Media Discussion - 2023/24

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Platt Lane 59 said:
The Class of '92 were a very fortunate windfall for the Stretford Serpents, that helped perpetuate the myth of being a perpetual conveyor-belt of youth talent.
Without these, MUFC would face carried on raiding their competitors for the likes of Irwin, Pallister, Bruce, Phelan, Yorke etc.
This does not include the huge marque signings of Ferdinand, Keane and Schmeical etc...
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Yes, just like the Coutinho sale for the Dippers
Perpetuated a myth for years that very fortunate flop signing
 
madloaf said:
BBC encouraging the narrative that the champions league is different this year (why, well probably because we won it).

Posting stuff like this. We ruin everything for everybody and I fucking love it.

"Two legged champions league ties are more focused on generating money, than much entertainment. Dull. One-off knock out would be much better."
George, Birmingham

"For some reason, the champions league just doesn't feel the same this year."
Mie, Surrey

"Might be as a United fan that I would say this, but the Champions League feels to me like it’s lost its aura. Maybe the attempts for a super league undermining it or the decline of some of Europes legacy clubs in recent years making it less competitive. Has lost abit of its shine for me."
Michael, Manchester
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Oh Michael…… you little whopper

"Might be as a United fan that I would say this, but the Champions League feels to me like it’s lost its aura. Maybe the attempts for a super league undermining it or the decline of some of Europes legacy clubs in recent years making it less competitive. Has lost abit of its shine for me."
Michael, Manchester
 
Platt Lane 59 said:
The Class of '92 were a very fortunate windfall for the Stretford Serpents, that helped perpetuate the myth of being a perpetual conveyor-belt of youth talent.
Without these, MUFC would face carried on raiding their competitors for the likes of Irwin, Pallister, Bruce, Phelan, Yorke etc.
This does not include the huge marque signings of Ferdinand, Keane and Schmeical etc...
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At a time when the 3 foreigner rule was created otherwise most would have been shipped off quicker than you can say ‘stadium of light’.
 
madloaf said:
BBC encouraging the narrative that the champions league is different this year (why, well probably because we won it).

Posting stuff like this. We ruin everything for everybody and I fucking love it.

"Two legged champions league ties are more focused on generating money, than much entertainment. Dull. One-off knock out would be much better."
George, Birmingham

"For some reason, the champions league just doesn't feel the same this year."
Mie, Surrey

"Might be as a United fan that I would say this, but the Champions League feels to me like it’s lost its aura. Maybe the attempts for a super league undermining it or the decline of some of Europes legacy clubs in recent years making it less competitive. Has lost abit of its shine for me."
Michael, Manchester
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United fans think the UCL has lost its aura because they can't put together a competent team.

Hes stumped himself there. The decline of the legacy clubs is his exact problem. His legacy club is garbage therefore he's lost interest.

Also 2019 saw insane 2nd legs for City vs Spurs, Spurs vs Ajax, Liverpool vs Barca and the incredible underdog run of Ajax in general.

And 2022 saw City have 2 absolute classic 2 leg games against both Madrid sides, even if the Real one went tits up for us.

It really does boil down to hearing every year that City were going to win it, everyone celebrating that we didn't, and then we finally do it and suddenly the competition is ruined.
 
Platt Lane 59 said:
It seems to be a regular distraction tactic away from City, whenever Phil is being analysed :-
"Ask the pundits where Phil should play for England ?"
This immediately takes the topic away from Phil and City's performance in that particular game.
If City were beaten, this would not be mentioned at all.
Cannot understand why Saka's name was even mentioned ?
Was the female anchor person who brought up Saka, an Arsenal fan ?
Personally, I would play Phil for England as a #10, but this is a completely different conversation...
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Woods is an Arsenal fan, common knowledge
 
Eccles Blue said:
When I ask this question please remember I am not just an FOC but a VERY, VERY Old one!!!

What exactly does 'doing it organically' mean?? Organically to me refers to 'clean' soil, i.e. not contaminated by chemicals. Or in business something that grows from within the business so therefore I would assume that us not doing/growing organically must mean that all the other clubs have only used Academy players?

