18-01-2013, 19:30
(18-01-2013 15:58 )cosmonaut Wrote: [ -> ]No the BBC never apologised and have said they never will. I wonder why? No prizes for guessing.
Not only did the BBC decline to apologise to Ferguson, they are still makng the same statements on their website to the present day and repeating the programme contents. This is what they say.
The programme asks serious new questions about Manchester United's £50,000 payment to L'attitude, where Jason Ferguson worked, for its role in the transfer of goalkeeper Massimo Taibi to Reggina, Italy, in 2000. The President of Reggina and Taibi's own agent tell the BBC they had no contact with L'attitude.
In July 2000, goalkeeper Massimo Taibi was sold to Italian club, Reggina. L'Attitude, a football agency that Jason Ferguson was employed by, made £50,000 from their role in the sale.
Reggina's president, Pasquale Foti, however, tells the BBC that he had no contact with L'Attitude. Asked if Reggina had dealt with Manchester United directly, Pasquale Foti says: "Yes. I didn't deal with anyone else apart from the player's agent - Fabio Paresi." Asked by reporter Alex Millar whether he had met Jason Ferguson, Pasquale Foti replies: "No, the only Ferguson I know is Alex Ferguson. Any others I don't know."
The programme also hears from the player's agent, Fabio Paresi, about the transfer, who says: "Jason was not involved in the deal. So the deal has been made straight between me and Reggina and Manchester United. That's it."
The programme also approached both L'attitude and Jason Ferguson, but they declined to comment.
The board of Manchester United plc have never explained what the £50,000 payment to L'attitude was for and declined to take part in the programme.