Media Thread - 2021/22

[domalino]

Does anyone feel like the PL have been sitting around twiddling their thumbs until these football leak hacks, cam back to tell them what their accusations should be?

No I think it's a lot more likely they were just hoping the story would disappear forever without officially closing it and upsetting Liverpool and United.

 

[Norbiton]

Can’t see anything in there later than 2015 so it’s all irrelevant anyway isn’t it?

 

[Metalartin]

Can’t see anything in there later than 2015 so it’s all irrelevant anyway isn’t it?

Not sure for the PL's rules. They close the article with this:

The outcome of the Premier League investigation and the possible consequences for Manchester City remain to be seen.

Still seems like a rehash as others have said, with some different angles of attack.

 

[Legal Alien]

ESPN keep finding these "analysts" to a find a way to show Liverpool have been wronged.


Reading the comments, they have gone full victim mode. They are convinced:

This is the proof that they deserve to be above City in the table already.

Despite the fact that, this is the table without VAR according to some self professed experts(probably uni students again). Meaning, the ref's first decisions would have been final and the calls that VAR got right would be wiped out. The point being, that the ref said no penalty during the Everton game. It also means if someone escaped 2 second yellow cards in a big game(potentially worth 6 points in the title race), that VAR has nothing to do with that either.

So their table doesn't reflect what they think it does. Neither did the other one they paid someone to research a few years back, to show Liverpool should have been top of the league/were the most hard done by. It was just some students opinions on referee calls, who were less qualified than the referees who made the calls in the first place.

What a load of shite that video is, i stopped after they talked about our game at arsenal.
That was definitely a penalty for us.The ref just had a bad angle and couldn't see that xhaka had hold of Bernie's shirt and then tripped him up. So that analysis is bollocks and then to say they would've won 1-0 is just laughable, we did score another goal you know!!!

They probably talked about the everton game and yeah it should've been a penalty, but to assume they would've scored it, let alone hung on for a draw when there was at least 10 minutes left, when we were dominating that second half, is totally hypothetical.

Fuck em all and let's show everyone on Sunday who the best team in the land is.

COME ON CITY!!!

 

[rowarta]

the thing that annoys most is that supposed experienced sports journalist re-tweet these comments without any fact checking. This from Winter is just another clickbait tweet (I think I've answered my own question!)

 

[Manchester_lalala]

It’s so predictable, isn’t it? Just after the champions league games finish for the week, stories about City come out before the biggest game of the season. It like fucking clockwork. Come on City, beat them scouse cunts on Sunday.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Sadly it's still damage done as people won't read it and will just believe the headline because it suits their narrative that we're state funded cheats.

The people who won't change their minds aren't worth the steam off our piss.

It's a cuts piece rehash, nothing new, salty as fuck, all the same.

Can't even get the year of our foundation right.

Obviously a thorough job.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

the thing that annoys most is that supposed experienced sports journalist re-tweet these comments without any fact checking. This from Winter is just another clickbait tweet (I think I've answered my own question!)

The desperation of the media hacks is laughable, it’s rehashing stuff that’s been out there for 3 years which the premier league haven’t had the balls to follow through with. Oh well I suppose it gives their raggy demographic some crumbs of hope to cling onto.

 

[Metalartin]

the thing that annoys most is that supposed experienced sports journalist re-tweet these comments without any fact checking. This from Winter is just another clickbait tweet (I think I've answered my own question!)

He keeps telling people "Detail in the PDF intriguing".

"I've read what you probably wont have the patience to after reading all that long winded waffle in the article." No mention of what's interesting.

Edit: I think he's referring to this:

Evidence of Manchester City's close ties with the Abu Dhabi government can be found in this file:

Dossier: Manchester City's Ties to the State​

I'm not downloading shit from that site for now. May have a look later.

 

[Metalartin]

In testimony before CAS, a legal representative of the Finance Ministry in Abu Dhabi said that ADUG "is completely unconnected" to the government of UAE or the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Research in the Football Leaks documents has revealed, however, that payments from ADUG to the club were cleared by a state office. According to internal documents, the Executive Affairs Authority (EAA), an Abu Dhabi government agency focused on providing strategic guidance, obviously manages the accounts belonging to ADUG.

It's privately owned whichever way they spin it.

Agency chief Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the de facto prime minister of Abu Dhabi

What?