Media Thread - 2021/22

[blueju]

It’s not actually Manchester City they are against it’s a racist driven agenda against our owner,if we were owned by yanks the articles would be positive and off the scale,yanks good for the game Arabs bad for the game simple as that Citizen Green..

I agree partially but we are definitely hated because the majority of this new media are glory hunting fanboys that could quite easily have chosen Brentford, Villa, Leeds, City but chose to be sucked in by Super Sunday.

 

[LongsightM13]

Haha when did the red scousers have a silky passing game..

Exactly. His delusional cult lunacy fell at the first logical hurdle, the entire nation laughed at him but then Red Rory came charging to his defence

 

[KIPPAX WARR]

Its not only to do with race, but to think it doesn’t at least play some part is naive imo

We have upset the party for the old sky four and they still cant get over it . Racism dosent come into it . Little City are taking the piss and the wankers cant handle it .

 

[Barcon]

We have upset the party for the old sky four and they still cant get over it . Racism dosent come into it . Little City are taking the piss and the wankers cant handle it .

Grinning beards.

 

[Kippax77]

We have upset the party for the old sky four and they still cant get over it . Racism dosent come into it . Little City are taking the piss and the wankers cant handle it .

Then they need to reboot their organisation or they are just going to look sadder by each passing season

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

I really don't know what all the fuss is about over there -- this will all be over when the Sheikh gets tired of his new toy. Don't the press know that?

 

[cheekybids]

I try on the whole to ignore the media on City, but this narrative that we are bad for the game is really winding me up

we’ve had it all & every side of the argument, too good not good enough. Can’t tackle, tactical tackle, no English players, too many English players, no youth coming through, hoovering up all the youth, players with Covid, no players with Covid.

it’s Fcking hilarious & their lies & making us look bigger & better & destroying our opponents.

next season our players will start he game with saddle bags to even up, Bernardo will likely have his own body weight. He can now imagine playing football in my body ;)

 

[cheekybids]

This looks like it’s from 2015:
https://thesetpieces.com/interviews/vox-in-the-box-rory-smith/

An interesting quote from the article!!!

Do you ever have any problems because of who you support?

No, it’s not that important. I support Liverpool, and I always have, and I’m not ashamed of that. But what I should say is that I’m a Liverpool fan from my childhood, I consider myself probably slightly lapsed as a fan. It’s really hard as a journalist – you try and explain this on Twitter and people don’t react well, but you meet people and you work with teams and you develop friendships and relationships with people at those teams. Not necessarily players and managers but it can be people behind the scenes, and you tend to want them to do well.

So I really like Leicester’s press office because they’re really helpful, so I’m delighted that they’re top. My Dad’s a Leicester fan as well so that helps. I like Roberto Martinez so I’m really happy when Everton do well. There’s other clubs I like less, and I like them losing. So you are biased but it’s a more complicated thing than people think. I get on really well with City and I have done for years, but you quite regularly get people saying ‘You hate City like everyone in the media’ – I love Man City, their food is amazing, their press people seem really nice, their press lounge is comfortable, I’ve got two or three good friends there. So it’s more complicated than just saying ‘I am a Liverpool fan and that is it.’

of course it is Rory

 

[jrb]

Let's give Delooney some credit for once. Even though City are eating him up from inside, he's still not prepared to leave it, the obsessed, delusional, tw@t!

It's Chelsea's turn.

Migs just wants it to go back to how it used to be, United, Liverpool, and Arsenal, the Red Shirt Cartel, dominating Football and winning every trophy in England.

 

[WNRH]

Let's give Delooney some credit for once. Even though City are eating him up from inside, he's still not prepared to leave it, the obsessed, delusional, tw@t!

It's Chelsea's turn.

Migs just wants it to go back to how it used to be. United, Liverpool, and Arsenal, the Red Shirt Cartel, dominating Football and winning every trophy in England.

Is Miguel going to Qatar?

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Fact they criticise us for how good we are is a sign we are doing well

 

[jrb]

Is Miguel going to Qatar?

Along with all the other Football Journalists.

 

[WNRH]

Along with all the other Football Journalists.

Suppose they have to get first hand accounts of how bad it is.

 

[Clembo]

No one wants a competitive league, they just want their team to be what city are. Anyone saying anything else is just lying.

No-one cried the league was over last year when Liverpool won 7-0 and went 5pts ahead last year, no one cried about the un-competitiveness of the league when Liverpool won by a country mile a couple years ago, no one cried about it when Liverpool were 7pts ahead of us in January 2019 and I certainly didn't hear a peep about it when Chelsea went on a 13 win streak the last time they won the league.

So many in media firmly took the stance that pep wouldn't have it easy when he eventually came to the prem, that now they are just too stubborn to admit it and instead just dig in even deeper, and it's not just the fact he's won in the prem, he's absolutely dominated english football, and not just in the prem, he's literally changed the way football is played all the way through to grassroots.

Don't let anything the media and other 'fans' say affect the enjoyment you have watching this team play and win.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

I spent all day listening to talksport, it was quite nice tbh. "is Pep the greatest manager in europe". "is this the greatest ever team of the PL". Talking bout how this isn't just money with city. All begrudging mind but still nice to hear.

 

[andyhinch]

Grinning beards.

Is that the name of your new group :-)

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Personally I really like this whole new "City's fault we're losing" attitude everyone seems to adopt.

Imagine, your team being so powerful, so god damn dominating that not only are your opponents beaten before they step on the field against you, they're beaten when they step on the field against anyone. That's insanity! Terrible attitude from all involved and they should be ashamed to have lost their bottle so comprehensively and so publicly.

Honestly, I fucking love being a city fan.

 

[bluealf]

Is Miguel going to Qatar?

no, going insane and more so by the passing tweet.

Prick (him not you btw)

 

[eversince 76]

It’s a combination of USA influence behaviour towards Arabs, USA owned clubs and the still huge following worldwide of the so called and formerly “Top 4”. The media and people working there often don’t even realise it. Nor do referees for that matter.

I truly believe that when Pep retires from the game and he is asked about his time with City, he will tell it’s the blatant bias from the media that simply motivated him, his staff and the players to continue to get results.
And so do refereeing decisions.

As for now, let’s enjoy what to every neutral and upcoming fan base worldwide is clear, the City teams under Pep something special.

 

[Marvin]

By rights now, media criticism should focus on the management of Tommy Tuchel. Not since Kevin Keegan have I seen a top flight manager lose it in the manner that Tuchel has in recent weeks. His constant complaint about the conditions that Chelsea face with Covid and the pressure of the fixture schedule and injury are to be perceived as a public display of weakness. The game is not just about tactics Tommy, it's also about mental strength and you cracked, and with it your team. Terminal? No. But you cost your side points, and it is the first chink I have seen in his armour. Chelsea's troubles though are not interesting for a media whose sole focus is selling news. Chelsea do not sell news.