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30 Sep 2026 11:37:47
The Premier League statement on City is very strong, to the point where heavy sanctions seem inevitable, although I suspect this might end up in front of the High Court in some form or another.
That doesn't seem to rule out sanctions being applied after the appeal, but it would increase the risk to the Premier League because they would likely owe City more in damages if the High Court later finds against them.
I hope it's not insensitive for me to say, but it's during situations like this that I particularly miss having Ed002 around. I'm sure he said on here years ago that these rules would directly/indirectly end up being challenged in a non-sporting court. Another statement which looks set to come true years down the line. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say he is sorely missed.
However, regardless of whether FFP/PSR/SCR are later found to be unlawful by a higher court, if the Premier League has admissible evidence supporting the case they have proved against City then relegation just may be of least concern to the City board. Whatever the case with the fairness of the rules, City's ownership have committed a litany of financial crimes in trying to circumvent them. Individuals could end up in serious trouble here.
30 Sep 2026 13:19:40
You guys really feel something will come of it?
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 13:42:04
I don't think they're in a position to do anything else LFOS. I could understand the pessimism prior to the Premier League statement, but the league is taking quite an aggressive posture if there ultimate goal is to do nothing. You do not fight a case for 3 years otherwise.
An appeal is not as far in scope as people think, generally you need to have a new case to hear. You cannot just simply disagree with the ruling of one panel and ask for a new trial with another. This was a 12 week process, they'd be bonkers to have anything else they're holding back that may get them off of this from a Premier League sanctions pov.
Where it does potentially become interesting is if it ends up in the High Court, but if they're simply going to repeat the same case there, again, I don't think that will work.
Agree4
30 Sep 2026 13:48:42
Well said about ED02 Fornax. He would be a total mine of info on all this. Perhaps it's divine intervention after all.
Agree3
30 Sep 2026 14:25:24
Lastfanofslot, do you have any idea what will come off this if the PL do not throw the library at city?
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 15:23:22
Why are people so jaded about this case and suggesting that City will get off scot free? Surely you have to realise that the PL themselves would absolutely prefer to sweep this under the carpet and turn a blind eye to what City have been doing, it besmirches the league and the integrity of the administration just as much as it does City. It's not like they're hellbent on prosecuting City and making them into a scapegoat at all costs, the PL aren't some righteous crusaders of justice.
City have essentially been found guilty, it would take some kind of lawyering act of god to prove that the legal process taken to incriminate City was not proper or unbiased protocol, which is essentially the only way City can overturn the whole thing now, and that's a hell of a long shot as far as hail marys go, their only hope is the argument that the independent committee is not in fact independent. If City don't get a sanction appropriate to the crime, imagine what all the other clubs in the league who have a claim to recompense are going to do, it will probably be bedlam.
As for relegating City, there's no guarantee that the Championship, League One etc. would be willing to accept them. It could very well be that they follow suit and City end up a non-league club.
Agree3
30 Sep 2026 18:36:12
Sancitons will be issued post-appeal, no matter if they take the PL to the high court. City cannot do anything to stop that. Taking it to the high court would be an entirely separate case in which City will not be challenging appeal the ruling or the sanction directly, it will be to contest the legality of it all, to claim bias or some nonsense conspiracy.
They can put in for a stay on on the ruling to delay the implementation of the sanctions, but it's unlikely they'll actually get one.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 21:13:47
The appeal has to be lodged by October the 2nd I believe.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 10:38:26
I reckon our next home game might break records for the most watched prem game of all time.
I've seen so many rival club fans say would kill to have a ticket that day.
The world's watching and we just know the home crowd is going to put on a good show.
I'd like the cheats bus to have to drive down the street lined with thousands of our fans, all chanting "cheats" the most intimidating as they can do it without actually tipping over the bus.
I hope our players refuse to shake hands.
No let up in the game with boos and cheats chants all the way through.
I really hope there's loads of new banners and some home made ones and the tv cameras make a point at showing every last one.
I hope Anfield absolutely rattles them and we smash them 5-0.
And I hope city has to face that every week until they get relegated.
What are you lot hoping to see on the day? (Serious and unserious please)
Maybe an open top bus parade celebrating the trophies we should have won escorting the city bus into the stadium? Could have a tipsy Klopp stood on the top deck posing with 3 Premier League trophies? Haha.
