Garth Crooks on final score on BBC

[Paul68]

What is his problem? the bug eyed cunt completely slated Mario for the way he scored. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
He went into a rant about how at some point Mario will cost us a game as he is "unprofessional" and called him "stupid Mario".
Jealous wanker just wishes he was even half as good and seemed to completely ignorethe fact we had won 5-1!

Sometimes its hard to ignore this sort of criticism, sometimes it does get to me much as I try to let this shit go without getting annoyed.

<flame off>

[feedthegreek]

What is his problem? the bug eyed cunt completely slated Mario for the way he scored. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
He went into a rant about how at some point Mario will cost us a game as he is "unprofessional" and called him "stupid Mario".
Jealous wanker just wishes he was even half as good and seemed to completely ignorethe fact we had won 5-1!

Sometimes its hard to ignore this sort of criticism, sometimes it does get to me much as I try to let this shit go without getting annoyed.

<flame off>

i know it really bugs, listening talkshite tis afternoon and alan brazil said ballotelli i love to - him he
probably meant slap him but he stopped short of saying it. jealosy thats all it is theyve changed their tune about adebeyor
since he signed for old harry as well got well slagged off when he scored for us v arsenal a while back, butter wouldnt melt now.

[ant london]

Do you idiots not know there is NO MEDIA CONSPIRACY

What he said ^^^^

[Patrick]

Do you idiots not know there is NO MEDIA CONSPIRACY

What he said ^^^^

Crispy Lineker didn't get his own thread when he said Mario was becoming his favourite footballer! I loved the way the other two almost spat there coffe out as well!

[Slim]

Do we care what he thinks? Are we doing that now?

FFS guys, if you go looking for a conspiracy you will find one. Turn in your tinfoil hat and rejoin the human race.

[ant london]

Crispy Lineker didn't get his own thread when he said Mario was becoming his favourite footballer! I loved the way the other two almost spat there coffe out as well!

haha....that was hilarious. I almost couldn't believe what I was hearing when he said that.

[Evenmydoghatesunited]

haha....that was hilarious. I almost couldn't believe what I was hearing when he said that.

Lineker looked like the kid who shouted out in class that he wanted to be a hairdresser when he was older.

[bluej]

In the case of Garth Crooks, I don't think he has an agenda, more that he's just a fucking idiot who enjoys the sound of his own voice.

[Evenmydoghatesunited]

<null>

Oh there is no media conspiracy I grant you but there is an anti north prejudice. And do not give me any crap about the rags being in the north too!

[john@staustell]

Do you idiots not know there is NO MEDIA CONSPIRACY

What he said ^^^^

Crispy Lineker didn't get his own thread when he said Mario was becoming his favourite footballer! I loved the way the other two almost spat there coffe out as well!

Chris Kamara also a big fan.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Crooks must have taken lessons from Motson. They both always sound outraged.

[Beefymcfc]

I love to whinge about the whingers, it's becoming a pastime; better than whinging about the football of a few years ago.

Anyway, heard that moron Moose (or is it Mouse?) on TS this morning complaining that Mario's goal was handball and how the hell could it have stood? Well Mouse, you'll probably find that the shoulder is a legitimate part of the body to use whereas the part that is attached, ie the arm and hand, is not. Cock!

[Mikhail Chigorin]

Now that the Scum's football has become, over the last two or three seasons, as dull as ditchwater (although Bridge'srightfoot might disagree), the media have had to find another team to wax lyrical over and it seem that its Tottingham who are now the shining light.

Recently there have been expansive claims that, apart from having the finest midfield in the land (with Modric being better than anyone else), their free-flowing, goal-scoring football is better to watch than any other side.

Last Saturday night MOTD went particularly overboard in heaping fulsome praise upon them, completely forgetting that they scored three goals against a very poor side who were down to ten men for 72 minutes. Meanwhile, the side that it chokes them to mention scored five goals against a good team (who had eleven men for the duration of the game) and who recently gave the Scum a fair run for their money at the Swamp.

Listening to that kind of constant drivel makes you feel as though you're in some kind of parallel universe.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

What is his problem? the bug eyed cunt completely slated Mario for the way he scored. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
He went into a rant about how at some point Mario will cost us a game as he is "unprofessional" and called him "stupid Mario".
Jealous wanker just wishes he was even half as good and seemed to completely ignorethe fact we had won 5-1!

Sometimes its hard to ignore this sort of criticism, sometimes it does get to me much as I try to let this shit go without getting annoyed.

<flame off>

There are more and more pundits/ex players really warming to Mario.

BUT didn't Mancini say that if he had stayed on the field against Liverpool we could (would) have won and he did cost us against Kiev.

[Evenmydoghatesunited]

Charlie Nicholas is another tosser who'd like to have Taggart's children. As for Crookes he lost his credibility when he said Carlton Palmer was a good manager. His objectivity seems predetermined by his own innate prejudices and agendas.

For my money I'd rather watch Gabby Logan, oh and those various ladies on Sky sports. I think one was a county standard athlete once so I'm all for their incite.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Do you idiots not know there is NO MEDIA CONSPIRACY

What he said ^^^^

What him and him said.

[john@staustell]

Charlie Nicholas is another tosser who'd like to have Taggart's children. As for Crookes he lost his credibility when he said Carlton Palmer was a good manager. His objectivity seems predetermined by his own innate prejudices and agendas.

For my money I'd rather watch Gabby Logan, oh and those various ladies on Sky sports. I think one was a county standard athlete once so I'm all for their incite.

Charlie used to be OK about us. Saturday after the match he was spouting how well Norwich had done challenging us. Yet I had just watched a match where City had 78% first half possession and the players treated every goal like a training session goal. Because they expect such things from City now it seems all perspective has been lost. Teams are doing great apparently if we dont score for 20 minutes. No chance we play well.

I preferred vthe Sunday Tele opening paragraph, something like:

Norwich centre forward Steve Morison stood on the half way line, with Joe Hart 40 yards behind him and just Vincent Kompany and Kolo Touré for company. Meanwhuile the other 18 players played a football match in the Norwich half.

[Rag_hater]

I in 3 people in the UK regularly feel suspicious or paranoid according to clinical psychologists the most significant factor for paranoia is that people feared negative comments were being made about them, (40%), and people were deliberately trying to irritate them (27%)

[Ted Hughes]

Do we care what he thinks? Are we doing that now?

FFS guys, if you go looking for a conspiracy you will find one. Turn in your tinfoil hat and rejoin the human race.

I in 3 people in the UK regularly feel suspicious or paranoid according to clinical psychologists the most significant factor for paranoia is that people feared negative comments were being made about them, (40%), and people were deliberately trying to irritate them (27%)

I think it's great that you two are now thinking along the same lines.

What with Christmas coming n everything...

[Seanyod]

Was doing my head in all this anti city stuff. Don't think it's a conspiracy , it's just the way it is in England. If u become successful or have good luck. Every fucker hates u. It's just how it is. Were in a country full of people who wanna moan and hate everyone who does well for themselves . Mario did nowt wrong against Liverpool and nowt against Norwich and gets shit. Like ronaldo said the other week. People hate him cos he rich , successful and gets the women. Everyone hates city cos we had a stroke of luck in sheikh mansour . The fact everyone else spent money, took players off us, we still went when in div 2 all gets forgotten. It's us vs everyone else. Simple as that.