LFC ban S*n reporters from Anfield

Liverpool Football Club has banned reporters at The Sun newspaper from attending matches at Anfield due to its coverage of the Hillsborough disaster.

The Independent understands that press accreditations from any reporters covering matches from The Sun will not be approved, meaning that the newspaper’s football journalists will be denied entry to Anfield for any matches across all competitions.

It will also be refused any access to interviews with the players, as well as manager Jürgen Klopp, with the decision believed to have come after the club’s directors held talks with the families of those who died in the tragedy. The decision is believed to have been made on Thursday night.

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A renewed campaign to boycott The Sun increased momentum in recent months, with the Hillsborough Family Support Group giving its backing to The Total Eclipse of The S*n campaign, and it led to many retailers across Liverpool deciding against stocking the newspaper.

When contacted by The Independent, The Sun issued the following statement: "The Sun and Liverpool FC have had a solid working relationship for the 28 years since the Hillsborough tragedy. Banning journalists from a club is bad for fans and bad for football. The Sun can reassure readers this won’t affect our full football coverage.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-ban-the-sun-hillsborough-disaster-reporters-attending-matches-anfield-a7573621.html

Good.

Liverpool Football Club has banned reporters at The Sun newspaper from attending matches at Anfield due to its coverage of the Hillsborough disaster.

The Independent understands that press accreditations from any reporters covering matches from The Sun will not be approved, meaning that the newspaper’s football journalists will be denied entry to Anfield for any matches across all competitions.

It will also be refused any access to interviews with the players, as well as manager Jürgen Klopp, with the decision believed to have come after the club’s directors held talks with the families of those who died in the tragedy. The decision is believed to have been made on Thursday night.

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A renewed campaign to boycott The Sun increased momentum in recent months, with the Hillsborough Family Support Group giving its backing to The Total Eclipse of The S*n campaign, and it led to many retailers across Liverpool deciding against stocking the newspaper.

When contacted by The Independent, The Sun issued the following statement: "The Sun and Liverpool FC have had a solid working relationship for the 28 years since the Hillsborough tragedy. Banning journalists from a club is bad for fans and bad for football. The Sun can reassure readers this won’t affect our full football coverage.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-ban-the-sun-hillsborough-disaster-reporters-attending-matches-anfield-a7573621.html

Good.

About F***ing time.

Very good news, should have done years ago.

Got to admit I thought it was already the case.

About time.

Got to admit I thought it was already the case.

About time.

So did I.

Should have been banned the day after they printed their lies, f***in scum ridden sh*te wipe!!!



YNWA

Won't affect their football coverage haha,  ! You can't plumb any lower depths than their sh*t, long overdue

Got to admit I thought it was already the case.

About time.

I had just assumed. Good to hear nonetheless.

Should have been done from day one...

I've never read that rag or ever will... Bunch of lying xenophobic racist muther fookers including that arl b***ard Murdoch & Mckenzie.

YES !

The only surprise is why it's taken so long?

However, it's now done and rightfully so...

Got to admit I thought it was already the case.

About time.

Same here. Just presumed it was always the case.

Long overdue, but delighted it's been done. They certainly won't be missed. I wouldn't even accept my fish and chips wrapped in it.

Remember a few months back when Klopp basically told their reporter to F**k off?

I wonder if he had a hand in this.

Still, whether he did or not, and as many others have said, about time.

The print media are starting to realise they don't have as much power these days, and that's a very good thing.

Also assumed this had happened yonks ago.

Anyway, about time.

So did I.

Was just about to pop in and say exactly the same. Pleased to here that this has finally been sorted, that is something we can all agree on.

Why is this happening now if it didn't happen years ago, have the sh*t rag printed anything recently?

About F***ing time.

Lies aside, it's a sh*te paper anyway - lowest common denominator 'news' for people of low intelligence.

What is the trigger for this now?

The timing is odd to me, the paper wasn't banned after Hillsborough and again wasn't banned immediately after the verdict.

All for banning their journalists but confused as to why they chose to now.

A bit of positive news just as people are beginning to warm to the theme of our charlatan owners and the way they operate. Obviously a long overdue and good move, but the timing right now just after our season has imploded and we have had a positive NET spend over the last three windows? They are a piece of work this lot.

