Mason Jones (Reporter)
FASTEN your seat belts for it is bound to be a fast, action-packed year ahead.
With the recession expected to deepen, at least for the first half of the year, and unemployment unlikely to improve, there will inevitably be plenty of trouble and strife.
So to cheer you up, we thought we would offer you 13 rather more lighthearted predictions for 2013.
1 Art museum opens in Zaragoza in tribute to pensioner Cecilia Gimenez after her world-famous restoration of a church fresco makes her Spain’s most Googled artist after Picasso
2 Disgraced former MP Margaret Moran allows her Orgiva estate to become the venue for this year’s infamous travellers’ shindig, the Dragon Festival
3 DJ Maurice Boland finally gives up his job on the airwaves and becomes a reclusive goat-herder in the Serrania de Ronda, only to be heard occasionally yodelling his opinions to his herd.
4 The Costa del Sol’s enfant terrible Tony Muldoon escapes prison in the UK and returns to open a soup kitchen and charity shop to help the coast’s most needy expats
5 Kylie Minogue has a secret Costa Brava wedding to Andres Velencoso before moving to cottage in the Pyrenees where she has her first baby
6 President Putin of Russia finally decides Moscow is too cold for an ageing leader and throws in the towel for a new life as a Costa emigree in his mansion in Zagaleta
7 Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo offloaded to Harry Rednapp at QPR in the January transfer window, while Lionel Messi becomes a saint in Barcelona
8 After much debate over whether it should have an escalator to reach it, the authorities decide that the Alhambra should instead have a zip wire to get down quicker
9 Inaki Urdangarin (the king’s son in law) becomes the first Spanish royal to see the inside of a modern Spanish prison after being convicted of corruption
10 New road rules mean that the locals must say thanks when being let in at junctions
11 After five-and-a-half years of living in their garage, a brainwave in Madrid leads to expats the Priors being offered a pick of any of the million empty homes around Spain.
12 Marbella declares itself an independent state in a bid to distance itself from the deepening recession dragging down the rest of Spain.
13 After posting record half year figures,
Inditec (owners of Zara) snaps up Walmart in the US and Tesco in the UK.
I can see Boland a a goatherder but it could only work if the goats do not expect any remuneration for their loyalty.
Then there is always the worry that a couple of the goats may have a few bob in which case it wouldnt be long before MB bleated them into parting with it in order to start….
RAM FM…”Have YEW herd it yet?…”
Blimey,I get the feeling that it could really happen as a “herd” of listeners would be a step up on the current figures I would guess!
Keep smiling.
which one in the picture is maurice ?
why havent u printed my comment
so glad he has found his twin after all these years
Leave Maurice alone – you are so childish.
Leave him alone? It’s the only place he gets any publicity these days! He loves it. But if recent comment on this thread is anything to go by https://theolivepress.es/spain-news/2012/11/15/we-are-walking-alone-claim-expat-fire-victims/ and this new radio station, he should perhaps consider retiring to the hills and writing his memoirs sooner than later.
Looks like the new breakfast show host to me.
Malaga will beat Arsenal 5-NIL in the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL!
Spurs will win the English FA CUP!
nice young goat!!
definatly not an old one
bill turner, dont be such a mr grumpy.
Who is Boland and where is he a DJ?
Never forget this man loves being talked about. Egotist, Megalomaniac or both? An ex-presenter told me he apparently owes the hotel too so he could be out on his ear any time soon. Remember the history, not one business in nearly 20 years has been a success and lasted 2 years. He tagged himself the owner and Chairman of TRE but he was never anything of the kind. You have no choice but to question the morals and scruples of a man in debt and his motives for charity fundraising. I would never encourage anyone to support this man in business or charity
If Maurice Boland objects to any of my comments I invite him here to also comment. As I have already stated, all my comments were previously reported widely in the press. If he wishes to correct any factual errors he is more than welcome to do so. I have a feeling he will not as he has no defence against widely known facts. Cathy
You are absolutely spot on CJ.Boland has steadfastly refused to defend himself against any criticism in the mistaken belief that this will show him in a dignified light.That ploy was seen through a long time ago and now he dare not raise his head above the parapet as the facts will bury him.I stated a long time ago that MB does not have the talent to manage a radio station and only ever managed to get on radio in the first place because he persuaded a very rich guy to buy the airtime for him when the management wouldnt entertain him.That was Onda Cero International and I was there at the time.In fact I had to produce and teach him, a fact that he never likes to aknowledge.Mind you,it doesnt say a lot for me does it! His mismangement and not paying wages has led to an exodus of some excellent and very professional presenters (I do not neccecarily include myself!) and the station is left largely with willing souls who are prepared to broadcast for the experience and joy of it while MB can continue to masquerade as the media mogul he percieves himself to be.Yeah right.
