Media Thread 2017/18

[cheekybids]

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This all day long. Honeymoon period for Rags but if as I believe that squad isn't good enough & we start winning with style they turn on each other like rabid rats.

Remember Wee Davey & Mad Louis & the way the media destroyed them.

 

[norman]

Spot on

 

[Bill]

The only way to stop this negativity is to win everything in sight.
With our resources we eventually will.
In the meantime I will enjoy their pain and bitterness rather than worry about the shit they come out with.

Are you joking?
We'll never be allowed to win "everything in sight". Too much money at stake. Every plastic rag would not tune in or click on a page. Look at our two title wins, both last day, now look at some of the decisions during those seasons. With the teams we had v the rest we should have won easy.
Shit scared they have invented ffp and Cl places for the Thursday cup. Restrict us and give the money earners a leg up.
Football is rotten to the core.

 

[blueinsa]

Are you joking?
We'll never be allowed to win "everything in sight". Too much money at stake. Every plastic rag would not tune in or click on a page. Look at our two title wins, both last day, now look at some of the decisions during those seasons. With the teams we had v the rest we should have won easy.
Shit scared they have invented ffp and Cl places for the Thursday cup. Restrict us and give the money earners a leg up.
Football is rotten to the core.

This unfortunately.

With every passing day i'm more and more convinced of just how rotten this game has become and the start to our season and treatment from the officials are just a taster of what we can expect yet again as they go all out to put a stop to us.

Most weeks we will overcome it due to our sheer quality but they will influence enough games and results to ensure we dont win everything and prefered clubs gain the success needed to grow the PL brand worldwide.

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[Exeter Blue I am here]

This unfortunately.

With every passing day i'm more and more convinced of just how rotten this game has become and the start to our season and treatment from the officials are just a taster of what we can expect yet again as they go all out to put a stop to us.

Most weeks we will overcome it due to our sheer quality but they will influence enough games and results to ensure we dont win everything and prefered clubs gain the success needed to grow the PL brand worldwide.

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It's an endless and self-perpetuating circle. The media is driven by clicks and/or viewing figures, so it actively seeks to curry favour with the clubs with the biggest fan bases, which means puff pieces for the chosen few and the poison pen for those who threaten their incomes. It also means partisan pundits and selective focus when it comes to key incidents, and all of course piling the pressure on to match officials and the game's governing bodies in the process. It is a relentless assault and the only way it will ever stop is if/when we become successful to the point that our global fan base is the equal of the dippers, the rags and the arse.....in other words it will never stop

 

[Blue Mooner]

It is. 2012 he did an interview with Vieira, misrepresented what Vieira said, the club requested a retraction, none was forthcoming so the club banned him.

Two years later the Beeb promoted him to Sports Editor.

If ever you needed a clearer example of what happens when you do something damaging to MCFC you end up with a promotion.

Do you think this guy would have been promoted if he had done similar to the rags, no, more likely he would have been demoted.

 

[SilverFox2]

This unfortunately.

With every passing day i'm more and more convinced of just how rotten this game has become and the start to our season and treatment from the officials are just a taster of what we can expect yet again as they go all out to put a stop to us.

Most weeks we will overcome it due to our sheer quality but they will influence enough games and results to ensure we dont win everything and prefered clubs gain the success needed to grow the PL brand worldwide.

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I don´t think we should expect anything else. Our owners new money was not wanted from day 1.

Their cartel failed so if they are prepared to use actual rules to bar us from entry surely bending existing ones when FFP failed is not an unreasonable reaction ?.
Not dealing with state laws or common decency here we are up against shysters and sorely wounded traditionalist clubs with a history to protect. We were not wanted so nothing has changed other than our continued growth to reinforce their initial fear of our owners business acumen being enacted step by step.

Our only way to win when everything is stacked up against us is to concede the anti City feeling as inevitable then score more goals despite it.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

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This all day long. Honeymoon period for Rags but if as I believe that squad isn't good enough & we start winning with style they turn on each other like rabid rats.

Remember Wee Davey & Mad Louis & the way the media destroyed them.

