PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

halfcenturyup said:
Where I don't have any sympathy is with his part in the 115 charges which could have been whittled down and presented completely differently, for example as the one or two actual issues that may be open to discussion. He wasn't strong enough to close this thing whilst, at the same time, managing expectations and that will be the end of him eventually.
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It was as if that press release was signed off by the CEOs at the big clubs (and Spurs).
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Masters has completely washed his hands of it. Khaldoon, ever the diplomat, was still able to get his message across.

Surprisingly, perhaps, Chelsea's own executive were also in our corner.
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There's a few clubs that seem to have moved across to our side now aren't there? I think Burnley have. Pretty sure Sheffield United won't want to sour their relationship with us either ahead of their return to the top flight. Maybe one or two others are with us now also?
 
Gorton_Tubster said:
Thats the bit that gets me. We have the best coach in the world. He's attracted top talent, our finances have been trickling down the other clubs and the PL product. (Haaland wouldnt be in this league if it wasnt for Pep).

Its clear this is all about getting Pep, stopping our success from becoming something that eclipses the red clubs.

Literally it feels like they just want Pep to go... Hence all the questions "when are you leaving Pep, will you leave, does this make you feel differently about leaving".
They known our success is the ultimate of football, you cannot achieve what he has again... Top manager, limitless finances (Within FFP), the same business mindset from top to bottom (Basically Pep has had his dream come true - fashion the team of his dreams, he couldnt achieve that anywhere else because of the politics of those clubs and money which only those clubs have)

So they want Pep gone, and where is he going to go? Maybe France make that league better? Spain again? whatever, this league loses out and on top of that a rival league might just eclipse what's happening here in the PL.

Meanwhile we go back to a red top league.
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It is odd that English-based journalists who write about the game are desperate for Pep, the greatest manager in the world, to leave the Prem. I would suggest some in the press would seemingly rather we had more Sam Allardyce's and Tony Pullis' managing teams. Some journalists genuinely hate football.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
I was quite confident up to about 30 minutes before the verdict was due to be announced, then I was absolutely bricking it, having been quite vocal that we'd not be found 'guilty'. I had to take the afternoon off work as my head had gone completely.
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Are you feeling as confident this time ?
 
Thing that pisses me off is rival fans who know fuck all seem to think we have been accused of doing 115 things wrong so must be guilty of at least some of them.
If it was reported that the charges are related to 5 key areas that would at least help to educate people.
 
halfcenturyup said:
Mansour looking very dapper there. All he needed was a sky blue tie :)

Light the sky blue touch paper and retire to a safe distance :P
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I have nothing to say on these seemingly desperate charges but what I will say is fair play to him...the new barnet, facial hair and specs suit him.
 
Manc in London said:
It is odd that English-based journalists who write about the game are desperate for Pep, the greatest manager in the world, to leave the Prem. I would suggest some in the press would seemingly rather we had more Sam Allardyce's and Tony Pullis' managing teams. Some journalists genuinely hate football.
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They want him gone because there team won’t win then if trophies while he is here they are not impartial they are jealous bitter footballs fans which the majority of them are stealing a living!!
 
SWP's back said:
Ha. I remember CAS judgement day, I did absolutely zero work all fucking day and immediately went to the pub as soon as the result came in and drank their finest (cheapest) Cava all afternoon whilst reading the full 91 page verdict. (I was 4 hours ahead so it wasn’t morning drinking)

I’d accept the same day all over again.
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tolmie's hairdoo said:
Cult of personality, he's been now seen as a Man City mouthpiece.

Noel didn't want to know us through the bad times and is on record telling his kids to support Arsenal before 2008, living in Highgate.

At least Liam was still turning up on opening day against Portsmouth in eighty degrees with his Parker on!

If Liam could get through an interview without swearing, he would be much closer to telling a few more home truths.
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He even had the nerve to say Liam never go's and ridiculed him. Must admit I was surprised how much he was up Jordans arse.
 
waspish said:
They want him gone because there team won’t win then if trophies while he is here they are not impartial they are jealous bitter footballs fans which the majority of them are stealing a living!!
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Not sure it is about trophies with the CEOs. It may be more about them wanting to have, pretty much, guaranteed CL money each year.
 
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