It will be nice for us to see us proven innocent.
But even that verdict won’t change the view from everyone else - they’ll still think we’re guilty, thanks to the media pushing that narrative.
No wonder City may go after journalists for libel and defamation.
We shouldn't be unduly concerned about what know nowt rival fans, bloggers and podders think or say.....they are not know nowts for nothing !!
Sanctioning 'professional' journalists for their years of publishing lies, mistruths,distortions etc & et al however is imo an entirely different matter.
Irrespective of our continued sporting success and commercial growth, our integrity,reputation,credibility and popularity in the UK has been traduced and impaired by an orchestrated campaign by the UK media.
It may be difficult to quantity but it has happened, which is why semi sensible people without a dog in the fight raise "cheats, oil club,115, state owned, more players etc etc" as soon as they know you're a City fan ( happened to me again yesterday by a senior partner in a London accountancy practice).
He was genuinely surprised when I responded with the background and the facts.
Anyhow up....the publicity during and after the case hearing, and following our being cleared of all significant charges, will ramp up to almost hysterical levels little of which will be positive.
I very sincerely hope that, in their own time and way, the club use the silver bullet in a snipers single barrelled rifle to drop the snidey culprits one by one, but only after burying them up to their necks in the Abu Dhabi Empty Quarter and smearing their heads with Robertson's jam.
Maharaba !!
