Media Discussion - 2023/24

[Mike N]

Some waste of space called Jack Gaughan writes an article about City's win on Saturday and our start to the season and managed to make it negative. Apparently our squad is too thin, makes a change from saying we ruin football by buying everyone. Oh well haters got to hate

That reminded me of Ally McCoist saying, during the Super Cup, that we have a massive squad!

 

[JASR]

Some waste of space called Jack Gaughan writes an article about City's win on Saturday and our start to the season and managed to make it negative. Apparently our squad is too thin, makes a change from saying we ruin football by buying everyone. Oh well haters got to hate

City going from ‘Abu Dhabi backed With 2 £50m players for every position’ to ‘squad is too thin’ within one season. It’s as though the last 10 years of bollox reporting, was indeed bollox reporting.
Impressive stuff.

 

[gouldybob]

Are sheep classed as "easy" in Croatia?

More a marriage prospect, goats are easy

 

[TinFoilHat]

Some waste of space called Jack Gaughan writes an article about City's win on Saturday and our start to the season and managed to make it negative. Apparently our squad is too thin, makes a change from saying we ruin football by buying everyone. Oh well haters got to hate

I like to think we're mind fucking these clueless cunts.

This morning that narrative was being spread on SSN about wafter thin squad and weaker than last season.

Fun fact: Winning anything less than a rare treble will be perceived as being weaker.

I personally think we'll have a little blip which the WhatsApp wankers will all hit the wank wall then hit the ground destroying every **** we face. In other words the new typical city template.

:)

 

[Blueroses]

Pep has been making his point about the squad being small. Hammering it now the journos are annoyed. The myth about huge squad has been busted for quite some time but our bench was something this weekend. Hope we get new signing soon!

Excerpt from Guardian commenting on Pep making his point. // talking points from weekend excerpt last line.

 

[NowInMilnrow]

Some waste of space called Jack Gaughan writes an article about City's win on Saturday and our start to the season and managed to make it negative. Apparently our squad is too thin, makes a change from saying we ruin football by buying everyone. Oh well haters got to hate

Not sure how you can criticise that article. He said some of our players were dead on their feet at the end after playing Wednesday night, said that not making any substitutions was understandable, and that the problems will come in October and November when European games kick in, and mentioned the injuries and leavers. That's not negative, it's just facts. Our squad probably is too thin at the moment, and Pep said as much himself.

 

[Blueroses]

After years of attacking City for their transfer spending, the Daily Mail is enjoying transfer spending by Arsenal, Newcastle, United and Liverpool.

The Daily United Fanzine.

The source for the article by Dan Evans

Newcastle United, Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa all feature in the top ten after enjoying busy transfer windows so far.

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Football's biggest spenders: Chelsea top charts after splashing £452m

The Blues' current net-spend on transfers this year is €528million (£452million), and with over a week remaining of the summer transfer window, that number could increase further

www.dailymail.co.uk

Wow we are not even on the list. Crazy times now days money bags commentary died as our teams improved and it’s down to coaching under Pep. I do pray we splash the cash before end of window because we need signings!

 

[Blueroses]

Bizarre article in the Mail by Ladyman headlined;

How Newcastle United - led by co-owner Amanda Staveley - have learnt lessons from Manchester City's scattergun approach in 2008 to find Premier League success​

Bear in mind we won the league just 3 seasons later, but that isn't mentioned at all in the article. Instead the focus shifts to the Champions League;

"Still it took them three years to qualify for the Champions League and another two to progress beyond the group stages"

And this "scattergun" spending ?

"City made their fair share of early missteps - Robinho, Wayne Bridge and Roque Santa Cruz were three"

Just to remind new fans, Wayne Bridge cost £12m and Santa Cruz barely played through injury. Robinho was a world star name who arguably put City on the international map.

I often wonder if these "journalists" actually get back-handers from the clubs they write about. I hope so because, if they don't, they really don't know football.

For all the mistakes made. It bought us success and Mancini, Pelegríni and Pep got support and paitence. Whole article is looks for faults in the club that they have to go all the way to take over. Tells you all there is to it.

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Not sure how you can criticise that article. He said some of our players were dead on their feet at the end after playing Wednesday night, said that not making any substitutions was understandable, and that the problems will come in October and November when European games kick in, and mentioned the injuries and leavers. That's not negative, it's just facts. Our squad probably is too thin at the moment, and Pep said as much himself.

It was the tone of the article unrelentingly negative about a side that has won their first two league games and picked another trophy in the week. In Pep we trust Gaughan can f**k off, bring back Martin Samuel

 

[balotellishaircut]

Bizarre article in the Mail by Ladyman headlined;

How Newcastle United - led by co-owner Amanda Staveley - have learnt lessons from Manchester City's scattergun approach in 2008 to find Premier League success​

Bear in mind we won the league just 3 seasons later, but that isn't mentioned at all in the article. Instead the focus shifts to the Champions League;

"Still it took them three years to qualify for the Champions League and another two to progress beyond the group stages"

And this "scattergun" spending ?

"City made their fair share of early missteps - Robinho, Wayne Bridge and Roque Santa Cruz were three"

Just to remind new fans, Wayne Bridge cost £12m and Santa Cruz barely played through injury. Robinho was a world star name who arguably put City on the international map.

I often wonder if these "journalists" actually get back-handers from the clubs they write about. I hope so because, if they don't, they really don't know football.

Didn’t know Newcastle had any premier league success, have they won a cup lately I don’t know about.