I work in academia so believe me when I say I know the type. He's a smart and articulate man who thinks he is a very, very, very smart man and therefore thinks he knows better than anyone even when there are smarter or more knowledgeable people in the room. Dunning-Kruger running wild.I think he's an arrogant tosser who thinks he knows better than most because he used to be a premier league chairman although he nearly destroyed Crystal Palace
Do ever get any feedback from the club itselfBecause there are so many nice comments, I feel the need to say thanks again for the kind words and comments. Really quite overwhelming level of feedback and mostly positive (really very few negative things even on Twitter from non-City fans). Even my wife likes me today.
As has been said it has been one Talksport's fastest growing videos ever with very many knock on reports so there has definitely been a level of cut through (for good or bad I guess).
Obviously, I've pissed off Everton fans but thats because I actually read the IC decision as they should. They have been let down by their club.
Stefan do you think the libellous claims by Nick Harris in recent days (including the assertion that we “cooked the books”) will be addressed by the club’s legal department if we are exonerated?I suspect nothing at all.
Thanks a lot for an excellent summary of a very complicated situation. I have no idea how you put up with the responses on Twitter. Though I note you are as good as Ruben at blocking. Cheers.Because there are so many nice comments, I feel the need to say thanks again for the kind words and comments. Really quite overwhelming level of feedback and mostly positive (really very few negative things even on Twitter from non-City fans). Even my wife likes me today.
As has been said it has been one Talksport's fastest growing videos ever with very many knock on reports so there has definitely been a level of cut through (for good or bad I guess).
Obviously, I've pissed off Everton fans but thats because I actually read the IC decision as they should. They have been let down by their club.
Thanks for setting the record straight. It was a very informative piece.Because there are so many nice comments, I feel the need to say thanks again for the kind words and comments. Really quite overwhelming level of feedback and mostly positive (really very few negative things even on Twitter from non-City fans). Even my wife likes me today.
As has been said it has been one Talksport's fastest growing videos ever with very many knock on reports so there has definitely been a level of cut through (for good or bad I guess).
Obviously, I've pissed off Everton fans but thats because I actually read the IC decision as they should. They have been let down by their club.
Having an iq in double dights and a legal source of income had already done that tbfThanks for setting the record straight. It was a very informative piece.
Talksport taking that headline matters not a jot. The real message was perfectly clear to everyone who took time to listen, as the subject is shrouded in mystery. TS might have given the item a clickbait heading, but they will have noticed the number of views, and hopefully this will be the catalyst for some changing attitudes within football.
It's a shame you've alienated yourself from the whole of Merseyside on the process though.
It’s impossible to say without photos mate, you know the rules.
If it was just about image he could have paid a PR company and opened a few hospitals. This is the bit idiots like Jordan don't understand. Sheikh Mansour wants to make money. He invests across the globe in tech, financial, education, and sports sectors. If he can enhance his reputation at the same time that's great (not image washing). That is the way every succesful business in the world operates. Elite tootball in the digital era is a licence to print money. That's why people are queuing up to buy PL clubs.It's 3bn wasted then as his image to idiots like Jordan hasn't changed
That's pretty much the conversation I had in Madrid with a finance guy who is on the board at Altrincham FC, but also does some work at City.This is a very important point. We all argue in here about whether the charges are about fraud or not (spoiler: effectively, they definitely are) but we should welcome the accusation. I remember @petrusha telling me in a previous blasting (and he was right of course) that the PL now has to own that allegation and prove with much more cogent evidence than it would have had to if we were just accused of some normal rule breaches. Or more humanly, the panel will be thinkng "are we really going to find these people guilty of fraud on this evidence?". I get that @projectriver has to be balanced when he is before the press for professional reasons, but I don't :) It isn't going to happen. Full stop.
Fantastic job! I think some people misunderstood you completely. What you were trying to explain was the “ threat” that comes with theses changes and the end result.Clearly I wasn't suggesting relegation for non-cooperation. You can't really believe that is what I said, meant or that people interpreted.
All the “evidence” they have was obtained by hacked emails. But we’re the ones who have acted in bad faith.Not sure the club will be accepting non-cooperation this time. Maybe a fine for acting in bad faith.