Media discussion - 2025/26

It's the BBC. It's a day ending in y and so there's another article fluffing united that nobody asked for.
www.bbc.co.uk

Why Manchester United have been better than their results

With just two Premier League wins since the start of April, it seems only a fool would say that Manchester United have been improving under Ruben Amorim…and yet that's exactly what the stats suggest.
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madloaf said:
It's the BBC. It's a day ending in y and so there's another article fluffing united that nobody asked for.
www.bbc.co.uk

Why Manchester United have been better than their results

With just two Premier League wins since the start of April, it seems only a fool would say that Manchester United have been improving under Ruben Amorim…and yet that's exactly what the stats suggest.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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No other club would get an article like that.

Can you ever imagine a title “Why Fulham are better than their results” - no me neither.

I complained to the bbc once about clear bias in favour of them and got some standard bullshit response.
 
madloaf said:
It's the BBC. It's a day ending in y and so there's another article fluffing united that nobody asked for.
www.bbc.co.uk

Why Manchester United have been better than their results

With just two Premier League wins since the start of April, it seems only a fool would say that Manchester United have been improving under Ruben Amorim…and yet that's exactly what the stats suggest.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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It’s more like a thesis than an article.
Probably why simple simon stone didn’t pen it
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
No other club would get an article like that.

Can you ever imagine a title “Why Fulham are better than their results” - no me neither.

I complained to the bbc once about clear bias in favour of them and got some standard bullshit response.
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You may as well complain to a wheelie bin.
 
Shirley said:
It’s more like a thesis than an article.
Probably why simple simon stone didn’t pen it
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True, but it's the choice of thesis that surprises no one. I'm sure his numbers are solid, but when watching united none of it makes sense.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
No other club would get an article like that.

Can you ever imagine a title “Why Fulham are better than their results” - no me neither.

I complained to the bbc once about clear bias in favour of them and got some standard bullshit response.
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Exactly this not to mention employing Fat Boy so he can spew out an anecdotal article every Fukin day
 
BBC commentator when Wirtz scores a free kick against Northern Ireland that loads of other players score every year: "That's why he's worth 100 million."

Can you remember a similar comment ever being made about a player we spent a lot of money on? No, for us, the price is always used to try to undermine them as they win another title, and another, and another.
 
dadnlad said:
yes just read on another thread
mentions apt binding but city stop short of saying legal
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The best writer by a mile. Also refusing to get caught up in the hype about England by pointing out how shit the opposition is in qualifying. My favourite line:

"By then, England were two goals clear and this supposedly intimidating arena was bordering on pastoral in mood. Welcome to hell? It wasn’t even heck."
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
No other club would get an article like that.

Can you ever imagine a title “Why Fulham are better than their results” - no me neither.

I complained to the bbc once about clear bias in favour of them and got some standard bullshit response.
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The lengths they go to at keeping these bang average shitsters relevant is unreal.
 
Just dropping my lad of at school, had bbc radio 2 on, sports bulletin "what a night for Marcus as England win 5-0" then they started the review with about him scoring his first goal in 2 years. Didn't hear anything about the other scorers, maybe because I mentally switch off by then and went into my world of 'fucking hate those rag cunts'.
 
Milesvk said:
Just dropping my lad of at school, had bbc radio 2 on, sports bulletin "what a night for Marcus as England win 5-0" then they started the review with about him scoring his first goal in 2 years. Didn't hear anything about the other scorers, maybe because I mentally switch off by then and went into my world of 'fucking hate those rag cunts'.
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Kin penalty ffs
 
In theory you would expect a correlation between popularity of a football club, and media coverage but this doesn't seem to work in the case of Man Utd. I have observed that support for Man Utd has significantly declined over the last decade and yet media coverage of Man Utd seems to have increased.

I asked Google Gemini to graph football shirts sold by Premier League club, and here it is. Sadly it doesn't provide the source for this data.

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I would judge this to be a good metric for the level of support of Premier League clubs. The only outliers for me are Chelsea and Arsenal. I see far more Arsenal shirts than I do Chelsea.

When I watched Man Utd's tour games in the US, many of them were poorly attended. If I walk around Manchester, it's very obvious that support for Man Utd has fallen significantly yet it seems that commercial media organisations are covering Man Utd more than ever before. In my opinion, the reason for this is that if Man Utd support has declined, hate for Man Utd has been maintained. All the best supported clubs in England hate United. Even fans of locally supported clubs like Leeds or Newcastle hate Utd. As far as commercial media organisations are concerned, all they want are downloads and comments. They monitor the metrics very closely.

I know I read articles about Man Utd because I don't like them and when I look at the comments to Man Utd articles on the BBC, it is full of comments written by Man Utd haters.

