Media Thread 2017/18

[journolud]

Craig Bellamy is fucking great.

Apropos of what?

 

[Metalartin]

Agreed.

BT finally gave us and City a proper CL show last night. Richard and Julian were a bit wooden as pundits, but were very positive about City. TBF you wouldn't expect anything less seeing as they were both ex-City players. Thought Keown was also good. All in all BT did a good job last night, which went some way to making up for the disgraceful way they've treated us and City previously in the CL. Hopefully this will be the new format from now on in the CL until the knockout stages, when sadly we will go back to the usual pundits who have attached City, us, empty seats and the atmosphere in the Etihad.

A big thank you should also go to the club for putting pressure on BT over their coverage and biased against City in the past. Well done all.

Yeah there was not much chemistry there, the host seemed to be scaring them both with his huge plastic grin, Dunny is normally quite quiet and reserved as a pundit and Joleon hasn't done it much but seems the same... they need a big mouth character to balance it out, Micha Richards will be great at it when he's ready to retire IMO.

 

[Metalartin]

I thought the coverage was decent. Although it seemed that BT decided that Feynoord v City was the 3rd choice fixture, only to be watched by ardent City fans. Hence there was no point antagonising us. I expect that they'll continue to give greater prominence to the Liverpool and Spurs games (clearly Liverpool v Maribor is a much bigger fixture than Napoli v City) throughout the group stages. I'm actually hoping that we progress serenely through the group stages with very little media coverage.

At some point in the tournament I expect that the City fixture will undoubtedly be the stand out match and BT will feel obliged to treat it as the big game, honouring us with the presence of Ferdinand, Owen etc. That will be the acid test as to how the coverage compares to the last two seasons.

To be fair City fans are now warming to European football as a whole(that's one thing Pep has already brought, we've never looked so comfortable in the CL), Liverpool and their fans are mad about it and haven't been in it for a while, I can see why they might make more of a fuss about them for the openers.

The Spurs thing I don't get, we have been in the CL way more than them now... we've also won the Premier League more than them, why are they constantly trying to push them ahead of us when it's not warranted?

 

[bluebaja]

Yeah there was not much chemistry there, the host seemed to be scaring them both with his huge plastic grin, Dunny is normally quite quiet and reserved as a pundit and Joleon hasn't done it much but seems the same... they need a big mouth character to balance it out, Micha Richards will be great at it when he's ready to retire IMO.

I think if they want someone who knows what they are talking about, and has some character, look no further that The Goat.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

I think if they want someone who knows what they are talking about, and has some character, look no further that The Goat.

Absolutely spot on...the goat and Paul lake please

 

[uwe rosler 28]

BT couldn't push the money angle anymore than they did last night though.

 

[Metalartin]

I think if they want someone who knows what they are talking about, and has some character, look no further that The Goat.

Send them some feedback then... does he even live over here these days?

 

[SilverFox2]

Last night BT talked our money from the first minute of the build up,numerous times then again during the comms,i watch all the big CL games and no other team get this treatment,they failed to say how many players we released/sold and had to replace hence we spent the money,it's bloody tiresome

In a way it is a compliment that we invest our football derived income on players.
Surely that is the same for others and if not why not.

I am proud our owners still have ambition and will invest in world best manager and team by putting their profits back into football. Other clubs sell to make profits for their shareholders to distribute, we make profits to buy the best we can afford.
If BT or any other media sees that as a problem then perhaps they should check out their Business Plan that seems to SPEND on PL live football gambling on increasing subscribers they of course see this as investment so allow us the same privilege.

 

[kaz7]

In a way it is a compliment that we invest our football derived income on players.
Surely that is the same for others and if not why not.

I am proud our owners still have ambition and will invest in world best manager and team by putting their profits back into football. Other clubs sell to make profits for their shareholders to distribute, we make profits to buy the best we can afford.
If BT or any other media sees that as a problem then perhaps they should check out their Business Plan that seems to SPEND on PL live football gambling on increasing subscribers they of course see this as investment so allow us the same privilege.

They use it as a stick to beat us with,we should win because we have spent so much money,it's never we should win because we are playing great football,it's the tone and words that none of the other english team get

 

[chesterbells]

BT couldn't push the money angle anymore than they did last night though.

I'm honestly not so sure its any Agenda any more, what with how long we've had the increased investment for - its hardly new - more than a sheer laziness about the narrative to apply to City. It simply is a 'go to' subject to fill some of the 'padding' airtime which now occurs before and after each game, and in all the talking shops, Monday night clubs, supplements, press packs radio shows etc etc. Struggling to get an angle on City? 'Money' = the low hanging fruit