Alan Green, the BBC’s resident racist does it again. Tired of picking on Sir Alex Ferguson and Sam Allardyce, Liverpool’s favourite hack has another go at Everton
Ofcom regulate the majority of the communications industry in the UK. One of the key things they regulate is the integrity of a broadcast, in particular to ensure that “the news, in whatever form, is reported with due accuracy and presented with due impartiality”. In fact anyone reading Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code would find it difficult to understand how Alan Green could get a job anywhere as a journalist …until you realise that the code does not apply to the BBC.
Once you understand that then Alan’s career with the BBC becomes apparent.
You see Alan happens to be one of the most reviled and bigoted members of the Broadcasting profession, whilst amazing also being one of the BBC’s favourite sons. However, its only the BBC who thinks this, and as they are (currently) excluded from Ofcom’s regulations then they can apparently get away with allowing him to air his bigoted views.
And some of those views are corkers.
“Me no cheat”, a reference to Manchester United’s Djemba-Djemba’s ability to speak English, which amazingly Ofcom did intervene in saying, “”We considered that the suggestion that a black player was incapable of speaking grammatical English was inappropriate, particularly given the drive to eradicate racist attitudes in football”. The BBC’s response was that Mr Green’s comments were “ill judged”.
“Number 17 - that’ll be the chicken chow mein, then” Mr Green’s reference to Manchester City’s Sun Jahai was also said to be “ill judged” by his BBC bosses.
Alan isn’t just bigoted about race, he’s also bigoted about football too, which you would think would be something of a drawback for a football commentator ….but not in the BBC apparently….
He freely admits that he hates Sir Alex Ferguson on a “personal level”, and when Everton took his precious Liverpool’s fourth place a couple of seasons ago, Mr Green’s impartial comments were, “David Moyes should see a doctor”. The following season he had a falling out with Sam Allardyce for calling his team’s football, “ugly” (although Mr Green swears the falling out had more to do with Big Sam’s friendship with Sir Alex).
And now Mr Green has done it again. He’s called Sylvester Stallone a “B-list celebrity” (surely not anywhere near Mr Green’s league?), and then he inferred that local Liverpudlians were likely to be thieves by saying Mr Stallone had got to check whether “his limousine was on bricks”.
Again the BBC came out with yet another statement, this time saying Mr Green’s remarks were “meant to be humorous but they were not” and that they apologised for the offence caused.
And that is where the trouble lies. The BBC has given Mr Green his voice on 606, and in that role as a talk show host, his job is to shock, to be controversial and to entertain. Admittedly most of the tedious drivel talked about on the show makes most intelligent people lose interest very quickly, but it seems to keep Mr Green amused and as long as he has his cohorts calling in then the BBC is happy.
But its when he transfers his talk-show script to his day job, that of sports journalist and football commentator that Mr Green and the BBC lose control. Mr Green is not there as a pundit, he’s there to commentate on the game not to raise his profile through his outrageous comments, but because he’s a luvvie of the BBC it seems he’s immune from the codes of practice with govern other broadcasters.
In all these apologies, not one has come from Mr Green himself, who sits in his castle in the sky, smirking his little smirk, chortling all the way to the bank.
No doubt the BBC will be issuing yet another apology from him soon, although I’m not sure how long the government and the regulators will allow the BBC Governors to keep flaunting their disregard for decent behaviour, and allowing the racist loud mouth bigot to keep pushing up his profile at the BBC’s expense.
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67 opinions for Alan Green, the BBC’s resident racist does it again. Tired of picking on Sir Alex Ferguson and Sam Allardyce, Liverpool’s favourite hack has another go at Everton
Liam
Jan 17, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Good points well made, never liked Green, always thought his bias was a little too obvious
Boz
Jan 17, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Wow - another piece of quality forensic and insightful blogging, not. This sort of numptiness is what gives the Internet a bad name. You ever thought of working for News International or MacDonalds instead?
David
Jan 17, 2007 at 1:15 pm
This article is spot on. I for one refuse to listen to the station altogether whilst they employ this jumped up little man.
I don’t mind a broadcaster admitting they follow a certain club and having light hearted rivalry with supporters. This man however is a disgrace and his biased bitter views should not be aired.
