Biased and pathetic media - what else is new?

[RudeBoy]

The morning's papers were full of praise for the disciplined way the much improved Dees made a real contest of the game and held the Pies to only 8 goals. By my reckoning we almost tripled their score. That's a thrashing any day of the week.

FFS, the main story should have been how - apart from their fluky goal in the first 15 seconds - the pathetic Dees could only kick 2 other goals for the remainder of the game!! That's 2 goals in 110 minutes of football. The press should be calling for Roos to be sacked!!!

[Bob Sugar]

They were very brave.

[HAL]

[Flashman]

The much vaunted Melbourne FC renaissance was the byline the papers were running with pre game and it seems like they decided to keep running with it because they didn't get flogged by 10+ goals.

In reality they didn't get flogged by said amount because they played a meek, ultra conservative, defensive game that was entirely about harm minimization instead of winning.

If they took the game on they would have got thrashed but were content to keep it relatively close without really looking likely winners. That game plan isn't going to win many games let alone make finals and if you take any pride in that display then you're pretty bloody easily pleased.

The media are nuthugging Paul Roos because he's one of them more or less anyway.

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

The Dees used yesterday to celebrate 50 years since their last flag in 1964

So our team helped keep them to their lowest score v Collingwood since 1960

In the 207 matches between us that 28 points was their 12th lowest score ever v Collingwood

[ThePieMind]

I was so sick of the biased coverage on the telecast that I "muted" the TV and watched the last 3 quarters in silence.

It's just sickening for commentators to praise the most modest and insignificant triumph in the under dog team, just because they dislike us.

Press RED for ED is the only solution.

[Dave The Man]

Been the same since Collingwood was Born

[3rd degree]

[HAL]

[Damien]

This is just the way I like it too. Under the radar. Rolling along quietly. If we win next week and then beat Hawthorn the lid will be off so enjoy it.

[Donny]

[MattyD]

the Herald Sun articles and photos looked like they thought Melbourne had won.

And how many free kicks to Collingwood were questioned and how many were agreed with?

The TV commentators barrack and they almost always barrack against us.

They can pretend to be unbiased commentators but they aren't. Clearly.

Yes, Melbourne only got five frees and should have got a couple more at least. But that's our lot every week. And if you really listen to the commentators they question every free kick that Collingwood gets like the other team were robbed. And while sometimes that might be true, like for all clubs, they do it for Collingwood all the time, every game.

I will never forget a couple of years back when Geelong beat us in a close game. The Herald Sun had EPIC written all over the back page.
When we win in a close game, all you will read and hear about is something negative, like a video reviewed goal, was it or wasn't there, or some other crap.

[Flashman]

I just read that Roos is jumping on the "not enough frees are being paid" bandwagon. He reckons the reluctance of umpires to pay frees is leading to congested play and ruining the game as a spectacle.

I'd say playing a defensive, slow moving, possession game with numbers flooding back and not kicking to any contests whatsoever as all Roos teams have tediously and successfully done ruins the game as a spectacle more than umpires letting the game flow a bit more.

What a bloody hypocrite but you wont see any media hacks call him on it I'll bet. What a front he has.

[Piesnchess]

[anchor56]

I had to laugh when Melbourne ran onto to the ground it was to that Metallica classic "Enter Sandman". I assume they were trying to infer a pending nightmare for us but as far as I could tell, all that followed was a bad dream for them and half the crowd being put to sleep!!!!!