Recent content by shuggie

I am not a United fan but, as an outsider, I believe Mourinho is wrong for Utd because of his personality and not his undoubted ability. I remember Sir Bobby doing an interview after Fergie announced he would be retiring explaining why he didn't see Jose as the right kind of manager. The crux...

What exactly has been done wrong in law? I don’t see a thing. All the stuff under FFP (individually taken out of context and cobbled together to paint an unconvincing picture) is irrelevant due to the deal reached with UEFA. That was reached because, otherwise they would have sued UEFA in...

No way city will be allowed to break the rules you say? Rules have to be lawful and that is the problem with FFP, it was on very dodgy legal ground, hence the reason they settled with the two targets of the whole scheme. Otherwise they would have been sued and lost in the European courts.

Lots of statements in these posts saying City have broken laws. Would someone care to elaborate which particular law or laws? Or are you talking about so called FFP “rules” which City would have sued UEFA on but UEFA preferred to agree a deal to stop those corrupt anti-competition rules being...

This is correct. Neither Liverpool or Utd should consider no pots as success. These are 2 of the most successful clubs in history so to claim coming 2nd as success is embarrassing.

Focus on top 4 is about money not achievement

Oh silly me! Losing is the new winning; at least it is in hypepool

Good news for City... he'll be on it from game one in the new season.

I don't understand this loser mentality. Losing in a final is a bummer. The worst. I'd take a domestic pot over that every time. Nobody remembers the loser.

25 points behind the champions and no pots shouldn't be described as a successful season. Well not unless Liverpool fans are accepting that the best they aspire to is also rans.

They can only dominate possession so much because they are better at it than the opposition. Given it's so successful then, why do other teams not do the same and beat them at their own game? I believe the answer is that, as well as great ability, it takes a lot of bravery to do it. You might...

Utd should've gone for Poch instead of Jose. He builds for the future and produces quality, attacking teams. Spurs have been brilliant in Europe this year and his Southampton team would've also done well if the owners hadn't kept selling the best players.

And yet he's directly responsible for helping the most financially powerful to be successful. He transferred RVP to united thus assuring them of the title and this year Sanchez too (he would've happily sent him to city too) He's transferred several players to city who he clearly despises...

That's a bit negative. At this time of year, those games are almost cup finals. Utd still have an advantage albeit narrow. If they beat Chelsea at home as they should (and Jose will be well up for that with his hatred of conte), then they remain favourites for 2nd.

So because City are outperforming the rest all their players are taking PEDs? Wouldn't anyone making that argument in SAF days be dubbed a bitter blue? The two clubs seem to have swapped places! Would anyone have been making these claims had SAF been successful in persuading Pep to be his...