Little choice when to avoid would fuel the fire that we've lost, if we're trying to control a losing narrative we have to act bullish.
I wish he wasn't so fucking cryptic, bless him.Pep said: “It was an issue from a long time ago.
"Maybe 90 per cent of the people who are on the pitch or the backroom staff were not there. But we are going to see and respect the decisions.
“I try to be involved in knowing exactly what happened and I am fully confident about what the club has done and it will allow us to play in the Champions League next season because we won it on the pitch during the season.”
It's on Youtube. It was the last thing he said after being asked about qualifying for the Champions League. He said it was "great great news." I thought he was totally upbeat and clearly knows the result. He may not have the details but has certainly been briefed along the lines of "We'll get the result on Monday but it's positive news." That allowed him to answer earlier questions that he doesn't know what will happen on Monday. I am sure we will be in the CL next season whatever has been decided. Perhaps the suspended sentence angle which has been floating around in some quarters has some legs to it. We'll know in a few hours.Could just as easily be Pep flagging the reasoning behind the CAS decision. Presumably if Pep knows the decision, he will also know the basics of the grounds for that decision. Mind you, I suspect I'm straw clutching a bit there because I can't really pretend to like the sound of it as it's described here. Doesn't exactly sound like something anyone would say about an exoneration. In what context did Pep say it was " great, great news"?
I don't think so but agree something odd about it. Perhaps, as hard as it is for some of us to believe, they really haven't been told and won't be before 9 tomorrow.
So the newspapers can report stuff on Monday, no I've no idea why that is, as hardly anyone under 60 buys them any more.Why were they embargoed?
Or his comments about it being a long time ago had no greater meaning than his own personal frustrations.it's the nicest way to view it, that Pep was simply trying to hedge his bets because he doesn't know. As bizarre a circumstance as that would be, given tonight's comments it's the only re-assurance.
They use half the interview for the Sunday’s and the embargoed bit for the Monday papers. There’s no secrets to tell, no conspiracy, no disclosing anything, it’s just what they do every week of every season to every team that plays on a Saturday.Why were they embargoed? He doesn't disclose anything .
F**k me frank, that's twice now, I'm going to have get an assessment, I might be ill ;-)The club would not hang Pep out to dry like that, particularly when a negative decision, would be disastrous for him and his team.
You might have thought someone on here might have suggested that they might well not know before tomorrow....I don't think so but agree something odd about it. Perhaps, as hard as it is for some of us to believe, they really haven't been told and won't be before 9 tomorrow.
Ah right. So nothing to see here either. Cheers,I thought this was specific to tomorrows ruling.They use half the interview for the Sunday’s and the embargoed bit for the Monday papers. There’s no secrets to tell, no conspiracy, no disclosing anything, it’s just what they do every week of every season to every team that plays on a Saturday.
I don't think so but agree something odd about it. Perhaps, as hard as it is for some of us to believe, they really haven't been told and won't be before 9 tomorrow.
F**k me frank, that's twice now, I'm going to have get an assessment, I might be ill ;-)
Still confident after Pep's quotes @Prestwich_Blue ?F5, F5, F5, F5, F5....Gonna be a long night!
Justice is a rare commodity in this world. It would be great to at least see an example of justice being done for once. Everyone knows how crooked the twats UEFA are but there never seems to be a serious reckoning for them. It's rigged to preserve the dominance of the entrenched clubs of England, Germany Italy and Spain. Hopefully, the CAS decision will prove to be an acknowledgement of that. I might be done with football for a while, otherwise.Will be interesting to hear the details - more than possible it’s messy. Wouldn’t surprise me if City get scathed for being difficult in their communication with UEFA, the evidence of the accounts may be absolute (that it came from the Special Council) so we may be cleared but still come under fire. I think UEFA run the risk of getting an absolute bollocking for the tone of their communication with us and the leaks and the flimsy foundation for the charges.
My wet dream is exoneration followed immediately by statement issued stating legal proceedings against UEFA for damages for the leaks immediately after the treble.
How do you feel about the Pep comments?F5, F5, F5, F5, F5....Gonna be a long night!