Rather than put up with this fool I highly recommend boycotting the station or emailing the beeb with your opinions (not that it will make a bit of difference). It will make you feel better though.
Disgruntled MUFC supporter.
Sack the Juggler
Jan 17, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Boz, sorry looks like you got the last vacancy mate….
Frank McCullough
Jan 17, 2007 at 1:17 pm
The BBC constantly give airtime on both radio & television to Kelvin ” The Truth ” MacKenzie, an individual who makes Alan green seem like George Washington.
why dont you have a go at them about that?
Disgusted from England
Jan 17, 2007 at 1:39 pm
In my humble opinion, Green is one of the worst, but BBC inaccuracies and tabloid style garbage is now not unusual for the BBC. Their style has changed over the last few years from a news reporting organisation to a tabloid type channel. I choose not to buy/subscribe to this type of journalism but unfortunately I cannot choose not to pay my TV licence.
We pay Green’s wages!!!
G
Jan 17, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Boz, if i were Green i’d probably call you a tit but im not so i wont.
Mo
Jan 17, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Alan Green has been the bastion of crap broadcasting for a long time now. His constant abuse of England players during internationals and his racist views are something that the tax supported BBC need to address. For me he is in the same league as Big Ron & Jimmy Hill….oh and by the way…Boz have a word with yourself.
Ged
Jan 17, 2007 at 2:12 pm
My God, after decades of the likes of you calling scousers thieves, you’re now suddenly standing up for them
Is this just because Alan Green is a Liverpool supporter?
It is very noble of you to stand up for scousers, but I very much expect that the next time Liverpool play at say White Hart Lane you’ll be there singing ‘Sign on’, that’s if you actually go to games which I doubt
You do seem to have some sort of obsession with Liverpool so maybe you are a Chelsea supporter rather than a Spurs supporter, in which case I apologise - to Spurs supporters
In the meantime, please stay off our side
gav
Jan 17, 2007 at 2:29 pm
FINALLY!! Well done StJ for saying what were all thinking. Lets see more people like the excellent Lawro and always insightful Shearer representing the BBC instead of this right wing filth.
Sack the Juggler
Jan 17, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Cheers Gav, but lets not get carried away…
Darren
Jan 17, 2007 at 2:48 pm
What a load of rubbish! I heard the comments alleged to be controversial during the Everton v Reading game. It was a light-hearted remark that anyone would jokingly say to a friend and certainly was not a serious implication that Mr Stallone’s car would have been vandalised because of the area it was in. It’s plainly obvious that you have a personal vendetta against the journalist in question and other commentators are just being bitter towards the BBC. I suggest you try to grow up a little and find something a bit more purposeful to do with your life than to vitriollically attack someone just because they have a better job than you.
Sack the Juggler
Jan 17, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Darren, you seem to consider the phrase “a pathetic stunt from a B list celebrity” a light hearted remark rather than the fit of jealousy (Green by nature?) everyone else saw it as.
Maybe you should be directing your advice to Mr Green ” try to grow up a little and find something a bit more purposeful to do with your life than to vitriollically attack someone just because they have a better job than you”?
mikey g
Jan 17, 2007 at 3:07 pm
insightful shearer? hahaha i didnt know there was a preschool version of motd
carlos the jackal
Jan 17, 2007 at 3:33 pm
What a load of rubbish! You must be a bitter bluenose. Alan Green is without doubt the best commentator on the planet and has been for years. He says it how it is! Fergie & big daft Sam deserve it!
Darren
Jan 17, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Perhaps Mr Green is a passionate follower of the sport he commentates on and is simply frustrated by those who seem to see the sport merely as a business opportunity or a publicity event. It seems the sport we all love so much is slowly being ruined by dubious businessmen and classless individuals. As for Mr Stallone, do you really believe he is an ardent Everton fan or did he perhaps see it as an opportunity to subliminally promote the new Rocky film? After all, he is systematically visiting European countries at the moment, with this his primary objective being to publicise the next installment of the Rocky saga. I feel this was his real motivation behind visiting the UK and turning out at Goodison Park.
