Corruption in English football?

[Fred_Quimby]

The reason someone hasn't blown the gaff over corruption is because there isn't any. Doesn't have to because everyone is on the gravy train. Just keep the reds on top and the money keeps rolling in. Simple really.

 

[Kippax77]

I said at the end of last season to watch out for Utd and his season as it’s gonna be there turn to maybe win the title and it’s happening now with he luck and decisions they have now been put into a title race that they should be nowhere near . Last season Liverpool deservedly won the title but the year before every decision went there way and it was only because of a historical run of games undefeated that we did it . Get ready for it because these fuckers could win it .

The "trial" was passed last season when with a record number of penalties the Rags scrapped into champions league qualification after having their worst start to a season since 1978.
The FA/Premier league awaited the "outcry" from the rest of the footballing world, but then they realised nobody could do fuck all about it.
The "trial" was complete, so on we go to the next stage....the 2 biggest supported clubs battling it out for the title.
Oh the money/marketing/exposure this will give the Premier league from around the world, as them pissing themselves silly at the rest of us and our "outcries".

 

[1961_vintage]

Having a debate with 2 family members who just don't see it. Don't want to see it. They're too giddy at being joint top.

Anyone got some cold hard facts for me to send them?

Here's a cold hard "fact" to start you off. "Joint top" is a media fantasy created for the deluded plastic wankers and leeches that attach themselves to the rags in order to establish an illusion of success by association in their oxygen-stealing sad little lives.

That should get the conversation moving in the right direction at which point you can introduce 13th May 2012, 93:20 and the ultimate shattered illusion of "joint top".

 

[Francis Crawford]

Having a debate with 2 family members who just don't see it. Don't want to see it. They're too giddy at being joint top.

Anyone got some cold hard facts for me to send them?

Yes
They are second for a start !

 

[ballinio]

Corruption - Yes.

The cover up is were I have issues.Are the people involved competent enough to achieve widespread cheating? Var has enabled them to do it in plain view.

You also have to ask the question: Are city complicit? We have won a lot over the last decade.

The rise of the red shit again blinds us with tribal rivalry.

It all comes down to evidence. Most ref decisions can be explained to some degree so it gives them a lot of wiggle room. Football does not have an independent body monitoring the situation.

Personally, I only watch City unless the Mersey or Trafford are struggling in a game.

The fans are powerless due to the money involved.

Only when fans turn their back on the game in numbers will we have a chance of getting our game back

 

[nellyonthewing]

I just hope Pep foregoes his usual mealy mouthed soft approach when we next meet these rag tw*ts and finds his inner Mancini.

 

[Bald fraud]

I said at the end of last season to watch out for Utd and his season as it’s gonna be there turn to maybe win the title and it’s happening now with he luck and decisions they have now been put into a title race that they should be nowhere near . Last season Liverpool deservedly won the title but the year before every decision went there way and it was only because of a historical run of games undefeated that we did it . Get ready for it because these fuckers could win it .

It’s in full flow now before our eyes. I’m fully expecting to be fuming once again tomorrow night at the bent officiating I’m sure we’ll be on the wrong end of

 

[Messi38]

Speaking as someone who is not English, it stinks to high heaven. The amount of decisions man united get and the way referees always give them the benefit of the doubt on 50 50s is extremely suspect. They are a poor team in a false position . They also have a habit of playing like dogshit but fluking results. Yeah that can happen but not every week ffs.

 

[bluemanchester]

It took a long time for corruption and cheating to be exposed in cycling and even then it was only reported because of a couple of outlier journalists. The media ignored it for years even though they knew it was going on. The same is true of athletics. The only question for me is how widespread is corruption in football... not that it doesn't exist.

The expose of cheating in cycling was brought about because cyclist Lance Armstrong upset David Walsh, chief sports writer for The Sunday Times, this triggering his pursuit of him. As David Walsh is, I think this is correct, a season ticket holder at Livarpool I would think him looking into corruption which could benefit the team he may support very unlikely and as chief sports writer he may be unlikely to allow any of his staff to investigate something that, if true, would benefit them and certainly overshadow the cheating found in cycling which is a minority sport.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

The expose of cheating in cycling was brought about because cyclist Lance Armstrong upset David Walsh, chief sports writer for The Sunday Times, this triggering his pursuit of him. As David Walsh is, I think this is correct, a season ticket holder at Livarpool I would think him looking into corruption which could benefit the team he may support very unlikely and as chief sports writer he may be unlikely to allow any of his staff to investigate something that, if true, would benefit them and certainly overshadow the cheating found in cycling which is a minority sport.

I don't know much about David Walsh but I think there are still some journalists left who have integrity and will pursue stories which are in the public interest. They are few and far between though and investigations are very expensive things to do for any media organisation.