Media Thread - 2021/22

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nmc said:
So the BBC have rediscovered football I see - National and local news reporting the mighty dippers win… funny how they ignored us last night… agenda what agenda….
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The BBC have a news editor who decided what goes into that evening's broadcast. He/she/it/gender fluid/no gender decided to include several minutes on the Djokovic interview (with the snidey Amol Rajan) then cover the doping young Russian girl. They couldn't even find 15 seconds to mention the result let alone show Berni's goal (they showed Salad's). I thought "Our" Clive might have slipped in the score on the quiet.
 
Bonzo Nododo said:
My mate pays for his kids to go to St Bedes because of its reputation.
He is a devout Muslim and his kids are both girls and he is delighted.
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Bedes is a bit like City, Unrecognisable from the past.
In my day poor teachers mingled freely with the paedophiles that roamed the corridors and Dorms.
The football pitches were great though.
 
Fiftyyearsandcounting said:
I accept what Pep says when he claims he does not to get involved in the actual negotiations, but surely he must have a say in deciding if a player fits into his plans?
Perhaps Tkixi is acquiring players for the future - post Pep. Although Tkixi has ultimate responsibilty, I just can't imagine City buying any player if Pep isn't happy.
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Pep says he expresses his opinion but the final decision is up to the club. They would never sign a player he really doesn't want. It largely comes down to club veto on cost.
Don't think Pep gets involved in signing certain players for onward loan or sale who will not be in first team squad.
 
A lot of negative stuff about us at the moment after we have been playing beautiful football and scoring unbelievable goals. Which is what everyone wants in a game surely. Certain journalists just can't help themselves. I don't click on the links provided but try and work out what they are writing by the reaction on here and odd quotes. Well we've been winning trophies for years now and their gripes and moans will seem as old fashioned as the newspapers they generally write in by the younger generation. Sure, rags and dippers will cling on to their negativity and pass it on but our success on and off the pitch is undeniable now. Sod 'em.
 
not sure if Mbappe to Real Madrid is that cut and dried, rumour of PSG offering him £500k a week. Alot of water to flow under the bridge on both Mbappe and Haaland
 
rowarta said:
not sure if Mbappe to Real Madrid is that cut and dried, rumour of PSG offering him £500k a week. Alot of water to flow under the bridge on both Mbappe and Haaland
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PSG are not able to mature as a club…. Money is really all they can offer - and Paris I guess but a young player with ambition is unlikely to stay there for his whole career. That said perfect destination for Pogba.
 
Please excuse me but I write better with a beer down me. Anyway all I get over here from the red tops is the insinuation that we buy the league and in general we are cheats who got let off by a panel of judges in Switzerland. The only positives I get is( believe or not) from Leeds and Newcastle fans who by the way all say our football is sexy( please read my excuse previous hic). What I will add is all of them wished they were the lottery winners instead.
 
Fiftyyearsandcounting said:
I accept what Pep says when he claims he does not to get involved in the actual negotiations, but surely he must have a say in deciding if a player fits into his plans?
Perhaps Tkixi is acquiring players for the future - post Pep. Although Tkixi has ultimate responsibilty, I just can't imagine City buying any player if Pep isn't happy.
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Fred
Maguire
Alexis
I'll not go on.
 
Don't know if already posted but.......... driving to work Wednesday morning listening to radio 4. Sports desk at 7.27 and the headline was some bloke who finished 13th in the skiing the night before and some people hurling bits of rock at other bits of rock on some ice while cleaning it with brushes... thereafter about 4 mins of crap they mentioned that city scored 5 away from home last night (whatever). Fast forward 24 hours. 7.27.... sports desk... HEADLINE.... fantastic result for bin dippers last night>>>> and straight over to milan for our jonny on the spot to slather and want himself inside out while describing footballs undoubted finest. The contrast struck me. Thats all. @conspiracy.
 
Newman Noggs said:
When I see these stories regurgitated, I always wonder how many aspiring youngsters in other walks of life suffer similar extreme consequences of failure. The obvious example is acting. How many young actors have sunk into depression, drugs and suicide as their high hopes haven't materialised ? I don't see that football clubs are under any higher moral obligation to support failed footballers than any other industry, and City, of all clubs, do more than most to provide an education to fall back on.
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Spot-on. There is undoubtedly a problem with youth suicides which is worthy of investigation. A proper journalist would have checked some facts and figures. For example is the youth suicide rate higher for failed football trainees than the average for other trades? The whole article is not backed up by any facts. There is not even a proper explanation of what actually happened to Jeremy Wisten. Just another superficial tabloid headline whch does nothing to help the bereaved family or shed any light on the tragedy.
 
Bonzo Nododo said:
After spending his secondary education in the school used by all United academy students Marcus Rashford states that he never read a book until he was 17.
In my eyes both the school and the rags have failed him for allowing such a situation to arise. The school should have informed both the rags and his parents of his poor performance.
I am sure that City's boys do not leave school without a good education yet as usual it is City getting the sly digs and the pictures of the Academy stadium.
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My lads went to the same school, it is one of the reasons I am happy to say fish fingers is a liar.
Everyone at Ashton on Mersey school got/get excellent teachers. If f.f. chose to waste those 5 years so be it but he certainly read books whilst there.
 
bluealf said:
Really?

