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fucking lmao. francesa to return to wfan.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/mike-francesa-...
Overrated karate
  04/24/18
wtf?
naked gas station
  04/24/18
somehow seems fitting that he'd do this after a completely o...
Overrated karate
  04/24/18
i mean, he's very good at what he does, but yeah it's annoyi...
naked gas station
  04/24/18
already covered http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958...
lime medicated theater stage death wish
  04/24/18
https://twitter.com/BackAftaThis/status/988763346810949632
naked gas station
  04/24/18
"and weah back" will air from 3-7pm weekdays on wf...
Overrated karate
  04/24/18
this drama is gold. everyone is in on it. real radio wars sh...
Overrated karate
  04/25/18
what's going on?
naked gas station
  04/25/18
just everyone shitting on each other. everyone knows that fr...
Overrated karate
  04/25/18
what were the mlb network comments and what did mad dog do? ...
naked gas station
  04/25/18
francesa and mad dog did an hour-long mlb preview on mlb net...
Overrated karate
  04/25/18
thx for the recap i agree that local sports talk is bette...
naked gas station
  04/25/18
somers is hilarious but he's where he needs to be in the eve...
Overrated karate
  04/25/18
idk, i would often end up listening later at night and i can...
naked gas station
  04/25/18
it was better when wfan had the mets so he could follow the ...
Overrated karate
  04/25/18
Evan Roberts sucks.
Fiercely-loyal School Cumskin
  04/25/18
he's fine, which is better than anyone else currently on wfa...
Overrated karate
  04/25/18
Not saying much. Solution: Al and Jerry in the midday slot...
Fiercely-loyal School Cumskin
  04/25/18
not sure the goyim could handle it
Overrated karate
  04/25/18
...
Fiercely-loyal School Cumskin
  04/25/18
>> The station had high hopes for the Afternoon Drive ...
naked gas station
  04/25/18
honestly it would have worked with just carlin and gray. sco...
Overrated karate
  04/25/18
...
Fiercely-loyal School Cumskin
  04/25/18
https://nypost.com/2018/04/27/mike-francesa-bashes-colleague...
naked gas station
  05/01/18
opening monologue in ten minutes
Overrated karate
  05/01/18
he looks really bad if that article is true. he basically le...
naked gas station
  05/01/18
don't think there's any doubt that that's what happened t...
Overrated karate
  05/01/18
he came crawling back because he couldn't get an offer anywh...
naked gas station
  05/01/18
i know but it's not like wfan put up a fight or told him to ...
Overrated karate
  05/01/18
agreed
naked gas station
  05/01/18


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Date: April 24th, 2018 12:16 PM
Author: Overrated karate

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/mike-francesa-time-return-wfan-article-1.3951336?arc404=true

https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/mike-francesa-wfan-1.18231660

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35908655)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 12:19 PM
Author: naked gas station

wtf?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35908675)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 12:25 PM
Author: Overrated karate

somehow seems fitting that he'd do this after a completely over-the-top "farewell" tour

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35908717)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 12:26 PM
Author: naked gas station

i mean, he's very good at what he does, but yeah it's annoying he'd do such a long farewell tour only to come back so soon. it's like Leno-esque.

at least give it a few years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35908731)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 12:26 PM
Author: lime medicated theater stage death wish

already covered http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958386&mc=1&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35908736)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 12:28 PM
Author: naked gas station

https://twitter.com/BackAftaThis/status/988763346810949632

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35908750)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 12:31 PM
Author: Overrated karate

"and weah back" will air from 3-7pm weekdays on wfan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35908764)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 10:39 PM
Author: Overrated karate

this drama is gold. everyone is in on it. real radio wars shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921585)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 10:50 PM
Author: naked gas station

what's going on?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921662)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 10:58 PM
Author: Overrated karate

just everyone shitting on each other. everyone knows that francesa looks awful in this but everyone also knows it's happening because the new show sucks. so everyone is saying nasty shit about everyone else.

apparently carlin told francesa and mad dog to "suck his dick" in a text after the mlb network comments and word got out lol

mad dog getting the worst of it tbh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921749)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:00 PM
Author: naked gas station

what were the mlb network comments and what did mad dog do?

