Media Thread - 2021/22

[Inter Me Nan]

Is Pep ever going to learn? His words once again have been taken out of context and twisted.

The Daily United.

’Pep pleads’.......

What the media is doing works on you though, getting upset over that?
Just don't read it you know what they're like!!!

 

[Gundog’s Gundog]

Jamie Jackson did very well on his imaginary Liverpool atmosphere bingo card this morning in the observer

Managed to shoehorn in “cauldron” “raucous Anfield” and “roaring”

Earned a bonus point for mentioning the coach attack without using any pejorative adjectives

 

[Blue and true]

I don't know why people on this forum get hung up on the media. You need to understand one thing, the media does have a self-perpetuating agenda; but it's an agenda they rely on to survive and thrive. In my job I travel up and down the country regularly, within the last few years I've bumped into a dozen or so Liverpool fans. Not one of them was from Liverpool. I met one from South Wales, one from Newcastle (I mean for f***s sake come on!), think one was from Stoke-on-Trent. I've also met plenty of United fans who perhaps unsurprisingly weren't Mancunians. And do you know what was funny? All, to a man, told me they supported Liverpool/united because their Dad supported them, or their Grandad supported them, or their second uncle removed supported them; pretty strange that. The truth is; these are the glory-hunters, the day-trippers, the oh-I-don't-really-like-or-understand-football-so-I'll-just-pledge-allegiance-to-the-teams who-were-winning-more-at-the-time-ers.

But this brings me back to the media. The media will always pander to this aforementioned group because they comprise the majority. There are more "dyed in the wool reds" in this country than any other genuine support base, and the media have more to lose if the reds turn off/change channel than if City fans were to do the same. If their viewing/listening figures plummet, their revenues plummet. And then guess what? They're out of a job. Do you think the likes of Adrian Durham and Jake Humphrey turn up to their respective studios and say to their producers, "right, this is the angle I'm going with today"? Not a chance. They will be given a script of which they are to strictly adhere. The media also know its vogue to hate City; most of the hate coming from those "real reds", so they'll again do what's fashionable to keep those figures up. It's a similar scenario in Spain with Marca and Mundo Deportivo. One is pro-Madrid and one is pro-Barcelona; dictated purely by their location and target audiences.

And reassure yourself with this, the hate from other supporters stems from one thing and one thing only; jealousy. If the media are ever nice to us again start worrying, because that will mean we've slipped back to mediocrity and being 'ickle old city'. I only hope the hate amplifies over the next generation, because it means we'll have become an unstoppable force. And that, fellow blues, would be something to savour!

 

[solley attwell]

Good on Pep for bringing up the coach attack. These vile creatures would rather the media bury this event with the rest of their sordid history. Pep is almost goading them into another coach welcome so that the whole world can see what utter scumbags the scousers are

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

 

[solley attwell]

I don't know why people on this forum get hung up on the media. You need to understand one thing, the media does have a self-perpetuating agenda; but it's an agenda they rely on to survive and thrive. In my job I travel up and down the country regularly, within the last few years I've bumped into a dozen or so Liverpool fans. Not one of them was from Liverpool. I met one from South Wales, one from Newcastle (I mean for f***s sake come on!), think one was from Stoke-on-Trent. I've also met plenty of United fans who perhaps unsurprisingly weren't Mancunians. And do you know what was funny? All, to a man, told me they supported Liverpool/united because their Dad supported them, or their Grandad supported them, or their second uncle removed supported them; pretty strange that. The truth is; these are the glory-hunters, the day-trippers, the oh-I-don't-really-like-or-understand-football-so-I'll-just-pledge-allegiance-to-the-teams who-were-winning-more-at-the-time-ers.

But this brings me back to the media. The media will always pander to this aforementioned group because they comprise the majority. There are more "dyed in the wool reds" in this country than any other genuine support base, and the media have more to lose if the reds turn off/change channel than if City fans were to do the same. If their viewing/listening figures plummet, their revenues plummet. And then guess what? They're out of a job. Do you think the likes of Adrian Durham and Jake Humphrey turn up to their respective studios and say to their producers, "right, this is the angle I'm going with today"? Not a chance. They will be given a script of which they are to strictly adhere. The media also know its vogue to hate City; most of the hate coming from those "real reds", so they'll again do what's fashionable to keep those figures up. It's a similar scenario in Spain with Marca and Mundo Deportivo. One is pro-Madrid and one is pro-Barcelona; dictated purely by their location and target audiences.

And reassure yourself with this, the hate from other supporters stems from one thing and one thing only; jealousy. If the media are ever nice to us again start worrying, because that will mean we've slipped back to mediocrity and being 'ickle old city'. I only hope the hate amplifies over the next generation, because it means we'll have become an unstoppable force. And that, fellow blues, would be something to savour!

Medicore rags/ dippers means less subscriptions to sky therefore less viewing figures, advertising rates get lower. Sky then have less money to pay for premier league contract, so clubs get less money. Everyone's a loser.

 

[eastmanc]

Good on Pep for bringing up the coach attack. These vile creatures would rather the media bury this event with the rest of their sordid history. Pep is almost goading them into another coach welcome so that the whole world can see what utter scumbags the scousers are

Remind me again, how many mickeys
were arrested after the attack. Fucking ridiculous.

 

[deano ou812]

Medicore rags/ dippers means less subscriptions to sky therefore less viewing figures, advertising rates get lower. Sky then have less money to pay for premier league contract, so clubs get less money. Everyone's a loser.

This sums it perfectly,unfortunately they need them to be competitive to an extent ..

 

[bavarian blue]

Remind me again, how many mickeys
were arrested after the attack. Fucking ridiculous.

Still investigating silly.

 

[eastmanc]

Still investigating silly.

Of course that’s it, they’re still investigating.