Posts tagged Manchester United
Calacus Monthly Hit & Miss – Sir Jim Ratcliffe & Manchester Utd

We look at the best and worst communicators in sport from the previous month as a new era for Manchester United under the influence of Sir Jim Ratcliffe has teething problems.

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Lessons learnt from the top sports crises of 2023

Planning and transparency can alleviate many of the crises we have seen in sport during 2023, but again it has been a year where foolhardy responses have done more harm than good.

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Calacus Monthly Hit & Miss – Roger Federer & RFEF

We look at the best and worst communicators in sport from the previous month as Roger Federer retires to a fanfare while the RFEF lurch from one crisis to another.

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Calacus Weekly Hit & Miss – Blackburn Rovers & The Glazers

We look at the best and worst communicators in sport from the previous week as Blackburn Rovers pioneer inclusivity while the Glazers remain silent amid crisis at Manchester United.

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Michael Owen – We need more British Asian footballers

Michael Owen is supporting a new event to encourage more people of British Asian heritage to take up the game in a bid to get greater representation in professional English football.

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Calacus Weekly Hit & Miss – Rainbow Laces & Shaun Murphy

We look at the best and worst communicators in sport from the previous week as the rainbow laces campaign kicks off again and Shaun Murphy complains about amateurs in snooker.

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Calacus Weekly Hit & Miss – Robbie Savage & Yorkshire CCC (again)

We look at the best and worst communicators in sport from the previous week as Robbie Savage tries to save Macclesfield FC and Yorkshire CCC remain a case study in crisis failings.

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Calacus Weekly Hit & Miss – Calm & England Football Fans

We look at the best and worst communicators in sport from the previous week as Calm support Naomi Osaka’s mental health stance while England fans boo players over taking the knee.

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PR lessons from the European Super League announcement

When news of the proposed European Super League broke, there were many serious communications errors that all sports organisations can learn from when it comes to issues and crises.

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The time for empty condemnation is over – trolling must end now

If social media is an echo chamber for society at large, it underlines the challenges faced by sports stars in the digital age as online trolls become a greater source of abuse and distress.

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Calacus Weekly Hit & Miss – IFAB & The Australian Open

We look at the best and worst communicators in sport as IFAB introduce concussion substitutes and the Australian Open enforces strict quarantine on elite tennis players.

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Lessons learnt from the top sports crises of 2020

There’s no doubt that 2020 has been a strange year, but despite the lockdowns, sport from grassroots to elite level has still been full of drama and controversy on and off the field.

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