Kompany slams journo

[GazC]

The Giggs story was avoided as we don't do those kind of stories - we have also ignored kiss and tell stuff on City players.
When did we ever stalk Balotelli?

On Keegan's stories, what is the problem with the kit story, whether it had been on BM or not?
The conman story was a good one, perfectly accurate, and interesting.
We also do stories on idiot reds with a grievance against their club
The hairdryer story was a bit of fun, given that Fergie has a different kind of hairdryer. Lighten up a bit!

Strangely, none of the stories you flagged up resulted in a complaint from the club.

You seem to be suggesting that any story which might, even vaguely, portray City in a negative fashion, should be ignored or censored. We are not Pravda, nor the club website.

-- Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:23 pm --

@MENnewsdesk: In tomorrow' s MEN columnist Andy Mitten profiles City's new director of football Txiki Begiristain ,oh dear .

Andy is based in Barcelona and has interviewed Begiristain, as well as knowing people at Barcelona who know him intimately.

You say you're not Pravda, but surely as the newspaper that represents the city of Manchester should you not have a partisan stance in your coverage of Manchester City, say, in the same way you (as in the paper) do when covering United?

I'm not sure why a newspaper would alienate such a wide potential readership with printing, what is invariably, drivel - unless the paper's widest stream of revenue is now the advertising on it's website. Or has, as Kompany suggested, integrity gone out of the window for the sake of receiving said income from page views of nonsical articles created purely for page views?

 

[cyprustavern]

@MENnewsdesk: In tomorrow' s MEN columnist Andy Mitten profiles City's new director of football Txiki Begiristain ,oh dear .

 

[CC1]

But it transpired that Fergie had not communicated to his players what he had said to the press, and so had to back-track on saying he would punish Rio. It was a communication breakdown rather than disobedience, he said, and we have no reason to disbelieve that.
I am not a fan of either man, but if Ferdinand had disobeyed, I suspect he would have copped it.
The rest of what Neil says is opinion, and as I said, I don't agree with parts of it, but I wouldn't get upset about any of it, either.

-- Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:34 pm --

I would suggest that Mancini does have areas where he could learn from Ferguson, or are you suggesting he is equally good, or better, than him in every aspect of his management?

1. why, if it relates to something Fergie has said have we 'no reason to disbelieve that'. We have every reason to disbelieve fergie because he puts out what he wants the public to believe and rather than get banned from the press conferences, the papers print what he says...especially the MUEN

2. Nobody suggested that Mancini is better than Fergie in every aspect of his management but I, for one, am sick of the fact that most journalists suggest just the opposite ie that every aspect of Fergie's management is better than Mancini's because clearly it is not.

 

[CC1]

I find it interesting that you would just take fergies word for it and then question what Vincent has said. ?

Where did I question what Vincent had said? On the contrary, I fully accepted what Vincent had said. And in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, I have to accept what Fergie said

(I think I may have accidentally somehow PM'd you with this as well, Bob, just ignore my cack-handedness)

As already pointed out, I find it disappointing that in the 'absence of any evidence to the contrary' you 'have to accept what Fergie said'. How niave of you to think you would be presented with so called evidence. Journalists have to investigate and FiND the evidence - not just 'accept' what Fergie says!<br /><br />-- Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:31 pm --<br /><br />

I find it interesting that you would just take fergies word for it and then question what Vincent has said. ?

Where did I question what Vincent had said? On the contrary, I fully accepted what Vincent had said. And in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, I have to accept what Fergie said

(I think I may have accidentally somehow PM'd you with this as well, Bob, just ignore my cack-handedness)

So Ferdinand was the only player in the country who hadn't heard his manager all over Skysports all day proclaimimg that all his players would be wearing the t-shirt? Nobody bothered to tell him? What a steaming pile of shite. Ferguson fucked up by assuming a proclamation from him was all it would take to make all his players tow the line. Then he fucked up again when he pronounced that Ferdinand would be 'dealt with'. Then he backed down when he realised that Ferdinand had the full backing of his union with his stance. Miscommunication my arse. Ferdinand called Ferguson's bluff, and Ferguson had a shit hand.

AND our 'MUEN' City reporter believes everything Fergie says because there is no evidence to suggest otherwise!! It is obviously very difficult for a 'red' to write anything negative about his team...

 

[CC1]

I assume, in the interests of impartial and cutting edge journalism, the MEN will be asking the editor of a City fanzine to write an article on David Gill's conflict of interest arising from his roles as United's CEO, Vice Chairman of the FA, and nominated FA representative on the UEFA executive committee. The more so as both the FA and UEFA are driving through or have driven through "Fair play" rules the sole achievement of which which is to hobble any competition to Manchester United. Then again, maybe not.

STUART - on a serious note, could we have your comments on the above???

 

[city1999]

Having Andy mitten writing anything about city
In the muen shows how pathetic this paper really is.
Let me do a match report on the rags SB and see if it
Gets published.

 

[City Raider]

I assume, in the interests of impartial and cutting edge journalism, the MEN will be asking the editor of a City fanzine to write an article on David Gill's conflict of interest arising from his roles as United's CEO, Vice Chairman of the FA, and nominated FA representative on the UEFA executive committee. The more so as both the FA and UEFA are driving through or have driven through "Fair play" rules the sole achievement of which which is to hobble any competition to Manchester United. Then again, maybe not.

STUART - on a serious note, could we have your comments on the above???

x2, this is a huge issue - where do the MEN stand on it?

 

[city1999]

I assume, in the interests of impartial and cutting edge journalism, the MEN will be asking the editor of a City fanzine to write an article on David Gill's conflict of interest arising from his roles as United's CEO, Vice Chairman of the FA, and nominated FA representative on the UEFA executive committee. The more so as both the FA and UEFA are driving through or have driven through "Fair play" rules the sole achievement of which which is to hobble any competition to Manchester United. Then again, maybe not.

STUART - on a serious note, could we have your comments on the above???

This will not happen, simply because the muen need to keep utd onside.
Could you imagine A local paper having no
Links to their biggest asset

 

[CC1]

I assume, in the interests of impartial and cutting edge journalism, the MEN will be asking the editor of a City fanzine to write an article on David Gill's conflict of interest arising from his roles as United's CEO, Vice Chairman of the FA, and nominated FA representative on the UEFA executive committee. The more so as both the FA and UEFA are driving through or have driven through "Fair play" rules the sole achievement of which which is to hobble any competition to Manchester United. Then again, maybe not.

STUART - on a serious note, could we have your comments on the above???

x2, this is a huge issue - where do the MEN stand on it?

I don't think any reporter on the MUEN can respond to this - they would be banned from OT for life and furthermore, in their heart of hearts they WANT FFP to limit City's success. We have challenged Stuart to respond......please would everyone back this request and force a response from the paper

 

[bluemanc]

STUART - on a serious note, could we have your comments on the above???

x2, this is a huge issue - where do the MEN stand on it?

I don't think any reporter on the MUEN can respond to this - they would be banned from OT for life and furthermore, in their heart of hearts they WANT FFP to limit City's success. We have challenged Stuart to respond......please would everyone back this request and force a response from the paper

BTH come on down..........would be rude not to mention leveraged debt & Delaware,Cayman Islands with a special mention for david gill 2004 "Debt is the Road to Ruin".