[Archived] NICKO

[jim mk2]

What day job? He doesn't work in fleet street, he's freelance. In other words he sits around his home office in his pant waiting for the cleaner and Brockhall to give him a ring and let him know the gossip, he then emails that to the Mirror/People and they credit his PayPal account with a few shiny gold coins for his efforts.

I think that how it works anyway.

From that post it is clear you don't have a clue how it works.

[True Blue & White]

I was obviously over egging the pudding jim for comedy effect but he doesn't work in Fleet Street at a big newspaper. He is freelance and sells his stories to them.

[jim mk2]

I was obviously over egging the pudding jim for comedy effect but he doesn't work in Fleet Street at a big newspaper. He is freelance and sells his stories to them.

And I was using Fleet Street as a generic term because as most people know Fleet St as a newspaper production centre doesn't exist anymore. Learn to read between the lines.

[ABBEY]

can we start a petition to keep nicko from disappearing for good? he said earlier he wont be coming back after getting his post deleted, we need you on here, without your information its not nearly as interesting. Mods can you not give nicko special discompensation with his posts, his information makes the threads on this forum worth reading.

JHC! Brown nose like kean.N I C K O nickoteens

[davulsukur]

'the only posters who's post were worth reading don't post anymore.

Like who Shilly? A lot of the old guard are still here, there are just a hell of a lot of newbies- most with January and June joining dates.

you almost make it sound like newbies aren't welcome because they join during the transfer window?

[True Blue & White]

And I was using Fleet Street as a generic term because as most people know Fleet St as a newspaper production centre doesn't exist anymore. Learn to read between the lines.

You said he probably got flak in his day job at Fleet Street (which btw I was also using as a generic term) but I don't believe he has any colleagues or works at the offices (whatever road, street or cul-de-sac they reside in) of a major newspaper. He writes his stories from home then sends to the Mirror or the People.

[heysham rover]

Lets be honest the vast majority or Nickos 'hits' in recent times have come from tip offs from members of this website, his profession seems to give everything he says an air of truth to it when the vast majority is about as real as half the fantasy signings people dream up on the wish list.

[RoverInverness]

Alan Nixon has left - again - because it currently suits him to do so. The mods never even removed a post. He has left because he previously tied his colours firmly to the Venkys/Kean mast (probably a very sensible thing for a journo in need of inside information to do). Now the Venky's mast is being chopped up and sold as firewood it suits him to dissappear for a while.

He will be back.

[Ste B]

you almost make it sound like newbies aren't welcome because they join during the transfer window?

No, but a hell of a lot do join during transfer windows, and dont contribute anything at all. Some actively join just to cause trouble, and we spend a lot of time rooting these idiots out. He does get a lot of stick, and we do try and delete the posts, but if any member reacts it descends into a flame war in no time at all. In this case Nicko (IMHO correctly) referred to somebody as a halfwit, after they had posted a deliberately provocative post.

Never would I actually actively contribute by form of a discussion, because if you go slightly off topic or say something that somebody else might not like, it's curtains.

Correct, you never do. You're like the giggling schoolkid at the back of the class, chucking stuff at the teachers until you get chucked out of class. Then you bleat that its not fair.

[davulsukur]

Fair play Ste B, i joined these boards during a transfer window. The updates from Nixon and other members are an obvious attraction for new members. Shouldn't be the only reason for people to join the boards tho.

[Iceman]

its the same crap over and over again... certain posters attack, because they feel its cool to have a go at Nicko, because his stories either dont materialise in the way that he said it would.

He is human, he just goes off what people tell him, or what he hears. Tomorrow, you hear this one and that one moan, because they want Nicko back. You either love him, or hate him, but to constantly throw a tantrum, when he posts certain information, is ridiculous. Journalists how good or bad, more often than not, they are wrong in any case. it again boils down to, you either ignore it or you wait and see what happens. Like Glenn says, Nicko is just another poster, all be it a journalist who gets extra abuse because of his profession. He aint God you know, he doesn’t know what will or wont happen, but certain posters take what he says to heart. That is the cause of the problem, because once you take the bait, you will get dragged in and you will most likely regret it. It’s the posters, who will take a deep breath, who will look at it with a bit of caution, and discuss the for and against that particular bit of news.