He is a snide and not particularly subtle about it, I wouldn't even wipe my arse on a printed article he has written, as it would make it useful at least.
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This isn’t right

ive just cancelled my sub as I’m sick of these snide articles about city

but Sam is alright , he writes some good stuff especially on the tactical side of the game
 
Infinite blue said:
Don't know if already posted but.......... driving to work Wednesday morning listening to radio 4. Sports desk at 7.27 and the headline was some bloke who finished 13th in the skiing the night before and some people hurling bits of rock at other bits of rock on some ice while cleaning it with brushes... thereafter about 4 mins of crap they mentioned that city scored 5 away from home last night (whatever). Fast forward 24 hours. 7.27.... sports desk... HEADLINE.... fantastic result for bin dippers last night>>>> and straight over to milan for our jonny on the spot to slather and want himself inside out while describing footballs undoubted finest. The contrast struck me. Thats all. @conspiracy.
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Heard all that, makes e vomit.
 
Infinite blue said:
Don't know if already posted but.......... driving to work Wednesday morning listening to radio 4. Sports desk at 7.27 and the headline was some bloke who finished 13th in the skiing the night before and some people hurling bits of rock at other bits of rock on some ice while cleaning it with brushes... thereafter about 4 mins of crap they mentioned that city scored 5 away from home last night (whatever). Fast forward 24 hours. 7.27.... sports desk... HEADLINE.... fantastic result for bin dippers last night>>>> and straight over to milan for our jonny on the spot to slather and want himself inside out while describing footballs undoubted finest. The contrast struck me. Thats all. @conspiracy.
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I caught the 8.30 sports on the R4 Today programme on my drive to work on both days. Wednesday morning - minutes of waffle about the Winter Olympics with British no hopers and about us not winning a single medal and the Russian teenager no one's heard of (why is this even a British news story?). Then the briefest of mentions of our win.
Contrast to today and Today presenter Martha Karney leads into the Sports update with "...it was a great night for Liverpool..." and of course it was the main story when the Sports bulletin began. Then the Winter Olympics gets mentioned afterwards.
Talk about polar opposites - the BBC showing who they prioritise.
 
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24 hours earlier, Jamie Jackson had written of Manchester City's 5-0 win that "a prime factor is, of course, the riches the side fuelled by Abu Dhabi’s petro‑dollars enjoy: that should allow them to beat a significantly lower‑budget operation such as Sporting..."

This is for the attention of the small band of City Guardianistas.
 
Charlesfarsbar said:
This isn’t right

ive just cancelled my sub as I’m sick of these snide articles about city

but Sam is alright , he writes some good stuff especially on the tactical side of the game
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in your opinion, a one you can freely hold.

He is a snide rag twat to me and as the other fella said he was overjoyed at the thought of us being found guilty, not so many articles about our fine result at CAS.

Compare him to Stuart Brennan and you see the difference in shades of red, when you read the latter's articles it feels like he has been turned into a blue, the former however is all rag, it is in there somewhere always waiting to show its ugly face.

Just my opinion, of course, a one I can also freely hold :)

ps I don't need a reporter to tell me about the tactical side of a game I have played since I was 4yo, I want a reporter to report the news on my club, honestly and without bias, I don't need a reporter to blow smoke up my clubs' arse either, though some of the latter, once in a while, would make a change from the crap we have had for the last 10 years.
 
threespires said:
I think we have to accept that the average ‘news’ site these days has got about as much to do with objective journalism as Facebook has to do with ‘connecting people’. The business model has altered them to the point where they are now something completely different from what we used to think of them as.

I do also wonder if there is also some weird sort of psychological transference going on too. Let’s be honest, there’s quite a lot to dislike about modern football and its’ values. So, if you earn your living writing about or broadcasting it, rather than admit to yourself and others that you are a willing participant and agent in the theft of football from ordinary people, it’s much easier to lump all that disgust and shame onto a whipping boy. It’s essentially the ultimate form of whataboutery by people who in some cases are prime movers in turning football into a bit of a cesspool.
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Also consider that most of the 30/40/50 somethings writing about football professionally nowadays grew up in the era dominated by the redshirts. Sky, newespapers etc full of it.
All the certainties of life they expected to be the status quo forever have been shattered, stamped on and shat on by City.
Hence you get the likes of Ronay tweeting about how united’s dominance was ‘cool’ while still being happy to join his acolytes in continually attacking City for ‘destroying competitive balance’ -despite never yet approaching the red shite heights.
Aside from the obvious hypocrisy and dog whistle racism - Ronay and his infamous “row of grinning beards in the director’s box” comment about Arab owners being a prime example - the likes of him, Delaney etc are almost certainly weeping, wailing and lashing out at their lost youth and the loss of all they wanted and expected to be the same forever more.
They have all the credibility of a racist retired colonel writing angry letters to the Telegraph about immigration and litter
 
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Blue Mist said:
My lads went to the same school, it is one of the reasons I am happy to say fish fingers is a liar.
Everyone at Ashton on Mersey school got/get excellent teachers. If f.f. chose to waste those 5 years so be it but he certainly read books whilst there.
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But he did not learn much about being honest.
Much of the Marcus Rashford story is embellished to say the least.
Trafford MBC was well known for its educational standards at all levels and they would have done something about a kid who really couldn't read the set books of the English syllabus.
 
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