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| Do The Media Hate Us? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 1 2006, 10:47 AM (599 Views) | |
| Paul Kimber | May 1 2006, 10:47 AM Post #1 |
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Its just that theres been no sympthay for Blues or WBA since we got relegated as all the talk as been on Pompey <_< Why is this??? "no" Do you also think that the media will be talking about how unlucky pompey were to go down if we would of stayed up? :rolleyes: feed.back |
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| Blooboy | May 1 2006, 10:50 AM Post #2 |
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the media have always hated us, even some of our own city newspapers never give us the slightest support, even our own council :unsure: it makes me sick. |
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| nick_p | May 1 2006, 10:52 AM Post #3 |
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To be brutally honest we don't need sympathy - the Mirror's report summed up our season in two paragraphs (ironic, coming from the Mirror of all papers): "Bruce may wonder what he can possibly have done to suffer so much misfortune with injuries, but he loaded the dice against himself by buying crocks and rushing players back too quickly. "Too little attacking ambition was another killer blow. Trapped with Portsmouth in the relegation inferno, Birmingham simply tried to hold their breath before being overpowered by the smoke while their rivals gamely smashed through the ceiling to safety." Furthermore, instead of worrying about the media, we should be asking serious questions based on these quotes from David Sullivan - in other words, the football club did sleepwalk its way into the Championship: (from the Birmingham Post) "No-one else saw it coming and I think if they had done, then they'd have done something about it," he said. "There was too much complacency and over-confidence. People say in football that confidence is a good thing and you have to talk the players up. "I actually believe the opposite. I believe that you have to face up to what you are and make the best of it. Had they realised earlier that we had a serious problem, then we might have got out of it." |
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| ATL-Blue | May 1 2006, 11:17 AM Post #4 |
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That quote has got me furious - as long with the quotes i keep hearing from Gold. Perhaps their money has taken them away from reality because there's no other possible explaination. |
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| Wisel | May 1 2006, 11:37 AM Post #5 |
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It is not hate, they just do not take us seriously. In my view, until the fans demand that we are taken seriously, the problem will continue. We always have a laugh and a joke at our own expense when asked. We need to stand up for ourselves more and tell them we are serious contenders one way or another. It's the same for all West Midland clubs. |
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| Aragorn | May 1 2006, 11:45 AM Post #6 |
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its coz harry is a media whore !!!! |
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| mdf1973 | May 1 2006, 12:20 PM Post #7 |
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The media don't hate us - they just don't realise we are there! After the embarrassment that has been Sunderland we are the lowest scorers in the Prem. When the chips were down and we needed to produce wins what could we come up with 0-0 Everton - where we didnt trouble the keeper and 0-0 Newcastle - down with a whimper. Clubs who make an effort deserve sympathy - we didnt therefore we dont warrant a mention. Lets hope we get positive press coverage this week when we announce SB is out, Heskey is off to Blackburn (I dont care about the fee lets just get rid), Butt is back to Newcastle to pick uphis £40k a week from them, Melchiot is off to Fulham, Tiny is off to paint ceilings, Sutton is auditioning to play a tree in the new Harry Potter film (although trees move more). As for the new manager - I don't actually care that much - nothing can be worse than the last year and a half watching all the hard work slip away with us playing without a doubt the dullest football in the league. As long as the board are ambitious and are planning for the next 5 years I dont mind. But please please dont make an appointment to just "get us up". Lets build some roots and make ourselves a permanent fixture in the Prem playing attractive football and producing home grown talent. |
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| jackoblue | May 1 2006, 01:20 PM Post #8 |
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I don't like or trust the local media. Don't be taken in by Tom Dross of that rag the so called journalist Tattum writes for. Their concern is false, it's just crocodile tears. All they are genuinely interested in are the Vile and WBA because for them BCFC is just a figure of fun. In their eyes we only exist to be derided, to be kept down and in our place. Their attitude is that no matter how poor a season the Vile / WBA have they can ALWAYS be made to feel better by giving us a verbal kicking. Jackoblue BOYCOTT THE POST & MAIL CAMPAIGN / BRUCE OUT CAMPAIGN |
