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This is a link post Lazy Journalist I made this!
I mistakenly posted this on the main board earlier...

When the UEFA cup draw was made a few weeks ago, me and a friend changed some of the information on the wikipedia page for Manchester City's opponents, AC Omonia.

We included this titbit in the "Fans" section - "A small but loyal group of fans are lovingly called "The Zany Ones" - they like to wear hats made from discarded shoes and have a song about a little potato.".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Omonia#The_fans

Today, the Mirror has used part of this in their pre-match buildup.

www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/09/18/new-look-manchester-city-side-begin-their-uefa-cup-campaign-in-earnest-115875-20741334/

Hahahahahahahaha!


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 (godspants, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 18:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post nice work soldier

(09824739yhsidfhshfgq8weeq3e1, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 18:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hahaha!
And you came away from /board unscathed too :)

*Edit* Submit this to the Newsletter!
 (I helped save b3ta! Monty Propps, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 18:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post Definitely!
Well played.
 (I helped save b3ta! somegreybloke, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post hahaha
Nice work.
 (I helped save b3ta! Brandy_Bumwinkle, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 18:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post nicely played!
hahaha
 (I helped save b3ta! masakatsu best of all the burger meats, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 18:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post hahah
wikipedia is the end of mankind!
 (gaijintendo v2.0 compressed, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 18:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post hahaa
journalism is the easiest job in the world
 (I helped save b3ta! Mousing, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 18:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post hahahhahha
I hope the lazy reporter is directed to this and their boss.
 (duketh *raises rifle* everyone loves muffins!!!!!!, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 18:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post The article has the guy's email address on it....

(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post are you suggesting...

(duketh *raises rifle* everyone loves muffins!!!!!!, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 20:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post I've already emailed him
Dear David (and could the mirrornews email please be forwarded to the sport/football editor),

Thank you for your article in today's Mirror (18th September 2008) about Omonia Nicosia. The bit I enjoyed most was the following paragraph -

"Despite City's raised profile, they must make do with the UEFA Cup this season and Hughes will not tolerate any slip-ups against the Cypriot side, whose fans are known as the 'Zany Ones' and wear hats made from shoes.".

Why? Well, shortly after the draw was made, a friend and I made a few alterations to the Wikipedia page for Omonia. The "Zany Ones", "hats made from discarded shoes" and the "song about a little potato" are, as you may have discovered in Nicosia, completely fabricated.

The clues were there in the rest of the article.

They have a new sponsor - Natasha Kaplinsky - and their former players include Jean Claude Van Damme and Richard Clayderman. My favourite is in the Board of Directors section...
# Governor of Football: Nikos Charalambous
# Governor of Basketball: Petros Souppouris
# Governor of Volleyball: Photos Ioannou
# Governor of Hitlersball: Albert Hall

I hope you take this in the spirit it was meant, and hope this reminds you not to trust everything you read on Wikipedia.

Any donations to our Friday beer fund would be most welcome. Perhaps your editor would like to contribute your fee for the article, as you evidently didn't do any fact checking.

Thank you,

*myname*
 (godspants, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 20:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post have they got back to you?
0.0
 (duketh *raises rifle* everyone loves muffins!!!!!!, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 21:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post It bounced
Tried it twice.
 (godspants, Fri 19 Sep 2008, 17:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post fantastic
i laughed more at this than the original link (which i also laughed at)
 (I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 21:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wins!
You have them by the factual knackers :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Monty Propps, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 21:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post This is utterly fantastic
Clicks like a loon
 (I helped save b3ta! Hummel Who died and made you....oh wait...., Thu 18 Sep 2008, 18:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post sheer awesomeness!
*clickety click*
 (I helped save b3ta! morrybyte made a subtle namechange at, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post ARF!
Real world B3ta terrorism :)
Clicks!
 (Virulent, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post WIN

(I helped save b3ta! the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post I believe the expression is:
"This wins the internet."
 (I helped save b3ta! Grindstaff, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post ROFL!
HA!
 (KnackerDwarf, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post Haha

