Media bias against City

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Kevin Garside (Independent) in October 2012



Kevin Garside in October 2012

Meanwhile, England serve up dish after insipid dish of appetite suppressants, crystallised in the moribund selection of Milner as a wide player on the right. This is a classic expression of insecurity, a choice governed by the desire to stifle the opposition, not carve them in two.

Milner is a willing soul full of industry and toil, but he has neither pace nor trickery. He cannot go past a man nor dissemble with a dip of the shoulder. The odd drag-back or back-heel should not blind us to the broad sweep of offensive mediocrity delivered.
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Arguably this was a more valuable enterprise for Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager handed an early opportunity to see how his new signing, James Milner, might dovetail in a midfield that, to a large degree, will be at his disposal next season, surrounded as the former Manchester City midfielder was by new team-mates Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana and Raheem Sterling. Milner is an intelligent footballer, neat and tidy in possession, practised in the art of recycling the ball and with an engine as reliable as a Volkswagen Golf.

The problem is one of casting. Milner’s aerobic attributes were seen by coaches as perfectly suited to the wing-back role, a willing runner up and down the flank, keeping the opposing full-back quiet while getting out wide to supply the crosses in attack. Theory and practice rarely dovetailed successfully. The choice of Milner on the wings was more a defensive reflex since he has never had the pace required to open defences. Neither, you will argue, had David Beckham, the man who did the job before him. But Beckham compensated for a lack of velocity with a historic right boot, the accuracy of which we had never seen.

Milner is effectively Steven Gerrard with legs, if not goals; the kind of versatile player the modern coach so admires and who might yet keep Rodgers in a job. He has been signed to give Liverpool ballast where he is most effective, in the middle of the park, and to provide the likes of Lallana and – who knows? – maybe even Sterling, licence to roam.

Milner was back and forth here, a shuttle service on the left of the midfield triangle in the first half, knitting the play alongside Henderson and Jack Wilshere. In this kind of low-key engagement, Milner is almost guaranteed to shine on work rate alone. With Wilshere, he was one of the few to emerge in credit during a torpid opening 45 minutes.
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To all those out there that claim there is no agenda against Manchester City FC can you explain this: During the past decade every premier league manager that has won the league has been voted 'manager of the year' for that season except on two occasions. Can you guess which team these two managers were affiliated with? Bearing in mind Pellegrini won the double in his first year in the EPL and still didn't make manager of the year. That is just one example, I have got plenty more if you care to hear them?
 
squirtyflower said:
unfortunately it is on the old forum, and the links are not up yet

however the person has impeccable credentials
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It would be worth reading and posting when things get shifted over. I could see, for example, the three stooges from sunday supplement collaborating on an article.

If possible can you restore my response to Moomba, which I think you have quoted. I deleted it as it was posted twice, however both posts have been lost. Thanks.
 
franksinatra said:
That somes up the craziness of the thread in a nutshell.

The allegation of an 'agenda' within this thread has been thrown across so many organisations, individuals, media outlets it borders on the ridiculous and incredibly when individuals such as myself refute the allegation, encompassing so many differing organisations, we get accused of being trolls.

As you have said the 'agenda' means different things to different people. This in itself highlights that people who genuinely believe in its exsistence cannot even conclude who are the active participants, yet they throw scorn on others who question it.

In effect expecting individuals to believe its exsistence yet not defining the parameters of the collusion or stating explicitly those involved.

The typical allegation is the media. Who in the media? I have read the Daily Mail, so that includes Martin Samuel?, Daily Mirror, Simon Mullock then? or even Sky, which, if memory serves me correct invested in the club once upon a time , and I guess as one of their lead anchors Mike Wedderburn must be culpable within this narrative of undermining the club.

There is plenty of shite Journalism out there. Some of it ill-informed and by individuals who do not like us. Ive never disputed that. I have also seen plenty of shite refereeing, both for and against but with no tangible evidence im not going to accuse a whole profession of being corrupt.
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is it this one?
 
That cant be explained. Neither in my opinion Aguero not being in team in team of the year. If the fellow managers pick manager of the year do you not think it could be a case of voting for your mates. Not right but you can imagine big sam and Steve Bruce giving it to there mate Pardew where as I can imagine Pellers being pretty aloof.

MaxCityBlue said:
To all those out there that claim there is no agenda against Manchester City FC can you explain this: During the past decade every premier league manager that has won the league has been voted 'manager of the year' for that season except on two occasions. Can you guess which team these two managers were affiliated with? Bearing in mind Pellegrini won the double in his first year in the EPL and still didn't make manager of the year. That is just one example, I have got plenty more if you care to hear them?[/QUOTE
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