The media only went to town on Moyes after the rag hierarchy gave them the nod to do so, cos they (the rags) wanted him out themselves. However having orchestrated the biggest media love-in ever seen when Moyes was appointed with all that "natural successor" bullshit day after day, they couldn't just sack him without making sure public opinion was behind them, hence their endorsement of a media hatchet job

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Why can't our football club stand up and be counted ? The continuous lies and innacurracies in the media about our football club are very damaging to our "brand" , you only have to look at the agenda type threads on this forum to clearly see there is a problem with the media , what frustrates me is that our football club just takes it , hour after hour day after day week after week our club is besmirched. Maybe if our esteemed chairmen started taking actions against individuals like the La Liga and Barca mouth pieces then perhaps others would think twice about making vicious and bereft of fact statements , but until the club fights back , then the media will continue to take the piss. We've tried the softly softly approach time to get the c*nts in court.

 

[danielwood5]

Why can't our football club stand up and be counted ? The continuous lies and innacurracies in the media about our football club are very damaging to our "brand" , you only have to look at the agenda type threads on this forum to clearly see there is a problem with the media , what frustrates me is that our football club just takes it , hour after hour day after day week after week our club is besmirched. Maybe if our esteemed chairmen started taking actions against individuals like the La Liga and Barca mouth pieces then perhaps others would think twice about making vicious and bereft of fact statements , but until the club fights back , then the media will continue to take the piss. We've tried the softly softly approach time to get the c*nts in court.

You might want to take a look in the FFP/La Liga whinging threads.....

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

If ever you needed a clearer example of what happens when you do something damaging to MCFC you end up with a promotion.

Do you think this guy would have been promoted if he had done similar to the rags, no, more likely he would have been demoted.

He probably would have been demoted to backroom staff in some shit hole department of the BBC, or sacked, and now working as a tea boy on Dave.

 

[Blue Mooner]

He probably would have been demoted to backroom staff in some shit hole department of the BBC, or sacked, and now working as a tea boy on Dave.

For a great example see Ian Cheeseman after his referee rant.

 

[maurizio]

Simon Stone can't help but troll us. Report about our statement about inaccuracies in the La Liga blokes statement, with the point that we are consulting lawyers is an opportunity for the BBC to put our total spend this year as the biggest ever by any club. With helpful chart. No recognition of our sales, our net spend being much lower, the fact we can easily afford it with our income. Kind of sneakily insinuating that the bloke is right.

 

[jrb]

I've noticed something today.

Website after website are now reporting accurately and explaining what we've spent and what we recouped in sales.

This fair and balanced article from Talkshite.

It seem's City's threat of Legal all action against Tebas has focused minds across websites and the sporting media in general.

About time. Should have been done a lot earlier.

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Manchester City have reacted angrily to La Liga boss Javier Tebas' claims they are "destroying football" with their extravagant spending and have threatened legal action against him.

Earlier this week, Tebas wrote to UEFA asking the governing body to investigate whether "state clubs" such as Paris St Germain and City - owned by sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and Abu Dhabi respectively - have breached Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

This followed several weeks of combative rhetoric in the wake of PSG's £200m signing of Barca star Neymar.

But on Wednesday at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester, Tebas upped the ante by accusing City and PSG of artificially inflating their commercial revenues, distorting the transfer market and making a mockery of FFP.

His most memorable soundbite was directed at PSG when he said they had been "caught peeing in the swimming pool and Neymar is peeing off the diving board" but Tebas also referred to City's "oil wealth" and lucrative sponsorships by firms and government agencies from the United Arab Emirates.

This prompted a strong response from City, a club not known for conducting arguments in public.

In a statement, a City spokeswoman said: "We note the public comments made by Mr. Tebas today and earlier this week.

"UEFA's statement of the 4th of September is clear and based on accurate information. By contrast, Mr. Tebas' statements are ill-informed and in parts pure fiction.

"As you would expect, Manchester City Football Club and the City Football Group are seeking appropriate legal counsel and will act accordingly on that advice."

The comment about UEFA is a reference to the governing body's statement that City, unlike PSG, are not under an FFP investigation.

Both clubs were sanctioned for breaching the spending rules in 2014, when UEFA hit them with fines and placed limits on the size of their squads for European football in subsequent seasons.

The main issue for City at the time was that some of their commercial deals were found to be above market value but they are widely believed to have complied with FFP fairly comfortably since then, largely thanks to their rising status in the game and the Premier League's huge TV deals.

It should also be pointed out that while they spent £220m in the summer transfer window, they also brought in more than £90m in sales and a net spend of £130m is no longer remarkable in the Premier League.

Tebas was speaking on the day the Parisian club had been presenting its other major signing this summer, Kylian Mbappe. The teenager has joined on loan but is expected to complete a £166million move from Monaco next summer.


