What is the media’s agenda?

[big nev lookalike]

If the media helped us win games or caused us to lose games then I would have an opinion on media bias. They don’t so I don’t care what they say.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

It’s Liverpools year this year, not ours

 

[GwladysBlue]

When we finally become a successful team, then commentators will take notice. It isn’t an agenda, they just don’t care.

We haven’t won a trophy in 24 years and we’ve finished in the top 4 once in 32 years.

If that changes, so will the rhetoric about the club.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

I don’t think that is true Gwladys. There are so many commentators that are ex clubs at the top that they think they have a natural right to be at the top.

They gave 20 minutes of grudging respect to Leicester for winning the league in a ‘never to be repeated way’

They have a vested interested in the teams with the most supporters watching them

 

[DrEFC]

Yeah, the american broadcast is just as bad. The second goal which was clearly nowhere near offsides got 5 minutes of comments about how Richarlison was offside, but you could probably argue he wasnt impeding things enough? It was absurd, as usual.

I did find that weird! The NBC commentary also did say we play like city though.

 

[degsy]

I’m an Aussie and the commentators on Optus Sport are so anti-Everton. 2-0 up and it’s a “surprise that Everton are playing well” rather than being seen as “Everton living up to their standards.” The sheer arrogance and ignorance from the media is what pisses clubs with ambitions of breaking the top 6 off.

How are we meant to gain new fans or a wider reach if everything we do is deemed as “lucky” or the other team’s shortcomings rather than Everton’s quality?

Q) Why?
A) 90% rs

 

[degsy]

I did find that weird! The NBC commentary also did say we play like city though.

No Goldilocks option for the Blues.
'When were good, we're very very good'...you know the rest

 

[summerisle]

Never fail to take a pop.

 

[everton1953]

I thought the thread writer was referring to Liverpool? Is not that the media's agenda? If not who else?

 

[Lob]

Never fail to take a pop.

The tweet might be up to date but the article he is linking to is from a year ago i.e 1st May 2018 and was probably accurate as we were very depressing back then.

 

[SupaStake]

Literally every teams fans thinks the media is against them, we are no different to anyone else. We literally had an all Everton pundit team on Sky(!) tonight and some of you are still moaning. Let’s face it people love the “everybody is against us” angle.

Not on the Aussie broadcast mate... you’re right though every club that isn’t a Man U or City or Chelsea has this mentality that everyone is against them. But for example we beat United 4-0, the whole week after was about how terrible utd were and not Everton’s quality. Just annoys me and the only way to change the greater perception is to win stuff

 

[goodisonopheliac]

I don't think it's just us, I think it's any non-Big 6 team. Like, how dare these upstarts not know their place, kind of thing.