As much as I like Mr Stallone, I do not consider him to still be a Hollywood heavyweight, nonetheless, I take on board your comment and agree that Mr Green could have displayed more tact and even kept his personal opinion on Mr Stallone’s presence private.
Sack the Juggler
Jan 17, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Darren - well said mate
Frank McCullough
Jan 17, 2007 at 5:12 pm
What is your response to my comment about the BBC using Kelvin Mackenzie. Why do you not attack him or are you as I suspect using Green to further your anti Liverpool bias
pete
Jan 17, 2007 at 5:17 pm
I don’t see why taking the mick out of Stallones presence is wrong - after all Stallone was there to be seen ( except for the final 10 minutes obviously, maybe he thought he was at the Emirates Stadium ). From Stallone’s point of view though, I wonder why he’d choose to support Everton, I mean no-one in their right mind would do that through choice. Maybe an accident of birth, yes, but choice !!
Stevo
Jan 17, 2007 at 5:24 pm
“Alan Green is without doubt the best commentator on the planet…” You must be joking? Personally, i like my commentators with a little more tact and a little less racism, but whatever you say Carlos!!!
By your arguement…we dont like Green because he is a Liverpudlian and we are all ‘bitter blues’, not because he is a racist cretin…
Strange.
gaz
Jan 17, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Stallone was only at the game because our major shareholder owns planet hollywood and stallone also is a major shareholder along with planet hollywood. As an everton fan, we all knew that it was a publicity stunt but it was still entertainment nevertheless! he probably doesn’t support everton and quite frankly no one cares! Alan Green wants people to be talking about him like we are now so that he gets a reputation as a controversial pundit. He is ultimately a clever guy that is starting to go too far with his comments and his comments at the weekend were far overboard. i dont have a problem with comments that are clearly joking. But racism or even prejudice against liverpudlians in general cant be tolerated.
Sack the Juggler
Jan 17, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Frank, my apologies for not answering you initially, I’d prefer not to give him any time on here or anywhere else.
I find the man loathsome in the extreme, but I also find the paper he used to edit to be equally loathsome. After they sack him they asked for forgiveness and said those responsible had now gone, but the issues with that paper are not just the staff, they go far deeper, a fact proven by their re-hiring of him last year.
I know he didn’t cause what happened at Hillsborough but for everyone who was involved he made the situtation many times worse, both at the time and with his continued insistence about “The Truth”.
I still don’t buy that paper, go to its website, and even refuse it if offered it by someone else. I choose not to read or partake in its lies and innuendo.
I refuse to listen to his words on Radio Five Live, or to watch the recent edition of Question Time in which he was participating. I do find it sickening that the BBC has seen fit to employ this man, but it seems that as I’ve mentioned, the BBC is happy to go down the shock jock route, the more shocking the better, safe in the knowledge that it is excluded from the regulations that all other broadcasters have to follow.
I hope that explains my stance on this person.
Josh
Jan 17, 2007 at 6:10 pm
I wouldn’t call Stallone B-list. For one he has an oscar.
OK he may not have the box office appeal of Tom Cruise but if he walked down any street in the world people would know who he was.
As for the remarks, Green should know better.
Having Kelvin Mackenzie on the BBC is far worse than anything Green has said or done.
Mackenzie is an enemy to all football fans. He’d have written those lies if it was Chelsea fans or Pompy fans. It was done to cover up the fuck up by the police.
Marko, Glasgow
Jan 17, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Alan Green is a rats cock.
Why give the worm the credence he craves?
He’s just a wee jobbie.
T
Jan 17, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I heard the remarks Green made on the radio during the Everton game and even his co-comintator was shocked.
RR
Jan 17, 2007 at 6:36 pm
To think that you churn this kind of mindless claptrap out and then have a go at alan Green for the quality of his journalism.
It’s like raaaaaiiiiiiiinnnnnnn
on your wedding day…
Frank McCullough
Jan 17, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Cheers for that. Glad to hear your views
Frank
Yawn
Jan 17, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Yawn! What an absolute pile of shit I can’t believe I actually read this article.(Or responded to it)
John
Jan 17, 2007 at 10:49 pm
What a poorly written article which is baseless at the very best and liable to the point of a lawsuit if it was written by an anonymous idiot. The drivel about racism is something which the pc brigade love to use when its clear even in the examples given that there is no case to answer for.
