Media coverage 2018/19

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Some one doesn't look happy , nicked of @agentfraudy
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hammocity said:
Gary James can problem answer that for you, anecdotally of course.
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I wouldn't have a clue to be honest. Some are obviously biased - let's not forget that Ian Cheeseman worked for the BBC and was definitely a Blue (I've no issue with this at all), so if Ian was and he admitted it of course then undoubtedly others will be too. Some are employed by newspapers with certain policies - no newspaper is totally free of bias no matter what they say. A newspaper will always promote the views of its editor or owner or the organisations that advertise in it. Basically, anyone employed has to toe the line or become a whistle blower or dismissed. If you're freelance then you will sell your work to an organisation that wants to publish that kind of material.

Academic writers, like myself, will often claim they are impartial etc. and it is true that our work gets peer-reviewed before it's published or rejected from academic journals. However, some academics are known to be employed by universities (who will also want to keep their financial backers happy) and others have bias, so it's a difficult world to find truth in. I am not employed by anyone or any university. I am totally free and publish for the love of it. I struggle to make a living but I'm content with my output. Sometimes I do freelance work for football clubs, such as the badge consultation at MCFC (I've also done work with MUFC, LFC and LCFC, plus other organisations like the NFM), but I always try to ensure I remain free. For example, I am not MCFC's official historian as that would mean I'm less able to remain free to voice my opinions. I am a City fan but I research and write about all clubs and need to retain my academic freedom - ignore the crap that some journalists have said about me recently. I am not employed by a football club and never have been (even the work with City when I set up the museum and tour back in 2002 to Jan 2009 was on a freelance basis, a couple of days a week and I have never been on MCFC's payroll). I've never been invited to any of these end of season homecoming celebrations either - I stand on the streets as any other fan does - but some media/writers do of course.

Finding any neutral, reliable source is difficult. For me it's all about researching, finding evidence, interpreting it, triangulation and reaching conclusions. For others it seems to be about jumping to conclusions and assuming guilt. I do find it ironic when fans of a certain club are quick to believe everything negative written about City or City fans yet they themselves have been portrayed incorrectly in, often, the same newspapers.
 
Gary James said:
I wouldn't have a clue to be honest. Some are obviously biased - let's not forget that Ian Cheeseman worked for the BBC and was definitely a Blue (I've no issue with this at all), so if Ian was and he admitted it of course then undoubtedly others will be too. Some are employed by newspapers with certain policies - no newspaper is totally free of bias no matter what they say. A newspaper will always promote the views of its editor or owner or the organisations that advertise in it. Basically, anyone employed has to toe the line or become a whistle blower or dismissed. If you're freelance then you will sell your work to an organisation that wants to publish that kind of material.

Academic writers, like myself, will often claim they are impartial etc. and it is true that our work gets peer-reviewed before it's published or rejected from academic journals. However, some academics are known to be employed by universities (who will also want to keep their financial backers happy) and others have bias, so it's a difficult world to find truth in. I am not employed by anyone or any university. I am totally free and publish for the love of it. I struggle to make a living but I'm content with my output. Sometimes I do freelance work for football clubs, such as the badge consultation at MCFC (I've also done work with MUFC, LFC and LCFC, plus other organisations like the NFM), but I always try to ensure I remain free. For example, I am not MCFC's official historian as that would mean I'm less able to remain free to voice my opinions. I am a City fan but I research and write about all clubs and need to retain my academic freedom - ignore the crap that some journalists have said about me recently. I am not employed by a football club and never have been (even the work with City when I set up the museum and tour back in 2002 to Jan 2009 was on a freelance basis, a couple of days a week and I have never been on MCFC's payroll). I've never been invited to any of these end of season homecoming celebrations either - I stand on the streets as any other fan does - but some media/writers do of course.

