Prestwich_Blue
Well-Known Member
I posted about this yesterday but they do actually do things behind the scenes, out of the public gaze. And, whether we like it or not, we're a shop window for Abu Dhabi so any short term actions need to be balanced with strategic aims. And the word from Abu Dhabi is that our PR must be low key but with a long term objective. We've already seen how previously very critical journalists are now on message so it's working to that extent. The bog paper end of the market will always write sensationalist headline grabbing shit that we'll never be able to control. If it's completely untrue and potentially legally actionable then we have acted.Robinho's Subbuteo said:BlueMoonz1977 said:What a bullshit article that really is - these so called sources are just voices that the press have in their own head
I am really getting fucking fed-up with all the anti-City shite that gets put out by the press
One question. Why does our PR team not publicly comment on these anti-City stories, if only to set the record straight? I thought one of the major responsibilities of a PR department is to manage the public perception of the club especially in light of negative press. I can't remember the last time our PR team actually did that.
But I suspect most of you have never dealt with the media and simply don't understand that you can't comment on every story because any refusal or failure to comment is seen as an admission. Better to keep quiet mostly and let the fuss die down after a couple of days. Plus, if you comment, they can easily twist your words. I dealt with the media on a regular basis years ago and the first time I did, I was asked to confirm I'd met Person A. As he'd already leaked the meeting I had no problem with that. Then I was asked to confirm if I'd met Person B. I thought I was being clever by saying I wouldn't confirm or deny I'd met anyone else. The story came out as "PB refuses to deny he'd met B". In fact, I was in contact with B through a third party so I rang the journo to categorically deny I'd met B, which was strictly true but not entirely so.