It should come as no surprise that not everyone is adapting well to the coronavirus lockdown.
Yesterday morning I awoke to find that the previous evening the Daily Radar’s star turn had indulged in a rather ill-judged ad hominem attack on me.
Firstly, I do not know Mr Jackson and he doesn’t know me.
However, I do think that it falls within the normal parameters of public discourse to express an opinion on his work as a journalist.
Of course, that cuts both ways and I’m fine with that.
To the denizens of Planet Fitba the award-winning chap at the Daily Record will always be associated with his breathless exclusive about Mr Craig Whyte in November 2010.
It was a ridiculous fantasy that the enigmatic Motherwell native was the saviour of the bank controlled club.
A decade ago, the credulous Ibrox klanbase believed Mr Jackson’s journalism.
Consequently, they greeted Craig Whyte like Scipio returning from the Second Punic War.
I’m sure that there is little need for me here to explain further how that one played out.
Except to say that the expected rescue by this putative sugar daddy was a rather painful Deliverance indeed.
My own contemporaneous reporting about Mr Whyte and Rangers is freely available here on this fully searchable site.
Suffice to say that I had a very different take from Mr Jackson on the trumpeted saviour of Rangers.
I have a general rule that I do not respond to ad hominem abuse on social media regardless of the source.
However, I was impressed with the speed and quality of the response from Fitba Twitter.
Here is a selection:
More tellingly the only support for Mr Jackson’s view of me appeared to emanate from the Ibrox klanbase.
Like him, they preferred to play the man and not the ball.
Of course, I did not respond as I have been practicing social distancing from them ever since I first called out their racism in 2008.
Once more, it is all fully searchable here.
The keywords are “Famine Song”.
For the avoidance of doubt, the context of his late night lash out was my observations about William Saxe-Coburg’s appallingly cavalier attitude towards Covid-19.
His views on the pandemic did seem rather in line with Mr Jackson’s initial take on this existential threat to millions of people.
In fairness, he did, almost two weeks later admit that his views on epidemiology were based on “utter stupidity”.
I concur with that assessment.
However, the time it took him to realise that was not a good look.
I’m sure that I am not alone in believing that the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic will cause many in the UK to re-assess their views on the current constitutional arrangements.
The British bizarre obsession with this celebrity feudalism is a scéal eile and something I may well return to in the coming days.
No doubt, the erudite chap at the Daily Radar will be fully aware of how the Black Death changed the social formations of Medieval Europe.
Of course, that was in the days before 4-4-2 Keith.
In the meantime, I wish Mr Jackson well with the rest of his career and I trust that he will treat future press releases from PR companies with the appropriate degree of skepticism.
Oh, and pandemics are ALWAYS serious Keith.
“the expected rescue by this putative Sugar Daddy was a rather painful Deliverance indeed” You are channeling Oscar Wilde levels of sophisticated biting wit with this line. One of your best – Chapeau indeed
Many thanks
“ Celebrity Feudalism” Now there’s a book title. Hat suitably tipped.
The statement from Rangers today should have sent shock waves through their fan base.
Instead we have a compliant Scottish media playing around the facts and as usual asking no questions.
King’s departure was announced weeks ago so why no full time Chairman on board instead of Donald Park in place as interim Chairman?
The immediate investment required has been put ‘on hold’ and of course the Coronavirus gets all the blame.
Have potential ‘investors’ realised that they would be making a donation rather an investment as they look at Kingco with millions spent and only worthless shares in return held by the previous ‘investors’.
The way things are going all clubs ST deadlines will be pushed back as many fans want to see what the new season format looks like before committing.
If the season is not concluded Celtic will owe their ST holders 4 home games and may decide to reduce next seasons ticket prices proportionally.
Apparently over at Ibrox there is a clause in the T’s and C’s that will exempt fans from receceiving any compensation whatsoever which won’t go down well with the fan base especially if Celtic do the right thing by their fans.
I stopped after the Rangers/Dundee Utd game in May 2008. Before you could call bad refereeing. Never bought a paper since. That game was blatant. Even in the current climate they still pander relentlessly to what they perceive is their demographic. I wait for administration for both shortly & Scotland will be a better place.