Finding any neutral, reliable source is difficult. For me it's all about researching, finding evidence, interpreting it, triangulation and reaching conclusions. For others it seems to be about jumping to conclusions and assuming guilt. I do find it ironic when fans of a certain club are quick to believe everything negative written about City or City fans yet they themselves have been portrayed incorrectly in, often, the same newspapers.
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Top man, I’m shocked you don’t make a good living from your talent but always enjoy your contributions, cheers.
 
Dubai Blue said:
Trust me, you're definitely reading the wrong thing!

It's on something called Pundit Arena. No, me either.
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Ok im reading the right thing now but it’s still a big turd
This is a weak strain of how Abu Dhabi does its business. And make no mistake, Abu Dhabi is all of modern Manchester City, even if all of modern Manchester City isn’t Abu Dhabi.

It’s why the dictator and Crown Prince, Mohamed bin Zayed, installed his most trusted man Khaldoon al Mubarak as chairman there to keep an eye on the investment. Interestingly crucial people also say he plays a vital role in both Yemen and now in their expansion into Libya. It’s also why his half-brother Mansour bin Zayed is down as owner but sources say nothing big gets the go-ahead in Abu Dhabi and this Manchester City without his going upstairs.

And it’s why the club’s key PR man Simon Pearce pops up in leaked emails conversing with former US secretary of defence Jim Mattis and retired Australian general Mike Hindmarsh who is heavily involved in Abu Dhabi’s strategy in Yemen. There they discuss trying to stop reporting of atrocities getting out, as well trying to bring media to sanitised sites to show a very different version. In those emails, Al Mubarak is eventually included as well.
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Delete if I’m not allowed to quote that
 
domalino said:



You heard it here first people. Him being employed by the Saudis? No Problem. Voting for Eurovision? Accomplice to murder.
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Fucking hell, he really is a piece of work. The only positive thing I can say is that at least it's not just City fans in his cross-hairs. It's tens of millions of law-abiding citizens across Europe too. To be fair though, some of the Eurovision entries are guilty of murdering music!

Anyway, by living in Brazil I wonder if Ewan feels he's an accomplice to the mass disappearance of young kids from the streets of Rio and beyond
 
M18CTID said:
Fucking hell, he really is a piece of work. The only positive thing I can say is that at least it's not just City fans in his cross-hairs. It's tens of millions of law-abiding citizens across Europe too. To be fair though, some of the Eurovision entries are guilty of murdering music!

Anyway, by living in Brazil I wonder if Ewan feels he's an accomplice to the mass disappearance of young kids from the streets of Rio and beyond
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He might even have a pool and a maid named rosella cleaning his house for £2 a week..
 
M18CTID said:
Fucking hell, he really is a piece of work. The only positive thing I can say is that at least it's not just City fans in his cross-hairs. It's tens of millions of law-abiding citizens across Europe too. To be fair though, some of the Eurovision entries are guilty of murdering music!

Anyway, by living in Brazil I wonder if Ewan feels he's an accomplice to the mass disappearance of young kids from the streets of Rio and beyond
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He's a nobody. Don't give him the oxygen. Fucked off to Brazil because he can't get work over here. Reduced to blogging.

Doing all this because he's thousands of miles away and getting his jollies being made to feel relevant in an echo chamber of Twitter.

He's Duncan Castles but without the contacts.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
He's a nobody. Don't give him the oxygen. Fucked off to Brazil because he can't get work over here. Reduced to blogging.

Doing all this because he's thousands of miles away and getting his jollies being made to feel relevant in an echo chamber of Twitter.

He's Duncan Castles but without the contacts.
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He also can't set foot in Ireland as there's a bounty on him for slandering someone but that's a whole other story.
 
blue aura said:
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I wonder if Conn tweeted that because yesterday I replied to his "city 1.3b spend" tweet with a comment about money in vs glazers money out and still laden with debt

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And can you tell us how much the Glazer family has taken OUT of utd in the same period, while leaving a £400m debt in placeThey're obviously doing things the right way
 
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