Media Thread - 2021/22

[The perfect fumble]

Thing is. It’s aimed at the fans not the club.

imo the media are walking a fine line with this shit, attacking the fans of a club they don’t like in a sly and underhanded way.

Why is that walking a fine line? City fans might talk Billy big bollocks, but the whorish scribblers can write what they like about us and it's all good, there's no backlash. A negative piece about City plays well with the rags, dippers, arse and chavs, nobody else matters, least of all us.

As for the club, there's much talk in here about City banning journalists, or cutting back on the lavish freebies, that would achieve absolutely nothing.

What we've learned from our softly, softly approach with UEFA and the Premier League is it doesn't work, we have no soft power. If we're serious about stemming this stream of anti-City bullshit we're going to have to start issuing writs and mean it, otherwise this shit show will just keep rolling on.

 

[Bill the Blue]

This empty seat narrative the media keep banging on about when it comes to our attendances is farcical.

If you look at the media darlings the rags, dippers, spuds and the tarquins, all of them post decent attendances but all are massively propped up with day trippers and sightseers..

The ash cloud and Roy's tenure at the dippers proved that as it stripped away the plastics and low and behold their attendance for the affected games levelled out at around 38K.

The bomb scare at the swamp which forced the cancellation of the rags game v Bournemouth, when rearranged they couldn't muster 40K..

London is full of people who will buy tickets for Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham and Chelsea..

Arsenal's poor run of foam over the last several seasons has reflected in 1000's of empty seats at the Emirates as fairweather fans will just not bother showing up.

Absolutely nothing wrong with our support and our PL attendances are right up there.


The media and SKY get get fucked..!

 

[Marvin]

Why is that walking a fine line? City fans might talk Billy big bollocks, but the whorish scribblers can write what they like about us and it's all good, there's no kickback. A negative piece about City plays well with the rags, dippers, arse and chavs, nobody else matters, least of all us.

As for the club, there's much talk in here about the City banning journalists, or cutting back on the lavish freebies, that would achieve absolutely nothing.

What we've learned from our softly, softly approach with UEFA and the Premier League is it doesn't work, we have no soft power. If we're serious about stemming this stream of anti-City bullshit we're going to have to start issuing writs and mean it, otherwise this shit show will just keep rolling on.

You can't issue writs for innuendo.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Why is that walking a fine line? City fans might talk Billy big bollocks, but the whorish scribblers can write what they like about us and it's all good, there's no kickback. A negative piece about City plays well with the rags, dippers, arse and chavs, nobody else matters, least of all us.

As for the club, there's much talk in here about the City banning journalists, or cutting back on the lavish freebies, that would achieve absolutely nothing.

What we've learned from our softly, softly approach with UEFA and the Premier League is it doesn't work, we have no soft power. If we're serious about stemming this stream of anti-City bullshit we're going to have to start issuing writs and mean it, otherwise this shit show will just keep rolling on.

It’s a fine line because the fans are more likely to take direct action where the club don’t/won’t. These muppets have to sit at the ground surrounded by fans, they take their kids to the same schools and live in the same streets. Much more likely to be called out on their bullshit by fans directly is what I meant.

Agree with you about the clubs approach. They need to step up now but they’ve said absolutely nothing...so I don’t expect they will.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

I'm fed up of reading how spurs got 30k fans midweek in a 60k stadium ,it's on every news report every newspaper all over Twitter fuckin sick of it ........

 

[The perfect fumble]

You can't issue writs for innuendo.

That's true, we'd have to pick our cases carefully, but there's enough out there, we only need a couple to scare the living daylights out of them.

I'm no expert, but the consistent reputational damage we've suffered from the likes of Simon Jordan might be worth a specious letter from our lawyers, just to let him know we're on the case.

We have to change the narrative, we've tried the carrot now it's time for the stick.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

This empty seat narrative the media keep banging on about when it comes to our attendances is farcical.

If you look at the media darlings the rags, dippers, spuds and the tarquins, all of them post decent attendances but all are massively propped up with day trippers and sightseers..

The ash cloud and Roy's tenure at the dippers proved that as it stripped away the plastics and low and behold their attendance for the affected games levelled out at around 38K.

The bomb scare at the swamp which forced the cancellation of the rags game v Bournemouth, when rearranged they couldn't muster 40K..

London is full of people who will buy tickets for Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham and Chelsea..

Arsenal's poor run of foam over the last several seasons has reflected in 1000's of empty seats at the Emirates as fairweather fans will just not bother showing up.

Absolutely nothing wrong with our support and our PL attendances are right up there.


The media and SKY get get fucked..!

Abso-fucking-lutely..............!

 

[eastmanc]

This empty seat narrative the media keep banging on about when it comes to our attendances is farcical.

If you look at the media darlings the rags, dippers, spuds and the tarquins, all of them post decent attendances but all are massively propped up with day trippers and sightseers..

The ash cloud and Roy's tenure at the dippers proved that as it stripped away the plastics and low and behold their attendance for the affected games levelled out at around 38K.

The bomb scare at the swamp which forced the cancellation of the rags game v Bournemouth, when rearranged they couldn't muster 40K..

London is full of people who will buy tickets for Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham and Chelsea..

Arsenal's poor run of foam over the last several seasons has reflected in 1000's of empty seats at the Emirates as fairweather fans will just not bother showing up.

Absolutely nothing wrong with our support and our PL attendances are right up there.


The media and SKY get get fucked..!

London is full of people who will buy tickets for old Trafford .

