Media Discussion - 2023/24

[jrb]

For years after the 68 league championship win the newspapers would periodically state how this achievement was overshadowed by the rags European Cup win. They would scoff and sneer and with a metaphorical grin, would write with glee how it took us so long to win the league only to be surpassed by them. With this in mind whatever the result on Saturday the vile press would never admit that the rags had been surpassed. They wouldn't recognise that they played in the Spirit of Mourinho and a player with a head like sock puppet got lucky to score their first goal. The new breed of City fan has their own 68 equivalent to deal with but luckily have many eloquent and intelligent fans to fight their corner.

One thing I noticed before the match on Saturday with both sets of fans chanting at each other, “City’s won 4 in a row……., with 4 fingers held up, stooped their chants stone dead, or the United fans looked away.

As for the red shirt football media. We know, the club knows, Pep knows, and the players know City will never ever get the credit they deserve for dominating English football over the last decade.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Yes it will smart for a while that one. We had one of the worst refs out there but we also played one of our poorest games of the season. The players will deny it but they went into that game thinking it would be a stroll. A derby never is. We say our two central defensive changes cost us but they had Martinez and Varane, two players who'd hardly kicked a ball for months. Their first choice left back Shaw was missing too. Even Johnny fucking Evans came on and had Haaland in his pocket. A bad day at the office all round.

To be fair, our centre-backs play as the last man and one fuck up generally leads to a one on one with our keeper, whereas theirs had at least 5 or 6 other "defenders" about 3 yards away at all times on Saturday.

Styles of play and all that.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Have some fucking self-respect you desperate cunts.

Oh come on GDM, you've got to take great pleasure in the scene setting narrative of 'FINALLY'............ :-)

 

[Stephen230]

You've just got to love how they put finally in capital letters as if it's a relief for the whole fucking world. I never, ever remember the rags, Arsenal, or Liverpool being talked about this way in their periods of dominance. I hope we smash the charges out of the water, Pep signs an extension and we dominate for at least ten more years. Keep crying!

Arsenal haven’t had a period of dominance since the 1930s.

 

[Father Paul]

We let those rags off on Saturday. Never again please. An impartial var and referee would have given both penalty appeals. Absolutely stonewall.

Neither was stonewall but highly likely at least one would have been given at the other end.
Interestingly if you recall during the buildup Ten Bob complained about a bad decision for a penalty he claims happened against us earlier in the season. If my memory is not playing tricks that one was so for interference too. Probably planted an idea in the refs mind with that stunt.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Neither was stonewall but highly likely at least one would have been given at the other end.
Interestingly if you recall during the buildup Ten Bob complained about a bad decision for a penalty he claims happened against us earlier in the season. If my memory is not playing tricks that one was so for interference too. Probably planted an idea in the refs mind with that stunt.

The second one would have been given as a foul anywhere else in the pitch including against us in our penalty area, and you know it.

 

[warringtonblue]

The second one would have been given as a foul anywhere else in the pitch including against us in our penalty area, and you know it.

I think the push in the back for the first would have too

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I think the push in the back for the first would have too

Second one wouldn't have looked out of place on a Judo mat.

 

[paulchapo]

Arsenal haven’t had a period of dominance since the 1930s.

Yes not a sustained period but I remember them winning a double and a few cups.

 

[warringtonblue]

Yes not a sustained period but I remember them winning a double and a few cups.

Dominance is winning league titles, as has just been proved, inferior teams can win cups