Media bias against City

[2sheikhs]

3 of the 6 were Nasri, Delph and Sterling. The ex player was Adebayor.

 

[Bill]

I also think you should re-examine your previous comment regarding him not scoring for City. Do you just like to be controversial?

you are wasting your time mate. Frank is not one of us.

 

[Bill]

No offence 2Sheiks but when other clubs are criticised it is always with the caveat it is for this reason or that. A lot of City fans do not rate Pellers so if he gets slagged off next year will it be fair game because a lot of city fans do not rate him? Or will it be part of an agenda/media bias?

The sterling one is a tough one. He has been a figure of hate, for some, when he was still at Liverpool however not unsurprisingly it has been exacerbated once he has transferred to us. Arguably the level of hatred would have been worse if he had set foot in Old Trafford instead. The other thing I would say is City have not been really criticised for the way they conducted the transfer or how they behaved in negotiation. The fee gets mentioned obviously but the criticism is personal o the player not the club.

I am not sure I have seen City players being constantly put up in polls either. You have given one example and particularly in Delphs case that circus, and the accompanying criticism would have been avoided if he had signed in the first instance instead of declaring his loyalty to Villa.

With regards the noteworthy stuff we did receive a lot of positive press for our academy and once we start integrating the those players who have benefitted from it into the first team squad the not producing young players bone we often get hit with should be taken away. Also we always get listed as having the cheapest season tickets £299 even though we know in previous years the actual number of value cards is few and far between. Again I am playing deveils advocate with you a bit I think there are other elements we deserve more praise. Notably the way both Pellers and Mancini avoid criticising the ref constantly. The behaviour of our players such as Komps, Aguero, Silva etc. The way the club, players and last two managers have conducted themselves should be a benchmark for all other clubs.

pmsl.

 

[bluesoup]

No offence 2Sheiks but when other clubs are criticised it is always with the caveat it is for this reason or that. A lot of City fans do not rate Pellers so if he gets slagged off next year will it be fair game because a lot of city fans do not rate him? Or will it be part of an agenda/media bias?

The sterling one is a tough one. He has been a figure of hate, for some, when he was still at Liverpool however not unsurprisingly it has been exacerbated once he has transferred to us. Arguably the level of hatred would have been worse if he had set foot in Old Trafford instead. The other thing I would say is City have not been really criticised for the way they conducted the transfer or how they behaved in negotiation. The fee gets mentioned obviously but the criticism is personal o the player not the club.

I am not sure I have seen City players being constantly put up in polls either. You have given one example and particularly in Delphs case that circus, and the accompanying criticism would have been avoided if he had signed in the first instance instead of declaring his loyalty to Villa.

I'm with 2sheiks here. Coverage that reflects players in a hate role is bad for the brand of city and the player.

When sterling for example starts playing, I'd bet that more than just Liverpool fans will start to boo him because of the tone the press used. But Hey ho, I suppose he was always hated in England so his daughter threatened is okay! Wow I never saw that level of hate when he was at Liverpool.

With regards to Delph, you've just repeated the rhetoric the papers latched onto to which everyone now repeats. So what, he made a mistake, we all do but... to lash him for it is unfair. Just read the comments about Delph stories in the papers - it's awful.

Wait till KDB signs, he's already been a fool at Chelsea, mourinho says he's pants and arsenal are showing him how to play right now on Twitter by sky sports!

Let's just keep turning the other cheek and have another seven years of it !

 

[abu13]

It seems the ridiculous Sterling fee has stirred up a lot of ill feeling.

I would argue that a club spending £60 million on a winger who spent the largest part of last season sat on his arse maybe distorted the market, in comparison i think Sterling will look to be a good buy for us.

Of course nobody will ever accuse the rags of inflating the market as it's only us who ever do this type of thing.

While we are at it the Torres to Chelsea and Carrol to the dippers deal also look truly fooked compared to Sterling.

 

[franksinatra]

you are wasting your time mate. Frank is not one of us.

I think being a mod you of all people know I am a blue. You but instead you choose to spread misinformation to discredit me. It speaks volumes about you.

 

[franksinatra]

I'm with 2sheiks here. Coverage that reflects players in a hate role is bad for the brand of city and the player.

When sterling for example starts playing, I'd bet that more than just Liverpool fans will start to boo him because of the tone the press used. But Hey ho, I suppose he was always hated in England so his daughter threatened is okay! Wow I never saw that level of hate when he was at Liverpool.

With regards to Delph, you've just repeated the rhetoric the papers latched onto to which everyone now repeats. So what, he made a mistake, we all do but... to lash him for it is unfair. Just read the comments about Delph stories in the papers - it's awful.

Wait till KDB signs, he's already been a fool at Chelsea, mourinho says he's pants and arsenal are showing him how to play right now on Twitter by sky sports!

Let's just keep turning the other cheek and have another seven years of it !

There are elements of that I cannot argue with. Like I said I respect your stance in boycotting the papers. If you feel that strongly it is arguably the correct course of action. I completely agree with the disgraceful treatment of Sterling, just not sure if the hatred would have been any different if he had signed for United for example. I suppose we will never know.