We, and I include myself in this, we often get way too personal on this message board, when things don’t go the way its suppose to go. Nicko will be back, because we expect him to be back, and he respects certain posters, and those posters respect him for the time and effort he puts in to giving us bit and pieces of news.

Besides Kamy, BPF giving us info, what other journalist, not a fan of the club, would take time out to give us all an update at 11'o clock or any o clock on a regular basis. We just don’t appreciate these things enough, which is a shame, as there are many people, who actually enjoy the things nicko has to say, whether he is right, or just filling gaps to keep things going. And by his actions of leaving because a post has been removed, there have been many again, including myself, who has been ###### off with a post being removed, and no reason given either via pm or as a post.

There is enough happening at the club, to be arguing about the merits of Nicko, and whether he is doing a good job or not, by posting the truth or just pure speculation. We all speculate, he speculates, but don’t start attacking and abusing the guy just because he is a journalist

[Ricky]

Iceman, I think you need to have a nother look at what this thread is about, Nicko threw a strop and took his ball home with him becasue he didn't like abiding by the same rules that every poster has to.

Glenn has explained how post moderation works so I won't bother going into it again.

[thenodrog]

..... He's also a human being and the amount of crap that people give him is ridiculous. Sure it's a forum and you're entitled to say what you want, but don't get insulted when he throws it back at you. Yes I've seen him be rude to people who meant nothing rude by what they say, but I don't blame him for that at all because of all of the negative things that get thrown his way by other posters. I'm sure that gets annoying. And when he DOES get a story wrong, he's the first to admit it, along with if he's rude to somebody that he shouldn't have been. This actually happened today.

Prick me, do I not bleed?

I can assure you that he's not alone in that department. Put your head above the parapat on here and you need a tin hat and the hide of a rhino. I've got it as have a number of others. Alan Nixon however simply doesn't possess that particular quality.

[Iceman]

Iceman, I think you need to have a nother look at what this thread is about, Nicko threw a strop and took his ball home with him becasue he didn't like abiding by the same rules that every poster has to.

Glenn has explained how post moderation works so I won't bother going into it again.

I know exactly what happened, and I know he left because he was upset with the way his posts were handled. I think I did indicate in my post, that Glenn mentioned that he is just another poster. All im saying is, that despite his outburst and leaving, there are still many who have a go at him, without the necessary punishment from the mods to defend him. I know Nicko can defend himself, but sometimes posters wind him up, which causes him to say things which in turn causes chaos. I think the mods need to look at why Nicko said what he did at the time, by at least back tracking a bit to see who said what.

I know its not easy, but has anybody actually replied to Nicko as to why his posts were removed

[True Blue & White]

its the same crap over and over again... certain posters attack, because they feel its cool to have a go at Nicko, because his stories either dont materialise in the way that he said it would.

The way I see most of the time something like this happens

Nicko: You are interested in buying player X.

APoster: That doesn't sound right to me because of XYZ.

Nicko: You halfwit, keep taking your meds, I do the funnies, how many stories have you written?

Of course there are people who deliberately question everything he says and the odd occasional personal insult is thrown but I certainly feel in my case I have never said anything to warrant the kind of personal abuse he has thrown at me at times for simply question some (and no where near the majority but some) of his stories.

He is human, he just goes off what people tell him, or what he hears. Tomorrow, you hear this one and that one moan, because they want Nicko back. You either love him, or hate him, but to constantly throw a tantrum, when he posts certain information, is ridiculous. Journalists how good or bad, more often than not, they are wrong in any case. it again boils down to, you either ignore it or you wait and see what happens. Like Glenn says, Nicko is just another poster, all be it a journalist who gets extra abuse because of his profession. He aint God you know, he doesn’t know what will or wont happen

I agree but I don't think nicko sees himself this way. I think he is just as guilty as taking his own stories as Gospel as some of the nickoteens.

