Plain Speaking said:Our public image needs to be managed and controlled in a better way. The negative stories are damaging and embarassing to the club and owners. There should be better communication with players to address any grievances in-house. Since we won the title there have been a series of negative stories that could have been avoided or handled better.
dancity19 said:Plain Speaking said:Our public image needs to be managed and controlled in a better way. The negative stories are damaging and embarassing to the club and owners. There should be better communication with players to address any grievances in-house. Since we won the title there have been a series of negative stories that could have been avoided or handled better.
I think it has been more embarrassing for Yaya and his agent. IF true, they have made utter buffoons of themselves, and are a laughing stock at the moment. It is incredibly transparant, everyone knows that. I haven't spoken to a single person, a supporter of any club, who is laughing at City (other than to try and wind me up about Yaya maybe going)- they are all laughing at Yaya. And that is sad, for a footballer of his quality.
dancity19 said:Plain Speaking said:Our public image needs to be managed and controlled in a better way. The negative stories are damaging and embarassing to the club and owners. There should be better communication with players to address any grievances in-house. Since we won the title there have been a series of negative stories that could have been avoided or handled better.
I think it has been more embarrassing for Yaya and his agent. IF true, they have made utter buffoons of themselves, and are a laughing stock at the moment. It is incredibly transparant, everyone knows that. I haven't spoken to a single person, a supporter of any club, who is laughing at City (other than to try and wind me up about Yaya maybe going)- they are all laughing at Yaya. And that is sad, for a footballer of his quality.
dancity19 said:Plain Speaking said:Our public image needs to be managed and controlled in a better way. The negative stories are damaging and embarassing to the club and owners. There should be better communication with players to address any grievances in-house. Since we won the title there have been a series of negative stories that could have been avoided or handled better.
I think it has been more embarrassing for Yaya and his agent. IF true, they have made utter buffoons of themselves, and are a laughing stock at the moment. It is incredibly transparant, everyone knows that. I haven't spoken to a single person, a supporter of any club, who is laughing at City (other than to try and wind me up about Yaya maybe going)- they are all laughing at Yaya. And that is sad, for a footballer of his quality.
TGR said:Billy - I genuinely do agree with what you say in your OP. But to achieve this we have to be consistent.
Without dragging up the old Mancini arguments again (which none of us want to do) you can't have certain sections of the the club
briefing against a former manager (either implicitly or explicitly) when it suits. We either do keep our own counsel on all matters
or we don't. I do feel we could have a more positive influence over our media coverage if we did take a firmer stance with a very small
number of 'journalists' but that is only my subjective opinion.
I do like the current situation where the football does the talking and we are no longer like Billy Smart's circus (until yesterday!)
But as difficult as it maybe at times consistency is vital ingredient if we really are to have an 'Iron Curtain'
BillyShears said:TGR said:Billy - I genuinely do agree with what you say in your OP. But to achieve this we have to be consistent.
Without dragging up the old Mancini arguments again (which none of us want to do) you can't have certain sections of the the club
briefing against a former manager (either implicitly or explicitly) when it suits. We either do keep our own counsel on all matters
or we don't. I do feel we could have a more positive influence over our media coverage if we did take a firmer stance with a very small
number of 'journalists' but that is only my subjective opinion.
I do like the current situation where the football does the talking and we are no longer like Billy Smart's circus (until yesterday!)
But as difficult as it maybe at times consistency is vital ingredient if we really are to have an 'Iron Curtain'
Mancini was never briefed against during his tenure at City so our stance has been and continues to be entirely consistent. In actual fact what pissed Mancini off was that the club were steadfast in their silence when all the rumours were swirling around about him potentially being sacked. Even in the lead up to the FA Cup when there was a host of speculation that we were going to appoint Pellegrini and that Mancini was to be sacked, the club made no comment.
The club went on the attack against Mancini after his performance in the press conference after the FA Cup. He knew he was going to be sacked, he knew there was a pay off coming, and yet he had that bizarre rant about Vicky Kloss and the club not protecting him enough. Kinda like Yaya's claims that the club don't respect him, and very very similar to the Yaya situation on the whole. Everything can be handled in house. Yaya and Mancini both chose/have chosen to do their talking via the media. That won't be a quality the powers that be at City find endearing.