Media discussion - 2024/25

[halfcenturyup]

More disrespect in the embargoed part of the press conference.

Nice touch at the end ....

Emotional stuff. The rest isn't that important compared to that.

 

[malg]

Perhaps the 'journalists',and I use that term very loosely, might want to interview tebas and ask him "you've accused city of malpractice, can we see the evidence you've got".
Just a thought.

That's not the story though. The narrative that produces clicks is City are bent/cheats. The only people who will click on a positive article about City are City fans. Us being bent will get clicks from every other fan - then add our fans on as well. It's just business.

 

[mcfcpride]

 

[CJH]

Who is the slimy bastard asking him the questions?

No journo should have access to our stadium if they behave like that, it's about time we said NO!!

Isnt that Mike Minay, the guy who has now stopped being the City commentator on Radio Manchester.

 

[Georgian Maestro]

I do wish he would stop saying waiting for the sentence instead of waiting for the verdict. It implies guilt and we're waiting to hear our punishment.

 

[eastmanc]

I do wish he would stop saying waiting for the sentence instead of waiting for the verdict. It implies guilt and we're waiting to hear our punishment.

English isn't his first language.

 

[Blueboy73]

That's bizarre how they have linked to that and the first thing you see is '

Manchester City is England’s most valuable football club brand'​

So basically our licence fee payer funded and supposedly impartial national broadcaster is lying.

 

[Nephin Man]

I do wish he would stop saying waiting for the sentence instead of waiting for the verdict. It implies guilt and we're waiting to hear our punishment.

I guess he could be technically correct, but I suspect he's playing with people or, more likely, he's adapted the Spanish word for 'verdict' and the meaning has got lost in the translation. I've just looked up the Spanish for verdict and it says 'veredicto' or 'sentencia'. I'll bet he's trying to translate from 'sentencia'.

 

[HalfwayUpTheKippax]

So basically our licence fee payer funded and supposedly impartial national broadcaster is lying.

But we all know that they are scouse, not English. (They are a lot of other things as well!)

 

[Fordyboy46]

Matterface spot on

 

[mexico1970]

Matterface spot on

He's probably sick of the pack of press grunts (Let's not call them journalists) using City for a free easy meal and he saw how pissed off with it all Pep was yesterday.

If more did what he did the reporting would be a little more fair.

 

[Damocles]

It ended 533 years ago, you silly daft shit ****

He looks like he was a teenager then

 

[Elbow beards]

After what we have just witnessed at the White House, when are the press gonna turn on the big, bad American owners....I won't hold my breath.

 

[Kmezn]

Real Madrid: Spanish side fined for homophobic chanting towards Man City boss Pep Guardiola - BBC Sport

Real Madrid are fined by Uefa after some of their fans directed homophobic chants towards Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in their Champions League second-leg tie at the Bernabeu.

www.bbc.com

So a fine but also

Real have also been given a suspended partial stadium closure and must shut off at least 500 adjacent seats during their next European match at the Bernabeu.

However, the partial closure has been suspended for two years.

What the fuck is the point in having reduced seats being suspended for 2 years?

 

[Gordyola]

I agree he's not bad. I would say he's publicly non-committal, but I also think he knows what he's doing, e.g. in this appearance he gave the platform the soundbite you suspect he knew they wanted. They know the conditional won't get a look-in in the pile-on. He and a few others have made an industry out of City's plight. It's not in their interest to countenance City will be vindicated. What will they do when all this is over?!

Only this. And he has to visible because he is trying to develop a profile he can monetise in the world of football finance. Which is one of the reasons I don't listen too much to what he says. He has to say things that will generate noise.

Same goes for anyone else trying to develop a media presence. I would much rather listen to people on here who are qualified and can give a professional viewpoint without any other incentive. You know who you are.

They will all fuck off back to obscurity hopefully. Then we can enjoy the football again, if we can afford it ....

Maguire already is regarded as the go-to football finance expert and was long before City he wrote a book on it which turned into a pod-cast and he lectures at Liverpool University on the topic In the main he try to give as much insight into City has he can without any bias, he's also not a legal expert which he always qualifies Its the media which is the problem and like anyone his words will be twisted to suit their agenda EG What could City's punishment be? Well, it could be 100 points or a fine, which would mean relegation Next days's headline "Football Finance expert says City facing a 100 point punishment and huge fine to be announced soon"
This is why City don't comment and have a short and precise statement only

 

[journolud]

Disappointing but not surprising to see the i headline generated from an interview with Stefen about the seriousness of the allegations Tebag has made against us.

In the same way I guess if I alleged he was a child molester it would be a serious allegation but would need some sort of evidence to give it credibility

 

[bikerblue]

 

[halfcenturyup]

Maguire already is regarded as the go-to football finance expert and was long before City he wrote a book on it which turned into a pod-cast and he lectures at Liverpool University on the topic In the main he try to give as much insight into City has he can without any bias, he's also not a legal expert which he always qualifies Its the media which is the problem and like anyone his words will be twisted to suit their agenda EG What could City's punishment be? Well, it could be 100 points or a fine, which would mean relegation Next days's headline "Football Finance expert says City facing a 100 point punishment and huge fine to be announced soon"

Possibly. But he chooses to sleep with dogs so he can't be surprised if people tell him he has fleas.

I know how it all works, of course, but the misleading headlines he provides (even if indirectly) to these people are never corrected and so he is part of the problem, as far as I am concerned. As are all the other "experts" who are trying to make a name for themselves by being visible and doing the same.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Disappointing but not surprising to see the i headline generated from an interview with Stefen about the seriousness of the allegations Tebag has made against us.

In the same way I guess if I alleged he was a child molester it would be a serious allegation but would need some sort of evidence to give it credibility

For anybody who wants to read it.

https://archive.ph/M3t1E

I'll say again, imho this is a very specialised area of EU law and there are probably few people who can talk intelligently about it. We don't even know the details of the complaint apart from some informal ramblings in the recent conference. Way too early to come to any conclusions on it yet.

 

[Georgian Maestro]

English isn't his first language.

I know. That's why I don't think he should be answering questions at all on this subject. There's always a risk that he will say the wrong thing like in this case. I'm surprised the club allow it to be honest.