John Findlay Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Ribble said: Semi retired, 66yr old that comes from bruntsfield/morningside, self absorbed 'social commentator' for the EEN that's actually quite nasty at times, can't actually find any reference to her as a journalist for any other publication. So has her bus pass, so can very easily get to the Western General Hospital from Brunstfield whether there is a sporting event in the west of Edinburgh or not. Edinburgh geography obviously not her strong point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japan Jambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Nookie Bear said: ‘Kin hell...somebody put that rag out of its misery. my thoughts exactly. that in it's sister rag are absolutely done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Harry Potter said: Evening news fails again, this paper gets worse every day. You know what to do if you run out of toilet paper 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
132goals1958 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I live relatively near Tynecastle and have visited my wife every day for the last five weeks in the Western General. Usually take the car but have also gone there on foot and public transport. The Motherwell game I visited both pre and post match without any problem and that was leaving after the final whistle. We live in an age where pre planning journeys across the city are the proverbial walk in the park. Reading that article it is obvious from her incoherent ramblings that she has gathered information and forgot to analyse it before the output. Of course we are living in unprecedented times and a whole new perspective is required. That does not lose sight however of businesses across the world facing a huge and in many cases an impossible task to stay afloat. I notice the Aberdeen chairman is now saying no clubs can sustain 6 – 9 months of the current situation. By definition Helen Martin is more or less telling Anne Budge to abrogate her responsibilities. Other sections of the media took a similar stance when Anne took a pro-active grasp on things. Planning ahead in what are catastrophic times is neither rocket science nor insensitivity to the sad and tragic consequences of this horrible virus. On a happier note I hope to have the good lady back home by the week end. The quicker both of us are out of that environment the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 There was a time when I bought this paper, every evening it was printed, and the Pink News as well. Even back then it was heavily leaning towards Hibs, with the football reporter, Stewart Brown, clearly a Hibs fan. We had to suffer the aforementioned Gibson then too. Then along comes David Hardie, a Hibs fan with a typewriter if ever there was one. It got so weary for me I just stopped buying the thing. On the subject of Helen Martin, I’m almost sure she had a go at us, in a vindictive way, about something else, when I was still buying the paper all those years ago. Maybe she has some kind of grudge against Hearts which has festered for years. From what I remember, her column was a bomb scare back then, and it seems to be devoid of improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmaroon Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, EIEIO said: Speaking of idiots, is John Gibson of the EEN still alive? That boy slavered pish on a daily basis when I used to buy the paper about 20 years ago. A Hibbie and a Tory to boot. A combination that should be forceably quarantined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Boy Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Nookie Bear said: Nice quote from a 2011 article of hers about us developing Sighthill “The alternatives for Hearts include a venture with Sir David Murray Estates, which seems like a much better idea... an entrepreneurial football fan who happens to have land near the airport and who, unlike the council, knows how to put a deal together without bankrupting himself.” Great find. Forgot about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthomas Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, EIEIO said: Speaking of idiots, is John Gibson of the EEN still alive? That boy slavered pish on a daily basis when I used to buy the paper about 20 years ago. A Hibbie and a Tory to boot. Slavered pish for decades . Nasty , ignorant little shit . Couldn't answer your question without sounding nasty and ignorant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, johnthomas said: Slavered pish for decades . Nasty , ignorant little shit . Couldn't answer your question without sounding nasty and ignorant That is exactly how I would describe him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obua Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 57 minutes ago, SectionDJambo said: There was a time when I bought this paper, every evening it was printed, and the Pink News as well. Even back then it was heavily leaning towards Hibs, with the football reporter, Stewart Brown, clearly a Hibs fan. We had to suffer the aforementioned Gibson then too. Then along comes David Hardie, a Hibs fan with a typewriter if ever there was one. It got so weary for me I just stopped buying the thing. On the subject of Helen Martin, I’m almost sure she had a go at us, in a vindictive way, about something else, when I was still buying the paper all those years ago. Maybe she has some kind of grudge against Hearts which has festered for years. From what I remember, her column was a bomb scare back then, and it seems to be devoid of improvement. David Hardie is a Rangers fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyjambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, johnthomas said: Slavered pish for decades . Nasty , ignorant little shit . Couldn't answer your question without sounding nasty and ignorant John Gibson passed away sometime last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackal Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, obua said: David Hardie is a Rangers fan. He hides it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Cruyff said: You know what to do if you run out of toilet paper 👍 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 37 minutes ago, obua said: David Hardie is a Rangers fan. Well he had a strange way of showing it. Always finding ridiculous positives with Hibs. Maybe under instruction from above. Anyway, not a worry for me anymore since I haven’t bought the paper for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Must be about 15 years since I read a Snooze but she was shite then and is still shite now. Top career progression there Helen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilmuir Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 It's the EEN. Rubbish and best ignored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorgieFifeLife Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Bill Leckie is a clown of the highest order. Happened to glance at a mates S*n today and some of the crap he was coming out with was unbelievable. Never liked the guy with his right on ramblings and victim mentality. So many people