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Erling's a unit & a half, but it's noticeable how he getting roughed up & denied space this season & doesn't have anything else in his locker to overcome the agricultural grappling he's having to deal with every game recently. Pep protects him when questioned, but Pep's also a winner & will...

The uncomfortable truth. If his name was Erling Ings, on his recent form he wouldn't have started. Real played a false 9 & we had the "World class" striker. On paper, form & home advantage, we should've dealt with an ultra defensive Real tonight

After last season, teams aren't giving Haaland any space whatsoever. They have at least two CB's all over him & he's struggled with the better quality defenders in the PL who're wise to the danger he presents. It's a conundrum for Pep to resolve, & I'm sure he'll find a way. The question is, if...

I'm away on business & I went outside the hotel for a break & just my luck I ran into a fuckin Rag! He wanted us to lose, but expected us to win & even he said from the start, it didn't seem like the normal City. He expected us to go for Real's throat, but we stood off & allowed them to get...

Sorry I disagree. Compare the hellscape we created last season to tonight. We were loud in parts, but very muted for periods. I suppose the four goals helped us on the yelling & cheering stakes last year, but those first ten minutes were strange. The team slowed the game to a standstill, & it...

That will be the biggest question in the post mortem. Why the fuck did we dampen down the mood with the old man walking football from the outset? ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠⊙⁠_⁠ʖ⁠⊙⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ Last season Real faced a white hot Etihad which intimidated the fuck out of them. They've been mentioning our fierce, scary...

Fuckin Gutted! I had a feeling of foreboding because of the way we started with an uncharateristic brand of old man walking football. I thought we'd go at em from the opening whistle, & that allowed Real to score early & put us under pressure to respond. It must have been an instruction to...

Ha ha ha! :-)

Agreed, which are governed by FFP/PSR. Also they're not charges, they're allegations of rule breaches. Cutting to the chase, they're essentially accusing City of industrial scale fraud. The question is, why've they never used the term, & as per the CAS ruling, where's their evidence?

Bravo... Nail on the head!

At the third time of asking, do you actually have "some sort of financial controls" to suggest or not?

UEFA & the PL are different organisations under different jurisdictions, governed by different laws. However, none of this matters, because if we get back to basics, we've essentially got two branches of a private members club, trying to do City for breaches of the same club rules twice. It's...

What exactly does "Some sort of financial control vs no financial control" in a post about FFP/PSR mean? Explain & I'll listen & respond accordingly.

We're currently governed by FFP/PSR. If you mean something else, or have an alternative to offer, fill yer boots. I'm all ears...

Hence why they'd rather use the court of public opinion to damage our reputation. We as fans have a duty to do what our owner & management can't. We need to keep highlighting that we're essentially being accused of fraud on an industrial scale, but then question why no football authorities have...

I'm responding to exactly what you wrote. If you mean something different, say so & I'll respond accordingly.

That is exactly what good businesses do, & Manchester City's meteoric rise from almost bankrupt in 2008, to the highest turnover in football history epitomises your point exactly. We all need to stop being blinded by the surrounding FFP/PSR bullshit which was only designed to damage & stop us...

It's like discussing the decor of the main ballroom on the Titanic, instead of bailing into the lifeboats. I knew bits about FFP, but there seemed no coherent explanation about our specific situation until @Prestwich_Blue took part in a discussion on YouTube. Using his take on matters, I did...

So cutting to the chase, no more Manchester City's, & those ensconced at the top will remain there unchallenged in perpetuity? The PL was ALWAYS a competition of who spent most, & everyone was fine with that model as long as ManUre, Chavs, Dippers & ArseAnal retained their hegemony over the...

There's a more fundamental issue involved here. Getting back to basics, why can't an owner spend his/her/their own legally acquired money how they wish on their business? Where the PL & UEFA should step in is if the owner loans money to the club & it's on the books as a repayable debt, or...