MUEN

[blue dallas]

what about the drivel you printed about Mario in your swansea match report ?
the column inches between us and utd may well be equal, its what your write in those columns is what most blues are pissed off about.

You have to write the match reports for evening kick offs as the game progresses, otherwise we would not hit the deadline.
I was told to mention the "I Love Mcr" T-shirts, and Mario did what he did, which was daft, when the subject was a serious one.
I have constantly defended Mario, in the MEN and on Talksport, but you can't escape the fact that he does daft things, a lot.
I didn't go over the top, just mentioned it - I'm not here to whitewash, or Bluewash, but to say what I think, and I think Mario was daft.
If it had been a Saturday game, when you have time to consider and edit your own stuff, it probably wouldn't have gone in, but evening match reports are a mad scramble and these things happen.
Just try it - next timje you watch a match, set yourself to write a 1,000 words match report which has to be completed within ten minutes of the final whistle. Trust me, it is not easy!

you didnt 'just mention it' you wrote about 3 paragraphs on it.

 

[stuart brennan]

Don't disagree column inches were balanced but what about the disgusting leader comment - remember the 'we only print the results' nonsense -totally unforgivable - the begining of the end. the MEN nailed its colours to the mast that day.

I'm not sure what it is you are referring to.
However, I do remember the reader poll in 1995 which suggested Fergie should get the sack, months after winning the Double.
United fans point to that as anti-United bias, and Fergie still refuses to talk to the MEN on a regular basis, and refers to that piece. Fergie thinks we're pro-City and anti-United because he, like many people on here, sees what he wants to see and ignores the rest.
I'd have to be a raving idiot to have an anti-City agenda, as some people insinuate. I'm no genius, but I'm also not in the business of making my life as hard as possible
The truth is, I enjoy covering City, I enjoy watching them play and can't wait to see Aguero in the coming season.
It's funny that after the City homecoming, when we devoted most of the first part of the paper to the parade, and the sports pages, the MEN editor got a letter from City saying how pleased they were with the coverage, and basically saying that the club doesn't believe the stuff about us being the MUEN.
I wish I could repeat it in full here, but that would not be fair on the sender.

 

[Sky Blue]

what about the drivel you printed about Mario in your swansea match report ?
the column inches between us and utd may well be equal, its what your write in those columns is what most blues are pissed off about.

You have to write the match reports for evening kick offs as the game progresses, otherwise we would not hit the deadline.
I was told to mention the "I Love Mcr" T-shirts, and Mario did what he did, which was daft, when the subject was a serious one.
I have constantly defended Mario, in the MEN and on Talksport, but you can't escape the fact that he does daft things, a lot.
I didn't go over the top, just mentioned it - I'm not here to whitewash, or Bluewash, but to say what I think, and I think Mario was daft.
If it had been a Saturday game, when you have time to consider and edit your own stuff, it probably wouldn't have gone in, but evening match reports are a mad scramble and these things happen.
Just try it - next timje you watch a match, set yourself to write a 1,000 words match report which has to be completed within ten minutes of the final whistle. Trust me, it is not easy!

"And Ali Benarbia was described as ‘world class’ by a team-mate after sparking a 6-2 rout of Birmingham in his first game."


The score was 3-0....

 

[citytill1die84]

Again, can I just kill the stuff about when City were in the second division.
I was at the MEN at the time, working as a sub-editor, and the sports editor kept a record of column inches devoted to United and City, and made sure that they balanced by the end of the week.
Any City or United fan who complained that the other team got preferential coverage - was shown the figures.
That was despite the fact that City were, as someone said, a division below Stockport and Bury, and United were winning the Treble.
The poster who said otherwise has a faulty memory, or is just remembering what he wants to remember.

Any news on Nasri Stu? :)

 

[stuart brennan]

While you're here.... Can you explain why you go on about Yaya Toure's wage's being 220k per week and Carlos Tevez being on 250k per week(you try and squeeze that one in every column about City) when the Club has comfirmed the fiqures quoted are well over the top.

I know for a fact that Carlos is on £230,000 a week, but can't quote a source I also know Yaya is on a sum approaching that of Carlos, who is the top earner at the club.

 

[moggymoz]

Again, can I just kill the stuff about when City were in the second division.
I was at the MEN at the time, working as a sub-editor, and the sports editor kept a record of column inches devoted to United and City, and made sure that they balanced by the end of the week.
Any City or United fan who complained that the other team got preferential coverage - was shown the figures.
That was despite the fact that City were, as someone said, a division below Stockport and Bury, and United were winning the Treble.
The poster who said otherwise has a faulty memory, or is just remembering what he wants to remember.

While you're here.... Can you explain why you go on about Yaya Toure's wage's being 220k per week and Carlos Tevez being on 250k per week(you try and squeeze that one in every column about City) when the Club has comfirmed the fiqures quoted are well over the top.

Haha, doubt you'll get a response on that one...

*Waits with bated breath*

 

[blue dallas]

While you're here.... Can you explain why you go on about Yaya Toure's wage's being 220k per week and Carlos Tevez being on 250k per week(you try and squeeze that one in every column about City) when the Club has comfirmed the fiqures quoted are well over the top.

I know for a fact that Carlos is on £230,000 a week, but can't quote a source I also know Yaya is on a sum approaching that of Carlos, who is the top earner at the club.

prove it.

 

[stuart brennan]

The score was 3-0....

My hands are up. I got mixed up with the Sheffield Weds game which was a week or two later. Sorry!

 

[blueshortshorts]

Don't disagree column inches were balanced but what about the disgusting leader comment - remember the 'we only print the results' nonsense -totally unforgivable - the begining of the end. the MEN nailed its colours to the mast that day.

I'm not sure what it is you are referring to.
However, I do remember the reader poll in 1995 which suggested Fergie should get the sack, months after winning the Double.
United fans point to that as anti-United bias, and Fergie still refuses to talk to the MEN on a regular basis, and refers to that piece. Fergie thinks we're pro-City and anti-United because he, like many people on here, sees what he wants to see and ignores the rest.
I'd have to be a raving idiot to have an anti-City agenda, as some people insinuate. I'm no genius, but I'm also not in the business of making my life as hard as possible
The truth is, I enjoy covering City, I enjoy watching them play and can't wait to see Aguero in the coming season.
It's funny that after the City homecoming, when we devoted most of the first part of the paper to the parade, and the sports pages, the MEN editor got a letter from City saying how pleased they were with the coverage, and basically saying that the club doesn't believe the stuff about us being the MUEN.
I wish I could repeat it in full here, but that would not be fair on the sender.

You secretly love us don't you xxx :)

 

[blue dallas]

The score was 3-0....

My hands are up. I got mixed up with the Sheffield Weds game which was a week or two later. Sorry!

are you sure you've not got YaYa and Tevez's wages 'mixed up' with Rooneys too ?