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[burning blue soul]

I don't think it's either of those (Ex Player or Sky Pundit) ... it's a lower league club owner worried for his club's future, that's what's driving his putting on this façade of being the man of the people.

but he is basically right in what he says.

 

[aguero93:20]

I'm curious, what will motivate the "established" top 6 in domestic competition if they are already guaranteed a european spot in the super league.

Nothing, there'll be a bit of motivation to win the title but it'll pale in comparison to the main event and if they get a bad start domestically they'll only care about staying up.

 

[Dr.Faustus]

Great post.

When we talk about human greed I'd chip in Goethe's Dr. Faust, who made the deal with the devil.

Or "The fisherman and his wife":
https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/the_fisherman_and_his_wife

Greed and the consequences.
Football fans are in a moral dilemma. City fans have to cope with a global growth business model CFG and Chinese investors.
We've made the deal I mentioned above.

Nowadays younger fans don't know football was superb before business took over. City did win domestic and European titles without billions. We've lost matches and won matches.
It's football, we said.

This is a deal even I'd never make! ;)

 

[rickmcfc]

Uefa have spoken out on this after their meeting today.

Quotes directly from UEFA President.

CONFIRMATION - Players from the 12 clubs should be banned from participation in all UEFA/FIFA Competitions

 

[razman]

Such politics at play

 

[M18CTID]

We've signed a contract agreeing to participate in this for the next 23 years, apparently.

I'm remember seeing 20 years mentioned a while back when it was being talked about. I take it those 23 years are free from the danger or relegation as well?

 

[Burtonblue]

One corrupt organisation replaced by another ? Meet the new boss...same as the old boss.

Except you’re sitting at the same table and eating the same food ;-)

 

[RobinHood]

The thing that sickens me (and I'm sure I'm not the first to mention it, but I'm not going through 400+ pages) is that, IIRC, the other 5 were all signatories to that infamous letter. And now we've climbed into bed with them.

This, this and this.

 

[Academica]

I’ll be behind whoever pulls on our shirt for every game they play for as long as I’m breathing Kaz.

The fans that have decided they’ll be supporting PSG or Villa against City are welcome, of course, to support anyone they wish in any game they wish. No one is forced to like, love or hate anyone or anything in football, life or love. I feel sad for them as I can’t comprehend what it must feel like for them to feel that way though. I certainly wouldn’t call them names or tell them what to think. It’s all a very sad state of affairs.

I wish the Yank and Madrid based owners that came up with this and put City in the position they did would fuck off though.

Can't be arsed watching at the weekend or the chumps league next week, for me they are not pulling my clubs shirt on. Like the ex wife, still she her occasionally but she means nothing to me. Whatever happens now I'm out, my 50 year marriage is over.

 

[decmancity]

So the question would then be what business does the working class man have in the game anymore? None sadly.

None, you are right. It is sad but I accepted that a long time ago, perhaps because I am younger this isn't hitting me as hard but in 2008 when this takeover happened this was always in the pipeline. When the FFP court cases happened I just knew this was ramping up, people like Sheikh Mansour don't get told what to do by little old Platini and his cronies in Switzerland. We took it on the chin for a good few years, the millions that the club have spent fighting UEFA and the decade they have spent dragging Abu Dhabi through the dirt, then you get a call out of the blue from the chiefs at other clubs to collude and put UEFA in the ground, we probably couldn't sign up quick enough.