BBC "impartiality"

[BARBaggies82]

With this Lineker stuff it got me wondering why on earth the BBC bother with this nonsense policy of theirs.
Why shouldn't their (our) employees be allowed to have an opinion??

I was listening to Radio WM the other morning and whatever you may think Rakeem Omar has grown on me but he does need to the support of the main news reader Lou Hancock to make the show work. And to be fair their relationship works quite well.
However, on this particular show Rakeem was talking about Sam Smith and he himself seemed to be erring on the side of disapproval for his/her/their recent antics.
Rookie Rakeem then had the AUDACITY to ask seasoned pro Lou Hancock her own OPINION!
She sounded like she nearly spat out her soya latte and bumbled on about she could see why some other people may or may not approve or disapprove. How dare someone ask her live on air what her opinion was!!!????
The whole scenario was laughable

[mickd1961]

Throwing a hand grenade to a fellow presenter like that is unforgivable unless discussed and agreed pre show.

I would’ve been fuming had anyone done that to me.

Amateur hour stuff.

[BARBaggies82]

Throwing a hand grenade to a fellow presenter like that is unforgivable unless discussed and agreed pre show.

I would’ve been fuming had anyone done that to me.

Amateur hour stuff.

That's Radio WM at the moment I'm afraid Mick. Its like a luke-warm radio 2.

The schedule at the moment is:

6-10am rookie box ticker Rakeem Omar

10am - 2pm Katherin Stancychn (or however you spell it) which is as dry, boring and repetitive as it can possibly get. Bring back Danny Kelly ffs! Even Caroline Martin engaged more with listeners.

2pm - 6pm Paul Franks who just seems to be going through the motions before he retires, interviewing some obscure musicians from the 60s and playing the same game with the same callers EVERY day.

Then for a little light relief of Daz dingle Hale with the football phone in for an hour before some bizarre ethnic music section comes on for the evening.

They really are losing it

[soulman101]

That's Radio WM at the moment I'm afraid Mick. Its like a luke-warm radio 2.

The schedule at the moment is:

6-10am rookie box ticker Rakeem Omar

10am - 2pm Katherin Stancychn (or however you spell it) which is as dry, boring and repetitive as it can possibly get. Bring back Danny Kelly ffs! Even Caroline Martin engaged more with listeners.

2pm - 6pm Paul Franks who just seems to be going through the motions before he retires, interviewing some obscure musicians from the 60s and playing the same game with the same callers EVERY day.

Then for a little light relief of Daz dingle Hale with the football phone in for an hour before some bizarre ethnic music section comes on for the evening.

They really are losing it

Daz Hale is good

[BARBaggies82]

Daz Hale is good

I agree Soulman. He's the last old the old brigade

[mickd1961]

That's Radio WM at the moment I'm afraid Mick. Its like a luke-warm radio 2.

The schedule at the moment is:

6-10am rookie box ticker Rakeem Omar

10am - 2pm Katherin Stancychn (or however you spell it) which is as dry, boring and repetitive as it can possibly get. Bring back Danny Kelly ffs! Even Caroline Martin engaged more with listeners.

2pm - 6pm Paul Franks who just seems to be going through the motions before he retires, interviewing some obscure musicians from the 60s and playing the same game with the same callers EVERY day.

Then for a little light relief of Daz dingle Hale with the football phone in for an hour before some bizarre ethnic music section comes on for the evening.

They really are losing it

Paul Franks does my head in.

He’s been speaking to the same callers every night for the past 20 plus years, it’s harder to get off the favoured callers sheet than it is to ring in.

There’s no doubt they favour 20 callers who get most of the air time.

Alan from Villa…..boring, nasal f u c k e r.

The Villa fan who drives the taxi……another boring c u n t.

The silly old bint who supports Blues who always drones on about ex captain Martin O’Connor!😴

Old Eddie the Albion fan.