Keep smiling.
It was very interesting to hear Maurice Boland on the radio this morning commenting on this thread. It’s very odd that he believes he can say whatever he wants on his own station, factual or not, yet he states he is going to insist to Olive Press they delete my comments. Seems like double standards and somewhat hypocritical to me. What happened to freedom of speech? Nothing stated is remotely libellous. But that’s his modus operandi, he just can’t accept or cope with the truth so just accuses everyone of libel, comes up with numerous conspiracy theories and tries whatever he can to silence anyone who dares tell that truth. Cathy
Rather sad that my post from JANUARY 12TH, 2013 10:54 AM has been removed.
To those of you criticising and making unpleasant comments about Maurice Boland, what is your problem?
Do you get enjoyment from maligning someone? Does it make you feel BIG?
It is nothing but online bullying and shame on all you detractors who no doubt have unblemished life histories and are the pillars of society.
Maurice insisting my comment removed. Don’t blame the Olive Press but as I said ‘he just can’t accept or cope with the truth’. My deleted comment was however copied to another forum by someone else. The amendments theirs not mine.
Sally, it is not about unpleasantness, criticism, bulling or maligning, it’s simply about telling the truth about someone who himself parades as a pillar of the community. If the facts are accepted then each and every individual can of course make up their own minds. If he has nothing to hide then why get the Olive Press to remove posts?
Sally,if you want to know a little more about bullying and maligning then look no further than Boland himself or are you yet another sychophant who he has asked to stand up for him?Yes,I am acquainted with all his modus operandi as has he has managed to persuade me to do the same in the past.He can vent his fury on the air all he wishes as he has not got an audience these days and naturally he is very nervous of the Olive Press as he cannot bully them and I can promise you he has tried! I would be very surprised if he asked the OP to surpress my comments as I would happily hand over a stream of vitriolic emails from Boland himself,indeed I have shared extracts in the past on facebook.They say a lot about the Boland the coast seems to at last be waking up to.I suspect he has started to realise that and it would be interesting to know if he is planning another fundraiser? He has a talent for self publicity and that is absolutely it.I think the coast has had enough.
What is he supposed to do? Curl up and die?
None of this will make much sense as my post of JANUARY 12TH, 2013 10:54 has been removed. A version is on another forum for those that choose to search for it. Maurice Boland can continue to masquerade behind some false façade, but in the end, what goes around will certainly come around and the truth will out. It’s only a matter of time.
That is an evasive answer.
You haven’t answered my question. What do you want Maurice to do? Really, what points are you trying to make? You obviously have it in for him.
The Fire Aid Concert whose link to the article in the Olive Press you so kindly posted, was no doubt set up with the best of intentions. It was not his fault that the money did not go directly to the victims as he originally thought. The Red Cross, who do an admirable job, are entitled to spend the money in the best way they see fit. So stop harping on blaming him.
Furthermore, there are many people in the media industry who do like to be in the spotlight. That is often the nature of their job. And then you have others on the sidelines trying to pull them down. It happens all the time.
I’ve noticed that whenever there is a derogatory article on Maurice in the Olive Press there is a small band of you gleefully adding your nasty 10 cents.
You should all be ashamed of yourselves.
Honestly, haven’t you anything better to do with your time?
CJ ….. what does CJ stand for anyway! …. must be for COMPLETE JACKASS … because that’s what you are ! Interesting to note that the majority of comments on Maurice Boland ( all nasty by the way ) are by YOU or by a Mr Barry Mitchell ….. coincidence ? no I dont think so … Grow up! this tirade of constant insults are sooo boring .
No Sally, he is supposed to face his critics, come here, reinstate my post and discuss it all or perhaps he’s just too scared to do that.