Not sure here but I think they've always been banned since Hillsborough but this is more about backing the 'total eclipse of the sun' campaign.

I think it's more an official, 'if you enter as an independent and sell to the sun you'll be banned' kind of thing.

Thought the same mate in terms of the ban and you're probably right in your speculation.

It's welcome news anyway and anyone putting a cynical spin on it, I can understand their point of view but on this subject I think all cynicism should be left at the door and simply welcome it. No point whatsoever embroiling other problems onto this one in my opinion.

A bit of positive news just as people are beginning to warm to the theme of our charlatan owners and the way they operate. Obviously a long overdue and good move, but the timing right now just after our season has imploded and we have had a positive NET spend over the last three windows? They are a piece of work this lot.

Good point but are they that clinical? Something as contrived as that could be a line crossed that has no return in the eyes of the supporters.

I've worked all over our country for 20 yrs and what would come up from time to time was the subject of that rag . Whether i was in a site canteen in Birmingham , Newcastle , Leeds , Glasgow , Plymouth, Swindon , Bradford , Manchester , Hull , Devon or Cardiff . At some point a local lad would say  " I stopped reading the Sxx after  what they wrote after Hillsborough "

Now what you would see in these canteens  were a table of workmates all with different newspapers. It would be a mix of Mirror , Star , Mail , Sport , Times and Sxx .

But everytime i worked on sites in London , 99% of the tables had the Sxx on them . In some case's  10 workmates would all be at the same table reading the same rag. On many occasions they would taunt us saying " This is the only paper that told the truth but you lot just can't let it go can you ? "

Which just goes to show how long that rag has had a hold over those f***in pretentious cu*ts.   Good f***in riddance.

Celtic fans hate that rag too apparently, not sure if it's because of Hillsborough or something it wrote about them, but the more people that boycott it the better.

Shame it took so long. Better late than never though.

What is the trigger for this now?

The timing is odd to me, the paper wasn't banned after Hillsborough and again wasn't banned immediately after the verdict.

All for banning their journalists but confused as to why they chose to now.

PR as the natives are getting a little tired with the lack of investment, probably, and the fact our season has just imploded.

This is a little sweetener thrown our way, which should have been done a long long time ago.

The bas**rds should of been banned years ago.

PR as the natives are getting a little tired with the lack of investment, probably, and the fact our season has just imploded.

This is a little sweetener thrown our way, which should have been done a long long time ago.

It's an absolute disgrace. Pure spin.

Expect Klopp to be wheeled out soon to say it was down to him as more people get onto them.

Thought the same mate in terms of the ban and you're probably right in your speculation.

It's welcome news anyway and anyone putting a cynical spin on it, I can understand their point of view but on this subject I think all cynicism should be left at the door and simply welcome it. No point whatsoever embroiling other problems onto this one in my opinion.

We shouldn't we? It's a f**king disgrace.

Remember a few months back when Klopp basically told their reporter to f**k off?

I wonder if he had a hand in this.

Still, whether he did or not, and as many others have said, about time.

The print media are starting to realise they don't have as much power these days, and that's a very good thing.

Yeah it's this one haha. F***ing belter Klopp isn't he.

https://youtu.be/1rKWEUQBicw

Brilliant news JFT96

Took a long time coming and well deserved. JFT96

FSG can spin any which way they f***in want it won't detract from the sh*t storm heading their way if they don't back Klopp this summer!!

YNWA

Apparently its been done after consulting with the families for over a year, so I don't think there is anything cynical about this from the owners.
It's a long overdue move.

We shouldn't we? It's a f**king disgrace.

Why?

Quite simple, out of respect for the families.

While we can speculate, throw names at FSG and generally turn this into another tool to beat them with there's really no need, we have enough evidence to suggest they do things for spin and without genuine motives behind them. On this occasion people should consider who might read this type of thread and what their main concern is, you see whether this was done with spin in mind or not it is still the right choice and for that reason I can celebrate it without having to consider FSG's motives because it is one further win for the families and friends and for me that overrides anything else and for that small moment FSG can be forgotten and left out of this debate.

Your choice mate, don't take this in any way a criticism of you lads suggesting it is spin either, that's not my intention just think that battle is better fought elsewhere.