30 Sep 2026 10:50:26
Lots of Cheetos pelting the bus as it arrives at Anfield, maybe a few hundred inflatable giant Cheetos too.
Agree9
30 Sep 2026 11:03:58
I'm no lyrical genius so can't work out the first bit, but 'dont look back in anger, you cheating *unts' does have a ring to it even if it is a word I wouldn't generally use.
The game is going to be wild, and could be right up there with one of the most hostile days we've seen towards an opposition team. I hope no one crosses the line but can almost guarantee some will.
As for city, the biggest issue for me is, they have falsified the foundation of the success. So yes this period under investigation is in the 2010's but everything is tainted. You don't get peps success without the financial doping that comes before.
But some of the excuses I've seen to minimise the punishment are laughable. Trying to connect it to groundsman or the players didn't cheat. It will be the everyday staff that lose at most, as usual, but it cannot be used as a way to lessen what city have done. £100s of millions added wrongly, they cooked the books and need the book throwing at them to suit. And let's be honest, that's only what's been found I can only imagine it's deeper.
Agree7
30 Sep 2026 11:06:16
Would love to see the same.
Though its a bit harsh on the players. They not the ones doing shady stuff so trying to intimidate them i think is going a bit too far. I'm sure they are not feeling too great and feel ashamed themselves already.
Then again this may also backfire and give them a firework up their b#m to stick it to the Prem and we may fire them up if we confront them.
I watch sport for sport not for the drama, that's why this is so stupid its turning the game into days of our lives and i hate it. What happened to no politics in sport noise.
The club needs to be punished so severely no one would ever think of doing it again. It's brought the game into disrepute.
Agree7
30 Sep 2026 11:41:09
Mikey, there is no way our players will refuse to shake hands, neither would I want them to.
Agree16
{Ed025's Note - why not have their players hung drawn and quartered?..ffs, this has nothing to do with the players, its the owners and hierarchy that are to blame ..
30 Sep 2026 11:56:15
MrJones, actually there was at least 12 players who were (knowingly) benefitting from sham image rights deals, which were through shady additional contracts, what we don't know is the true extent of it. Also, the case only covers up to the 17/18 season, so whilst we may not (yet) be able to prove that the current roster of players are receiving additional unreported payments outside of their contracts, given the extent of the deception the length of time it went on for, I would be very surprised if they weren't.
Agree6
30 Sep 2026 12:01:22
Lots of 'Sham-chester' chants hopefully!
Agree3
30 Sep 2026 12:01:46
A good performance and 3 points is all that matters. There's no point forcing this game to be symbolic when the protagonists are not present.
Agree5
30 Sep 2026 12:39:14
Some of them will be present FPF. There's usually a few executives in the Royal boxes. Those who aren't will be watching along with a worldwide audience! Are ya mad for it??? Absolutely!!
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 12:41:26
And I agree fully FPF 3 points is the right way to end the day! I hope Gakpo makes this one he has proven integral to many positive things this season. He'd be a loss.
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 12:42:14
And I fully agree with Rome too regarding the pre match handshake.
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 12:46:41
I love all the above posts. Most especially ED25s idea of a William Wallace style execution! A mighty suggestion altogether!
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 13:16:44
We have a new coach, new coaching team and a lot of new players, some very young, that need to settle at a club that has been through a difficult 15 months. Personally, I don't expect more of them that we'd normally expect - good performance and 3 points. Expecting them to deliver some form of retribution to City on the pitch would be a bit unfair.
Regardless, I expect the atmosphere will be feral. Hopefully the players use that atmosphere to perform at their best.
Agree4
30 Sep 2026 13:28:22
Fair play Chewy (something city know nothing of). I loath City because they have been found guilty, i'm not going to paint their staff with the same brush unless they are found guilty themselves. Innocent until proven guilty and all that. I do suspect some knew but i'm not jumping on any bandwagon doing speculation and spew vitriol at em.
That being said i do hope the largest hammer comes down on them and it will hurt the non playing staff and playing staff unfortunately, that makes me dislike them even more that they have betrayed the people who have given them so much.
I want Liverpool to win fairly on the pitch without showing hate and show the City owners how it is supposed to be done.
Agree5
30 Sep 2026 14:13:42
I honestly won't give a toss about all the Man City stuff that day. Three points would have us 3 off the lead and continue Andoni's good start. couldn't care less what happens to city. if the atmospheres a bit more electric because of it then so be it.