ready to put the boot in without having possession of the facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyphoonJambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Used to stand outside ferrantis crewe toll selling this rag years and years ago. Nowadays i feel dirty for the part i played in assisting its continued existence. I wouldnt ram it up my own crack if all the vindaloos in the world were evacuating me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackshades Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Was only in the EEN because the Beano and the Dandy told her to ****off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Fudge Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 She's one of the reasons I stopped buying the news years ago,, "bitching from bruntsfield". She probably thought at the time she was a ground breaking glass ceiling smasher. When in truth she was a stooge. The record had Joan Burnie before that. token women journalists that most feminist's would have been embarrassed reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearts007 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) This is her Community Editor Edinburgh Evening News 2011 – Present9 years Edit 7 - 8 pages per week reflecting community activity and retail in The Lothians Scotsman Publications 22 years Editor Edinburgh Herald & Post Feb 2010 – Nov 20111 year 10 months Edit weekly free paper, circulation 100,000 Features Editor/Communications Manager 1989 – 201021 years Communications Manager scotsman.com, The Scotsman Publications Ltd. (Johnston Press). 2000 – 20066 years Feature writer Evening Times 1978 – 19868 years oh and she rents out 2 flats in Edinburgh which she owns without mortgages as well.... Edited March 23, 2020 by Hearts007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Boy Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hearts007 said: This is her Community Editor Edinburgh Evening News 2011 – Present9 years Edit 7 - 8 pages per week reflecting community activity and retail in The Lothians Scotsman Publications 22 years Editor Edinburgh Herald & Post Feb 2010 – Nov 20111 year 10 months Edit weekly free paper, circulation 100,000 Features Editor/Communications Manager 1989 – 201021 years Communications Manager scotsman.com, The Scotsman Publications Ltd. (Johnston Press). 2000 – 20066 years Feature writer Evening Times 1978 – 19868 years oh and she rents out 2 flats in Edinburgh which she owns without mortgages as well.... Quite handsome. Who’s the other one with their arms around her neck? Edited March 23, 2020 by Special Officer Doofy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdryer Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Moaning about getting to the western general hospital for treatment when a match on at tynecastle hardly a problem considering people have to travel from the borders and fife for treatment you would think when going through a health scare little things like travelling across the city wouldn’t bother you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Hairdryer said: Moaning about getting to the western general hospital for treatment when a match on at tynecastle hardly a problem considering people have to travel from the borders and fife for treatment you would think when going through a health scare little things like travelling across the city wouldn’t bother you Exactly - try complaining about the ERI which is in the arse end of nowhere and an absolute nightmare to commute to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 14 hours ago, SectionDJambo said: Well he had a strange way of showing it. Always finding ridiculous positives with Hibs. Maybe under instruction from above. Anyway, not a worry for me anymore since I haven’t bought the paper for years. Hardie comes across as a staunch hobo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza Cuore Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 An irrelevant boot. Don't buy papers lads, full of self important idiots talking shite to the simpletons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 The premise of the article is that the sporting fate of football clubs is unimportant. She's right. But if so... just null the season. Nobody suffers. So while the underlying premise is correct, her specific reasoning is shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftBack Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 18 hours ago, Nookie Bear said: Nice quote from a 2011 article of hers about us developing Sighthill “The alternatives for Hearts include a venture with Sir David Murray Estates, which seems like a much better idea... an entrepreneurial football fan who happens to have land near the airport and who, unlike the council, knows how to put a deal together without bankrupting himself.” Well found! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chat Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 The part where she describes herself as "Mrs Rugby Hack" tells you all you need to know about this 'article'. 100% gold-plated ARSEHOLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 23/03/2020 at 13:08, Gorgiewave said: A completely pointless column. "If there’s a match on at Hearts, getting to the Western General for treatment is a nightmare for me". Unless she lives near Tynecastle and her treatment always coincides with Hearts matches (who has regular hospital treatment ever other Saturday, with some Fridays, Sundays, a handful of Tuesdays and a handful of Wednesdays?), I don't see how that can be true. Either a bitter Hobo or just a stirrer. She must be accident prone as she won't be getting treatment on weekday evenings or weekends...Basically she a nobody trying to use something from 3 weeks ago against Budge now. That is pretty cynical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annushorribilis III Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 23/03/2020 at 13:05, Section Q said: Whoever she is, she knows nothing about football and is looking for a headline.....! https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/coronavirus-why-hearts-ann-budge-wrong-threaten-legal-action-if-club-are-relegated-2503647 Maybe she's an expert on the travel business 🙄 Helen Martin: Leith just isn’t top port of call AFTER six cruising holidays, I’d describe myself as “experienced” if not a veteran of life on the pleasurable high seas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Slim Stylee Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 21 hours ago, Le Chat said: Moron from Marchmont? Moaning Minge from Marchmont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Boy Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 This is probably the biggest audience one of her shite articles has ever reached tbf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section Q Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Hectormasson said: Left wing socialist, tattie munching hearts hating, wee insignificant twat Not a friend of the worker.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hectormasson Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 48 minutes ago, Section Q said: Not a friend of the worker.... Seems not eh ,, I got a warning for mailing this ??? My opinion, don't care what others think tbh !