MUEN - what's gone wrong?

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As an exiled Manc I no longer read the MEN. But top marks, Stuart Brennan, for taking the time and having the balls to come on here and put your points. We blues are a sensitive lot after having the rags rammed down our throats for 40 years or more. Not specifically by the MEN but by the media as a whole. Paranoid? Maybe but not without cause.

The new order is now here. Scribblers take note. We are the champions, the noisy neighbours, with a media-friendly manager instead of a sour, bullying old fart. We are gonna turn up the volume LOUD.
 
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sir baconface said:
As an exiled Manc I no longer read the MEN. But top marks, Stuart Brennan, for taking the time and having the balls to come on here and put your points. We blues are a sensitive lot after having the rags rammed down our throats for 40 years or more. Not specifically by the MEN but by the media as a whole. Paranoid? Maybe but not without cause.

The new order is now here. Scribblers take note. We are the champions, the noisy neighbours, with a media-friendly manager instead of a sour, bullying old fart. We are gonna turn up the volume LOUD.
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Amen Brother!
 
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jrb said:
Stuart.

You don't have to give us your views on this topic/subject if you feel uncomfortable about doing so. I appreciate you probably know some of these guys and your views may upset them, not to mention Sir.

What do you think of Sunday Supplement and the Hacks who plauge it every weekend?

It was clear to every City fan that the majority of them had an agenda against City last season.(and the season before, etc) Sometimes I just felt like kicking the LCD in while watching the programme. (use the remote instead jrb)

Apart from that, what really strikes you is the utter fear they all have about saying anything negative regarding Sir and Manchester United. Compare and contrast to Mancini and Manchester City. On the flip side they can't say enough positives about Sir and Manchester United.

Let's be honest Stuart, you lot are shit scared of Sir. He calls the shots, barks the orders, and the lot of you to a man toe the line. Spin, mind games, false info, the lot. He says it and you lot lap it up and never question it. I've never seen Sir brought to task at his press conferences. The agenda is set. The questions are loaded. Ask nice questions, not searching or awkward ones, and you will be rewarded..("Glass of red anyone?" )

Compare and contrast to the shit Mancini has had to put up since he became City manager from you lot. That Geordie t*** from the Sun and the rest of them, constantly......(fill in as appropriate)

Hopefully one day one of you will stand up at his press conference and tell Sir to give it a f***ing rest. Go on Stu lad, tell him we're bored of his constant mind games, and sick of him twisting the truth to suit his own agenda.(20 f***ing years)

Until then you'll all be nothing more than a mouth piece for Sir and Manchester United Football club. (how bitter is that?)
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You obviously don`t know Mr Brennan at all do you ?
Think you should look at his archives ref the takeover of United and the Brothers Grimm.
Day after day,week after week,he gave hell to the Club,the Board and definately Fergie did not escape criticism,so at least SB had the balls to stand up to Slur Baconface and perhaps you need to ask why he is no longer welcome at OT.
Over the past three years SB has written some wonderful articles about our Club,the history,winning the FA Cup and now the PL and has also shown Fergie,he ain`t afraid of what he writes about him.
When you say "you lot" I assume its the MEN or maybe the media in general,but please don`t include SB as one of those arselickers to Fergie.That,he definately aint !
 
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stuart brennan said:
laserblue said:
Anyway, I picked one at random. Hawksbee and Jacobs Friday 16th March 2012. This was the day after both Manchester teams went out of the Europa League which was Hawksbee's opening gambit to Spencer. This subject was discussed for approx 1 minute 45 seconds during which time Spencer spoke only about how it affected United. He didn't mention City at all.

Talking about the title race he said that failure to win it would have "huge ramifications" for City without considering any negative effect failure might have on United.

Then he said that if Mourinho becomes available in the summer City "will be tempted" to sack Mancini and appoint him. That's about as negative a comment the sports editor of a Manchester paper could make about the manager of one of Manchester's clubs going neck and neck on the run in for the title. Stu, ask him from me if he felt a bit of a twat when Mancini was recently given a 5 year contract extension.

Then he came out with the old worn (and totally discredited) cliche about United having all the experience on the run in while for City bit was "a whole new world", thereby totally ignoring the breadth and depth of experience in big game and big series situations of many of City's squad.

If the above isn't downplaying City and focusing on negativity I really don't know what is.
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This is the problem - I listened to this as well, and you have clearly only heard what you wanted to hear to back up your argument.
1. He talked about United because he was asked specifically about Fergie saying he hoped Atheltic Bilbao would go on and win the competition. If he had been asked a City-related question, he would have answered about City.
2. He referred only to "huge ramifications" at City because there was a strong possibility that Mancini would have gone had City blown up and lost the title race. United losing it has had no real impact. That was a widely-held opinion at the time, and I think that may well have happened had City not staged such a strong comeback.
3. Mancini and several of his players all said United had the edge in experience - were they all peddling an anti-City agenda. You also omitted the bits where he said "United have had a purple patch and are due a dip" and that Yaya Toure should be Player of the Year - is that because they were a little too anti-United, pro-City to fit your argument?
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so, rag-supporting reporter on City comes on here and supports the vies of the rag-supporting editor of the paper he works for (i.e. his boss) - what a fucking surprise.

Stuart, many years ago I used to enjoy reading the MEN, but these days it is a joke of a comic, and you as a red reporting on Manchster City is a fucking DISGRACE
 
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Things are changing in the City and gradually the MEN will change in tune. Brennan recently penned an article asking why RVP would choose United over City which provoked heated debate and this is where the future of the MEN resides; it's all about people clicking the links and creating advertising awareness.

It was a good read to be fair, although I do feel it was borne out of frustration, and he didn't hold back considering his allegiances.

The real problem with the MEN is that it has no local connection anymore, apart from those allegiances. We never see a story from inside either club, instead having to read a re-hash of yesterdays Sun or Mirror which we have already established is false or mainly fictional reporting.

I've no problems with the MEN just because I don't bother reading it as they have nothing original to declare.

That is the real shame of it.
 
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What really maddens me about the MEN is the crap spouted by Andy Mitten in his weekly column. Almost without fail he gets in digs at City or mentions us in a very condescending way. Doesn't he live in Barcelona now? Why not have a column by a Manchester living Blue to even it up. What is really laughable is that in the Lonely Planet book on Cult Football this 'expert' on football totally confused former Altrincham FC player and manager John King with former Tranmere Rovers manager John King.
 
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The truth is all newspapers are shite do not waste your money on something that has to be filled within a certain time frame, common sense would tell you 90% of it will be made up sensational drivel and ALL journalists blue or red are guilty of fabrication.

As for Stuart's self obsessed Q&A session do us a favour and go away I couldn't care less about your awful newspaper.
 
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sweynforkbeard said:
What really maddens me about the MEN is the crap spouted by Andy Mitten in his weekly column. Almost without fail he gets in digs at City or mentions us in a very condescending way. Doesn't he live in Barcelona now? Why not have a column by a Manchester living Blue to even it up. What is really laughable is that in the Lonely Planet book on Cult Football this 'expert' on football totally confused former Altrincham FC player and manager John King with former Tranmere Rovers manager John King.
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Wouldn't that be down to the Sports Editor?

Who is he by the way?
 
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