Media bias against City

[blue b4 the moon]

Lomas & Hinchy have quite a media profile as well.

 

[Phil1]

David Conn has our back as well...

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Trevor Sinclair, Trevor Francis, Niall Quinn, Mike Wedderburn, Simon Mullock and as you say Lee Dixon. Those off the top of my head either support or have played for the club. Sinclair both.

Ah, I knew it wouldn't take long for normal service to be resumed, but as a curly haired tennis player once said [I refer to Trevor Francis and Niall Quinn?! - the post you were replying to did specify 'fans']: 'You CANNOT be serious!'

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

David Conn has our back as well...

He does? I thought he'd headed full tilt down the Colin Schindler path of sniping about 'money' every 5 minutes?

 

[Phil1]

He does? I thought he'd headed full tilt down the Colin Schindler path of sniping about 'money' every 5 minutes?

Haha! Yeah that was the point I was trying to get across.
So basically out of all the 'City' related pundits/journalists etc we have maybe two or three who are favourable and the rest who are gobshites. Seems about right.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Haha! Yeah that was the point I was trying to get across.
So basically out of all the 'City' related pundits/journalists etc we have maybe two or three who are favourable and the rest who are gobshites. Seems about right.

Ah, sorry, you were too subtle for me at this time of day! But, yeh, the demonstrable bitterness of half the 'City' pundits never ceases to amaze me. Mills, Francis, Quinn, Hargreaves, James (although curiously I don't have an issue with McMinimum), you'd think we'd paid them in piss down the years. I've seen one or two people suggest that the balance will change in the future as our brand becomes bigger (Vinny would be an obvious candidate in maybe 5 years time), but we are such a natural born, pantomime villain to the brain dead rag and gooner masses, that I'm not convinced the media narrative will ever change significantly and especially not if we continue to steal 'their' trophies and money.
In the meantime then, we're left with the bizarre irony that we getter better press from pundits who've had no previous link with us, ie: Neville, Carragher, Souness, the Redknapps (father and son), and even the Ginger Pig.

 

[franksinatra]

Ah, I knew it wouldn't take long for normal service to be resumed, but as a curly haired tennis player once said [I refer to Trevor Francis and Niall Quinn?! - the post you were replying to did specify 'fans']: 'You CANNOT be serious!'

Well in this instance I was only giving examples of our representation not commenting on their affiliation in any way.

Interesting though even players who have represented us are being accused of showing bias against us in the media bias thread. Mills I would agree does not have a good word to say but why would Francis, Quinn, Walsh, James etc be biased against us?

Does the fact that even ex-players, get accused of being biased suggest maybe were seeing bias where it does not really exist?

 

[fierydan]

Yesterday BBC text told us that Suarez,Messi and Neymar had been overlooked for the CL group team.Story repeated in Sun today however The Sun do go on to say Raheem Sterling is the only English player to be selected.Funny how the BBC overlooked that

 

[blueju]

I see mike summerbee never got another invite

 

[Phil1]

Well in this instance I was only giving examples of our representation not commenting on their affiliation in any way.

Interesting though even players who have represented us are being accused of showing bias against us in the media bias thread. Mills I would agree does not have a good word to say but why would Francis, Quinn, Walsh, James etc be biased against us?

Does the fact that even ex-players, get accused of being biased suggest maybe were seeing bias where it does not really exist?

Maybe try listening to them and you can draw your conclusion from that.

 

[shemnel]

i wonder how we would react if we were in Leicester's position? huge coverage of chelsea's deficiencies, not much about Pearson's/Ranieri's magic! or how the way they play is more in keeping with modern european football as opposed to chelsea/city/utd all trying to be like barca of 4 years ago etc.

face it, it's a cartel out there.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Not forgetting Clive Myrie on the beeb.

Really? Didn't know that, but I like his approach to things. He's the one who called tyson Fury a dickhead, isn't he?

