City & FFP | 2020/21 Accounts released | Revenues of £569.8m, £2.4m profit (p 2395)

[Newman Noggs]

True but why were they invited to join but not us ?

We were floundering a bit (i.e. skint) when the G14 took ownership of European football.

 

[Marvin]

PSG have done their political work better than us

As I mentioned above PSG's domestic rivals are politically weak. Man Utd and Liverpool and their followers are everywhere particularly in the corridors of power.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Pains me to say it, but we might benefit from an overhaul and start repairing/building bridges. Alternatively - fck em.

 

[SilverFox2]

Interesting take, I see Qatar/ Paris in it after the WC as much as before.

However you could be right, I always thought they were hanging Mbappe out by not accepting Reals bid and saying he has promised to not leave on a free. He got them a very fair deal TBF.

However, the main motivation in all this could be a CL win the year the WC is in Qatar and as you say that could then be seen as job done.

Not sure I agree, but I do get your logic.

Do you think that we need or are even likely to be able to get further external funding from our original investor?
I ask because Sheikh M has wanted City to be self sustaining from day 1 but invested massively to achieve that independence.
His business plan has been left with City Management. with up to now leaving money in the Club for further investment content to watch his equity value rise and get on with other projects in other sectors of business.
Certainly if he decides to take out from that pool of self generated cash then we become a cash cow utd or pool style.
Until then his investment phase seems to be over for City.

 

[wolviedinho]

I've wondered for a while that if it's an anti Arab thing then how come PSG aren't treated the same way ?

If PSG played in the Premier league they would receive the same treatment. They are no threat financially to the English clubs.

 

[wolviedinho]

Pains me to say it, but we might benefit from an overhaul and start repairing/building bridges. Alternatively - fck em.

I think we have been trying to do that now with our lack of world class signings. The club want and need to be accepted.

 

[Citizen Green]

The day this thread is finally laid to rest will be one of the best in the history of this forum. Fuck FFP & everything that is was created and stands for.

 

[JASR]

The day this thread is finally laid to rest will be one of the best in the history of this forum. Fuck FFP & everything that is was created and stands for.

City & FFP2.0... is only a matter of time

 

[SilverFox2]

Surely after FFP and PL bias we are not surprised?

Just because we managed to get into the golf club that tried to blackball us doesn't mean they should allow us on their commitee.
We have very little in common with them other than demonstrating that football is not a special case and a proper business plan from top to bottom works.

Did we really think all would be normal once we started beating them at their own game.
By all means trjy to get elected onto governing body's but letting us have a say on how they can target us unlikely.

I think City knew this as well and are having a quiet chuckle about it

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Bad Juju