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 13:49:13
Ed025, thinking the players had nothing to do with it or didn't know what was going on is just naive beyond belief. For starters, Yaya Toure was named as a player receiving external payments from the to City owners. If other players received payments beyond what was specified in their Man City contract, then that would be definitive proof they knew the whole place was operating dishonestly.
The players are not directly to blame as they had no control of the clubs finances, so what you say is correct, however.
Agree2
{Ed025's Note - I think it’s very seldom that a player will get involved in contract matters Lowe. They have a plethora of advisors and agents who deal with that lark mate. The players are only interested in on field matters I expect..
30 Sep 2026 14:26:29
Iron man, and you know the City fans are going to call the Wham-bulance about that.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 14:02:31
The biggest question mark I have is what happened to the accounts after 2018?
It appears the "sponsorships" appeared to grow at a steady pace. We know know they were topped up by the owners considerably up to 2018, but surely the same was happening after? So is there going to be another investigation into the later years?
Sorry ed025 I have to respectfully disagree about the players being completely innocent, they knew exactly what they signed up for, the massive amounts of money they all got is tainted, that makes them cheats as well for me. Refusing to shake hands is a symbolic gesture that's going to be seen far and wide and is absolutely the right thing to do for me.
Agree2
{Ed025's Note - i think thats very harsh Mikey, i cant tell you how to think of course mate but for me they are just employees who play for the club and are completely blameless..
30 Sep 2026 17:27:55
I genuinely hope that City are met with a chorus of cheating chants for 90 minutes of every game until they are put out of the league. As for the players, whilst I'm a little on the fence about what they knew and didn't know about contract details etc what the current crop of players did know is that City were under investigation for 115 charges of cheating and many decided to turn a blind eye and sign there big contracts.
many people will say that city were innocent until proven guilty but unfortunately people are also guilty by association, we all saw the leaked emails long before yesterdays official statement, City also dodged other sanctions purely on technicalities so in my eyes players can take a bit of chanting and jeering from opposing fans.
Agree3
{Ed025's Note - how Thuggish..
30 Sep 2026 21:16:41
Winning the match and, at the same time, expressing an opinion about the owners is Manchester City aren't mutually exclusive.
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 10:07:34
Ed, Klopp himself said back in the day that if indeed City got busted, that he would celebrate the titles they get stripped of and would ask for a parade.
Man was a prophet, after all.
{Ed001's Note - the quotes I saw just said that he would defo go on a parade, not that he would ask for one.}
30 Sep 2026 10:40:31
Ah, I missed that part.
Hence, I await his parade with baited breathe, lol.
Agree1
{Ed001's Note - so long as it is not bated breath, as it is a long time to hold your breath. What exactly is baited breath? I keep seeing people type it, but I don't know what it is!}
30 Sep 2026 10:56:07
I'm not sure I want the trophies, it'll never be able to replace the experience of winning the trophy in real time.
I definitely don't think City deserve to keep them. The sanctions need to impose a reset of sorts on that club. I think a points deduction that would see them relegated, plus a multi-year transfer ban would go some way to do it. They should also be fined £900m (boosted by inflation from the point of initial offence) so that they cannot profit from selling their elite talents.
Agree8
30 Sep 2026 11:26:00
Well then Fornax, whilst the rest of us celebrate I guess you could sit in the garden and read a book.
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 11:42:54
The last thing this case makes me want to do is celebrate unfortunately. This could be extremely damaging to the league and hurt it's members financially down the road. It is vitally important to handle this correctly so it doesn't turn into another calciopoli imo.
Agree7
30 Sep 2026 12:01:18
Outside of City's bank balance and points tally, it won't hurt anything except egoes and images, it's vitally important justice is served.
Agree4
30 Sep 2026 13:13:07
Crazy to think Brendan Rogers would have won the club their first so called PL trophy. Will he get on the parade bus also?
Agree5
30 Sep 2026 13:28:56
Baited is a misused homophone ed001. Bated is correct, think from Shakespeare or at least used by him.
Agree2
{Ed001's Note - sorry mate, I know, I was just kidding.}
30 Sep 2026 14:27:50
Ed01, I have no idea either. I just use it same way others do in the hope that it means impatience or over excitement or something.