If it bothers you that the BBC Football is covered with Man Utd articles, try not to read the articles and do not comment. Reads and comments are what drives these articles.
 
Marvin. said:
In theory you would expect a correlation between popularity of a football club, and media coverage but this doesn't seem to work in the case of Man Utd. I have observed that support for Man Utd has significantly declined over the last decade and yet media coverage of Man Utd seems to have increased.

I asked Google Gemini to graph football shirts sold by Premier League club, and here it is. Sadly it doesn't provide the source for this data.

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I would judge this to be a good metric for the level of support of Premier League clubs. The only outliers for me are Chelsea and Arsenal. I see far more Arsenal shirts than I do Chelsea.

When I watched Man Utd's tour games in the US, many of them were poorly attended. If I walk around Manchester, it's very obvious that support for Man Utd has fallen significantly yet it seems that commercial media organisations are covering Man Utd more than ever before. In my opinion, the reason for this is that if Man Utd support has declined, hate for Man Utd has been maintained. All the best supported clubs in England hate United. Even fans of locally supported clubs like Leeds or Newcastle hate Utd. As far as commercial media organisations are concerned, all they want are downloads and comments. They monitor the metrics very closely.

I know I read articles about Man Utd because I don't like them and when I look at the comments to Man Utd articles on the BBC, it is full of comments written by Man Utd haters.

If it bothers you that the BBC Football is covered with Man Utd articles, try not to read the articles and do not comment. Reads and comments are what drives these articles.
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Those shirt sales we have will bomb like a Ratners catalogue if we don't win something this season, the tourists will be offski :)
 
Marvin. said:
In theory you would expect a correlation between popularity of a football club, and media coverage but this doesn't seem to work in the case of Man Utd. I have observed that support for Man Utd has significantly declined over the last decade and yet media coverage of Man Utd seems to have increased.

I asked Google Gemini to graph football shirts sold by Premier League club, and here it is. Sadly it doesn't provide the source for this data.

View attachment 169065

I would judge this to be a good metric for the level of support of Premier League clubs. The only outliers for me are Chelsea and Arsenal. I see far more Arsenal shirts than I do Chelsea.

When I watched Man Utd's tour games in the US, many of them were poorly attended. If I walk around Manchester, it's very obvious that support for Man Utd has fallen significantly yet it seems that commercial media organisations are covering Man Utd more than ever before. In my opinion, the reason for this is that if Man Utd support has declined, hate for Man Utd has been maintained. All the best supported clubs in England hate United. Even fans of locally supported clubs like Leeds or Newcastle hate Utd. As far as commercial media organisations are concerned, all they want are downloads and comments. They monitor the metrics very closely.

I know I read articles about Man Utd because I don't like them and when I look at the comments to Man Utd articles on the BBC, it is full of comments written by Man Utd haters.

If it bothers you that the BBC Football is covered with Man Utd articles, try not to read the articles and do not comment. Reads and comments are what drives these articles.
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I’m certain it’s paid PR, don’t know how to prove but it smells like it.
 
cheekybids said:
I’m certain it’s paid PR, don’t know how to prove but it smells like it.
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You shouldn't have to avoid propaganda on a website run by our national broadcaster.

It's bent and sticking your fingers in your ears isn't making it go away, KNOW YOUR ENEMY :)

That isn't aimed at you mate just a general rant.
 
Marvin. said:
In theory you would expect a correlation between popularity of a football club, and media coverage but this doesn't seem to work in the case of Man Utd. I have observed that support for Man Utd has significantly declined over the last decade and yet media coverage of Man Utd seems to have increased.

I asked Google Gemini to graph football shirts sold by Premier League club, and here it is. Sadly it doesn't provide the source for this data.

View attachment 169065

I would judge this to be a good metric for the level of support of Premier League clubs. The only outliers for me are Chelsea and Arsenal. I see far more Arsenal shirts than I do Chelsea.

When I watched Man Utd's tour games in the US, many of them were poorly attended. If I walk around Manchester, it's very obvious that support for Man Utd has fallen significantly yet it seems that commercial media organisations are covering Man Utd more than ever before. In my opinion, the reason for this is that if Man Utd support has declined, hate for Man Utd has been maintained. All the best supported clubs in England hate United. Even fans of locally supported clubs like Leeds or Newcastle hate Utd. As far as commercial media organisations are concerned, all they want are downloads and comments. They monitor the metrics very closely.

I know I read articles about Man Utd because I don't like them and when I look at the comments to Man Utd articles on the BBC, it is full of comments written by Man Utd haters.

If it bothers you that the BBC Football is covered with Man Utd articles, try not to read the articles and do not comment. Reads and comments are what drives these articles.
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Could you not have use rags multiple times Marvin?
 
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