I don't think i have ever seen him admit he has made a mistake, it's usually the sources fault for giving him duff information or simply that the "situations changed".

[Glenn]

I know its not easy, but has anybody actually replied to Nicko as to why his posts were removed

No, because I don't believe they were

[thenodrog]

Nicko can be thought of a bit like Schrödinger's cat in that he's simultaneously good and bad for the site.

Schrödinger's cat. Great name for a new member. I like that jisty. Maybe old nicko can dry his tears, wipe his nose and re-invent himself under that name at some future date.

[Mattyblue]

What's the craic with Roberto Policiano? I enjoy his posts, but how did he end up on here?

[Glenn]

People should also consider that Nicko thrives on the interaction aspect of the forums. Several times we've offered him solutions where his voice could be heard without him having to deal with the sycophants, the haters and the WUMs. Each time he has declined.

[thenodrog]

Fleet Street is a tough school full of hard characters so it is surprising he is so thin-skinned. Perhaps he gets such a hard time in his day job he doesn't need more abuse on the messageboard of a club he doesn't support.

The messageboard has been good to him though - he earns his crust by writing the titbits of information gleaned from contacts and this place will have been a good source of information for him.

Nowt to stop him reading though is there? Maybe why he can be so thin skinned. As for his day job.... I think his day job will simply have taught him (in the words of the great Norman Hunter) to get your retaliation in first.

What day job? He doesn't work in Fleet Street, he's freelance. In other words he sits around his home office in his pants waiting for the cleaner at Brockhall to give him a ring and let him know the gossip, he then emails that to the Mirror/People and they credit his PayPal account with a few shiny gold coins for his efforts.

I think that how it works anyway.

You missed out him topping up the cleaner's Pay Pal account. ...... or even rather topically paying the cleaners mobile phone 'extra' charges!

[True Blue & White]

The thing is look at Kammy and Phillipl, both give inside information and whatever you think of their reliability niether of them get offensive if you dare the question them. Considering everything Phillip posts is mocked I actually quite admire his restraint.

nicko could learn a lesson or two from them.

[thenodrog]

And I was using Fleet Street as a generic term because as most people know Fleet St as a newspaper production centre doesn't exist anymore. Learn to read between the lines.

Easy Jim... you contributed a lot to Nicko's demise we don't want you to get rid of any more members

Alan Nixon has left - again - because it currently suits him to do so. The mods never even removed a post. He has left because he previously tied his colours firmly to the Venkys/Kean/Kentaro mast (probably a very sensible thing for a journo in need of inside information to do). Now the Venky's mast is being chopped up and sold as firewood it suits him to dissappear for a while.

He will be back.

Edited for you RI.

[Drover]

i agree, he comes on here to share info with us, in his personal time and certain people, especially newbies, who have been on here 2 minutes do nothing but ridicule him and his stories. Back off him naysayers. Im not sucking up to him, lol, just he adds alot to these discussions and it makes things more interesting.

So much bashing of the newer posters recently when to be honest some of the posters with high post counts are the most hysterical I've seen.

Lets be honest, if you take Nicko's information as gospel then you're bound to get let down. At the end of the day virtually nothing anyone comes up with is from a primary source and is therefore a rumour. Nicko has the right to post his rumours as much as poster X who saw such and such a persons brothers mate in starbucks and most of the time I find them fairly interesting reads. I don't know what he wrote in his deleted post but I can understand that the admins also want to keep the thread under control, its difficult to read as it is.

Hope he comes back, if not, then thats fine too....

PS. I imgine he's still reading this thread as well. Hi Nicko...

[MarkBRFC]

I remember the great spat he had with Scotty a couple of years back. "That's me done" he said.

He was back a couple of weeks later

[thenodrog]

I remember the great spat he had with Scotty a couple of years back. "That's me done" he said.

He was back a couple of weeks later

Scotty hasn't been back much though. Shame. Best post match analysis on here....

even if his politics did leave much to be desired.

Just as an aside...... whats the point of Nicko if we are for sale and the purse strings have been drawn together for the forseeable future?