Manchester Evening News

[bugsyblue]

They are only little things but highlight how out of touch and poorly informed the Evening News is. Under the headline who will be top scorer in Manchester it suggests Navas 'is expected to be heavily amongst the goals this season' and potentially rival the likes of RVP and Aguero as the highest scorer within the two clubs. With the best will in the world, it is a ridiculous claim in relation to a player who never managed a goal last season.

Furthermore, there is a section on rate the players with an icon showing a half City and United shirt. A look, which would not be appreciated by any City or United fan that I would suggest, is the section of the readership they are attempting to appeal too.

Seems a long time since they produced a quality paper like the pink with informative articles. Anyway Rant over but it does really grate how they write about football and City in particular.

To be fair to them they have been criticised by both sides for being bias so it is understandable they are trying to appeal to both sides. The thing is they are the manchester paper and they need to support both city and united, and will inevitably come in for criticism no mater what they do. Personally I think they've improved in the last year and have been conscious of showing more journalistic integrity, that was certainly lacking a few seasons ago.

Granted the Navas thing is wide off the mark. It almost makes you think it's a football article written by a news journalist or someone who knows nothing about football.

 

[oakiecokie]

They are only little things but highlight how out of touch and poorly informed the Evening News is. Under the headline who will be top scorer in Manchester it suggests Navas 'is expected to be heavily amongst the goals this season' and potentially rival the likes of RVP and Aguero as the highest scorer within the two clubs. With the best will in the world, it is a ridiculous claim in relation to a player who never managed a goal last season.

Furthermore, there is a section on rate the players with an icon showing a half City and United shirt. A look, which would not be appreciated by any City or United fan that I would suggest, is the section of the readership they are attempting to appeal too.

Seems a long time since they produced a quality paper like the pink with informative articles. Anyway Rant over but it does really grate how they write about football and City in particular.

To be fair to them they have been criticised by both sides for being bias so it is understandable they are trying to appeal to both sides. The thing is they are the manchester paper and they need to support both city and united, and will inevitably come in for criticism no mater what they do. Personally I think they've improved in the last year and have been conscious of showing more journalistic integrity, that was certainly lacking a few seasons ago.

Granted the Navas thing is wide off the mark. It almost makes you think it's a football article written by a news journalist or someone who knows nothing about football.

A note to oneself "put Bugsy on my Christmas Card List" Good man !!

 

[franksinatra]

They are only little things but highlight how out of touch and poorly informed the Evening News is. Under the headline who will be top scorer in Manchester it suggests Navas 'is expected to be heavily amongst the goals this season' and potentially rival the likes of RVP and Aguero as the highest scorer within the two clubs. With the best will in the world, it is a ridiculous claim in relation to a player who never managed a goal last season.

Furthermore, there is a section on rate the players with an icon showing a half City and United shirt. A look, which would not be appreciated by any City or United fan that I would suggest, is the section of the readership they are attempting to appeal too.

Seems a long time since they produced a quality paper like the pink with informative articles. Anyway Rant over but it does really grate how they write about football and City in particular.

To be fair to them they have been criticised by both sides for being bias so it is understandable they are trying to appeal to both sides. The thing is they are the manchester paper and they need to support both city and united, and will inevitably come in for criticism no mater what they do. Personally I think they've improved in the last year and have been conscious of showing more journalistic integrity, that was certainly lacking a few seasons ago.

Granted the Navas thing is wide off the mark. It almost makes you think it's a football article written by a news journalist or someone who knows nothing about football.

It is not a criticism of a City or United bias just how poorly informed the article is and like you say written by a news journalist who has spent zero time researching the subject.

The badge bit again does not show any bias, just a zero understanding of football fans by producing a stupid shirt which will appeal to neither City or United fans, the demographic, they are hoping to appeal too. Quite easily they could produce both a City and United football shirt icon with the link to the relevant City and United page.

 

[Bill]

along with the mirror its the rag that's the ragiest of all rags

 

[gmckennasell]

when the mirror group took over the m.e.n. they have had to tow the line with their daily paper and the agenda they have with our club . Nearly every other night the manchester evening comic has an article on a city player leaving kompany(barca),aguero(real),dzeko(arsenal),zabs(real),silva(barca)lescott(everton)kolarov(juventus)barry(villa)sinclair(anywhere) all these stories have appeared since the end of last season , in contrast only rooney from yoooonited has been reported to be on the move. We all know most of yooonited players are shite and teams like barca and madrid wouldnt be interested in signing 2nd class journeyman , but m.e.n. bias and there rag supporting reporters is beyond a joke , i wouldnt wipe my back side with the m.e.n. , just hope peter spencer reads this forum , because the arse licking "sports editor"" is the biggest twat of them all.

 

[oakiecokie]

when the mirror group took over the m.e.n. they have had to tow the line with their daily paper and the agenda they have with our club . Nearly every other night the manchester evening comic has an article on a city player leaving kompany(barca),aguero(real),dzeko(arsenal),zabs(real),silva(barca)lescott(everton)kolarov(juventus)barry(villa)sinclair(anywhere) all these stories have appeared since the end of last season , in contrast only rooney from yoooonited has been reported to be on the move. We all know most of yooonited players are shite and teams like barca and madrid wouldnt be interested in signing 2nd class journeyman , but m.e.n. bias and there rag supporting reporters is beyond a joke , i wouldnt wipe my back side with the m.e.n. , just hope peter spencer reads this forum , because the arse licking "sports editor"" is the biggest twat of them all.

So if all the above is true,how do you know,as a self confessed non reader ?? Weird man !!

 

[baildon blue]

Peter Gardner was top reporter for the Manchester Evening News on City in the 60s 70s and 80s. I wish all the press were like him. He wasn't full of rubbish stories.

 

[GeekinGav]

Isnt it more realistic that they just got the name wrong and they meant Negredo? (cos all Spanish names sound and look the same don't they lol)

Or they are using the logic that, Iniesta compared Navas to Gareth Bale, meaning Navas will get 20+ goals just because he has moved to England??

......

Do they still do The Pink on a saturday?

 

[Platini Pollock]

They are only little things but highlight how out of touch and poorly informed the Evening News is. Under the headline who will be top scorer in Manchester it suggests Navas 'is expected to be heavily amongst the goals this season' and potentially rival the likes of RVP and Aguero as the highest scorer within the two clubs. With the best will in the world, it is a ridiculous claim in relation to a player who never managed a goal last season.

To be fair they probably have Welbeck as also expected to be in amongst the goals, and he amassed a mighty 1 last season !




Clueless

 

[mcfc_ms]

My guess is they just got Navas mixed up with Negredo.

Still, it's shocking to even do that. A bit like when it still baffles commentators when they realise David Silva and David Villa are not the same player... Or Pascal Zabaleta is actually Pablo