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But it is still a temple of football where the players bathe in the waters of everlasting genius, or is that just the roof!

Well, I suppose a few bob on a leaking roof, and a few broken seats. Then there's the new 100000 seater super stadium. But Scruffy seems to hope the fans will fix the seats themselves and everybody else's fans will pay for the stadium. He really doesn't like paying taxes so it wouldn't be a...

The only criticism I have of Martin Samuel's article concerns his discussion of the role of Sir Jim's investment in the rags. Samuel is right to argue that the rags could be involved in the title race if Ineos were allowed to finance the changes needed at the club - but PSR prevents this. This...

I couldn't watch the match on Saturday and I hate listening to radio commentaries, don't like MotD highlights unless I've seen the match but have now seen the whole match replay. We have to give Bournemouth credit for the way they played because it was very difficult for us to deal with. The...

I couldn't watch the match today and so really can't comment on our performance. I have been concerned about this game because Bournemouth seem a very much underrated team and we seem to be seriously weakened by injuries. I was, therefore, quite surprised at the selection Pep fielded and was...

I cannot agree with much of what you say here. No-on is suggesting, or has ever suggested that Ipswich Town should build a 150000 capacity Super stadium but clubs have decided to leave stadia which they consider outdated to move to more modern stadia which provide a much better facilities for...

What is interesting is that PL rules try to prevent any appeal to the courts but UEFA permits appeal to CAS. City have appealed to CAS and CAS found in our favour, but it found that City had not breached rules put in place by UEFA. CAS was never asked if the rules were enforceable or not...

The point I'm making is that the involvement of the IR is not going to make regulation easier but it will add another regulator, and one with the power to veto PL regulations. As for your point about the "tyranny of the majority" and the block of seven votes to counter the cartel doesn't make...

The problem is that clubs need to invest heavily in infrastructure. Spurs' stadium, the Emirates, any new ground and stand are good examples because no governing body should want to prevent such investment. I do think, on the other hand, that it would be difficult to frame regulations which...

This may well be why governments of all persuasions are increasingly frustrated with the football authorities and are pushing for an IR but at the moment have no idea of precise regulations required and have recently said the PL must sort out the mess itself. Khaldoon would, I suspect, tell us...

Debt is permitted as a means of raising capital for investment in all sectors of the economy. It may run into difficulties if it were part of a series of regulations to guarantee sustainability, but "the cartel" would certainly vote against any restrictions on debt. That in turn may lead to...

It didn't suit the cartel a decade ago, it doesn't suit them now and they form an influential group of votes in the PL.

This must seem eminent good sense to most City fans but unfortunately cost control measures will not be agreed on here but in the much less dispassionate atmosphere of PL meetings and votes. The sad fact is that not all PL clubs agree on what is important to sustainability or even on which...

Are you sure he's got one? (A day job!)

Are they all still on the same page? Or are they turning pages as well as corners now?

Bit difficult to follow the way of playing introduced by ETH.

They could pay for the roof on the drip.

Is it totally out of the question that this might be the state of affairs revealed by the emails the PL have had to hand over?

A thoroughly deserved award to a truly great player, a player who has gone from strength to strength and got better and better with every passing game at City and with Spain. And in answer to RM's spoilt brat response it simply needs to be pointed out that not only did he win the Euros with...

Gosh, what would the punishment be for more serious offences ... like murder, or multiple murder!