Media Thread - 2021/22

[waspish]

It fucking kills them to ever mention Utd's spending, I can honestly never think of a time anybody has pulled them up over it. All of their shit buys like Di Maria, Depay etc sweet fa of a mention, allowed to slope off in a blink of an eye. Just a case of oh well it didn't quite work out, nothing lost there

They sack a manager and the £ count and transition starts again

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

It’s irritating that Ronay bangs on like so many others that it’s the wealth of our owners that allows us to buy good players. Which is actually accusing us of falsifying our accounts, which show where the money really comes from.

As others have said, Ronay just recycles the same shit about us in every article:

It usually goes something like...

- Grudging praise
- Repeated mentions of state backing
- Question validity of FFP
- Pep is a genius
- BUT they've spent a lot of money
- Grudging praise
- Subtly suggest their achievements aren't comparable to Liverpool or United
- Grudging praise
* Throw in a pretentious subtext to show everyone how very clever he is.

 

[Claytop]

I keep hearing that it’s out ability to buy the best of everything as to why we’re as successful as we are.

Who was our last signing that at the time people regarded as the ‘best’ player in that position? All our key players currently; Ederson, Dias, Cancelo, Rodri & Bernardo were certainly not in that category. I imagine most of these journalists had barely heard of them.

Pep then has the incredible ability to make them 10x the player through his coaching and his tactical genius.

 

[Andy TheCatalyst Morrison]

Read it disppointing from ronay as he is a talented writer compared to Mr Paradise and others. He does regularly write poor quality negative City articles. My view is he is happy to write in accordance with his editors direction and take the money. Has he been chatting to miggy this week. Ignoring the bingo he seems very negative about City for running the business well and effectively as though to provide an unfair advantage. Bizarre

Barney Ronay is a smug **** who tries oh so very hard to be clever and amusing in every piece he comes out with. And fails miserably on both fronts. He is so far up himself that you'd need the fucking Hubble telescope to see him.

 

[Moss Side's Finest]

Another one below, not quite as in your face this time but none the less almost ostracising city from being a component of the Premier League. It's like 'lets just forget about THAT team at the top and have our own party', whereas if it was a team in red they'd be embracing and celebrating their lead.

Premier League still has plenty to offer despite Man City title procession

Pep Guardiola's men are running away with it at the top of the table again.

metro.co.uk

 

[Bayblue]

Anyone seen the latest effort from Barney Ronay in the shit Guardian?. Don't know how to put a link on, but it starts quite promising then subsides in to more raging bitterness, just like a true red scouse cock end would have you believe. The tool ends up playing City bingo towards the end, this pathetic excuse of a journalist is quite high up on the hit list. Fucking prick!

I am clearly in the minority here but I like Ronay’s writing. And to put a bit of balance back for those who haven’t read the article he ends by saying “this looks like the most irresistible club team English football has ever witnessed”.
If our fans are getting their knickers in a twist over someone who says that about us then maybe a bit of perspective would help.

 

[Fordyboy46]

I keep hearing that it’s out ability to buy the best of everything as to why we’re as successful as we are.

Who was our last signing that at the time people regarded as the ‘best’ player in that position? All our key players currently; Ederson, Dias, Cancelo, Rodri & Bernardo were certainly not in that category. I imagine most of these journalists had barely heard of them.

Pep then has the incredible ability to make them 10x the player through his coaching and his tactical genius.

Exactly, i've been banging on about that recently. That stupid phrase of " City's money has allowed them to buy some of the world's best players" irks me greatly. We simply haven't, absolutely zero galacticos in this squad, it's not Pep's way, just more lies from the gutter media

 

[waspish]

I am clearly in the minority here but I like Ronay’s writing. And to put a bit of balance back for those who haven’t read the article he ends by saying “this looks like the most irresistible club team English football has ever witnessed”.
If our fans are getting their knickers in a twist over someone who says that about us then maybe a bit of perspective would help.

When we going to see in an article that Man City been self sufficient for 5/6 years under there owners Sheikh Mansour?

 

[Fordyboy46]

I am clearly in the minority here but I like Ronay’s writing. And to put a bit of balance back for those who haven’t read the article he ends by saying “this looks like the most irresistible club team English football has ever witnessed”.
If our fans are getting their knickers in a twist over someone who says that about us then maybe a bit of perspective would help.

