Just watched Cheesey's vlog from today's game and he introduced it with a message he had received from City.
He said City told him that the Premier League have stated he can't film inside any part of the stadium - presumably every club will have been issued the same directive.
Now I appreciate there are many of these youtubers who flout the law and film parts of the action for their videos (Cheesey never has) but banning them all from filming in the concourse or exec lounges before or after a game has started / ended or at half time is not damaging the PL "product" in any way.
So his vlogs now will come from outside the grounds before and after the game with no half time input at all
What next? Forcing all the tourists filming half of the game on their phone to hand their phone over upon entry to be placed in a box?
Please don't turn this into a critique of Cheesey, keep it to the issue of youtubers and what / how they do it
Cheesey and others like him are synonymous with the football culture we all love and enjoy. The more I hear of this Premier League and its money-grabbing commercial methods, and its out-dated banning of this, that and the other because it doesn't fit an idea by a man in a boardroom, the more I think the game has gone to pieces.
Accessing Cheesey's videos, blogs and interviews kept me in touch with the feel of City and the Etihad when I was overseas for 9 years. I know fans in China, Japan and Taiwan who connect to his real feel capture of the club. It is positively all things City, from past to present and bulging with emotion.
If CITY had balls about them, they would protect the fabric and ambassadors of our fanbase, culture, history and give a feel of inside City from a non-employee. The fact that everyone knows Cheesey from GMR and City speaks for itself. Not once have I seen footage on his video blogs of games. Perhaps the odd clip of U16s, and U18s lifting trophies etc. Maybe that needs knocking on the head. They could even have been from his personal Twitter account. Hardly selling knock-off scarves or DVDs. There are far bigger problems in this premium league.
What next?
@Gary James must register as a Premier League authorised historian to cover and produce books relating to anything the Premier League deem owned by them and their brand.
Protect our voices. Protect our custodians. Give those who respect, share knowledge and avoid bitter bias a way to share their passions. CITY should appoint Cheesey as a fan ambassador and give him freedom of the media and right to broadcsst within all places CITY-owned.
Bring back BLUE TUESDAY!!!