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| nezzaking | May 1 2006, 02:29 PM Post #9 |
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of course you only went down because the media 'hate you'. your all paranoid. you went down through cr@p football and cr@p management. the london press will only take notice of midlands clubs when they play good football. and no club in the region is. we all get what we deserve so dont blame the media for your own failings. |
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| BluenoseRich | May 1 2006, 02:36 PM Post #10 |
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Are you not a Blues fan then? |
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| nick_p | May 1 2006, 02:37 PM Post #11 |
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A lot of Blues fans have been in denial about our shortcomings for quite some time, nezzaking - it'll take a while yet before the blinkers come off and the harsh truth of why we're playing Championship football will be acknowledged. |
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| Jolly Jack | May 1 2006, 02:46 PM Post #12 |
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Lets face it the London Media will always shout for 'Arry as he was their darling at their club West Ham and was perfectly placed and always happy to do an interview on Saturday lunchtime for Football Focus or Sky Sports News. All midlands clubs are regarded as some sort of laughing stock, from Jasper Carrott; Lenny Godber on Porridge through to the Porn Kings and all those who put on really silly accents on talksport or 606 (the last one seems to be an Albion speciality). You want a cheap laugh? Support a midlands club it seems. I've always had a feeling that some of our fans actually love the sack cloth and ashes it's all going wrong thing. A bit of Cockney, Geordie or Manc arrogance wouldn't go amiss; I know Sunderland fans who still boast that," We're the greatest team in the world", without a sense of irony. |
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| Net Monster | May 2 2006, 06:40 PM Post #13 |
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Need i say more?! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/spl/hi...tml/ss_team.stm |
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| baron von bluenose | May 2 2006, 07:50 PM Post #14 |
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i dont think the media like ds |
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| mr penguin | May 2 2006, 07:58 PM Post #15 |
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apathy rather than hate, they couldn't give a monkey's about us |
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| brummie65 | May 2 2006, 07:59 PM Post #16 |
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We may not have the best team in the wolrd, but we have the best club. Thats why I support them and always will :) |
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| Sam Jordan | May 2 2006, 08:20 PM Post #17 |
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i agree that media does not like blues, maybe the owners don't help, but iit is unfair, best way to show them is by results! we can do that by shutting up shop and getting results and get back up next season. The council were aweful, no effort by them to help the sports village, HOPE you all remember that the liberals, by doing nothing allowed this to happen, Ken Hardeman was ONLY councilor who made effort for BCFC, ALL others did little and some nothing, VOTE for KH if he is in your area, OR against liberals elsewhere |
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| Tatts | May 2 2006, 08:57 PM Post #18 |
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Sorry Jacko mate, your post is so infantile it is unbelievable. To say Tom Ross and I don't care about Blues plight is so far of the mark it is ridiculous. You may not like the Mail, fair enough, that is your opinion. But to write that the Mail and myself prefer to see Villa and Albion doing well and we like to give Blues a 'verbal kicking' is utter ******. The more I think about it, the more I believe that you don't actually read the paper. What you get in the Mail is reliable, informed, up to date info on Blues, written by somebody who has a pride and a passion in what he does, and the club. V***a complain to us because they think we are bias to Blues. If only you knew the rows we have had this season. As for the new stadium, who did we back, who did we criticise? Get real. The national media don't give a flying f about Blues. Wait until next season, because we are not in the Premier League you won't see anything about us in the nationals unless it is controversial. You don't know me mate so don't judge like you have done. Rant over. Colin Tattum |
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| The Concerned Potato Head | May 2 2006, 10:21 PM Post #19 |
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| jackoblue | May 2 2006, 11:08 PM Post #20 |
