what positives are there about the club?
MEN banned from the press conference today | Some journalists banned for running articles without approaching United for comment first
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what positives are there about the club?
What could possibly go wrong with not hearing both sides?
I do think that MEN response is a bit, I don't know... Grotty?
A "concerned friend" would, with information about their friend, seek to verify and get the other side of a situation. It seems like they failed at that.
The references to the history of Utd just seem like sentimental pandering.
A "concerned friend" would, with information about their friend, seek to verify and get the other side of a situation. It seems like they failed at that.
The references to the history of Utd just seem like sentimental pandering.
Why are you believing what’s being written? Luckhurst has history of writing complete bullshit. Who in the name of feck would be leaking to him?
Also, if the leaks are all going through those 3, banning those cnuts cuts off the supply chain. Rashford** et al., will need to find new sympathetic journalists to cry to.
**maybe him, maybe someone else
**maybe him, maybe someone else
It’s been this way for quite some time, since at least J Lingz and the Leak Express. This story isn’t about the veracity of claims but rather the lack of professionalism by the journalists.
Not getting message? Ban then until next season.
They know how important ManUtd is. That is why this article is coming out now. They don't ask questions on behalf of the supporters. They are not concerned friend. They ask question so they can find something spicy and get some reaction from manager. So they can print it. We know how media works. We know how media have been towards ManUtd.
Won’t somebody please think of the journalists
I think you’re equating professional journalists with YouTube video bloggers - and lately that’s exactly what they have been, and that’s the problem.
Sky have a national TV show. They can use it for an untold amounts of hatchet jobs if they want and it’s direct visceral media with the greatest power of influence of all.
They might try and make amends or they can go into overdrive.
Just heard about this. Great from United. They should have been doing this before ETH. Always so bloody passive and let all the negative nonsense get out there.
Plus, allowed players who want to have their own way a conduit to leak shit and get people sacked. Enough!
Plus, allowed players who want to have their own way a conduit to leak shit and get people sacked. Enough!
Surely you’re not this silly?
What I meant with that was that damage is already done. We know how we are being treated.
Everyone realizes the Herculean strain Fergie was under to not call them “fecking cnuts” to their faces, right? Impressive.
MEN should reveal their 'sources' if they want to be invited back. These so called 'journalists' are always trashing the club no matter what, so I don't see why we need to entertain them and treat them well, when they still go off and write crap about us. Whether we win or lose, screw them. United need to stick to their guns here.
All of this!
Really haven’t seen anything yet, if they decide to go in.
Look at how Luckhurst responded earlier.
Now they are reporting with their tail between their legs, basically pleading to be let back in.
I'd just tell them to reveal their sources and then they'll be allowed back in.
Don't forget the insane tactical choices the manager keeps making.
If they didn’t need to go to press conferences they wouldn’t. But these same journalists write their bollocks then ask questions about that bollocks in the press conference, forcing United to engage with it. And so the cycle continues. This way, they can continue with their bollocks but United at least have a modicum of control over the narrative within the press conference proper.
Probably won’t kill the stories completely, but it’s a no brainer of a decision when put up against “do feck all”.
Andy Mitten and his Athletic gang must be elated.
I think they already shown what they are about when they constantly let strange decisions against ManUtd go by without notice. But when it is for us in few cases, they are making it 100 times bigger. Just look at how they talk about refs and VAR and decisions when it comes to us.
They need ManUtd more than ManUtd need them. Simply. ManUtd is a institution with 100s of millions supporters all over the world.
Those defending this tier of football journalism like it's an honourable profession whose rights must be respected can shite off.
These aren't hard-hitting investigative reporters unearthing corruption in governments or in the health service, or reporting on murder, rapes etc. What they do isn't journalism. It's gossip-mongering.
They don't speak for football fans because they've become detached from what being a football fan is. These twats get paid to attend top level Premier League and European football matches, whose expenses are covered for travelling to games, who laugh and joke on podcasts about how good or bad each club's hospitality is. All they're paid to do stoke controversy to create clicks, it's not a real job but they've convinced people they're vital to football. Feck them.
These aren't hard-hitting investigative reporters unearthing corruption in governments or in the health service, or reporting on murder, rapes etc. What they do isn't journalism. It's gossip-mongering.
They don't speak for football fans because they've become detached from what being a football fan is. These twats get paid to attend top level Premier League and European football matches, whose expenses are covered for travelling to games, who laugh and joke on podcasts about how good or bad each club's hospitality is. All they're paid to do stoke controversy to create clicks, it's not a real job but they've convinced people they're vital to football. Feck them.
What a bunch of epic wankers. They should stay banned.
Why choose? Despise both.
Oh I do.
If they do that, No one will ever give them any information. Ever.
Manchester derby - Abu Dhabi Oil Murderers vs North Korea United.
Not before time. A direct result of too many made up stories and pure speculation articles. If Ferguson was still manager they would be banned much sooner.
Good!
The only information they should get is via the manager or the press office, end of, no excuses.
Exactly, if they care so much, they can reveal them.
Fergie banned Journalists all the time when they misbehaved.
We'll do both. We'll look inward, and also shoot the fecking messenger.
We're Man Utd, we do what we want.
Not good at all. That's not journalism. And even us, supporters, shouldn't want that. We should want inside information, even if it's not comfortable to read.
Except for playing good football, beating good sides and winning big trophies.