Manchester Evening News

[Didsbury Dave]

What I don't understand is why the MEN would write overly negative City and United stories. Surely their target audience is both sets of fans and they can write articles with constructed criticism and praise as well. Why on earth would a regional newspaper publish a snidey jibe of an article at one of their potential audiences? it is basic business to keep their readers on side.

If this is an article written to please the United audience then it says more about their fan base, that they need to criticise us rather than praise them to get them onside.

Because one of their journos is a fanzine-level young "Bantz"merchant without the savvy to let go his teenage club loyalties for the sake of his readership. And someone somewhere in editing is a fucking idiot who let this piece be published.

 

[lust overlord]

What I don't understand is why the MEN would write overly negative City and United stories. Surely their target audience is both sets of fans and they can write articles with constructed criticism and praise as well. Why on earth would a regional newspaper publish a snidey jibe of an article at one of their potential audiences? it is basic business to keep their readers on side.

If this is an article written to please the United audience then it says more about their fan base, that they need to criticise us rather than praise them to get them onside.

Amen. What has been somewhat undervalued in this is the MEN's utter stupidity. It is for this reason that it should be given a swerve and it is for this reason it will lose a lot of readers (which they will)

Well I'm another one they've lost.
I only get the paper every now and then nowadays.Mainly use online.Won't bother at all anymore.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

What I don't understand is why the MEN would write overly negative City and United stories. Surely their target audience is both sets of fans and they can write articles with constructed criticism and praise as well. Why on earth would a regional newspaper publish a snidey jibe of an article at one of their potential audiences? it is basic business to keep their readers on side.

If this is an article written to please the United audience then it says more about their fan base, that they need to criticise us rather than praise them to get them onside.

Because one of their journos is a fanzine-level young "Bantz"merchant without the savvy to let go his teenage club loyalties for the sake of his readership. And someone somewhere in editing is a fucking idiot who let this piece be published.

 

[nobody can eat fifty eggs]

Its just a shit paper that publishes know-nowt articles that are three days behind every other newspaper stories anyway. They even struggle to give it away on a Thurs and Friday in the city centre, all it does is create litter for our council to pick up off the streets. A desperate article to fill space next to their advertisements. I stopped buying it years ago.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Have you read SB`s update ?

I would imagine he has. The issue is that that article got through in the first place not whatever fire fighting Stuart has been up to. Someone at the paper has done it plenty of damage today.

A Scouser by the sound of it.Can`t trust the fuckers with anything.

This one's stolen the headlines ;-)

 

[Didsbury Dave]

What I don't understand is why the MEN would write overly negative City and United stories. Surely their target audience is both sets of fans and they can write articles with constructed criticism and praise as well. Why on earth would a regional newspaper publish a snidey jibe of an article at one of their potential audiences? it is basic business to keep their readers on side.

If this is an article written to please the United audience then it says more about their fan base, that they need to criticise us rather than praise them to get them onside.

Because one of their journos is a fanzine-level young "Bantz"merchant without the savvy to let go his teenage club loyalties for the sake of his readership. And someone somewhere in editing is a fucking idiot who let this piece be published.

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

Why is anyone remotely bothered?

I couldn't give a shit. If this attempt is the best they've got to try and derail us then we're not doing badly.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Sorry for the reposts. The forums going a bit weird.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Sorry for the reposts. The forums going a bit weird.

haha ,had to give my head a wobble,thought in my rage at the men I must of blown a brain pump :)

 

[malg]

Are they just not using the Talkshite model? Wind everyone up and you'll get shit loads of hits on your website, therefore generating more income via advertising? The old model of selling hard copy just doesn't cut it any more. I'm sure they also have anti Filth stuff on their website as well to get Ragcafe in a tizz.

As with Mourinho, just ignore the fuckers.