The Chelsea official website’s “mediawatch” feature is a pretty anodyne rundown of the day’s news in the press, but it’s caused some controversy this week.
First it was because it was reporting on the Isco transfer rumours that did the rounds last week.
Media watch: Gonzalo Higuain proves key to Sarri system, Isco linked with Blues https://t.co/4Et2lsWyxC
— Chelsea Trolls (@ChelseaTrolls) February 4, 2019
Plenty of fans pointed out that this wasn’t really what they expected from that outlet, and that the last thing they wanted to see their club doing was adding to the already endless procession of rumours that surround the club (that’s our job at ChelseaNews, after all…)
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@ChelseaFC NO NO, BIG NO! What's with all this media watch and that too right after the transfer window got shut? Just stop this! #stop #Chelsea #CFC #ChelseaFC #MediaWatch pic.twitter.com/NapADjHATe
— Harsh ⭐⭐ (@HarshBiyani_) February 4, 2019
Now the feature has caused even more controversy, by appearing again in the wake of our utter humiliation against Manchester City yesterday.
Wonder what'll be in Media Watch tomorrow.
— Chelsea Youth (@chelseayouth) February 10, 2019
We thought the club might take a week off, having really put their foot in it with the Isco stuff. Instead it seems they’re doubling down.
I guess at this stage, they’ve not really got much face to lose.