Read more at https://talksport.com/football/manc...la-liga-boss-javier-tebas#Lp1jF4rfwzRfryOB.99

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I've noticed something today.

Website after website are now reporting accurately and explains what we've spent and what we recouped in sales.

This fair and balanced article from Talkshite.

It seem's City's threat of Legal all action against Texas has focused minds across websites and the sporting media in general.

About time. Should have been done a lot earlier.

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Manchester City have reacted angrily to La Liga boss Javier Tebas' claims they are "destroying football" with their extravagant spending and have threatened legal action against him.

Earlier this week, Tebas wrote to UEFA asking the governing body to investigate whether "state clubs" such as Paris St Germain and City - owned by sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and Abu Dhabi respectively - have breached Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

This followed several weeks of combative rhetoric in the wake of PSG's £200m signing of Barca star Neymar.

But on Wednesday at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester, Tebas upped the ante by accusing City and PSG of artificially inflating their commercial revenues, distorting the transfer market and making a mockery of FFP.

His most memorable soundbite was directed at PSG when he said they had been "caught peeing in the swimming pool and Neymar is peeing off the diving board" but Tebas also referred to City's "oil wealth" and lucrative sponsorships by firms and government agencies from the United Arab Emirates.

This prompted a strong response from City, a club not known for conducting arguments in public.

In a statement, a City spokeswoman said: "We note the public comments made by Mr. Tebas today and earlier this week.

"UEFA's statement of the 4th of September is clear and based on accurate information. By contrast, Mr. Tebas' statements are ill-informed and in parts pure fiction.

"As you would expect, Manchester City Football Club and the City Football Group are seeking appropriate legal counsel and will act accordingly on that advice."

The comment about UEFA is a reference to the governing body's statement that City, unlike PSG, are not under an FFP investigation.

Both clubs were sanctioned for breaching the spending rules in 2014, when UEFA hit them with fines and placed limits on the size of their squads for European football in subsequent seasons.

The main issue for City at the time was that some of their commercial deals were found to be above market value but they are widely believed to have complied with FFP fairly comfortably since then, largely thanks to their rising status in the game and the Premier League's huge TV deals.

It should also be pointed out that while they spent £220m in the summer transfer window, they also brought in more than £90m in sales and a net spend of £130m is no longer remarkable in the Premier League.

Tebas was speaking on the day the Parisian club had been presenting its other major signing this summer, Kylian Mbappe. The teenager has joined on loan but is expected to complete a £166million move from Monaco next summer.


Read more at https://talksport.com/football/manc...la-liga-boss-javier-tebas#Lp1jF4rfwzRfryOB.99

About f**king time, but the damage has been done. The constant drip, drip of negativity has taken its toll over recent years.

 

[mccity]

I've noticed something today.

Website after website are now reporting accurately and explaining what we've spent and what we recouped in sales.

This fair and balanced article from Talkshite.

It seem's City's threat of Legal all action against Tebas has focused minds across websites and the sporting media in general.

About time. Should have been done a lot earlier.

--------

Manchester City have reacted angrily to La Liga boss Javier Tebas' claims they are "destroying football" with their extravagant spending and have threatened legal action against him.

Earlier this week, Tebas wrote to UEFA asking the governing body to investigate whether "state clubs" such as Paris St Germain and City - owned by sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and Abu Dhabi respectively - have breached Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

This followed several weeks of combative rhetoric in the wake of PSG's £200m signing of Barca star Neymar.

But on Wednesday at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester, Tebas upped the ante by accusing City and PSG of artificially inflating their commercial revenues, distorting the transfer market and making a mockery of FFP.

His most memorable soundbite was directed at PSG when he said they had been "caught peeing in the swimming pool and Neymar is peeing off the diving board" but Tebas also referred to City's "oil wealth" and lucrative sponsorships by firms and government agencies from the United Arab Emirates.

This prompted a strong response from City, a club not known for conducting arguments in public.

In a statement, a City spokeswoman said: "We note the public comments made by Mr. Tebas today and earlier this week.

"UEFA's statement of the 4th of September is clear and based on accurate information. By contrast, Mr. Tebas' statements are ill-informed and in parts pure fiction.

"As you would expect, Manchester City Football Club and the City Football Group are seeking appropriate legal counsel and will act accordingly on that advice."

The comment about UEFA is a reference to the governing body's statement that City, unlike PSG, are not under an FFP investigation.

