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[Don Karleone]

He's for it - just wants more info.

That's not what I got from what he said.

 

[Woody135]

Respect to Pep, talking straight and truthful, now Khaldoon needs to come out and talk

He called him out but respectfully

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

No sorry mate cant agree to that. If us, Chels, Totts and Arse had all said "do one" This would never have got off the ground. You really think they could have done this without us??
Very naive and even -if I may -scouse, to suggest we are innocent victims here.

Except that Totts and Arse seem to have been onboard and enthusiastic for this to occur. The scouse ownership as well as the scum were 100% behind this from the get go. But not City. And apparently, not Chelsea.

 

[skillman]

He's for it - just wants more info.

It’s anti-competition and his opening line said that sport needs competition. Not sure how you’ve come to that conclusion

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

get the splinters out of your arse

Man of the people speaks and says nothing of any consequence .

 

[CC1]

Pep not answering any questions re ESL, another spineless club action.

Well he did - didn’t he. He is a man we should respect

 

[Fordyboy46]

Pep not happy with the closed shop aspect of it at all

 

[ninjamonkey]

Classic Pep waffle. Dealt with that extremely well

 

[blue b4 the moon]

My take was he's less than happy, I'd not be surprised if he walked if this happens.

 

[jaiguruKun]

What a guy. What a guy!

He's only spoken in general terms so far regarding the proposal, I thought Klopp was more outspoken in opposition against it yesterday.

 

[Keeper!]

Pep, thank you, that will do for me for now, now it's time for the execs to come out and tell us the full story, over to you Khaldoon.

 

[rickmcfc]

Oops, presser cancelled.

What are you talking about. It’s happening right now in Sly Sports Cruise

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Pretty much hung out to dry there by the club.

He lost the thread a bit as he rambled, but the press have their soundbite.

 

[blue oli]

Carefully scripted response there guys, pep really knows how to deliver naturally.

 

[CC1]

He's for it - just wants more info.

He said exactly the opposite - competition is needed in sport. So I don’t know what you heard

 

[dubblue]

Fair play to Pep, makes Klopp comments sound like a super league apologists.

 

[radcliffe1309]

Guardiola: "It is not sport when the relation between effort and success doesn't exist."

Fucking fantastic Pep....tell the twats

 

[WNRH]

If this Superleague was actually going to come into being - 100% - and you were either in or out - then I think under that threat - I can see how our management reached the conclusion to be in.
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You can question ethics/morality club history - the sense that you must earn your right to play in the top competitions and so forth - but when a well-armed thug comes knocking and demands pay - or else! - how do you respond?
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Our management isn't blameless for it's decision to join this Superleague - but it's not as if - at all - we wanted this to occur and were actively attempting to bring the Superleague into existence.
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Actively supporting the league - versus unwilling participants threatened with irrelevancy - are miles apart in terms of culpability.

I'm disappointed that City management lacked the fortitude to reject this league - but I'm sympathetic and can see why they succumbed.

Without doubt as at the end of the day they are business men. So from a business point it's a no brainer when looking at it from a balance sheet.

But no matter how intelligent and how much experience they have, they have massively misjudged what the reaction would be which in turn has damaged their brands which is no surprising as they are billionaires and usually billionaires don't live in the real world.

 

[Claytop]

Is that it now? Or come back after Embargoed bit to talk about Villa match?

 

[mccity]

Either Pep's got balls big enough to make David Silva shudder or he's been given the freedom to say what he wants here.