Media thread 2022/23

[Bez]

Strangely quiet in the press regarding the PL charges against City. After the feeding frenzy and the initial hysteria there has been very little.

Interesting to see an article with Arsene Wenger a couple of weeks ago saying that City only have a small chance of losing. This is the man who railed against City when the club started buying players from Arsenal.

I wonder whether the press have now realised following various off record conversations with lawyers etc that the PL charges are in reality a dead duck. Only time will tell.

 

[A590 blues]

Cracker this morning Midget Mike on BBC A Liverpool win that takes them to 4 points off top 4......like its a major jump delusional

 

[hammocity]

Didn’t we get the same quad crap from the media a few seasons back, just click bait.

We were possibly the closest to it, missed penalty at the Spuds in the away game and the controversial Spuds goal. At least we had the “consolation” domestic treble and scored goals in both Wembley finals something the Dippers failed to do.

 

[Centurions]

McCoist was decent,the paranoia on here is off the scale at times

He was as far as that goes, however he's a mumbler and I've not a clue what he's saying half the time.

 

[manimanc]

Your Spanish must better than most on here, do you know what Roberto Carlos and Pep actually said? There’s videos of the clips doing the rounds on twitter and I just don’t trust Liew to translate it accurately.

I think the really egregious part is that he uses the phrase “most harrowing moments” when it’s my understanding Carlos was speaking in a documentary months after the game and basically called all Barca fans racist, to which Pep slightly insensitively responded he didn’t know enough about Barcelona fans to speak and should shut up.

It was probably not a great reaction from Pep, but it certainly wasn’t said in the “most harrowing moment” or when Carlos needed support.


So it seems like he’s not just bent over backwards to include Guardiola, he’s completely misrepresented the events and timeline of 1997.

Well what a surprise.

I'm stunned that has happened.

Cockroaches the lot of them.

 

[cheekybids]

We were possibly the closest to it, missed penalty at the Spuds in the away game and the controversial Spuds goal. At least we had the “consolation” domestic treble and scored goals in both Wembley finals something the Dippers failed to do.

Don’t forget Sterlings offside goal

 

[KS55]

Yeh but if Guardiola wasn't such a massive racist then we wouldn't have to........... ;-)

Is that why we have had no black players since Yaya?

 

[KS55]

Don’t forget Sterlings offside goal

Big toes appearently.

 

[whipper]

Is that why we have had no black players since Yaya?

WhatsApp group like this post.

 

[Kippax77]

Didn’t we get the same quad crap from the media a few seasons back, just click bait.

Yes you are correct it was the media going on about us going for the "Quad" and not us fans, unlike the supporters of the Dippers and Rags.
But the main difference was, that when we were knocked out of a comp and couldn’t acheive the task the media set, we were mocked for it unlike the Dippers last season and the Rags this season when reality finally lands home

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Ah....so it’s going to be a ‘not for profit’ charity then.

Given they've reported losses of over £150m in aggregate over the last 2 financial year, I'd say the Glazers have that 'not for profit' one covered already.

 

[train man]

when we were knocked out of a comp and couldn’t acheive the task the media set, we were mocked for it unlike the Dippers last season

and the dips are still being lauded as if they had actually done it!! "So close to an historic quadruple", blablabla...
Let's not forget zero goals in two cup finals, but hang on, all those games (and remember folks, they played every game they possibly could in a season!) must be the reason they are so abject this season. Ah, ok, here was us thinking we had broken them in body, mind and spirit...

 

[laserblue]

Didn’t we get the same quad crap from the media a few seasons back, just click bait.

Only from the point of view that it would be bad for football.

Manchester City might win the quadruple - and this is not good for English football

Pep Guardiola's side are in danger of obliterating the competitive nature of the Premier League

www.telegraph.co.uk

Compare and contrast with the same hack wriring about Liverpool's quest for the quad the following season.

Neutrals should be cheering on Liverpool's quadruple hunt - they are one of the greatest teams ever

No matter your allegiance, football fans should be savouring what Jürgen Klopp is doing and cheer Liverpool on towards the quadruple

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[urban genie]

Jonathan Liew calling Pep a racist. Honestly he’s the absolute worst. I think I’d have to leave any room he was in for fear of slapping him into the next millenium.

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A liverpool fan even writing a piece about players defending racism is a joke in itself

 

[Legal Alien]

Weird twats on ITV talking about a rag quad, how disrespectful is this to Arsenal who have been very good all season in the premier league.

...and to us!

We still have a great chance of winning the (real) treble, has anyone in the media mentioned that...............thought not!

 

[big gaz]

He was as far as that goes, however he's a mumbler and I've not a clue what he's saying half the time.

Start drinking Laphroig cask strength, you'll soon pick it up matey ;-)

 

[Beaker]

Martin Keown " the quad is still on for utd" as their result came through on the Sheff Utd game.
Haven't Arsenal( your supposed team) just played tonight and smashed Everton to go further away from your tip for the quad? you hairy fucker.

I'm sorry Martin of course media money to you is much more important than your old team's potential acheivements this season.
My bad

I wouldn’t give him that much credit, he’s just thick as fuck and talks absolute shite. Genuinely one of the shittest pundit out there, Garth Crooks levels of talking bollocks.

 

[Beaker]

Strangely quiet in the press regarding the PL charges against City. After the feeding frenzy and the initial hysteria there has been very little.

Interesting to see an article with Arsene Wenger a couple of weeks ago saying that City only have a small chance of losing. This is the man who railed against City when the club started buying players from Arsenal.

I wonder whether the press have now realised following various off record conversations with lawyers etc that the PL charges are in reality a dead duck. Only time will tell.

In the meantime Pep being a massive racist is a nice new narrative for them.

 

[Falcao]

The quad talk is weird. United aren't in the title race. Can only assume it's some new fad for the media to jump on after all the talk with Liverpool last season.

 

[Protein Junkie]

and the dips are still being lauded as if they had actually done it!! "So close to an historic quadruple", blablabla...
Let's not forget zero goals in two cup finals, but hang on, all those games (and remember folks, they played every game they possibly could in a season!) must be the reason they are so abject this season. Ah, ok, here was us thinking we had broken them in body, mind and spirit...

It is the unprecedented injuries to all their Werld class players that done them this season.