Both clubs were sanctioned for breaching the spending rules in 2014, when UEFA hit them with fines and placed limits on the size of their squads for European football in subsequent seasons.

The main issue for City at the time was that some of their commercial deals were found to be above market value but they are widely believed to have complied with FFP fairly comfortably since then, largely thanks to their rising status in the game and the Premier League's huge TV deals.

It should also be pointed out that while they spent £220m in the summer transfer window, they also brought in more than £90m in sales and a net spend of £130m is no longer remarkable in the Premier League.

Tebas was speaking on the day the Parisian club had been presenting its other major signing this summer, Kylian Mbappe. The teenager has joined on loan but is expected to complete a £166million move from Monaco next summer.


Read more at https://talksport.com/football/manc...la-liga-boss-javier-tebas#Lp1jF4rfwzRfryOB.99

Fortunately (I suppose) British nationalism supersedes City hatred.

As in, "We'll take City's side ahead of those pesky Spaniards' side"

I don't think the media would be reacting this way if the cries of foulplay came from within these shores.

However I guess we should appreciate the relatively less negative approach whilst it lasts. As they say, don't look a gift horse in the mouth..

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

The BBC's sports editor is banned from the Etihad, fat lot of good that action did us as they arguably treat us worse than any other.

It made no difference to their reporting. But the gigantic **** is discommoded, so a win-win for me.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Yeah would be nice if Southgate left Sterling on for the second half to redeem himself! Funny because he is a rag player Southgate keeps him on saying that Rashford is a top player and should start so should Sterling, what I don't get is the Ox how Southgate picks him when he is just a show pony with no end product or is it because now he is at another "history" club and gets a guarantee start?

My thoughts, exactly.

 

[Rolee]

It made no difference to their reporting. But the gigantic **** is discommoded, so a win-win for me.

It's got a lot worse in recent years and in what way is he discommoded? He couldn't give a fuck, like I said before he was promoted to Sports Editor a couple of years later.

 

[city saint]

I've noticed something today.

Website after website are now reporting accurately and explaining what we've spent and what we recouped in sales.

This fair and balanced article from Talkshite.

It seem's City's threat of Legal all action against Tebas has focused minds across websites and the sporting media in general.

About time. Should have been done a lot earlier.

--------

Manchester City have reacted angrily to La Liga boss Javier Tebas' claims they are "destroying football" with their extravagant spending and have threatened legal action against him.

Earlier this week, Tebas wrote to UEFA asking the governing body to investigate whether "state clubs" such as Paris St Germain and City - owned by sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and Abu Dhabi respectively - have breached Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

This followed several weeks of combative rhetoric in the wake of PSG's £200m signing of Barca star Neymar.

But on Wednesday at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester, Tebas upped the ante by accusing City and PSG of artificially inflating their commercial revenues, distorting the transfer market and making a mockery of FFP.

His most memorable soundbite was directed at PSG when he said they had been "caught peeing in the swimming pool and Neymar is peeing off the diving board" but Tebas also referred to City's "oil wealth" and lucrative sponsorships by firms and government agencies from the United Arab Emirates.

This prompted a strong response from City, a club not known for conducting arguments in public.

In a statement, a City spokeswoman said: "We note the public comments made by Mr. Tebas today and earlier this week.

"UEFA's statement of the 4th of September is clear and based on accurate information. By contrast, Mr. Tebas' statements are ill-informed and in parts pure fiction.

"As you would expect, Manchester City Football Club and the City Football Group are seeking appropriate legal counsel and will act accordingly on that advice."

The comment about UEFA is a reference to the governing body's statement that City, unlike PSG, are not under an FFP investigation.

Both clubs were sanctioned for breaching the spending rules in 2014, when UEFA hit them with fines and placed limits on the size of their squads for European football in subsequent seasons.

The main issue for City at the time was that some of their commercial deals were found to be above market value but they are widely believed to have complied with FFP fairly comfortably since then, largely thanks to their rising status in the game and the Premier League's huge TV deals.

It should also be pointed out that while they spent £220m in the summer transfer window, they also brought in more than £90m in sales and a net spend of £130m is no longer remarkable in the Premier League.

Tebas was speaking on the day the Parisian club had been presenting its other major signing this summer, Kylian Mbappe. The teenager has joined on loan but is expected to complete a £166million move from Monaco next summer.


Read more at https://talksport.com/football/manc...la-liga-boss-javier-tebas#Lp1jF4rfwzRfryOB.99

only because legal action has been mentioned.covering there arses I suspect.