Media coverage 2018/19

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Pigeonho said:
The lady who was on Sunday just gone showed Rudd for the amateur that she is.
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Melissa Reddy? She's another card carrying South African born red scouser, she appears in Anfield Wrap a lot and doesn't seem to be that well disposed towards us.
 
Anyone wondering whether the BBC really are dumbing down in a chase for clicks or whether it's all a figment of our imagination may be interested in a story in the mediawatch section of Football 365:

https://www.football365.com/news/seamus-coleman-liverpool-everton-and-bbc-stirring

Seamus the rest
We follow BBC Sport. They might not be the most exciting of Twitter (and indeed internet) presences but you can rely upon BBC Sport. They do not clickbait. They do not mislead. They do not court controversy where there is none.

Or at least we thought all of those things before we saw this tweet…


"Seamus Coleman says he was worried Everton fans would question him for donating money to Liverpool fan Sean Cox"


The inference there is clear. In fact, it is so clear that we cannot possibly call it ‘inference’; the BBC are saying that Seamus Coleman thinks so little of Everton fans that he thought they would have a problem with him donating money to a stricken Liverpool fan.

At a time when Coleman has been criticised by sections of Everton’s support for his form this season – leading to an over-the-top celebration of his goal against Brighton on Saturday – this would be pretty ill-advised.

Except that Coleman said literally nothing of the sort. His worry was not that he would be questioned by Everton fans, but that he would be questioned by anybody for possibly not giving enough money.

His quotes are not even open to interpretation. He said: “You think ‘Do you put your name towards it or not?’. You might get people saying ‘he might have put more money in’ or whatever.

“I wanted to put my name to it because sometimes that raises more publicity. That’s what the Liverpool manager did.”

Mention of Everton fans? Absolutely none.

Faith we now have in BBC Sport? The same.
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Couldn't really have put it much better, could they?
 
Daily Mail website's football page has coverage of all British teams playing in Europe last night, tonight and tomorrow night except one. Guess which one. 3 articles on Der Spiegel's shite though.
 
In the now deleted BBC bias thread someone posted that the BBC deliberately posted a headline pic (at the top of their football page) of a City fan sat alone amongst empty seats. Most people would think it's accidental, unintentional. Imagine if they've done it again tonight with a different picture...
 
Blueknows said:
After a stunning victory and performance this is the best the bbc can come up with
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46129571
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Tbf the commentators on my stream were certain he dived and used it as another stick to beat us with. At least in that article, it says he 'undoubtedly' tripped. I'm not sure what he did, it was either the worst dive I've ever seen or the worst attempt at a shot I've ever seen.
 
BBC Sports page.

City
  • Stub your toe, win a penalty - worst decision ever?
  • Bizarre Penalty decision leads to Jesus hat-trick in record Man City win
United
  • Man Utd score twice in last five minutes for stunning win at Juventus
 
cookster said:
BBC Sports page.

City
  • Stub your toe, win a penalty - worst decision ever?
  • Bizarre Penalty decision leads to Jesus hat-trick in record Man City win
United
  • Man Utd score twice in last five minutes for stunning win at Juventus
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It's why many of us refuse to pay their £150 tax.
 
BBC Sport are so full on that they have entered cringe territory when it comes to City. They delight in sticking the boot in a little too much.
 
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