Negative Daily Fail article on shirt sponsor.

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.
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.

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.
 
Vicky Clouseau and her team will have no excuses next season - none.
I don't believe for one minute that any of the press will change their attitiude towards us one jot just because we have a new manager installed. For everyone's sake he will need to get off to flyer at the start of next season otherwise the knives will be out and they will be freshly sharpened.

However, I do hope I am wrong and the the press conferences are controlled just a little bit more tightly and some of the more moronic members of the press will be discreetly told that they are out of order and we (the club) are not happy about it.

We'll see.
 
TGR said:
Vicky Clouseau and her team will have no excuses next season - none.
I don't believe for one minute that any of the press will change their attitiude towards us one jot just because we have a new manager installed. For everyone's sake he will need to get off to flyer at the start of next season otherwise the knives will be out and they will be freshly sharpened.

However, I do hope I am wrong and the the press conferences are controlled just a little bit more tightly and some of the more moronic members of the press will be discreetly told that they are out of order and we (the club) are not happy about it.

We'll see.

The press conferences seemed to be tightly enough controlled when Platt took them. Much as I liked Mancini, he could be his worst enemy with the press. His openness and willingness to take difficult questions invited controversy.

I liked Mancini's press conference. I thought they were usually interesting and amusing. But they could invite lurid headlines.
 
Statt0 said:
Rammy Blue said:
Although a negative slant article, it does actually make complete sense.

After a quiet word from Mansour, Etihad will be happy with what they've got and we get a nice new £25/30mil per year shirt sponsorship on top.

All helps with FFPR.

100% this.

Putting aside the routine Daily Mail negativity, the real news behind this story is a POSITIVE one.

City have in place a brilliant and flexible deal with Etihad

Etihad will be in total agreement in City seeking a new shirt sponsor

City are actively seeking a new shirt sponsor because it boosts revenue

Increased revenue needed to comply fully with FFP and new PL financial regs and to be able to compete always at all levels with the world wide big 4 (Bayern, Barcelona, Real, rags)

Shows our intent to be a truly global force

The only negative is that we might not have found a new shirt sponsor yet. No doubt we will be actively pressing it for it.

Remember the outcry when we announced the deal. Shocking the world said. Since them a number of teams have gone on to dwarf our deal yet little is said. It we go after a more lucrative deal in line with the rest, no one can point fingers at us but no doubt they will
 

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