No.

What Chris Irvine doesn't understand is that this is not merely about one or two unpalatable stories that Hull FC has objected to. If it was just this then the banning probably does appear petty and un-self-serving to an outsider. He does not listen to the blatant negativity spewing from Burns and his Sportstalk programme night after night. It's not just about what is said, it's the general tone that is adopted to refer to all things Hull FC, the sing, the nudging encouragement to callers jumping on the anti-Hull bandwaggon, the amount of texts chosen to be read out poking fun at or bad-mouthing the club.

The fact is that the Sports Editor of ONE of our local radio stations does not like Hull FC, and takes every opportunity to diffuse his hatred throughout the city. This is dangerous and ultimately damaging and cannot be tolerated by our club.

Burns, sadly, is the Head of Sport at Humberside and this puts him in a powerful position. Until he goes or has a marked change of attitude (unlikely, I know) Hull are right in my opinion to castrate him with regard to fresh news.

Contrary to Irvine's belief, Hull have not cut-off the local media and have not isolated themselves in a "little Bubble" as he says. As for his "diet of acceptable sausages" or whatever he's on about - rubbish. Irvine mysteriously has chosen not to be aware of our alternative local radio stations, our local press and the rest of the BBC, Sky etc. etc. (with all of whom Hull remain friendly) in order to make a cheap point and spice up what is pretty much a non-story teetering on the wrong end of the stick.

He's right on one thing, though. "Rule has ruled" and about time too for me.

Most eloquently put,it,s that good i thought it was a wind up coming from a dobbin

I expect an apology about the whole sorry episode to be winging its way from the BBC in Leeds pretty soon!!

well it certainly wont be coming from burns will it?he will be too busy cosying upto anyone with a connection to rovers,and promising them to talk utter crap on his radio show!!i just wonder how long it will be before his bosses at the local beeb,finally say to him,enough is enough david,were moving you on somewhere else?we live in hope!!!!!!!

burn apologised to tingle aleady.

Does this mean they will talk to humberside again.

I'm sick of propaganda fm.

Carpet actually mentioned on Sportstalk the other night he had phoned Richard Tingle and apologised for any uncalled for remarks. Maybe this is the start.

The only difference between the two stations is which club the propaganda favours TBH.

The ambulance chaser realised some time ago that the way to get burns onside is though his more than ample stomach (Unsurprising that a fat bloke responds well to food). Our chief exec should take a leaf out of his book, take burns out for a few beers and a curry and get him singing our praises. Another very easy fix for the club

tbh your probably right but at least with humberside they sometimes ask challenging questions. On kcfm we've got our media manager presenting the show.

Are you sure youve got the right end of the stick

You mean w're apologising to radio leeds over the cooke fiasco?

You must listen to a different station to me. I listen to sportstalk every night and find myself looking for things that are said anti-Hull. I'm sorry but I just don't buy any of it coming from either Burnsy or GL biased against Hull FC.

As far as i'm concerned it did start with the Cookiegate affair. I don't for one minute hold anything against GL for breaking the story. He's a journalist and thats just what they do its as simple as that. Since then our board have alienated themselves from everybody time and time again with lack of communication with us fans, petty boardroom squables with the Hull KR board and again with Radio Humberside.

What amuses me more than most other things is that many on this board will criticise our club for a certain thing and then as soon as GL or Burnsy mention the very same thing threads are started slamming Radio Humberside again.

We have an impartial station and a station designed to be Hulls propaganda machine. If Hull FC don't want negative publicity then they should stop creating it.