Recent content by FanchesterCity

Disappointed, but that is normal given we were close to taking all three points. I felt we brought pressure on ourselves by defending so in many respects we lost the gamble that they couldn't break through us. Haaland should probably have played to Foden when we had a great counter... but its...

Because in years to come and the 'legend' of our treble is recalled, his name will be mentioned as part of that. Not everyone who is a legend is necessarily great.

It's no different than being down the pub. Conversation isn't always about knowledge, it's community. Plenty of informed people believed the first quarter of this year might be a reasonable timeframe to discover the results. The fact that no real information has been leaked gives testimony to...

Fair result. They worked harder than us and pressed us incessantly. They were quicker to most balls than us and looked more up for the game than we did. Doku put a real shift in, but end product was lacking. I think we looked weak in midfield and it almost felt like we were playing with one...

The table doesn't lie. We aren't that good.

If the viewing figures are accurate it might explain why Sky are losing subscribers on UK and Italy. They aren't recognising the change in the tide which is not the first time they've lagged behind market trends. The likes of Carragher fail to appreciate he is a generation behind and that...

I think you'll find the abbreviated version is 'Ach spppitt' I feel dirty just saying it.

If I recall correctly, City even made a point of stating they were running everything past the PL co-operatively many years ago (reading between the lines because we didnt trust having some stunt pulled on us), but my memory might be playing tricks on me. I'm sure this was shortly after the UEFA...

Terms like 'beating sanctions' and 'avoiding punishnent' still frame us as getting away with something. I've yet to see 'found innocent' or 'wrongly accused' as terms being used in the media.

The press has always presumed our guilt and essentially presented it as the PL trying to prove what everybody knows but fighting City's legal might and financial obfuscation and subterfuge. City being guilty is the starting premise, albeit not explicity stated, it's implied in tone. With the...

Always seemed very avuncular. Mr Manchester City. We've lost something very special today but the memories remain.

It still comes down to subjective opinion of material set before the panel. The balance of probability is not the same as fact.

Because in the end it's going to come down to the opinion of 3 folks on a panel based on what is set forth before them. Even if we appeal, as with any court, the right decision is strived for but never guaranteed. You can be innocent and appear to be guilty or vice versa. There are not many...

It's a bit of a mess now that loans are no longer exempt. They can't easily impose those rules on loans already in place but that then still leaves some clubs at an advantage. They can try and insist that existing loans must be resolved within a timeframe, but that still leaves them at an...

They knew it was looming and had clearly been gathering their evidence for some time. The hurried and erroneous release of the charges suggested something had caused them to pull the trigger hurriedly. The timing could have been coincidental, but very unlikely imo. This is why I believe there...