Media thread 2022/23

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JASR said:
I presume he’s got away with it, by selling it as a ‘joint’ trip reporting on both the red shirts. There should have been no chance of getting the green light for just following his beloved.
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Absolutely disgusting use of licence fee money,what is the need for them to send someone out there to report on a fucking friendly,ffs they play each other early doors in the league ..
 
JASR said:
I presume he’s got away with it, by selling it as a ‘joint’ trip reporting on both the red shirts. There should have been no chance of getting the green light for just following his beloved.
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He gets a jolly following the Rags on preseason every year… its outrageous.
 
Probably banged on this before but it’s still relevant. And it’s still the media thread. I’ve scoured the media written word ( not all day I must add) and has others have quoted on here we do try to find a different angle on things. Some thought the athletic might be different and unfortunately not. so saw a positive article a few months ago on 365. And is the way of things i believed this is the one that won’t succumb to click bait and I’m sorry to say I’m naive in thinking this. Needless to say it’s the same shit show has all the rest of said media. And I now despair of ever finding a publication that talks football sense with unbiased reporting and a balanced view. I suppose the moral of the story is don’t expect too much in the distant future cos it ain’t going to happen.
 
Daily Fail "Haaland, a £51million signing from Borussia Dortmund, expressed confidence that City can scale new heights in their quest for Champions League glory and described why he opted for the Premier League over La Liga – despite sceptics of the move suggesting he is eventually destined for Real Madrid."

Has anyone ever been transferred and reported as using the transfer as a" stepping stone"? Especially a move to the Premier League champions.

Its fucking preposterous and is clearly this year's "100 million pound man".
 
BBC football headline page , second one in reads .. Iceland bring the noise after eight paragraphs it eventually tells you the score versus Belgium it starts with a 5 month old rant from the Icelandic captain then the BBC takes over comparing the Academy 4,4000 to the wearhouse holding 76,000 . Don’t normally give one regarding the media and us , no paranoia… but fook me today their on another level .
They’d rather report on how many Thai fans turn out for that lot than reporting football news and quote’s for an upcoming season. From a lad who’ll they’ll be creaming over in a couple of months . BBC I’ll shit’em .
 
KS55 said:
I do not know where the constituent clubs of CFG are domiciled but it is quite possible for a subsidiary to be registered in its own country, separately from its “foreign” parent. City indeed is UK registered while being a wholly owned subsidiary of CFG.. Do not criticise without doing your research. Start with the registration of CFG clubs……..then you may find your strictures are justified, but they may not be. I think that the Chinese club is a Chinese company, for example.
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"Criticiise"?
I only asked a question.
 
Makes me laugh... All the media for years slating Sterling.
Racist that he left the dippers and came to us. All that shit he put up with.

All the media saying how he can't hit a barn door, how's he's not great at this and that.
Now he's leaving, all I've seen is those same reporters suddenly saying how great he is and how we've made a mistake!

Theres three now on Sky News...

- Why Chelsea appreciate the truth value of Sterling.

- Sterling's Evolution.

- Why is Sterling underrated.

You tell us you cnts, you're the ones that have reported it ever since he pulled on Sky blue!!

Absolute bastards the lot of them.
 
HolisticJim said:
Makes me laugh... All the media for years slating Sterling.
Racist that he left the dippers and came to us. All that shit he put up with.

All the media saying how he can't hit a barn door, how's he's not great at this and that.
Now he's leaving, all I've seen is those same reporters suddenly saying how great he is and how we've made a mistake!

Theres three now on Sky News...

- Why Chelsea appreciate the truth value of Sterling.

- Sterling's Evolution.

- Why is Sterling underrated.

You tell us you cnts, you're the ones that have reported it ever since he pulled on Sky blue!!

Absolute bastards the lot of them.
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Fucking hypocrites more like!
 
KS55 said:
As far as the taxman is concerned, it is the tax haven element that worries them most. Players should not be paid this route as it is the fruit of employment. (Hence we repatriated our players’ commercial rights when informed by HMRC such a scheme was illegal.) For agents there may be more leeway. It should be noted that “offshore” could be EU.
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Offshore could also mean Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey etc
 
stonerblue said:
Shame that as Brennan has been a beacon of light in the blasck hole of City reporting for years now.
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Very late to this, as the revelation that Stuart Brennan was stepping down as City correspondent at the MEN is old news now. However, I was thinking about it this morning and I reckon he deserves much more praise upon his departure than he's actually had (he almost seems to have slipped away unnoticed).

