The GPC would have had them chucked out immediately, they wouldn’t dare to ask the stupid questions Pep has to face.
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Media discussion - 2024/25
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Colin Bells Boots
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They're a legal requirement to be a member of the Premier League
With this in mind we must accept them, however I do not see why we cannot insist on the content that will be discussed and which topics will not.
Control of the narrative is not unreasonable, and can surely meet the obligations of the PL. Surely not every topic raised demands that it is dealt with as the journalist wishes ?
Then the toxic element which weasels like Stone want to introduce can be quickly discounted and relevent questions only taken, ie fitness issues, recovery timescales etc.
Didn't Ten Hag ban some of the media for asking certain questions he didn't like?With this in mind we must accept them, however I do not see why we cannot insist on the content that will be discussed and which topics will not.
Control of the narrative is not unreasonable, and can surely meet the obligations of the PL. Surely not every topic raised demands that it is dealt with as the journalist wishes ?
Then the toxic element which weasels like Stone want to introduce can be quickly discounted and relevent questions only taken, ie fitness issues, recovery timescales etc.
mexico1970
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They're a legal requirement to be a member of the Premier League
That may very well be the case but we could be inventive couldn't we? Bending over is not a good look IMHO.
The Light Was Yellow Sir
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That may be the case but, what’s the punishment for not doing them, can you not let certain people in (like the GPC did) and can our assistant manager not do them instead?They're a legal requirement to be a member of the Premier League
RobinHood
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All day long.The hacks should be told before each presser to adhere to asking questions relevant to the matter concerned and any deviation from that will result in the hack being asked to leave the conference. If they persist and won't leave then their accreditation should be immediately revoked and the hack escorted from the building.
We've been too soft and too accommodating for these bastards for far too long, time to toughen up and take action.
That may be the case but, what’s the punishment for not doing them, can you not let certain people in (like the GPC did) and can our assistant manager not do them instead?
No, its the same across all ruling bodies - FA/PL/UEFA. You are required to make the manager available unless he is suspended from the game then you can put someone else in. They're actually ridiculously strict on these rules and the punishments for them, you can get fined a ton
mexico1970
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With this in mind we must accept them, however I do not see why we cannot insist on the content that will be discussed and which topics will not.
Control of the narrative is not unreasonable, and can surely meet the obligations of the PL. Surely not every topic raised demands that it is dealt with as the journalist wishes ?
Then the toxic element which weasels like Stone want to introduce can be quickly discounted and relevent questions only taken, ie fitness issues, recovery timescales etc.
We could employ a speaker, we could make sure there isn't any central heating turned on and leave the windows in a jammed open position.
The rags ban media outlets never mind reporters, we should do the same.
The hacks should be told before each presser to adhere to asking questions relevant to the matter concerned and any deviation from that will result in the hack being asked to leave the conference. If they persist and won't leave then their accreditation should be immediately revoked and the hack escorted from the building.
We've been too soft and too accommodating for these bastards for far too long, time to toughen up and take action.
Yep it's not as if they majority of them write anything positive about our club it's mainly 90% negative and occasionally we get some good articles! Fergie never let the press get comfortable he was hard on them because he new most of them are cockroaches