of internet research and some embellishment of her own. She'd never been to the freakin' country.

[YimSiam]

I have to admit that I take far too much pleasure in the Pattaya City News or whatever it's called to be critical about any sleazy reportage -- certainly on an individual level I might not appreciate the sleazy reporters and think that have a bullshit job, and if I was a celebrity I'm sure I'd hate it, but I enjoy the stuff...

[carew66]

'Celeb' spotting (or rather people we have may have heard of or who have been 'on the telly') is a piece of piss in Pattaya.

 

Had one of these reporter chappies snorting around one weekend down my way (Koh Samet). He didn't half show out though. Dunno what his angle was - or even if there was one - but would suspect it was something along the lines of 'The New Costa Del Crime' (Yawn, yawn)

 

Even the fucking Guardian ran that one last year about Pattaya - but it was an obviously lazily written piece of trip from that Hatterstone (?) Featherstone (?) ...Simon Summat or other...

 

Anyway, it was worth a chuckle, especially his interview with an ex-colleague of mine in London who really is a wind-up merchant.

 

Gotta go. It's quiz night at the Brinks Mat Golden Bar tonight.

 

Q.1 "What the fuck are you looking at?"

[Famous Grouse]

Your contributor Mekong posted a rant about the scumbag British press here last week which was subsequently brought to my attention.

 

While no doubt there are scumbags in the British press I would like to point that I have never been near a golf club for the last five years, except maybe the one at Don Muang,

And have certainly never been shown the door of a bar and had five beers thrown over me.

 

I was at a loss to how this rumour started. I was in Pattaya one day over the last two weeks (most of the other time I was abroad) on a matter totally disconnected with Steve Coppell.

 

I have no interest whatsoever in chasing Mr. Coppell around bars in Pattaya, or anywhere else for that matter.

 

I did know Coppell was in town. The topic did come up. As was mentioned the favourite of British tabloids Jimmy White â?? a man who actually makes good cash selling his stories to the so called scumbag press.

So what?

 

I have however since made some enquiries. â??The barâ?? Mr.Mekong is referring to is â??Jamesonsâ??. Coppell did not leave Pattaya, but instead decided to spend the night of the Champions league elsewhere.

 

Why would he not go back to Jamesons? It looks to be a pretty safe place to watch football without being harassed. Maybe the answer lies within the bar, which I can honestly say I have never been in or even seen it! â?? except in the Pattaya Mail.

 

Maybe he just wanted some p and q.

 

I did not know Mr. Coppell liked to go to go-go bars until I read Mekongâ??s post, nor do I understand the reasoning behind his post. If he wanted to defend Steve Coppell why would he raise Coppellâ??s name in connection with go-go bars.

 

That might be the surest way to fire up a paper like the News of the World. After Mekongâ??s rant I called the NoW and asked them if they were chasing Coppell. They said not (well they would wouldnâ??t they). The deskman added: â??Why whatâ??s he been up to?â? â?? Well he would would he not?

â??Havenâ??t the foggiestâ? I replied.

 

Maybe thatâ??s why there was no story in the NoW last week!

 

Anyway thank you to that nice gentleman who was a little drunk when he met me. He seems to be the only chap here to have a cut of my jib so to speak.

 

May I say also something else about the press. Quite often we help people and I certainly know I have helped a few who have been set up in Pattaya. Thatâ??s as far however I will go to defend them.

 

In the meantime may I suggest Mekong gets the owner of Jamesonâ??s to ban the reading of the News of the World, Sun, Mirror etc in his bars.

 

PS The last enquiry I did for the NoW was to find Gary Glitter for them in Vietnam. My conscience is not troubled

 

 

Andrew Drummond

 

 

 

24-05-07 01:35 PM - Post#597350

 

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.

Know The Rules! Learn The Tricks! Play the Game!

 

 

[ChristianTroy]

Why would he not go back to Jamesons? It looks to be a pretty safe place to watch football without being harassed. Maybe the answer lies within the bar, which I can honestly say I have never been in or even seen it! â?? except in the Pattaya Mail.

 

Can't believe I am reading this from a person that makes his living with writing! 3 contradictions in itself, nothing bad , just really poor writing!

 

I know Mekong in person and I know he is not that kind of guy who is making up a story nor he is an attention whore.

 

"Maybe the answer lies within the bar" Asking a provocative question about something you admit to have no clue about is stupid. Even a mediocre journalist should know who the owner of Jamesons is and how much influence he has and how his initial "contribution" to the city has changed the picture of Pattaya. I don't think it is very smart to say anything provocative about an extremely harmless pub that caters a lot of nice people who have nothing else in mind as zipping a beer after a day of hard work!

 

 

[Famous Grouse]

Thanks for your interest...in my typos.

I don't believe I made a reference to the boss at Jameson's.

I do however know from one of his friends that on the night of the Champions League Mr.Coppell chose to be among friends elsewhere in Pattaya. The owner of Jamesons may or may not have been one of them. I honestly don't know. I did not ask . I was not that interested. Once again in case you did not get me the first time - I was not there when I was allegedly drenched in beer and shown the door. Perhaps Mekong can enlighten us because he does not make up stories does he?

That's all I have to say. If anyone has a complaint I would he happy to deal with it here or at famous-grouse@hotmail.co.uk.

 

 

 

[elef]

It's not so often I agree with CT - except on the geography of Pattaya - but I also know Merking or sooner the person behind the handle and he's 100 % credible. I also know the owner of Jameson btw.

[bibblies]

So, can you confirm ultra's story of him meeting you?

 

I.e.

 

[color:red]BBC REPORTER DRUMMOND CAUGHT WITH PANTS DOWN IN BLOW-JOB BAR![/color]

 

"I liked the cut of his jib", squeaked poor exploited Thai teen Noi.

 

(That's what you meant by one guy knowing the 'cut of your jib', isn't it? )

 

[ChristianTroy]

I don't believe I made a reference to the boss at Jameson's.

 

You made a reference to his bar = his baby!