Media bias against City

[Saddleworth2]

It's the most unequal sibling rivalry since Albert Einstein's brother, Derek, decided he was going to prove he could mate an antelope with a parrot and create a master species that would rule the world for eternity.

I understood pantelopes are really not that rare.

 

[schfc6]

What the media want to see for the 2015/16 season is:

Arse to win the Premier League. Wenger to be knighted by the Queen and made a Saint by the Pope for having achieved a miracle. Admission at the Emirates increased in price by 20% showing a clear correlation between higher seat prices and success. Other clubs made to follow and match Arsenals ticket prices in the interests of FFP or face fines for not doing it the Arsenal way.

Chelsea to come second but win the Community Shield and win the League Cup after an injury ravaged season. Everyone sympathises with Jose because Chelsea just fail in their bid to beat the record for number of penalties awarded in a season, which would've seen them Champions again.

Rags to come third but make the finals of the Champions League after referees are instructed to apply discretion to ensure they return to their rightful place in the elite of Europe. In case easy draws and referees assistance are not sufficient, David Gill instigates an obscure EUFA rule whereby goals for Man Utd count double and those against are halved and the results adjusted accordingly. These rules do not apply in the FA cup where they lose to Liverpool in the final on penalties. LVG proclaimed a genius and given another £200m to spend on players.

Liverpool to come fourth and win the FA cup. Faith in Rogers pays off. Top players from other clubs queuing to join to be part of their 'istory. No need to pay big transfer fees or wages since no decent player would turn down the chance of playing at Anfield. Manchester City stars Aguero and Silva seek to follow Milner to Liverpool to win trophies.

Sterling admits his mistake, apologises, eats humble pie, takes a massive pay cut and moves back to Liverpool. This part of a swap deal for Balotelli with City paying an additional £20m fee.

Spuds to come fifth and lose to Chelsea in the League Cup final. They sell Danny Rose to City who are so desperate for an English fullback they pay a whopping £86m fee (£39m + £9m performance + £38m wages) for a four year deal. Bony requests a move to Spurs as a makeweight part of the deal because he prefers to wear a white shirt like he did at Swansea.

City collapse to come sixth. Pellegrini sacked mid season. Stuart Pearce takes over as caretaker manager. Hart, Delph and Sterling lose their England places having been ruined by City. End of season fire sale of City flops.

I didn't think we were allowed to copy and paste Mirror articles?

 

[Bluep*ss]

I didn't think we were allowed to copy and paste Mirror articles?

Very droll .schfc6.............like it

 

[acquiesce]

I'm sorry, mate, but describing him as a failed footballer is utterly absurd. Quite the opposite, as he made the very most of his talents and played at the very top for many years.

Failed footballer no. But played at the very top for many years????

Having read this again, it's a clarkie isn't it.

 

[Blue Hefner]

Failed footballer no. But played at the very top for many years????

Having read this again, it's a clarkie isn't it.

He's was an international footballer and played the majority of his career in the top division - he made the best of his talent

Having said that, his punditry skills leave a lot to be desired. As do the vast majority of pundits. Thier analysis, if not bias, is definitely lazy

I think Trevor Sinclair is good

There is definitely a script though - Liverpool's history, United's success, Arsenal are poor little upstarts and moneybags City. I left Chelsea out because they tend to focus on the manager rather than the club

 

[Corky]

Everyone is naturally biased one way or the other, impossible not to be. The front page on here has Roma and Vietnam games but no Real Madrid for example.

The press have never been impartial so no point complaining about it.

 

[EpicMaineBro]

Is there any actual publications,web sites or TV programmes that are unbiased in regards to football news that you lot use on a regular basis?

 

[unexpected item]

The reason it upsets us is because we love our football team like we love our kids. They can disappoint you, let you down but you'll always love them unconditionally. Any criticism of them makes you angry.

Your wife, on the other hand, you can get sick of, get a divorce and leave. You'd never do that to your team. Or is that bollocks because we all used to be Chelsea fans?

 

[silverback]

I'm sorry, mate, but describing him as a failed footballer is utterly absurd. Quite the opposite, as he made the very most of his talents and played at the very top for many years.

Most of his highlights were in his hair. :-)

 

[Corky]

Ignore the 'media' then. It is like the person who listens to Talk Shite and gets would up taking it seriously.

Papers were for when you couldn't see a game and had to read about it, now you can just watch it for yourself and never need to read another paper about football as they are just tittle tattle and some southerner's opinion on northern teams.