Media Thread 2017/18

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che_don_john said:
I feel a bit sorry for Redmond. It put him in an awkward position; in rightfully telling truth about what Pep said to him he is then faced with a dilemma - say that he didn't agree with him (which would be lying) or admit that he was flattered and perhaps agreed with him (which would make things awkward with his manager, and might make him seem a little a bit of a prima donna to Southampton fans).

So with that in mind I think it was wrong for Pep to do that. I believe he had the best intentions and that his mannerisms were simply just him being pumped up (understandably so), but it kind of undermined Pellegrino and certainly put Redmond in a tricky situation. As others have already said, if an opposition manager did the same thing to one of our own players there'd be a lot of angry blues.

But I do agree that the media scrutiny has been ridiculous (though not surprising), and what The Sun did was typically abhorrent. Redmond said he's fine with it so that's it. We should be talking about what a great goal it was and what way to win a game.
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I'd go along with all that.
 
On the Daily Fail site story they have included a box titled "REDMOND'S STATEMENT IN FULL". How come then that it is NOT his statement in full? Like the snakes they are, they have left out his final paragraph which reads as follows-
"Sadly this story is an example of lazy journalism and is a complete joke. It does no favours to the sports journalists in the game that I like, happily work with and genuinely respect".
Great respect to Nathan, total disrespect to that sleazeball excuse for a newspaper who claim a statement in full yet leave out the embarrassing bit. A downright lie then.
 
The game was over. Redmond said he was polite and offered him advice. Perhaps Pep should have tried to kick him in the nuts (twice) then he might have got away with it.
 
I know im going to be in the minority here......

But what he did was not right ( whatever the content of what he said ). looking at it from a neutral point of view I would be livid if Wenger/Klopp/Mourinho or any other manager did exactly the same in public at end of a game to any City player.

I have no issue with any manager shaking hands with opposition players and passing a general 'well played / unlucky' comment as they trot off the pitch - but to say Pep didn't take it too far is pushing it for me.

would we be happy if say Klopp said positive things in the same way to Stirling as City left the pitch at Anfield after conceding a very late losing goal...............I think not !
 
Lancet Fluke said:
I know what he was doing and why he was doing it but I don't agree that it was fair enough at all. It doesn't really matter whether I have had a manager who is tactile because the point is that he isn't Redmond's manager. If I'd seen him being like that with Raheem, fine, he's managing his own player in a way that he thinks is going to work but he has no business managing a Southampton player and if he's going to make the point that he wanted to Redmond then he needed to do it in a much more subtle way. I actually think Pep has got away with this relatively well in the media tbh because I just don't think you can shout in an opposition player's face in front of the cameras like that and expect anything other than a huge amount of grief. And I don't think it looked a particularly friendly arm round the shoulder either. The whole thing did look aggressive. Now he was clearly saying reasonable stuff and was doing it in that way because of the adrenalin rush of the late goal but in the cold light of day I just don't think it was particularly good behaviour and if I'd seen mourinho do it to an opposition player or if I saw another manager do it to Raheem, I'd not be thinking it was all fine, I'd think it was not right. It doesn't make me think any less of Pep, we all make mistakes but I'm not having it that that is an acceptable way to be with an opposition player.
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You can see Redmond smiling on the MotD footage: he does not look in the least bit bothered by Pep's "antics".

Of course Pep shouldn't be seen talking to an opponent and showing emotion: this is England after all.
 
absolute farcical mountain out of absolute diddly squat. Completely pathetic from a corporation who couldn't ban a player for kicking another in the nads last week.

I think the more they try and put our back against the wall for absolutely sod all, the bigger the backlash on the pitch will be. They should have just shut up and got on with it quietly.
 
tony adcock said:
I know im going to be in the minority here......

But what he did was not right ( whatever the content of what he said ). looking at it from a neutral point of view I would be livid if Wenger/Klopp/Mourinho or any other manager did exactly the same in public at end of a game to any City player.

I have no issue with any manager shaking hands with opposition players and passing a general 'well played / unlucky' comment as they trot off the pitch - but to say Pep didn't take it too far is pushing it for me.

would we be happy if say Klopp said positive things in the same way to Stirling as City left the pitch at Anfield after conceding a very late losing goal...............I think not !
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I can see your point but I think emotions were very high at that moment, he couldn't help himself. He simply loves to watch young talent whether he plays for his team or the opposition.
 
The Rag loving media would be in wankfest mode if they were in our position now. We rarely get a mention of our dominating position. Bitter cnuts. They won’t be happy until they see red at the top.
Fcuk you. Manchester is BLUE!!!!
 
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