MOTD

[Len Rum]

A familiar pattern seems to form on here. Posters highlight media bias. Some posters deny it. Posters prove there is and show examples. Some posters then say, "who gives a fuck".

Yeah, Alan Hansen giving a shit analysis proves conclusively that the media is biased against Manchester City. Of course.

Wake up and smell the bias.

It's not just Hansen, what about the lack of any credit or praise after we beat the European champions in their own back yard ? That applies to the commentators on the night, the 'experts' in the studio and the media in general who relegated the story to the inside pages while lauding the achievements of the Rags in scraping a 1 -0 home victory against Shaktar.

Take today's Sun and the different perspective put on our victory and Liverpool's.
"Jesus is City's shining star as Pellegrini's lads almost make an ass of themselves'
"Reds go top after Uruguyan superstar shows folly of Gunners offer"
The reports then take the same line, we get slagged off for defensive frailties, Dippers get praised for a great victory and being top.

Wise up .We disrupted the order of things by breaking up the old 'big four' and the cosy relationship they had with the media. We spent a lot of money in doing it and they don't like it.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

A familiar pattern seems to form on here. Posters highlight media bias. Some posters deny it. Posters prove there is and show examples. Some posters then say, "who gives a fuck".

Yeah, Alan Hansen giving a shit analysis proves conclusively that the media is biased against Manchester City. Of course.

Wake up and smell the bias.

It's not just Hansen, what about the lack of any credit or praise after we beat the European champions in their own back yard ? That applies to the commentators on the night, the 'experts' in the studio and the media in general who relegated the story to the inside pages while lauding the achievements of the Rags in scraping a 1 -0 home victory against Shaktar.

Take today's Sun and the different perspective put on our victory and Liverpool's.
"Jesus is City's shining star as Pellegrini's lads almost make an ass of themselves'
"Reds go top after Uruguyan superstar shows folly of Gunners offer"
The reports then take the same line, we get slagged off for defensive frailties, Dippers get praised for a great victory and being top.

Wise up .We disrupted the order of things by breaking up the old 'big four' and the cosy relationship they had with the media. We spent a lot of money in doing it and they don't like it.

Nah mate. You wise up. I've heard it all on here for years, long before the money came in. Sky hate us, MOTD hate us, the MEN hate us, the referees hate us, the papers hate us, platini hates us, the commentators hate is, the FA hate us, FIFA, UEFA, the lot. Before the money the narrative was 'they all love the big four'. Now it's 'they're all jealous' Or 'Theyre all pandering to the rags'or the lunacy of 'we disrupted the cosy big four and they hate it'. Think about that line and what it means. And what utter fucking daft fan tripe it really is. It means nothing and is nothing but sheer delusion. Why would anyone with a career in the sport of football want a league that is the same every year? Apart from the 0.1% who work for the ones who win it, of course...

We get some shit press, and hansen's analysis was mainly crap. Bit the rampant 'they all hate us being good' paranoia is bullshit. That's not to say we don't get some rubbish coverage or rubbish decisions or rubbish luck. We do. But so do all the other clubs. Go and have a play around. Do a few googles, maybe start with 'media bias against' and then insert a club's name. All forums are the same. United think everyone hates them and loves them losing. Liverpool think everyone hates them and loves united. Everton think everyone is pro Liverpool. Chelsea think everyone's jealous of the money. Most of the other premier league clubs think the media fawn over the big 4/5/6 (delete as appropriate), most of the lower division clubs think the media ignore them or patronise them. When you get down to the conference they are all furious that some papers don't even mention them.

And so it goes, round and round, blah blah fucking blah. The endless circle of paranoia.

The vast majority of these people are in no position to make any kind of objective stance on whether their club is hard done to or not, because the only club which they pay any attention to is their own. And so the default human-nature setting is the bunker mentality one.

 

[TCIB]

Hansen is a poo face.

 

[dawlish dave]

57 pages since 10.30 last night only half a doz or so dissenters from the view that Alan Hansen was out of order with his comments says it all for me .
City United and Liverpool all won by 2 clear goals City the only one of them playing away, in the Liverpool game one goal looked offside and Cardiff could have had two pens with Skrtel shown a yellow for the first then red for the second yet little or no comment on MOTD,

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Yeah, Alan Hansen giving a shit analysis proves conclusively that the media is biased against Manchester City. Of course.

Wake up and smell the bias.

It's not just Hansen, what about the lack of any credit or praise after we beat the European champions in their own back yard ? That applies to the commentators on the night, the 'experts' in the studio and the media in general who relegated the story to the inside pages while lauding the achievements of the Rags in scraping a 1 -0 home victory against Shaktar.

