You can just imagine Churchill in 1939 saying "The Germans have invaded Poland so I'm demanding that the Foreign Office cancels its subscriptions to all German newspapers".Not using a particular media source means they have even less cause to treat City well.
Saying boycott them and they'll change is by no means certain to work.
You can just imagine Churchill in 1939 saying "The Germans have invaded Poland so I'm demanding that the Foreign Office cancels its subscriptions to all German newspapers".
His family is now being targeted by them. See the tweets above. I don't think we should waste time going after individual journalists online. If they tweet something or make a point, then we can respond by all means but the personal stuff should be avoided.
It would be more effective if City fans in their hundreds and thousands changed their own individual behaviour so that we don't buy papers, or contribute to their online articles.
Individuals sniping journalists who have Fleet Street newspapers behind them who can reach millions is like refugee children throwing stones at soldiers armed with live ammo and jet fighters.
Our strength is numbers. Do not give them any more of your money or comments. That will be a start, and quite an effective one. They are employed after all to make waves and generate revenue for their owners. Well simply kill the waves, and stop giving them your revenue by changing your activity.
Post-match 100s of City fans would normally comment in national newspapers. Stop. if you must comment, do it on Bluemoon, other City forums, Villatalk, fan sites, the BBC, anywhere but national media owned football sites.
The objective is to win the propaganda war and to hurt them financially.
Sacked in the morning.Delaney is employed by a leading newspaper (although it's shit). They have a code of conduct that, among other things, governs their employees' behaviour on social media. As far as I can see he's breached that code in numerous ways in his interactions with Rabin. He needs to be dealt with & we should all be putting in formal complaints to his paper to ensure they sort him out.
Well we're not in armed conflict are we. We're a fanbase discussing how to deal with media coverage. I'm not calling on anyone else to help City. I am asking City fans to stop criticising the media in one breath, and in the next practically supporting them by contributing to their journalism.You can just imagine Churchill in 1939 saying "The Germans have invaded Poland so I'm demanding that the Foreign Office cancels its subscriptions to all German newspapers".
It's a flippant and silly comparison. Economic boycotts can be effectiveThat's some comparison!
Some of what City do should be criticised anyway; nobody's perfect.
Not using a particular media source means they have even less cause to treat City well.
Saying boycott them and they'll change is by no means certain to work.
It's a flippant and silly comparison. Economic boycotts can be effective
A fair press and a biased press are two separate matters.
To be honest it will probably not work but at least fans who get upset by the coverage wont be ‘casting a vote’ for its continued production.
The positive coverage we get, like the Mirror piece on Silvas goal, should be shared and supported but bizarrely that gets posted and few people comment on it.
Fair point. Mostly, it's not as simple as "we're not involved so they lose out" as there is a vast amount of interaction which is gained by a negative piece which (presumably) will more than counter it. Businesses needing support will move towards the supporters.
It is a bit odd about good stuff being glossed over. Maybe we just like moaning!
Please do not make comments like this. It is damaging to the image of Manchester City fans and people like CityRabin.
I think it just shows how people are driven we all moan about negative coverage about City, but as individuals, putting football to one side, we seem to enjoy negative content whether its about the Royal family, celebrities, politicians, sporting heroes etc. Were a depressing lot really.
If you think calling Castles an ugly **** on a forum he doesn't even read (which isn't even an opinion really, it's a fact) is damaging to City's fan base, you need to turn off your computer, go for a walk, and live in the real world for a bit. Nobody cares what I write on here and nobody give a fuck what you write either and within extremes, it's definitely not gonna 'damage the image of City fans' ffs.
To be honest it will probably not work but at least fans who get upset by the coverage wont be ‘casting a vote’ for its continued production.
The positive coverage we get, like the Mirror piece on Silvas goal, should be shared and supported but bizarrely that gets posted and few people comment on it.
Yet again you consider it a zero sum game; fair, balanced and impartial coverage is what people want which should include criticism when warranted. I accept there are some spurious and even pathetic examples on here sometimes but you still continue to sneer and bemoan people not commenting on the positive pieces.
It's missing the point; highlighting inconsistencies should the focus of this thread.
Delaney, McKenna etc should be called out and more.
Delaney is employed by a leading newspaper (although it's shit). They have a code of conduct that, among other things, governs their employees' behaviour on social media. As far as I can see he's breached that code in numerous ways in his interactions with Rabin. He needs to be dealt with & we should all be putting in formal complaints to his paper to ensure they sort him out.