Media Thread 2020/21

[Woody135]

Silence on our winning run, defensive consistency and general play is telling.
City being top isn’t what the media want to see, that’s clear.

But there’s a long way to go yet. No need to be calling for praise now. I want to be calling for praise in May. And even when we don’t get any, I’ll get over it pretty quick.

 

[bluealf]

I read the Telegraph but generally avoid the football section most days.

I do their ff comp and their horse racing one at Cheltenham, which was probably why I think I may have accepted their cookies after all lol

 

[Burtonblue]

Anyone in the press/media reporting that City are the first team ever to win 9 straight games in a month ?

No chance!
Bet if the rags or dippers had done this the headline would be about the most successful month in the history of league football.
They are hurting sooo bad and are afraid we are the future.

 

[bluealf]

No chance!
Bet if the rags or dippers had done this the headline would be about the most successful month in the history of league football.
They are hurting sooo bad and are afraid we are the future.

They would have awarded Liverpool another trophy for that achievement.

 

[burning blue soul]

Rob Draper(that snivelling rat) in the Daily United fanzine.

If the title race is compelling, the lead switching from team to team, then the general rule is that the football is probably of lower quality. Certainly in recent years, when Manchester City and Liverpool have dominated, we have been privileged to witness some of the finest football seen in the Premier League.

That’s clearly not the case this season. Manchester City are four points clear the top of the Premier League. And they were fine here against Sheffield United Nothing more. Just fine. No superlatives need to be employed, If they are steeling themselves for a third title win in four season, then it will be the most underwhelming one yet.

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The Daily United fanzine.

City win, stay top, and extend their PL lead.

1 article

United draw 0-0, stay 2nd, fall a further 2 points behind City.

6 articles.

why would any "professional" journalist downplay the quality of product they are trying to sell to their audience? isn't that, in effect, downplaying his own worth?

 

[manimanc]

Anyone in the press/media reporting that City are the first team ever to win 9 straight games in a month ?

A one hour special on sky sports news just been advertised for 9am tomorrow.

 

[Burtonblue]

His last 3 goals.

Free kick v Liverpool won by a clear dive by Cavani
penalty v Villa won by a clear dive by Pogba
penalty v WBA which he missed but Var awarded a retake

The only hope is that with players voting, that toothy cheating snivelling cvnt may not be voted poty ahead of Dias who is clearly the best and most influential player in the league this season.
As I say, it’s just a hope....

 

[chesterbells]

Rob Draper(that snivelling rat) in the Daily United fanzine.

If the title race is compelling, the lead switching from team to team, then the general rule is that the football is probably of lower quality. Certainly in recent years, when Manchester City and Liverpool have dominated, we have been privileged to witness some of the finest football seen in the Premier League.

That’s clearly not the case this season. Manchester City are four points clear the top of the Premier League. And they were fine here against Sheffield United Nothing more. Just fine. No superlatives need to be employed, If they are steeling themselves for a third title win in four season, then it will be the most underwhelming one yet.

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The Daily United fanzine.

City win, stay top, and extend their PL lead.

1 article

United draw 0-0, stay 2nd, fall a further 2 points behind City.

6 articles.

Based on all the times I used to watch him on Sunday Supp over the years, you’ve described that journalist perfectly.

 

[northendenton]

No news stories in the Mail on Sunday's online pages until you reach a small piece several pages down about us grinding out another win. We're not newsworthy. The headlines are all about glorifying that slippy night club assailant doing well in a Scottish two horse race

2 horse race ,,, more peak red rum V an athsmatic 3 legged donkey this year lol

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Simon Stone's match report on the Beeb

Aside from Gabriel Jesus' close-range strike from a Ferran Torres cross, an instinctive header from Bernardo Silva - created by a stray Oliver Norwood header - was City's only effort on target until Aaron Ramsdale denied Oleksandr Zinchenko and then Aymeric Laporte from the corner that followed.


What a weird sentence.


Jesus was relatively quiet and only burst into life in the final minute, when he did the right thing in opening his body up to shoot at Ramsdale, only to steer his effort straight at the Blades keeper.


When was a full-length dive to tip the ball around the post, a straight at the keeper shot?

Straight at the keeper means he didn't have to move, fucking prick.

It’s also strange because he basically dismisses the goal, says we only had one shot on target but then cites other shots that prove that his assertion is wrong.

Not like the media to tie themselves up in knots reporting on City. Turning a positive into a negative is very much the reporting style.