Media thread 2022/23

[DontLookBackInAnger]

I wonder if the lack of City coverage of this pre-season might be connected with the fact that they went on tour much later than everyone else... makes sense to get people out reporting than at home waiting for a team to go off and play twice in the US.... Just a thought not a defence but it makes sense.

 

[hammocity]

We must have all dreamed the game or BBC's finest are all tuck up in bed under their gigsy duvets.

That’s their Summer Duvet, the big thick Winter one is the Jimmy Saville version.

 

[manchester blue]

We’ve only had two pre-season friendlies! The other one was covered too, btw.

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You had to navigate the the City page to find that. It wasn't on the BBC football page at all and the Bayern score/report wasn't up for 4 hours until after the game ended.

Do you really think the BBC treat City without bias? They have sent Stone, the supposed Manchester correspondent, thousands of miles to cover all things United with live reporting from their friendlies and stacks of incidental content, and City seem to get a begrudging score check and minimal report when they can be arsed doing it. It's pathetic.

 

[Revolver]

It’s a pity we can’t write to Barry Took about the BBCs football coverage!

One for the older City fans.

 

[blueste41]

Fair enough I didn't see that post, it must have been near the top of their page for about 10 seconds.

Are you implying we get the same coverage as utd Ric when you defend the BBC?

To me it looks like he is merely correcting the mis-information you posted and isn't implying anything!

 

[Pollocksheader]

Do you want the same coverage united get?

I always found it nauseating.

There’s an in between, I for one don’t want more coverage than required, just a balanced one for all but we know that won’t take place. It can’t be denied the coverage of our last two games are much less than united and liverpools, that’s without question.

 

[hammocity]

It’s a pity we can’t write to Barry Took about the BBCs football coverage!

One for the older City fans.

Radio 4 “Points of View” letters read out in plummy voices with Barry’s caustic wit assessing the content, used to love that.

 

[Ric]

Do you really think the BBC treat City without bias?

This is another strawman argument. I have never said this. Some were claiming that the BBC hadn’t covered last nights game though, or our previous friendly. I just pointed out that this wasn’t true. We’re heading into Trumpian territory if people are taking exception to that.

 

[Gingers Dad]

This is another strawman argument. I have never said this. Some were claiming that the BBC hadn’t covered last nights game though, or our previous friendly. I just pointed out that this wasn’t true. We’re heading into Trumpian territory if people are taking exception to that.

They did a post match report for last night's game but they clearly didn't send a reporter. That article was the equivalent of doing your homework on the bus to school while asking your mates what they had written

 

[Father Paul]

This is another strawman argument. I have never said this. Some were claiming that the BBC hadn’t covered last nights game though, or our previous friendly. I just pointed out that this wasn’t true. We’re heading into Trumpian territory if people are taking exception to that.

If Trump was a City supporter he would have led a march over to Salford long ago to shake those fuckers up a bit.

 

[Gingers Dad]

In fact the article has no reporter attributed to it

 

[Bald fraud]

Imagine if the rags had just beaten the German champions in a game where they could have scored at least another four or five goals! There would literally be 17 articles on it on the daily Mail app!

 

[nmc]

A. ****.
That was the signature I spotted….

Plenty of them at the Beeb starting with the Director General.

 

[Maly]

https://www.skysports.com/football/...d-off-the-mark-as-man-city-grow-global-appeal

Extremely positive report from Sky :)

 

[nmc]

They are a national disgrace, fucking hate them.

I have decided to make a freedom of information request to find out how much Simon Stones jolly with the Rags has cost….

 

[mad4city]

https://www.skysports.com/football/...d-off-the-mark-as-man-city-grow-global-appeal

Extremely positive report from Sky :)

Sure but did you see the font they used? Arial sans serif...
If that was United or Liverpool, they'd have used Arial AVEC serif!!
;-)

 

[JASR]

Echo will be penning a why City beating Munich is good for Liverpool.

At least they mention us!!

‘City beating Bayern shows Liverpool were incredibly brilliant selling Mane’

 

[threespires]

The season hasn't even started and we are discussing bias. The reality appears to be that we will be unfairly/under reported until one of the following happens.

1. The analytics tell them it is no longer good business to denigrate or ignore us.

2. Editorial positions change towards us as a result of different personnel or strategies.tied to the above.

3. The club gets aggressive or litigious, though this will only resolve egregious errors not general bias.

4. Something else I've missed.

In the absence of these things happening this thread has evolved mostly into a mechanism for us to blow off steam, catalogue our grievances. This is a legitimate reason for a thread but I wonder if there is merit in splitting it into more than one thread?

At the moment we have the occasional other media discussion in with lots of posts pointing out that Delaney or Harris etc aren't playing with a full deck, or commentary on the BBC/Stone all of which we've known for quite some time and probably won't change anytime soon.

Not saying this isn't legitimate commentary/opinion just wonder if it's time to split this out in some way, shape or form? I do recognise that an 'agenda' thread runs the risk of feeding the narrative that we are paranoid but maybe it can be framed in different terms?

 

[Petetheblu]

The Media thought "if they told lies about us, belittled every bit of hard work and success we had and created a vacuum of hate full of untrust and bordering racism, we'd just go away".

Now we're at the point where they think "if we just ignore them, they'll go away"...

Reality is going to sting like 'gravel rash' in a hot shower when they awake to find us still here.

It should and would be funny.....if it wasn't so embarrassingly childish, they're grown men and women after all.

Anyhow, 20 years ago we'd have chopped our left legs off to be in this position, so don't let a few petulant pricks ruin it, just enjoy this ride and furthermore enjoy your Sunday, with the family.

Especially you Ric.... ;^)

Keep smiling Blues.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

https://www.skysports.com/football/...d-off-the-mark-as-man-city-grow-global-appeal

Extremely positive report from Sky :)

This bit is just a little disagreeable - like he is a Norse God in the mould of Thor. Truth be told, Thor is a Norse God in the mould of Haaland