BertTrautmann'sParachute
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I suppose you make a good point but the fact he isn't turning up to our place and being lorded over like the rest of the media degenerates makes me feel better.
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SilverFox2
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only because legal action has been mentioned.covering there arses I suspect.
Maybe but they often are provocative and actually enjoy being sued because it gains them circulation. They seemingly factor in any litigation expenses when going with an iffy or fictional story. However, I'm sure our owners have collected the years of lies and damaging opinion that the media have chosen to broadcast or print.
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mat
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Mark Ogdon was supporting us last night on 5live. It must have finally dawned on raggy boy that we are planning to become another big boy in world football. Mind you he did balance it out by referring to the rags as the largest global brand in the world.I've noticed something today.
Website after website are now reporting accurately and explaining what we've spent and what we recouped in sales.
This fair and balanced article from Talkshite.
It seem's City's threat of Legal all action against Tebas has focused minds across websites and the sporting media in general.
About time. Should have been done a lot earlier.
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Manchester City have reacted angrily to La Liga boss Javier Tebas' claims they are "destroying football" with their extravagant spending and have threatened legal action against him.
Earlier this week, Tebas wrote to UEFA asking the governing body to investigate whether "state clubs" such as Paris St Germain and City - owned by sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and Abu Dhabi respectively - have breached Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
This followed several weeks of combative rhetoric in the wake of PSG's £200m signing of Barca star Neymar.
But on Wednesday at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester, Tebas upped the ante by accusing City and PSG of artificially inflating their commercial revenues, distorting the transfer market and making a mockery of FFP.
His most memorable soundbite was directed at PSG when he said they had been "caught peeing in the swimming pool and Neymar is peeing off the diving board" but Tebas also referred to City's "oil wealth" and lucrative sponsorships by firms and government agencies from the United Arab Emirates.
This prompted a strong response from City, a club not known for conducting arguments in public.
In a statement, a City spokeswoman said: "We note the public comments made by Mr. Tebas today and earlier this week.
"UEFA's statement of the 4th of September is clear and based on accurate information. By contrast, Mr. Tebas' statements are ill-informed and in parts pure fiction.
"As you would expect, Manchester City Football Club and the City Football Group are seeking appropriate legal counsel and will act accordingly on that advice."
The comment about UEFA is a reference to the governing body's statement that City, unlike PSG, are not under an FFP investigation.
Both clubs were sanctioned for breaching the spending rules in 2014, when UEFA hit them with fines and placed limits on the size of their squads for European football in subsequent seasons.
The main issue for City at the time was that some of their commercial deals were found to be above market value but they are widely believed to have complied with FFP fairly comfortably since then, largely thanks to their rising status in the game and the Premier League's huge TV deals.
It should also be pointed out that while they spent £220m in the summer transfer window, they also brought in more than £90m in sales and a net spend of £130m is no longer remarkable in the Premier League.
Tebas was speaking on the day the Parisian club had been presenting its other major signing this summer, Kylian Mbappe. The teenager has joined on loan but is expected to complete a £166million move from Monaco next summer.
Read more at https://talksport.com/football/manc...la-liga-boss-javier-tebas#Lp1jF4rfwzRfryOB.99
Bilboblue
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To be fair, they are. I don't have a problem with that.Mark Ogdon was supporting us last night on 5live. It must have finally dawned on raggy boy that we are planning to become another big boy in world football. Mind you he did balance it out by referring to the rags as the largest global brand in the world.
gordondaviesmoustache
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I have a problem with @mat 's tautology, though.To be fair, they are. I don't have a problem with that.
gordondaviesmoustache
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Yeah, fuck the BBC.And 5 Live's.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ardiola-manchester-city-centre-back-liverpool
From Jamie "Handicapped" Jackson.
From Jamie "Handicapped" Jackson.
journolud
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Could just as easily ask all the same questions about Liverpool's defence but it's all about what they might do to us not what we might do to them
I think people are really angling for a United Liverpool title race this year.Could just as easily ask all the same questions about Liverpool's defence but it's all about what they might do to us not what we might do to them
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