Media thread 2022/23

[dickie davies]

What our squad's worth & what it actually cost are two different things. The point I made to a mate yesterday was as follows:

Foden - Free
Palmer - Free
Lewis - Free
Ortega - Free
Gomez - £12m
Alvarez - £14m
Akanji - £15m
Total - £41m

This is the reality of the team who comfortably beat a £600m+ Chelsea team 1-0, & it's why we all knew the media would comment on the cost of our bench, & say fuck all about the combined £240m cost of the starting 11. :-/

But they said "worth" not "cost"
I'm pointing out that they are miles away from what its "worth"

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Why does the revelation take the gloss off our victory over RM? I’d argue it’s the reverse and shows City going on the offensive. Both sides won’t have signed NDAs - we’re in a dispute with the PL. The leak is as likely to have come from City in my view. The Rosen issue isn’t a nothing point - far from it. He is in a unique position to influence the outcome and because of the very limited rights of appeal his actual and perceived impartiality is crucial to a fair process.

The leak was timed to damage us. The Mail story and the response on social media made it sound if we were being petty and using delaying tactics. It was published within hours of the Real Madrid victory to try and deflect attention back on to the PL charges. There is no way City would have leaked it out, not least because we stopped co-operating with UEFA when they leaked to the media. It could only have come from someone high up in the loop within the PL and it went to the same reporter (Martin Ziegler) who received one of the leaks from the UEFA investigation.

 

[CC1]

True - but that’s because it’s our main squad. Wonder what the team we started with actually cost? No mention of home grown Lewis; Palmer; Foden …..

 

[The Viking]

 

[awest]

True - but that’s because it’s our main squad. Wonder what the team we started with actually cost? No mention of home grown Lewis; Palmer; Foden …..

Got to be worth much more than that now. More good business by City.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

It’s funny because while they’re scuttling around for a new position on how to stifle us, they’ve not even noticed Newcastle and teams like Brighton & Brentford coming up on the rails, even Villa who now have a competent manager & will back him in the market. And all the while we’re riding off into the sunset with trophies galore, the best manager, great facilities and just about to be crowned one of the greatest teams in the history of the sport, oh and we’re making a profit!

 

[JRockBlues]

But what they all forgot to report was that actually starting the match was:
Ortega - Free Transfer
Akanji - £15m
Alvarez £14m (and World Cup winner!)
Foden - Academy
Lewis - Academy
Palmer - Academy

That's 6 first teams starters for less than a combined total of £30m. Absolutely unbelievable!

I did the squad comparison and posted it on the post-match thread this morning. Compared Starting XI's, bench & missing through injury.

 

[nijinsky69]

The leak was timed to damage us. The Mail story and the response on social media made it sound if we were being petty and using delaying tactics. It was published within hours of the Real Madrid victory to try and deflect attention back on to the PL charges. There is no way City would have leaked it out, not least because we stopped co-operating with UEFA when they leaked to the media. It could only have come from someone high up in the loop within the PL and it went to the same reporter (Martin Ziegler) who received one of the leaks from the UEFA investigation.

Fair enough if that’s your view. But these are points we should be taking and presumably have been advised to take. They are not petty or inconsequential. Anything which discredits or undermines the PL charges and process is fine by me.

 

[Dribble]

Tebas is a nasty overtly racist twat who needs removing from the game. He's more concerned about Manchester City, than La Liga's biggest star being openly racially abused for the NINTH TIME!

I couldn't believe I heard fans chanting "Franco, Franco" whilst other were making monkey noises & hurling vile racist profanities at him.

To make matters worse he was grabbed by the opposition goalie, another player got him in a headlock, as another gripped him by the throat, yet it was Vini sent off for the first time in his career for pushing a player off him during the melee.

Reports coming out of Brazil from Tim Vickery say that Vini Jnr recently extended his contract until 2027, but he's now considering his position.

He's a kid being persecuted for something he can't help... The colour he was born. Apparently he's even more pissed because only Ancelotti supported him at the time.

It took Vini having a public spat with Tebas on Twitter for Real to belatedly react today. Tebas & La Liga have unbelievably told Vini to look at himself, his goal celebrations & fashion sense & to stop purely blaming racism in Spain! WTF! :-/

 

[flb]

The leak was timed to damage us. The Mail story and the response on social media made it sound if we were being petty and using delaying tactics. It was published within hours of the Real Madrid victory to try and deflect attention back on to the PL charges. There is no way City would have leaked it out, not least because we stopped co-operating with UEFA when they leaked to the media. It could only have come from someone high up in the loop within the PL and it went to the same reporter (Martin Ziegler) who received one of the leaks from the UEFA investigation.

Agreed, not a cat in hells chance that came from the club, why on earth would City want the back pages to be dominated by it when weve just spanked and dismantled Madrid, why would we want to steal our own headlines?