Cheesman Sticking the Knife In

[Brewster's millions]

If a family member was going through a tough time you'd put your arm round them wouldn't you ? Why as city fans are we so quick to put the boot in and castigate the club we supposedly love at a time when they need us most ?

Everyone has their own opinion on how the family member can get back on their feet.

Sometimes tough love works.

What like some of the tough love dished out on here for the last two and a half years by some top blues.
Perhaps IC is misguided enough to think that by stirring the hornets nest we might get the likes of Pep in.
Just playing devils before anyone has me put in the stocks.

I'll also play devil's advocate - if even somebody like Cheeseman is having a go at the club now, should we begin to ask questions over whether we really are managing to rub journalists up the wrong way, and if some of the negative press we get is at least partially self-inflicted?

As I said, just playing devils, but it can't be a good sign if a journalist who is actually a life-long Blue starts to sound as bad as the others.

 

[kenkladze]

Cheesey? Bell ends? Whats all this then?

Someone else bored in Failsworth ;-)

You've obviously never been to Failsworth, they all come out to watch the traffic lights change !!

 

[Alex the Blue]

I've just read through this thread again and have to wonder just how many (I mean few) actually heard Ian Cheeseman on 5.

 

[Its in The Blood]

A certain person you are talking about has been saying that Mancini will be gone by Xmas!!!

 

[Blootoof]

More to the point, how is it all three trophies are on this pic?

More to the point. Who fuckin cares mate? ;)

 

[Blue>Red]

All this Cheeseman hype is crackers

 

[Blootoof]

A certain person you are talking about has been saying that Mancini will be gone by Xmas!!!

Strong words maybe, but somethings goin on.

 

[Shirley]

Let's wait til Blue Tuesday is broadcast as I am sure this thread will get a mention and hopefully Blue Cheese will respond.

 

[Gary James]

Ian Cheeseman is 100% blue and probably bluer than anyone else on here. I for one love listening to his commentries. His knowledge of City is probably only 2nd to Gary James.

Thanks for the mention. Much appreciated. I will say that I'm one of the lucky ones who has managed to write and research about the Club but I would say that every Blue offers something different and there are plenty of City fans (some don't even contribute to forums etc.) who are much 'bluer' than I am. Every Blue is different and has something to offer - no Blue should ever be seen as being more Blue than another. We're all just Blue.

When I write or talk about City I try to be truthful but I also try to be positive. One of the biggest issues MCFC have faced during the last 40 years is the ability to self-destruct at key points and because of that I think we all get a little nervous at times like these. We somehow need to rise above this and focus on the strengths.

Every football club has issues and inevitably the media have to highlight those (but if they do they may get banned from certain clubs, but not ours because we seem to believe in free speech). To be fair to Ian he is a Blue but he does work for the BBC so he has to report the stories whatever they are. He must face some real dilemmas at times.

For me personally I believe we as fans need to focus on helping City maintain their success and not on the negativity. We cannot allow negativity to kill off what we have and what we can achieve.

On days like today when we're about to face Ajax in a game where some will be looking (and rivals hoping) for the self-destruct City of the past it is important that we take a different approach and develop a strong mentality. We should focus on the task in hand and how we can all play our part in beating Ajax.

Whether there are problems or not I don't think we should focus on them now (certain other teams wouldn't get embroiled in these types of debate). This is the perfect time for critics and rivals to destabilise the season - last year the sudden reporting of the Cook email story appeared in Sept (almost a year after it had actually happened!), then there was the drawn out reporting of the Tevez situation - both were caused by City employees of course but the media coverage came during the crucial Sept-Nov period.

We need to ensure we act like we did last year and don't let these unsettling stories dominate.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

I happened to be listening yesterday when Cheeseman was on and to be honest I didn't think very much of it. I can't believe some of the stuff in this thread, just way over the top to a fairly unremarkable interview. It just sounded like he was giving an honest assessment of the press conference and an honest assessment of how things are going at City at the moment (ie something is not quite right on the playing side). Is he expected to lie and say that we are playing as well as last season or say that Mancini looked happy at the conference when clearly he didn't? He may be a blue but he is employed by the BBC to report about City, he isn't paid by the club to be a PR man.