Media Thread 2020/21

[LongsightM13]

Who else remembers Ian Darke's article about Sterling leaving the "footballing citadel" that is Liverpool for a place on our bench?

Fair and impartial my arse.

Edit: here it is.

Darke: Sterling transfer saga disgraceful

Raheem Sterling's ungrateful desire to leave Liverpool represents all that is bad in the modern game of football, writes Ian Darke.

www.espn.co.uk

Shot through with red shirt toadyism, cognitive dissonance and the usual dog whistle racism that characterised much of what was written back then. Laughable pearl clutching at the very thought that a talented and ambitious young black man became uppity, failed to know his place and refused to doff his cap to an establishment institution but instead wanted to better himself.

 

[LongsightM13]

Meanwhile we can see why Miguel was so rattled by City’s rise.

 

[hammocity]

Lol bagged a few at the Ritz, Bredbury Hall was a good hunting ground in the day or should I say at ten 2 two

Bredbury Hall on a Thursday night back in the late 70's, grab a granny night, last couple of songs from the DJ smoochie numbers known as the Erection Section.

 

[Gray]

The follow-up article a year later about VVD leaving Southampton must have been terrific...

Especially when VVD threatened to go on strike.

 

[spiny]

Most English football clubs are ignored by the media and so alienating the majority of fans. Ironically, tv still has national coverage with MotD and EFL highlights that remains relatively neutral, covering all clubs.

Everything else is driven by social media dominated by clicks. The anti City narrative pushed by the WhatsApp Group and others, supported by shill and bot comments is cheap and easy. CFG and Manchester City is fighting against a pack who have had it all their own way but see the writing is on the wall.

Was it not Liverpool who invited coronavirus by pressing for the game against Atleti to go ahead with supporters, assuming a win and putting football first? City return from London, presumably with players testing positive from the more contagious and virulent strain of Covid-19 not yet prevalent in NW England.

For some reason Liverpool was allowed to have fans in the grounds unlike other local areas. London and the South East have even stricter lockdown rules than in Manchester.

Yet the scouse propaganda machine ignores the reason for the postponed Everton game is about safety under EPL and Government guidelines. It is twisted to claim it was City trying to gain an advantage.

This is a Manchester City who were most disadvantaged by the lack of a pre-season and have the most congested seasonal fixture list.

The narrative is beyond pathetic. Total desperation that needs to be called out and myth peddlers exposed. They are already starting to die on their feet and will not be bailed out by the Americans or Qataris.

The fear grows. More and more the negative stories about City without substance designed to create negativity and reinforce the positions of the elite and history clubs as the bearers of all that needs to be preserved for the good of football. They will lose the long game that City are fighting.

There is a bigger story here of manipulation and corruption that will come out as we saw with UEFA and FIFA and is not yet finished.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Meanwhile we can see why Miguel was so rattled by City’s rise.

How remedial do you need to be to produce this level of 'writing' and / or to enjoy reading it?

Who gives a f#ck?

 

[Rochdale Blue]

Return of the WhatsApp group

Seems you need a face like a slapped arse to be eligible for membership.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Not as hard as you, SR.

You taught me everything I know G.

 

[Rochdale Blue]

Neville appears to be arguing that City (with a Covid outbreak in the camp) should put all Everton players and their staff at risk by playing the match. And apparently Everton are reported to be "furious" the match was called off. So Everton would be happy to put their entire staff at risk of getting Covid, including Carol Ancelotti aged 61? Has football descended into a parallel universe?

I doubt they were unhappy about the reason the match was off, more like they are fishing for the possibility of three points without having to play us.

 

[give it to gordon]

I doubt they were unhappy about the reason the match was off, more like they are fishing for the possibility of three points without having to play us.

well would make a change from VAR screwing us over now its a pandemic !!