btw, i really like mad dog sports radio. i find it to be much better than wfan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921770)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:07 PM
Author: Overrated karate

francesa and mad dog did an hour-long mlb preview on mlb network in late march. one of the last segments was fans submitting twitter questions. one of them was something along the lines of "what will come first, francesa returning to wfan or marlins-rays world series." they made some passing jokes about how wfan "might not have anyone around very soon" and yuked it up. was pretty mild and non-malicious but boomer and other people at wfan got worked up about it because they threw the new show under the bus while it's struggling. most of the people at wfan haven't been ferociously negative towards francesa, probably because they don't want to create a nasty environment with him coming back, but they've been going hard on mad dog for saying negative shit and b/c they both have platforms to bark at each other right now whereas francesa doesn't yet.

mad dog gets really good interviews but it's really hard for national sports talk to be better than local. problem is that wfan doesn't have any great shows in the prime slots right now. once benigno retires they need to make evan roberts the main guy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921830)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:11 PM
Author: naked gas station

thx for the recap

i agree that local sports talk is better than national, but i meant that comment about mad dog sports more generally -- its set of show offerings is much much better than wfan, which has a lot of weak spots.

agree that evan roberts is the best guy on the network right now. i don't mind benigno either. idk how steve somers still has a show.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921863)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:14 PM
Author: Overrated karate

somers is hilarious but he's where he needs to be in the evening/overnight

benigno's an idiot and drags roberts down imo. they make it work but benigno can't go five minutes without talking about the weather. unbearable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921886)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:15 PM
Author: naked gas station

idk, i would often end up listening later at night and i can't fucking stand the evening schmooze.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921898)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:18 PM
Author: Overrated karate

it was better when wfan had the mets so he could follow the mets postgame and do his mets stuff. not sure how it's been since then but his shtick is funny and he's competent enough.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921915)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:14 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal School Cumskin

Evan Roberts sucks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921889)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:20 PM
Author: Overrated karate

he's fine, which is better than anyone else currently on wfan between 10am and 7pm, maybe tied with gray

brings enough personality without getting mad dog-level over-the-top and probably isn't as dumb as someone like mad dog

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921926)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:23 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal School Cumskin

Not saying much. Solution: Al and Jerry in the midday slot. Steve Somers for the afternoon drive.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921948)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:28 PM
Author: Overrated karate

not sure the goyim could handle it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921973)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:28 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal School Cumskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921976)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 10:54 PM
Author: naked gas station

>> The station had high hopes for the Afternoon Drive crew, a younger trio with racial and gender diversity, which executives had hoped would attract younger fans, and more of them. But the group has received mixed reviews as listener numbers have plummeted — to the point that the closest competitor, ESPN radio’s “Michael Kay Show,” which had routinely finished behind Mr. Francesa’s show in the Nielsen rankings, had in recent months routinely eclipsed the show that replaced it. <<

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/nyregion/mike-francesa-wfan-returning.html

Jfc when will these people learn that gender and ethnic diversity isn't selling shit. Ira from Great Neck isn't gonna listen to a radio show because a chick and a black guy are on it; he's gonna listen because it's good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921713)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:01 PM
Author: Overrated karate

honestly it would have worked with just carlin and gray. scott is terrible. gray is the best part of the team.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921771)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:17 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal School Cumskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35921904)



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Date: May 1st, 2018 2:47 PM
Author: naked gas station

https://nypost.com/2018/04/27/mike-francesa-bashes-colleagues-in-official-wfan-return/

Mike Francesa is back and he’s already taking shots — at his teammates.

WFAN officially announced the news of Francesa’s return on Friday morning, calling it a partnership among the station’s parent company, Entercom, Francesa and CAA Sports.

On Friday morning, Francesa went on sister station 1010 WINS — not WFAN — to say that WFAN has been in a “bit of a slump,” a shot mostly at the ratings of the program he is replacing in the afternoon, Chris Carlin, Bart Scott and Maggie Gray, who barely lost to 98.7 FM’s “Michael Kay Show” in the last book. It was also a dig at the morning show, “Boomer and Gio,” whose ratings were a little down as well.

The morning duo of Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti, who have been mocking Francesa, replayed the 1010 WINS clip moments later.

Francesa “retired” in December after three decades on the air and a year-and-a-half celebration of himself. He had planned to work again, but found few substantial offers, so he went over the heads of WFAN executives and to the president of Entercom, David Field, to accept a pay cut, according to sources.

