Media Thread 2017/18

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Eccles Blue said:
Wasn't Matt Le Tissier the player that was vilified during his playing career because he was studying for a University degree whilst playing football? Obviously has the brains whilst most of them just have the braun. He wasn't 'one of the lads'!!!
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Ditto Graeme Le saux for reading newspapers that actually had news.
 
Bozzie said:
Be honest, he's hardly hampered by the opposition is he. Merson, Thompson and Nicholas aren't exactly renowned for their razor like wit and sparkling repartee. It's become a 'jobs for the boys' programme and is far worse as a result.
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My favourite of Charlie 'braincell' Nicholas was when he tipped Aguero to be the PL's flop signing of the season back at the start of the 2011/2012 campaign. The man's a visionary
 
squirtyflower said:
It's a war we can't win in the world of online news.
United have legions of drones around the world desperate to feel a part of the premier league and will click on any old shite with their name on it.
To me the joke is on the advertisers as they pay good money to advertise products in those papers that are completely ignored or unavailable in the land of the drones.
It's a war we can't win.
Ignore the fuckers and eventually they will,die when they've limited their market to just the select few
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Depends on how long the war is.

We cannot escape from the fact that other teams have many more fans than us and we may never equal some of those teams but we can close the gap and eventually overtake some. Can we overtake them all? Who knows but it will be difficult and take a long time. Lots of if's and and's. If Pep stayed for 10 years - very unlikely- and consistently has City playing as he wants, lots of young kids will flock to the cause. If Pep's successor(s) keep playing the City way that is being developed, trophies and entertainment will follow and the supporter base will grow.

Not that I care too much how much media coverage we get compared to other teams but I'm sure the club do because it helps in the war if they get more positive coverage. The club will want to build the supporter base for business reasons.
 
jrb said:
Fair enough.

Pogba with Lukaku and Lingard celebrating after beating Newcastle. Don't worry, I'm not going to post the video. It's on the Daily Fail online for the 500mill+ plastics to watch.

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He's got a 'roid belly.
 
deano ou812 said:
And that last bit I love,whether he’s doing it intentionally or not spouting off,where as have any of our players come out after games spouting we’re gonna win the league no problem,history has shown spouting off the majority of times comes back to bite you on the arse..I like the fact we go on quietly doing it on the pitch,where as others want to shout how great they are after what should be in reality a routine win...
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I love the whole humble on game at a time approach that Pep and the club espouses. The club tries to recruit a certain type of individual but they also clearly brief them on how to handle the media. It's no accident that our don't spout off like other club's are seen to.

The best thing any club can do regarding the media is do the business on the pitch and let performances speak for themselves.
 
Don't know why but I find this thread fascinating. Imo, there is a clear media bias which reflects the bias in the football watching population as a whole. That said, I don't give a flying @£%>.
 
Rochdale Blue said:
I remember when we played them at Maine Road (third round I think) and Tueart stuck one on their centre half. Newcastle supporters seemed more upset about it than Hartlepool's, but perhaps Stelling is carrying a long term grudge.
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I was at that game too. Tueart knocked Potter, the Hartlepool captain, out cold with that headbutt. I remember the following day's Sunday Express main editorial in full outrage mode that a wealthy 1st division player may well have ruined the career of a 4th division player who played for peanuts. What they, and most other media outlets, overlooked was that Potter had just aimed a deliberate scything kick directly at Tueart's knee which, if it had connected, would have most likely ended his career. Although Tueart reacted badly and deserved to be sent off the ref waved away Hartlepool's attempt to send a sub on and sent Potter off too despite him being carried off unconscious on a stretcher. Potter may well be the only player ever sent off while unconscious.
 
laserblue said:
I was at that game too. Tueart knocked Potter, the Hartlepool captain, out cold with that headbutt. I remember the following day's Sunday Express main editorial in full outrage mode that a wealthy 1st division player may well have ruined the career of a 4th division player who played for peanuts. What they, and most other media outlets, overlooked was that Potter had just aimed a deliberate scything kick directly at Tueart's knee which, if it had connected, would have most likely ended his career. Although Tueart reacted badly and deserved to be sent off the ref waved away Hartlepool's attempt to send a sub on and sent Potter off too despite him being carried off unconscious on a stretcher. Potter may well be the only player ever sent off while unconscious.
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Something in the back of my mind tells me that Potter & Tueart were actually mates
 
laserblue said:
I was at that game too. Tueart knocked Potter, the Hartlepool captain, out cold with that headbutt. I remember the following day's Sunday Express main editorial in full outrage mode that a wealthy 1st division player may well have ruined the career of a 4th division player who played for peanuts. What they, and most other media outlets, overlooked was that Potter had just aimed a deliberate scything kick directly at Tueart's knee which, if it had connected, would have most likely ended his career. Although Tueart reacted badly and deserved to be sent off the ref waved away Hartlepool's attempt to send a sub on and sent Potter off too despite him being carried off unconscious on a stretcher. Potter may well be the only player ever sent off while unconscious.
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I was at the game also and if I remember correctly Potter had been kicking Tueart all the game.
 
OB1 said:
Might just be the best article I've read on City this season.
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Brilliant article. I'm loving this para...

"Kyle Walker was derided as not being worth £50m. Now City's success is guaranteed precisely because he cost the club £50m. Benjamin Mendy was not cheap either but this does not quite explain Fabian Delph's passable impersonation of David Alaba."
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
My favourite of Charlie 'braincell' Nicholas was when he tipped Aguero to be the PL's flop signing of the season back at the start of the 2011/2012 campaign. The man's a visionary
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Yeah ,remember that, Aguero the flop, Charlie Adam to Clanfield the top. You could not make it up, but Mr Nicholas did.
 
laserblue said:
I was at that game too. Tueart knocked Potter, the Hartlepool captain, out cold with that headbutt. I remember the following day's Sunday Express main editorial in full outrage mode that a wealthy 1st division player may well have ruined the career of a 4th division player who played for peanuts. What they, and most other media outlets, overlooked was that Potter had just aimed a deliberate scything kick directly at Tueart's knee which, if it had connected, would have most likely ended his career. Although Tueart reacted badly and deserved to be sent off the ref waved away Hartlepool's attempt to send a sub on and sent Potter off too despite him being carried off unconscious on a stretcher. Potter may well be the only player ever sent off while unconscious.
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DT was a complete coward that day and I`ll never forget the stunned silence when he flew 20 yards and landed a full nut job on the lad who if IRC had his eye socket broken. Had he stcuk one on Potter with his hands then I wouldn`t be writing this piece,but to use his head was disgraceful and even DT was full of remorse after the incident and so he should have been.
DT was always my favourite player,even upon his return to us from America,but that was totally out of order.
Had this happened on the street DT would have served time.
 
YaYa said:
Brilliant article. I'm loving this para...

"Kyle Walker was derided as not being worth £50m. Now City's success is guaranteed precisely because he cost the club £50m. Benjamin Mendy was not cheap either but this does not quite explain Fabian Delph's passable impersonation of David Alaba."
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A classic line. :-)
 
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