Media discussion - 2024/25

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madloaf said:
Well obviously i did that. I thought that was how the media works. But i ask, why mention city at all in an article about boring when we've played nothing but fabulous football until March 2024 til now? Oh wait:

www.football365.com

Watching Man City is like watching maths and that's just soulless and boring

Man City are obviously brilliant. John Nicholson has no interest in denying that. But he is just disinterested. And is not the only one.
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www.bbc.com

Boring, boring City?

Boring, boring City?
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www.forbes.com

Business Booms At 'Boring’ Manchester City

No longer was Manchester City seeking to emulate the status of other clubs, it was the ones the competitors were seeking to acquire expertise from.
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www.goal.com

Are Guardiola's Man City boring or misunderstood? | Goal.com

Manchester City have faced criticism for their playing style but are they any less entertaining than other sides that dominated English football?
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www.homestandsports.com

Are Manchester City boring?

Is it just too easy for City, knowing that they are going to win their matches with their immaculate football and incredible team?
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www.theguardian.com

‘It is not as easy as it looks’: Guardiola fires back at Neville’s ‘boring’ comment

The manager defended Manchester City over pundit’s criticism while Jack Grealish’s injury ruled him out of Saturday’s game against Chelsea
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Well Neville's comments came at the end of a game involving City so I guess it was inevitable we would be mentioned? Other than that City get a mention for being the most successful premier league side in recent years and the positive comments from Sutton I have already posted. Liverpool get a mention for adding to the boring narrative by dominating the league this season.
I'm not sure when or why City fans became such pussies with fragile egos when it comes to media coverage but it's vomit inducing. I used to laugh at the Rags claiming how hard done to they were by the media in the 90's when they constantly questioned the audacity of journalists to criticize the greatest team ever. But here are many of our own doing exactly the same.
As for the articles you posted, they exist because we are brilliant and people are jealous of our brilliance. They are click bait to appease the masses-just don't click.
 
blueste41 said:
Well Neville's comments came at the end of a game involving City so I guess it was inevitable we would be mentioned? Other than that City get a mention for being the most successful premier league side in recent years and the positive comments from Sutton I have already posted. Liverpool get a mention for adding to the boring narrative by dominating the league this season.
I'm not sure when or why City fans became such pussies with fragile egos when it comes to media coverage but it's vomit inducing. I used to laugh at the Rags claiming how hard done to they were by the media in the 90's when they constantly questioned the audacity of journalists to criticize the greatest team ever. But here are many of our own doing exactly the same.
As for the articles you posted, they exist because we are brilliant and people are jealous of our brilliance. They are click bait to appease the masses-just don't click.
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Whilst I disagree with almost everything you posted I do think Pussies With Fragile Egos is a great band name.
 
blueste41 said:
You have totally cherry picked that article to suit your narrative, it quickly switches from Neville's boring claim and presents an alternative view from Chris Sutton:-
"What's the difference between coaching and micro-management?" Sutton asked. "When Man City were on top of the game they had a style of play and a freedom. Everybody has a role to play, but Guardiola will not put anyone in a straitjacket."

"The other thing is that Gary Neville as a player won eight Premier League titles," said Sutton. "Would he have said it was boring when his Manchester United side were 10 points clear with a couple of months of the season to go? Because Manchester is miserable, we all have to be miserable?

"It is absolute nonsense, almost like a kind of footballing snobbery of the big boys where it is not good to see Forest, Brighton, Fulham or Brentford doing well. Why is something wrong if those clubs are doing OK?

"So, it seems we all have to sulk and be miserable and see this season as boring, because the big boys are not doing what we have become used to down the years. Just because they are not having things their own way does not make it a terrible season."
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What I find odd is the boring games are blamed on the passing rather than 10 players defending the 6 yard box.
 
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