Agree0
{Ed001's Note - sorry mate, I was just joking, it means nothing I know.}
30 Sep 2026 22:37:58
"Baited breath"
Are you just fishing for responses, Ed001?
I'll sit on the perch and await the carp that follows.
Agree3
{Ed001's Note - good one Zed.}
30 Sep 2026 09:28:09
Decent little cameo from Rio last night.
30 Sep 2026 10:38:27
Wow, only 18, not only a great footballer but a jeweller too!
Agree4
30 Sep 2026 13:29:53
Nice one Zedd!
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 09:25:38
"Maybe Mo knows more about the 115 charges, so expects them not to be there next season."
My gaffer knew it before anyone else ❤️.
30 Sep 2026 12:03:58
Have a kit-kat.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 00:30:58
Just finished watching the brilliant film, 3 Kings about Stein, Busby and Shankly.
Blokes of my generation will remember them well and I've not really been able to separate them much as managers, but after watching this tonight this is my list of all time top British managers:
1- Busby - lost the brilliant Busby Babes who most likely would of won the European Cup in the late 50s but went on to build another brilliant team
2- Equal Shanks & Stein, can't separate them. Shanks for building the powerhouse worldwide iconic club from a 2nd division team & Stein for winning the European cup with a team of Glasgow boys.
3- Paisley
4- Cloughie
5- Fergie
6- Bill Nicholson
7- Revie
8- Kenny
9 - Mercer
10- Kendall
That's my top list of BRITISH managers.
30 Sep 2026 07:25:45
Bristol I can't give a top 10 but for me number 1 is Paisley 3 European cups and a UEFA cup and 6 leagues in 9 seasons.
Busby built a fantastic team and what happened was tragic but can only go on what he did win so he can't be number 1.
Also Fagan has to be in there somewhere he won a treble.
Top 3 Paisley Fergy Cloughie struggle to decide who is second Fergy or Cloughie Fergy turned United into a winning machine for longer that any other club under one manager but what Cloughie with Derby and then with Forest was unbelievable.
Agree5
30 Sep 2026 08:05:05
Yep, True Grino
Its all about opinions mate but your spot on with Fagan,
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 08:13:55
I've got it on my watchlist, Bristol.
The Yorkshire TV (Calendar) interview with Revie and Clough is also worth watching.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 09:31:36
1) Erik Ten Haag
2) Ole Gunnar Solksjar
3) Rubin Amorin
4) Michael Carrick.
Agree5
30 Sep 2026 09:52:24
3 Kings is good, but can i suggest watching the Arena 3-part documentary made by Hugh McIlvanney back in the 90's.
Part 1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kUOkErRQYMY
Part 2: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gZiGScYTL-Q
Part 3: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tqvdFot1gwI
Truly wonderful stuff about 3 truly great men - and includes interviews with departed heroes of ours (Joe; Saint; the original Big Ronnie).
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 12:31:51
Brilliant CH 👏.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 12:53:59
Bob Paisley was the best manager that I know of but if I was to pick a man to lead our all time eleven it would be Jurgen Klopp. Those were heady days indeed.
Agree2
29 Sep 2026 20:25:35
Can I ask someone who may know more about legal processes than me?
City keep talking about irrefutable evidence, surely that was for the hearing? But they are still talking about this irrefutable evidence that will clear their name.
The arrogance of these lot is off the charts, they do not care one bit for the rules, they will drag this on for years and years.
29 Sep 2026 20:37:41
And boom it comes, read Romanos new post. They will wriggle out of this, they've had it up their sleeve since the start.
Agree1
29 Sep 2026 21:22:43
OK! What are you on about? Their "irrefutable evidence" was already submitted and denied, they've got nothing up their sleeve.
Agree8
29 Sep 2026 21:35:21
The appeal before another independent panel. Will not hear new arguments or new evidence from City or the Premier League. They will look at the decision made, the position the panel took on the legal arguments put forward by both sides and look if the rationale provided by the panel in making the decision and the evidence they used was correct. It's more about procedural, and looking at the decision made rather than a new trial or re-hearing of the case.
Honestly based on the wording of the judgement I struggle to see how an appeal will be successful.
There is the potential for them to try and take this to the high court but that would be after a further appeal hearing and sanctions decision.