I totally agreed with Barry & Cathy – CJ (before her post was removed) although Tomie copied and edited it before posting on this blog.
Cathy made some very valid points, italk is far too much music for a talk radio station, too few guests, too many repeats. And when I listened yesterday morning far too much time taken up with discussion or should I say ranting about this thread. The station tag line is something like ‘if it’s in the news today it will be on the Boland Show today’, but other than reading the newsfeeds off the internet I don’t see what’s current about it.
Maurice confirmed 2 presenters had left, but whatever happened to Matt, Jack, Sonny, Stephen, Barry, Sid, Richie, Fiona & Debbie?
No Sally, he is supposed to face his critics, come here, reinstate my post and discuss it all or perhaps he’s just too scared to do that. Cathy
correction, ‘posting on HIS blog’
I totally agreed with Barry & Cathy – CJ (before her post was removed) although Tomie copied and edited it before posting on his blog.
Cathy made some very valid points, italk is far too much music for a talk radio station, too few guests, too many repeats. And when I listened yesterday morning far too much time taken up with discussion or should I say ranting about this thread. The station tag line is something like ‘if it’s in the news today it will be on the Boland Show today’, but other than reading the newsfeeds off the internet I don’t see what’s current about it.
Maurice confirmed 2 presenters had left, but whatever happened to Matt, Jack, Sonny, Stephen, Barry, Sid, Richie, Fiona & Debbie?
Barry, you are so right, especially ‘…the coast seems to at last be waking up…’ & ‘I think the coast has had enough’.
Sally, please read the tread about the Fire Aid Concert, as you will note that it WAS Maurice Boland’s fault that the money did not go where it was intended. He agreed with Red Cross where it was spent.
Lynne, CJ, stands for Cathy-Jane, why?
Thanks Sam, I totally agree.
What do most of the coast want Maurice Boland to do, RETIRE.
Maurice Boland seeks to try and substantiate that everyone commenting here is one and the same person; I can tell you I am my own person, an individual and not anyone else. He is so full of conspiracy theories he neglects to address the issues and facts.
I appreciate your open invitation Mr Boland, but not in a million years would I ever involve myself in anything you do, especially anything for charity. I assume you have still not published the accounts for your last charity event.
NB Not sure why some posts are duplicated, could be to do with them awaiting authorisation.
Cathy
No Barry, I’m not a sychophant and Maurice Boland did not ask me to write on his behalf!! I happened to be attracted by the goat picture on the front page of Olive Press, noted the comments at the bottom of the article and was so incensed, I felt I had to respond. I would have done so for anybody who I felt was being unfairly targeted.
In actual fact, I rarely read the local Costa newspapers but someone had mentioned the goat article which, from what I could see, was meant to be humorous. In fact, although it was a list of New Year predictions for many, the comments only seemed to be directed at one person.
Why can’t everybody live happily in this beautiful resort? Whatever you or others may think, in the end Boland is no doubt only trying to make a living. Who are you to judge him or anyone else for that matter?
Anyway, it all seems very petty to me. There are real issues along the Coast and worldwide to concern yourself with – why not worry about those and not what Boland is getting up to? Unless this is a personal vendetta.
Chill!!
I believe all that everyone wants is to finally EXPOSE THE TRUTH.
And Sam …. noone forces you to listen to iTalk.
And why don’t you contact the radio station directly to discuss your aforementioned concerns or is this just another public dig at Boland?
You can all have the last word. I have said what I thought and going to enjoy the sun.
Sally, with respect I believe you have missed the point. Maurice Boland puts himself out there as a pillar of the community, but he is not. He professes to have the No.1 radio station, but he does not. Most importantly there are many unanswered questions regarding his years of charity fundraising. Whether there is any impropriety or not, he fails to ever produce accounts for charity events when requested. His behaviour is in complete conflict with those who want to improve the reputation of Marbella and the region but most significantly he is blackening the good name of charity fundraising on the Costa del Sol for everyone. This is an important issue for everyone who lives here and the truth must be exposed, one way or another. No personal vendetta, there are just too many people asking the same questions now.
There seems several duplicate posts now, not sure what’s going on with that.
