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[blue b4 the moon]

I wonder if CITY planned this all in a machiavellian epic plan to join ESL with a plan to pull out, renounce it and kill the project leaving Barca and Madrid 'holding the baby' and high and dry with UEFA and facing possible ban........could the CITY boys be that clever? Our involement in this ESL is still a mystery to me tbh

It's crossed my mind too.

I'd put nothing past The Kal, the look in his eyes in last season's review showed he wanted blood.

 

[waspish]

Why bother with disciplinary action just tell them they are not in next season champs league! Then leave them to it..

 

[dickie davies]

I'm sure our hierarchy will be watching what the "disciplinary action" will be with great interest
If those three get a kick up the arse, then we'll only receive a slapped wrist

 

[East Level 2]

I wonder if CITY planned this all in a machiavellian epic plan to join ESL with a plan to pull out, renounce it and kill the project leaving Barca and Madrid 'holding the baby' and high and dry with UEFA and facing possible ban........could the CITY boys be that clever? Our involement in this ESL is still a mystery to me tbh

I'd have been more impressed had the Machiavellian scheme led to the rags and dippers holding the baby.
At least UEFA have banned Arsenal for next season and relegated Spurs to the Europa Conference League.

 

[Ribchester]

I think this is going to finish up similar to being caught smoking at school behind the bikeshed

Ahhhhhh memories……”bend over Ribchester your going to get a good thrashing boy”…………………………. And back in the room

 

[dadnlad]

they were talking yesterday on talkshite about the world cup every 2 years a fifa plan and it was mentioned they were in discussions with the super league but trying to back track any association with it, that only reason i can see city got involved in that shit show
guess more will come out over years

 

[The Colonel]

Uefa going down the disciplinary proceedings route with Barca, Madrid and Juventus, we giving this another 6-8 months before it gets thrown out by the CAS?

The one thing CAS didn’t like with us and punished us for was our ignoring of UEFA’s authority.

 

[give it to gordon]

I wonder if CITY planned this all in a machiavellian epic plan to join ESL with a plan to pull out, renounce it and kill the project leaving Barca and Madrid 'holding the baby' and high and dry with UEFA and facing possible ban........could the CITY boys be that clever? Our involement in this ESL is still a mystery to me tbh

Thought the same ! Didnt UEFA statement on City pulling out come after only a few minutes after Citys statement ? Seemed very quick ;)

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

I wonder if CITY planned this all in a machiavellian epic plan to join ESL with a plan to pull out, renounce it and kill the project leaving Barca and Madrid 'holding the baby' and high and dry with UEFA and facing possible ban........could the CITY boys be that clever? Our involement in this ESL is still a mystery to me tbh

There's no evidence either way, but personally I doubt it. I think Khaldoon was protecting City's interests in the whole sorry business. The scheme was dreamt up by the faded and fading 'istree bunch to help their financial difficulties and City stood to lose out if we weren't included. All that weekend City kept open a dialogue with Ceferin and I think Khaldoon was telling him bluntly that City had no reason or experience which would lead us to trust UEFA to show the guts to deal with the offending clubs and would have no choice but to go along with ESL unless UEFA did something. When it became clear that not only UEFA but also the domestic leagues had grown a pair remarkably quickly City saw the opportunity to Leave the other English clubs dangerously vulnerable and thus destroy the scheme by withdrawing. It would not surprise me if we collaborated with Chelsea over that weekend. So I don't think Khaldoon was quite as Machiavellian as you but he certainly exploited a fast developing situation in our interests. And that, to me, seems typical of Khaldoon.

 

[NZBlue]

Uefa going down the disciplinary proceedings route with Barca, Madrid and Juventus, we giving this another 6-8 months before it gets thrown out by the CAS?

I thought CAS weren't fit for purpose. You can guarantee tebas changes his tune pretty quickly if they save Real and Barca's skins