Agree8
29 Sep 2026 21:35:30
Yeah my bad I heard an interview that I thought was after the judgement (I have had a couple beers after golf)
Agree2
29 Sep 2026 22:00:10
Whilst an appeal against the findings is anticipated, it carries low prospects of success. 0pportunities for mitigation will be minimal; the appeal panel is likely to give significant weight to aggravating factors, particularly the persistent denial of liability and failure to cooperate with the investigation. Consequently, severe sanctions are expected.
Agree4
29 Sep 2026 22:04:10
As I understand it even if they go to the High Court it would not be for them to ascertain whether they cheated or not but more that City would claim that the Premier League's process was flawed or as they put it 'partisan'.
They are guilty of cheating. That much is certain given the statement released by the Premier League today. City will try to get away with it on a technicality as they did when they were found guilty of breaking UEFA's rules.
Their owners really have no shame and are an embarrassment to the club. The fans should be up in arms and screaming for them to be removed.
Agree8
29 Sep 2026 22:26:58
What I want to know is. If I Lied and said my Formby window cleaning business made a billion pound more than it did, I'd be banged up in jail
So why Isit different from a football club? Which is essentially a business. Why are we talking point deductions, and not prison time?
Agree9
29 Sep 2026 22:30:19
"Irrefutable evidence". City are trying to use Trumpian / US legal practice where the person with the deepest pocket wins -
by essentially playing poker. I am pretty sure this case is subject to UK law - but it is still difficult to win a case if the opponent is willing to use process to see you out financially, with endless appeals etc.
The complication here is that, in my view, the judgements against City are strong enough to bring a criminal case for fraud if the Crown so wishes. That would obviously delay the outcome for many years.
For the good of the game, I hope both parties can reach an accommodation: City to pump back significant funds to all the clubs it faced, and receive a year on year points deduction - one that pushes it back a league or two for a couple of years, without destroying the club, nor destroying UAE's investment in Manchester as a city (which is actually really important).
Agree2
29 Sep 2026 22:41:18
It's just legal-speak.
Continue to deny everything until you have no more avenues to explore and then accept the decision.
Hope their lawyers make a packet from them.
Why are we not talking prison time? Probably because the offenders are not British and we have no jurisdiction over them.
However, they can be declared unfit owners, which will bankrupt City.
Agree4
29 Sep 2026 22:48:36
Rio most City fans are still not having it mate - you got to understand where the club was before the bandits came in - for all their lives they've had to listen to United fans taking the absolute p**s out of them, but since the bandits they've had their day in the sunshine and they've been living the dream - bursting that bubble is not something they are ready for, I've got loads of mates who are City fans and they're convinced their going to get off ha.
Majority of fans I know don't think they've done anything wrong and the owners only bended the rules because the rules are stupid and they're only in place because Us, United, Arsenal and Chelsea are just jealous and don't like them winning ha - they're deluded mate, I've not heard one person even mention the owners should be gone - crazy times.
Agree3
29 Sep 2026 22:57:07
There's very very limited grounds on which to take the matter to the high court and courts don't tend to get involved or make determinations on this as they tend to protect the rights of sporting bodies to make rules to protect sporting integrity.
As for the evidence, the high court won't be interested.
And as for an appear, one would need exceptionally good reason to introduce evidence which was reasonably available at the time. City are trying to obfuscate and frustrate the process. As usual.
Agree5
29 Sep 2026 23:03:27
People forget that those rules were put in place to prevent the explosions that were Leeds Pompey and nearly us from happening again, because one more might have taken the Premier League with it.
Agree6
29 Sep 2026 23:06:14
Another reason most City fans aren't kicking off with the owners: When Sven was signed as their Manager at the time he had won more trophies as a Manger than the club had won in their entire history.
The Bandits have pretty much made all their dreams come true, and they can't yet bring themselves to admit it's all been a bad dream.
Agree3
{Ed666's Note - And they know the owners will carry on the appeals process and this process will go on for years to come so there won’t be any immediate sanctions. This will go to the high court.
30 Sep 2026 00:42:25
City can't argue that they haven't cheated but they can argue that the rules are unlawful. If they go down that route then I imagine they could be suspended from the EPL.
The courts would have to be pretty stupid to agree with City but English courts have been known to be exceptionally stupid in recent times.
Agree4
30 Sep 2026 00:01:30
100% Ed - the general consensus seems to be "the owners will sort it, don't worry about it" genuinely haven't heard one City fan say anything negative about the owners, insane times.