He’s been on so often that I was a a Stourbridge match a few years ago and I got into an argument with him because he was spouting off such b o l l o x, I then recognised him by his voice and actually ended chatting amicably with him.

Is Eddie still alive?

The other thing with Franks is that he asks the SAME questions every night FFS.

His purposeful stutter in every first sentence he speaks gets in my t I t s as well.

He’s an awful presenter.

[soulman101]

Paul Franks does my head in.

He’s been speaking to the same callers every night for the past 20 plus years, it’s harder to get off the favoured callers sheet than it is to ring in.

There’s no doubt they favour 20 callers who get most of the air time.

Alan from Villa…..boring, nasal f u c k e r.

The Villa fan who drives the taxi……another boring c u n t.

The silly old bint who supports Blues who always drones on about ex captain Martin O’Connor!��

Old Eddie the Albion fan.

He’s been on so often that I was a a Stourbridge match a few years ago and I got into an argument with him because he was spouting off such b o l l o x, I then recognised him by his voice and actually ended chatting amicably with him.

Is Eddie still alive?

The other thing with Franks is that he asks the SAME questions every night FFS.

His purposeful stutter in every first sentence he speaks gets in my t I t s as well.

He’s an awful presenter.

Hi , I heard Eddie a couple of matches ago whilst driving to the match.

[boinggazmic]

Paul Franks does my head in.

He’s been speaking to the same callers every night for the past 20 plus years, it’s harder to get off the favoured callers sheet than it is to ring in.

There’s no doubt they favour 20 callers who get most of the air time.

Alan from Villa…..boring, nasal f u c k e r.

The Villa fan who drives the taxi……another boring c u n t.

The silly old bint who supports Blues who always drones on about ex captain Martin O’Connor!😴

Old Eddie the Albion fan.

He’s been on so often that I was a a Stourbridge match a few years ago and I got into an argument with him because he was spouting off such b o l l o x, I then recognised him by his voice and actually ended chatting amicably with him.

Is Eddie still alive?

The other thing with Franks is that he asks the SAME questions every night FFS.

His purposeful stutter in every first sentence he speaks gets in my t I t s as well.

He’s an awful presenter.

Brill post. That bint is polly .the other idiot is Pete from Erdington the blues fan who’s default setting when he’s upset is that blues are the only west mids club who won a trophy this century.he don’t like anything Albion for some reason. He’s even foreseen our impending doom as we not going up for ever. Yes Alan too is a arrogant git. Never heard off him under the sherwood, Bruce days,typical viler. Dad hale is good but Mike Taylor can’t string 3 words together.. oh bring back Borden and the rest.

[mickd1961]

Brill post. That bint is polly .the other idiot is Pete from Erdington the blues fan who’s default setting when he’s upset is that blues are the only west mids club who won a trophy this century.he don’t like anything Albion for some reason. He’s even foreseen our impending doom as we not going up for ever. Yes Alan too is an arrogant git. Never heard of him under the sherwood, Bruce days,typical viler. Dad hale is good but Mike Taylor can’t string 3 words together.. oh bring back Borden and the rest.

I’d love to know why the same 15-20 callers get on almost every night, someone should explain this as it’s obviously fixed?

I haven’t listened to it now for 6 years and from what you say it’s exactly the same people contributing the same old boring b o l l o c k s EVERY night?

Why are people bothering to tune in FFS?

[boinggazmic]

I’d love to know why the same 15-20 callers get on almost every night, someone should explain this as it’s obviously fixed?

I haven’t listened to it now for 6 years and from what you say it’s exactly the same people contributing the same old boring b o l l o c k s EVERY night?

Why are people bothering to tune in FFS?

No idea why I do mick. You might get the odd decent call I suppose. I’m in east mids now so just curious to see how things are on my old patch. Yes does seem like same old callers each night. I listen to it delayed and speed through the calls. Dan the Walsall fan is the latest saddo on there. I only ever rang once I think.was to tony butler in the late 70s.