Media Thread 2020/21

[Didsbury Dave]

The "no history" and the "empty seats" bollocks (City had fewer and a lower percentage of empty or unsold seats than the Rags and the Dippers pre lockdown) is why so many blues get wound up and challenge these tossers as they're factually inaccurate or in some cases outright lies.
It's either a deliberate ploy to wind fans up or it's a basic failure to fact check, either way it's piss poor "journalism"

It used to be stuff like "35 years", "you can't buy success", "You'll always be second best to Ushited" and branding all our players as "mercenaries"
As we've been the most successful club in the country for a decade, haven't broken the British transfer record for over 12 years and have a lower wage bill than their 2 darlings, they can't use these anymore so they're desperately scraping the barrel and in some cases questioning the loyalty of the fans.

The club clearly doesn't think it's worth giving these wankers the time of day by responding and these no marks seem to think that this gives them the green light to spread more lies.
Twats like Nob Harris have come out with statements implying as much.
Guess what Nob (we know you lurk on here), you're not worth the clubs effort but the fans will call you out when you spout your inaccurate bile.

"Merceneries". i'd forgotten that one. It is slightly off-topic because that was daft fans rather than the media, in the main, but kids all over the internet of the United persuasion were using it willy-nilly back in the day.

Just imagine how it felt on 28-4-12 when Kompany, Zabaleta, Aguero, Toure and all of those other mercenaries showed ten times as much heart and commitment as their "legends" to outplay, outrun and outfight their team in the most important derby of all time.

 

[dario2739]

The "no history" and the "empty seats" bollocks (City had fewer and a lower percentage of empty or unsold seats than the Rags and the Dippers pre lockdown) is why so many blues get wound up and challenge these tossers as they're factually inaccurate or in some cases outright lies.
It's either a deliberate ploy to wind fans up or it's a basic failure to fact check, either way it's piss poor "journalism"

It used to be stuff like "35 years", "you can't buy success", "You'll always be second best to Ushited" and branding all our players as "mercenaries"
As we've been the most successful club in the country for a decade, haven't broken the British transfer record for over 12 years and have a lower wage bill than their 2 darlings, they can't use these anymore so they're desperately scraping the barrel and in some cases questioning the loyalty of the fans.

The club clearly doesn't think it's worth giving these wankers the time of day by responding and these no marks seem to think that this gives them the green light to spread more lies.
Twats like Nob Harris have come out with statements implying as much.
Guess what Nob (we know you lurk on here), you're not worth the clubs effort but the fans will call you out when you spout your inaccurate bile.

Re: Mercenaries...
back in the late 50's/early 60's the press at the time labelled the Scottish players Shankly bought at Liverpool as "McMercenaries", due to them buying a load of players with sugar-daddy money.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Think Sterling has had as much positive press as Rashford has tbf. If anything Rashford probably took inspiration from the way Raz decided to use the media to talk about things that mattered to him.

Any positive press that Sterling has had was far outweighed by the earlier negative press he got for being "obscene Raheem". It was simply a veiled attempt at righting their previous wrongdoings (if they can actually admit that they were initially wrong). I must have missed the horrible things they wrote about Rushforward before they hoisted him up on their shoulders and proclaimed him Marcus of Nazareth, they must've really gone to town on the poor lad.

 

[Carlos- the- jackal]

