CWR… Shite (29 Viewers)

[Captain Dart]

So it is something he actually said then?

A perfectly reasonable comment but the point is that CWR have taken out of context.

 

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[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

I don't really see what the issue is here to be honest. It is true he hasn't been playing much, and it is true that he isn't happy about it.

I watched the interview and he does talk about the team as the priorty, which is great, and what you have to come expect from our players who seem to uphold good standards and be professional. I suppose they could have gone with a better headline to reflect that, but equally if he hadn't said anything here I wouldn't have even noticed. I feel as if this reaction is a little bit over the top from him, which has now made it about himself.

 

[SBT]

He wasn’t trying to upset the apple cart.

It was a very measured interview by him.

CWR interviews are poor. I know Lorna Bailey is a fan, but her stint on the City games was poor. She was too close to her emotions and was negative even during games we won.

Sorry to say that having watched the interview back, Woolfy is being a bit precious here. His mentions about the season being difficult for him and not being the season he imagined are obviously some of the most noteworthy/unusual parts of what is otherwise a pretty bog standard interview. So you can understand why someone else at CWR picked it out, because that’s their job.

I can also understand Woolfenden being frustrated at that being the takeaway from the interview, but ultimately if he wants the focus to be on the team then he shouldn’t be volunteering stuff about himself - the players literally get trained on how to do this.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Agree with the misrepresentation bit about Woolfy, but there are a lot more amateurish local radio stations than CWR, when it comes to footie coverage. Some of the stuff from opposition stations on ifollow has been hilarious in the past (both quality and bias)

 

[SBT]

Agree with the misrepresentation bit about Woolfy, but there are a lot more amateurish local radio stations than CWR, when it comes to footie coverage. Some of the stuff from opposition stations on ifollow has been hilarious in the past (both quality and bias)

As I said, if Woolfy is upset about overly negative and sensationalist coverage now, good luck to him next season!

 

[Marty]

When you listen to the other stations, you do realise CWR is one of the better ones.

 

[tskezz]

A lot of hate towards CWR here but it looks to be a post from BBC Sport at a national level, I'd guess the CWR team who have the relationships with the players and club have nothing to do with it.

Yours sincerely,
CWR employee.

 

[Kingokings204]

When you listen to the other stations, you do realise CWR is one of the better ones.

christ…. Really?

 

[rob9872]

It's not really about the content. This is our local station who are funded from a national level and resorted to a cheap clickbait headline. They absolutely should be called out for it and it should have been by us rather than the player having to do it himself.

One major attribute of our sustained success has been the togetherness of the squad, all rowing in the same direction, whatever the contribution and we dont want anything to derail that. They knew what they were doing by choosing that soundbite. Lampard has other priorities, but I wouldn't be surprised if they've been told more formally by Doug.

Shit station anyway who work for paedos.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Looks like it was panic stations at CWR then,..

 

[theskyisthelimit]

christ…. Really?

I think it was Norwich or Preston radio who hired someone who just screamed down the microphone at every little tackle. It gave me a headache how he carried on and how bias they were. This was when we had Clive still and made me realise how good we had it

 

[alexccfc99]

CWR coverage is on it's arse - As I imagine most local radio coverage of every team in the country is due to the major cuts to BBC Local Radio services

Personally I think it is a massive shame that Clive's tenure couldn't culminate in this season

 

[Ricketts]

I try and listen to the opposition commentary where I can. Middlesbrough are very good as are Millwall.

 

[AOM]

The focus on negativity drove me mad earlier this season as well when they'd be asking other players after the game what they thought of Haji Wright's goal drought. What are they expected to say?

Saying that, I think the questions Rob asked to Woolfenden in this instance were fairly reasonable, and it's just the socials have decided to run with a negative angle

 

[AOM]

When you listen to the other stations, you do realise CWR is one of the better ones.

Agreed, although I think Clive has been a big miss this season

 

[Skyblueweeman]

When I stream games when I can't go, it seems to be pot luck whether you get Gurney/Oggy or the oppositions commentary.

I have to say, I always hope its Gurney/Oggy because as some have mentioned, there's comms from other clubs, whose coverage is dreadful. There have been some decent ones as well to be fair but on the whole, they seem to be more 'un-balanced' than Gurney and Oggy and some of them are simply OTT on their support for their own team (which I get).