Smiler
Jan 18, 2007 at 12:08 am
Racism? Clearly the bounderies in which I class this form of prejudice differ greatly from the majority of these replies. Watch big brother for a few minutes, should be enough to highlight what I’d consider justifiable reasons to post an article of this nature. “F##k off back home!!!” says Danielle Lloyd to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.
“Number 17 - that’ll be the chicken chow mein, then”
“B-list celebrity”
“David Moyes should see a doctor”
“his limousine was on bricks”
Racism? or just a poor attempt at comedy from radio-face Alan.
And his criticism of Bolton’s style of play as “ugly” was whole heartedly supported by co-commentator Chris Waddle. Alan tries to reflect what he see’s, and from what I remember of that game, I’d have probably used a much stronger word.
I see ‘Sack the Juggler’ has made no mention of the many death threats Alan recieved from Bolton and Everton fans. Does he even condemn them?
What a waste of web space this is. Better go, Big Brother’s on…
T*at the juggler
Jan 18, 2007 at 12:10 am
It seems Mr Green has upset a few people with his comments. As a scouser from a mixed race background I didn’t find any of his comments particularly offensive. Yet again another boring little Saddo seems determined to use the serious issues of racism to help make a really weak point against somebody he doesn’t like. Articles like this detract from real incidents of racism we come across everyday. Do us a favour mate…leave issues like this to the grown ups, you aint doing my community any favours with crap like this.
Republican
Jan 18, 2007 at 12:25 am
Has Alan Green ever ever declared his love for the red side of Liverpol, ive never heard it. In fact nearly always critical of the club when ive listened, as for not liking the black knight who does not.Mr Sam his beloved cretin and friend, recently exposed by the B.B.C. chooses not to give any interviews either, fingers caught in the sweetie jar oh dear!
SickyBurp
Jan 18, 2007 at 1:48 am
Green is a lamentable broadcaster with proven racist attitudes and clear prejudices towards some clubs and against some personalities.
The BBC’s continued employment of this man is to the detriment of an otherwise decent service.
And he looks like a paedophile
Kop94
Jan 18, 2007 at 4:54 am
I dont like Alan Green but to take a select few comments out of context to support a very weak agrument that Green is a racist is a dnagerous slur on anyones character. You have no real evidence here. So you are saying he has racial prejudice against scousers, black people and asians. I think you just blew your own credibility with such a personal attack. I think you should take back your comment or make a serious well substanciated case. You owe the man an apology. He may be a poor commentator but thats all.
Professor Yaffle
Jan 18, 2007 at 6:30 am
Dear me,
Is that the best you can come up with. Whether or not you like Green as a commentator/pundit, blasting him for these type of petty comments show precisely why there is so much intolerance and hatred in our world today. Nobody is allowed to have opinions any more without some idiot trying turn it into a racist/sexist/ageist argument. Just chill out a bit and enjoy life a bit more.
Sack the Juggler
Jan 18, 2007 at 9:12 am
a few comments above have come from the same IP address - wonder if its Mr Green’s?
with regards to the death threats issue that has been raised - I also condemn them, regardless of the fact that Mr Green’s style is to annoy people, what he says is just that, annoying, and that in itself does not justify his death or anyone one elses.
Owen
Jan 18, 2007 at 11:22 am
Personally I’m not the biggest fan of Alan Green - what put me off Green was listening to him tell a caller to 606 to “shut up”, and then hang up on the caller because he disagreed with his opinion (and the caller was not abusive or rude).
However Juggler, you really have taken things to an extreme. Okay the comments you highlight Green making were not particularly P.C. but to slap him with the tag of being a bigoted racist is unwarranted. Green was making common, if simplistic, cultural connotations about the players he was referring to, he was not stating that he believed them to be inherently inferior because of their colour. Living in Wales I would not find it unexpected for people to make similar jests in regards to Welshmens’ supposed love for sheep. Provided such comments werent constantly played on (which Green didnt) I would take them in sense of the humour they probably would have been intended.
Joker you are perpetrating a brand of “PC Puritanism” which seems to be consuming this country, helping to turn the place into a joyless and overly self-conscious place in the process.
