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Daily Mirror
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- Daily Mirror
Premier League account posts Arsenal picture - and rival fans jump on it straight away
Arsenal have finished in second place in each of the last three Premier League seasons under Mikel Arteta and supporters of rival clubs don't let the Gunners forget it Fans of Arsenal's rivals have hijacked a social media post from one of the Premier League's official accounts to mock the Gunners. Arsenal have agonisingly finished second in each of the last three seasons, a fact which their rivals don't let them forget. Manchester City got the better of them twice while it was Liverpool who took top spot last term. Mikel Arteta's side go into the 2025-26 campaign with a burning desire to finish in first place, but for now they have to accept the ridicule which comes with being English football's nearly-men of the past few years. On Wednesday, the Premier League's official account for India continued their countdown ahead of the new season. With two days to go, they used an image of Arsenal's No.2, William Saliba, with the caption: "The wait is nearly over." Makes sense, right? That may be but supporters of other clubs jumped on the post and began mercilessly mocking Arsenal. "Arsenal days to go," one quipped. "India understood the assignment," another joked. "Increase the admin's salary!!!" a third pleaded while another wrote in the replies: "Even the admin knows they're destined to be second for life." But Gunners fans hit back. "Better than 18 other teams," one supporter pointed out. "But still gets bantered for it. Make it make sense. When you're big you're big." On the Premier League's main account, they used a picture of Newcastle's £55million signing, Anthony Elanga, to represent two days to go. Arteta hopes that no one will be laughing at Arsenal this time next year. The Gunners boss has been backed with £195m worth of new signings and ahead of their opening game away to Manchester United on Sunday, he reiterated their ambitions for the new season. "These new arrivals all add quality and depth to the squad, which is what we are going to need throughout the season ahead," Arteta wrote in his programme notes ahead of last week's pre-season friendly against Villarreal. We know what our targets are and what we want to achieve this season - there is a big belief in our ability to achieve that. "We have been very, very close the last few seasons and the whole team is going to determine whether we achieve that or not. But at the same time, we have to make sure that we don't lose sight of what we have to do on a daily basis to get to the levels that we want. "We have to set the demands that we want within this goal, because that's the most important thing - the internal demands have to always exceed any external demand. That is what we are trying to achieve every single day."
The Guardian
30 minutes ago
- The Guardian
‘I don't want to be Gary': Kelly Cates on Sky, Match of the Day and social media
Kelly Cates is about to begin the busiest year of her career. That, to be fair, is an estimate, because the football presenter and broadcaster has always been a grafter. From Setanta Sports to Channel 5 there are few places she has not applied her blend of deep knowledge and emotional warmth, and as of this weekend she will be the face of the BBC's and Sky's coverage of the Premier League. The action gets under way at a second home, Anfield, from where Cates will host Sky's Friday Night Football coverage of Liverpool v Bournemouth. This follows two preview shows for the BBC, and precedes her first shift on Match of the Day. Asked whether her schedule might be daunting, Cates appears almost bemused. 'I've just got busy weekends, but I work in sports so I expect to have busy weekends,' she says. 'It's not as complicated as you think – there's a very fast train to Manchester.' Cates, speaking at Sky's HQ, says she doesn't want to sound cliched but 'it's good to keep doing new things'. Her new roles are a chance to 'keep things fresh'. Having worked in the industry for 27 years, starting with a presenting role on the opening morning of Sky Sports News, 'to get a chance to do something new and still have the live football and have so many live games, it's just really lovely to have that balance'. For many years Cates had to endure questions that her colleagues don't; from being a woman in a man's world to being the daughter of a football legend, Sir Kenny Dalglish. She has long since carved out her own place in sports broadcasting however, so when she was approached for the role of Match of the Day host, alongside Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan, Sky immediately brokered a deal that would keep her on its roster too. While her male colleagues may get more attention, usually adjacent to some controversy, Cates's less combative approach has also helped shape contemporary coverage of football on TV (and radio). Her more approachable and conversational style is suited to the age of podcasting and long-form interviews. 'I think that the tone generally has changed to become more conversational on air, and I think that's probably because that's come from digital,' she says. 'A lot of that was fan-led and a lot of it was just people starting up on their own at the beginning. But I think you can have a conversational tone without having a conversation, and you can still interview somebody while having a conversational tone.' Cates offers another distinction from many of her peers; she is not an avid user of social media. She has no account on X and tends to use Instagram to promote her work rather than share her worldview. 'I haven't ever really used my social media for that, so it isn't something that I'm going to have to change,' she says. 'I think that in a lot of cases, I'm not the best-placed person to talk about some of those issues. And I think there's a tendency to believe that if somebody isn't talking about something they don't care about it. I think it's perfectly possible to care about something and keep quiet and let experts talk about it, which I think is a lot of the time better. I always feel like if I couldn't cope well with being challenged heavily on it, then I shouldn't be putting my opinion out publicly.' That she should be asked about her posting reflects the Gary Lineker-shaped presence in the room. Cates, Chapman and Logan are being asked by the BBC to team up to replace a broadcasting legend, with all the public scrutiny that entails. Cates says she has not spoken to Lineker about the job, but defends his reputation despite his being a 'controversial' figure. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion 'He hasn't got in touch and I haven't got in touch with him, but not because we're avoiding each other,' she says. 'We just don't know each other that well. I think [Chapman] was saying that Gary said, 'Why would I tell three broadcasters how to do their job?' Which is very lovely of him because he was brilliant at the job. And as much as he was a controversial character at times, any focus group that researched these things would tell you how much he was adored in that role.' On how she will approach following in the footsteps of yet another football legend, Cates is matter of fact. 'I don't want to be Gary,' she says. 'I think there's a temptation to try and be someone else, and I think that you get a job because of yourself. If then you try to be someone else, it can all just get a bit confused. I don't need another thing to think about. I don't need to be sitting there thinking: 'What would Gary do?'' Cates has enough talent and experience to help her adapt to her new prominence. Britons will see a lot more of her on their screens and she will be watching even more football. Is there any possibility that more could become too much? 'If it was going to happen, it would have kicked in by now,' she says with a smile.
BBC News
30 minutes ago
- BBC News
Partington lined up as summariser on Radio Solent
Former Cherries defender Joe Partington will be BBC Radio Solent's new Bournemouth summariser for the 2025-26 came through the ranks at Bournemouth in the late 2000s and spent nine seasons at the replaces John "Willo" Williams, who left the station at the end of last season after 23 years as football pundit."My role will be to support Jordan Clark with the co-commentary," Partington explained."He does an amazing job of painting a picture of what's happening so people can understand on the radio what's going on."My role will be to support the picture he's painting by giving insight and expertise of different moments within the game."
