PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Bentheblue]

Is she a victims fc fa

I would follow Pep Guardiola through the very gates of hell.

I am happy to admit that watching snippets of the press conference has left me feeling extremely emotional. That might sound ridiculous for a middle aged man to say about a bleeding press conference but after the shockingly unfair events of this week, coupled with the body language of Pep for the last few weeks I really felt the end of his time here was near.

Not so.

For a man who was born thousands of miles from here to come out so eloquently, so passionately, and with such righteous anger swinging at our enemies so professionally and successfully in full public glare was very special.
And it was needed. Today, now, more than ever before.

This man is one of us. This man has instilled a much-needed boost to my spirits today.

The hacks came to that press conference to bury their Caesar. And instead they had their arses handed to them. As did the old money clubs and hangers on that they so gleefully represent.

I’ve been upset this week, very upset, as all I could think about was my dad and how glad I am that he isn’t here to witness the attempted destruction of his club. It’s been properly horrible and distressing.
I needed today. We all needed today. I think the players needed today.

I just cannot put into words to admiration and, yes, I’ll say it, the love I have for this man.

We needed him today. We really really needed him and he didn’t go missing.
He marched out to the hordes awaiting his destruction and stuck out his chin and told them all what the score really was.

When we win this the emotions will have to be very special to beat the lift that today has given me.

He’s one of us in every sense of the word.

Superbia in Proelio

Brilliant post, a simple “like“ does not do it justice.

 

[KS55]

Casual anti semitism right there. Suggest you delete that

Not antisemitic, just the poster’s view on why Levy behaved so poorly towards us. Have you a better explanation of “When Manchester City ring, I just ignore it.” ?

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

So good from Pep. I hope we are paying him two salaries

He's worth every penny contained in those brown envelopes!

 

[applecentral]

So would I, but which girl is Joy?

My mum

 

[halfcenturyup]

I didn't bother reading the money league report in Jan but I see the usuals are out in force, making out it's proof of cheating.

City are 1st place overall again but yet again people aren't being honest when they say City's commercial revenue is the highest. City are 3rd place behind PSG and Bayern(neither of which are bigger than Real or United). Tottenham somehow have a higher commercial revenue than Arsenal. "This cannot be cos Arsenal are way bigger innit". Is that proof they are all cheating too? Both Real and Barca aren't doing as well commercially as you'd expect, maybe just maybe that says more about Spanish football though...

Seems like Nick Harris has at least spotted what a bellend he made of himself in his reactions to last years report. Worded it a lot more carefully this time. Pointless even trying to get through to them on the rest of it I suppose.

Yep. I looked last year at the ratio of commercial income to broadcast income, on the basis that the more successful you are (share of broadcast income), the more commercially attractive you are (higher commercial income). City were in line with most other leading clubs in Europe, total revenue was just higher because we were doing better in a league with better broadcast coverage.

The exceptions were Bayern and PSG, both way above the commercial income you would expect from the leagues they are in (don't know why, cough cough, shareholder sponsors), and Liverpool, way below for some reason. God awful commercial management probably.

So nothing to see there from the perspective of City's positioning at all.

 

[halfcenturyup]

I feel like I could go into fucking battle with Pep after that. What a guy.

I hope we pay him 3 salaries and filter them all through Abu Dhabi FC U13's B Team.

What? Again?

 

[No1 was Colin bell]

All of it I’d have thought. He’ll have sat down with Simon Heggie and co. this morning.

It was a masterclass. Great end to a crap week!

This will ALL have been signed off, choreographed and rehearsed. Make no mistake about that. This lot run things properly and that includes having the main man on message. And the fact that they do makes me feel all the more strongly that they wouldn’t have screwed up basic accounting practice.

 

[Decepticon]

WhatsApp group mafia after watching Pep's press conference.

 

[BlueBas]

The twats Neville and Carragher saying it's impossible that City have commercial revenue higher than united and livarpool! Needs looking at by the club IMHO. We have been the most successful team in the most lucrative league for the last 10 years. And, like as not, we have strong links to Abu Dhabi which brings influence and wanting to be associated with the club to curry favour with the state. Jealous as fuck those and most of the fans on that feed. All have us convicted already. I really hope the club go after some of the twats when we win this on the damage to our and their reputations.

 

[Kompany & co]

Parker always like to be centre stage.