PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[ancoats]

Little old City had plenty of fans. I know, I was there. According to the numbers we had 25,000 turning up when we were crap. Allowing for fiddling of the match day take, it was 30,000 in reality. I remember one occasion when we got 30, 000 plus on a weds night in Div 2 and the rags got 25,000 that Saturday in div1.
You could argue that the current regime have forgotten us FOCs and our loyalty.

I know we was never a little club, but we was a badly run club for 40 years, The football world forget Manchester City was bigger than United from the mid 60s to about late 70s, Sky Premier League from 1993 was all about united and it was wall to wall self promote the shit out them,

Now its Sky's and the media job to try and demolish Manchester City image by any means, but sadly for them we have not buckled and we have grown to become a major club in the world,

 

[lancs blue]

The football world forget Manchester City was bigger than United from the mid 60s to about late 70s,

We were also bigger than that rabble in the 1920s and 30s. Most of their "history" stops at WW2.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The football world forget Manchester City was bigger than United from the mid 60s to about late 70s

Not sure that’s strictly correct but there was definitely an equivalence during that period and we were definitely ‘bigger’ than United before WW2, for whatever that is worth.

 

[ancoats]

Get cleared of the 130 charges and then win it all again?

NO..

Do it even better and break all our own records and smash United and Liverpool records

 

[Damocles]

OK. But still some clown fucked up our security with catastrophic consequences. It happened on somebody’s watch.

Our IT security has been incompetent for as long as I can remember. I'm not going to go into huge and illegal details but I happen to know that there were business development and other meetings that you could just watch online if you had the right link all the way up until about 2020.

 

[give it to gordon]

I dont realy care what he usualy does .
He represents Manchester City wich most here have supported long before he knew they existed.
If they want City to be the biggest and best club in the world they must act , they are losing the fight and if they thing they are not in a war they must wake up.

I don't agree City are losing. City turn over and profit is increasing.
As much as we moan our fan base is increasing worldwide.
City were the most watched team in the USA last season.
City are rebuilding the north stand.

I think you are putting to much on the British press/media coverage. City are on the world stage playing with the big boys. These people aren't going to be swayed by what some bitter little hack is writing in little old England.

Pl are trying to stop us from growing hence poking their nose into who and how much companies can sponsor City. Personally it's got fuck all to do with the pl.

 

[pauls]

Not sure that’s strictly correct but there was definitely an equivalence during that period and we were definitely ‘bigger’ than United before WW2, for whatever that is worth.

Ironically Busby was the reason!

 

[Cityfan1977]

I don't agree City are losing. City turn over and profit is increasing.
As much as we moan our fan base is increasing worldwide.
City were the most watched team in the USA last season.
City are rebuilding the north stand.

I think you are putting to much on the British press/media coverage. City are on the world stage playing with the big boys. These people aren't going to be swayed by what some bitter little hack is writing in little old England.

Pl are trying to stop us from growing hence poking their nose into who and how much companies can sponsor City. Personally it's got fuck all to do with the pl.

In Europe I live in Iceland City are loosing the PR , maybe in US thay are growing wich is funny considering we are in war with the US owners

 

[give it to gordon]

In Europe I live in Iceland City are loosing the PR , maybe in US thay are growing wich is funny considering we are in war with the US owners

Have you any examples ?

 

[jacko74]

I think any City fan that truly believes, in their own mind, that our achievements are in any way "tarnished" whatever the outcome are submissive weakdicks who have allowed themselves to be mentally dominated by opposition fans and club-affiliated media content providers like Neville and Carragher.

If the argument is that some neutrals have been convinced that our achievents have been "tarnished" by the relentless propaganda, I'd agree but don't care because that will wear off with time. Our records will speak for themselves and, in some cases, "echo through eternity".

As for opposition fans, they know the truth and it suits them to keep coming out with this shit because it helps them to cope with their pain. A pain that I, personally, find a daily delight.

If we are cleared, I have no doubt the club will make its feelings known through Khaldoon. He has said so.

Absolutely.

Even if City came out and plead guilty to every single one of the 115 charges the only thing they're actually guilty of is attempting to circumvent a set of wholly unjust and iniquitous rules that they were forced to sign up to which have been put in place by a corrupt organisation in order to protect the hegemony of a cartel of established successful clubs.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Even if City came out and plead guilty to every single one of the 115 charges the only thing they're actually guilty of is attempting to circumvent a set of wholly unjust and iniquitous rules that they were forced to sign up to which have been put in place by a corrupt organisation in order to protect the hegemony of a cartel of established successful clubs.

And Spurs.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Our IT security has been incompetent for as long as I can remember. I'm not going to go into huge and illegal details but I happen to know that there were business development and other meetings that you could just watch online if you had the right link all the way up until about 2020.

