U wot?Essentially we all know we have inflated deals but it’s our money .
But why not defend our position? It would be easy to publically say that both ourselves and the PL would have preferred to keep the legal discussions private because our reputation had been damaged by leaks from the previous UEFA case and malicious media campaigns. We could stress that we will be fully open and transparent when the legal process is complete. Our business had been attacked by negative media campaigns involving our commercial rivals in the past and for these reasons we are reluctant to share all our private business discussions with our commercial rivals. You get the jist. Saying "No comment" is an absurd position to take in the modern digital age. This is not an active criminal prosecution or even an active Civil Action yet so there is no risk of contempt of court. We are too passive.No good business would volunteer information on the inner workings of how it functions to rivals
Make no mistake, this is a fishing expedition for the fallen giants
Go on then, convince me.Yes, but some won’t admit it
Others like me don’t really care and think the rules are made up to stop us
Can’t be bothered as we’re on the same sideGo on then, convince me.
You can't allow a negative or false story to fester. Khaldoon should do an interview or private briefing for starters.
I broadly agree about timing. The last thing you want to do is "give a negative story legs" and prolong it. The biggest problem which worries me is the impact on our fans and potential sponsors. This negative "corruption claim" has stuck with us for ten years now. I believe it has certainly had an impact on our reputation and slowed the growth of our fanbase.I agree with the sentiment entirely but it's a bit late. We would be opening up a debate with 100% of the media and 100% of the football clubs, all of whom have something to gain by dragging this out. There is no rational debate to be had, no statement Khaldoon or anyone else could make that would stop the witch-hunt. Besides, there is an ongoing investigation the outcome of which we don't yet know. At least until it's over, I think we should maintain a dignified silence.
And if they succeed, we should release a statement revealing every skeleton in the whole shitty PL closet.
I broadly agree about timing. The last thing you want to do is "give a negative story legs" and prolong it. The biggest problem which worries me is the impact on our fans and potential sponsors. This negative "corruption claim" has stuck with us for ten years now. I believe it has certainly had an impact on our reputation and slowed the growth of our fanbase.
Just at a time when football is emerging from the Covid crisis and we need to get some of our fans back in the ground, and sell season tickets and sponsorships, we are under attack again. It is damaging our reputation and not just here. For example the CFG New York City stadium plan was undermined by opposition from human rights activists who don't like the politics of Abu Dhabi. There is a bigger picture here.
The least we should do is rebut the false claims for a starter. The most absurd of today's stories asks the question: "How can City's commercial income be £600m higher than other big six clubs in the last 10 years." We have won five Premier Leagues in that period.
Yes and also our sponsorships tend to be for whole cfg not just one club. So blatantly Liverpool and United behind it when any others with wealthy owners PSG, Milan's, Atletico all get free passes.I broadly agree about timing. The last thing you want to do is "give a negative story legs" and prolong it. The biggest problem which worries me is the impact on our fans and potential sponsors. This negative "corruption claim" has stuck with us for ten years now. I believe it has certainly had an impact on our reputation and slowed the growth of our fanbase.
Just at a time when football is emerging from the Covid crisis and we need to get some of our fans back in the ground, and sell season tickets and sponsorships, we are under attack again. It is damaging our reputation and not just here. For example the CFG New York City stadium plan was undermined by opposition from human rights activists who don't like the politics of Abu Dhabi. There is a bigger picture here.
The least we should do is rebut the false claims for a starter. The most absurd of today's stories asks the question: "How can City's commercial income be £600m higher than other big six clubs in the last 10 years." We have won five Premier Leagues in that period.
I suppose it’s possible that Harris has had direct contact with Pinto’s lawyers, but dodgy journalists love to write this kind of thing to make it appear they have some kind of unique inside knowledge. Pinto’s lawyers said at the time of his trial that he was keen to cooperate with the relevant authorities investigating his supposed revelations in all kinds of areas, and Harris might well be interpreting this as him being told personally.Harris has obviously gone out of the way on this attack, done a lot of background and secret work, and is involved with Pinto’s lawyers.
So Pinto, via his lawyers, is still hell bent on helping another football governing body, this time the PL
It’s clear as day what Pinto, his lawyers, Harris and the Daily United are up to.
Here's a potential kicker for Man City's fate. Pinto's lawyers have told me he is willing to help the Premier League in any investigation into alleged Man City wrong-doing. Back page, MoS.
The best form of defense is to attack.I fucking cannot give less of a shit about this and yet here I am being forced to.
I’m so fucking tired of reading how evil city are, how we’re ruining everything by having the audacity to spend money.
100% correct.It occupies four pages in one of the UK's biggest selling newspapers, and is all over one of the world's biggest media websites, it has been re-tweeted by millions of people across the globe (mostly bitter LFC and MUFC fans). It exists all right and continues to damage the reputation of the club we all love and support.
The club's refusal to tackle this ongoing smear has already damaged us. This latest story really is a crock of shite but ignoring it suggests to our critics we have something to hide. "No comment" is always regarded as "guilty" by the masses. Our passive PR strategy (which may make sense when you consider the bigger CFG picture) has done no favours for City for the last 10 years.
Exactly. In real life nobody cares about this shit.Outside of this thread and twitter this shit doesn't exist.