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City and Financial Doping | Charged by PL with numerous FFP breaches
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
he didn't say "no"
No they can’t appeal. Oh there will be consequences- I suspect politicians want a get out clause for other shit coming down the line.
City were an okay antagonist for a few seasons but ultimately they had zero charisma. They're clearly setting up a finale for next year where they get launched into the sun on one of Elon Musk's rockets (I know that's a separate show but we'll probably see a crossover episode).
But who will fill the void? It'll probably be Newcastle that take over as the "evil rich empire" and that's fine. They've spent the last few seasons as a strong supporting character, and they have a great following. Fully expect everyone to join forces to fight them, with Chelsea pulling off a mid season betrayal.
But who will fill the void? It'll probably be Newcastle that take over as the "evil rich empire" and that's fine. They've spent the last few seasons as a strong supporting character, and they have a great following. Fully expect everyone to join forces to fight them, with Chelsea pulling off a mid season betrayal.
I think this also lays down a potential marker for Newcastle in what they can and cannot get away with. No random Saudi T-shirt sponsors for a billion dollars.
Honestly I know we're guilty to some level, how guilty I don't know. I likely think most the charges will be fought but the ones on inflated sponsorship in that period is the big football related one, not to metion potential criminal proceedings.
For what the result could be, honestly, whatever the findings City need to take it on the chin.
I don't think the club will be stripped of titles nor thrown out of the league. I'd say somewhere between 30 point deduction, transfer ban and fine at best to relegation to the championship Serie A style, transfer band and fine at worst.
Hopefully when all is said and done it forces a change in ownership at the least.
For me I'd take the end of CFG and new owners (even if that brings the end of Pep) as a step in the right direction.
That said if the charges don't stick, consider me sportwashed again.
not only that. Chelsea trying to bend every rule, United and Liverpool being for sale ... the league's reaction could very well set the tone for the next years and even centuries. The league simply can't drop the ball here.
Same energy my kids have when I ask them if they ate my chocolate, and they're trying to hide the wrapper behind their back.
If they get a meaningful punishment, it will be a miracle.
City's sponsorship deal with Raji's Premium Rugs is worth more than Real and Barca's commercial revenue combined
Makes you wonder about their transfers since the money came in,particularly ones like Haaland but wouldn't mind betting KDB one has under the table payments too
Forget 3 in a row, we just won 3 titles in one day!!
Typical City. Only them lot could find themselves at the top of the tree, only to discover that it is made out of sand. The shower curtain has been pulled back and Bobby Ewing is still alive. It was all a load of bollix.
This period will forever be remembered as the ASTERIX years. And a little footnote at the bottom with a line about financial doping.
They are unequivocally done and dusted.
Typical City. Only them lot could find themselves at the top of the tree, only to discover that it is made out of sand. The shower curtain has been pulled back and Bobby Ewing is still alive. It was all a load of bollix.
This period will forever be remembered as the ASTERIX years. And a little footnote at the bottom with a line about financial doping.
They are unequivocally done and dusted.
At least we now know definitively what Fergie and Nesbitt were laughing at on his phone the other day.
No shit.
100+ breaches over 14 seasons. You better believe it.
Sky and the Premier League wont go for number 2, sadly. Although its the funniest option. They need "THE STORIES!" and having a big hole in the middle of the Premier League's 30 year history is terrible for their PR/brand/sickening buzzwords
to this day it's crazy that stuff like the Mancini thing have been out in public for many years, yet that club has never faced any sort of consequences. Let's hope things are different this time.
Who do we fancy taking from City then haha
Thought it was an open secret that their transfers (and salaries for that matter) have a lot more funds passing through hands than officially stated.
The only lines we're likely to see are the ones VAR officials do before being called on to make a decision.
So Gerrard's slip didn't matter?
Not sure even Varane & Martinez could defend City here
It shall be known as the great unslipping.
I can picture Stevie G in full kit wanker mode calling round Yaya Toures house demanding his medal. "Ya know, That's mine really ya know, ya know".
Yeah, that was a given. There's a reason you never saw the big big teams never come calling for their best players.
Actually till 2018. They have refused to provide documents post that
So Jose won the league in his second season?
When did he win the treble?
Was always written in the stars
Jon Flanagan's already been on Twitter asking about parade's.
2009?
It's more likely the other PL clubs are making the waves, the investigation has been going on for 4 years, before La Liga put it's own house in order - but who knows
13/14 was the only season he played enough to qualify for a medalfor you guys iirc... dude is all in.The reaction is gonna be mental if we win/bribe our way outta this one.
Welcome to Manchester, Erling.
Thanks! Yes, it’s my new football Twitter account.
That vid wasn't from 2009
If you're innocent and have nothing to hide....why do you fail to cooperate in a simple PL investigation? It makes no sense.
If that was me as owner I'd be doing everything in my power to fully cooperate to make the PL look silly.
City have clearly been cooking the books and probably more on top.
PL needs to come down hard on them. How any of their league titles can stand if this sticks is beyond me. That's like allowing a 100m sprinter to keep their medals after failing a drugs test.
If that was me as owner I'd be doing everything in my power to fully cooperate to make the PL look silly.
City have clearly been cooking the books and probably more on top.
PL needs to come down hard on them. How any of their league titles can stand if this sticks is beyond me. That's like allowing a 100m sprinter to keep their medals after failing a drugs test.
I didn't watch any video
Guardiola can be ETH second assistant
It was very insulting to ask Pep this question. He has way too much integrity to take extra money under the table from City.
Now, arranging for City to help buy his brother a football club on the other hand...
domestic treble - Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup in 2019 I think. When they tried that "fourmidable" shameless thing with the community shield