God almighty. I know it’s relatively small fry but have you come across the many bugs on the ticketing software? It’s absolutely unforgivable that software like this crashes regularly in the modern era, spewing out meaningless error codes . It’s been going on for years. It still happens now when you try to transfer or exchange tickets. Also when you try to buy multiple flexi golds tickets at once. If you know IT it’s simply incredible that this happens.

 

[Cityfan1977]

Have you any examples ?

yes I do.

I dont have to explaine the way City are talked about in the UK it is the same in Iceland and scandanavia only worse.

There are football trips advarted all the time , games at Old Trafford, Anfield ,Arsenal, Tottenham even Fulham very few times have I seen add for a City game.

If you go into Sport Direct there are no City shirts only behind all the others, I have even moved the City Shirts to the front , the next day they are gone.

There are many on here who are relax about this. But we have been winning everything so I thing that has forced people to talke about litle City that will not be forever .
You are very naive if you think that PR doesnt matter, without that United and Liverpool would be nothing today.

 

[LeonardoDaVnci]

We got hacked TWICE?!?!?!

Are you kidding me? I regularly get angry at the ineptitude of our ticketing software with its unforgivable bugs, but someone let this happen TWICE?!?!?

Whoever the head of IT was has damaged this club more that anyone in its history.

The exec in charge is here

Greg Swimer

Greg Swimer is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of City Football Group, overseeing the organisation’s technology investment and operations globally.

social.hays.com

It's says here he's a life long blue. Our IT security will be 100% outsourced with all employees presumably under strict instructions to follow the guidance.

On a minor note, it's common to see CFG staff waltzing around ASDA Eastlands with their ID badges clearly visible and easily captured by a mobile. I know from personal experience in high security environments you never wear your ID in public, absolute no, no tut tut.

 

[give it to gordon]

yes I do.

I dont have to explaine the way City are talked about in the UK it is the same in Iceland and scandanavia only worse.

There are football trips advarted all the time , games at Old Trafford, Anfield ,Arsenal, Tottenham even Fulham very few times have I seen add for a City game.

If you go into Sport Direct there are no City shirts only behind all the others, I have even moved the City Shirts to the front , the next day they are gone.

There are many on here who are relax about this. But we have been winning everything so I thing that has forced people to talke about litle City that will not be forever .
You are very naive if you think that PR doesnt matter, without that United and Liverpool would be nothing today.

Mate I live Ramsgate SE Kent and the local sports direct has very few City shirts. Only started stocking a few about 10 years ago, didnt even have any City stuff after the Aguero moment .Haven't seen a City calendar anywhere this year. Who needs shops when it's just as easy to buy online.
But there is a big increase in young kids wearing City kits.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

yes I do.

I dont have to explaine the way City are talked about in the UK it is the same in Iceland and scandanavia only worse.

There are football trips advarted all the time , games at Old Trafford, Anfield ,Arsenal, Tottenham even Fulham very few times have I seen add for a City game.

If you go into Sport Direct there are no City shirts only behind all the others, I have even moved the City Shirts to the front , the next day they are gone.

There are many on here who are relax about this. But we have been winning everything so I thing that has forced people to talke about litle City that will not be forever .
You are very naive if you think that PR doesnt matter, without that United and Liverpool would be nothing today.

I don’t think the Nordic region is typical though mate, because support for United and especially Liverpool is so ingrained. So a negative narrative around City is much more likely to take root than in other parts of the world.

 

[jaiguruKun]

I don’t think the Nordic region is typical though mate, because support for United and especially Liverpool is so ingrained. So a negative narrative around City is much more likely to take root than in other parts of the world.

We have definitely caught up in Asia and America which are far bigger markets.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

The exec in charge is here

Greg Swimer

Greg Swimer is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of City Football Group, overseeing the organisation’s technology investment and operations globally.

social.hays.com

It's says here he's a life long blue. Our IT security will be 100% outsourced with all employees presumably under strict instructions to follow the guidance.

On a minor note, it's common to see CFG staff waltzing around ASDA Eastlands with their ID badges clearly visible and easily captured by a mobile. I know from personal experience in high security environments you never wear your ID in public, absolute no, no tut tut.

I assume the previous incumbent was sacked after the hack.

 

[LeonardoDaVnci]

I assume the previous incumbent was sacked after the hack.

Can't confirm, but if that person was 'transitioned' out of CFG let's hope they went to work for a similar employer but just outside Manchester, eg in Trafford.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

We have definitely caught up in Asia and America which are far bigger markets.

And where we can make much more headway. You’ve got to choose your battles and we ain’t getting anywhere fast in Scandinavia.