I recall a lot of cynicism when he took the role about a lifelong United fan whose previous position entailed covering that club suddenly being assigned to report on the Blues. As I remember, he dispelled those doubts pretty quickly among most of us (admittedly, there's always the odd dissenter) and made a far better fist of reaching out to City fans than others of a red persuasion who've attempted similar.

To my mind, Stuart really earned his stripes during the whole Der Spiegel and UEFA ban affair. This was where legions of journalists laid bare their ineptitude and illiteracy when it comes to interpreting the business side of the sport together in most cases with their rampant, manifest bad faith in analysing anything to do with our club. Even Martin Samuel didn't seem to consider that we might not be guilty.

Stuart was almost a lone voice on our side among those employed by mainstream media outlets. In trying to counter the welter of uninformed ordure thrown at us over those years, he made himself a target for abuse from the WhatsApp group and I recall on a number of occasions admiring the way he stood up against vacuous but unpleasant hectoring and invective. I also admired that, despite his paper being owned by Reach plc - a bunch of clickbait merchants willing to pollute the MEN with anti-City nonsense - I never remember Stuart going down that road.

TL, DR - Stuart Brennan has been an excellent City correspondent of the MEN. I'm sorry he's no longer in the post and wish him well in whatever he does next.
 
petrusha said:
Very late to this, as the revelation that Stuart Brennan was stepping down as City correspondent at the MEN is old news now. However, I was thinking about it this morning and I reckon he deserves much more praise upon his departure than he's actually had (he almost seems to have slipped away unnoticed).

I recall a lot of cynicism when he took the role about a lifelong United fan whose previous position entailed covering that club suddenly being assigned to report on the Blues. As I remember, he dispelled those doubts pretty quickly among most of us (admittedly, there's always the odd dissenter) and made a far better fist of reaching out to City fans than others of a red persuasion who've attempted similar.

To my mind, Stuart really earned his stripes during the whole Der Spiegel and UEFA ban affair. This was where legions of journalists laid bare their ineptitude and illiteracy when it comes to interpreting the business side of the sport together in most cases with their rampant, manifest bad faith in analysing anything to do with our club. Even Martin Samuel didn't seem to consider that we might not be guilty.

Stuart was almost a lone voice on our side among those employed by mainstream media outlets. In trying to counter the welter of uninformed ordure thrown at us over those years, he made himself a target for abuse from the WhatsApp group and I recall on a number of occasions admiring the way he stood up against vacuous but unpleasant hectoring and invective. I also admired that, despite his paper being owned by Reach plc - a bunch of clickbait merchants willing to pollute the MEN with anti-City nonsense - I never remember Stuart going down that road.

TL, DR - Stuart Brennan has been an excellent City correspondent of the MEN. I'm sorry he's no longer in the post and wish him well in whatever he does next.
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Well said. Also went in to bat for us against the Cult and their support on more than one occasion, even after the anfield wrap instigated a Twitter pile-on against him for daring to tell some home truths around the bus attack
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Haaland refused to commit his future beyond five years...

Classic Sky Cunts.

Still, they managed a montage of Sterling's best goals, most from his first couple of years and then a deflected shot at Norwich last season.
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Some of the lines of questioning in all three press conferences yesterday was revealing
 
petrusha said:
Very late to this, as the revelation that Stuart Brennan was stepping down as City correspondent at the MEN is old news now. However, I was thinking about it this morning and I reckon he deserves much more praise upon his departure than he's actually had (he almost seems to have slipped away unnoticed).

I recall a lot of cynicism when he took the role about a lifelong United fan whose previous position entailed covering that club suddenly being assigned to report on the Blues. As I remember, he dispelled those doubts pretty quickly among most of us (admittedly, there's always the odd dissenter) and made a far better fist of reaching out to City fans than others of a red persuasion who've attempted similar.

To my mind, Stuart really earned his stripes during the whole Der Spiegel and UEFA ban affair. This was where legions of journalists laid bare their ineptitude and illiteracy when it comes to interpreting the business side of the sport together in most cases with their rampant, manifest bad faith in analysing anything to do with our club. Even Martin Samuel didn't seem to consider that we might not be guilty.

Stuart was almost a lone voice on our side among those employed by mainstream media outlets. In trying to counter the welter of uninformed ordure thrown at us over those years, he made himself a target for abuse from the WhatsApp group and I recall on a number of occasions admiring the way he stood up against vacuous but unpleasant hectoring and invective. I also admired that, despite his paper being owned by Reach plc - a bunch of clickbait merchants willing to pollute the MEN with anti-City nonsense - I never remember Stuart going down that road.

TL, DR - Stuart Brennan has been an excellent City correspondent of the MEN. I'm sorry he's no longer in the post and wish him well in whatever he does next.
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Bang on Stuart..
 
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