Just reply to them 'yep that's the beauty of being owned by an oil state. We can buy anyone.'Getting lots of memes showing piles of cash with the hilarious title "How City will be found not guilty of all charges"
It winds the fuckers up no end.
Just reply to them 'yep that's the beauty of being owned by an oil state. We can buy anyone.'Getting lots of memes showing piles of cash with the hilarious title "How City will be found not guilty of all charges"
Getting lots of memes showing piles of cash with the hilarious title "How City will be found not guilty of all charges"
A miserably, bitter, old **** that should have retired a decade ago.Just remind me who Ian Darke is? Seriously.
So how the feck can the Etihad Airways sponsorship be invalid in some seasons, but by magic, become valid in other seasons. As pointed out thousands of times, to this very day, we still have the Ethihad Campus, the Etihad Stadium and the Etihad kit sponsor etc etc. Also we know Etihad Airways have entered into multiple sponsorship deals in multiple sports across the globe. There has never been any suggestion of impropriety anywhere else in the world. So, only in some years in England, and when sponsoring mens football, not womens, do Ethihad Airways become co-conspirators and engage in illegitimise sponsorships. This idea that we will be clobbered by some charges in some years but escape them in others is bollocks. In this thread we've seen multiple professionals delve into the PL Handbooks, our annual accounts, the CAS rulings, the Der Spiegal articles ad infinitum. Unless the PL have something completely new it's ALL or NOTHING about these 5 issues
1 Etihad Airways sponsorship
2 Etisalat sponsorship
3 Fordham Image rights
4 Mancini consultancy contract
5:Non cooperation
The fact that the PL were able to nefariously conjour up 130 charges from 5 issues has also been dissected, sliced and diced to death.
My seemingly sensible brother in law (rag) is convinced if we “get let off” its because we bribed “The FA”.Getting lots of memes showing piles of cash with the hilarious title "How City will be found not guilty of all charges"
Perfect example. I was discussing the case with a Liverpool fan. His take was that if we are found guilty, it's right; if we are found innocent, it's because of clever and expensive lawyers.My seemingly sensible brother in law (rag) is convinced if we “get let off” its because we bribed “The FA”.
This is what we are up against.
I asked him what the fuck its got to do with the FA anyway and how any bribe would go down.
He just said “money talks”
:))
Thats why the damage is done and if the aim was repetitional damage then its been a huge success because we are either guilty or bribing our way out of it in the eyes of the great unwashedPerfect example. I was discussing the case with a Liverpool fan. His take was that if we are found guilty, it's right; if we are found innocent, it's because of clever and expensive lawyers.
He doesn't have any evidence of either. If the PL win the case it is obviously not because of their lawyers. It tribalism backed by envy and stupidity.
Not really. It is very much a judgement call and could all come down to interpretation of the rules and accounting practices.Dont get this way of thinking.
Its not win/lose. Its not a judgement call or an opinion that will be given. Its absolute truth, in either scenario. And frankly thats enough for me.
If the decision goes for city, it will be absolute justice finally, exoneration, clubs name clean, open season to go after anyone we want.
If the decision is against city, frankly the club has lied and covered it up for years, including to us fans. Its then down to each individual to decide whether they care about that or not.
I trust the club not to be guilty of what would be potentially the largest corporate fraud in sports history. So im relaxed about it and expect a positive outcome.
If not, will deal with it then.
Ultimately its truth that we get and it will be a relief either way and we can all move on with our lives.
Money talks?My seemingly sensible brother in law (rag) is convinced if we “get let off” its because we bribed “The FA”.
This is what we are up against.
I asked him what the fuck its got to do with the FA anyway and how any bribe would go down.
He just said “money talks”
:))