Cathy
After reading some of the offensive posts and reaching the ‘young goat’ comment. I decided I could stomach no more. I am a reader of the Olive Press and for this reason; I too have the right to comment and free to express my opinions. If this is not the case, where is our democratic rights (I state the latter because, if anyone appears to not be the side of the Maurice detractors, the abuse is then also directed at them) I am not going to get involved in the kindergarten games, though I am surprised how aggressive and vindictive some of the pupils are. Having had an involvement in the fire aid concert, I would like to suggest to all the aggressors, that if they really only want to get to the truth about Maurice’s charity dealings and wish to know where the money was allocated. They can apply directly to the charities in question, such as Cudeca and the Red Cross. The kind of comments that are being published imply of some kind of nasty vendetta. People (most who will not declare their true names) attacking one man with the printed word. Has anyone not had the guts to speak to him face to face? Come on expats, what is the real problem here?
After reading some of the offensive posts and reaching the ‘young goat’ comment. I decided I could stomach no more. I am a reader of the Olive Press and for this reason; I too have the right to comment and free to express my opinions. If this is not the case, where is our democratic rights (I state the latter because, if anyone appears to not be the side of the Maurice detractors, the abuse is then also directed at them) I am not going to get involved in the kindergarten games, though I am surprised how aggressive and vindictive some of the pupils are. Having had an involvement in the fire aid concert, I would like to suggest to all the aggressors, that if they really only want to get to the truth about Maurice’s charity dealings and wish to know where the money was allocated. They can apply directly to the charities in question, such as Cudeca and the Red Cross. The kind of comments that are being published imply of some kind of nasty vendetta. People (most who will not declare their true names) attacking one man with the printed word. Has anyone not had the guts to speak to him face to face? Come on expats, what is the real problem here?
Barry, Cathy, Sam, I could not have put it better myself. Everything has been said. Unfortunate I did not get to read your post before it was deleted Cathy. Whether as individuals or as a group in support of this or any other media organisation, pursuit of the truth must endure in spite of Boland’s beleaguered and coerced supporters and his own fixation with conspiracy theories and not that truth.
Myra, you state ‘I too have the right to comment and free to express my opinions’; fair enough, then ask Maurice Boland to get my post reinstated rather his attempts at gagging free speech. Neither I nor anyone else has said anything remotely aggressive, vindictive or offensive; it’s merely statements of the truth that Maurice Boland wishes by any means possible to avoid and deny. But rather than addressing those statements personally he gets other’s including you to defend him with nonsense adjectives with no substance. He won’t come here and address those issues for one very simple reason; he knows what everyone has said is the truth, but instead continues with outlandish conspiracy theories. The truth WILL out.
Brian, surely not brain’a. Conspiracies? May I then ask, who is the leader of your group? Love him or hate him. You guys are keen to keep him on the front pages. Maybe you are all Maurice.
CJ. Please read the plain English in my post. “I have the right to comment and express my opinions” That does not mean to do what you command me to do. Understand.
Look, before you all join CJ on the usual attack tactics. Let us sort this out face to face. When are you lovely crowd having a party. I have an unused devils costume in the cupboard. Don’t want to clash so could you ALL please dress up.
Grrrr back to defend myself!
Maurice Boland certainly did NOT get me to write on his behalf. I doubt very much if he asked Myra either.
I have not been in contact with Maurice Boland over this in any way, shape or form but hope he is reading the posts to see that he actually does have supporters.
May I ask on whose behalf are YOU detractors writing then?
Doesn’t take long for you lot to crawl out from under your rocks, now that Brian, Braine, has weight in his lot I suppose his comrades in arms Tommy or Tommie and Jake will follow suit. What a joke you lot are.
I agree with you Myra. I too have worked with Maurice on several charity events. Maurice has always made it clear to volunteers who work with him, as he did to the volunteers who worked on Fire Aid, that money for tickets sales should be handled by outside sources, in the case of Fire Aid by case Iceland stores and banked by Iceland Mangers direct to Red Cross, as for the vast amount of money he raised for Cudeca, Cudeca Volunteers always handled funds directly i.e. the Telethon or the WOW Factor. So for you vindictive few (and I mean few) you should be ashamed of yourselves. If you want to check the books etc get in touch with Cudeca or The Red Cross or the many charities Maurice’s has supported.
