Tbh, I doubt he even cares that much. He was an Arsenal player, came to City for management education when his playing career ended and went back to Arsenal at the first opportunity. I think it’s clear where his loyalties lie.I doubt if they asked for his opinion.
Manchester City believe Arsenal are behind the plot to have their European ban upheld if the COVID-19 crisis prevents an appeal. Arsenal will inform Manchester City that their information is false if the Etihad club contact them directly about the matter
City officials have information from trusted sources that the move was instigated by Arsenal – and are angry that Liverpool joined Man United, Chelsea, Leicester, Wolves and Burnley in an attempt to pressure CAS. Arsenal refused to comment on the suggestion
@MirrorFootball
Probably john cross so might not be true
All's fair when the Spanish Council are purchasing a 3m x 3m bit of training ground wasteland from you for about £300m(?) back in the day.Remember when Real Madrid were in the galactico stage? No-one seemed to give a fuck about ruining football at that time.
Your Freddie Laker timescale is way out. He went bust in 1981 not in the 1960s. I am not aware that British Airways were fined at all although they certainly were operating in an anti-competitive manner.The UK's realationship with the EU has nothing at all to do with this matter. TfEU was in no way a European imposition but is rather a statement of commercial law as it existed in western European capitalist, free market economies at the time. Ever since 1945 at least every free economy in Europe has seen investment and competition as the only way to reconstruction and prosperity. British airlines were fined massively for acting as a cartel to force Freddy Laker out of business in the 1960s and attempts to prevent investment have always been illegal. TfEU simply stated clearly and unambiguously that these anti competitive practices were, as they had been for many years, unlawful throughout the EU, including those new members from the old Soviet bloc. The ECJ will be no more sympathetic to UEFA and the cartel than our courts, or vice versa after this year.
I would be surprised if we were seen to be ring leaders
This is much closer to the mark than the post by@Jam Tomorrow.I wouldn’t for one second defend the spineless Platini, but he did, pre ffp as we know it, show a good deal of concern about club debts. In fact he even went as far as to label certain clubs ‘cheats’ for playing in European competition whilst running huge debts. He named 2 clubs in England as examples- one from London and one quite close to us geographically!
To me, nothing illustrates the dead hand of gill and his gang behind the scenes better, than the almost polar opposite version of ffp that we see now, compared to the one that the testicularly challenged Platini had sought.
But he got his big fat cheque eventually so everything’s fine in uefa land.
Manchester City believe Arsenal are behind the plot to have their European ban upheld if the COVID-19 crisis prevents an appeal. Arsenal will inform Manchester City that their information is false if the Etihad club contact them directly about the matter
City officials have information from trusted sources that the move was instigated by Arsenal – and are angry that Liverpool joined Man United, Chelsea, Leicester, Wolves and Burnley in an attempt to pressure CAS. Arsenal refused to comment on the suggestion
@MirrorFootball
Probably john cross so might not be true
Lets help them out by buying Mane and Salad.I hope every single one of these American owners lose their fucking shirt and end up flat fucking broke.
Lets help them out by buying Mane and Salad.
I would be surprised if we were seen to be ring leaders
Anyone thinking the Mullock article on certain teams match fixing is a shot over the bows for the same clubs from us?
Why do you sasy that Jack ?
Arsenal have previous form iirc and Wenger was always bitching about us and our finances etc. Not that he was a bitter fucker or anything like that.
Because if we’d had your money we would have done the same
In principle I don’t have a problem with City - how else is anyone going to be able to dine at the top table?
Frankly all those clubs who complain about City’s spending are being a bit disingenuous - and for Chelsea and Man Yoo to complain - ridiculous
Talk about ‘do as I say not as I do’ - the hypocrisy is disgusting
I hope my club are not involved in this - if they are, then I think they’re in the wrong
However UEFA is primarily a vehicle to protect Real, Barca, Bayern
I’d say it’s those 3 that pack the bigger punch than English clubs
You do have our money the difference is your owner want spend it! If we have been self sufficient for 4 years spending our well earned premier sponsor European money!
Because if we’d had your money we would have done the same