Media thread 2022/23

[Stephen230]

Radio Manchester plumbs new depths. The presenter and commentator roles have long been filled with box ticking appointments - you expect nothing else on the bbc but at least there used to be a familiar City pundit an ex player like Lakey or Gleghorn or the Goat or other much loved ex players.

Today they have Nigel Adkins ( ?? me neither) who was introduced as Wigan’s former goalkeeper. Piss poor. Is there really no ex City player or manager available for a bit of decent analysis.

He had a very good spell at Southampton. In fact a lot of their fans were pissed off when they replaced him with Pochettino.

What boxes does he tick out of interest?

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

ITV National news: "Julian Alvarez showing why City's strength and depth is simply unrivalled."

The sports report started with the much favoured commentary phrase "It's looking ominous."

Words of a threatening / menacing aspect used to describe a City victory.

 

[Shaggy]

Don,t usually click on this shit, but curiosity got the better of me, how the hell do they get away with publishing this shit, thankfully rest of the article is behind a paywall so one can only imagine the nonsense spouted.

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[dickie davies]

I'd like this if the spelling and grammar was correct
Good effort though

 

[west didsblue]

Apart from referencing City as a “merkin for a dictatorship” somewhere in the middle of the article, it looks like Barney is back onside after that article from the other day.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-shines-through-as-clock-ticks-down-to-treble

 

[west didsblue]

Don,t usually click on this shit, but curiosity got the better of me, how the hell do they get away with publishing this shit, thankfully rest of the article is behind a paywall so one can only imagine the nonsense spouted.

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Eamonn Sweeney makes Miguel Delaney sound like the voice of reason. Best ignored.

 

[Mr Fraser]

Also from the Guardian, one of the Harris sextuplets came up with this gem in their usual "10 Things to Look Out For This Weekend" feature..

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UK govt can trade with these "nation states" and they can invest heavily in the UK economy, property, pension funds etc and there is very little media attention. Yet so many people writing on sports pages are indignant. I don’t understand

 

[journolud]

Apart from referencing City as a “merkin for a dictatorship” somewhere in the middle of the article, it looks like Barney is back onside after that article from the other day.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-shines-through-as-clock-ticks-down-to-treble

He certainly seems to be covering all his bases. Probably hoping a book of his pretentious prose will be the perfect accompaniment to the treble if we achieve it

 

[jim tolmies perm]

He certainly seems to be covering all his bases. Probably hoping a book of his pretentious prose will be the perfect accompaniment to the treble if we achieve it

Christ was there a football match in amongst all that pretentious gubbins or is he worried that City might add the Booker Prize to our burgeoning collection of accolades?

 

[Shaggy]

I'd like this if the spelling and grammar was correct
Good effort though

Liked you when you was on World of Sport.