Myra, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but thank you for proving my point.
CJ, be aware that Myra is in Maurice Boland’s pocket. Which reminds me, where are the audited accounts from Fire Aid that were promised Myra?
Jamie, if you read the thread about Fire Aid (CJ posted the link above) you will note that accounts have not been forthcoming as they haven’t with other fundraising events involving Maurice Boland. I will not repeat all the points, but please read the thread.
Brain? Read my first comment and not only yours. I suggest that you prove that I am paid by Maurice. Trouble with you attackers is that you have no idea of law or libel. CJ Yes and following your traits.
Sorry CJ. I do not have the time to give you English classes. Understand? No tengo tiempo para darte clases de Ingles. Entiendes. Sorry my french is limited.
Myra, who said you were paid by Maurice Boland? I said you were in his pocket, but if it makes you feel better, sue me.
Carpe diem Myra, Carpe diem.
i wonder if barry mitch would be slagging off mobo if he was still working for and being paid by him?.anyway good point previously made that chancers like mobo dont do the reputation of the costa del sol any good at all.ALL TALK,AND GET OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THE LEG WORK….then take the credit
Stop giving him so much publicity. Half of those commenting are probably him adding fuel to the fire. No pun intended.
I NOW have a question. All of you who are complaining, winging, attacking (and below the belt I must add) about Maurice Boland. Will each of you please put in writing on this thread, exactly what YOU have done for charities in Spain? Brains! How did your collection with the other newspaper and other nameless radio stations go? How much did you and any of your cronies collect? Why don’t you all put up or shut up.
are you all just talking about an ex-DJ?
A reminder to all that comments are being monitored and anything deemed to be libellous will not be approved. Please keep comments relevant to the article and refrain from personal insults.
OP
Let us wait and see whose New Year predications are most accurate; …but if I were a betting women…!!!
I have tried to say once already that the comments posted here are interesting though they be abridged, i did say that the unabridged version exists somewhere . i can only presume that me saying where got the posting deleted. so I shall say no more and see if it gets posted .
It is correct that in Spain Libel Laws are very different than in the UK. However, it should be taken under consideration for a statement to be deemed libellous it must of course be determined and proven that such statement is false and not grounded in truth or fact. I fail to see anything posted here that is not at the very least based on some element of truth and fact. In more cases than not it appears they are individuals prespective and opinions of the truth and fact as known or understood by them.
Tommie, perhaps the Olive Press are not happy to post the link to your blog, but it took me 10 seconds to find when I googled ‘tomie jones blog’.
Tommie, I understand that Boland’s Lawyers have found your blog. It is hilarious to even imagine a firm of lawyers spending all their time on the internet searching for mentions of Maurice Boland. His legal fees must be astronomical. No doubt you’ll be threatened with prison again.
Tommie, I found your blog but there is no mention of this topic. Has your blog been censored by Boland?
The biggest problem with italkfm in contrast to TRE for example, is that it professes to be ‘Marbella’s Talk Radio Station’ but there is hardly any local content at all. There is no local or national Spanish news, the most you get is the odd comment about the weather. The majority of the news is about the UK. Virtually no local interviews or mention of what’s happening here apart of the odd thing here and there. It is also totally disorganised. From one day to the next you have no idea who the presenters will be or the schedule of programmes. Most shows I ever listen to never sound planned, just thrown together at the last minute, some even winging it once on air. I won’t be listening again.
The facts relating to the charity discussion I am sure will come out in the wash very soon.
CJ, yes, Tommie’s blog posts have disappeared since yesterday. Sure he’ll tell us all why. I agree with everything else you said.
My New Year Predictions, and I am a betting man, italkfm will cease to exist by Easter and Maurice will be off to the hills to write his long expected memoirs as the Olive Press suggested.
For those in any doubt and from Olive Press. ‘Why libel is no big deal in Spain’ – https://theolivepress.es/spain-news/2011/11/07/24455/
It really is about time you all stopped bullying and persecuting this man. As he says himself, he’s like Marmite, you either love him or you hate him, but seriously, there is no need for all of this. Whatever his faults I still believe he is kind hearted, well-meaning and full of good intent.