Media thread 2022/23

[Ste1969]

OLIVER HOLT: Man City fans can boo, but they know how lucky they are

OLIVER HOLT: City, who have won the Premier League title four times in the past five years and lie second in the table, conceded two goals to Tottenham just before half-time and were booed off.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

The DT this morning informs us with his usual footballing veracity that Pep has indicated he'd fuck off if he lost the dressing room. Well, in the first instance, I can't think of any manager who has continued in post having 'lost the dressing room', and secondly, I don't believe a fuckin' word of it!

Meanwhile, they report that Arsenal have turned the Emirates into a fortress!

 

[train man]

Fair play to Oliver Holt for this. Thought it was pretty reasonable and fair.

OLIVER HOLT: Man City fans can boo, but they know how lucky they are

OLIVER HOLT: City, who have won the Premier League title four times in the past five years and lie second in the table, conceded two goals to Tottenham just before half-time and were booed off.

www.dailymail.co.uk

On the whole, but two gratuitous statements wrongly say, yet again, that we are state-owned...

 

[train man]

Don’t think he actually referred to City as “state owned” tbf, although he does lazily imply it.

But he specifically does Ric...
"especially since they were bought by Abu Dhabi in 2008"
"whatever one’s view of state ownership in the Premier League, it seems perverse to begrudge the supporters the times of plenty they are enjoying"

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Fair play to Oliver Holt for this. Thought it was pretty reasonable and fair.

OLIVER HOLT: Man City fans can boo, but they know how lucky they are

OLIVER HOLT: City, who have won the Premier League title four times in the past five years and lie second in the table, conceded two goals to Tottenham just before half-time and were booed off.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I still maintain that the majority of the booing was directed at the ref!

 

[Jordie]

The DT this morning informs us with his usual footballing veracity that Pep has indicated he'd fuck off if he lost the dressing room. Well, in the first instance, I can't think of any manager who has continued in post having 'lost the dressing room', and secondly, I don't believe a fuckin' word of it!

Meanwhile, they report that Arsenal have turned the Emirates into a fortress!

Have you listened to Peps pre match press conference? It's on city's website, and he does infer that he would leave if he lost the dressing room.

 

[JWCH-99]

Fantastic column by Holt today, of all people.

He's hit the nail firmly on the head.

Even gave Jim Tolmie a mention :)

First article I’ve actually enjoyed reading about city in a long while

 

[bluemanchester]

But he specifically does Ric...
"especially since they were bought by Abu Dhabi in 2008"
"whatever one’s view of state ownership in the Premier League, it seems perverse to begrudge the supporters the times of plenty they are enjoying"

They dont begrudge it for supporters of the red tops though, just us blues. And I feckin' love it the bitter bar stewards;-)

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Liverpool fans booed yesterday when they conceded in the 3rd minute, clear as day.

I think you are making it up.

Sky/BT never mentioned it, nor the BBC, and I've seen nothing on the back pages. Honestly... ;-)

 

[creditunionhero]

Can’t speak for the whole ground, of course, but everyone around me was aiming their ire at the ref at half-time rather than the team.

I agree it was directed at the ref, I was complaining about him from the 5th minute onward, wait till our next CL fixture, when we boo the CL anthem, they will claim we are booing the team even before we kick off.