Perhaps Mr Jackson could put his forced isolation to good use. He could sharpen his pencil and practice joining his letters. Only, of course, if his mummy allows him to touch sharp objects.
How in the name of Christ does that completely useless, dick of a man hold down ANY job.
A sports journalist should be a dream job for any person interested in sports. For any person genuinely interested in sport it should be an easy job.
Some journalists use there ability with words and create wonderful fiction. That’s okay. As long as the fiction is published as such.
Trying to pass third or fourth rate fiction off as fact is NOT okay!
The fact that he survived the Motherwell billionaire exclusive tells you everything you need to know about the Daily Rubbish management team.
Print bare faced lies as fact yet hold on to your job?
I regularly read this award-winning site. I have never read anything written by Keith Jackson.. unless Phil is highlighting its inaccuracies and has attempted to correct the public record. I think we all know who is the better journalist. Keep safe
The king has left the building do you think he told Douglas Park he was the new man at the helm?
Oh look at that late Friday night again and it’s statement o’clock again . BOOM .
Douglas park takes control of sevco
This is to get government grants
Cold SHOULDERS apply
Spfl clubs can now apply for a government
Grants. don’t forget cold SHOULDERS will apply.
Everything due back from Celtic FC
For season BOOK holders.
I don’t want anything back for my BOOKS
It’s a donation to help them.
People who need money should apply when the time is right.
And if you don’t apply back then
Celtic will take it you have donated it
Peter Lawwell and our BOARD members
Thanks for keeping our club safe hh
I had hoped that the Daily Record would be in triage for printed media ICU by now…. being quite an elderly publication I suspect it is very high risk and the prospects not good.
Ah well..
Unfortunately Mr Jackson seems to be unaware of the impact his glib statement have on a fanbase that drink every word of it in…or does he? Hacks like him need to realise there is a responsibility to be borne with what they put into print.
A Jackass would have have a higher IQ he would need a sat nav to find his arse !! and while I am here i think it is an absolute disgrace the sycophantic behaviour by the usual suspects towards the monarchy while thousands are dying globally, god bless all our NHS earthly angels !!!!
Keith has given an explanation for the Whyte fiasco – it amounted to my bosses gave me this information, I wrote it up and published it under my name, without checking anything. The man has explained everything so cut him a break. One would have imagined that he would have learned from this but no we now have the coronavirus quote. Who pays money to read this crap?
Possibly it was a ‘tired and emotional’ Twitter post…?
Anyhoos, would much sooner believe a “relentlessly, (sic) creepy nonentity” than ANY SMSM ‘journalist’.
Wear it as a badge of honour, like us Internet Bampots. 🙂
Brilliant piece, you clearly have the measure of this sycophantic writer of puff piece exclusives!!!
Stay safe!!
Phil, bet you that Jacko burst out laughing when he spotted the silly spelling mistake in your piece, pubic not punic, how could you!
Chances are he went to the same school as the SFA Chief Executive whose first language is certainly not English yet somehow has climbed the same greasy pole as his predecessors and must wake up every morning wondering how, just as we punters do.
To be fair to Prince William, he’s only carrying on in the footsteps of his granda!
Anyway, in these dark times, maybe we need a wee bit of a laugh to keep our spirits up…
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PZvZRj49z/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Whenever there’s a wrong side of history to be on, you can be sure to find the likes of Jangles Jackson there.
Phil – stop mocking the poor man!! Unlike yourself, he has the honour of having had a tv show named after him… JACKASS! 😂
Your patter is minging
Is it, aye? Away an’ take her face furra shite, troll!!
But it is, totally minging, and being abusive does not help, after all we are not them are we
When you grow a pair of cojones and stop hiding behind a pseudonym, maybe you can dish out lectures, but until that time, go take a bungee jump with the rope tied around your neck.
For once the Beekeeper is right, old bean.
Your patter IS minging.
It’s even worse than Scudmissile’s ‘Bennies & wee Coco’ rubbish.
And your ‘abuse’ is even worse.
You’re a sycophant, mate.
Commonly known as ‘An arselicker’.
Up yer game or give up completely.