UK footballer, Twitter and a total farce

seun · May 23, 2011

A UK footballer has launched legal proceedings against Twitter because people are posting his name online despite an injunction banning the media reporting on his affair.

The whole thing is a total joke. Everyone knows who this dickhead is but the law says we can't mention his name. On the other hand, it proves these injunctions don't work thanks to the internet. It also suggests if Mr Footballer doesn't want people to talk about him, he should take some responsibility for what he does and keep his tackle in his trousers.

Story here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/m...e-legal-action-over-gag-breaches-2287787.html

Gale Haut · May 23, 2011

Badum-ching!

scarletpeaches · May 23, 2011

In completely unrelated news, it's still good to see good, honest, family men in sport today, isn't it?

crunchyblanket · May 23, 2011

All this superinjunction business is a pretence anyway; everyone knows who he is and what he's done. He should just have the decency to admit it. Perhaps he should have kept his willy in his trousers, and then nobody would be talking about it...

seun · May 23, 2011

I have just laughed myself out of my chair, SP.

Don · May 23, 2011

Once again, free individuals are kicking the political class and their connected, protected buddies in the teeth, thanks to the power of the internet.

It sure does piss off the political class and their buddies, though. But it gives me great hope for the future.

scarletpeaches · May 23, 2011

All these Gigging -- er, sorry, gagging -- orders seem completely pointless to me. I can't Imogen why anyone ever thought this would work.

crunchyblanket · May 23, 2011

It's all about moolah, sadly.

SP - your posts are making me Giggsle. Sorry, giggle.

aruna · May 23, 2011

seun said:
The whole thing is a total joke. Everyone knows who this dickhead is but the law says we can't mention his name. On the other hand, it proves these injunctions don't work thanks to the internet. It also suggests if Mr Footballer doesn't want people to talk about him, he should take some responsibility for what he does and keep his tackle in his trousers.

Believe it or not, I don't know. I've seen the TV reports, read newspaper accounts, but I haven't googled it because frankly, I know nowt about footballers and the name would mean nothing to me. Unless it's David Beckham.

Will be interesting to see how and when I'll hear "the name", if ever, without google.

Priene · May 23, 2011

scarletpeaches said:
All these Gigging -- er, sorry, gagging -- orders seem completely pointless to me.

Officer, take that woman in for questioning.

crunchyblanket said:
SP - your posts are making me Giggsle. Sorry, giggle.

And that one.

Unless it's David Beckham.

Wrong wing. Oops.

crunchyblanket · May 23, 2011

Priene said:
Officer, take that woman in for questioning.

And that one.

Wrong wing. Oops.

Can't blame us for tRyan

seun · May 23, 2011

Priene said:
Wrong wing

Hope he didn't foul her in the penalty box.*

*Yes, I love Dog Soldiers.

seun · May 23, 2011

aruna said:
Believe it or not, I don't know. I've seen the TV reports, read newspaper accounts, but I haven't googled it because frankly, I know nowt about footballers and the name would mean nothing to me. Unless it's David Beckham.

It's not Beckham.

scarletpeaches · May 23, 2011

And it's not Rooney. He has to pay women to sleep with him.

Allegedly.

Fifty quid extra if they keep from barfing 'til he's left the room.

aruna · May 23, 2011

He's been named

You would have to be virtually "living in an igloo" not to know the identity of one of the footballers covered by an injunction.

Aruna's hand appears from out of her igloo and waves at everyone....

ETA: I now at last get some of the puns on this thread.

aruna · May 23, 2011

I guess this was a case of Saving Ryan's Privates. Or failing to do so.

(sorry -- I'm not clever enough to make up puns. That was on Twitter/Daily Mail. I plagiarised. Ooops. No, I didn't. I named my source.)

Wayne K · May 23, 2011

Why can't we say his name?

JimmyB27 · May 23, 2011

The thing is, I don't agree with the concept of super-injunctions, but at the same time I can sort of....well, not sympathise, I mean these guys are cheating scumbags...but..well...is it really any of our business?

dpaterso · May 23, 2011

seun said:
Everyone knows who this dickhead is...

I didn't, until I saw a headline 5 mins ago on BBC News saying an MP had named him. Didn't affect my life one bit.

-Derek

robeiae · May 23, 2011

Wayne K said:
Why can't we say his name?

If you do, you'll be stoned to death.

Rufus Coppertop · May 23, 2011

aruna said:
He's been named

Never heard of him.

crunchyblanket · May 23, 2011

aruna said:
He's been named

Ryan Giggs? I thought it was Titus Bramble...

I don't particularly care about which overpaid windbag-kicker is putting his todger in which fake-boobed reality TV 'star'. What I don't like is the idea that the rich can buy privacy and the rest of us can go hang.

Wayne K · May 23, 2011

Now ya went and done it

jimbro · May 23, 2011

In the U.S., Congress has passed a law protecting US citizens from these superinjunctions, so USians can talk freely about it within their own borders.

It's also OK in scotland, though most media north of the wall are voluntarily showing some restraint.

The footballer in question has failed miserably to google for the "Streisand effect": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect.

~~Some~~ Many people are just slow learners in the internet age...

crunchyblanket · May 23, 2011

Wayne K said:
Now ya went and done it

They know where to find me.

(Actually, they don't. Hee hee hee! Unless they have IP tracking. Ohshi-)

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