Media discussion - 2025/26

Marvin. said:
If you subscribe to the Athletic, you might be disappointed to know that 4 of the Athletic's journalists run a YouTube channel called Talk of the Devils. It's another Man Utd fan channel only this time the fan's are Man Utd supporting Athletic journalists.
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As do Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea and Liverpool with journo hosts who, mainly, are fans of the clubs they cover.
Jack Pitt-Brooke is a City fan on the Spurs pod but he couldn't give a shit about City now.

There were other club dedicated pods, including City, but I think all have been dropped now due poor listening numbers. In City's case it was hosted by Sam Lee, ex rag fan as he likes to call himself now haha and David Mooney.
 
CC1 said:
Reply to my complaint to BBC about why rags get a dedicated senior reporter (Stone) but other clubs don’t.
It’s a laughable response & totally fabricated to make it seem the world want to read about that club to the exclusion of others. I give up. However, maybe they will give other clubs a dedicated reporter - not

Dear Audience Memberj

Thanks for contacting us about the BBC Sport website.

Simon's role is to report on Manchester United for BBC Sport. He is one of a group of senior journalists that cover specific Premier League clubs for us. And we're currently advertising more roles to further widen this pool. As you would expect, part of Simon's role is to cover key events involving Manchester United, and this is the same as our other writers following their assigned club at key times.

We can assure you, that we’re always mindful of the costs and finances behind putting together our output, while at the same time trying to provide the best possible service to our audiences.

Recently, with the season having almost drawn to a conclusion, one of the talking points in the world of football has been Manchester United's post-season tour to Asia, which stood out amongst the calendars of all other Premier League clubs. The tour had prompted much discussion and debate, with the team flying to Malaysia almost immediately after their final match of the season.

In this context, we felt it was newsworthy for our audience to feature an insight into the tour's progress. The tour wasn't without incident, and saw several widely talked about moments, including an open top bus tour before United's loss to ASEAN All Stars, where the team were booed off by a large proportion of a 70,000-plus crowd. Amad Diallo was pictured giving an obscene gesture to fans, there was speculation and tension around Alejandro Garnacho's future, and we were able to gain access to several press conferences and interviews.

With all of this in mind, we feel this brought value to audiences, but we recognise you may continue to disagree.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We’ve discussed your concerns with the team at BBC Sport, which helps inform decisions about current and future content.

If you’d like to understand how your complaint is handled at the BBC, you might find it helpful to watch the short film on the BBC Complaints website about how the BBC responds to your feedback. It explains the BBC’s process for responding to complaints, what to do if you aren’t happy with your response and how we share the feedback we receive.

Wishing you all the best,  

BBC Complaints Team
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Better than the response I received from them where he plugged the rags Tag Heuer watch with a barely disguised advertorial on the licence payer funded BBC website. Slithering ****.
 
Why is it that a lot of stories surrounding football and sport in general are about athletes and sportspeople overcoming some sort of adversity?

My mam couldn't afford real pot noodles as a child so I had to make do with the cheap Chinese shit, but from that noodle poverty I rose to fame and overcame those challenges.

The wider point is that sport are becoming Americanised and the coverage of those sports is becoming feminised and crammed with personal interest stories.
 
mexico1970 said:
Why is it that a lot of stories surrounding football and sport in general are about athletes and sportspeople overcoming some sort of adversity?

My mam couldn't afford real pot noodles as a child so I had to make do with the cheap Chinese shit, but from that noodle poverty I rose to fame and overcame those challenges.

The wider point is that sport are becoming Americanised and the coverage of those sports is becoming feminised and crammed with personal interest stories.
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Social media awash with all this shite……….
 
ancoats said:
Simon Jordan claims Manchester City broke the rules and the model of the Premier League

City should be all over talksport and Jorden

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Why does White keep saying alleged 74 rule breaks ? Chelsea have admitted it, there is nothing alleged about it
 
mexico1970 said:
Why is it that a lot of stories surrounding football and sport in general are about athletes and sportspeople overcoming some sort of adversity?

My mam couldn't afford real pot noodles as a child so I had to make do with the cheap Chinese shit, but from that noodle poverty I rose to fame and overcame those challenges.

The wider point is that sport are becoming Americanised and the coverage of those sports is becoming feminised and crammed with personal interest stories.
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Sport meets the X Factor.
 
Gazza said:
Sport meets the X Factor.
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mexico1970 said:
Why is it that a lot of stories surrounding football and sport in general are about athletes and sportspeople overcoming some sort of adversity?

My mam couldn't afford real pot noodles as a child so I had to make do with the cheap Chinese shit, but from that noodle poverty I rose to fame and overcame those challenges.

The wider point is that sport are becoming Americanised and the coverage of those sports is becoming feminised and crammed with personal interest stories.
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It sells.

In the social media era, parasocial behaviour is at an all time high and we need every little bit of access to our favourite players and their personal lives or backstories.

Players need to be relatable at all costs so that the weirder fans think they're "just like them". They'll repost pics of players wearing designer clothes or having big parties as if they're part of it.

It's gotten weird quickly.
 
mexico1970 said:
Why is it that a lot of stories surrounding football and sport in general are about athletes and sportspeople overcoming some sort of adversity?

My mam couldn't afford real pot noodles as a child so I had to make do with the cheap Chinese shit, but from that noodle poverty I rose to fame and overcame those challenges.

The wider point is that sport are becoming Americanised and the coverage of those sports is becoming feminised and crammed with personal interest stories.
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It was ever this.
Remember how Tevez was covered on his Rag days? A plucky lion heart who spent every morning, noon and night with a ball at his feet, weaving in and out of a constant hail of bullets that peppered the favellas of Buenos Aires....
Mind you, all that stopped abruptly when he joined us.
 
BBC United - Mediacity.

United’s keeper article isn’t open for comments.(Sly Stone)

City’s keeper article is open for comments.(Shamoon Hafez)

And yes, the comments are all too predictable.

And then we have the gem of an article about United’s women’s team.(Sly Stone)

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jrb said:
BBC United - Mediacity.

United’s keeper article isn’t open for comments.(Sly Stone)

City’s keeper article is open for comments.(Shamoon Hafez)

And yes, the comments are all too predictable.

And then we have the gem of an article about United’s women’s team.(Sly Stone)

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Your capacity for self-torture astounds me mate!
 
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