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your post is so infantile it is unbelievable. Praise indeed. I'll make a Post & Mail journalist yet. To say Tom Ross and I don't care about Blues plight is so far of the mark it is ridiculous. Sorry, I don't think either of you do. You may not like the Mail You're correct there. But to write that the Mail and myself prefer to see Villa and Albion doing well and we like to give Blues a 'verbal kicking' is utter ******. Sorry, but based on the last twenty years or so that is that is the view I have. Editors come and go but the overall tone of the coverage is consistently anti BCFC. Now I've never had a problem with criticism of the Club because at times it's been warranted but as we both know facts can be presented in different ways and reports can be sensationalised out of all proportion as in the case of the recent Pennant 'non' story. The more I think about it, the more I believe that you don't actually read the paper. Too right I don't. Thanks to the internet I am now more informed with regard to news and I don't have to rely on The Post & Mail to present it's version of what's happening. What you get in the Mail is reliable, informed, up to date info on Blues, written by somebody who has a pride and a passion in what he does, and the club. What people get today from the Mail are the same quotes and stories that are readily available from numerous sources of news on the net. Also these articles can be read before they appear in The Mail. As for the new stadium, who did we back, who did we criticise? Yes The Mail backed the Clubs scheme but IMO it was because it was obvious within media and political circles that the NEC bid was to be favoured. The Mail only did this because I believe its main agenda was to attack the City Council and in particular its leader Mike Whitby. The fact that it was a bid proposed by BCFC was purely incidental. The national media don't give a flying f about Blues. Wait until next season, because we are not in the Premier League you won't see anything about us in the nationals unless it is controversial. True, but IMO that's not a bad thing. While The Premiership is THE place to be, the media circus that surrounds it will not be missed. You don't know me mate so don't judge like you have done. I don't know you? What makes you think that? The Birmingham Evening Mail and Birmingham Post were once well written and informative broadsheets. What they are today, IMO, is a sad attempt at being a newspaper. They've been periodically 'dumbed down' over the years to appeal to the lowest common denominator. A process that's accelerated alarmingly over the last ten years. Their combined circulation is dropping and advertising revenues are falling. What were once the pride of this City are now no more that an embarrasment and I understand will, within the next five years, be merged into one publication. Jackoblue BRUCE OUT CAMPAIGN |
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| Poy | May 2 2006, 11:19 PM Post #21 |
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I don't think the media hate Birmingham. It's just that this season the three worst teams went down and there is no controversy to talk about. In fairness there wasn't much acknowledgement of the relegation, considering how big a club the owners personally view Birmingham City you'd have thought there would have been shockwaves. The media just seem to be obsessed with Rooney's foot - a la Beckham 2002. |
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| Blues4eva | May 3 2006, 05:10 AM Post #22 |
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:angry: Jackoblue, I'm sorry you have taken things a little too far, whatever your personal feelings about Tom Ross, he is a bluenose through and through, which if you listened to him you would realise. |
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| Footy Sue | May 3 2006, 09:25 AM Post #23 |
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I really think the media as a whole, including TV, report on us because they had to, being a Premiership club etc. I bet the Match of the Day team are relieved they don't have to find us a 30-second slot at midnight. If it wasn't for the relegation battle, we would hardly get a mention. Got to say that it seems the same for some mediocre unglamourous clubs like Fulham, Charlton etc. Anybody who doesn't support Chelsea, Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and now it seems Portsmouth, can forget any decent coverage on TV or in the papers. |
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| Pewster | May 3 2006, 01:04 PM Post #24 |
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Forget local media, all they do is elaborate upon what the national media is reporting ! For national media, read London media ! Its that simple really ! national media love 'our arry' cause hes a good old cockerney boy ! Its no different with the England job. Media decided we want a good old 'inglishman' and hence the assasination of Sven begins ! Now, we'll go from one of the most respected and succesful coaches in the world coaching our national team, to Steve McLaren to keep the media happy ! But you cant blame the media to much in that respect, they and their 'inglishman' mentality, is not that different to many on here arguing that Bruce should stay cause he has a passion and a love for the club ! Watch England go backwards under McLaren as Blues have done for the last two years under Bruce. Give me a tactically good coach who is doing a job for money at Blues in front of a tactically inept one who loves it with a passion any day of the week ! Same goes for my country ! |
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