As for Greens love of Liverpool - if you actually listen to his commentary, when Liverpool play poorly you will find that he is usually far more critical of the team’s performances than a supposed “neutral” commentator is (in a similar way he is about England’s performances).
Finally, winning is the most important factor for any football club. I readily accept that teams need to be able to win “ugly”, but I wouldnt be happy if I supported a club which played turgid football as frequently as Bolton do. I personally believe a club also has a duty to entertain its supporters. When Green says Bolton can be boring to watch it is hard to deny, and if I were a Bolton supporter I would like to see a more entertaining style of football, even if the club lost a few more games as a result.
MSB
Jan 18, 2007 at 11:41 am
What gets me is the insidious nature of Green’s and ergo the BBC’s behaviour. Nothing alone is “bad” or “racist”, but plenty is ill-judged or biassed.
This is not only prevalent with Green, but many of the commentators that hold allegiance to a particular club. Whatever happened to neutral commentators?
Green will never be reprimanded by the BBC, as they do seem to have an agenda, perhaps as simple as creating a furore so that their commentators/presenters appear to be setting the debate.
Frankly, I am a scouser and a blue - I was not particularly offended by the limousine “gag”, nor for the “B list celebrity” mirthful moment, but his whole attitude stinks, not just about my club, but anyone that is not his beloved LFC. His vitriol towards MUFC is only as a result of his jealousy of their achievements since the premiership began.
Sack the Juggler
Jan 18, 2007 at 11:43 am
Owen - a very good and measured response there. I understand the arguments about us living in a PC world, but Alan Green looks to belittle players and the public at large in any way he can. My point wasn’t just that he is a racist, that is only one aspect of his personality (there have been other documented comments but I still find the “me no cheat” comment to be deeply offensive).
My main point was that as a commentator his job is to be impartial and report the game as he sees it. I appreciate that on his phone-in show, or on a blog, he can be as obnoxious as he likes, but when he’s acting as a sports journalist he should be impartial, but he seems to enjoy flouting the BBC’s own internal code as much as possible and somehow he gets away with it.
I like a joke as much as the next guy, but I don’t find him funny, just offensive and it is annoying to a lot of people (not just me) that the BBC keep allowing him to get away with a slapped wrist. He was supposed to be commenting on a game, there was no need to berate the fans or Mr Stallone with comments that were completely unnecessary and uncalled for.
If it was an isolated incident then it wouldn’t really matter, but he seems to take pride in it. There is an argument for leaving it alone and not giving him the publicity, but there is equally and argument for asking the BBC why they continue to allow it to happen, and if they are not prepared to do anything about it then maybe its time they were bought under the same code as the rest of the Broadcast profession.
As to Bolton’s style of play, yes it can be tough, but I’ve seen many a turgid game being played by other supposedly attractive footballing sides. The toruble is that Mr Green’s comments influence what others perceptions. Yes Bolton can stiffle opposition, but they can also play attractive football. I agree that Bolton is not my team of choice, but if I was born in Bolton then I would probably support them and would be pleased with what Sam Allardyce had achieved for what would otherwise be a “small” club.
Charlie Camenzuli
Jan 18, 2007 at 1:01 pm
We Maltese say’You have hit the nail on it’s head when you said ‘Mr Green is not there as a pundit,he’s there to commentate on the game.
Exactly. There is where he fails because he knows nothing about the game. Technically and tacticaly he is useless.He simply doesn’n know how to describe how the game is being changed by the managers during the 90 minutes.
He only knows how to make a fool of himself.
I'm supposed to be doing an essay
Jan 18, 2007 at 1:20 pm
The aids epidemic in Africa is escalating as we type, perspective juggler whatever, a bit of perspective. And I know you wrote that first blog with the best of intentions, fair enough, your opinion. But now do you have to defend it when you have people who supposedly suffered at the hands of this ‘abhorant racism’ saying they’re not bothered? you loose your only important point a little you have to admit. Give it up if you have any respect for yourself and the real problems of humanity, admit that on some points you were wrong and some insignificant ones you remain correct
I'm supposed to be doing an essay
Jan 18, 2007 at 1:21 pm
(I don’t know if this posted first time, I apolagise if it’s here twice)
The aids epidemic in Africa is escalating as we type, perspective juggler whatever, a bit of perspective. And I know you wrote that first blog with the best of intentions, fair enough, your opinion. But now do you have to defend it when you have people who supposedly suffered at the hands of this ‘abhorant racism’ saying they’re not bothered? you loose your only important point a little you have to admit. Give it up if you have any respect for yourself and the real problems of humanity, admit that on some points you were wrong and some insignificant ones you remain correct
Sack the Juggler
Jan 18, 2007 at 1:38 pm
get back to your essay….
