Media Thread - 2021/22

[Manc in London]

Anything new or is it the big standard attempt of trying to damage the reputation of the club.

At this rate we may be investigated re FFP after it has been abolished. I would think even UEFA could not be arsed.

Maybe we will be helped by the fact that the ECA has a weaker powerbase now that the SL clubs are no longer members.

Interesting that the Der Spiegel article referenced Abramovich. Irrelevant but clear what they were trying to do.

 

[Blueknows]

Pep to Brazil and city are cheats articles the rag scouse media couldn't be more obvious

 

[City_Sean]

I think the emails themselves are silly. But the timing, added to the fact that today clubs with history get access to the CL irrespective of performance shows why we invested heavily.

 

[razman]

From the Guardian

City would not comment on the allegations but sources close to the club said the new reports were a continuation of an “orchestrated campaign” and part of “an endless attempt to damage us”

 

[Newman Noggs]

The usual turds, Harris and MacKenna are all over this

It's odd that Der Spiegel have all this "incendiary stuff" and yet they decided to doctor some of the emails on which the original article was based. If they really had evidence of wrongdoing they wouldn't have needed to falsify anything. Once it was proved that even a single document had been manipulated, the whole thing should have been dropped.

Instead, the zeal and longevity of these "investigations" following nothing more concrete than a newspaper article based on at least one doctored piece of "evidence" tells us everything we need to know about the integrity of the process.

 

[wolviedinho]

Liverpool is behind this. Clear and obvious now. Maybe City need to start aiming at the clubs rather than the media. If we have real dirt proceed and if not make it up. Works for everyone else.

Release the hounds Khaldoon.

 

[BillCarlisle]

Here we go again. The guy in charge at Der Speigel must have some really serious issues with City.

 

[Norbiton]

Am I missing something or is it not surprising that a state airline like Etihad should receive funding from the state to meet its sponsorship agreements with City? And what FFP or Premier League rules does that break?

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Sick of it. The timing is totally predictable too. Fucking sick to death of this relentless assault on our club.

 

[tregyblue61]

Am I missing something or is it not surprising that a state airline like Etihad should receive funding from the state to meet its sponsorship agreements with City? And what FFP or Premier League rules does that break?

It seems to be OK for le arse (and the FA) to get a sizeable wedge from the state owned airline from Dubai.