PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Bluesince1979 said:
Yeah so it still filled a void that the only thing not successful was his football team so he ‘chose’ united , still the same
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Like millions of other fans, for varying reasons if that's better for you.

I came from a non-footballing family, so as a kid I chose to support the Dippers. Why? Because they were the best in England & Europe at the time.

Around age 8, my cousin asked me why I supported them & I explained. He told me I should be supporting MY "local club" which he said was City, so because of the respect I had for my big cousin, I became a Blue & the Dippers became my second team until about ten years ago.

There are varying valid reasons why people choose to support a club beyond where they were born or live.
 
jrb said:
A very interesting breakdown of PL clubs finances. Simple to read and to understand. I’m sure if there are any mistakes they will be spotted by the BM financial experts.

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And even with this brilliant breakdown, there's a plank who has to drop in it's City funneling in Arab oil money as to why we're financially stable & doing well.

Their salty tears & bitter bile give me a warm feeling inside... :-)
 
lancs blue said:
Over a hundred years ago maybe regarding the rags but if anyone had told me as a kid, back in the late 60s, that I should have been a rag because I was a catholic they'd have got an earful, plenty of Blues in my year at school.
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As a Collyhurst catholic blue from a family who are all blues and of Irish decent and got plenty of blue catholic mates it's bollocks, at school mid 70's to 1980 at my catholic school i'd say blue/red was 50/50.
 
cheekybids said:
On 606 an Irish fella called up to say his dad said he can choose 1 of 2 teams Rags or Dippers as they are the Catholic teams….

Does anyone want to tell him lol…..
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And I doubt the oulfella knows that Liverpool fan groups had to get the approval of leading loyalists to use the Fields of Athenry dirge for their maudlin anthem!
 
MillionMilesAway said:
Worryingly rational comment from Simon Stone:

Martin, Birmingham:
Do you think the continuing secrecy around the investigations into Man City's PSR compliance is harmful to the integrity of the Premier League and especially so if they win a fourth consecutive title or a 'double double'.

Simon stone
When you say ‘secrecy’, what is it you want to know? There is a case, which we think will be held in the autumn and which will be behind closed doors. As it is a private case, within a private organisation, there is nothing unusual in that. Then the case will be assessed, then there will be a verdict followed, at some point, by the written reasons, which will be lengthy and detailed and explain what has happened.

Do you want this all to be out in the open, like a legal trial? I admit, it would be fascinating. But it isn’t going to happen. I also accept the time it takes – and the fact Manchester City could win a second title since the charges were brought in a matter of weeks – is frustrating. But I am not sure what the alternative is. It is a complex legal case.
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He also said the following when talking about our dominance through the prism of Pep eventually leaving:

And, I will tiptoe round this for now, but we don’t know what the fall-out will be from those 115 charges.
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The first part is noteworthy. Why the need to tiptoe round, don’t recall the **** ever being so bashful previously - and moreover, why the need to expressly state it?

There’s definitely been some words said through backchannels in the course of the last week or so.
 
Ducado said:
People might wonder what a few mentally unstable barmpots over on RAWK and Red Cafe say has to do with the subject matter, to me it was always a muck raking exercise, whoever set the hare running (and we all have our suspicions) knew exactly what they were doing, they were setting a narrative knowing that your average football fan only ever reads headlines (115 charges has a catchy ring to it) so when nothing happens City will be accused of paying them off the normal nonsense about backhanders etc)

The charges are not that important it's the narrative they set, the whole thing was designed to damage City and it's reputation and they have done, perhaps not fatally but severely
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They won't be able to get their thick heads round the fact that if we wanted to pay them off we would have paid them not to bring the charges in the first place!
 
cheekybids said:
On 606 an Irish fella called up to say his dad said he can choose 1 of 2 teams Rags or Dippers as they are the Catholic teams….

Does anyone want to tell him lol…..
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When Villa had lots of irish players, they were very popular
When arsenal had several irish players, they were popular
There are loads of kids running around in lots of City kits now because we are top of the bunch.
If you are outside of the UK, you generally pick team who are top at the time, have a few players from your country or you follow your dad's team.
Go to any of the big sports outlets and they are crammed with City stuff now.

The rags and dippers support is definitely on the decline at the moment.
In Ireland when I was growing up, you couldn't play football in a lot of areas.
Banned at school and frowned upon in the community
 
Xhavenjoe said:
When Villa had lots of irish players, they were very popular
When arsenal had several irish players, they were popular
There are loads of kids running around in lots of City kits now because we are top of the bunch.
If you are outside of the UK, you generally pick team who are top at the time, have a few players from your country or you follow your dad's team.
Go to any of the big sports outlets and they are crammed with City stuff now.

The rags and dippers support is definitely on the decline at the moment.
In Ireland when I was growing up, you couldn't play football in a lot of areas.
Banned at school and frowned upon in the community
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Can I ask why?
 
Dribble said:
Can I ask why?
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Just copied this bit below but GAA games were the main sports at the time . Even after 1971, there were little or no facilities and teams initially cropped up in the garrison towns.

Rule 27 of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), also known as "the Ban", was a rule in force from 1905 to 1971 that banned members of the GAA from playing or watching other sports such as rugby, soccer or hockey.
 
give it to gordon said:
Seems the pl is hell bent on destroying itself
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The top clubs will fuck off the premier league for the super league, it's inevitable. All this crying it's not fair Forest, Bournemouth etcetera can't compete with the top six has come about twenty years too late. Nobody worldwide wants to watch Burnley play Sheffield United, except ex pats of those clubs. It's harsh but true. The ones generating all the interest and money won't tolerate their spending being clipped meaning they are hindered competing in the champions league. This country will be left with a glorified championship watching a second rate product. No world class players will come to play in it. Whoever is funding the super league will just pay the fine for the top clubs leaving.
 
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