Damned if they do & damned if they don't...

In fairness to FSG this should never have been left at their door...

The owners at the time shoulder responsibility for not banning that rag & it's jurno's from Anfield from the moment it went to print those false allegations...

n fairness to FSG this should never have been left at their door...

The owners at the time shoulder responsibility for not banning that rag & it's jurno's from Anfield from the moment it went to print those false allegations...

I was under the impression that the newspaper HAD been banned a long time ago - and they had been banned from Melwood.

It rose to the surface for me a few months ago when I was watching a game at Anfield on an NBC stream and afterwards the programme anchor went to a S*n journo in the press box - talking about the game.  I think they may have been banned in the past but as some point this has either softened or had been lifted.

Not sure of all the facts but either way - PR spin or not - right decision.

Why?

Quite simple, out of respect for the families.

While we can speculate, throw names at FSG and generally turn this into another tool to beat them with there's really no need, we have enough evidence to suggest they do things for spin and without genuine motives behind them. On this occasion people should consider who might read this type of thread and what their main concern is, you see whether this was done with spin in mind or not it is still the right choice and for that reason I can celebrate it without having to consider FSG's motives because it is one further win for the families and friends and for me that overrides anything else and for that small moment FSG can be forgotten and left out of this debate.

Your choice mate, don't take this in any way a criticism of you lads suggesting it is spin either, that's not my intention just think that battle is better fought elsewhere.

Fair shout.

28 years too late in my opinion, this decision should of been made the day after "The Truth" headline was published.

It should have already been in places years ago, I'm stunned that that shitrag wasn't already banned. 

Apparently its been done after consulting with the families for over a year, so I don't think there is anything cynical about this from the owners.
It's a long overdue move.

Not only that but TAW was reporting that some at the club including the manager were pissed over Lovren's treatment, between that and over a years consultation with the justice committee and families it was decided and honestly doubt FSG has any call on this one at all.

Are you F***ing kidding me! FSG hate squad would sh*t in John Henry's coffee and ask for a tip.

A brilliant decision taken by the owners to ban those F***ing cu*ts, something which Moores or tweedle dee and tweedle dumb should have done years ago. They've taken the time to looking into if they can do this and also consulted the families of the Hillsborough disaster over the decision in a long, carefully thought out process and yet we get: 'Nice try' or 'it's just a PR move'.

Of course it's a PR move dummies. F***ing listen to yourselves saying it like it's a bad thing. PR means Public Relations does it not? And what better way to bolster Public Relations with the people of Liverpool than to ban those cu*ts from coming into Anfield? It's what the public wants right? Well here it is!

Brilliant move. Nothing but love for this.

Parody:

https://twitter.com/newsthump/status/830357868146745346

Not only that but TAW was reporting that some at the club including the manager were pissed over Lovren's treatment, between that and over a years consultation with the justice committee and families it was decided and honestly doubt FSG has any call on this one at all.

JWH&Co have nothing but a business interest in LFC, a fact that is proven with every passing year of their tenure.

To be perfectly honest mate it is bordering on the offensive that they should be linked in a favourable light with the 96 and their families.

As for banning the F***ing rag from Anfield it is as previously posted, 28 years late.

 

Justice

JWH&Co have nothing but a business interest in LFC, a fact that is proven with every passing year of their tenure.

To be perfectly honest mate it is bordering on the offensive that they should be linked in a favourable light with the 96 and their families.

As for banning the f**king rag from Anfield it is as previously posted, 28 years late.

Indeed late, but as the saying goes, better late than never...

I also agree the owners deserve credit over this. It was long before their tenure came into effect. So fair play to them. I'm no fan of FSG as I've made clear on numerous occasions, but this is a positive on them...

I think the joke section in the Sun is pretty good, right from the front to the back page of it.

I'd love Everton FC to follow suit. Regarding Hillsborough its something they have always backed us and supported us with. Get that f**king rag out of our city.

From that video (and at the time it was reported that it was in connection with the Lovren smear), Klopp mentions "it is not connected with something that will happen in the next few days or weeks." - that tells me he knew the ban was in the works. The fact that apparently many people in UK still read that (as with the National Enquirer over here) is a poor reflection on society/humanity.