Francesa could have remained at his old salary at many times during his retirement tour. He tried to get a substantial pay raise when Craig Carton was arrested, but Entercom said no. Now, Entercom took Francesa back at a discount.

Francesa’s new show will begin next Tuesday (May 1) and will eventually include a video component, as he and the company will start an app called “Mike’s On” that will feature a free livestream of his show daily. Francesa’s Sunday NFL show will return, but will only be on the “Mike’s On” app. The app, according to the station, won’t be ready until the summer. It will have a website and a subscription component for fans who want archival footage. Francesa said he will also do events.

There was no local interest by any regional TV networks to broadcast Francesa’s show, as YES turned to the “Michael Kay Show” years ago and MSG and SNY wanted no part of Francesa. Francesa’s national simulcast on FS1 was a failure in the past.

Francesa’s new show will run from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays, while “The Afternoon Drive” will need a new name as CMB will be on from 1 to 3 p.m. Meanwhile, Evan Roberts and Joe Benigno are thrilled that Francesa made the move back to the afternoons. The duo is the only regular team that likes Francesa and, after adding an hour and a pay increase, following Francesa’s departure, Benigno and Roberts will keep the money but lose the hour as they go back to their old 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Entercom, the station’s parent company, announced it as a partnership among WFAN, Francesa and his agency, CAA.

Francesa, 64, is taking a substantial pay cut from the around $3 million he was making, according to sources. The exact money figure is not yet known. Newsday reported the contract will run until 2020.

Sources said that before Francesa decided to take back his afternoon spot, he looked into acquiring the rights to the name “Mike & the Mad Dog.” The name is owned by WFAN, and although it is Francesa’s first name and his old partner Chris Russo’s nickname, they would need to have an agreement with WFAN’s parent company, Entercom, to use it.

It is not entirely clear how Francesa intended to use it, as there would be many areas where he and Russo could do events or a show. Russo said earlier this week that he set up talks with Francesa and SiriusXM executives that would have potentially had Francesa and Russo co-hosting once a week together and Francesa doing solo shows on satellite radio.

For months and months during his “retirement” tour, Francesa said he was done with the radio station, which even most people inside thought was true, at least in the short term. Could Francesa have come back in a year or more in some fashion? That didn’t seem out of the realm of possibility, but not after four months.

However, Francesa had no plan after WFAN. The lucrative offers that he thought would be available to him were not there. During a feisty early March conversation with The Post, Francesa said, “You don’t know what I’m doing.” It was clear he did not, either.

After the stipulation in his old contract that he could not work again until April 1, Francesa still did not have a chair to sit in — and no real good choices. In a much more civil talk with The Post, Francesa said he knew what he was going to do.

“Only three people know,” Francesa said. “And one is my wife.”

The third was presumably his new agent, Mike Levine, whom Francesa had denied working with during the first talk with The Post.

Most likely Francesa still didn’t know what he was doing in early April, as, according to sources, the deal with WFAN was only consummated last week.

The Post reported on Monday that Francesa was trying to get back to The FAN and, as it turned out, he was using real or imagined leverage from 710-WOR and 98.7 ESPN New York.

Now, everyone knows what is next for him. Even Francesa.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35959896)



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Date: May 1st, 2018 2:49 PM
Author: Overrated karate

opening monologue in ten minutes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35959919)



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Date: May 1st, 2018 2:50 PM
Author: naked gas station

he looks really bad if that article is true. he basically left, found no one wanted him, and then came crawling back at a pay cut.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35959942)



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Date: May 1st, 2018 2:54 PM
Author: Overrated karate

don't think there's any doubt that that's what happened

tbf i wouldn't necessarily call it "crawling back" b/c wfan brought him back with open arms, though if the new show was halfway decent they would have told him to piss off.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35959976)



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Date: May 1st, 2018 3:01 PM
Author: naked gas station

he came crawling back because he couldn't get an offer anywhere else.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35960041)



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Date: May 1st, 2018 3:05 PM
Author: Overrated karate

i know but it's not like wfan put up a fight or told him to fuck off after his year-long dicksucking ceremony. francesa didn't have to beg wfan to put him back on the air.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35960088)



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Date: May 1st, 2018 3:06 PM
Author: naked gas station

agreed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958434&forum_id=2#35960093)