comment by Will shave árse when Arshavin starts (U2725)
posted 13 hours, 20 minutes ago
If anything the media is pro-United. I think most neutrals would agree.
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That's because most neutrals are ABUs who only watch United on MOTD with its ridiculously selective coverage.
The article is spot on and this issue is nothing new. I've been saying it for at least 10 years. And I've met very few people that I would describe as having "neutral" feelings towards United. The vast majority of non-United fans that I have met in my life hate United at least to some extent.
I think MOTD is actually pretty fair. They have to pack a lot into a relatively short programme – they can't show, or talk about, every incident.
Considering the MOTD studio is populated by Liverpool players, fans and Alan Shearer, I really think they just call things as they see them.
but the point is that they always find plenty of time to talk about every incident if it goes in United's favour. It's not the lack of incidents that is the problem, it is how selective they are about what they focus on that is the problem. It's irrelevant how the scouse pundits 'call' an incident - they don't even get the chance if the incident isn't shown in the first place.
I'm pretty sure they said the major decisions went against Utd yesterday (the disallowed goal and the Evra penalty appeal). I don't think they have an agenda.
It may not be a conscious agenda but there is no doubt in my mind that a much bigger deal would have been made of those decisions if they had gone in our favour.
PS That's why those decisions live longer in the memory of non-United fans and that is how the ABU gets the idea that refs always favour United.
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posted on 10/12/12
comment by Will shave árse when Arshavin starts (U2725)
posted 13 hours, 20 minutes ago
If anything the media is pro-United. I think most neutrals would agree.
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That's because most neutrals are ABUs who only watch United on MOTD with its ridiculously selective coverage.
The article is spot on and this issue is nothing new. I've been saying it for at least 10 years. And I've met very few people that I would describe as having "neutral" feelings towards United. The vast majority of non-United fans that I have met in my life hate United at least to some extent.
posted on 10/12/12
I think MOTD is actually pretty fair. They have to pack a lot into a relatively short programme – they can't show, or talk about, every incident.
Considering the MOTD studio is populated by Liverpool players, fans and Alan Shearer, I really think they just call things as they see them.
posted on 10/12/12
but the point is that they always find plenty of time to talk about every incident if it goes in United's favour. It's not the lack of incidents that is the problem, it is how selective they are about what they focus on that is the problem. It's irrelevant how the scouse pundits 'call' an incident - they don't even get the chance if the incident isn't shown in the first place.
posted on 10/12/12
I'm pretty sure they said the major decisions went against Utd yesterday (the disallowed goal and the Evra penalty appeal). I don't think they have an agenda.
posted on 10/12/12
It may not be a conscious agenda but there is no doubt in my mind that a much bigger deal would have been made of those decisions if they had gone in our favour.
posted on 10/12/12
PS That's why those decisions live longer in the memory of non-United fans and that is how the ABU gets the idea that refs always favour United.
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