[Albion] "If Newcastle beat West Ham, they'll be one point behind Arsenal and Chelsea, and two points behind Manchester City"

[Bozza]

A fair few people get affronted, feeling that we don't get enough credit or media coverage compared to the "big clubs".

I largely disagree with this - we seem to be media darlings, to a degree, but I'm also accepting that we're just never going to get coverage on a par with the likes of Liverpool and Man Utd.

However, I was positively FUMING this evening when, on 5Live, they said the subject of this thread, completely ignoring us in the reckoning at the top of the table. Tossers.

Up the Hammers!

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

I think this season more than any other we've gone under hyped. But there's a few good reasons for this. We haven't got a standout player to hype beyond Welbeck, nobody quote knows our style, and the league is very tight. Win the next couple though and I'm sure we'll be all over it again.

 

[doogie004]

This morning on sky they were talking about winning the league but only showed the top four of the league . They just couldn’t bring themselves to go any lower so so biased

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Can’t stand 5Live. Grey radio.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Mind the gap, murderous twats.

 

[Wozza]

The navigation on the Metro website.

This is what we’re up against.

 

[The Optimist]

The BBC acknowledges us https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c86qn7wn61vo

 

[birthofanorange]

The BBC acknowledges us https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c86qn7wn61vo

Is he really the youngest ever Premier League manager? #sigh......

 

[Wozza]

The BBC acknowledges us https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c86qn7wn61vo

With respect, a few articles here and there doesn't make any difference.

The problem is the undercurrent of Big Six Bias in all major media orgs (and beyond).

 

[jackanada]

Big If at the moment

 

[Han Solo]

With respect, a few articles here and there doesn't make any difference.

The problem is the undercurrent of Big Six Bias in all major media orgs (and beyond).

Media doesn't have any intrinsic power to change anything whatsoever, so it never makes a difference unless people decide it should.

"The problem" is that things that have success get popular, and when they get popular people want more of it, and when people want more of it, more of it is produced.

Average journo at the average media corp needs to eat food so he writes about something people give a f*** about (Liverpool) rather than something people don't give a f*** about (Brighton).

"The problem" of us not getting a bunch of worthless articles written about us can be resolved by winning a few trophys.

 

[Zeus]

Long may it continue. Lots of media coverage only brings pressure, let’s do our business on the quiet. Also at the end of the day all the clubs around us have far bigger fan bases so hardly surprising they are targeting where they have the biggest likely returns of readership.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I think this season more than any other we've gone under hyped. But there's a few good reasons for this. We haven't got a standout player to hype beyond Welbeck, nobody quote knows our style, and the league is very tight. Win the next couple though and I'm sure we'll be all over it again.

If Pedro remains injury free, he will soon be being billed as our stand out performer by the media.

 

[AmexRuislip]

A fair few people get affronted, feeling that we don't get enough credit or media coverage compared to the "big clubs".

I largely disagree with this - we seem to be media darlings, to a degree, but I'm also accepting that we're just never going to get coverage on a par with the likes of Liverpool and Man Utd.

However, I was positively FUMING this evening when, on 5Live, they said the subject of this thread, completely ignoring us in the reckoning at the top of the table. Tossers.

Up the Hammers!

I thought this was going to be of those Ed Sheeran type rants

 

[Anger]

At this moment (Newcastle being 0-2 down) if they score a goal they would go above Fulham into 9th, but they would still be 1 point behind Villa, Forest and Spurs.

They will also still be 4 points behind Arsenal and Chelsea and 5 points behind Man City.

 

[hampshirebrightonboy]

But now they are in crisis. Six points behind Brighton

 

[Anger]

But now they are in crisis. Six points behind Brighton

Who?

 

[Bakero]

Some goon on Totally Football was blathering about it being no good for Spurs to beat Man City if they're going to drop points against teams like Palace, Ipswich and Brighton. The audacity

 

[Bodian]

I must say - I hadn't fully assimilated until this thread that we are only fifth instead of third because of goal difference. I'm still finding it all quite hard to take in.

 

[jcdenton08]

I must say - I hadn't fully assimilated until this thread that we are only fifth instead of third because of goal difference. I'm still finding it all quite hard to take in.

Just enjoying every minute of it for what it is at the moment. To be in the top six at Christmas would be a dream, but we’ve got a lot of work to do and will need our fair share of luck with decisions, injuries and the bounce of the ball.