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is this really the vs st midden thread ????? or the scottish media shite talkers thread ??? just askin for ma pal at the SUN

I agree with the above, 100%. I would ask though, does this influence also extend to Rangers? Cantwell's dying swan act first seen at Fir Park has continued without challenge and has now made it's European debut. The only person who highlighted his behaviour at Fir Park was benched immediately by the BBC. Wonder why that was? For clarity, I think it does. But may I suggest that you yourself are influencing folks' perception by concentrating purely on Celtic and playing down the effect of other Club's media manipulation. Walter Smith suggested as a prime example a few posts ago was more or less dismissed. Even Aberdeen in recent years given the amount of time Sportsound devotes to their success... or otherwise. Hearts under Begg? It will always be the case that the perceived bigger teams and their larger fan base will benefit from greater media coverage and carry greater clout when it comes to suppressing or placing stories. I don't see that changing. It's what sells more newspapers, retains media access to grounds and inspires dedicated phone in participants. But yes, Rodgers is an annoying twat.

The point is though that certain representatives of certain bigger clubs manage to get their rhetoric broadcast to a much wider audience. A manager of a smaller club airing their opinion on their club TV isn't going to have any impact on the opposition.

I agree with your overall point but you're wrong about this. Journalists most certainly do influence "news". For a start they decide, and therefore censor, what articles are reported and how they are reported. There are several reasons for that, including commercial ones. Anything that doesn't suit their agenda is ignored at worst or pushed down the agenda at best. The English premier League is a classic case in point. Despite the BBC claiming to be strong on diversity and fairness, that certainly doesn't extend to Scottish football. The newspapers and TV can and do influence viewers' and readers' knowledge and preception of games by cutting out incidents they don't want shown or by highlighting those that they do. That influence also extends to general football coverage. Deep down, I don't have any objection to most of it especially by private organisations, as I don't have to pay for it if I don't want to do so; don't have to read or view it; and as long as they don't say its unbiased and factual. I do however have issue with the BBC as its funded by taxpayers' money and I have no choice but to pay for it. Apologies for the rant.

Talking rubbish. Whys it fake? Nothing boring about watching Scotland beat Spain. Scotland doing great.

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Money aside, I’d wager their failure to register the signing of their main target from Harrogate Town prompted the move. https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2023/september/statement--luke-armstrong-sept-06/