It's Tough Being Me - The Kevin Pietersen Story

[sledger]

Look, I don't deny that my entire theory is based on a lot of stretching (I would call it inference, though)

I think that's one of the greatest things I've ever read. Astounding.

 

[theegyptian]

It is not about control, though.. What I meant was they could have forced a more serious investigation and even legal action, maybe? As I said, if ECB took KP seriously as THEIR employee they would have done that..

dude it's the internet you can do what you want. It stated it was a parody account.

 

[sledger]

dude it's the internet you can do what you want. It stated it was a parody account.

Tbf if it wasn't such an obvious parody it could have perhaps been construed as a act of defamation. But since it was completely obvious it was a joke and completely insincere this was never really anything other than a paper possibility.

 

[Prince EWS]

Tbf if it wasn't such an obvious parody it could have perhaps been construed as a act of defamation. But since it was completely obvious it was a joke and completely insincere this was never really anything other than a paper possibility.

Haha I got threatened with legal action re: "online impersonation" for creating a multiple account on another forum parodying another member, when I was a lot younger. Good times.

 

[sledger]

Good job you nipped that one in the bud.

 

[uvelocity]

just to go off on that tangent there was something on the radio the other day about twitter trolls sending a tv personality into a state (ended up in hospital) amid calls for crackdowns and penalties on those trolls. with that and the focus on bullying online and so forth can see some kind of online police coming about in the next few years

 

[honestbharani]

And I was not talking about investigating the account itself or that the account did not declare itself to be a parody. My point has more to do with the England players following the account, retweeting posts and KP complaining that dressing room info. was reaching this parody account manager. If I was running a team,I would view this complaint just as seriously as KP sending supposedly derogatory text messages about team mates to friends from another team.

 

[sledger]

What evidence is there that they didn't? It would have been a completely internal operation, there's no reason why anyone else would be made privy to it unless it was leaked. Unlike investigating the texts, which required the co-operation of SA.

 

[Prince EWS]

My point has more to do with the England players following the account, retweeting posts.

Yeah, all the England players involved in that should be severely reprimanded. Especially the guy that retweeted the most posts from it; that Pietersen dude.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah, all the England players involved in that should be severely reprimanded. Especially the guy that retweeted the most posts from it; that Pietersen dude.

lol. You know what I mean.. There were things that ticked off KP and right or not, at the very least, I would have thought ECB would have tried to talk to the players on this.

 

[honestbharani]

What evidence is there that they didn't? It would have been a completely internal operation, there's no reason why anyone else would be made privy to it unless it was leaked. Unlike investigating the texts, which required the co-operation of SA.

KP seems to have thought that enough was not done. So there is as much evidence to believe ECB did nothing as there is to believe they did something.

 

[sledger]

KP seems to have thought that enough was not done. So there is as much evidence to believe ECB did nothing as there is to believe they did something.

Yes, KP, that most trustworthy of sources.

Edit: And no there isn't. It's specious to claim otherwise.

 

[honestbharani]

Yes, KP, that most trustworthy of sources.

Edit: And no there isn't. It's specious to claim otherwise.

For me, the ECB as only as trustworthy as KP.

 

[sledger]

lol. You know what I mean.. There were things that ticked off KP and right or not, at the very least, I would have thought ECB would have tried to talk to the players on this.

Yeah, because it's totally inconceivable that the players were spoken to about this. It's far more logical to assume that the management ignored the issue totally.

 

[sledger]

For me, the ECB as only as trustworthy as KP.

That's a fairly comprehensive illustration of why your views on this matter are, shall we say, questionable. At best.

 

[honestbharani]

That's a fairly comprehensive illustration of why your views on this matter are, shall we say, questionable. At best.

I never said otherwise. I just don't trust ECB to play fair with an issue where KP is involved. I am sorry I am practical.

 

[Viscount Tom]

KP retweeted the parody as well tbf.

 

[four_or_six]

I never said otherwise. I just don't trust ECB to play fair with an issue where KP is involved. I am sorry I am practical.

This whole 'the ECB hates KP' conspiracy is ridiculous.

 

[sledger]

I never said otherwise. I just don't trust ECB to play fair with an issue where KP is involved. I am sorry I am practical.

Oh I agree. The ECB is a draconian organisation, the sole purpose of which is to victimise people. The fact that they only choose to penalise persons who unquestionably are deserving of discipline is merely a cover-up for their actual intentions. Practical indeed.

 

[sledger]

This whole 'the ECB hates KP' conspiracy is ridiculous.

No, it's not. There's a lot of evidence for it. I mean, there's the stuff KP says. And a load of crap that other people have imagined (sorry, inferred). And um...I think Warren Hegg may have said he didn't like someone in the ECB hierarchy once too. Pretty conclusive.