(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post Now THAT'S journalistic inegrity.
Fucking beautiful, sir. Stop the universe, this has just won.
 (Jimbotfu Bummed in the gob again, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post that's fantastic!!
good woo to you!
 (The Blue Brony Flogging a Dead Horse Since, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 19:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post says it all about the mirror!
nice work tho mate! btw, which b3tan killed of vernon kay? as i owe you a pint!
 (I helped save b3ta! Captain Pilchard The king of B-movies!, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 20:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post May I pre-congratulate you
in a non-scud way
for you newslettering
 (I helped save b3ta! Sn0tters 🇯🇴🇧🇧🇮🇪, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 22:17, , Reply)
This is a normal post Your mission is now complete.


well done!
 (I helped save b3ta! spacehog, Fri 19 Sep 2008, 10:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post how strange
I was just reading about this on the mediawatch column on football 365 www.football365.com/mediawatch/0,17033,8749_4166477,00.html
 (mustbeaaronbear more pooh then grizzly, Fri 19 Sep 2008, 13:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post Haha :D
Fantastically well done!
 (I helped save b3ta! LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Fri 19 Sep 2008, 13:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post Haha, superb!
Fantastic work. Wiki terrorism is hilarious at the best of times, this surpasses anything.
 (harrumph, Fri 19 Sep 2008, 16:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thanks everyone
This has now gone...

Top newsletter link... woohoo!
www.b3ta.com/newsletter/issue346/

Front page of webuser.co.uk
www.webuser.co.uk/
(story, for when it drops off the front page - www.webuser.co.uk/news/268155.html)

Football365, as someone found above.

Oh, and the journalist mentioned the "Zany Ones" again in his match report.

Turns out the email we sent, owning up, bounced.

It has been sooo much fun.

Thanks again.
 (godspants, Fri 19 Sep 2008, 17:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post Didnt expect
To see the Stoke City fanzine pop up in that list. Never trust a Stoke fan, i should know, i am one.
 (Jonald Poor power ranger putties, they can never hug, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 23:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post Haha.
I've just sent this to Private Eye.
 (I helped save b3ta! Bingowings 2011 Businessman of the Year (Watford Branch), Fri 19 Sep 2008, 18:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post If this is the case
I'm extending my subscription with them!
 (Jonald Poor power ranger putties, they can never hug, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 23:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post Private Eye
It's on page 5 of this fortnight's issue (No. 1220).

Good work everyone...
 (geegee, Sun 5 Oct 2008, 8:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post Add the Mirror article
as the reference in the wikipedia article.

Now it is FACT.
 (I helped save b3ta! matsimpsk, Fri 19 Sep 2008, 19:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^that!
v- mindpiss
 (Arsenic, Fri 13 Jul, 2:73 and, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 1:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post Beautiful! [citation needed]

(Lord NAgasaki, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 6:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post Absolute Class

(Wize, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 16:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post Very nice work, squire
Much clickáge
 (TheWoldinite too energetic for normal sports, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 12:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post Sent this to Private Eye
They love this sort of wankery.
 (I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 10th Level Nerf-herder, Fri 19 Sep 2008, 20:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post excellent work. i hope this continues to spiral.

(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 9:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post haha
*clicks*

So fucking funny I did a blog on it (cos I'm sad like that) popnoodles.blogspot.com/2008/09/godspants-off-of-b3ta-makes-mirror.html
 (crand _.-~stupid ascii thing~-._, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 14:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post oh
this is all manner of win
'clicks'
'stumbleaponclicks also*
 (I helped save b3ta! giftedweasel forgot what he was going to type on, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 19:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post And its now on
Bascience.net as well

www.badscience.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6219

Reeeeeemarkable
 (Sir Tainley Barking Ezekiel 23:20, Sun 21 Sep 2008, 16:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post My goodness but that's good.
Have a "Special" two-handed clicky.
.
 (Audioduck So, can I haz fucking Cheezburgers or not?, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 15:17, , Reply)