Peter Drury replaces Martin Tyler on Sky Sports

[Harvster]

I like him

 

[gmckennasell]

I think there is a definite bias towards United rather than an agenda against their rivals. We need to accept that all the commercial media are going to fawn over United because there is no doubt that they have by far the greatest number of plastic fans worldwide, sitting in their 'Nited shirts watching the telly from Bangkok to China and back again via most of the South of England.

Just look at the BBC football site this morning - there were 5 links to pro -United stories that could have been (probably were) written by the United PR Department. At most there was one or occasionally about other major clubs and the headlines were negative as often as positive.

Fans of all other clubs may as well just grin and bear, it's not going to change any time soon.

excellent post , sky , the daily news media and talksport are all businesses , and they will look after the majority share of their customers , and that is and always will be , the agenda.

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

If you talk to any rag they will tell you that the whole world is against them and the sad thing is they all believe it.

 

[Deleted member 52846]

For reasons that are beyond my understanding Sky seem to see City as a threat and this is reflected in their attitude towards us.

80% of sky subsribers worldwide are probably armchair hardcore rags , like any business they want to keep their customers happy and if city do start winning trophies and thrashing their little darlings , it will effect their profits , simple economics. Sky dont have an agenda against city , they will show their bias against any challenge to the rags , arsenal,liverpool,chelsea would all get the same treatment , Talksport have the same concept , and it will never change , they are businesses that make money for their shareholders

Codswallop!
I would say 80% support someone other than United.

United might have a larger number than any other individual club but put together everyone else will dwarf United.

 

[bluebrickroad]

Having started this topic 9 pages ago, I feel it is time to defend Niall Quinn. I thought he fought our corner very well during the second half against many sarcastic and cheap comments by Tyler.

One instance which springs to mind was when Tyler remarked that the City EDS team had played in the city that morning. He then went on to praise this new competition for youth players in Europe and saying how good it will be for the future of football.

When he had finally shut up, Niall Quinn immediately said:

"for the record Martin, I think we should mention that the Manchester City EDS team won 4 - 1"

It would seem that although Tyler wanted us to know about the new tournament and the match played in Plsner that morning, he had no wish to impart the score or the fact that City had won to us.

 

[NQCitizen]

I quite like Tyler, he's very excitable but as I don't watch United I never hear him get excited about their goals, only ours (or whoever we're playing).

He loved Yaya's goal on Tuesday and his QPR commentary will stay with me forever.

Im with you, i like the guy. I genuinely think he just likes a dramatic outcome and the odd footballing cliché.

If he was a rag I can't see him being desperate to tell the world to "drink it in". He's as eloquent a commentator as we're likely to get, seems relatively fair in his observations and he's never struck me as being biased towards any team.

 

[Henkeman]

I quite like Tyler, he's very excitable but as I don't watch United I never hear him get excited about their goals, only ours (or whoever we're playing).

He loved Yaya's goal on Tuesday and his QPR commentary will stay with me forever.

Im with you, i like the guy. I genuinely think he just likes a dramatic outcome and the odd footballing cliché.

If he was a rag I can't see him being desperate to tell the world to "drink it in". He's as eloquent a commentator as we're likely to get, seems relatively fair in his observations and he's never struck me as being biased towards any team.

Agreed. About the only time I can remember him letting his real bias show through was during the England - Greece game in 2002, when his frustration with England was pretty clear. Andy Gray at one point - plainly directed at Tyler - said "Still 20 minutes to go yet". Aside from that, he calls it how he sees it. I just don't see how anyone can revel in the "Agueroooo" moment and at the same time criticise him for his response to that last minute goal at Sunderland.

 

[Walkbustaxi]

I'm sure in one of the commentaries on the 4-1 (I've watched a few) that the commentator (Tyler?) describes City as having won the lottery many times over in relation to the investment in the club. As if no other club has ever been taken over or had money pumped into it?

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

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I'm sure in one of the commentaries on the 4-1 (I've watched a few) that the commentator (Tyler?) describes City as having won the lottery many times over in relation to the investment in the club. As if no other club has ever been taken over or had money pumped into it?

He was being light hearted with that comment. It made me laugh actually

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I'm sure in one of the commentaries on the 4-1 (I've watched a few) that the commentator (Tyler?) describes City as having won the lottery many times over in relation to the investment in the club. As if no other club has ever been taken over or had money pumped into it?

An entirely reasonable comment. Modern day city are largely defined by the huge investment in the club. It's ridiculous to see bias when anybody mentions it.