Media Thread 2020/21

[Keeper!]

Can vouch for that, Fred Done (Betfred) had Danish Businessmen over for a meeting whilst Scmeichel was at the rags, they asked if they could meet him as they thought he was "God". Fred who most people know is a big rag said "not much chance, he thinks he's god as well".

Even his teammates hated him, says alot.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

While by no means a blue, Lawton always had a soft spot for City and Big Mal was his best mate. But he went a bit doollaly in his dotage

Yes, by all accounts a fine journo in his heyday, wrote a decent book around ten years ago on City.
Almost got in a fight with Viv Richards.

 

[Protein Junkie]

An amazing achievement by DW considering his life long battle with a broken leg.

DW built Wigan from a single hop !!

 

[hertsblue]

Jails dissidents!!!!
I seem to remember the British government having a similar policy called 'internment' in northern ireland

Should be one of the questions on the other thread, questions to the owners on why they allow this constant bashing, often racist, incorrect clams and not sued anyone over it and why we have not banned certain media and journalists from the ground

 

[Len Rum]

The Guardian is at it again:
"Manchester City play beautiful football but it masks the ugliness of their owners | Manchester City | The Guardian" https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/15/manchester-city-play-beautiful-football-but-it-masks-the-ugliness-of-their-owners-nick-cohen?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA==#amp_tf=From %1$s&aoh=16211037155373&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/15/manchester-city-play-beautiful-football-but-it-masks-the-ugliness-of-their-owners-nick-cohen

Alright Nick you've said it so many times before.
So give us some answers and solutions please and not just problems.
Also please explain how any proposals would apply to the wider society and not just football.

 

[Sir peace frog]

I'd never seen this before. Good watch on the greatest sporting moment.

they did a whole series on them, media,fans,player ,and maybe another one but i cant think what, they are all brilliant, unless your a united fan :)

 

[Protein Junkie]

Just came across an article by James Lawton (who?) from 2015, where he claims that Utd had just signed "three players of fine skill but also proven commitment. United have surely raised a flag for the value of strong discipline and the most serious commitment".

In contrast, "it is a claim that City can hardly register with the 'desperate' signing of the anarchy-inclined Sterling".

Fast forward nearly 6 years and we can see that those wonderful signings, Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin and Darmian, played a total of 110 games for the scum and scored an incredible 3 goals between them. The total cost was about £35 million.

Meanwhile, Raheem, who cost us about £45 million, has played 190 odd games and scored 78 goals, while winning 3 PL titles, an FA Cup and 4 FL cups!

It puts a lot of things into perspective!

The only logical reason I can think of why the Rags signed Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin was the rinsing of the Far Eastern plastics who wanted the names on the back of their shirts.
Must have made a fortune for the malls.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

they did a whole series on them, media,fans,player ,and maybe another one but i cant think what, they are all brilliant, unless your a united fan :)

Yeah I also watched the fans one, that was very good.

Will watch the players one later.

Players

Media

Fans

Staff

 

[Protein Junkie]

What’s that supposed to mean?

Cohen is a Jewish name by origin

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Alright Nick we know.
You've said it so many times before.
So give us some answers and solutions please and not just problems.
Also please explain how any proposals would apply to the wider society and not just football.

Who does he mean when he talks about our "owners." We are owned by Sheikh Mansour (76 per cent), the US-based Silverlake group (11 per cent), and a Chinese consortium (13 per cent). Sheikh Mansour is an individual not a "nation state." So when Cohen refers to "our owners" having "having an ugly face" he is really suggesting that you can't trust them because "all Arabs are the same."
It's just the same when people attack Jewish people because of the actions of Israel. That's anti-semitism. Cohen's narrative is just as bad and is underpinned by sectarian hatred. And the Guardian is happy to give a platform for his views.