The entire modern noveau football fan’s equating of history to mean trophies began with Liverpool fans at the turn of the Millennium and was originally aimed at Chelsea following the Abramovich takeover.
Not only were these entitled melts mortified at seeing league titles suddenly being racked up by a club they traditionally considered beneath them while their own empire crumbled, they were further triggered by their home town hero Gerrard agreeing to move to Stamford Bridge, only to later change his mind after being pressured by organised crime figures in the city.
Thus their “You aint got no history” song was born and belted out whenever they played Chelsea.
It was all they had left.
Nonetheless, it was a message and position that would be amplified by compliant client journalists and the explosion of social media and online football outlets and forums, and thus adopted by other fading redshirt establishment fanbases as their complacency and decadence meant they could no longer compete on the field of play.
When City came along, it was the final straw. And not only with trophies.
For Gerrard to Chelsea, read Sterling, Tevez, Adebayor and Nasri to City. And unlike Chelsea, we got our men.
The supporters of LFC, united and Arsenal - the three clubs who were responsible for the very invention and concept of the plastic, glory hunting modern TV fan - suddenly decided that not only was the past another country, but it was better than the one they now found themselves living in.
And they all had their former players and media mouthpieces onside.
Like Les McLeod, the ‘Creme Brulee’ one hit wonder has been from The League of Gentlemen, they preferred living in a rose-tinted version of the past rather than accepting the grim reality of their present and the unpromising outlook of their future. To paraphrase Les, “Remember when my team was good? Football, its a shit business isn’t it?”....
Notwithstanding its factual inaccuracy in all aspects, as the recent FA Cup trophy documentary has demonstrated, ‘No history’ says more about them than about City. It is an entitled, embittered and terrified howl into the void. The death rattle of dinosaurs.

Fine post pal,wasted on any lurking plastic **** but then all their IQs wouldn’t add up to more than their shoe size.

 

[LongsightM13]

"Merceneries". i'd forgotten that one. It is slightly off-topic because that was daft fans rather than the media, in the main, but kids all over the internet of the United persuasion were using it willy-nilly back in the day.

Just imagine how it felt on 28-4-12 when Kompany, Zabaleta, Aguero, Toure and all of those other mercenaries showed ten times as much heart and commitment as their "legends" to outplay, outrun and outfight their team in the most important derby of all time.

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I suppose Brian Reade could fit into both categories Dave, journalist and also ‘daft fan’, as this all time classic demonstrated ;)
I gather that he later asked that his name be removed from the online article due to the amount of piss taking he was getting from City fans as Yaya broke his beloved Liverpool in 2014

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[Blueboy73]

Thing with most of these spouted shite and bias it seems to always comes back to show them up to what they are bitter bias cunts! They just can’t be impartial when they have a Love for another club especially scousers rags Arsenal spurs fans.

You've mentioned the 4 clubs I dislike the most and I would imagine I'm not on my own with that one.

 

[bakerdave76]

Wow some positive news about city ,
"We’ve had Tottenham away and Everton and Newcastle at home, but this is the biggest of the lot, I’d say,” Wilcox said.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

liverpool and man united.

Only two classless teams who's fans believe other clubs don't have history or legends

 

[Blueboy73]

Re: Mercenaries...
back in the late 50's/early 60's the press at the time labelled the Scottish players Shankly bought at Liverpool as "McMercenaries", due to them buying a load of players with sugar-daddy money.

It's amazing how many of their own followers don't know this.
Those transfer fees and wages were eye watering at the time, particularly as this was a SECOND DIVISION club at the time.
Just like they're not aware of their roots founded by a wealthy Sugar Daddy who gave them a stadium and bank rolled a whole team.
Both the Rags and Dippers have been given huge financial leg ups by benefactors on at least two occasions and neither would even exist today without their help.
There are so many similarities that I'm beginning to think they're the same club

 

[Bozzie]

Thing with most of these spouted shite and bias it seems to always comes back to show them up to what they are bitter bias cunts! They just can’t be impartial when they have a Love for another club especially scousers rags Arsenal spurs fans.

But, with those journalists whether it's written, spoken or Tweeted, it rarely, if ever, "comes back to show them up". Unsurprisingly, no fan of any other club calls them out on it and when we, as City fans do, the 'bitter blue' label just gets further entrenched in everybody's view. The default and 'organised (probably via Whatsapp) response to any criticism on social media is clearly to label us as an over sensitive, precious fan base. It frustrates me because, in general and I'd say because of our 'history', we're far less blinkered about our club than most of those who are quick to throw the allegation at us.

 

[Blueboy73]

Wow some positive news about city ,
"We’ve had Tottenham away and Everton and Newcastle at home, but this is the biggest of the lot, I’d say,” Wilcox said.