Crusty Bayonet
Jan 18, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Mike Inghams pretty good though…here he talks about his likes and dislikes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/presenters/ingham_gallery1.shtml
Sack Sack The Juggler
Jan 18, 2007 at 9:15 pm
SSSSSSSSSsssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Alex
Jan 19, 2007 at 1:16 am
So saying Asian people eat Asian food is racist now? Think first ay?
And the bricks comments… you tossers have been using the same kind of comments for years about scousers. NOW you’re ‘offended’ - gimme a f*cking break!
Note: most people who “hate” Alan Green hate him because they hate Liverpool - fact! see ‘digruntled man united fan’ for details.
Sack the Juggler
Jan 19, 2007 at 10:39 am
Alex - Alan Green wasn’t commenting on what Sun Jahai was having for dinner, he was making fun of him because he was Asian, and he was making fun of Djemba Djemba because he was black. Racists assume that their “race” is superior than another and then act on that belief either through words or actions to belittle people who are not of their “race”. Alan green enjoys trying to put people down, and if he can use the colour of their skin to do it, or their ethnic background, it then he will. Just because he’s a Liverpool fan is no reason for you to excuse him.
Stuey
Jan 19, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Here here, it’s pathetic the way the BBC keeps apologising for the offensive, pompous drivel he spouts.
White Army
Jan 19, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Completely and utterly spot-on.
That’s it from me!
Gaz
Jan 20, 2007 at 12:13 pm
I don’t think Green is overtly racist - in fact I remember him say on 606 a while back that the only game he refuses to cover on radio is the Glasgow derby, because of the intolerance of both sets of fans towards one another. However, a Celtic fan rang him a week later to take issue with him for his comments and was promply cut off.
Impartial he is not.
My question is - why does he even bother coming to Goodison to commentate on games if he so obviously doesn’t want to be there? Does he have a choice in which games he does (99% of his commentaries are for Big Red - surely his bosses don’t just “send” him there every week)? And why won’t he just admit who he supports, as if it wasn’t already blindingly obvious when all the out of town fans ring him when his beloved Reds have lost….
LumpHead-Lampard
Feb 7, 2007 at 12:16 pm
My question is…..Why are all the Everton players so short? Could it be because they play for such a small club?!
Sack the Juggler
Feb 7, 2007 at 12:27 pm
No Class Lumphead….
willie
Feb 7, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Recently, I listening to a game in the car, alongside my wife. Although completely disinterested in all things football she nevertheless commented that “that guy (Green) is constantly moaning”.
On Saturday I listened to the Liverpool Everton game. Every time Pennant got the ball Green criticised him. Later I saw a recording of the whole game and thought that Pennant was no better or worse than any of the other Liverpool players. Why did he single out Pennant?
When his summariser is Jimmy Armfield I think you can clearly detect that Armfield is not at ease working with Green.
Green is a complete horror. A nasty character who’s vitriol should not be tolerated.
lfcrule1972
Feb 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Mmmm hasn’t anyone ever heard of “freedom of speech” ? I am a Liverpool fan but have no allegience to Alan Green, his style is quite abrasive but ultimately you don’t have to listen to him if you feel that offended !
I hear him criticise a lot of teams and players during his commentaries, he also makes silly comments at times but nothing worse than you hear at the Grounds themselves or down the pub.
Come on guys chill out and maybe we should consider the words attributed to Voltaire, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Sack the Juggler
Feb 21, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Voltaire also said “Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices” and that is the ultimate power of the racist; to belittle others and make it seem acceptable.
lfcrule1972
Feb 21, 2007 at 1:24 pm
True - but as intelligent human being I don’t “believe” the absurdities that come out of Mr Green’s mouth !
