City vs chelsea pre match thread.

[FredTilson]

Fernandinho will give his 200% since Scolari will definitely be watching. If he comfortably outplays Ramires, he might get his ticket to Brazil.

 

[Sky Blue]

My nerves are killing me!

Come on City, believe!

I feel much more confident when you have a proper flap ;)

 

[carlos tevez is a blue]

Let's fucking twat these cunts. Fuck off Mourinho. Fuck off phone boy. Fuck off captain England. Fuck off Sideshow Bob. Fuck off Demba Sheep.

 

[marco]

just off for the cans for the trip down, come on city absolute must win 'smash em'

 

[BlueRockape]

flap flap give it a rest.We will win this game.

How much have you paid the ref.

Nail on the head tonight will depend on the ref I only hope he hasn't been listening to the eye gouging twat

 

[Chris in London]

Like who? Gullible people who's opinion is of no importance?

You basically have no idea how PR works, do you pidge?

Tell me who will believe it? Who is going to listen to Neil Warnock saying we are lucky and then believe it. Not only that though, what damage could that person believing Warnock's lies possibly do?

Well, they aren't Colin's lies, so he demonstrates the problem in itself. He is simply repeating what others have mentioned. has he watched every City game to enable him to make that judgment? Has he bollocks, he is repeating the same shite others have spouted already without any critical analysis of his own. No less a propagandist than Josef Goebbels said that it doesn't matter what is true, what matters is how often it is repeated. And the number of propagandists (and indeed PR consultants) who have disproved that theory since then is precisely zero.

This bollocks about City getting breaks is getting repeated and repeated, and every time we get a bad decision against us it will be ignored, and every time we get a bad decision in our favour it will be added to the growing body of 'evidence' that we are in fact getting decisions we shouldn't on a regular basis. And it is being repeated across the board in the media to the point where most people other than City fans accept it without a second thought.

So maybe few people would listen to an original thought of Warner and take it as gospel, but he is simply repeating a lie which is being repeated so often and in so many quarters that it is becoming received wisdom without any actual foundation.

Now, what damage does this do? For evidence of the impact that PR management can have, just look at the rags. Why have Sky suddenly started talking about a 'Top 7'? Why is the media silent about the 'worst ever defence of a premier league title' that was the only story in town this time last year? Answer, because the Rag publicity machine has ground into gear to do what it can to arrest their palpable slide. Why would they bother if they know that what gullible fools believe doesn't actually have any real world effect? Answer, they wouldn't, of course. But they know, because there is an army of analysts who can give them chapter and verse demonstrating that this is so, that the more negative publicity surrounds a club, the less likely people will watch their games, click on website/newspaper articles connected to the club etc etc. Brand management - protecting the tarnish-free perception of the rags - is a crucial part of protecting the rags' commercial income, which is a very substantial part of their overall income.

So ask yourself this - we have produced a brand of football that is entertaining and high scoring. Does a general perception that we actually get a shedload of decisions we shouldn't get that add to that, and promote our brand, or detract from it?

And you have your answer.

 

[The American]

Kneel me over and ass rape me Warlock is a fucking ****. His own player at Argyle called him a prick. 3-0 for City. Fuck Maureen and fuck chelski.

 

[sir baconface]

. whats worse is tat if Hart & Nasty could have got theirs heads straight at Stamford Bridge we would be going for an 8 point lead tonight. For me the most likely result would be a draw. i can only see us going for it though, Jose just can't afford to lose.

-- Mon Feb 03, 2014 12:37 pm --

We would have been 6 points clear going into this match and therefore potential 9 points after the game, not 8.

FFS. What's the point of dredging this up? Will you be hiding behind the sofa tonight? Man up you jessie.

 

[Wilf Wild 1937]

Are we there yet?
I can't concentrate on anything else

How are you going to be when we play Barcelona?

 

[mscenterh750]

Don't understand how City are favourites tonight.
Chelsea 4/1......unbelievable value, considering City haven't really faced a class team at home yet.
Lot of pressure on Pelligrini.
Do you think he can handle it ?

Either you're deluded, or Phillip Seymour-Hoffman didn't die and is buzzing his tits off on Bluemoon.

You stupid idiot madamgeorge, deluded I'd say so.