I've found if you engage with real fans most are ok.
Some have misconceptions that they've read in the media but are ok when you explain the facts and are happy to acknowledge when they've been fed bollocks by the media.
It's the bitter, self-entitled, plastic no nowts who rely on the usual suspects to spoon feed them their opinions that have the issue.
They're starting to clutch at straws more and more and eventually there may be a tipping point.
In some quarters there are signs that this is starting to change IMO.

 

[LongsightM13]

More from Brian Reade in 2015 as Pellegrini failed to retain the title. He weirdly equates this with how the Oystons were asset stripping Blackpool

 

[Blueboy73]

The entire modern noveau football fan’s equating of history to mean trophies began with Liverpool fans at the turn of the Millennium and was originally aimed at Chelsea following the Abramovich takeover.
Not only were these entitled melts mortified at seeing league titles suddenly being racked up by a club they traditionally considered beneath them while their own empire crumbled, they were further triggered by their home town hero Gerrard agreeing to move to Stamford Bridge, only to later change his mind after being pressured by organised crime figures in the city.
Thus their “You aint got no history” song was born and belted out whenever they played Chelsea.
It was all they had left.
Nonetheless, it was a message and position that would be amplified by compliant client journalists and the explosion of social media and online football outlets and forums, and thus adopted by other fading redshirt establishment fanbases as their complacency and decadence meant they could no longer compete on the field of play.
When City came along, it was the final straw. And not only with trophies.
For Gerrard to Chelsea, read Sterling, Tevez, Adebayor and Nasri to City. And unlike Chelsea, we got our men.
The supporters of LFC, united and Arsenal - the three clubs who were responsible for the very invention and concept of the plastic, glory hunting modern TV fan - suddenly decided that not only was the past another country, but it was better than the one they now found themselves living in.
And they all had their former players and media mouthpieces onside.
Like Les McLeod, the ‘Creme Brulee’ one hit wonder has been from The League of Gentlemen, they preferred living in a rose-tinted version of the past rather than accepting the grim reality of their present and the unpromising outlook of their future. To paraphrase Les, “Remember when my team was good? Football, its a shit business isn’t it?”....
Notwithstanding its factual inaccuracy in all aspects, as the recent FA Cup trophy documentary has demonstrated, ‘No history’ says more about them than about City. It is an entitled, embittered and terrified howl into the void. The death rattle of dinosaurs.

Post of the day for me that one LB.
If you look at who "missed out" on a PL title as runner up whenever City or Chelsea have won it, it's the usual self-entitled suspects on almost every occasion.
Chelsea pre Abramovich (and Matthew Harding) may not have won that much but they were still a big club with a great history who were the best supported club in the country several times pre war.
Melts is the perfect word to sum up the morons who spout the "no history" bollocks.

 

[Blueboy73]

More from Brian Reade in 2015 as Pellegrini failed to retain the title. He weirdly equates this with how the Oystons were asset stripping Blackpool

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That's aged well :-)

 

[bluealf]

More from Brian Reade in 2015 as Pellegrini failed to retain the title. He weirdly equates this with how the Oystons were asset stripping Blackpool

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They aren't right in the head.

Hopefully, they will be all bust in another couple of years.

 

[stonerblue]

