MOTD extended highlights

[Ted Hughes]

When Dixon started the MOTD gig he was firmly behind City, often refering to City as "us". But I remember reading something in (I think) The Guardian abuot him having to tone it down. Since then he has and only seems to talk about Arsenal in the "us" way.

He's probably been told to cater to MOTD's casual football audience market.

Casual, as in Arsenal. The former Top 4 were a marketing dream and now that we're crashing the party certain outlets are losing a share of the market.

Maybe we'll take that market share up sooner than they thought and things will change in our favour (begrudgingly) rather than reverting to type?

PS. Just watched Taggarts interview again with the BBC and he seemed to not want to gloat on Wenger's problems but instead referring to their continued battles over the years.

Probably worried that Wenger may have lost his marbles.

[Tokyo Blue]

On a side note Lee Dixon loves arsenal too much! Not a city fan me thinks...

Agreed. He proclaims to being a City fan but always pundits as an ex-Arsenal player. Is that professionalism, I'm still unsure?

The usual way into the BBC is through London and/or Oxbridge. He'S a footballer so Oxbridge is out, and he is from Burnley, so that leaves him only the arsenal option.

Try to think of him as a former Chester, Stoke and Bury defender if that helps.

Re coverage, the majority of thinking of the BBC is centred on London. They have always edited things in favour of the clubs from the capital. It does nothing to take away from what we all saw.

I find it hard to understand why it would spoil things for anyone. To me a little bit of adversity just makes it sweeter.

[PALUS]

i must ask becose i m not from England or Britany so i dont get it why ewrywone i mean by media so fuckin hate city its like i read the articals today and its biger win utd preform agains never worse arsenal and city like just destroy very good team totenhem and nobody give a crap , wtf. didnt man utd win totenhem at home 3 0

[Nutzer]

i must ask becose i m not from England or Britany so i dont get it why ewrywone i mean by media so fuckin hate city its like i read the articals today and its biger win utd preform agains never worse arsenal and city like just destroy very good team totenhem and nobody give a crap , wtf. didnt man utd win totenhem at home 3 0

Cos in their eyes we're "buying" our success. Nothing to do with Bobby buying the right players and skillfully blending them into a fabulous team, of course. Look at Real Madrid. They went through several years of buying all the best players but hardly won anything.

[avoidconfusion]

Did anyone understand what that whiskey face said after the match?

[King Kev]

Did anyone understand what that whiskey face said after the match?

Not a word! Hence my question earlier up this thread.

25 years in England and still hasn't learned the language!

[carl_feedthegoat]

Did anyone understand what that whiskey face said after the match?

The fucking drunken fucker would be better off having Tevez as his translator.

Die you babbling bastid.

[Tokyo Blue]

i must ask becose i m not from England or Britany so i dont get it why ewrywone i mean by media so fuckin hate city its like i read the articals today and its biger win utd preform agains never worse arsenal and city like just destroy very good team totenhem and nobody give a crap , wtf. didnt man utd win totenhem at home 3 0

Cos in their eyes we're "buying" our success. Nothing to do with Bobby buying the right players and skillfully blending them into a fabulous team, of course. Look at Real Madrid. They went through several years of buying all the best players but hardly won anything.

It goes back a lot further than the takeover, mate.