IIRC, there was talk in the media of City pulling out, but then Chelsea did it first, the bastards. The story was that one club said "this wasn't what we signed up to" and I always thought that was a City quote. The others, presumably, must have known what they were signing up to. Gives me a sense of moral high ground anyway. So it's a moral first out for me. :)
Still doesn't excuse the mistake of signing up to something when you don't fully understand it, though, so if I am right it wasn't the management's greatest hour tbh.
I would say Humble gooner is an oxymoron
The competition was advertised as an invitational league, the belief from City was if we were not in at the first, we would not be invited later, if anything us joining scuppered the new G14 attempt to ditch the undesiriables, so might have more to do with it`s failure.IIRC, there was talk in the media of City pulling out, but then Chelsea did it first, the bastards. The story was that one club said "this wasn't what we signed up to" and I always thought that was a City quote. The others, presumably, must have known what they were signing up to. Gives me a sense of moral high ground anyway. So it's a moral first out for me. :)
Still doesn't excuse the mistake of signing up to something when you don't fully understand it, though, so if I am right it wasn't the management's greatest hour tbh.
That's how I saw it.Last in. ( first out iirc).
Hopefully City never have to make a similar decision again.
They would have had to have been hacked to start with before "unearthing" anything, we were done by someone not paying attention and clicking on a link in an email that they really shouldn't have.That's how I saw it.
Those "istory" Clubs probably didn't want to invite us but had no choice because we are currently better than them on and off the pitch!
American lead all day long that, fell flat and the US owners try and sell up but no one will touch their debt ridden Clubs for the price they want.
Where the fuck is the Panorama type investigative journalism into these Clubs and all that has gone on, they are corrupt to the core but have manipulated the media into a City witch hunt.
Part of me thinks they've had some role in the Pinto hacking to start all this shit off.
Funny how nothing was unearthed relating to the supposedly "2 biggest Clubs in the world" when you consider all the dodgy stuff they have been involved with over the years.
The competition was advertised as an invitational league, the belief from City was if we were not in at the first, we would not be invited later, if anything us joining scuppered the new G14 attempt to ditch the undesiriables, so might have more to do with it`s failure.
..... and first out.I seem to recall we were last…
Where the fuck is the Panorama type investigative journalism into these Clubs and all that has gone on, they are corrupt to the core but have manipulated the media into a City witch hunt.
Part of me thinks they've had some role in the Pinto hacking to start all this shit off.
Funny how nothing was unearthed relating to the supposedly "2 biggest Clubs in the world" when you consider all the dodgy stuff they have been involved with over the years.
And not a chance in hell that they would share their reasons with us or anyone else. Not if they'd like to work again before retirement.I'm with you on that.
Also the appointment of Masters as CEO as per the above. Fourth choice and vetted by united and Liverpool.
I would hope, really hope, that City have spoken to the 3 who turned the role down since then. City knowing their actual reasons and knowing what came up in their meetings with them two clubs, could prove very interesting and useful.
The Masters appointment was organised and clear. If you watched the Commons Select Committee into the Governance of football it is pretty obvious that he is held in contempt by the senior figures in the Government and the Opposition. They are pushing for an indpendent regulator because they know the PL management is rotten to the core and not fit for purpose.I'm with you on that.
Also the appointment of Masters as CEO as per the above. Fourth choice and vetted by united and Liverpool.
I would hope, really hope, that City have spoken to the 3 who turned the role down since then. City knowing their actual reasons and knowing what came up in their meetings with them two clubs, could prove very interesting and useful.