Media thread 2022/23

[blueste41]

Strangely quiet in the press regarding the PL charges against City. After the feeding frenzy and the initial hysteria there has been very little.

Interesting to see an article with Arsene Wenger a couple of weeks ago saying that City only have a small chance of losing. This is the man who railed against City when the club started buying players from Arsenal.

I wonder whether the press have now realised following various off record conversations with lawyers etc that the PL charges are in reality a dead duck. Only time will tell.

Nothing new to report so I doubt even those most against us would simply repeat what has already been said day after day. When there is a development it will be a story again.
As for lawyers or anybody else telling them secretly it's a dead duck, I don't see how? Plenty of us Blues are in contract law, accountants, lawyers etc. bur we simply do not have enough detail to come to an informed opinion.

 

[Bez]

Nothing new to report so I doubt even those most against us would simply repeat what has already been said day after day. When there is a development it will be a story again.
As for lawyers or anybody else telling them secretly it's a dead duck, I don't see how? Plenty of us Blues are in contract law, accountants, lawyers etc. bur we simply do not have enough detail to come to an informed opinion.

Unless there is new evidence, the key issues have already been heard once via CAS and the time barring is a red herring as I believe City were happy to present evidence at CAS. We shall see.

 

[Bez]

In the meantime Pep being a massive racist is a nice new narrative for them.

Oh. Not heard this one. Who is saying that? Unnamed sources no doubt.

 

[eike]

Sports report on Lbc news at 8:15 this morning. All last night's cup games read out,some great victories (Burnley Grimsby, Sheff U. So they go to an interview with a winning manager is it Vinny to hear his reaction to playing us in the next round of perhaps Sheff U / Grimsbys manager no of course not it's ten and obviously f**k**g great where's the mute button.

 

[blueste41]

Unless there is new evidence, the key issues have already been heard once via CAS and the time barring is a red herring as I believe City were happy to present evidence at CAS. We shall see.

Exactly, an unknown. But this has already been poured over again and again again in the charges thread, little point doing the same thing here.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

The quad talk is weird. United aren't in the title race. Can only assume it's some new fad for the media to jump on after all the talk with Liverpool last season.

UEFA cup doesn’t form part of any legitimate ‘quad’….

Surprised nobody has pointed this out…

 

[Falcao]

UEFA cup doesn’t form part of any legitimate ‘quad’….

Surprised nobody has pointed this out…

Yeah that’s also true. The talk is all nonsense

 

[Metalartin]

Headline/opening paragraph from another universe, where United get judged just as harshly as everyone else/City:

"They've spent almost £300m MORE(net) than the club 'across town' with #unlimited-funding, in the 7 years Pep has been in the PL. This was done while also being one of the most in debt clubs in the Premier League and in Europe during that whole time. Why United winning the quad this season would be a DISGRACE to football and the integrity of the sport. Two page meltdown exclusive..."

 

[aguero93:20]

Is that why we have had no black players since Yaya?

Akanji, Lewis, Jesus, Sterling, Ake, Sane, Mendy.

 

[Citizen1961]

BBC at it again. Quoting Haalands agent.

Headline "Real Madrid is the dream for players" followed by quotes from her that actually make it clear that Real Madrid is a dream alongside the dream of the Premier league.

An article with a headline deliberately constructed to make it look as is Erling actually really wants to leave City and go to Madrid.

From our national broadcaster, written by Alex Howell. Pure scum.

 

[HelloCity]

 

[ooh vonky vonky]

BBC at it again. Quoting Haalands agent.

Headline "Real Madrid is the dream for players" followed by quotes from her that actually make it clear that Real Madrid is a dream alongside the dream of the Premier league.

An article with a headline deliberately constructed to make it look as is Erling actually really wants to leave City and go to Madrid.

From our national broadcaster, written by Alex Howell. Pure scum.

The headline has absolutely fuck all to do with the rest of the article. Dreadful ‘journalism’.

 

[Legal Alien]

The fat spanish racist at it again...

Javier Tebas feels Premier League reputation at stake over Man City case

The Premier League’s reputation and credibility is at stake in how it handles the Manchester City investigation, LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Manchester City investigation taking too long, says LaLiga president Javier Tebas

LaLiga president Javier Tebas is frustrated at the slow speed of the investigation into Manchester City and has questioned CAS verdict

www.fourfourtwo.com

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Strangely quiet in the press regarding the PL charges against City. After the feeding frenzy and the initial hysteria there has been very little.

Interesting to see an article with Arsene Wenger a couple of weeks ago saying that City only have a small chance of losing. This is the man who railed against City when the club started buying players from Arsenal.

I wonder whether the press have now realised following various off record conversations with lawyers etc that the PL charges are in reality a dead duck. Only time will tell.

It’s got that bad sly are dredging up quotes from senor teabag, you just know things are going our way when they roll that fat racist pig out

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

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In other words, throw the FA Cup to allow United a free run.

The MEN is no longer for Manchester.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

The fat spanish racist at it again...

Javier Tebas feels Premier League reputation at stake over Man City case

The Premier League’s reputation and credibility is at stake in how it handles the Manchester City investigation, LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Manchester City investigation taking too long, says LaLiga president Javier Tebas

LaLiga president Javier Tebas is frustrated at the slow speed of the investigation into Manchester City and has questioned CAS verdict

www.fourfourtwo.com

And La Liga are now touting to take over from the PL as the best league in the world.

 

[foggy1974]

Unless there is new evidence, the key issues have already been heard once via CAS and the time barring is a red herring as I believe City were happy to present evidence at CAS. We shall see.

City aren't walking the league so no negative stories required. Would imagine it will be ramped up again before the Liverpool & Arsenal home games

 

[madloaf]

At this point there's not even a pretence that our club, our players or us are not constantly targeted. The BBC are a fucking shambles.

 

[decmancity]

At this point there's not even a pretence that our club, our players or us are not constantly targeted. The BBC are a fucking shambles.

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This woman can't keep her mouth shut. She clearly learnt plenty from the late Mino Raiola.

 

[LongsightM13]

Your Spanish must better than most on here, do you know what Roberto Carlos and Pep actually said? There’s videos of the clips doing the rounds on twitter and I just don’t trust Liew to translate it accurately.

I think the really egregious part is that he uses the phrase “most harrowing moments” when it’s my understanding Carlos was speaking in a documentary months after the game and basically called all Barca fans racist, to which Pep insensitively responded he didn’t know enough about Barcelona fans to speak and should shut up and not tar them all with the same brush.

It was not a great reaction from Pep, misses the wood for the trees when someone insults his club and (because he is a Barca fan) him - but it certainly wasn’t said in the “most harrowing moment” immediately after Roberto Carlos was racially abused or when Carlos needed support.


So it seems like he’s not just bent over backwards to include Guardiola, he’s completely misrepresented the events and timeline of 1997.

We don’t always agree but fair play, that is valuable, informed and informative context and a great post