It’s quite comical really, the level and scale of subterfuge required to pull something like that off is actually mind blowing, it’s make Charles Ponzi look like a common shoplifter.
City and outrage timeline:
City get bought:
Private owner invests in massively upgrading squad (as has happened many times - see united/Liverpool)
Private owner massively invests in club infrastructure signalling long term plans. (As has happened to united /Liverpool at least twice each, with United also having govt funded upgrades)
PL reaction: _______
UEFA reaction: ________
Top4 reaction: guffaw
Other clubs reaction: we can only wish
Media reaction: ahh ickle city ain’t it great, patronising pats on head.
City reach CL qualification/win FA cup:
PL reaction: _______
UEFA reaction: ________
Top4 reaction: hey this isn’t right, something needs to happen
Other clubs reaction: we can only wish
Media reaction: not sure on this project, but bound to collapse so no worries
City win PL:
PL reaction: wow what a boost
UEFA reaction: hmmmm, need to protect the ‘istree clubs
Top4: oh shit, gotta think of how we pull together and fight this
Other clubs reaction: we can only wish
Media reaction: greatest PL ever
City win PL again:
PL reaction: hmm, getting a lot of grief from Top4 here
UEFA reaction: ok, this is really not good , time for some targetted regs, let’s call them FFP as it’s a cosy sounding name
Top4 reaction: cheats, cheats, cheats, unfair , we want our ball back.
Other clubs reaction: hmm, that’s not good, oh hello Mr top4 chairman what do you want
Media reaction: need a new word, I know, Sportswashing
City top4 consistently:
PL reaction: bad City, must copy UEFA
UEFA reaction: look we’re doing all we can to stop City, sorry, I mean, make a level playing field
Top4 reaction: oh god, the free money machine is stopping, we need to spend so our trousered profits will go down, we got to attack them
Other clubs reaction: city distorted the league , says the top4
Media reaction: Sportswashing, Sportswashing
Guardiola era:
PL reaction: look, it’s really not fair you know
UEFA reaction: ha! You failed! Gotcha! Oh … ok you didn’t, we vindictively made it up
Top4 reaction: right time to muscle the other clubs, they know their place.
Other clubs reaction: bad city
Media reaction: sportswashing, sportswashing, sportswashibg, cheats, cheats, cheats
NB: timelines not completely accurate