😷😷😷😷👈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranraer-jambo Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 8 hours ago, Hairdryer said: Moaning about getting to the western general hospital for treatment when a match on at tynecastle hardly a problem considering people have to travel from the borders and fife for treatment you would think when going through a health scare little things like travelling across the city wouldn’t bother you She has no real idea of being inconvenienced with regard to cancer treatment. I should put her in touch with one of many local campaigners I know and she will fully understand the hardship (practical, medical and emotional) of travelling to the Western. Cancer patients in Stranraer, and other parts of D and G, have to travel to Edinburgh for their treatment. Perhaps she can lend her support and lobby the power brokers like the campaigners I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdryer Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 hours ago, stranraer-jambo said: She has no real idea of being inconvenienced with regard to cancer treatment. I should put her in touch with one of many local campaigners I know and she will fully understand the hardship (practical, medical and emotional) of travelling to the Western. Cancer patients in Stranraer, and other parts of D and G, have to travel to Edinburgh for their treatment. Perhaps she can lend her support and lobby the power brokers like the campaigners I know. That’s what I call a problem travelling from Stranraer for treatment when you have a health problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 On 23/03/2020 at 18:58, obua said: David Hardie is a Rangers fan. On 23/03/2020 at 19:16, jackal said: He hides it well On 23/03/2020 at 19:38, SectionDJambo said: Well he had a strange way of showing it. Always finding ridiculous positives with Hibs. Maybe under instruction from above. Anyway, not a worry for me anymore since I haven’t bought the paper for years. I was at a family Doo, a good few years back and asked him about having to write pro-Hibs shite, being a Jambo. I assumed like most of the family bein Hearts. He burst out laughing and his words " I'm a Hun". Not seen him in years, but a genuine good guy. I dare say, he will probably have a soft spot ER way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGorgie Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Should imagine she wrote article with prompts from Ms Dumpster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 13 hours ago, stranraer-jambo said: She has no real idea of being inconvenienced with regard to cancer treatment. I should put her in touch with one of many local campaigners I know and she will fully understand the hardship (practical, medical and emotional) of travelling to the Western. Cancer patients in Stranraer, and other parts of D and G, have to travel to Edinburgh for their treatment. Perhaps she can lend her support and lobby the power brokers like the campaigners I know. That's brutal. The silly bags article just gets even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 What a fecking bizarre piece. Utter drivel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deevers Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I don’t buy that paper often these days. Quite frankly it was pieces of “journalism” like this that made my mind up about ignoring it. She has regularly spouted elitist nonsense on there. She obviously needs to get a life and live in the real world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo_Gaz Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I'm sure I had the misfortune of reading her column a few years ago and she was always a Hibby. Shes irrelevant just like that paper. Makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford donald Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 On 23/03/2020 at 17:22, EIEIO said: Speaking of idiots, is John Gibson of the EEN still alive? That boy slavered pish on a daily basis when I used to buy the paper about 20 years ago. A Hibbie and a Tory to boot. Passed on,at least he attended matches,loved the pen nibs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 On 23/03/2020 at 13:08, Gorgiewave said: A completely pointless column. "If there’s a match on at Hearts, getting to the Western General for treatment is a nightmare for me". Unless she lives near Tynecastle and her treatment always coincides with Hearts matches (who has regular hospital treatment ever other Saturday, with some Fridays, Sundays, a handful of Tuesdays and a handful of Wednesdays?), I don't see how that can be true. Either a bitter Hobo or just a stirrer. We should threaten to sue her and her rag of a paper for suggesting we cause issues with access to a hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Hastings Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 20 hours ago, Le Chat said: The part where she describes herself as "Mrs Rugby Hack" tells you all you need to know about this 'article'. 100% gold-plated ARSEHOLE. Also explains why she doesn't include match-days at Murrayfield as having any bearing on her travel to the western. Picking and choosing her grievances based on her own bias. Her observation that followers of football 'spend money they can't afford' on football in lieu of home repairs or holiday insurance tells me all i need to know about her opinions on those following the working man's (or woman's) game. Has all the hallmarks of someone born with a silver spoon who has never had to worry about budgeting in her life and smacks of middle class elitism. Also don't know how she is getting away with her casual snide suggestion that hearts fans are bigoted and homophobic. It’s an insignificant characteristic for me and just as I’m happy to be pals with Protestants or Catholics, straights or gays Not surprising but certainly disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, ford donald said: Passed on,at least he attended matches,loved the pen nibs. Sure he was a lovely man in private but he came across as a complete **** in his columns. Edited March 25, 2020 by Nookie Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyphoonJambo Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Nookie Bear said: We should threaten to sue her and her rag of a paper for suggesting we cause issues with access to a hospital She should be slagging off whoever sold her a crappy sat nav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Lager Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 The worst writer at the worst paper, not worth reading never mind losing sleep over. Some poor ******* has to live next door to her bet that’s a nightmare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgie rd eh11 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Stopped buying the hibs fanzine about 13 or 14 years ago. She was a bitter slavering bore back then, sounds like nothing has changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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