I treat then like other such comments as either ill-judged or a mistake but I still believe that Freedom of Speech should allow him to say what he likes whether or not you or I agree with him.
Mifu
Mar 11, 2007 at 12:47 am
Alan Green is just a pompous self-orientated tabliod equivalent commentator who is so much blinded by his biter apartheid bullshit and liverpool bias, that really shows he has no real football insight! I don’t mind commentators having a light humered bias & rivalry with supporters, but his constant hypocrisy and bitter comments makes him unlistenable, hell I even think the liverpool fans don’t even like him. Give me Jonathon Pearce every time!
smiffinch
Oct 24, 2007 at 9:54 pm
I know I’m a little late on this one but I’ve just had to turn Radio 5 off due to Green. I Googled “shut up Alan Green” and found this blog.
Alan Green is just an atrocious moaning fat old boor. It’s mind-boggling to think that he’s employed by anyone to commentate on football.
There should be an orchestrated campaign to get him off the air.
lfcrule1972
Oct 29, 2007 at 10:18 am
Can you add Ian Wright to that campaign then please ? Oh and Paul Merson on Soccer Saturday - both idiots.
Cassandra
Nov 19, 2007 at 11:59 pm
Frankly, who cares…? Football’s a game played by moronic children and enjoyed by inebriate chauvinists. That a leading commentator has proven a xenophobic boor is surely the largest non-event since England’s participation in the last World Cup.
Pass the chillum, darling, I’m off for something far more interesting….and do try to sublimate your sexual instincts with something a little less predictable than competitive sports!
Martyn Bright
Jan 23, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Alan Green has just said live on 5 Live during the Everton v Chelsea Carling semi final, ” that shows those prats that say I always crtisise referees a thing or too” . As the Chairman of a youth football club, I have always thought Greens critism was more to do with his “on air” persona as the fans hero, rather than constructive comment on what is a very difficult job. What 13 year old would chose to ref an under 8 match when referees as so vilified by football commentators. Our club is very fortunate that we have 9 players willing to train to referee on a Saturday when they play on a sunday. Green is distructive and shoud be sacked forthwith.
Mirha
Mar 14, 2008 at 11:02 am
Smart commentator!
Twanster
Apr 30, 2008 at 10:50 am
So there are other people who are so frustrated by the annoying blob of vitriol known as Alan Green that they have also typed into google and found this blog. The man is an arrogant, self-serving, opinionated twot, and I can’t stand him. Listen to any of his commentaries and I guarantee that within a minute or two (usually first sentence if he picks up commentary half way through a half) he will say ‘awful’, ‘disgraceful’, ‘ridiculous’ or some similar personal view - anything that pours scorn on what he witnesses solely because he loves the sound of his own voice and his own opinions. As has been mentioned earlier by several posters, he should just be verbalising what he sees, not what he thinks.
lfcrule1972
May 6, 2008 at 7:02 am
His commentary is always angled towards promoting debate and discussion as should all commentary. A monotone reporting of the basic match facts would get very boring fast….. look at Andy Townsend on CL coverage for ITV as an e.g of this.
Twanster
May 12, 2008 at 11:39 am
Errrm, no it shouldn’t. A radio commentator should stick to reporting what he/she sees, not what they personally think. You are actually spot on though - ‘his’ commentary always leads to debate and discussion because he talks such bollocks and he is such an egotist. A description of the action on the pitch is what I tune in to hear, and as the listener’s eyes, the flabby get should just concentrate on reporting that. He generally hosts 606 afterwards which is a far more suitable forum for the opinionated arse to spout his nonsense, and the perfect opportunity for the more discerning to switch off and do something else instead.
senoj
May 22, 2008 at 2:47 am
Alan green is an absolute fukn wnker. How does he ever keep his job. Knows as much about football as i do about ladies netball.. what a cnut!! Read his predictions about the champions league final in the Belfast Telegraph, then go back to the start of this mesage and repeat process
james
May 29, 2008 at 7:02 am
well said, green should go and die somewhere quietly, he is a tosser beyond belif and his rants at rafa have become a joke!!!
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