Media Thread 2020/21

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Glasses? I always thought you were bionic

Lee Majors is now 82, so I reckon you’re about right!

 

[HelloCity]

 

[wolviedinho]

I left my glasses on the train on the way to Wembley, and was behind the goal, so whenever the ball was at the other end I had to turn around to look at the screen to see what was going on (ridiculous, I know!) but there was a 2-3 second lag on the footage. So when Wigan scored, I heard the roar before I saw the goal. It felt utterly sickening!

Awful experience. City love to put us through the ringer or is it wringer?

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

This is correct but in the absence of actual news they still need to have content on their site so they produce conjecture* and pass it off as being equal value to real news.




*Some call it conjecture. Others call it bollocks.

Yeah, it doesn't matter how many Shakespearean phrases you can crowbar into an article, bullshine still smells the same.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I'm still getting emails from The Athletic after my gift sub expired. This morning they have an article on Gemma Bonner leaving. Can't read the full article 'cos they want cash for shite!

 

[MCFCTrick]

 

[rowarta]

at the end of the day, UK sports media is a race to the bottom. The Athletic had an opportunity to take the high ground on quality of reporting (and reporters) and insight, especially as a paywall publication. But over the past 12 months they've followed the rest of the cesspit of sports reporting. Traditional paper column inches, now being replaced by hits and likes to drive advertising revenue. I'll be back 7th August for Charity Shield to see who we have actually signed.

 

[west didsblue]

I left my glasses on the train on the way to Wembley, and was behind the goal, so whenever the ball was at the other end I had to turn around to look at the screen to see what was going on (ridiculous, I know!) but there was a 2-3 second lag on the footage. So when Wigan scored, I heard the roar before I saw the goal. It felt utterly sickening!

If you had to retrospectively choose a match to lose your specs beforehand that would be the one. At least until 3 days ago.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

at the end of the day, UK sports media is a race to the bottom. The Athletic had an opportunity to take the high ground on quality of reporting (and reporters) and insight, especially as a paywall publication. But over the past 12 months they've followed the rest of the cesspit of sports reporting. Traditional paper column inches, now being replaced by hits and likes to drive advertising revenue. I'll be back 7th August for Charity Shield to see who we have actually signed.

That's correct. The quality of sports journalism is very low in the UK. Most of the reporters shuffle from one press conference to another spinning quotes that everyone has already watched on youtube so we can see that the facts have been distorted. The other area of content is just regurgitating off-the-record leaks from agents which are purely designed to promote their own clients.
The CAS FFP case proved that some of the fans on this site knew more about what was going on at UEFA than any of the media. The UK press made fools of themselves.
No one in the media seems capable of actually producing some exclusive content which might actually encourage people to pay for subscriptions. It is just a clickbait industry these days.

 

[nmc]

at the end of the day, UK sports media is a race to the bottom. The Athletic had an opportunity to take the high ground on quality of reporting (and reporters) and insight, especially as a paywall publication. But over the past 12 months they've followed the rest of the cesspit of sports reporting. Traditional paper column inches, now being replaced by hits and likes to drive advertising revenue. I'll be back 7th August for Charity Shield to see who we have actually signed.

The Athletic as you say - had an opportunity but they hired from the present cesspit of journalists who largely work in the print media. That group have no concept of objectivity... almost to a one they have nailed their colours to a team, taken the shilling and are embedded into a certain club and do as they are told. So many journalist tow the party line at Liverpool or United - in return for the odd snippet they print page after page of club propaganda. You are correct about a race to the bottom but that lot have been mining for years - they’ve plunged so low. Quite why anyone would part with cash to read the Athletic is beyond me - maybe a first time to see what it’s like - but once you experience the usual partisan, bitter crap you’d come to your senses and not bother. I can’t see a future for the Athletic because it offers nothing different.