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Scaring Europe to Death
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I actually quite enjoyed Schindler's original book, essentially because I've always been fascinated by the speed of City's mid 60s transformation from George Poyser and dwindling attendances, to Bell, Lee, and Summerbee winning the league at Newcastle.
Schindler references a number of early 60s games, and was also one of the few City fans at White Hart Lane in 1960 when City won 1-0. He served his time and deserved the success at the end of the decade.
However, as Maureen Lipman asserts in her foreword, the book is actually quite sad and deals with the sense of loss. I think he lost his dad at an early age, and travelling to City with his mates, was all part of the healing process.
As you say, he's entitled to his opinion, but when he yearns for City's soul, he's effectively yearning for his youth.
It would be no different if he supported any other team, but that's just too easy to ignore.
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Bloody misogynic, arrogant, ignorant BBC.
news.sky.com
A journalist - reported to be from the BBC's World Service - has faced criticism after quizzing Ghizlane Chebbak on whether there were any gay players in her squad, with same-sex relationships illegal in the north African country.
The unnamed male reporter asked the 32-year-old footballer during a news conference in Melbourne: "In Morocco it's illegal to have a gay relationship, do you have any gay players in your squad and what's life like for them in Morocco?"
A FIFA media representative warned the journalist: "Sorry this is a very political question so we will just stick to questions related to football please."
But the reporter responded: "No, no, it's not political, it's about people, it's nothing to do with politics, please let her answer."
BBC admits asking Morocco captain 'inappropriate' question at Women's World Cup
A BBC journalist has faced criticism after asking Ghizlane Chebbak if there are any gay players in the squad and what life was like for them in Morocco, where same-sex relationships are illegal.
A journalist - reported to be from the BBC's World Service - has faced criticism after quizzing Ghizlane Chebbak on whether there were any gay players in her squad, with same-sex relationships illegal in the north African country.
The unnamed male reporter asked the 32-year-old footballer during a news conference in Melbourne: "In Morocco it's illegal to have a gay relationship, do you have any gay players in your squad and what's life like for them in Morocco?"
A FIFA media representative warned the journalist: "Sorry this is a very political question so we will just stick to questions related to football please."
But the reporter responded: "No, no, it's not political, it's about people, it's nothing to do with politics, please let her answer."
Aba452
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Pity it's not slimy stone. If only it were rent a twat Dan racist roan. Oops forgot, he can say anything he wants, ****.Bloody misogynic, arrogant, ignorant BBC.
BBC admits asking Morocco captain 'inappropriate' question at Women's World Cup
A BBC journalist has faced criticism after asking Ghizlane Chebbak if there are any gay players in the squad and what life was like for them in Morocco, where same-sex relationships are illegal.
A journalist - reported to be from the BBC's World Service - has faced criticism after quizzing Ghizlane Chebbak on whether there were any gay players in her squad, with same-sex relationships illegal in the north African country.
The unnamed male reporter asked the 32-year-old footballer during a news conference in Melbourne: "In Morocco it's illegal to have a gay relationship, do you have any gay players in your squad and what's life like for them in Morocco?"
A FIFA media representative warned the journalist: "Sorry this is a very political question so we will just stick to questions related to football please."
But the reporter responded: "No, no, it's not political, it's about people, it's nothing to do with politics, please let her answer."
Here's my list of media johnnies that completely do my head in:
1 Clickbait Merchants
For goodness' sake, being a sports journalist should be one of the greatest, most fun jobs in the world. It's not about creating revenue for some behemoth of a corporation or some media mogul living on a yacht in the Mediterranean. Grow some cojones and create some meaningful, truthful football reporting or else go do some useful work to help the community, like clearing drains or emptying recycling bins..
2 Red Shirt A*se Lickers
All graduates from the school of crawling. When one of these three clubs says 'Jump' the answer isn't a questioning 'Why?' but always 'How high, sir?'. Craven lickspittles, all adherents to the view expressed to me some 15 years ago by a respected footy journalist I had correspondence with regarding his paper's false estimations of City fans anticipated behaviour ahead of the 2008 derby at Old Trafford. In his e-mail reply to my complaint, including the way the press soft-pedaled on criticism of United compared to City, he said 'If you think I or any journalist is going to take on Alex Ferguson and Man United, you've got another think coming - it would be professional suicide'. 'Lickspittles' indeed.
3 'Ethical' Herberts
The ones who stand outside the Etihad to breathlessly impart their latest 'scoop' on why City and our owners are (hint, hint..nudge, nudge) a bunch of crooks who should be given a good kicking before being thrown out of the game. A 'scoop', by the way, that always turns out to be what Private Fraser from 'Dad's Army' would describe as 'rowlocks'.. Oh and by the way (2), most of them throwing the mud have 'unusual' pasts themselves..
4 Blue Moaners
Shindler, Conn et al, who profess to have been City fans but who now disown their connections with us all, from the club ownership through the players to us supporters on the terraces. Who also refuse to accept that football has become an international game funded, yes, by immense wealth compared to yesteryear but still no different in principal from the days when Johnny Haynes became the first £100 per week (yes, that's £5200 per year..); with that principal being money begets success and is more likely to win you those trophies that will create and add to your club's 'Istry.. If you really loved the club, if it was truly in your life's blood and taken in with your mother's milk, nothing and no-one could ever break that tribal bond you claim to have had in the first place.
5 (..that's enough of lists, John.. go and have a lie down or chill out with a beer.. oh, all right then..)
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Clinton Morrison: "No-one likes to leave Manchesh Nited, they are the best cloob in da werld."
SSN Host: "Are they?"
Clinton Morrison: "When I was playing, they were the best cloob."
SSN Host: "That was decades ago."
SSN Host: "Are they?"
Clinton Morrison: "When I was playing, they were the best cloob."
SSN Host: "That was decades ago."
deegee33
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6 letters in first name and 7 letters in last name. Call me stumped, but other than that I see no obvious comparison.
Old man misses the past and says stuff isn’t as good as it used to be.
The bestselling Man City writer who refuses to go to the Etihad
Neal Keeling speaks to writer Colin Shindler, who loved Man City so much he wrote the book on it - but now won't set foot in the Etihadwww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Not really news.
So do us older ones….
Clinton Morrison? Where does the accent come from? I totally respect his opinion though.Clinton Morrison: "No-one likes to leave Manchesh Nited, they are the best cloob in da werld."
SSN Host: "Are they?"
Clinton Morrison: "When I was playing, they were the best cloob."
SSN Host: "That was decades ago."
Ha!!
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