Take today's Sun and the different perspective put on our victory and Liverpool's.
"Jesus is City's shining star as Pellegrini's lads almost make an ass of themselves'
"Reds go top after Uruguyan superstar shows folly of Gunners offer"
The reports then take the same line, we get slagged off for defensive frailties, Dippers get praised for a great victory and being top.

Wise up .We disrupted the order of things by breaking up the old 'big four' and the cosy relationship they had with the media. We spent a lot of money in doing it and they don't like it.

Nah mate. You wise up. I've heard it all on here for years, long before the money came in. Sky hate us, MOTD hate us, the MEN hate us, the referees hate us, the papers hate us, platini hates us, the commentators hate is, the FA hate us, FIFA, UEFA, the lot. Before the money the narrative was 'they all love the big four'. Now it's 'they're all jealous' Or 'Theyre all pandering to the rags'or the lunacy of 'we disrupted the cosy big four and they hate it'. Think about that line and what it means. And what utter fucking daft fan tripe it really is. It means nothing and is nothing but sheer delusion. Why would anyone with a career in the sport of football want a league that is the same every year? Apart from the 0.1% who work for the ones who win it, of course...

We get some shit press, and hansen's analysis was mainly crap. Bit the rampant 'they all hate us being good' paranoia is bullshit. That's not to say we don't get some rubbish coverage or rubbish decisions or rubbish luck. We do. But so do all the other clubs. Go and have a play around. Do a few googles, maybe start with 'media bias against' and then insert a club's name. All forums are the same. United think everyone hates them and loves them losing. Liverpool think everyone hates them and loves united. Everton think everyone is pro Liverpool. Chelsea think everyone's jealous of the money. Most of the other premier league clubs think the media fawn over the big 4/5/6 (delete as appropriate), most of the lower division clubs think the media ignore them or patronise them. When you get down to the conference they are all furious that some papers don't even mention them.

And so it goes, round and round, blah blah fucking blah. The endless circle of paranoia.

The vast majority of these people are in no position to make any kind of objective stance on whether their club is hard done to or not, because the only club which they pay any attention to is their own. And so the default human-nature setting is the bunker mentality one.

The extent of any bias on MOTD is a matter of opinion, DD. What is a matter of fact, however, is the wide number of ex-Liverpool players acting as pundits on the BBC and Sky. Are you seriously suggesting that their views on Liverpool are balanced, even and fair?

 

[2sheikhs]

57 pages since 10.30 last night only half a doz or so dissenters from the view that Alan Hansen was out of order with his comments says it all for me .
City United and Liverpool all won by 2 clear goals City the only one of them playing away, in the Liverpool game one goal looked offside and Cardiff could have had two pens with Skrtel shown a yellow for the first then red for the second yet little or no comment on MOTD,

 

[Len Rum]

Yeah, Alan Hansen giving a shit analysis proves conclusively that the media is biased against Manchester City. Of course.

Wake up and smell the bias.

It's not just Hansen, what about the lack of any credit or praise after we beat the European champions in their own back yard ? That applies to the commentators on the night, the 'experts' in the studio and the media in general who relegated the story to the inside pages while lauding the achievements of the Rags in scraping a 1 -0 home victory against Shaktar.

Take today's Sun and the different perspective put on our victory and Liverpool's.
"Jesus is City's shining star as Pellegrini's lads almost make an ass of themselves'
"Reds go top after Uruguyan superstar shows folly of Gunners offer"
The reports then take the same line, we get slagged off for defensive frailties, Dippers get praised for a great victory and being top.

Wise up .We disrupted the order of things by breaking up the old 'big four' and the cosy relationship they had with the media. We spent a lot of money in doing it and they don't like it.

Nah mate. You wise up. I've heard it all on here for years, long before the money came in. Sky hate us, MOTD hate us, the MEN hate us, the referees hate us, the papers hate us, platini hates us, the commentators hate is, the FA hate us, FIFA, UEFA, the lot. Before the money the narrative was 'they all love the big four'. Now it's 'they're all jealous' Or 'Theyre all pandering to the rags'or the lunacy of 'we disrupted the cosy big four and they hate it'. Think about that line and what it means. And what utter fucking daft fan tripe it really is. It means nothing and is nothing but sheer delusion. Why would anyone with a career in the sport of football want a league that is the same every year? Apart from the 0.1% who work for the ones who win it, of course...

