Little choice when to avoid would fuel the fire that we've lost, if we're trying to control a losing narrative we have to act bullish.
I wish he wasn't so fucking cryptic, bless him.Pep said: “It was an issue from a long time ago.
"Maybe 90 per cent of the people who are on the pitch or the backroom staff were not there. But we are going to see and respect the decisions.
“I try to be involved in knowing exactly what happened and I am fully confident about what the club has done and it will allow us to play in the Champions League next season because we won it on the pitch during the season.”
It's on Youtube. It was the last thing he said after being asked about qualifying for the Champions League. He said it was "great great news." I thought he was totally upbeat and clearly knows the result. He may not have the details but has certainly been briefed along the lines of "We'll get the result on Monday but it's positive news." That allowed him to answer earlier questions that he doesn't know what will happen on Monday. I am sure we will be in the CL next season whatever has been decided. Perhaps the suspended sentence angle which has been floating around in some quarters has some legs to it. We'll know in a few hours.Could just as easily be Pep flagging the reasoning behind the CAS decision. Presumably if Pep knows the decision, he will also know the basics of the grounds for that decision. Mind you, I suspect I'm straw clutching a bit there because I can't really pretend to like the sound of it as it's described here. Doesn't exactly sound like something anyone would say about an exoneration. In what context did Pep say it was " great, great news"?
I don't think so but agree something odd about it. Perhaps, as hard as it is for some of us to believe, they really haven't been told and won't be before 9 tomorrow.
So the newspapers can report stuff on Monday, no I've no idea why that is, as hardly anyone under 60 buys them any more.Why were they embargoed?
Or his comments about it being a long time ago had no greater meaning than his own personal frustrations.it's the nicest way to view it, that Pep was simply trying to hedge his bets because he doesn't know. As bizarre a circumstance as that would be, given tonight's comments it's the only re-assurance.
They use half the interview for the Sunday’s and the embargoed bit for the Monday papers. There’s no secrets to tell, no conspiracy, no disclosing anything, it’s just what they do every week of every season to every team that plays on a Saturday.Why were they embargoed? He doesn't disclose anything .
F**k me frank, that's twice now, I'm going to have get an assessment, I might be ill ;-)The club would not hang Pep out to dry like that, particularly when a negative decision, would be disastrous for him and his team.