pl00peh91 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 I watched the 27 minute Kalas pre-Millwall press conference today and was taken aback by Gregor unnecessarily referring to Kalas losing to England at Wembley and scoring and own goal as part of his question as to whether he was excited about representing the Czech Republic and the Euros. It felt like an unduly negative and disrespectful way of asking what should have been a straight forward question on a positive topic. Kalas called him out for it for being irrelevant and Gregor was forced to apologise after but it made me wonder what goes through his head when he asks questions sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 I had to laugh at Pearson’s press conference with JL alongside him. Gregor didn’t hold back! To be fair to Gregor, he’s the only one that asks the questions we’re all thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastonburyRed Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 I guess it's a bit like being a barrister, ask unpopular questions, don't make many friends, but is what the job demands (not quite a perfect parallel with a journo, but you catch the drift). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 Yeah i watched it, seemed a bit unnecessary, but like with asking jon about being out of the country, no one else has the balls to say it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 17 minutes ago, pl00peh91 said: I watched the 27 minute Kalas pre-Millwall press conference today and was taken aback by Gregor unnecessarily referring to Kalas losing to England at Wembley and scoring and own goal as part of his question as to whether he was excited about representing the Czech Republic and the Euros. It felt like an unduly negative and disrespectful way of asking what should have been a straight forward question on a positive topic. Kalas called him out for it for being irrelevant and Gregor was forced to apologise after but it made me wonder what goes through his head when he asks questions sometimes! Fresh air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 1 minute ago, downendcity said: Fresh air? Or….is that vacancy still going at the Sunday sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 I think GMG asked some relevant questions to JL. And JL batted them off well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 Only came for a look on OTIB to see if anyone else noticed this. Had just watched it and thought it was cringeworthy and incredibly rude. I like Gregor and think he's one of the best local journalists we've had in a while but he was just being cocky today. I thought it was brave telling him a few moments earlier that fans on social media have been saying he's been poor - he got away with that one and Kalas dealt with it through gritted teeth very honestly. But the own goal comment was just taking the piss. As others have noted, I think he was on a high having snared Jon Lansdown with lots of direct questions, I was also thinking how brave/rude of him to ask the totally unnecessary Bermuda question - Jon Lansdown handled it all diplomatically and so he winds up trying out his provocative act with Kalas. Crossed the line, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Olé said: Only came for a look on OTIB to see if anyone else noticed this. Had just watched it and thought it was cringeworthy and incredibly rude. I like Gregor and think he's one of the best local journalists we've had in a while but he was just being cocky today. I thought it was brave telling him a few moments earlier that fans on social media have been saying he's been poor - he got away with that one and Kalas dealt with it through gritted teeth very honestly. But the own goal comment was just taking the piss. As others have noted, I think he was on a high having snared Jon Lansdown with lots of direct questions, I was also thinking how brave/rude of him to ask the totally unnecessary Bermuda question - Jon Lansdown handled it all diplomatically and so he winds up trying out his provocative act with Kalas. Crossed the line, I think. What was unnecessary about the Bermuda question? Fans had criticised JL for it and Gregor was just asking what JL thought about that. Entirely reasonable I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: What was unnecessary about the Bermuda question? Fans had criticised JL for it and Gregor was just asking what JL thought about that. Entirely reasonable I thought. Nothing really, but in the context of a good news story it was very provocative - for me the Bermuda thing has always been a bit of a non-story, he's chairman, he's not supposed to sit in an office (or the stadium) and many don't and never have done going back years and years. Anyhow I only referenced it as it highlighted that Gregor has been on one today asking ballsy questions, but he got it badly wrong with the remark to Kalas in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 55 minutes ago, Simon bristol said: Yeah i watched it, seemed a bit unnecessary, but like with asking jon about being out of the country, no one else has the balls to say it Yeh but Jon answered it perfectly - he confirmed he wasn’t considered part of the ‘Bristol City bubble’ during the pandemic so he had to watch all our games on tv and he wasn’t allowed in the stadium - so it didn’t matter at all where he was located ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 24 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Yeh but Jon answered it perfectly - he confirmed he wasn’t considered part of the ‘Bristol City bubble’ during the pandemic so he had to watch all our games on tv and he wasn’t allowed in the stadium - so it didn’t matter at all where he was located ... He has got a lot of stick over the past few years, but actually I thought Jon spoke pretty well in that press conference - light and day compared to the Holden one!! Perhaps some of the criticism has been taken on board, perhaps some of it is media training, and/or maybe it's just a maturity, but dealt with the questions pretty well. Credit where it's due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 Didn’t see anything wrong in the questions . Could of worded the kalas question better I suppose. To be fair to Jon Lansdown , he’s been criticised for being a bit awkward / unsure in front of the camera but I thought he came across really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 Not that I care for the guy overmuch, but I thought JL handled himself quite well. Completely different to the downbeat semi interview when DH was "unveiled". You know the thing........"He's the best coach we could find (it says here ) This time you could tell he really believes what he's saying . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James54De Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Taz said: He has got a lot of stick over the past few years, but actually I thought Jon spoke pretty well in that press conference - light and day compared to the Holden one!! Perhaps some of the criticism has been taken on board, perhaps some of it is media training, and/or maybe it's just a maturity, but dealt with the questions pretty well. Credit where it's due. Perhaps a little bit more belief in what he was saying, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 I think asking JL the Bermuda question was spot on - JL needed to answer that question, I was surprised he didn't seem to have a prepared answer for it seen as its been asked on here but he did ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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