All City defeats are annoying and I must have been to 100+ over the years. But the following matches that stand out for me, in chronological order, that I attended and wish I hadn’t:-
1979 Shrewsbury Away in the Cup. (Long trip on my own as a 16 year old and just felt so miserable afterwards...
I keep reading a lot of negativity about this tournament, but I for one think it’s a great idea and really looking forward to it.
It’s the same sort of schedule as a World Cup and the players don’t complain about taking part in that.
I always have problems supporting England at the World Cup...
Maybe so, but I've just put this into CoPilot.
Did the original Premier League rules for PSR (FFP) include checks for Associated Party Transactions?
Yes, the original Premier League Profitability and Sustainability (PSR) rules, which were part of the Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations...
Not according to ChatGPT
Q. when were associated party transactions introduced as a rule in the Premier league
A. The Premier League introduced specific rules around related party transactions (often called associated party transactions) to improve financial transparency and ensure fair play...
I’m sure this has been debated and dismissed but is it not possible that this is all part of City’s masterplan and is really a victory for City.
APT rules were introduced in 2013, the same time as the PSR rules and are intrinsic to the scrutiny for each club.
As we all know the APT rules have...
Season ticket holder for the past 25 years. 580 mile round trip to each match, attended every home match last season and have only missed Bratislava away this season.
How about you?
At Bournemouth last week I was surrounded by supporters that clearly hadn’t purchased their tickets the correct way. I also met someone last year who boasted how he can get tickets for any match yet has no season ticket and doesn’t belong to a supporters club. He has ‘contacts’..
One resale...
I was just about to book the Radisson Blu Hotel next to the stadium, but now I have my doubts.
Was it not possible to walk into the Metro and out another exit?
Is it better then to just get a hotel in the city centre?
Not seen this mentioned elsewhere, but of the 19 other Premier League clubs, City are the only Club with the same owners since we were taken over in 2008.
9 clubs from that season are no longer in the Premier league.
Other ownership takeovers were Aston Villa (2018), West Ham (2010), Chelsea...