Media Thread - 2021/22

[petrusha]

Written something about how City's winning streak this season has been greeted by some in the media.

Man City are not eradicating competition at the top, they’re just better than the rest

A look at the perceptions regarding Manchester City's dominance of the Premier League and how one club's superiority is not a new phenomenon.

thefootballfaithful.com

Thanks for this, Ste. A very telling and well put together analysis.

IIRC, you related on the 93:20 pod a while back how you'd had a call from someone in the football media saying that a war against City was under way and telling you (supposedly for your own good) that you should take care to be on the right side. You'll be receiving more such communications if you're not careful, assuming you haven't already.

For what it's worth, I'm deeply appreciative of the stance you've taken and I know I'm far from alone among Blues in that. Thanks for your efforts, mate. Cheers, and keep on keeping on.

 

[Bill]

Article in the latest Private Eye about how Chelsea have banned Times/Sunday Times journalists for the last 9 months after Syed wrote an insulting piece about Abramovich and chairman Bruce Buck. Good for them.

agreed . wish we would grow a pair .

 

[Asa's left peg]

Written something about how City's winning streak this season has been greeted by some in the media.

Man City are not eradicating competition at the top, they’re just better than the rest

A look at the perceptions regarding Manchester City's dominance of the Premier League and how one club's superiority is not a new phenomenon.

thefootballfaithful.com

Accepting that City are way ahead and can't be caught, so get rid of them, is totally against everything that football (and sport) is all about. They are advocating giving up which is not what football is all about. They want a video game where they can control the results and if they can't - turn it off. In the end, they aren't really interested in football.

 

[Bodicoteblue]

Accepting that City are way ahead and can't be caught, so get rid of them, is totally against everything that football (and sport) is all about. They are advocating giving up which is not what football is all about. They want a video game where they can control the results and if they can't - turn it off. In the end, they aren't really interested in football.

It’s no coincidence that this whole attitude has emerged while Americans have such a powerful influence on the game.
It‘s never been about competition with them.
It‘s just another form of lucrative entertainment with the aim being the maximum number of bums on the maximum number of seats, for the optimum amount of dosh, and any british so-called fan who rows in with this notion is the real enemy of competition, not us.

 

[Blue Pete]

If united are such a big team why have only 3 managers won the title with them? Even a small club like City have had 5 managers to have done it.

 

[big gaz]

It’s no coincidence that this whole attitude has emerged while Americans have such a powerful influence on the game.
It‘s never been about competition with them.
It‘s just another form of lucrative entertainment with the aim being the maximum number of bums on the maximum number of seats, for the optimum amount of dosh, and any british so-called fan who rows in with this notion is the real enemy of competition, not us.

With the Americans they have no idea of relegation in any of their ML sports. Ffs I love the Mets but they'll be there again to play again next year ;-)

 

[LongsightM13]

If united are such a big team why have only 3 managers won the title with them? Even a small club like City have had 5 managers to have done it.

We’ve had as many title winning managers in the last decade as they have in their entire history

 

[hammocity]

Sky transfer slot, just spen 15 minutes talking about why the Rags are so shit, apparently Shitshow and Rashford are still great players and a new Manager will have them competing again. Wtf had that got to do with transfers?

 

[malg]

Sky transfer slot, just spen 15 minutes talking about why the Rags are so shit, apparently Shitshow and Rashford are still great players and a new Manager will have them competing again. Wtf had that got to do with transfers?

You know the narrative. New manager, they improve slightly.......hey presto, it's like a new signing.

You can write the shit yourself.

 

[Lucky Toma]

Thanks for this, Ste. A very telling and well put together analysis.

IIRC, you related on the 93:20 pod a while back how you'd had a call from someone in the football media saying that a war against City was under way and telling you (supposedly for your own good) that you should take care to be on the right side. You'll be receiving more such communications if you're not careful, assuming you haven't already.

For what it's worth, I'm deeply appreciative of the stance you've taken and I know I'm far from alone among Blues in that. Thanks for your efforts, mate. Cheers, and keep on keeping on.

Thanks mate. That's really nice and hugely appreciated.

His exact words were "You think it's bad now. It's going to get a lot, lot worse and you need to make sure you're on the right side"