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[dubblue]

Reading the Athletic article on what unfolded makes things look very bad for Soriano and Khaldoon. No regard shown to anyone associated with the club be that employee or supporters.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

matey if city danced with the devil i still watch

same here.

 

[BeerIsTheBest]

That's because you want to believe it.

City have known for months what they have been battling against.

Ask yourself who has benefited the most from this last 48 hours, who has been removed from positions of power?

We are owned by people who do political strategy for a day job, do you think they aren't prepared to take a bloody nose to achieve their objectives?

We signed up to the rules of FFP, even though we didn't agree with them.

We took a pinch and decided to pay the fine to play the long game.

We did back deals with Platini and Infantino.

Cerefin has been an ally of City for a good length of time.

If you don't believe City aren't capable of doing some very deep shit, then I can't persuade otherwise.

Tommie. I genuinely want to believe. The truth is out there. It may never be known. Just hope that the seniors at the club work hard to explain what they can to the players and Pep and staff. They deserve this at the very least.

 

[dubblue]

I will never believe the shite that comes out of Sam Lee's Gob.

Normally I’d agree but what he says makes perfect sense.

 

[GSW Blue]

Do the media have to take some responsibility for this? Constantly banging on about a BIg 6 after years of talking up a Big 4 with all the Grand Slam Sunday razzmatazz that Sky can throw at it. Is it any wonder that clubs get above themselves when they get promoted far more than the other clubs in their league.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

From these latest reports of player unrest and a threatened strike it sounds like Soriano is going to be the sacrifice thrown to the masses, as I predicted.

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I still don't believe anything that comes from that media outlet.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Normally I’d agree but what he says makes perfect sense.

I can only see part of what he say's in the article.

I agree someone needs to pay for it.

 

[LongsightM13]

I will never believe the shite that comes out of Sam Lee's Gob.

Mate, Im sceptical about the bloke as well but the fact he is naming names tells me at least one player has been talking to him

 

[Steve68]

same here.

Would depend on who was leading.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I've heard mention a fine of €100M for any club withdrawing. That wouldn't surprise me as it would have to be punitive to be a deterrent. Since the Super League is a body made up of its founding members, then they would presumably be the ultimate beneficiaries but probably only if the Super League were dissolved. The fewer founding members the bigger the individual payout. So taken to its logical if somewhat absurd conclusion, if Real Madrid were last man standing they would benefit by over a billion.

I know this is far-fetched but it's sufficiently crooked to fit this money grabbibg scenario. It would however make a plot for a novel.

Just because there's a penalty clause in a contract doesn't mean it will be enforceable.

The body claiming the penalty (ESL) may not exist, and they also may have to demonstrate commercial losses.

The fact that the whole thing has gone down the toilet means that City could argue that their actions caused no losses, so the they're not liable to pay. The backlash showing the whole thing wasn't viable anyway.

Normally this sort of thing will be settled through negotiation rather than in the courts, but given what's happened, I don't expect any clubs will be paying any penalty clauses for withdrawing.

I expect we will be ponying up for all the lawyers and bankers fees, incurred both by us and by the ESL entity.