Media Discussion - 2023/24

[Pingu the Penguin]

Tony Evans sounds like a right ****.

Reads like he is inciting violence

 

[cheekybids]

Ain't on a continuous loop on SKY so it nevah evah appened, la. Their influence over the parasitic media can be used either to orchestrate controversy or quietly move on as if nowt happened.

Clear and organised.

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[ballbag]

Tis an interesting read and seeing the external perspective...

Skipping all the financial and history based posts (I'll leave that to the other thread or other people to discuss)
I've heard the opinion of the way we play under pep being boring by quite a few different fans before and it seems to me to fall under 2 headers:
1 the ending is pre determined
2 the play is too risk adverse.

Like the financial posts there's no point arguing with the first opinion but the second if you try and ignore bias is either personal preference i.e. preferring counter attack hero striker style of play. Or comes down to how the opposition play...
I love watching the tactical style of dragging the opponents back and forth across the pitch looking for an opening but some games can feel like a bit of a drag when 80 of the 90 minutes is 11 players defending in the penalty box.

And as for the hero striker style of play... The times I've seen haaland or others on 2/3rds of a hat trick squaring the ball to someone else who has a better chance... Love that shit. :) reminds me of pep being fuming last season at haaland giving the ball to gundo to take a penalty to try and get his hat trick.
Different strokes and all that...

I'd rather watch us try and break down an 11 man wall than watch the rags be a billion pound Brentford.

 

[burning blue soul]

It has always been about lfc always finding excuses for why they got beat. They've been the victim of refs, pgmol, snow, UK govn, cheating, racism, whatever they can find that replaces "They were shit" as the reason. Over the years they have managed to change the narrative into something more favourable to them.

I'v always (Or used to) had a lot of respect for what the lfc fans did, pressing the police and the govn until something had to give until someone had to asnwer for Hillsborough (Even though no one went to jail ffs!)... But my god they have milked this way too much now and they KNOW they are milking it. Its actually turned quite insidious the way they capitalise on those deaths.

That's the truth that can never be spoken.

 

[Kmezn]

I'd rather watch us try and break down an 11 man wall than watch the rags be a billion pound Brentford.

I'll take us trying to break down an 11 man Brentford wall aye.

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

Nah, it was entertaining, I agree with that. It wasn't top quality though. Entertaining, yes, but great, no. It was actually too open and frenetic for it to be a great game. Maybe I'm being picky though.

We’ll have to agree to disagree. For me it espoused what the Cup can be all about and on these occasions I think quality and technique are not always the main point.

 

[Rochdale Blue]

Nah, it was entertaining, I agree with that. It wasn't top quality though. Entertaining, yes, but great, no. It was actually too open and frenetic for it to be a great game. Maybe I'm being picky though.

Had to laugh at a clip from talksport claiming that lots of full grown rags had tears in their eyes at the final whistle. Must have been from the smoke bombs the dippers were throwing.

 

[BlindEyeSeesAll]

Nah, it was entertaining, I agree with that. It wasn't top quality though. Entertaining, yes, but great, no. It was actually too open and frenetic for it to be a great game. Maybe I'm being picky though.

No, not being picky mate - it was hoofball from both sides... Hough end football IMO

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Of course this won’t be mentioned in the media. Liverpool fans throwing smokies (not flares) into the disabled section at Old Trafford.

Who would want to be sat in the disabled section at the swamp with 9000 ferals right behind you?

 

[MCFC84000]

Why has 'always the victims' chant been classed as a tragedy chant. I always thought it was more about the Suarez / Evra incident and then every issue they have been involved in when they have always made out someone else was to blame. AFAIK it was never about Hillsborough. Can anyone care to enlighten me?

It was about Heysal, specifically their chairman blaming Chelsea fans.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Was that the same one holding the pint pot full of coins?

Yeah mate, you got it

 

[johnny crossan]

apologies if already posted

 

[foggy1974]

We’ll have to agree to disagree. For me it espoused what the Cup can be all about and on these occasions I think quality and technique are not always the main point.

Had Newcastle tried to play like that, we'd have mullered them like Luton in the last round

 

[deano ou812]

Who would want to be sat in the disabled section at the swamp with 9000 ferals right behind you?

If they are anything like carragher you’d be covered in phlegm..

 

[burning blue soul]

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We, as a fan base, don't understand what it means to lose to utd.
Help us understand, Arnold.

 

[Chak19]

On Sky Sports.. apparently they’re still on for the champions league..
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Of course, the thursday night cup is automatically the most prestigious European tournament when they are in it since it means more.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Nah, it was entertaining, I agree with that. It wasn't top quality though. Entertaining, yes, but great, no. It was actually too open and frenetic for it to be a great game. Maybe I'm being picky though.

It's a natural reaction to the level of football we have watched for years. Used to laugh at the "ruining football" jibes but, in a way, City has ruined "football" for me. I don't watch any other matches now because it's just all too dreadful. I did watch last night, for the laughs and, by God, there were plenty.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Any evidence we are doing this? Or are we trying to ensure we get a fair hearing? The BBC need speaking to by city

 

[burning blue soul]

It's a natural reaction to the level of football we have watched for years. Used to laugh at the "ruining football" jibes but, in a way, City has ruined "football" for me. I don't watch any other matches now because it's just all too dreadful. I did watch last night, for the laughs and, by God, there were plenty.

This is bang on. 90% of other games look like lower league level in comparison. We are truly blessed.

 

[Gazza]

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Any evidence we are doing this? Or are we trying to ensure we get a fair hearing? The BBC need speaking to by city

Nice to see you've down-voted it Mr Pingu