MOTD - Media Bias Against City

[john68]

Maybe it's a generational thing but to me and probably other older fans, MOTD was usually the ONLY reference point for the days games. Usually it only replayed the highlights of a couple of games and for the rest, we only had the papers' written reports.

I haven't watched MOTD regularly for years, usually working and on the few occasions I do catch it, I watch the pictures and take no notice whatsoever of what the pundits say.

Now, for many we have Sky, there is the internet with its streams and often within a short time, someone on here has posted vids (or whatever they now call them). MOTD is usually hours after the game, so most could have seen highlights well before it goes to air.

[london blue 2]

What are the alternatives to motd? thanx

Find the most clueless Utd, Spurs or Liverpool supporting drunk, non match going, biased twats you can find & ask them their opinions on the day's games.

Or just log on here? ;)

[london blue 2]

Now, for many we have Sky, there is the internet with its streams and often within a short time, someone on here has posted vids (or whatever they now call them). MOTD is usually hours after the game, so most could have seen highlights well before it goes to air.

To add to that for those of you that have a decent mobile phone ESPN goals is a free app showing all premier league match highlights 10 -20 minutes after the game.

[Ted Hughes]

What are the alternatives to motd? thanx

Find the most clueless Utd, Spurs or Liverpool supporting drunk, non match going, biased twats you can find & ask them their opinions on the day's games.

Or just log on here? ;)

Fair, apart from the 'non match going' bit..

[london blue 2]

What are the alternatives to motd? thanx

Find the most clueless Utd, Spurs or Liverpool supporting drunk, non match going, biased twats you can find & ask them their opinions on the day's games.

Or just log on here? ;)

Fair, apart from the 'non match going' bit..

Thats me Ted :(

[Rag_hater]

One of the other threads that have been created to dicuss this issue starts with a statement in quotes that the viewing figures for this affront to any match going fan has its viewing figures going up.So the drunkard and the tosspot must be doing something right although proper fans may not think so.

[john68]

One of the other threads that have been created to dicuss this issue starts with a statement in quotes that the viewing figures for this affront to any match going fan has its viewing figures going up.So the drunkard and the tosspot must be doing something right although proper fans may not think so.

Please don't confuse quality with quantity. Tabloid versus Broadsheet, Jeremy Kyle versus Horizon. Quantity has little to do with quality.
Stupidity is a growing market.

[Im_Spartacus]

One of the other threads that have been created to dicuss this issue starts with a statement in quotes that the viewing figures for this affront to any match going fan has its viewing figures going up.So the drunkard and the tosspot must be doing something right although proper fans may not think so.

For most people its just what they do on a saturday night. Remember when we talk about fans on here, we by the nature of the debate we have, are probably considerably more knowledgable about football and the darker elements to media bias (whether you believe it or not) than most of the other 5m or however many watch the show.

The vast majority of matchgoing fans i speak to, of every club, treat motd as a relic, an antiquity, a curiosity as they all feel the coverage of their own club is insufficient - however it is only city fans i speak to who generally feel vehement against the shite that eminates from the program week after week.

Most people who watch mptd are casual supporters, with no real interest in the game other than a vague loyalty to one club or another, the though that the bbc is biased would never cross their mind - although the fact they wanted to talk about the shirt colour rather than a shocking decision from the ref may well wake a few up

[london blue 2]

One of the other threads that have been created to dicuss this issue starts with a statement in quotes that the viewing figures for this affront to any match going fan has its viewing figures going up.So the drunkard and the tosspot must be doing something right although proper fans may not think so.

For most people its just what they do on a saturday night. Remember when we talk about fans on here, we by the nature of the debate we have, are probably considerably more knowledgable about football and the darker elements to media bias (whether you believe it or not) than most of the other 5m or however many watch the show.

The vast majority of matchgoing fans i speak to, of every club, treat motd as a relic, an antiquity, a curiosity as they all feel the coverage of their own club is insufficient - however it is only city fans i speak to who generally feel vehement against the shite that eminates from the program week after week.

Most people who watch mptd are casual supporters, with no real interest in the game other than a vague loyalty to one club or another, the though that the bbc is biased would never cross their mind - although the fact they wanted to talk about the shirt colour rather than a shocking decision from the ref may well wake a few up

Doubt it.

For anyone interested in a discussion about the away shirts?

MOTD 3 on Premier League away kits
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19780609

[Ted Hughes]

Tbf, having enquired further into their possession statistics, they are just as bad with all the other games, so it's more a case of being ill informed & useless rather than biased in that particular example.

[Dameerto]

Tbf, having enquired further into their possession statistics, they are just as bad with all the other games, so it's more a case of being ill informed & useless rather than biased in that particular example.

They also mentioned how they 'do' match of the day last season in a couple of off the cuff remarks from Hansen - they get an editorial for how the games have been judged plus some highlights to agree with that judgement, which they have to view and comment on and analyse - if the editorial was based on the bogus stats it would explain why they seem to think we were 'barely above poor'.

[Chinners]

I like MOTD despite the pundits. It's still one of the best concise round ups of the days games imo

[john68]

I like MOTD despite the pundits. It's still one of the best concise round ups of the days games imo

Considering the time it is shown at night and the attractions at the Poyntz Arms (pre MOTD)....Why does this post not surprise me?
A sobering thought?

[Chinners]

Ha ha ... you make a strong case to be fair

[london blue 2]

Anyone watching. City still not been on.

Shearer says that Chelsea are the closest team in England to Barca...

[Beefymcfc]

Just watching the Arse game, and it's 'At last' with the commentators when they score! What's all that about? Wenger will have a view though!

[brite blu sky]

Anyone watching. City still not been on.

Shearer says that Chelsea are the closest team in England to Barca...

Yeah and then you watch the plays he has selected to make that point and you see he is talking absolute shite... 'it is no surprise that Lampard has positioned himself where the ball will come.. blah blah' ball eventually gets a misskick and bobbles to him wtf! what a fuclin joke.

[PaulieIrish]

Typical - focus on Balo = bad. Sunderland will be fine.

Not a word about how good City were.

Red wankers...

[london blue 2]

Shearer really is a bitter cunt.

Ripped straight into mario. Not a mention of the fact that we absolutely hammered Sunderland.

[blues-clues]

Picked out Balotelli and compared him very unfavourably with Aguero. But said we were comfortable. Pretty useless analysis compared to Perry Groves on Sky but only what we have come to expect from MOTD.

Chelsea beat Norwich 4-1. Tiki taka it was not. Barcelona they are not. Barcelona did not get thrashed out of sight by Athletico Madrid. Christ on a fucking bike is that the best they can do?