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in thinking the "premiership footballer" now suing Twitter needs an advsior to tell him to stop being so bloody stupid?

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DillyDaydreaming · 21/05/2011 14:10

Well am I.

If HE or any of his legal advisors are reading this - pass on a message.

"If you'd kept schtum it would all be blowing well over by now, instead you've reignited it and people will be discussing it for longer. Go out - buy your wife a massive "sorry I was a prat" present and move on with your life".

Oh and employ someone with some common sense to ADVISE you in future - not some rich lawyers who will now be richer as a result of this fruitless action.

Amy dying to see if Twitter deliver up what's demanded in the 7 days they have. Suspect their lawyers might be saying "this is America, they are in the UK - tell em to go take a hike".

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edam · 22/05/2011 11:25

That's a great idea, octopus. Grin

meditrina · 22/05/2011 12:56

Alongside this is another piece from the BBC:

"The attorney general is being asked to consider prosecuting a journalist who allegedly broke a privacy order on micro-blogging site Twitter. The unnamed writer allegedly named a footballer, who is accused of having an affair, known in court papers as TSE. The law firm seeking the prosecution, Schillings, has already secured a court order over revelations on Twitter about a different footballer known as CTB. The attorney general's office said it would "consider the matter carefully".

So as there's more than one person possibly taking further legal action, it may be premature to speculate which is doing what.

Also, there's a serious point here. Wrong as it may be to use this legal means for sleb twaddle, if the damn things are in place they do need to be respected. If a journalist has deliberately published something they knew to be injuncted, then it shouldn't matter whether it's in cyberspace or on paper.

alistron1 · 22/05/2011 16:29

If I was Imogen Thomas I'd go to the press and say sod it, am I really going to be criminalised for saying out loud that I had sex with someone?

What really gets my goat is rich men behaving badly and using their wealth to try and come up smelling of roses. And wrt to all these recent stories it is rich men who are doing this.

And maybe footballers should stop 'branding' themselves and making millions from endorsements. Then they could be judged solely on their sporting prowess and not their personal lives/brand/reputation.

forehead · 22/05/2011 16:47

What the idiot should have done was to hire Max Clifford and both of them would make up some cock and bull story about how he was feeling depressed at thet ime of his affair with I mogen Thomas as he was concerned about the fact that his football career was coming to an end, and that he kept his eyes off the 'ball'. Then he could appear in one of the tabloids with dishevelled hair, unshaven and with big brown puppy dog eyes asking his wife to forgive him. I know this all sounds a bit cheesy, but it's better than shooting yourself in the foot and therefore attracting more press. WHAT A COMPLETE DICK

Georgimama · 22/05/2011 17:25

If you were a football manager wouldn't you be wanting to say in the locker room "listen up dicks. This here, is a cheque for £50,000. This here in my other hand, is a football. You kick this (waves football) about for 90 minutes on Saturday, try and score some goals if you can, the finance director gives you this (waves cheque). Can we try and focus on the kicking of the fucking ball please?"

I couldn't name any particular manager who might feel the need to have such a locker room pep talk, naturally.

Pancakeflipper · 22/05/2011 17:33

I have been getting confused but the footballer 'sueing' the journalist who appears on the BBC who wrote something on twitter... Is not the footballer who shagged Imogen Thomas. It's another football player.

There's something in water in Manchester .... What a City it is.
And I love this journalist. He's got a very perky friend whom he eats out with a lot and a lovely sister.

It would be easier to have a role call on who keeps their underpants on.

ceebeegeebies · 22/05/2011 19:27

Pancake you are just being cryptic now and I am useless at working things like that out...anymore clues???

AbiAbi · 22/05/2011 19:58

The footballer might like to visit the part of Wales that Gavin and Stacey was filmed in, to get some peace. Something Island I think?

And the journalist probably wishes his v famous father was around to help. Maybe they could have discussed it over dinner in a nice restaurant.

Lexilicious · 22/05/2011 20:23

that journalist does have a young baby though doesn't he. I expect it's male preg head. and what with worrying about the baby robins this weekend too.

(warm?)

VivaLeBeaver · 22/05/2011 20:30

who's the journalist?

NormanTebbit · 22/05/2011 20:30

Intriguing. Surely footballer could just sue for libel ( old fashioned, I know) rather than bother with this tedious injunction crap. Oh - is it true? Well obviously poor old journo deserves all he gets then Hmm Do judges do anything worthwhile anymore?

ceebeegeebies · 22/05/2011 20:34

I have got the footballer but still no nearer the journalist...what are you all talking about restaurants for??? Confused

LineRunner · 22/05/2011 20:38

The alleged journalist and others allegedly involved in the alleged sordid saga of Shag and Gag are named on the Guido Fawkes political blog, 'Order Order'. Guido's followers are wishing him well on the way to Pentonville. Allegedly.

Pancakeflipper · 22/05/2011 20:39

The journo is Miles (rhyme) out with his spelling of the word 'foren' ( rhyme)

He likes to eat with his friend Sue. She's very perky. She also has a good friend called Mel. Often Sue and 'Miles' they go to medieval places. Or try any historic cuisine. Then make TV programmed about it.

His daddy was funny. A Radio 4 comedy class act. His sister is Queen of Poker.

ceebeegeebies · 22/05/2011 20:41

Have got it thanks to the tip of Guido Fawkes....no way would I have ever got that since I didn't realise he was a journalist Blush having only ever seen the 'eating' programmes!

ronshar · 22/05/2011 20:49

No way. I always thought that the robin fancier was a decent chap.
How disappointing.

dawntigga · 22/05/2011 21:33

Doesn't his sister post on here sometimes incognito.

QuiteLikesHimTiggaxx

NormanTebbit · 22/05/2011 21:41

She did post a while back - not sure if she still does.

orangina · 23/05/2011 09:53

Oh no, not him! Am SUCH a fan...... I don't want him to be sued.....

(all this injunction/twitter/footballer business is such PANTS)

orangina · 23/05/2011 09:54

Loved the baby robin article this weekend......

duckdodgers · 23/05/2011 11:26

Still in the dark re who the journalist is, I need a name bigger clue!

edam · 23/05/2011 11:31

His sister is named after a former Queen who shares her name with the pub in Eastenders. His late father was a humourist whose first name rhymes with tallon.

edam · 23/05/2011 11:32

(And he's not a news reporter, writes stuff that goes in the Sunday supplements.)

SerenaJoy · 23/05/2011 11:54

Duckdodgers - am also rubbish at figuring out all the cryptic clues. This Wikipedia article gives all the dirt in black and white.

SerenaJoy · 23/05/2011 11:55

(Section 3 for the good sleb bits)

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