Media Discussion - 2023/24

[Gesario]

I had a quick trawl through the newspapers before the morning swim, to see how they'd covered our success yesterday and, like you, read Liew's article reviewing the game.

In short, my response to Liew's effort is this.. what a joyless person he must be, writing such a dismal piece.

To expand on my reaction, it's not just the 'City Bingo' he plays throughout that gives away his joyless take on life ('state funded', 'autocrats', 'billion £ spend', '115 charges' and the like). He has to throw in extra, snide comments to pepper his prose; for example, thanking goodness that Noel Gallagher 'didn't reveal a new album'; that West Ham's goal silenced 'whatever noise there was in the stadium' and so on.. these are the things that make me think that Liew's presence in the room would suck the life out of it for the rest of us.

But I think there's more that Liew and his chums in the UK sports media should consider when they put together such clickbait, shoddy 'journalism'. Allow me to explain further..

In yesterday's sunshine, I went to the match to meet up with my family and friends, all of us hoping our club would finish the task of winning what would be an unprecedented fourth consecutive title after 10 months of incredible struggle against two of the toughest opponents imaginable.

Like many Blues, I thought of family and friends no longer around to witness what we've been able to see happen since 2008. They'd never believe me if they could come back for a day and I told them what has been happening while they've been away!

I particularly had in mind an old school pal, Bob, whose younger brother Mike was as City daft as the rest of us when we were all at Grammar school together. Sadly, Mike was a haemophiliac who died on our school playing field in 1969. For all the years thereafter that I knew Bobby, he'd always say 'We only get one shot at this..'

Fast forward to 1976, I met up with Bob as we were finishing our respective post-grad years to watch City beat Newcastle in the League Cup final at Wembley. Little did we know that would be it for possible trophy winning by City for the next 35 years.

We kept in touch during that time, occasionally meeting at Maine Road when he'd travel across from Yorkshire where he carved out his career as a widely respected Head Teacher at a school there. In 2011, as we were making progress under Mancini, I spoke with Bob about the prospect of us getting back to Wembley again and he mentioned how he wished his brother Mike was around to see it too. Sadly, Bob then suddenly passed away barely weeks before we played Stoke, aged 57. And of course, he never got to see everything that's happened with our club since.. all the excitement, the wonderful players, the thrilling football, the trophies, Pep.. you name it.

So, no Mr Liew et al in the media, with your clickbait agendas and your tribal loyalties that skew your reporting of our club and its achievements, no, we don't need your poor attempts at being clever, at trying to score points off our beloved City.

My pal Bobby would advise you to lighten up and stop sucking the life out of the room and concentrate on being positive about the most thrilling football this country has ever seen. You might find you enjoy life better if you give it a try..

'We only get one shot at this..'

Superb

 

[paulchapo]

Every trophy I dedicate to my niece Emily who died in 2019 of cancer aged 21.A South stand season mem ticket holder with my brother her dad. Went to several cup finals and saw us win the league three times. Yesterday the family had her favourite Jager bombs in her memory. Hope she's watched the game somewhere with her grandad another keen blue who made all the family City fans.

Shit 21 is no age.

 

[citymad]

Predictably the Torygraph couldn't resist...

Disgusting. Club should be all over this appalling headline. It sounds like we've already been found guilty.

 

[GSW Blue]

Any talk of giving the history makers a gold PL trophy?

 

[citymad]

Not one positive story in the Telegraph this morning. We've got 115, the pitch invasion and Pep leaving. The press are in a death rattle, the rags are finished, Liverpool not close behind after losing their Messiah and Arsenal being Arsenal. It would be nice if the club could rattle a few cages but we know that's not going to happen, quite depressing.

Its got to the point where the whole world is aware of it now, we're looked on as cheats and we'll go down in history as such. It's more than depressing. Fucking hairy hands to thank for for the latest round of anger aimed at us.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

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The Sun has nothing to lose over there - so sticking it to ‘em!

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Its got to the point where the whole world is aware of it now, we're looked on as cheats and we'll go down in history as such. It's more than depressing. Fucking hairy hands to thank for for the latest round of anger aimed at us.

If there no charges do you think we would be more accepted?

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

idiot

Well, at least they’re branding the allegations with the colours of the teams behind them.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Its got to the point where the whole world is aware of it now, we're looked on as cheats and we'll go down in history as such. It's more than depressing. Fucking hairy hands to thank for for the latest round of anger aimed at us.

But yet when you go abroad City couldn’t be more popular among the people of Europe and all around the world. Stop reading what the BBC, talkshite, the telegraph and the media in general think, there’s a lot of people out there and around the world that appreciate and love how City play and how we conduct ourselves.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

If there no charges do you think we would be more accepted?

Poor losers will always find a way to blame someone else for their inadequacy…