Going after CFG?

[Jimmieblue]

It’s as clear as day and has been for a long time, there is an ongoing agenda against the owners and I believe it’s racist. The media, the American owners of other clubs, EUFA and FIFA don’t want them to have success. The best thing the owners can do is keep quiet and let the team on the pitch and community around East Manchester do the talking.

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

Ziegler's partner in crime Rob Harris (weekly podcast with Ziegler and Panja) is more balanced in his article which is more to do with the editorial style of his employer than his own personal views. Surprised he didn't mention the shittiest press conference question ever to Pep after the 2019 Cup Final. ****.

He does mention that the financial controls advisory group also features Simon Cliff, the general counsel at City Football Group and DS leaks fame. Good to hear that at least our voice is being heard albeit probs doesn't make a jot of difference.

 

[jrb]

Just for the record, this time last week we humiliated the media darlings in their own backyard yeah?
And as sure as night follows day the media need to cheer up the red mardarses.

What better way than this latest piece of journalistic shite about us.

We should know by now this is how the script goes when we're involved in turning over utd or the tramps.

So predictable.

I bet Ashton and his PR and Media team at the Rags have been working overtime since the derby defeat.

 

[jrb]

Ziegler excels himself yet again with the twitter link to his article.
The "Mancini loophole" ffs.

'SECRET'?

As in the Cayman Islands?

Rag C*NT!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It’s inconceivable they don’t know the facts, what would you call it ?

Their articles are generally based on seeing some piece of information that they elaborate on.

A fact in isolation doesn’t paint the whole picture.

 

[Newman Noggs]

Shame the employees of Sky Sports, BT Sports and bloggers like Harris, Zeigler etc don't have to disclose all their sources of income. I suspect that would be quite telling.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

They don't respond as it only adds fuel to the fire. If gives all the idiots licence to come out of the woodwork and spout even more shite.
How many articles do you read where it first of all lists the punishment we got from uefa, it highlights why we were banned, mentions human rights and then a small bit at the end says we were cleared on appeal.

The media team at City should intervene to correct inaccuracies when they are published such as the much-repeated trope that we are "state-owned." UEFA have never said that nor has the PL and our accounts have been audited dozens of times. This is the basic role of any comms team. It is stupid to leave false information out there for it to be amplified hugely on social media. This would not add fuel to the fire. It is just standard practice and happens at all major organisations.

 

[projectriver]

The "campaign" is from the competition - many clubs who even had the courtesy to identify themselves in the CAS letter. The briefing referencing (incorrect) aspects of related party and similar matters is clearly, almost word for word, from those "sources". This is why the story is so similar in numerous media outlets.

Unfortunately, the journalists don't have the necessary understanding of the subject matter to either ask the right questions to their sources or get the articles technically correct. It isn't that complicated but it is technical. The most egregious misunderstanding was that the PL never has had related party rules. This is nonsense - the rules have always been there. It's just unfortunate for football that the international accounting standard measure used doesn't do the trick for our competition. So that competition are desperate to prevent another team competing for Europe. Remember the difference is at least £75m (probably more) to the bottom line (profit) of a club between qualifying for the CL and not. That £75m of profit is easily worth £1bn of value (probably more) if it can be "guaranteed" and recurring. So Liverpool, United, Spurs, Arsenal etc are going to fight bloody hard to make it hard for someone to make it harder for them. Its natural, its even fair enough. But the journalists really shouldn't allow themselves to be used.

 

[Josh_D]

I don’t click links associated or read anything off that excuse of a ‘newspaper’. If I was one of the guys at the top at the club, I’d be drinking my rum and laughing at the bs. While it may be annoying to a lot of the fans, best to ignore. Clicking, engagement, etc just gives them more exposure. Best to treat it with contempt.

 

[waspish]

The "campaign" is from the competition - many clubs who even had the courtesy to identify themselves in the CAS letter. The briefing referencing (incorrect) aspects of related party and similar matters is clearly, almost word for word, from those "sources". This is why the story is so similar in numerous media outlets.

Unfortunately, the journalists don't have the necessary understanding of the subject matter to either ask the right questions to their sources or get the articles technically correct. It isn't that complicated but it is technical. The most egregious misunderstanding was that the PL never has had related party rules. This is nonsense - the rules have always been there. It's just unfortunate for football that the international accounting standard measure used doesn't do the trick for our competition. So that competition are desperate to prevent another team competing for Europe. Remember the difference is at least £75m (probably more) to the bottom line (profit) of a club between qualifying for the CL and not. That £75m of profit is easily worth £1bn of value (probably more) if it can be "guaranteed" and recurring. So Liverpool, United, Spurs, Arsenal etc are going to fight bloody hard to make it hard for someone to make it harder for them. Its natural, its even fair enough. But the journalists really shouldn't allow themselves to be used.

These journalists are on the payroll of certain clubs it’s a nice littler earner.