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Fantastic news.
For those concerned about the media, I think this will be a watershed in how they look at us. While there are some fair commentators and journos we know there are also some who are habitually either patronising or scathing of our club. What they can't ignore is the fact that we have some players with serious talent - players they had assumed would leave as soon as their market value escalated.
The fact that these very players are now saying things like "easy decision", "couldn't wait to sign", "want to play here for my whole career", "we are tightly knit", "going places", "wanted to show our commitment early" means the commentators will have to sit up and take proper notice.
This is going to jolt the media groupthink. They will have to consider what's actually happening at the kennel. Maybe they will acknowledge that something special really is developing and the October cleanout may have even been beneficial. Especially if Wood and Talia follow with contract renewals in short order.
I expect the narrative to start changing over the next few weeks. There could be a few feelgood stories but I don't read too much into those. It will be more subtle - just in the way they talk about us from week to week. Some long overdue genuine respect.
For those concerned about the media, I think this will be a watershed in how they look at us. While there are some fair commentators and journos we know there are also some who are habitually either patronising or scathing of our club. What they can't ignore is the fact that we have some players with serious talent - players they had assumed would leave as soon as their market value escalated.
The fact that these very players are now saying things like "easy decision", "couldn't wait to sign", "want to play here for my whole career", "we are tightly knit", "going places", "wanted to show our commitment early" means the commentators will have to sit up and take proper notice.
This is going to jolt the media groupthink. They will have to consider what's actually happening at the kennel. Maybe they will acknowledge that something special really is developing and the October cleanout may have even been beneficial. Especially if Wood and Talia follow with contract renewals in short order.
I expect the narrative to start changing over the next few weeks. There could be a few feelgood stories but I don't read too much into those. It will be more subtle - just in the way they talk about us from week to week. Some long overdue genuine respect.