Gurney and Oggy do seem calmer and more balanced.

Granted, I don't have to listen to either on local radio (Gurney, I guess more than Oggy) than you lot up there.

 

[SBT]

The focus on negativity drove me mad earlier this season as well when they'd be asking other players after the game what they thought of Haji Wright's goal drought. What are they expected to say?

It’s not the local media’s responsibility to be happy clappy about the club all the time, especially when the fans themselves are asking ridiculously negative questions of the team.

 

[AOM]

It’s not the local media’s responsibility to be happy clappy about the club all the time, especially when the fans themselves are asking ridiculously negative questions of the team.

I agree that his drought is something worth discussing, but I don't see what is to be gained by bringing it up with the players post-match?
I appreciate CWR isn't there for the clubs benefit, but the doubling down on the same negative aspects in the phone ins/fancasts/etc week in, week out can be tiring

 

[SBT]

I agree that his drought is something worth discussing, but I don't see what is to be gained by bringing it up with the players post-match?
I appreciate CWR isn't there for the clubs benefit, but the doubling down on the same negative aspects in the phone ins/fancasts/etc week in, week out can be tiring

What would you ask the players after the game?

 

[Deity]

CWR are burning their bridges each season with King.

It started with how they handled the fans forum after the Robins sacking. Note Kimg tends to use the clubs own resources now for set piece interviews.

CWR need City and City need CWR …. Gurney isn’t essential to either.

I don’t mind Rob actually, he’s a fan with a mic. You won’t get insights but you do get raw emotion.

 

[alexccfc99]

CWR are burning their bridges each season with King.

It started with how they handled the fans forum after the Robins sacking. Note Kimg tends to use the clubs own resources now for set piece interviews.

CWR need City and City need CWR …. Gurney isn’t essential to either.

I don’t mind Rob actually, he’s a fan with a mic. You won’t get insights but you do get raw emotion.

The fans forum after Robins was sacked was embarrassing and turned into a farce, I am amazed Doug never walked out of it - There lies the drawback of having Rob and Lorna who are obviously fans on the mic as they let their emotions override their professionalism

 

[AOM]

What would you ask the players after the game?

About the game, how they think their season is going personally, what barriers they've had to overcome, etc.
It's why I think the Woolfenden question was fine in context, but I wouldn't ask other players what they think of Woolfenden not playing

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

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Fair play him calling it out
Also probably shows it’s been needling a little
And to be fair you’d want it too wouldn’t you
Second half he was excellent on Saturday and he’s got a chance to cement a place in the next 2 games at least

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

CWR just isn’t very good these days. Gurney has a massive ego. Lorna acts too much like a fan. Oggy is Oggy.

That new bloke seemed alright though

 

[skybluecam]

I don't really see what the issue is here to be honest. It is true he hasn't been playing much, and it is true that he isn't happy about it.

I watched the interview and he does talk about the team as the priorty, which is great, and what you have to come expect from our players who seem to uphold good standards and be professional. I suppose they could have gone with a better headline to reflect that, but equally if he hadn't said anything here I wouldn't have even noticed. I feel as if this reaction is a little bit over the top from him, which has now made it about himself.

Think he’s probably just frustrated that he’s come in to the team, kept a clean sheet and won and the headline is about him not playing.

I suspect there’s a bit of a rift between the squad/club and CWR. Don’t think Frank likes them.

 

[Sick Boy]

I suspect there’s a bit of a rift between the squad/club and CWR. Don’t think Frank likes them.

It's not surprising after the fans forum, it was like something out of Phoenix Nights.

 

[fernandopartridge]

A lot of hate towards CWR here but it looks to be a post from BBC Sport at a national level, I'd guess the CWR team who have the relationships with the players and club have nothing to do with it.

Yours sincerely,
CWR employee.

A lot of the social media stuff is done in Salford. I'm in the office today so going to go down to MC and put the windows in.

 

[Flying Fokker]

That new bloke seemed alright though

You mean SBT?

 

[ajsccfc]

When things like this happen you can see the appeal of social media and people having the avenue to get their message out directly rather than have it edited and misconstrued by someone else.