Interview with Daniel Taylor from The Guardian

[Kevlakevla]

Forest fan.........
So he is not Tolmie's Hairdoo.

The mystery continues.......

 

[BillyShears]

Forest fan.........
So he is not Tolmie's Hairdoo.

The mystery continues.......

Tolmie's Hairdoo is going to have words with you when he sees that! :)

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Forest fan.........
So he is not Tolmie's Hairdoo.

The mystery continues.......

He's posted on here under his own name, which is another reason to respect him. He and Stuart Brennan are the only two who do that.

 

[Centurions]

Interesting article and, if you believe him, dispels a lot of the myths about certain members of the media and also our relationship with them. For me it reflects a lot of my views which I have aired and been criticised for numerous times.

Interesting that City are so pro-active whenever negative articles or perceived negative articles are printed. Complete contrast to the perception of many on here.

Nice to see Blue Moon 'in bed' with the devil. Hopefully hospitality was not provided during the interview as I know that is an issue for some moderators on here.

Hopefully those idiots who claim that Vickie Kloss is "not up to the job",have the balls to apologise.I fear not though.

I've always hoped that despite her job, Vickie Kloss never ever reads BlueMoon to see what the fans think.

 

[BillyShears]

Interesting read. I don't agree with everything he says. In particular when he talks about the perceived negative coverage City get in comparison to other clubs. I think he's deluding himself if he thinks that City aren't either ignored or criticised, but rarely praised, whereas Chelsea, United, Arsenal, and Liverpool all get praise and criticism in relatively equal measures.

Yes, there was a touch of the Mandy Rice-Davis's about that answer, and the one to Ric's question about the Northern Press pack as well, where the chief football writers for 3 of the 4 broadsheets are rags - Ogden, Jackson and, despite what Taylor says, Herbert, who is to Wrexham as referee Anthony Taylor is to Altrincham. And given that Ogden has already acknowledged on Bluemoon that 'click based' articles are a staple of all papers now, DT's denial of bias rings a bit hollow. Fair play to the bloke for coming on here, but for the most part my sentiments echo those of Joe Mercer's Way above

It bugs me the way any criticisms we have of the media are swept under the rug whenever they're posited to a journo. I listen to the Bluemoon Podcast and they've interviewed Ogden and Ladyman in recent months. Both of them come across as you'd expect them too. Absolute cunts who do nothing but focus on the negative at City.

 

[Henkeman]

Daniel Taylor is pretty good, so it's not a surprise he's coming across well in that interview. As ever the "agenda" is more about the output of a few rather than some kind of conspiracy.

The bit I thought was interesting was the comment that Mangala would be admitted at £42 million. City have never done that, not publicly. I'd love to know what makes him say that.

 

[Manc in London]

Thanks, Ric. A good read.

Daniel Taylor is a good journalist. A stark contrast to the individual who took over his role following the promotion.

 

[cibaman]

A brilliant piece of promotion for Bluemoon, Ric

There's enough material there to keep The Agenda thread going for at least another 500 pages

 

[cyberblue]

I interviewed Daniel Taylor, The Guardian's chief football writer, recently on issues such as the title race, FFP, , Twitter and the "agenda":

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Nice one Ric well done

 

[bitsmith]

Shit, I didn't realize that Rags conceded less than us. That's quite embarrassing.

 

[everythingchangesbutblue]

absoute bullshit interview, even sychophantic in places. thee one thing in the agenda thread we all agree on is media bias and some hack tells the site owner there isn't one and thats enough for you all. fuckin bollocks.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Interesting article and, if you believe him, dispels a lot of the myths about certain members of the media and also our relationship with them. For me it reflects a lot of my views which I have aired and been criticised for numerous times.

Interesting that City are so pro-active whenever negative articles or perceived negative articles are printed. Complete contrast to the perception of many on here.

Nice to see Blue Moon 'in bed' with the devil. Hopefully hospitality was not provided during the interview as I know that is an issue for some moderators on here.

Hopefully those idiots who claim that Vickie Kloss is "not up to the job",have the balls to apologise.I fear not though.

I've always hoped that despite her job, Vickie Kloss never ever reads BlueMoon to see what the fans think.

She reads it religiously. That's a fact.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I really hope we didn't pay £10m more than has been stated for Mangala. It was ridiculous enough as it was.

 

[johnny on the spot]

It's not a bad interview, Ric, but I still rate Taylor as a bit of a lizard.

 

[SuperKevinHorlock]

Personally not a fan he blocked me on Twitter for having a different opinion-grade A rag cock for me.

 

[Marvin]

You interview someone then largely speaking they'll tell you what you want to hear

But DT is a good journalist. His stuff is always readable. A pity he doesn't seem to write about City so much now. It's just Jamie Jackson and I have stopped reading that paper as a result.

 

[Kladze]

£42m for Mangala? Just ridiculous if true. We could buy a world class player for that kind of money. What's next? Ross Barkley for £50m and Saido Berahino for £30m?

 

[Jack Wills]

£42m for Mangala? Just ridiculous if true. We could buy a world class player for that kind of money. What's next? Ross Barkley for £50m and Saido Berahino for £30m?

It is a bit disappointing when you consider Fabregas was available for £10 million less. We would have done better signing him and sticking with Vinny and Demichelis at centre back, maybe keeping Nasty as back up or keeping Micah. Just for this season, then go for Hummels or someone in summer. Oh well, maybe Mangala will end up fucking amazing, he's still settling in.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

£42m for Mangala? Just ridiculous if true. We could buy a world class player for that kind of money. What's next? Ross Barkley for £50m and Saido Berahino for £30m?

It is a bit disappointing when you consider Fabregas was available for £10 million less. We would have done better signing him and sticking with Vinny and Demichelis at centre back, maybe keeping Nasty as back up or keeping Micah. Just for this season, then go for Hummels or someone in summer. Oh well, maybe Mangala will end up fucking amazing, he's still settling in.

Did you propose bundling Fabregas into the back of a Ford Transit as he arrived at Heathrow and then keeping him chained to a radiator, situated near to a strategically placed bucket, between games?

 

[Jack Wills]

£42m for Mangala? Just ridiculous if true. We could buy a world class player for that kind of money. What's next? Ross Barkley for £50m and Saido Berahino for £30m?

It is a bit disappointing when you consider Fabregas was available for £10 million less. We would have done better signing him and sticking with Vinny and Demichelis at centre back, maybe keeping Nasty as back up or keeping Micah. Just for this season, then go for Hummels or someone in summer. Oh well, maybe Mangala will end up fucking amazing, he's still settling in.

Did you propose bundling Fabregas into the back of a Ford Transit as he arrived at Heathrow and then keeping him chained to a radiator, situated near to a strategically placed bucket, between games?

Definitely, perhaps also throwing in a fake email purporting to be from John Terry telling Fabregas that he fancied a go on his señorita.

I think we need to adopt similar tactics if the scum are attempting to lure Bale or Pogba as well.