Hughes calls for clarity over Tevez row, MuEN block comments

[oakiecokie]

The MEN tends to steer clear of such NotW type stories - can you name a sex scandal that we did give coverage to, unless it had a wider public interest?

We actually covered the Giggs story when it turned into a debate about the role of Twitter, and tge use or abuse of parliamentary privilege, here:

<a class="postlink" href="http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1421660_twitter-gagging-row-i-have-no-regrets-over-naming-ryan-giggs-says-mp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... gs-says-mp</a>

Yet didn't feel the need to grant Stephen Ireland the same reverence in 2007 when his misdeeds came up on Bebo?

<a class="postlink" href="http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1016955_city_play_down_ireland_web_talk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... d_web_talk</a>

How is that relevant - surely a City player appearing to suggest he doesn't like football and got stuck playing it, is relevant?
We didn't carry anything about Mario's tangled love life, or any of the other sleazy stuff concerning City stars

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so a story with the headline 'bonkers balotelli' is more newsworthy than the longest serving player at stretford banging several women other than his wife and then trying to use the press to cover it up

lol you even continued the cover up after the ban had been lifted

Brennan has exposed himself as a fool, a liar or somebody with an agenda with his "NoTW" comment. The Giggs story was covered in every national tabloid and broadsheet.

No wonder they give brennans paper away for free.

Jesus H Christ! I said that we DID cover it. Have you clicked on the link, here it is again:

<a class="postlink" href="http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1421660_twitter-gagging-row-i-have-no-regrets-over-naming-ryan-giggs-says-mp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... gs-says-mp</a>

We covered it in the same way the broadsheets covered it, not as a sex scandal but as a story of public interest

Waste of time Mr.B. It wouldn`t matter one iota what you wrote about the Blues,there are always some who are like sheep.
I bet half the fookers on here have NEVER read the MEN,but jumped on the gravy train with the ones who slag the paper off.
As a matter of interest,would it serve any purpose to either deny or admit that you do indeed support the Rags ?
Personally I couldn`t give a shit who you support,as long as you continue to give the Blues credit when due and remind the fans when something is wrong at the Club,something which IMO,you have done/tried for the number of years on your coverage.
To any idiots who believe I am a brown noser,I think you should look back over the time I been a Blue Mooner !! Always supported the MEN and its fair coverage of City,apart from that other Rag loving twat of a Sports Editor.
Over the past month or so,this is the first time I have seen any posts from SB,so I`m hardly kissing his backside.

 

[bernabias home shirt]

Compare the press reactions to Munich chants from a few away supporters last year (a solid week of condemnations, disgust, horror) to the reporting on United supporters bringing along an Istanbul banner and unfurling it and then singing songs about Leeds fans being stabbed to death in Turkey.

While the match was on, Twitter was full of reporters disgusted with the United fans, but all that made the papers was maybe a single article in one or two papers which managed to somehow blame the Leeds fans, and nothing afterwards.

Can you explain that Stuart Brennan?

Here's one for a start, but I'm not going to go into great depth defending the nationals - they can do that themselves.
I can only say that my experience is that none of the national lads has an anti-City agenda. End of
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/david-mcdonnell/David-McDonnell-column-After-Munich-and-Istanbul-chants-can-we-ever-cure-football-s-addiction-to-sick-songs-article804706.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion ... 04706.html</a>

So would neil custis do a big spread on utds vile chants & istanbul banner...Answer that?

 

[Damocles]

Simon Hattenstone is a humorous columnist, so that's hardly covering it as a news story, is it?

Ok, now we're definitely singing off of different hymn sheets.

To be fair, after a quick Googling of most of the broadsheets, I couldn't find much outside of the public interest aspect of Giggs.

 

[LoveCity]

I can only say that my experience is that none of the national lads has an anti-City agenda. End of

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqjQLBuwOZk[/youtube]

 

[stuart brennan]

Brennan has exposed himself as a fool, a liar or somebody with an agenda with his "NoTW" comment.

I'll take "fool" because I'm neither of the other two

 

[Damocles]

I can only say that my experience is that none of the national lads has an anti-City agenda. End of

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqjQLBuwOZk[/youtube]

For which he apologised live on air the week later, after been informed of the real facts.

 

[Oystercatcher28]

Half the public interest stories are essentially scandal with fewer comments. Scandal sells.
City's charity work and the work of the players assisting good causes doesn't sell broadsheets, tabloids or the MEN. Shame. I think the MEN is tame compared to the Evening Standard or the Norwich Evening News etc.

 

[bernabias home shirt]

I can only say that my experience is that none of the national lads has an anti-City agenda. End of

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqjQLBuwOZk[/youtube]

For which he apologised live on air the week later, after been informed of the real facts.

Correct through gritted teeth though,but still nice to see the smarmy twat say sorry..thanks again miss kloss!

 

[LoveCity]

I can only say that my experience is that none of the national lads has an anti-City agenda. End of

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqjQLBuwOZk[/youtube]

For which he apologised live on air the week later, after been informed of the real facts.

What, all of them? They were as bad as each other.

The greasy one called us a disgrace.

The bald one: "I hope it all implodes. City have no dignity."

 

[johnny crossan]

I can only say that my experience is that none of the national lads has an anti-City agenda. End of

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqjQLBuwOZk[/youtube]

For which he apologised live on air the week later, after been informed of the real facts.

Damocles you are letting yourself down badly.