Media thread 2022/23

[The perfect fumble]

The dozy lycanthropic prick fails to understand that the burden of proof is on the accuser. It's up to the PL to prove their accusations.

The process is the punishment.

 

[JDV]

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

That pathetic excuse for an article from Jonathan Liew is the final straw for me. The club takes an awful lot of (largely unfair and inaccurate) criticism, but the frequent attacks on our fanbase is taking it to a whole new level.

Pitch invasions are probably the longest running tradition of celebration in football, which are replicated up and down the leagues, throughout the country and beyond. Everton look likely to stay up now, and will probably celebrate with a pitch invasion (as they did last year), they have also been charged by the FA. Will their celebrations be criticised in the same way? Unlikely.

I'm going to write to the Guardian to complain, which is a waste of time I know. But I'm also boycotting anything to do with their paper and won't be clicking on any links to their articles. I've followed this approach with some of the other rags for a while and it's better than getting wound up by the pathetic musings of someone I have zero respect for. They can write what they want, but history will remember City's achievements not an opinion piece from a no mark reporter and that's what hurts them the most, their palpable insignificance.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

You don't think the Premier League actually want this shit with City, I certainly don't.

The lobbying from a powerful collection of clubs who want their ball back and using their 'status' to put the executive between a rock and a hard place.

That's true but Richard Masters knew what he was getting into when he was personally vetted by Directors of LFC and MUFC for the job. What I would really like to know is why the two previous candidates accepted the job but then declined to take it up. One of them (Richard Pemsel) backed out after being the victim of a story about his private life leaked to the tabloids. The initial successful candidate (Susanna Dinnage) has never made clear why she pulled out. I wonder if she was worried about interference from certain clubs making the job an impossible task.
If we had a proper press in this country they would be asking why Masters was parachuted in for the role before he pushed for the Super League proposals. The robust line of questioning Masters was given by the Sports Minister at the recent Select Committe suggests that senior Government figures (and some in the Opposition) clearly smell a rat.

 

[Dribble]

I believe the main driver behind it all was a certain Mr Levy of North London

I've also been hammering home this point to my Spuds supporting family members & it seems the tide is turning.

They're no longer interested in the "City are cheats, & that's why Spuds can't prosper" narrative from the poisoned dwarf Levy. The penny's dropped & their fans are now turning their anger toward him.

They've long since had enough & now they're sweating over even getting Europa Conference League football & facing the loss of Kane, it's made them extremely pissed with the club's leadership.

How many seasons can you keep the "We'd be winning everything, if it wasn't for that pesky Manchester City" narrative going for?

 

[eyalluvitt]

The dozy lycanthropic prick fails to understand that the burden of proof is on the accuser. It's up to the PL to prove their accusations.

In his case, His defense fell apart like Arsenal‘s when confronted with a screenshot of pervy hairy handed texts he sent to his daughters best friend

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

There’s a lot to be said for hard and slow, mate…

Modesty forbids me ;)

 

[Pontypool Blue]

i'm actually speachless. that was a really nice little animation. i never thought i'd say this but well done PL?!

Loved it.
The PL are in a bit of a fix, they somehow need to let go of the (bogus) charges in a way that saves face, so maybe it's the beginning of what's coming next for the PL - some nice touches like this and then slowly turn on the charm before the withdrawal of charges.

 

[flb]

It's worth close to £700m

They failed to mention the three academy products on show tearing Chelsea a new arsehole, or the world cup winning Alavarez, Akanji and Ortega cost a pittance, half of that team yesterday cost less than that fucking donkey Antony over at the Trafford ashtray.

 

[PPT]

But what they all forgot to report was that actually starting the match was:
Ortega - Free Transfer
Akanji - £15m
Alvarez £14m (and World Cup winner!)
Foden - Academy
Lewis - Academy
Palmer - Academy

That's 6 first teams starters for less than a combined total of £30m. Absolutely unbelievable!