 

[jrb]

To any lurking Rags, Dippers, City haters, or you c*nts stealing a living as journalists.

Yesterday against Southampton.

1 more point.

City fans also bought over a 1000 away tickets in the South Stand 3rd tier returned by Southampton.

Get to f*uck!

 

[dickie davies]

To any lurking Rags, Dippers, City haters, or you c*nts stealing a living as journalists.

Yesterday against Southampton.

1 more point.

City fans also bought over a 1000 away tickets in the South Stand 3rd tier returned by Southampton.

Get to f*uck!

That is a beautiful picture

 

[radcliffe1309]

Breaking news...Jimmy Greaves RIP
Incredible player in his day

 

[hammocity]

Completely uncalled for. When you've put over 20 years unpaid work helping City fans in the OSC then you can criticise.

But as I know only too well, there's always someone sat behind a keyboard prepared to have a pop at anyone who does stick their head above the parapet.It's very easy to have a go at people like Kevin, who put themselves out ther, and his words probably weren't the best way to respond. But he's spent the best part of his adult life actively working on behalf of his members.

His comments were not necessary, he shouldn't try and speak on behalf of most City fans, I for one didn't give two fucks about what Pep said. Parker may do a good job but I don't understand why he provoked the issue.

 

[argyle]

His comments were not necessary, he shouldn't try and speak on behalf of most City fans, I for one didn't give two fucks about what Pep said. Parker may do a good job but I don't understand why he provoked the issue.

Exactly.

Don't give Sky, and the rest of the media, anything.

Should have just said I'm sure Pep's words were misinterpreted.

 

[hammocity]

Halftime music of Mumford and sons blaring out from a gramophone?

Cheesecloth shirts, jeans from recycled plastic and sandals made in China from bamboo shoots, tofu and rice at HT. Who seriously gives two fucks?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

His comments were not necessary, he shouldn't try and speak on behalf of most City fans, I for one didn't give two fucks about what Pep said. Parker may do a good job but I don't understand why he provoked the issue.

He represents over 20,000 City fans so I'd expect him to speak on behalf of a lot of those although some of his members won't agree with him. You can't complain that the media have a go at us constantly then also complain when someone who has more right than most to speak on behalf of the fans chooses to defend us.

Whether he went about it in the right way is another matter and open for debate. Personally I'd have taken the opportunity to have a go at the club, rather than Pep, for its ham-fisted introduction of digital tickets, the inability to transfer tickets until the day before the game, its failure to support us with decent transport and its prcing policy.

But I absolutely reject the notion that he doesn't have the right to speak his mind where fans are concerned. If someone had put a microphone in your face yesterday outside the ground and asked for your comments then would you be speaking on behalf of the majority of fans? No - you'd be speaking on behalf of you and those who agreed with what you'd said. If I didn't agree with you, I'd have the right to say so but you (and him) also have the right to speak your personal opinion.

 

[MCFCTrick]

A 0-0 draw, and we make the back page headlines for many today .... no agenda though.

 

[hammocity]

He represents over 20,000 City fans so I'd expect him to speak on behalf of a lot of those although some of his members won't agee with him. You can't complain that the media have a go at us constantly then also complain when someone who has more right than most to speak on behalf of the fans chooses to defend us.

Whether he went about it in the right way is another matter and open for debate. Personally I'd have taken the opportunity to have a go at the club, rather than Pep, for its ham-fisted introduction of digital tickets, the inability to transfer tickets until the day before the game, its failure to support us with decent transport and its prcing policy.

But I absolutely reject the notion that he doesn't have the right to speak his mind where fans are concerned. If someone had put a microphone in your face yesterday outside the ground and asked for your comments then would you be speaking on behalf of the majority of fans? No - you'd be speaking on behalf of you and those who agreed with what you'd said. If I didn't agree with you, I'd have the right to say so but you (and him) also have the right to speak your personal opinion.

If someone from the media asked me I'd give them a full onslaught of how the media continually warp stories about our club and its fans. Obviously it would never be aired but it would be cathartic for me. I don't know Parker or had even heard of him before last seasons CL final (I've been going to the games for over 50 years) but I feel he was very naive making those comments.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

He represents over 20,000 City fans so I'd expect him to speak on behalf of a lot of those although some of his members won't agee with him. You can't complain that the media have a go at us constantly then also complain when someone who has more right than most to speak on behalf of the fans chooses to defend us.

Whether he went about it in the right way is another matter and open for debate. Personally I'd have taken the opportunity to have a go at the club, rather than Pep, for its ham-fisted introduction of digital tickets, the inability to transfer tickets until the day before the game, its failure to support us with decent transport and its prcing policy.

But I absolutely reject the notion that he doesn't have the right to speak his mind where fans are concerned. If someone had put a microphone in your face yesterday outside the ground and asked for your comments then would you be speaking on behalf of the majority of fans? No - you'd be speaking on behalf of you and those who agreed with what you'd said. If I didn't agree with you, I'd have the right to say so but you (and him) also have the right to speak your personal opinion.

That's the thing though PB he didn't need to defend us because Pep said something that was taken way out of context.
So when he spoke up the media were licking their lips to stick the knife in.

 

[hammocity]

That's the thing though PB he didn't need to defend us because Pep said something that was taken way out of context.
So when he spoke up the media were licking their lips to stick the knife in.

He should have just said "Nick Harris, Rob Harris, Simon Stone, Tariq Panja, insert any other names here" are all cunts, that would have been helpful.

 

[ysmsa]

Darren Lewis complimentary towards City fans and support on SSN just now.

Nice one Darren.