On a positive note the thought of KDB signing.

 

[bluesoup]

I think being a mod you of all people know I am a blue. You but instead you choose to spread misinformation to discredit me. It speaks volumes about you.

Now now, I read that about this topic.

 

[bluesoup]

There are elements of that I cannot argue with. Like I said I respect your stance in boycotting the papers. If you feel that strongly it is arguably the correct course of action. I completely agree with the disgraceful treatment of Sterling, just not sure if the hatred would have been any different if he had signed for United for example. I suppose we will never know.

On a positive note the thought of KDB signing.

But he didn't sign for United ! He signed for us and the venom in the press went over the top for my taste.

Let's see about KDB, can't wait for the negative slant to slither through and wonder what they'll say this time haha.

 

[2sheikhs]

There are elements of that I cannot argue with. Like I said I respect your stance in boycotting the papers. If you feel that strongly it is arguably the correct course of action. I completely agree with the disgraceful treatment of Sterling, just not sure if the hatred would have been any different if he had signed for United for example. I suppose we will never know.

On a positive note the thought of KDB signing.

Do you mean the 60 million pound flop?

 

[franksinatra]

Do you mean the 60 million pound flop?

Why have we signed him? Are you ITK?

 

[2sheikhs]

You really don't read the back pages do you Frank?

 

[franksinatra]

But he didn't sign for United ! He signed for us and the venom in the press went over the top for my taste.

Let's see about KDB, can't wait for the negative slant to slither through and wonder what they'll say this time haha.

But that is where we share a common ground. I do think some journalists do not like us, arguably they could write negatively about KDB. Just not sure it is wide-ranging or as unique to City as many suggest.

Just for a bit of fun this is a headline taken from the back of the express in April

Wolfsburg discuss Manchester United bid for Chelsea flop Kevin De Bruyne. It did discuss both us and United were after him but chose to use United and the term flop as the headline.

 

[franksinatra]

You really don't read the back pages do you Frank?

I Only the Independent mate and that is infrequent. I generally do turn the pages over when shopping but I suppose our world is shaped by the bubble we live in so all our experiences are different. Maybe I would view things differently if I read them more.

 

[hertsblue]

It seems the ridiculous Sterling fee has stirred up a lot of ill feeling.

Chelsea- 50 million on Torres
Utd- 69 Million on Maria
Pool- 35 mill on Carroll
Arsenal- 38 mill (I think) on Ozil.
Whats the issue with us and Sterling fee?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Chelsea- 50 million on Torres
Utd- 69 Million on Maria
Pool- 35 mill on Carroll
Arsenal- 38 mill (I think) on Ozil.
Whats the issue with us and Sterling fee?

Don't forget Benteke.

Remember the way Andy Gray's transfer was compared unfavourably to Steve Daley's (in similar circumstances) which was fair enough. No such echoes this time.

 

[Phil1]

I Only the Independent mate and that is infrequent. I generally do turn the pages over when shopping but I suppose our world is shaped by the bubble we live in so all our experiences are different. Maybe I would view things differently if I read them more.

What bubble? The main newspapers that your average football supporter reads are the tabloids. The Sun, The Mirror, The Star, The Daily Mail plus one or two others are always painting the club in a negative light. The main northwest reporters for all the big papers are Utd fans or Liverpool fans.
TalkSport have stopped even trying to be fair with us whilst Sky sports are and always will be pushing the fortunes of Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea before we get a look in.
If there's a bubble it's the one you live in mate.

 

[2sheikhs]

I used to get all this with Pigeonho.
Individual journalists and pundits soon become a collective. If a journalist writes a scathing attack on us and it's printed on the back pages, then it's endorsed by that publication.
If a City player stated in an interview that fifa is corrupt, that is his view and his alone. If the club took his words and put it on the official site as a headline, they would be endorsing his words and would be responsible for them.
Most people don't look at the author, they just read the headline.

 

[franksinatra]

You really don't read the back pages do you Frank?

I Only read the Independent mate and that is infrequently. I suppose our world is shaped by the bubble we live in so all our experiences are different. Maybe I would view things differently if I read them more.

What bubble? The main newspapers that your average football supporter reads are the tabloids. The Sun, The Mirror, The Star, The Daily Mail plus one or two others are always painting the club in a negative light. The main northwest reporters for all the big papers are Utd fans or Liverpool fans.
TalkSport have stopped even trying to be fair with us whilst Sky sports are and always will be pushing the fortunes of Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea before we get a look in.
If there's a bubble it's the one you live in mate.

That is exactly what I said pal. My view is determined by my bubble and If I read them maybe I would think differently. Nice to hear from you though Pablo.

I touched upon TalkSport earlier mate. There whole strategy is to provoke people into calling in by taking extreme views. When I have listened to it they have done it to everybody. If people listen to it though it vindicates their policy.

 

[bluesoup]

Almost all of these papers are linked to threads on here. Bluemoon rarely misses good or bad articles. Surprised you've not read them ;)