Media bias against City

[franksinatra]

Frank honestly if you don't get the relavence of his post maybe you should just quit while you are behind because thats an embarressing response from you. Was it you who said that you had never heard of Walton the other day?

It was me I could not remember his specific refereeing performances. Sadly a blind spot in my memory. I can vividly remember the Pool game and Garridos free kick but his refereeing passed me by that day.

Rather than argue the point and pretend I did. I held my hands up, stated I could not remember his performances. I make a point on this forum of not abusing people, throwing insults and try to discuss the points and if I am not aware of something throw my hands up so the discussion can continue than worry about the point-scoring. None of that is a dig by the way as although you think I talk absolute bollocks you are always prepared to debate respectfully.

 

[stony]

It is sad you cannot see the difference between the two circumstances and I am not going to point it out as I will only get accused of being a rag.

Young english players have not come through the academy at City for years and sadly players like Rodwell and Sinclairs careers have stalled. Personally I am happy to see the best Europe and South America has to offer but you would have to be pretty blind to think it has been a good breeding ground for young english players.

Why not answer the question instead of skirting around it. Just in case you missed it. Why have the rags not been castigated for ruining the career of Zaha?
No wonder you get called a rag.

 

[ToorakBlue]

I have no doubt that playing for certain clubs helps get players in the England setup. A lot of that has to do with media pressure, and them talking up some players and talking down others.

Wouldnt surprise me to see Milners international chances improve. Hodgson has never met a Liverpool player he won't give game time to.

Good point made about Milner. Possibly part of his motivation to go there. He will get significant game time which will help secure his England place.

As for the point about youth players.
Like it or not we have to admit that the rags do at least play some of their youth team players in the first team on a more than reasonably regular basis.
Last season was no exception. In recent years we have not even done so when we had the opportunity like in the last game of the season recently - not a single youth
player in the team / squad. That is why we sometime get flak. Nothing to with an 'agenda' at all. Nothing.

 

[squirtyflower]

Good point made about Milner. Possibly part of his motivation to go there. He will get significant game time which will help secure his England place.

As for the point about youth players.
Like it or not we have to admit that the rags do at least play some of their youth team players in the first team on a more than reasonably regular basis.
Last season was no exception. In recent years we have not even done so when we had the opportunity like in the last game of the season recently - not a single youth
player in the team / squad. That is why we sometime get flak. Nothing to with an 'agenda' at all. Nothing.

Probably why they finished fourth, and got knocked out of the COC 4-0 by Milton Keynes

I'm not even going with the fact they played their 'youth' players as they had no other option at times, or that they have such good yoof that they spent more than any other team in the League last year to scrape into a CL qualifier, or that they had old aged international players playing in their famous yoof triumph this year

You must do much better if you're here to troll the forum

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

couple of points re Zaha

1. Never near the England set up till his transfer to the greatest team in the world
2. Immediate call up and game as soon as transfer announced
3. Hardly played for the scum, loaned back to original team
4. Rightly now not picked for England
5. Sold back to Palace
6. No castigation in the fawning press whatsoever

A most forensic analysis, apart from the absence of the word 'lickspittle' in point 6.

Fucking cockroach cunts.

 

[laserblue]

couple of points re Zaha

1. Never near the England set up till his transfer to the greatest team in the world
2. Immediate call up and game as soon as transfer announced
3. Hardly played for the scum, loaned back to original team
4. Rightly now not picked for England
5. Sold back to Palace
6. No castigation in the fawning press whatsoever

The other prime example is Nick Powell for whom the rags paid Crewe £5 million as an 18 year old 3 years ago. He was lauded as the next best thing having won all kinds of awards in his short playing career. He was even spoken of as a future England captain. Upon signing for the rags he was immediately elevated to the England under 21 team while still only 18. In his first season at the rags he made two PL appearances as substitute and scored one goal. He then went on loan to Wigan for a season before returning to play his 3rd and last game for the rags in the debacle at MK Dons. He was then shipped out on loan to Leicester who sent him back to the rags just after Christmas. He hasn't been heard of since.

Now we all know that if this had happened at City the papers, Talkshite, SSN, etc. would have been full of another young English player's career being ruined but because it's the rags there hasn't been a peep out of them.

 

[squirtyflower]

Nick Powell

I'd forgotten about him

About two years ago I was talking to the guy who had been his coach at Crewe

 

[give it to gordon]

Whilst we are talking about players the scum have ruined does anyone know what happen to a very young player i think he was around 8 yrs old when the scum took him in their under 8s or 9s. This was about 6 or 7 yrs ago (i think) the boys family moved so that he could 'sign' for the scum from Australia !. Havent read in the press what has happen to him.

 

[Big Swifty]

.....and if by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies, they will become my enemies, and they will fear you.

Some day - and that day never never come - I may ask you to do ME a service.

Until then, can I go and enjoy my daughter's wedding..........

 

[Bewar3them00n]

Before we get to carried away with conspiracy theories about Platini, referees, and the SKY 4, let's just remember that a few years ago we fielded half an England team, Hart, Richards, Lescott, Milner, Barry, Johnson. ( correct me if I'm wrong)
Yes there is a bias towards the historically established big teams, drip fed by the media, but nothing more than that.