Hinchcliffe and Sinclair seem OK, Dixon has disappeared for now.
Never heard Walsh.
McMannaman I tend not to mind - he just seems frustrated that City aren't living up to their potential, and that's not a bad thing.
James can be either pro or anti.
The Redknapps' opinion changes with the wind - could be anything on any one day (or minute).

Souness is one of the best.

 

[franksinatra]

Maybe try listening to them and you can draw your conclusion from that.

I do and don't see it. Not all views are favourable but I would not want that anyway.

Why would these players be biased against us?

 

[Phil1]

Why would these players be biased against us?

That's the million dollar question isn't it?

 

[Rolee]

Well in this instance I was only giving examples of our representation not commenting on their affiliation in any way.

Interesting though even players who have represented us are being accused of showing bias against us in the media bias thread. Mills I would agree does not have a good word to say but why would Francis, Quinn, Walsh, James etc be biased against us?

Does the fact that even ex-players, get accused of being biased suggest maybe were seeing bias where it does not really exist?

Why? Why do you think? They're following the narrative set out otherwise they don't get invited back. It's really rather simple.

I find your stance on this issue in general bizarre to say the least. Rag and dipper mates of mine acknowledge the bias shown against us in the media yet some of our own don't see it?

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Things are on the up - the RagDipperMeedya DT volume has allocated us threequarters of a column inch this morning about Sergio's comeback game. It includes the words Sergio, play, Arsenal, Monday, train!

 

[Don Karleone]

Not forgetting Clive Myrie on the beeb.

You can't use Clive as an example really,he isn't a sports journalist.



Still love him though

 

[franksinatra]

Why? Why do you think? They're following the narrative set out otherwise they don't get invited back. It's really rather simple.

I find your stance on this issue in general bizarre to say the least. Rag and dipper mates of mine acknowledge the bias shown against us in the media yet some of our own don't see it?

So what you are expecting me to believe is that pundits including ex-city players are being told by national broadcasters such as the BBC, Sky, BT to be biased against us even though SKY and BT have both invested heavily in us historically and not one of these millionaire pundits has acted as whistleblower even when there contract ends. You are suggesting massive collusion on an industrial scale.

And you want me to believe this based on the views of fans on this forum (which all clubs have who believe there is an agenda against them) and a few of your non- supporting city mates think it also. And my stance is bizarre??

 

[Rolee]

So what you are expecting me to believe is that pundits including ex-city players are being told by national broadcasters such as the BBC, Sky, BT to be biased against us even though SKY and BT have both invested heavily in us historically and not one of these millionaire pundits has acted as whistleblower even when there contract ends. You are suggesting massive collusion on an industrial scale.

And you want me to believe this based on the views of fans on this forum (which all clubs have who believe there is an agenda against them) and a few of your non- supporting city mates think it also. And my stance is bizarre??

I don't want you to believe anything at all.

Sky/BT are in it for the money, they give their customers what they want, if that means creating a narrative where City are the big bad wolf then that's what they'll do as that is what will keep the ratings up. Like I said it's all rather simple, they'll do what makes them money.

As for the BBC, the Salford based BBC, they've been pulled up on their rag bias by the footballing public in general, it's not just us saying it. Naturally if they have a bias in favour of them then their bias is going to be against us.

 

[waspish]

So what you are expecting me to believe is that pundits including ex-city players are being told by national broadcasters such as the BBC, Sky, BT to be biased against us even though SKY and BT have both invested heavily in us historically and not one of these millionaire pundits has acted as whistleblower even when there contract ends. You are suggesting massive collusion on an industrial scale.

And you want me to believe this based on the views of fans on this forum (which all clubs have who believe there is an agenda against them) and a few of your non- supporting city mates think it also. And my stance is bizarre??

If you listened to Quinn first ever commentary on city's game he was complementary thought the game to us, next game he commentated on he was the reverse, so someone could just point out to him you have to be impartial now so that one suggestion to Quinn would make him think twice over complementing us.