Media Thread - 2021/22

[KS55]

I fully agree with this. The issue is simply with who's in the ascendency, as is amply evidenced by the hypocrisy shown in the media by the differing reactions among journalists and pundits between City going on a run of wins to open up a gap now and the instances you quote above.

Stepping further into the past, cast your mind back to the period when our delightful out-of-town neighbours were winning 13 league titles out of 20 between the first PL season and Ferguson's departure. Then, there were a few lone voices in the wilderness lamenting that no one could compete with the rags and their dominance was a bad thing. But the default media response curtly dismissed these assertions.

No, then the line to take was that the top team was setting new standards and it was up to the rest to improve so they could keep up. What's that, you say? Until Abramovich pitched up in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, there was a vast disparity in resources between the leading club and even the remaining top four contenders? Despite laughably embroidering comparable claims over the financial aspect today, the media cheerleaders studiously ignored differences in spending power back then. Move swiftly along, they said. Nothing to see here.

That financial chasm between one club and the rest simply doesn't exist now. You wouldn't know it from the coverage, but these days the rags match us for spending and the scouse cult pay out vast wages, both of them equalling us for revenues or bettering ours. Meanwhile Chelsea run their affairs in a way that allows them to splash out on both hefty fees and stratospheric salaries. All of this is airbrushed from the bulk of today's football discourse.

Then there's this bullshit about squad size. I can recall no one ever complaining that United's pre-eminent wealth allowed them to carry more quality in depth than any of their rivals, yet so many of today's propagandists moan like fuck about our "bigger squad" now. This is in spite of the fact that we've actually named a smaller PL squad than any of our rivals and have just sold one member of that reduced cohort to Barca. We don't have a striker or a specialist left-back, and our defensive midfield cover is on his last legs.

We face a farrago of lies. half-truths, distortions and omissions. Regrettably, this seems to be the way of the world with the modern media in so many spheres, not just football. I can't help but think, however, that the English football media got there first when it comes to Trumpian falsehoods and a blatant, contemptuous disregard for fair or accurate reporting. But they're worse than ever now - old Joseph Goebbels would be proud.

Perfection.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

https://www.football365.com/news/covid-resilience-metric-premier-league-squads-manchester-united

someone else hasn’t read the script either

Nowt like facts getting in the way of a good story eh!

 

[HelloCity]

 

[HelloCity]

 

[KS55]

Wow! We should be banned for being too good.

 

[KS55]

Yep 100% agree, if our beloved Sheik was the owner of the dippers or rags, just imagine how his efforts would be lauded from the rooftops ..!!

I'm not sure about this. The hateful 8 signed that letter, having seen no evidence whatsoever (not even the emails which were no evidence at all). So what prompted them? What prompted Everton to suggest that our covid tests were faked? Just think that old colonial meme that "filthy arabs can't be trusted" is at play here somewhere.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

According to a few of the lads, he is a Blue.

Unless the Mail did the full brain assimilation thing to him.

Pretty sure he's a red going off his twitter

 

[Citizen Green]

How would you respond to assessments such as these @petrusha, as these are the ones that I end up getting into a rage over when arguing.

 

[Blue Til Death]

Not all anti-city.

I'm not sure about this. The hateful 8 signed that letter, having seen no evidence whatsoever (not even the emails which were no evidence at all). So what prompted them? What prompted Everton to suggest that our covid tests were faked? Just think that old colonial meme that "filthy arabs can't be trusted" is at play here somewhere.

You have to factor in the rank hypocrisy of the red shite clubs and their fans .. They wouldn’t be filthy Arabs if they were rags or dippers .. As for the hateful 8, they just jumped on the bandwagon because that’s what jealous wankers do ..!

 

[mrbelfry]

How would you respond to assessments such as these @petrusha, as these are the ones that I end up getting into a rage over when arguing.

Dont think Txiki or Soriano were working for Barcelona when we appointed them. Also City are worth more than who ever you consider owns Manchester City has invested.

Apple's success I'm pretty sure has come with buying or leveraging technology developed by others and they have also paid big fines for infringing others patents. Also Apple were initially funded by its owners.