Giblet leaving the CET (7 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

Anyway, good luck in your future endeavours Simon, may you bait many clicks.

 

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[Calista]

D'oh!

Is that Alain-Patrick d’Oh, the up-and-coming feature writer from Le Figaro? Quite a coup for the Telegraph.

 

[skybluebeduff]

It's bollocks I'm afraid.

 

[pusbccfc]

Simon is joining the BBC to work on CWR, Midlands Today and Sunday politics.

Seems a good move for him.

 

[fernandopartridge]

This is the news I was talking about, congratulations to Simon.

 

[skybluetony176]

Must have seen the footage of him chasing Joy down the street.

Good luck Simon and don’t forget about CCFC’s predicament while sitting in your plush BBC Ivory tower.

 

[duffer]

Can we loan him out immediately to WM and get Rob Gurney back?

 

[clint van damme]

Good gig for him, fair play.

 

[Otis]

His replacement.

Just been announced.

 

[fernandopartridge]

There's an irony in that picture

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The irony being that Alan was meeting the BBC Chief Commissioning Editor Tony Hayres

 

[skybluetony176]

The irony being that Alan was meeting the BBC Chief Commissioning Editor Tony Hayres

You’ve never looked evil in the eye until you’ve met Tony Hayres.

 

[skybluetony176]

LR pro SISU now working at a free paper I use to light my wood burner without reading first.

NS pro SISU no longer an MEP and doing? God knows.

SG anti SISU and going up in the world. He’ll be sitting in Jeremy Vines seat before you know it

What next? My guess is Grendull has to take a job answering phones for we buy any car dot com on the LADA section and Nick ends up working the floor in PC world

All said tongue in cheek before anyone gets their nickers in a twist.

 

[ajsccfc]

I like to think he attended the interview in his best Castrol GTX jacket

 

[fernandopartridge]

You’ve never looked evil in the eye until you’ve met Tony Hayres.

"Were you close?"

 

[Nick]

LR pro SISU now working at a free paper I use to light my wood burner without reading first.

NS pro SISU no longer an MEP and doing? God knows.

SG anti SISU and going up in the world. He’ll be sitting in Jeremy Vines seat before you know it

What next? My guess is Grendull has to take a job answering phones for we buy any car dot com on the LADA section and Nick ends up working the floor in PC world

All said tongue in cheek before anyone gets their nickers in a twist.

I've got a better car than our football club's CEO actually. (assuming the beema he got out of with personalised reg was his).

Would be the Apple Store as a minimum anyway.

Fair play to him btw for getting a new job, he has a family to look after like everyone else! Baby to feed / bring up and bills to pay so progressing is always a good thing.

I wonder if that's why he emptied his Twitter?

 

[oldskyblue58]

Good luck to him

 

[rupert_bear]

Going to work for CWR ?? That could be interesting isn’t he banned from the Ricoh ?

 

[Nick]

Going to work for CWR ?? That could be interesting isn’t he banned from the Ricoh ?

Who's said that?

CWR doesn't just do football either.....

 

[ajsccfc]

He does mention that he'll still be covering all the nonsense here

My fifth year at the Coventry Telegraph will be my last.

On January 29 I will move to take up a Political Reporter role with the BBC on TV and radio. I will be working for BBC C&W, Midlands Today and Sunday Politics.

Making the move was not an easy decision, but this is an opportunity which is too good to turn down.

I've thoroughly enjoyed my time at the Telegraph, and I owe the publication / Trinity Mirror a huge amount. The company aided my development and supported me through the wide-ranging and various challenges thrown up during my time as chief reporter – from lawyers' letters to death threats.
I must also thank my editors (past and present) for providing me with the platform to lead the coverage of the Coventry City / Ricoh Arena saga - the biggest (and incredibly time-consuming) political story in the city for many years.

The Coventry Telegraph has an extraordinarily talented and hard-working team. They have produced outstanding results in exceptionally challenging circumstances – and I have no doubt they will continue to do so following my departure.

It's been a pleasure working with many of my current and former colleagues and I wish them all the best for the future.

I'm now looking forward to joining the BBC and embarking on a fresh challenge – although I'll still be covering the Ricoh Arena row... just in a different format!

P.S – Thank you to the scores of you who have sent me kind messages, comments and tweets. They really are appreciated.

Good on him, seems a proper step up.

Also included a photo from his screentest

 

[wingy]

Will he be taking a wage cut for parity?
Seriously well done good luck Simon.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

I've got a better car than our football club's CEO actually. (assuming the beema he got out of with personalised reg was his).

Jackanackanory

 

[Nick]

I've got a better car than our football club's CEO actually. (assuming the beema he got out of with personalised reg was his).

Jackanackanory

It's a true story.

Was quite an old 3 series beema I think it was, greyish with BOD in the plate, I bet most people on here will as well as opposed to me rocking an RS7 or anything.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

It's a true story.

Was quite an old 3 series beema I think it was, greyish with BOD in the plate, I bet most people on here will as well as opposed to me rocking an RS7 or anything.

3rd one in.

 

[chiefdave]

How many people have the CT got left based in Cov? Think a lot of it is done from Fort Dunlop these days.

 

[Adge]

It's a true story.

Was quite an old 3 series beema I think it was, greyish with BOD in the plate, I bet most people on here will as well as opposed to me rocking an RS7 or anything.

That’s true! Was with Boddy recently and indeed he has an old SIlver BMW 3 Series with a personal number plate.

 

[Nick]

That’s true! Was with Boddy recently and indeed he has an old SIlver BMW 3 Series with a personal number plate.

Not much room to dog in the back of one of those though? How did you manage?

 

[Adge]

Not much room to dog in the back of one of those though? How did you manage?

Had to call it a day mate. Car is that old that the interior light had an electrical fault and was knackered.:emoji_confused:

 

[Captain Dart]

Going to work for CWR ?? That could be interesting isn’t he banned from the Ricoh ?

Midlands Today I think.

 

[Captain Dart]

Will he be taking a wage cut for parity?
Seriously well done good luck Simon.

Do you think the Beeb pay less than Mirror group. seriously! :emoji_relaxed:

 

[wingy]

Do you think the Beeb pay less than Mirror group. seriously! :emoji_relaxed:

What do you think CD, just trying to be Topical. B-)

 

[shmmeee]

Do you think the Beeb pay less than Mirror group. seriously! :emoji_relaxed:

He’s on about how women get paid less than men.

BBC Broadcast journalist gets roughly mid thirties (https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Salary/BBC-Salaries-E5847.htm) and Mirror Group journalist just under 30 (https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Salary/Trinity-Mirror-Salaries-E10255.htm ) so he’ll have taken a pay rise (why else would he move?)

 

[ccfcway]

How many people have the CT got left based in Cov? Think a lot of it is done from Fort Dunlop these days.

a lot of running ccfc is done from Fort Boyard

 

[Deleted member 5849]

(why else would he move?)

Well... if I had the choice I'd rather work for the Beeb than the Mirror, even if they didn't pay me more!

 

[Captain Dart]

What do you think CD, just trying to be Topical. B-)

Depends on gender or ear size so I'm told. :emoji_blush:

 

[Gazolba]

It does make you wonder whether the CT will have any staff soon.
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There's just no money in local news to pay actual journalists to do actual reporting, which is a shame as there's a lot going on. <snip>

Why not get journalism interns? They could be unpaid (or very minimal pay) just to get the experience.