Skashion
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I'm appalled. First the Porsche and now THIS!gordondaviesmoustache said:
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Daily Fail and the Mancini era ....
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BringBackSwales
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It is pretty clear what has happened here. What do politicians do when they want to get a message across to the public, when they want to justify an unpopular or a controversial decision - they brief a chosen member of the press. Football clubs media relations departments are no different - if they want to get a message across which justifies the decisions of their higher ups then they brief a chosen member of the press - the story gets printed (which in this case is a one-sided miscellaneous list of negative issues associated with Mancini from within the club over three and a half years - not nice things, but a list of events which when not put into perspective paints a pretty bad picture of the sacked manager) and the message which then gets put across to the punters is basically "oh what a horrible man, of course the club were right to sack him". So in my opinion rather than the press being the bad bastards here, what would anyone expect Ladyman to do if he has been briefed about all these "incidents" - ignore it, or publish it - indeed what would any journalist do when spoon-fed this information?
Also in the real world it is pretty likely that the same thing probably happens in this forum - it is regularly accessed by probably more City fans who are interested in and influenced by news than most (any?) other sources - is it not likely that some of the anti-Mancini ITK stuff that has been seen in this forum for the last few weeks has been passed on by "briefers" from City? And of course it would only be the bad stuff that gets "briefed".
The other issue for me is that this list is predomoninately either things we already knew (he did not get on with Bellers - but who did? he did not get on with Ade-but who did?, Robbie was hard work, oh really!) or nasty little bitchy snipes such as he went to tanning salons or shops (what a fucking tyrant!) or one of his aides accompanied his Mrs to the "plush" David Lloyd Centre (quite a reasonable thing to do I would have said given the family's high profile) - just a load of nasty and irrelevant digs. Frankly when I read the list I sense worse behaviour from many of the players than I do the manager - who appears the more unprofessional?
It happens in politics, it happens in football, and I suppose as such that is today's real world, but it still leaves a very nasty and bitter taste in my mouth. It also might explain why Mancini was so irate about his lack of support from his own club with the media - I imagine he was also of the view that rather than being supported with the media by the club, the opposite may well have been happening, and unfortunately still is.
Also in the real world it is pretty likely that the same thing probably happens in this forum - it is regularly accessed by probably more City fans who are interested in and influenced by news than most (any?) other sources - is it not likely that some of the anti-Mancini ITK stuff that has been seen in this forum for the last few weeks has been passed on by "briefers" from City? And of course it would only be the bad stuff that gets "briefed".
The other issue for me is that this list is predomoninately either things we already knew (he did not get on with Bellers - but who did? he did not get on with Ade-but who did?, Robbie was hard work, oh really!) or nasty little bitchy snipes such as he went to tanning salons or shops (what a fucking tyrant!) or one of his aides accompanied his Mrs to the "plush" David Lloyd Centre (quite a reasonable thing to do I would have said given the family's high profile) - just a load of nasty and irrelevant digs. Frankly when I read the list I sense worse behaviour from many of the players than I do the manager - who appears the more unprofessional?
It happens in politics, it happens in football, and I suppose as such that is today's real world, but it still leaves a very nasty and bitter taste in my mouth. It also might explain why Mancini was so irate about his lack of support from his own club with the media - I imagine he was also of the view that rather than being supported with the media by the club, the opposite may well have been happening, and unfortunately still is.
gordondaviesmoustache
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Don't know what you're talking about. Are you nefariously trying to edit my output?Skashion said:I'm appalled. First the Porsche and now THIS!gordondaviesmoustache said:They are their
Seems a bit sinister and 1984-ish to me.
Paulpowersleftfoot
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Next in line for sacking should be the PR team who's mucky hands are all over this disgraceful character assisination in a ridiculous attempt to justify his sacking.
While I believe it was right to change managers now I think the lack of respect given to our most successful manager,whose brought the league title and the FA cup to Manchester for the first time in decades,leaves a very sour taste
They should be as ashamed as the playing staff who've clearly been complicit in his downfall
While I believe it was right to change managers now I think the lack of respect given to our most successful manager,whose brought the league title and the FA cup to Manchester for the first time in decades,leaves a very sour taste
They should be as ashamed as the playing staff who've clearly been complicit in his downfall
The Silver Surfer
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Disgusting article - and I am glad we are getting Pellegrini in! I thought that Mancini did a great job and although things were going downhill to print such libelous bollocks is shit.
No sources named just made up rubbish. How do they know what is sent in a text??
At to think players threw a cup final - the chance of a medal - to get a manager out is quite frankly ridiculous.
No sources named just made up rubbish. How do they know what is sent in a text??
At to think players threw a cup final - the chance of a medal - to get a manager out is quite frankly ridiculous.
tolmie's hairdoo
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Found it boring.
Didn't really say anything new. A cuttings job.
Didn't really say anything new. A cuttings job.
BoyBlue_1985
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The Pope said:Disgusting article - and I am glad we are getting Pellegrini in! I thought that Mancini did a great job and although things were going downhill to print such libelous bollocks is shit.
No sources named just made up rubbish. How do they know what is sent in a text??
At to think players threw a cup final - the chance of a medal - to get a manager out is quite frankly ridiculous.
If it is libellous Mancini or Manchester City will issue a writ, I dont think that one will be forthcoming though. Do you think the source or players would want to be named? Media hacks talk to each other every day about stuff not unreasonable to imagine a text was talked about if it came from a City player
I wouldn't think they threw the cup final but that match showed they had clearly had enough of Mancini
Paulpowersleftfoot said:Next in line for sacking should be the PR team who's mucky hands are all over this disgraceful character assisination in a ridiculous attempt to justify his sacking.
While I believe it was right to change managers now I think the lack of respect given to our most successful manager,whose brought the league title and the FA cup to Manchester for the first time in decades,leaves a very sour taste
They should be as ashamed as the playing staff who've clearly been complicit in his downfall
Do you think the PR team are doing this against the wishes of the club hierarchy?
BoyBlue_1985
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cibaman said:Paulpowersleftfoot said:Next in line for sacking should be the PR team who's mucky hands are all over this disgraceful character assisination in a ridiculous attempt to justify his sacking.
While I believe it was right to change managers now I think the lack of respect given to our most successful manager,whose brought the league title and the FA cup to Manchester for the first time in decades,leaves a very sour taste
They should be as ashamed as the playing staff who've clearly been complicit in his downfall
Do you think the PR team are doing this against the wishes of the club hierarchy?
Shhhhh dont talk sense you will confuse him
Although I have to say its amazing how pliable the media are to are PR team now when we couldn't control them 2 weeks ago