Media discussion - 2025/26

[Blueboy73]

We have managed to be the leading scorers in English football pretty much for the last ten years. Meanwhile Andy Cole still can’t get a job in football. Probably because he’s a moron

Cole is a bitter Rag who forced his way out of City for a bigger payday at Portsmouth.
He's even more bitter because his son Devante didn't make the cut at City and was moved on without making a senior appearance.
Devante went on to play in the lower leagues (and Motherwell in a farmers league) as a striker and has a massive 85 club career goals in 10 years. Currently plying his trade during what is generally regarded as a players peak years in League One with Port Vale.
With this insight, maybe we should have listened to Andy "call me Andrew" Cole afterall.

 

[Bodicoteblue]

We have managed to be the leading scorers in English football pretty much for the last ten years. Meanwhile Andy Cole still can’t get a job in football. Probably because he’s a moron

Blimey…..if being a moron was a bar to employment in sports punditry, then they’d all be out of work!

 

[ballbag]

Andy Cole's got a point. Imagine if Newcastle didn't have him in the 93/94 season. They wouldn't have won the.... oh wait a minute

 

[eyalluvitt]

I very much doubt people like Ronay seriously give two fucks about the situation in the Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen or anywhere else. It's just a stick to beat us with.

Same way some on here do care about the plight of Palestinians but some see Gaza purely as a stick to beat Israel with or cloak their antisemitism. Or we use Standard Chartered as a stick to beat Liverpool fans with. Etc, etc. It's clear even from the limited subset who post on here that City fans have widely different views on many topics (apart from hatred of the red shirt cartel).

We've all been guilty of selective outrage at some time.

You do wonder why the actual genocide of Nigerian Christians doesn’t get thousands protesting on the streets every weekend or constant media outrage. Almost like it doesn’t fit the agenda.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

City 5 Liverpool 0
Yes, but Mane should never have been red carded and Liverpool were the better team until that turning point (conveniently forgetting that City were actually winning 1-0)

City 2 Liverpool 1
Yes, but if Stones hadn't have cleared off the line, then Liverpool would have been Champions (conveniently forgetting our late penalty miss at Anfield)

Liverpool 1 City 4
Yes, but games without crowds don't count
(Conveniently forgetting that City also lost numerous home games that season and were still Champions)

City 3 Liverpool 0
Is it safe to go out yet or are they still whining about the disallowed goal?

What about the Rodri handball at Everton?
Fuck off!
It was offside anyway

 

[Mr Fraser]

You do wonder why the actual genocide of Nigerian Christians doesn’t get thousands protesting on the streets every weekend or constant media outrage. Almost like it doesn’t fit the agenda.

Perhaps because its complicated. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqlzkdeeqjo

 

[Aba452]

Watched the WSL derby, media still gushing over the ragettes, lack of excitement when we attack and inevitably score. Was rather puzzled that they have theatre of dreams on the back of their shirts, funny name for Leigh sports village!

 

[Gazza]

Liverpool 1 City 4
Yes, but games without crowds don't count
(Conveniently forgetting that City also lost numerous home games that season and were still Champions)

The irony behind that is that the result didn't count because of empty stadia during covid but the title did count despite empty stadia during covid - mental gymnastics at their best.

 

[Fordyboy46]

We have managed to be the leading scorers in English football pretty much for the last ten years. Meanwhile Andy Cole still can’t get a job in football. Probably because he’s a moron

He sounds as thick as fuck

 

[Dodge]

I have no issue with the highlighting of the links
City -> Mansour -> Sudan

I have large issues with the fact that it’s just one club who are singled out for dubious ‘links’ to hideous things in the world by Ronay et al.

Where were all the pieces for:

United -> Saudi -> khashoggi
United have had a very longterm relationship with Saudi, including a sports academy (opened after Khashoggi murder) iirc

Liverpool-> standard Chartered -> laundering billions for terrorists and billion in fines

Going back further
Arsenal -> owner investment -> blood diamonds

And the amount of fawning pieces from all the football media who went to Russia - after Crimea, the Donbas, Chechenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Trans Nistra etc, had occurred/occuring …

Until football media pieces start having ‘mea culpa’ sections, then they can stfu and stop trying to point score geo-political against their most hated noncartel club

Great post.

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Our ladies put the rags slags firmly in their place by the same score we sorted out their men's team. A highlight of the weekend for me.

 

[Bald fraud]

Is it wall to wall ragettes on the bbc tonight?

 

[johnny crossan]

Sir Martin goes forth

Instability makes football great — that’s why regulator’s job is so tricky

Delicate balancing act between protection and interference is biggest challenge facing football regulator David Kogan when upheaval is at heart of game’s appeal

www.thetimes.com

 

[manimanc]

I have no issue with the highlighting of the links
City -> Mansour -> Sudan

I have large issues with the fact that it’s just one club who are singled out for dubious ‘links’ to hideous things in the world by Ronay et al.

Where were all the pieces for:

United -> Saudi -> khashoggi
United have had a very longterm relationship with Saudi, including a sports academy (opened after Khashoggi murder) iirc

Liverpool-> standard Chartered -> laundering billions for terrorists and billion in fines

Going back further
Arsenal -> owner investment -> blood diamonds

And the amount of fawning pieces from all the football media who went to Russia - after Crimea, the Donbas, Chechenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Trans Nistra etc, had occurred/occuring …

Until football media pieces start having ‘mea culpa’ sections, then they can stfu and stop trying to point score geo-political against their most hated noncartel club

Bravo sir.

If only the British media would follow suit.

 

[chesterbells]

Sir Martin goes forth

Instability makes football great — that’s why regulator’s job is so tricky

Delicate balancing act between protection and interference is biggest challenge facing football regulator David Kogan when upheaval is at heart of game’s appeal

www.thetimes.com

I’m not a subscriber but I know what he’s going to argue cos I’ve heard him argue it before. And he’s right.
Poorly run clubs go kaput from time to time. Shit happens. As in any other line of business. And in football, it’s ok to dream, to overreach. That’s part of what makes it so special.

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Is it wall to wall ragettes on the bbc tonight?

A day of national mourning declared

 

[johnny crossan]

I’m not a subscriber but I know what he’s going to argue cos I’ve heard him argue it before. And he’s right.
Poorly run clubs go kaput from time to time. Shit happens. As in any other line of business. And in football, it’s ok to dream, to overreach. That’s part of what makes it so special.

I'm not a subscriber either but it opens for me (I'm registered on their site tho' so it may be that)

 

[jrb]

The positive exposure Oasis have brought to City around the world has been unreal and priceless for the club.

Buenos Aires.

I sincerely hope the Etihad concerts are true next year?

 

[Wanchope n me Dickov]

The exposure Oasis have brought to City around the world has been unreal and priceless for the club.

Buenos Aires.

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I sincerely hope the Etihad concerts are true next year?

Said maybe…….

 

[jrb]

Definitely maybe…….

Corrected for you. :-)