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Post by Clayton Wood on Dec 5, 2023 17:02:23 GMT
Journalists from Sky, ESPN, Manchester Evening News and the Mirror were excluded"We are taking action against a number of news organisations," the club said in a statement.
"Not for publishing stories we don't like, but for doing so without contacting us first to give us the opportunity to comment, challenge or contextualise.
"We believe this is an important principle to defend and we hope it can lead to a re-set in the way we work together."I thought that wasn't allowed under Prem rules?
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Dec 5, 2023 17:10:00 GMT
I'd like to see Mike Phelan back doing MOTD post-match interviews for them.
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Post by lordb on Dec 5, 2023 17:10:15 GMT
Ferguson banned the BBC many years ago
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Dec 5, 2023 17:14:42 GMT
The media have started...... they should leave him alone, he's doing a marvelous job! 😁
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Post by Clayton Wood on Dec 5, 2023 17:16:38 GMT
Ferguson banned the BBC many years ago I thought when TP was getting a booting and it was suggested we ban them the rules were we couldn't? If you want to be in the circus you need to put up the clowns. |
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 5, 2023 17:24:29 GMT
Sure sign things are going swimmingly there then
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Post by stokesaint1 on Dec 5, 2023 17:51:59 GMT
I still maintain this is the main reason Peter Smith is so generous with his marks for Stoke players performance and rarely has a go at the manager, purely to avoid being banned. There is obviously no such thing as the freedom of the press, especially where football's prima donnas and their egos are involved.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Dec 5, 2023 18:58:31 GMT
Ferguson banned the BBC many years ago No level of rule bending was below him or his teams and without absolute impunity |
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Post by Gods on Dec 5, 2023 19:15:08 GMT
Ferguson banned the BBC many years ago 2004 to 2011, to do with a documentary the BBC made which included his son Jason who was an agent. |
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Post by Gob Bluth on Dec 5, 2023 19:15:19 GMT
It’s surprising the MEN didn’t follow protocol and ask for a response. The others are up against it to get the scoop and publish as soon as they can. You’d assume the local newspaper is in the club’s back pocket being fed stories and given preferential access in return.
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Post by peterthornesboots on Dec 5, 2023 19:23:11 GMT
I still maintain this is the main reason Peter Smith is so generous with his marks for Stoke players performance and rarely has a go at the manager, purely to avoid being banned. There is obviously no such thing as the freedom of the press, especially where football's prima donnas and their egos are involved. Access is everything for the local media. The more cosy the relationship that a journalist can develop with a club the more access/information they can get. I do wonder what Manchester United are thinking though - maybe they are trying to circle the wagons and create a "everyone vs us" mindset. Are they mad at any particular stories that have been released? |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 5, 2023 19:24:19 GMT
They’re an embarrassment. I love it
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Post by Bramolini on Dec 5, 2023 20:12:06 GMT
I still maintain this is the main reason Peter Smith is so generous with his marks for Stoke players performance and rarely has a go at the manager, purely to avoid being banned. There is obviously no such thing as the freedom of the press, especially where football's prima donnas and their egos are involved. Access is everything for the local media. The more cosy the relationship that a journalist can develop with a club the more access/information they can get. I do wonder what Manchester United are thinking though - maybe they are trying to circle the wagons and create a "everyone vs us" mindset. Are they mad at any particular stories that have been released? I read a few stories that Ten Haag had lost the dressing room , the players didn't like his tactics . |
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Post by shakermaker on Dec 5, 2023 20:20:09 GMT
I still maintain this is the main reason Peter Smith is so generous with his marks for Stoke players performance and rarely has a go at the manager, purely to avoid being banned. There is obviously no such thing as the freedom of the press, especially where football's prima donnas and their egos are involved. But what is the current benefit for this access to us as readers? There is never anything insightful or meaningful told to Sentinel journalists by the club, just the same banal soundbites. If the club banned The Sentinel, they are cutting out the main comms channel between them and the supporters and running the risk of a them and us situation. Surely better to allow the paper to ask the hard questions when required, but for there to be mutual respect and a pre-going to press phone call to allow opportunity to respond. |
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Post by Gob Bluth on Dec 6, 2023 7:57:09 GMT
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Post by nott1 on Dec 6, 2023 8:31:40 GMT
I'm pig sick of hearing about Man Poo, it should be the other way round......journo's ban talking about THEM!
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Post by raythesailor on Dec 7, 2023 9:06:32 GMT
You can't beat the Press.
They always have the last and loudest word.
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