Agree3
30 Sep 2026 00:09:51
It simply cannot carry on for more years. City owners are criminal gangsters. Get them out of the Premier League immediately. I will contact Lisa Nandy to get this sorted asap.
Agree4
30 Sep 2026 01:35:23
Monstersouness, criminal charges would be a totally separate case, and have no bearing on the league's decision to sanction or the length of time it takes to process.
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 02:48:02
Provided the timelines of the two cases don't overlap. City will appeal, which should technically be concluded early in the new year, that decision will be final and sanctions should be handed down in the summer.
City can chance their arm in the high court, and will, they will have to build a case on some pretty ridiculous arguments, though, bias, conspiracy, unlawful process, etc. They could of course get a stay and delay the sanctions, but considering the number and type of charges, I can't imagine they'd have a strong enough case to actually pull that off.
Agree5
30 Sep 2026 08:47:07
It's damaging the game. City is damaging the game. The Premier League anyway.
Irrefutable evidence, conspiracy theories and false accusations, terms used by Soriano, just show arrogance and that they think they are bigger than the PL.
It's no wonder people have had enough of football; or the PL, at least.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 09:24:24
I think this will be wrapped up quickly now.
The delays turned out to be down to City appealing early (which was rejected), so this verdict will be final, with very little scope for further appeal.
It will end for the PL soon, but the nightmare is just starting for City.
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 09:46:08
It'll go beyond football this when city threaten other contracts and trading deals with the uk.
Can see it all coming.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 09:46:51
The second the owners of Manchester City started talking about a conspiracy, it just show how desperate they are. If they truly did believe they were innocent, nobody would of claimed conspiracy.
Agree2
30 Sep 2026 09:08:55
Mentioned a few days ago why this is happening. Was probably not for the football pages. If there is a political page on here i can post an in depth piece on why abudhabi family is being hit from all sides possible.
Agree0
30 Sep 2026 11:09:04
Just so I understand . how do the PL, as the people managing the oversight, governance and management of the league miss a discrepancy of £ 830, 000, 000?
City should just be expelled from the PL and not even considered to be allowed back until their ownership is completely replaced.
The PL management need to overhaul the way in which they apply fitness and probity checks for people or entities being allowed to own and execute operational management of PL clubs and clubs promoted from FA controlled leagues.
Anybody in a senior management PL position covering the period 2013-18 should be shown 5he door with a polite request not to let it hit their backsides on 5he way out.
Trying to wheedle their way out out culpability or penalties by ignoring the fact they are guilty as charged but by trying to claim the process proving their guilt is questionable is just unacceptable - they are lying cheats and I'd love to be in Liverpool in a couple of weeks to 'welcome' them and express my opinion of their worth.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 11:22:03
Lastfanofslot, what do you need a political page for? Just post it, clearly it's relevant.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 13:26:27
You have to see the overall picture. UAE by all means is a safe haven for a lot of money of wealthy people. (Especially Russian money)
And that safe haven is being attacked from all sides. Its all part of the larger events that have happened worldwide.
Abu dhabi has denied all requests from west to freeze any money and sanction any persons: institutions so now they are facing a simulated attack - first on their sovereignty and second on their global most recognisable assets.
Agree1
30 Sep 2026 09:04:59
Ed666, City got nothing. They are arguing on process grounds rather than the actual evidence and facts of the case. That's all you need to know that they got nothing.
Just so we are clear. In the media and the public sphere is where all this posturing, grand-standing and OTT propaganda garbage speak that means sweet f-all that City is engaging in, can work and distract to confuse people esp. their feckless fans who have drank the "we have irrefutable evidence" koolaid.
Once you get into a court, judicial proceeding or legal/civil panel like the one the PL put together, none of the above garbage is going to work. At that point, it will all be about the evidence and the facts of the case. Period.
This is where City have been busted for real and their fans may find this funny.
But imo, their punishment will not be.
Agree0
{Ed666's Note - I’m just merely pointing out that don’t expect anything to happen anytime soon as this will go to the UK high Court and it could be a very long time before there is any clarification. They have the best barrister(s) and lawyers known to man and I just think we should expect the unexpected at the appeal court. I’m not saying they will overturn all the charges and there won’t be sanctions but anything can happen in an appeals court.
29 Sep 2026 20:27:24
I wonder how much of the £1 billion pound Puma deal city are paying back .
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