Talk:Soccer's Hard Men

Proposed deletion

I'm contesting the prod, as this video caused a significant furore at the time. I'll see what I can dig out using my library card and Newsbank. Oldelpaso (talk) 11:40, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Sales Estimate

The estimate of sales is from 20 years ago(!) and cites a future projection from that time. It sounds like the source cites the estimate of the producers (CPOV issue), and I say 'assume' as the source is not accessible to readers - it requires subscription to Newsbank.

Should any independent figure be available from a point after the sales are likely to have petered out, that would be more acceptable.Marty jar (talk) 22:47, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

It was clearly attributed that the estimate was from the video company. Sure, in an ideal world we'd be able to find the exact sales figures, but by giving that estimate we at least get an order of magnitude for the sales. The Thunderer might not be quite the Newspaper of Record it once was, but we can surely view it as a reliable source.

While most people don't realise it, holders of most UK library cards can access Newsbank freely from their own home. For info, the verbatim text of the couple of sentences in question is:

VINNIE Jones learned last night that there is nothing to stop a third party paying some, or all, of his record Pounds 20,000 Football Association fine.

It opens the way for Video Vision, the company which marketed the Soccer's Hard Men tape that led to Jones's fine, to ease the financial demands facing the Wimbledon midfield player.

An FA spokesman said: ``We don't mind who pays the fine it could be Jones, his club or the video company just as long as we get the money."

Bill Tennant, chairman of the video company, was not available for comment but David Livingstone, head of worldwide marketing, said the tape was on course for sales of over 100,000. Oldelpaso (talk) 16:23, 6 April 2011 (UTC)