I thought so too. Yet to justify the added time for other teams, especially City's rivals it seems we hear all about that added time being a "minimum ". The rules concerning FFP and City are always referred to yet just like the rules of the game conveniently forgotten where others are concerned.
It seems there are always strange occurrences when City play. In the game against Arsenal there were three in the space of about 5 minutes, Kyle Walker was booked returning to the pitch. Ederson was booked for time wasting despite the opposition usually wasting time all game with no repercussions and a penalty given against City for something that happens often and doesn't get given as a penalty. The commentators said they were " shocked " I was just shocked they were "shocked" as City are on the receiving end of such strange decisions several times a game.
There's nothing weird about the Kyle Walker one, except from the City players involved.
The bookings seemed to me at the time more of a gesture to Arsenal because of the massive fuckup from PGMOL/FA on our previous game against Brentford.
They should have an awful lot of making up to do with City then. Somehow, I doubt very much that will happen. Those type of decisions are par for the course where City are concerned. Similarly City's rivals usually get any help they might need with the odd aberration to muddy the waters.
Tbf the league is a product. They wanna keep it as entertaining as possible so they cant have City run away with it every year or it'd lose its appeal. They'll keep us tight/close til we play you.
I was watching their match, and the way the game stretched on past the announced injury time, I said to my wife, they're letting them play till they score. Had flashbacks of the Fergie time when the scum won 4-3 with Michael Owens last contribution to football.
I remember similar happened for Liverpool in 2014 and they were all booking hotels in Liverpool for the parade after the club announced the trophy parade.
Compare and contrast with Everton players time wasting at our place, feigning injury, trainer on, player off, then that dick head Madley waving them back on as soon as play restarted.
You don’t get to “have it” you earn it, I don’t care if you win fuck all, in fact, if we end up with “just” the Premier League that will do for me.
It could well happen, don't get me wrong. But chickens and all that :)
