Media thread 2022/23

[Gazza]

Why was Luke Shaw serenading Ronaldo?

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

When you sell your soul you'll write what you're told.....

It would be marvellous if Arsenal proved you can’t just buy the title​

Martin Samuel, Monday January 16 2023, 8.00am, The Times

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...a?shareToken=887ddeac8a80d773b7276eedc3240363

......"As for City, they can be a sensitive bunch, seeing conspiracies and partiality where often none exists. To avoid rancour, if Arsenal do win the league, then think of it like this. An Arsenal triumph would put into perspective what an achievement those four titles in five years were."


Could he be any more patronising?

I’ve read that very differently. I think he’s saying whatever the preconceptions are, you cannot ‘buy the title‘ you have to have “fine football, fine coaching and fine recruitment“ whatever you spend. Therefore 4/5 titles is a huge achievement and it shouldn’t therefore ever be badged as ‘being bought’.

 

[JASR]

When you sell your soul you'll write what you're told.....

It would be marvellous if Arsenal proved you can’t just buy the title​

Martin Samuel, Monday January 16 2023, 8.00am, The Times

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...a?shareToken=887ddeac8a80d773b7276eedc3240363

......"As for City, they can be a sensitive bunch, seeing conspiracies and partiality where often none exists. To avoid rancour, if Arsenal do win the league, then think of it like this. An Arsenal triumph would put into perspective what an achievement those four titles in five years were."


Could he be any more patronising?

As per our own BlueCityBrain


Arsenal (and united) buying the title since…

 

[Centurions]

When you sell your soul you'll write what you're told.....

It would be marvellous if Arsenal proved you can’t just buy the title​

Martin Samuel, Monday January 16 2023, 8.00am, The Times

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...a?shareToken=887ddeac8a80d773b7276eedc3240363

......"As for City, they can be a sensitive bunch, seeing conspiracies and partiality where often none exists. To avoid rancour, if Arsenal do win the league, then think of it like this. An Arsenal triumph would put into perspective what an achievement those four titles in five years were."


Could he be any more patronising?

Only Chelsea (now) and United above them. Ahh, the romance of the little underdog with no resources.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

When you sell your soul you'll write what you're told.....

It would be marvellous if Arsenal proved you can’t just buy the title​

Martin Samuel, Monday January 16 2023, 8.00am, The Times

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...a?shareToken=887ddeac8a80d773b7276eedc3240363

......"As for City, they can be a sensitive bunch, seeing conspiracies and partiality where often none exists. To avoid rancour, if Arsenal do win the league, then think of it like this. An Arsenal triumph would put into perspective what an achievement those four titles in five years were."


Could he be any more patronising?

Did we give 'em Arteta, Zinky 'n Jesus for nowt?

 

[Centurions]

As per our own BlueCityBrain

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Arsenal (and united) buying the title since…

Damn, beaten to it :)

 

[JASR]

Damn, beaten to it :)

Heh… though interestingly, you could start nodding in agreement with Klopp about inability to compete against mega spending clubs when looking at that chart…
And then you look further down and realise ‘unlimited spending’ City have spent diddly in comparison.
And then you look at Brentford and Brighton, and how can Klopp compete with their free wheeling spending…

West Ham look a bit screwed if they do not stay up.

 

[The perfect fumble]

I’ve read that very differently. I think he’s saying whatever the preconceptions are, you cannot ‘buy the title‘ you have to have “fine football, fine coaching and fine recruitment“ whatever you spend. Therefore 4/5 titles is a huge achievement and it shouldn’t therefore ever be badged as ‘being bought’.

He's being disingenuous, sprinkling that sentence into the article is a sop, it does not disguise nor undermine its overall intention.

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

I’ve read that very differently. I think he’s saying whatever the preconceptions are, you cannot ‘buy the title‘ you have to have “fine football, fine coaching and fine recruitment“ whatever you spend. Therefore 4/5 titles is a huge achievement and it shouldn’t therefore ever be badged as ‘being bought’.

Yes I agree. If Arsenal were to win then despite the disappointment for us it is all a part of what football can bring. They would quite rightly be lauded for a magnificent achievement but apart from Samuel, virtually no other journalist has lauded our achievements over the last decade

 

[The perfect fumble]

Only Chelsea (now) and United above them. Ahh, the romance of the little underdog with no resources.

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Just so.

The facts don't fit Samuel's narrative, so fuck facts.