But the faint praise he gives is through gritted teeth. If he was allowed he would write 100% negative shit about us every week, he has to add a tiny bit of praise to make it look slightly balanced when deep down he doesn't want it to be

 

[Marvin]

This is bollocks again. You are advocating self censorship. I hope you never complain about our PR Dept's reticence in responding to the lies. You are gaslighting City fans who are the victims of these lies

We should be more conscious as a fanbase of the forces arranged against us and own capacity to be an agent of change. City fans are a social group whose club is attacked by a corporate media for identifiable reasons that are part political and part commercial. It follows from that that we should follow a certain strategy to deal with that.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Hi all - I’ve heard the likes of Delaney, Rob Harris etc referred to as “the WhatsApp group” numerous times on this thread which is pretty self explanatory, but I’m afraid that I missed the part of how this came about. Could someone please enlighten me as to how this came about and how we know about this ? Will save me trawling through 1k + pages !!! Thanks

 

[Marvin]

I am clearly in the minority here but I like Ronay’s writing. And to put a bit of balance back for those who haven’t read the article he ends by saying “this looks like the most irresistible club team English football has ever witnessed”.
If our fans are getting their knickers in a twist over someone who says that about us then maybe a bit of perspective would help.

He's a very good writer but the overall tone of that article is clear. You should examine your own perspective. The Guardian is a commercial newspaper that has taken an editorial stance towards Manchester City and that should be entirely obvious by now.

 

[Bonzo Nododo]

Well it looks like the champions playing the European champs isn't even worthy of a mention on bbc breakfast !

After another spirited support for Djokovic from 3 members of Team BBC for Novak all pleading his case to a former Australian minister they managed to get a City mention an hour later. Tuchel whinging in an extra-whiney voice that City are top because of lack of injuries and covid. Pep correcting with the reality of the situation and asking if Covid doesn't visit Manchester.
It seems that more rival managers are getting excuses from the media.
Fuck 'em.

 

[Shirley]

He's a very good writer but the overall tone of that article is clear. You should examine your own perspective. The Guardian is a commercial newspaper that has taken an editorial stance towards Manchester City and that should be entirely obvious by now.

I’ve also took a stance towards the guardian, I no longer read it.

 

[Marvin]

After another spirited support for Djokovic from 3 members of Team BBC for Novak all pleading his case to a former Australian minister they managed to get a City mention an hour later. Touched whinging in an extra-whiney voice that City are top because of lack of injuries and covid. Pep correcting with the reality of the situation and asking if Covid doesn't visit Manchester.
It seems that more rival managers are getting excuses from the media.
Fuck 'em.

Pep spotted the BBC Simon Stone's angle immediately and stopped him in his tracks.

All City fans will be focused on the game at 12.30 but there's a propaganda war going on 24/7. The first thing we have to do is to be conscious of this. When we accept that the corporate media are consistently taking a certain view, then our activity should flow from that.

 

[Marvin]

I’ve also took a stance towards the guardian, I no longer read it.

Good but enemy reconnaissance is required so that others take your stance. In another walk of life it would be called a picket.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

I am clearly in the minority here but I like Ronay’s writing. And to put a bit of balance back for those who haven’t read the article he ends by saying “this looks like the most irresistible club team English football has ever witnessed”.
If our fans are getting their knickers in a twist over someone who says that about us then maybe a bit of perspective would help.

All of them (Ronay, Liew, Delaney, Wilson, Conn, etc etc) will routinely throw in a little sugar, partly with the aim of creating the illusion of fair-mindedness and partly because to deny the quality of City’s football would be utterly absurd.
However, if you think their intentions and sentiment toward us are born of anything other than calculating spite, then it’s you that needs to gain a little perspective. These people are part of a co-ordinated and deliberate policy to undermine us at every opportunity and to a man they would relish the ruination of our club. They’re absolute cnuts. Never forget it

 

[oakiecokie]

I keep hearing that it’s out ability to buy the best of everything as to why we’re as successful as we are.

Who was our last signing that at the time people regarded as the ‘best’ player in that position? All our key players currently; Ederson, Dias, Cancelo, Rodri & Bernardo were certainly not in that category. I imagine most of these journalists had barely heard of them.

Pep then has the incredible ability to make them 10x the player through his coaching and his tactical genius.

Neither was KDB at the time.Although a great player our Pep turned him into the best midfield player in the world.After all it was those lovely old so called "pundits" Merson,Big Nose Thompson and the useless Scottish pundit who claimed we had gone mad spending that amount on him.
I will not put Matt Le T into the equation as he regularly spoke sense and certainly was NOT anti City

 

[Elbow beards]

'unlimited funds'
The biggest and bestest journalists on the planet and never heard of f.f.p

 

[Dirty Harry]

All of them (Ronay, Liew, Delaney, Wilson, Conn, etc etc) will routinely throw in a little sugar, partly with the aim of creating the illusion of fair-mindedness and partly because to deny the quality of City’s football would be utterly absurd.
However, if you think their intentions and sentiment toward us are born of anything other than calculating spite, then it’s you that needs to gain a little perspective. These people are part of a co-ordinated and deliberate policy to undermine us at every opportunity and to a man they would relish the ruination of our club. They’re absolute cnuts. Never forget it

Couldn’t agree more mate.