The entire modern noveau football fan’s equating of history to mean trophies began with Liverpool fans at the turn of the Millennium and was originally aimed at Chelsea following the Abramovich takeover.
Not only were these entitled melts mortified at seeing league titles suddenly being racked up by a club they traditionally considered beneath them while their own empire crumbled, they were further triggered by their home town hero Gerrard agreeing to move to Stamford Bridge, only to later change his mind after being pressured by organised crime figures in the city.
Thus their “You aint got no history” song was born and belted out whenever they played Chelsea.
It was all they had left.
Nonetheless, it was a message and position that would be amplified by compliant client journalists and the explosion of social media and online football outlets and forums, and thus adopted by other fading redshirt establishment fanbases as their complacency and decadence meant they could no longer compete on the field of play.
When City came along, it was the final straw. And not only with trophies.
For Gerrard to Chelsea, read Sterling, Tevez, Adebayor and Nasri to City. And unlike Chelsea, we got our men.
The supporters of LFC, united and Arsenal - the three clubs who were responsible for the very invention and concept of the plastic, glory hunting modern TV fan - suddenly decided that not only was the past another country, but it was better than the one they now found themselves living in.
And they all had their former players and media mouthpieces onside.
Like Les McLeod, the ‘Creme Brulee’ one hit wonder has been from The League of Gentlemen, they preferred living in a rose-tinted version of the past rather than accepting the grim reality of their present and the unpromising outlook of their future. To paraphrase Les, “Remember when my team was good? Football, its a shit business isn’t it?”....
Notwithstanding its factual inaccuracy in all aspects, as the recent FA Cup trophy documentary has demonstrated, ‘No history’ says more about them than about City. It is an entitled, embittered and terrified howl into the void. The death rattle of dinosaurs.

Your best post yet. Love the past,present, future line.

 

[Cellarite]

The entire modern noveau football fan’s equating of history to mean trophies began with Liverpool fans at the turn of the Millennium and was originally aimed at Chelsea following the Abramovich takeover.
Not only were these entitled melts mortified at seeing league titles suddenly being racked up by a club they traditionally considered beneath them while their own empire crumbled, they were further triggered by their home town hero Gerrard agreeing to move to Stamford Bridge, only to later change his mind after being pressured by organised crime figures in the city.
Thus their “You aint got no history” song was born and belted out whenever they played Chelsea.
It was all they had left.
Nonetheless, it was a message and position that would be amplified by compliant client journalists and the explosion of social media and online football outlets and forums, and thus adopted by other fading redshirt establishment fanbases as their complacency and decadence meant they could no longer compete on the field of play.
When City came along, it was the final straw. And not only with trophies.
For Gerrard to Chelsea, read Sterling, Tevez, Adebayor and Nasri to City. And unlike Chelsea, we got our men.
The supporters of LFC, united and Arsenal - the three clubs who were responsible for the very invention and concept of the plastic, glory hunting modern TV fan - suddenly decided that not only was the past another country, but it was better than the one they now found themselves living in.
And they all had their former players and media mouthpieces onside.
Like Les McLeod, the ‘Creme Brulee’ one hit wonder has been from The League of Gentlemen, they preferred living in a rose-tinted version of the past rather than accepting the grim reality of their present and the unpromising outlook of their future. To paraphrase Les, “Remember when my team was good? Football, its a shit business isn’t it?”....
Notwithstanding its factual inaccuracy in all aspects, as the recent FA Cup trophy documentary has demonstrated, ‘No history’ says more about them than about City. It is an entitled, embittered and terrified howl into the void. The death rattle of dinosaurs.

Fantastic.

I remember hearing it a thousand times - "You can't buy success."

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

His claim of Uefa having new evidence for CAS was genuinely incredible.

That was a fake story fed to him by one of his pals with close links to the UEFA committee and LFC. So many of those leaks turned out to be totally false and yet so many hacks believed them because they wanted it to be true. It was very clear early on in that legal saga that UEFA were totally desperate.
The first rule for any credible journalist who gets leaked information should always be: "Why is he telling me this? What's in it for him." None of the English press pack scrutinised anything around the CAS case which is why most of them made fools of themselves.

 

[stonerblue]

"Merceneries". i'd forgotten that one. It is slightly off-topic because that was daft fans rather than the media, in the main, but kids all over the internet of the United persuasion were using it willy-nilly back in the day.

Just imagine how it felt on 28-4-12 when Kompany, Zabaleta, Aguero, Toure and all of those other mercenaries showed ten times as much heart and commitment as their "legends" to outplay, outrun and outfight their team in the most important derby of all time.

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I ran further and jumped higher than Vinny did celebrating that goal. A lovely steward caught me as i was about to land

 

[its grim up north]

Didn't Alan Ball try to blame Paul Hince and his articles in the MUEN for getting him the sack back in 96?

I heard that Alan Ball talked very highly of Paul.