We get some shit press, and hansen's analysis was mainly crap. Bit the rampant 'they all hate us being good' paranoia is bullshit. That's not to say we don't get some rubbish coverage or rubbish decisions or rubbish luck. We do. But so do all the other clubs. Go and have a play around. Do a few googles, maybe start with 'media bias against' and then insert a club's name. All forums are the same. United think everyone hates them and loves them losing. Liverpool think everyone hates them and loves united. Everton think everyone is pro Liverpool. Chelsea think everyone's jealous of the money. Most of the other premier league clubs think the media fawn over the big 4/5/6 (delete as appropriate), most of the lower division clubs think the media ignore them or patronise them. When you get down to the conference they are all furious that some papers don't even mention them.

And so it goes, round and round, blah blah fucking blah. The endless circle of paranoia.

The vast majority of these people are in no position to make any kind of objective stance on whether their club is hard done to or not, because the only club which they pay any attention to is their own. And so the default human-nature setting is the bunker mentality one.

We'll never agree.
But there is a big flaw in your argument. You state that all clubs/fans are paranoid and believe there is an agenda against their club . From that you deduce that this must mean that there isn't an agenda against any club. That doesn't compute.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Hansen was not so much biased as stupid. His argument that City, and particularly Demichelis, were weak in the centre of defence doesn't stack up. In fact we looked solid in the middle but it was on the flanks where Fulham posed a threat, and created both their goals. Our fullbacks are vulnerable defensively. I thought Demichelis actually had a decent match and so did the five City fans I went to the match with. Then again what do we know compared to the genius who is Alan Hansen. The weak match analysis on Match of the Day has turned the programme into a laughing stock. It's not biased...just sub-standard.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Wake up and smell the bias.

It's not just Hansen, what about the lack of any credit or praise after we beat the European champions in their own back yard ? That applies to the commentators on the night, the 'experts' in the studio and the media in general who relegated the story to the inside pages while lauding the achievements of the Rags in scraping a 1 -0 home victory against Shaktar.

Take today's Sun and the different perspective put on our victory and Liverpool's.
"Jesus is City's shining star as Pellegrini's lads almost make an ass of themselves'
"Reds go top after Uruguyan superstar shows folly of Gunners offer"
The reports then take the same line, we get slagged off for defensive frailties, Dippers get praised for a great victory and being top.

Wise up .We disrupted the order of things by breaking up the old 'big four' and the cosy relationship they had with the media. We spent a lot of money in doing it and they don't like it.

Nah mate. You wise up. I've heard it all on here for years, long before the money came in. Sky hate us, MOTD hate us, the MEN hate us, the referees hate us, the papers hate us, platini hates us, the commentators hate is, the FA hate us, FIFA, UEFA, the lot. Before the money the narrative was 'they all love the big four'. Now it's 'they're all jealous' Or 'Theyre all pandering to the rags'or the lunacy of 'we disrupted the cosy big four and they hate it'. Think about that line and what it means. And what utter fucking daft fan tripe it really is. It means nothing and is nothing but sheer delusion. Why would anyone with a career in the sport of football want a league that is the same every year? Apart from the 0.1% who work for the ones who win it, of course...

We get some shit press, and hansen's analysis was mainly crap. Bit the rampant 'they all hate us being good' paranoia is bullshit. That's not to say we don't get some rubbish coverage or rubbish decisions or rubbish luck. We do. But so do all the other clubs. Go and have a play around. Do a few googles, maybe start with 'media bias against' and then insert a club's name. All forums are the same. United think everyone hates them and loves them losing. Liverpool think everyone hates them and loves united. Everton think everyone is pro Liverpool. Chelsea think everyone's jealous of the money. Most of the other premier league clubs think the media fawn over the big 4/5/6 (delete as appropriate), most of the lower division clubs think the media ignore them or patronise them. When you get down to the conference they are all furious that some papers don't even mention them.

And so it goes, round and round, blah blah fucking blah. The endless circle of paranoia.

The vast majority of these people are in no position to make any kind of objective stance on whether their club is hard done to or not, because the only club which they pay any attention to is their own. And so the default human-nature setting is the bunker mentality one.

The extent of any bias on MOTD is a matter of opinion, DD. What is a matter of fact, however, is the wide number of ex-Liverpool players acting as pundits on the BBC and Sky. Are you seriously suggesting that their views on Liverpool are balanced, even and fair?

That's a total and utter straw man, GDM. This conversation is about city and my post is about the huge persecution complex that all football fans have.

 

[1961_vintage]

This conversation is about city and my post is about the huge persecution complex that all football fans have.

Are you a "football fan"?