Media thread 2022/23

[bluenova]

There is a very good article in the Telegraph. It asks why music critics are no longer critical of boring, inane music. It mentions Beyonce and her latest release but importantly it mentions she has 15 million on line followers. You upset them at your peril.
More importantly it mentions how the biggest stars can make or break a music company like the NME, who need interviews from them etc.
In an online age, all media, not just music, follow the clicks and football journalist are no exception. They need the rags and dipper fans and they need the advertising revenue it brings.

There was an interesting podcast years ago with the Secret Footballer. He was talking about how he started publishing with the Guardian, and how they gave him one rule, which was not to upset Liverpool fans.

Someone brought this up in the Guardian comments section (not in a confrontational way at all) and got absolutely piled on by Liverpool fans accusing him of making it up - even though he told them that the programme it was on, and someone provided a link.

It's about 14 minutes in here:

At Home: S2E09 - The Secret Footballer – Midnight Meets With Colin Murray – Podcast

Colin gets a visit from The Secret Footballer, the anonymous purported Premier League footballer who lifts the lid on what actually happens in the dressing room and within the confines of the corridor... – Listen to At Home: S2E09 - The Secret Footballer by Midnight Meets With Colin Murray...

podtail.com

 

[Ilovehappyendings]

There is a very good article in the Telegraph. It asks why music critics are no longer critical of boring, inane music. It mentions Beyonce and her latest release but importantly it mentions she has 15 million on line followers. You upset them at your peril.
More importantly it mentions how the biggest stars can make or break a music company like the NME, who need interviews from them etc.
In an online age, all media, not just music, follow the clicks and football journalist are no exception. They need the rags and dipper fans and they need the advertising revenue it brings.

Yes. Read that this morning. Fascinating

 

[Asa's left peg]

Does this mean we can buy Droylsden with our dodgy council links and knock it down to build investment properties?

 

[KS55]

I had to laugh this morning at the Blah Blah C’s sports coverage…they had a reporter at Blackburn, covering how 3 ex Blackburn players were lionesses…half 7 report…Georgia Stanway, Keira Walsh and Ella Toone started their careers there…then later they had a woman on, complete with scum tracksuit extolling the virtues of Ella Toone and Alessia Russo…needless to say, not a mention of City…

The Keira Walsh story is amazing. She turned up aged 16/17 to an open trial at City for junior sides. They were short of a DM for the practise game and just asked her to slot in there.They were astonished at her natural skill (one coach remarked that she had been “touched by god.”) and she made her first team debut as a sub about a week later.

 

[Andy_Rowarth]

 

[freshie]

There was an interesting podcast years ago with the Secret Footballer. He was talking about how he started publishing with the Guardian, and how they gave him one rule, which was not to upset Liverpool fans.

Someone brought this up in the Guardian comments section (not in a confrontational way at all) and got absolutely piled on by Liverpool fans accusing him of making it up - even though he told them that the programme it was on, and someone provided a link.

It's about 14 minutes in here:

At Home: S2E09 - The Secret Footballer – Midnight Meets With Colin Murray – Podcast

Colin gets a visit from The Secret Footballer, the anonymous purported Premier League footballer who lifts the lid on what actually happens in the dressing room and within the confines of the corridor... – Listen to At Home: S2E09 - The Secret Footballer by Midnight Meets With Colin Murray...

podtail.com

Good old Dave Kitson - more famous for being a secret footballer than an actual footballer

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

I had to laugh this morning at the Blah Blah C’s sports coverage…they had a reporter at Blackburn, covering how 3 ex Blackburn players were lionesses…half 7 report…Georgia Stanway, Keira Walsh and Ella Toone started their careers there…then later they had a woman on, complete with scum tracksuit extolling the virtues of Ella Toone and Alessia Russo…needless to say, not a mention of City…

No mention of City because, as the reporter said quite clearly, the player who got the winner against Spain was none other than the world class Georgia Stanwell...

 

[55yr old teenager]

Ignore!

Already posted above.


First the Daily Mail(United), and now the Telegraph!

What is going on?

Splashing the cash but millions in profit – how slick Man City mastered the transfer market

City have raised £232 million through sales in 2022 and have acquired a reputation as possibly Europe's best-run club off the pitch

www.telegraph.co.uk

Maybe Vicky kloss has had a quiet word.

 

[freshie]

It never ceases to amaze me how often the bitter twats in the replies get our owners' nationality wrong. Saudi, Qatari, Arab - take your pick

 

[train man]

I do wish journos would stop calling net spend as profit or loss. It is a transfer fee surplus or deficit, not the same as profit or loss. It is called net spend because that is what it is. The article otherwise is fine.

Indeed, and, whilst I'm surprised that nett spend is even being mentioned in the media (when we are on a favourable side of ins/outs), they still don't mention the bigger picture that City have reinvested profits from turnover, and the nett spend is far from being the only or most important factor in the superb running and direction of the club.