Or am I overthinking this?
Whatever the answer(s) I just know that I support:
THE BEST TEAM IN THE LAND AND ALL THE WORLD and all the other teams are not a patch on us. *shrugs shoulders* so there!! ;-) :-)



Sorry, daft half hour I guess. :-)
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Not daft at all.
Actually, the rags might've came with the term as a self reckoning, manure is mostly organic
 
madloaf said:
BBC encouraging the narrative that the champions league is different this year (why, well probably because we won it).

Posting stuff like this. We ruin everything for everybody and I fucking love it.

"Two legged champions league ties are more focused on generating money, than much entertainment. Dull. One-off knock out would be much better."
George, Birmingham

"For some reason, the champions league just doesn't feel the same this year."
Mie, Surrey

"Might be as a United fan that I would say this, but the Champions League feels to me like it’s lost its aura. Maybe the attempts for a super league undermining it or the decline of some of Europes legacy clubs in recent years making it less competitive. Has lost abit of its shine for me."
Michael, Manchester
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For fans of 'legacy clubs' like Michael, their fandom was linked to the expectation of them constantly being in the mix for European success, fans of other clubs that moan about the CL are of a certain vintage and are nostalgic for those Sky Sports over-hyped Super Sundays, and European nights under the lights at decrepit English stadiums.

They're the equivalent of FOCs moaning about new music, they just associate those Champions League games of the early to mid-2000s with their youth.

The BBC live text updates are followed by these types of fans.

I get it to an extent. I used to always look back at Italia 90 as the best World Cup, I'd link it to a long summer off school, the type of picture colour on the TV, Nessun Dorma, great looking kits, Roger Millar dancing in the corner. The reality is, the tournament was a big bag of shite.
 
The last time the Rags won the champions league Motorola were the biggest selling mobile phone, Apple were still on the IPhone 1 & 6m units were sold worldwide, since then 2.32billion iPhones have been sold.

The world doesn’t stand still…… what was the most successful in 2008 isn’t likely to be in 2024.
 
The press narrative, the fans narrative that the cl is now boring or has lost its aura or that the pl has lost its competitiveness or that city play boring football or whatever bullshit they come up with today can be summed up in one single sentence and that is:

We dont like it because we aren't winning.

All the other things around it are simply there to justify their crybaby bullshit.
 
madloaf said:
BBC encouraging the narrative that the champions league is different this year (why, well probably because we won it).

Posting stuff like this. We ruin everything for everybody and I fucking love it.

"Two legged champions league ties are more focused on generating money, than much entertainment. Dull. One-off knock out would be much better."
George, Birmingham

"For some reason, the champions league just doesn't feel the same this year."
Mie, Surrey

"Might be as a United fan that I would say this, but the Champions League feels to me like it’s lost its aura. Maybe the attempts for a super league undermining it or the decline of some of Europes legacy clubs in recent years making it less competitive. Has lost abit of its shine for me."
Michael, Manchester
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Read that yesterday..made me laugh

Typical red top fans bemoaning the setup of the CL cos they are nowhere near reaching a final - bar the dippers

Narrative and agenda setting once again by the red-biased media
 
mancboy said:
The press narrative, the fans narrative that the cl is now boring or has lost its aura or that the pl has lost its competitiveness or that city play boring football or whatever bullshit they come up with today can be summed up in one single sentence and that is:

We dont like it because we aren't winning.

All the other things around it are simply there to justify their crybaby bullshit.
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But it doesn't stop the media jizzing their loads over utd winning at Villa Park on sunday, taking the rags within 5 pts of a Champions league place.
They say its shit and boring now that we've won it yet are boned up over the fact that the rags have an outside chance of qualifying for it.
It's that shit that Gary Neville was calling Sunday's Villa game a must win for utd.
Why are the rags and raggy media so desperate to get into such a boring shit competition I wonder.
 
cheekybids said:
Oh Michael…… you little whopper

"Might be as a United fan that I would say this, but the Champions League feels to me like it’s lost its aura. Maybe the attempts for a super league undermining it or the decline of some of Europes legacy clubs in recent years making it less competitive. Has lost abit of its shine for me."
Michael, Manchester
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Maybe it is because united are shit and finished bottom of a group they thought they would qualify from.
 
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