My considered reply to the Germans
Sent: 06 November 2018 09:59
To: Winterbach, Christoph
Cc:
rafael.buschmann@spiegel.de
Subject: RE: Football Leaks: Manchester City ExposeJed Bending The Rules etc
Hello again Christoph,
Thanks for your prompt email, it was much appreciated.
I shared my question together with your reply on two independent Manchester City forums. In case you haven’t already seen them these are the two threads concerned.
Man City Fans.net & Bluemoon
You are no doubt already familiar with the sort of reaction generated by your revelations on those message boards.
It is nonetheless important for you to recognise that the sincerity and genuine outrage expressed is fully justified.
I think the general view about your organized attempt to damage the reputation of our club was well summarised yesterday by Martin Samuel in the Daily Mail and Gabriel Marcotti in The Times .
As a City supporter for 60+ years I would just add that scapegoating ‘Oil Money’ and the ‘Nouveau Riche’ for the decline of the Bundesliga is chillingly reminiscent of evil crimes your nation would like us all to forget and forgive. It is also a matter of great regret that you are still able to find collaborators in the ranks of the British press. They’ve got form too.
The deterioration in the standard of German football, and indeed in Italy, France and elsewhere, is in fact directly attributable to the malign influence on UEFA of the cartel of the G14 clubs and specifically in your case, Bayern Munich.
It is my earnest hope that my club will take robust legal action against these slurs and allegations which are based solely on unlawfully obtained and highly suspect information. In reality, they are merely a soundtrack to the pathetic death throes of a shameless and corrupt group of entitled clubs.
Best Wishes,
Johnny Crossan
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