Media coverage 2018/19

[hcblue95]

Youtube clip where watching it and every view makes that rag money

I think you've quoted the wrong post.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Here's an interview with the BBC's Simon Stone on a Manchester United fan's YouTube channel. I've put it here because you can learn something about Simon Stone the journalist. I've watched similar in the past with Jamie Jackson and Henry Winter and none of them seem to have any more about them than any other fan, but Simon Stone really does know what he's talking about. He makes the very obvious points about what has happened at Man Utd post Fergie but you can see that he has some insight.

I have seen a lot of City fans comment negatively about Simon Stone's work on the BBC, or when they see him at City press conferences but journalists aren't there to promote the club, they are there to ask awkward questions.

I think Simon Stone may have been given an unfair ride in the past by City fans just because he was a prominent journalist and it's a guilt by association. I'll read his stuff in the future with a bit more respect.

I have to disagree. My issue with Simon Stone is that he is a poor journalist, not a biased one (though he will take a long time to live down his promotion of United's watch sponsor). A good example is the way BBC online initially reported Khaldoon's recent end of season interview. The BBC website was the only outlet to lead on Khaldoon's comments that "our rivals are jealous of us". The angle taken by everyone else (which really was the only one) was his attack on Tebas. I just think Stone is a bit stupid.

 

[waspish]

I think you've quoted the wrong post.

Right.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

That's exactly what Souness said. I don't know why people are getting worked up about the article as City will be the team other clubs want to be the biggest threat to.

Seems pretty fair to me too.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Spurs have won 2 League titles, 8 FA Cups, 4 League Cups and 1 ECWC. That makes 15 trophies not 17. Unless Charity Shields are counted.

EDIT: They also won 1 Fairs Cup which still only makes 16. It looks like SSN are counting the Intertoto Cup they won once.

And 2 UEFA Cups.
(Edit - I see you've acknowledged that to another. I'm late to the party...)

 

[Don Howe]

Uh-oh, have wandered into unknown territory...

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Whatever happened to the Mourinho/Guardiola rivalry, that was going to ignite Manchester and define the Premier League?

The same Mourinho that was going to have Guardiola wanting to 'tear up his contract' I think the term was?

 

[inchy14]

I don't know if he has ever been asked. I think he supports Utd but I don't have a problem with him supporting anyone as long as he is fair.

He's astute though. I'll give him that. I've listened to other journalists and these interviews do not usually work out well. I think they do it to get an audience for their work but they usually back-fire because fans realise that the journalist knows no more about the game than they do. This one was different because although he didn't give me any extra understanding of Man Utd, Solksjaer etc, I do now know that this guy is rigorous and questioning and if he comes up with an opinion or view on the game, I will in the future listen to it.

He's a useless **** who asks Pep the most mundane questions, and how anyone can take the **** seriously after Peps first press conference when Stone called us Man Utd. i'll never fucking know.

 

[bluebarry]

They won 2 uefa cups, 1 in the 72 and 1 in 84.

I did some recent analysis. Trophies counted: Premier league/old first division; FA Cup; League Cup; European Cup/Champions League; Europa League/Uefa Cup/Fairs Cup; European Cup Winners Cup. Here's my results r: trophies by 2019:

Man City 19; Man United 42; Liverpool 42; Spurs 17; Arsenal 30; Aston Villa 20; Chelsea 23; Newcastle 11; Everton 15.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Jimmy 'n Jordan?

How on earth would they replace that level of creativity?