In this context, his penalty is fecking hilarious.
City and Financial Doping | Charged by PL with numerous FFP breaches
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Might need to add/remove on the financial bit of the header.
I didn't see that display until I hit Twitter after the match.
To quote Joe Pesci in Tales From The Crypt here: "What the feck is this piece of shit?"
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To quote Joe Pesci in Tales From The Crypt here: "What the feck is this piece of shit?"
Ok then, let’s make it simple Nic….
• Can you accept that Manchester United pre-Abu Dhabi, were only the top spenders for 3 years of 16 since the league began, with Liverpool spending much more time at the top?
• Can you accept Tottenham absolutely and categorically have closed the revenue gap substantially on Manchester United in the past 15 years and have done so organically, even surpassing one of the former “Old guard” in their North London rivals?
Tottenham bring in more revenue than Arsenal?
And Chelsea….
Nic keeps ignoring this though and repeating that no club could possibly close the gap on the old guard organically.
And now imagine Spurs revenue without Abu Dhabi in the league, aren’t they about to miss out on CL football once again due to the Abu Dhabi project having a permanent place in the top 4?
Is that cos of the new ground? Regardless it’s hugely impressive to have done that without winning anything.And Chelsea….
Nic keeps ignoring this though and repeating that no club could possibly close the gap on the old guard organically.
shame that’s it’s impossible and ‘old money’ (whatever that means) cannot be caught without state ownership.
One of the big reasons yeah, they’ve been very savvy. But without Abu Dhabi there’s a big chance they’d have even surpassed Liverpool, but missing out on CL football too often hurts them.
But seriously though, Abu Dhabi having a football team is only bad for United.
A moment of silence for @NicolaSacco
They’ve been pretty reserved over the years and Levy has taken a lot of flack but you have to admire them in a lot of aspects. Been pretty competitive despite that.
Villa I suppose are another example, they’ve become a cracking side without going absolutely mental (who I believe are also looking at a new ground?).
Definitely the stadium and the cheese roomAnd Chelsea….
Nic keeps ignoring this though and repeating that no club could possibly close the gap on the old guard organically.
And now imagine Spurs revenue without Abu Dhabi in the league, aren’t they about to miss out on CL football once again due to the Abu Dhabi project having a permanent place in the top 4?
Actually, is it me, or is the gap between City and Spurs not that big?
I can’t shift the goalposts ‘again’ as I never shifted them previously. Though you may have misunderstood something I said. I don’t feel responsible for that though.
Yes, acknowledging when wrong applies to all and everything of course!
Answer the fecking question man
1) i believe Utd spent more than slanting else between, in the period up to then city takeover. Obviously if you go all the way back to 1880 or something, that may not be the case.
EDIT, pressed send too soon.
2) ‘closed the gap’ means their revenue is now equal to or greater than yours. I’ve not seen anything that states that is the case, and I’ve seen a lot which directly contradicts that idea.
I literally did!!!!Answer the fecking question man
Eh?
I showed you the damn video yesterday that proves that absolutely wasn’t the case.
The Prem started in 92 and Liverpool/Blackburn spent the most until 99-00, then United took top spot with Liverpool close behind (hardly surprising as we’d just had the most successful spell in our history) and in 2003 Chelsea took over until City came in 2008.
How many times do people need to tell you this man? A few more hundred?
Conveniently ignored question 2 I see.
I very much doubt it!
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The gap is still very much there, it’s not been closed.And Chelsea….
Nic keeps ignoring this though and repeating that no club could possibly close the gap on the old guard organically.
And now imagine Spurs revenue without Abu Dhabi in the league, aren’t they about to miss out on CL football once again due to the Abu Dhabi project having a permanent place in the top 4?
You are so ridiculously keen to score points. It’s in the edit, man! Jesus Christ.
trueEnglish is your second language?
To reduce or eliminate some disparity or imbalance between two people, things, groups, etc.
The former champions were ahead by 21 points at halftime, but the underdogs have been steadily closing the gap.
This initiative is meant to help close the gap between independent, locally owned businesses and giant megacorporations.
I would actually quite like a moment’s silence for me one day (whilst I’m still alive), I don’t think many people get to experience that.
weyyy, another witty response.
I hope no one ever asks you to close the door on an aeroplane.
I've used my demi-godly powers* to give this post a Like. Not because the post itself is Like worthy but because you have the patience of a fecking Saint still trying to debate with someone who is clearly a City fan pretending they're not.
*They're not powers, they're a curse. You've got to give likes to newbie posts within three seconds otherwise Cheimoon gets there first, and the reward for this is the power authority equivalent of the piss dribbling from Invictus' impressively engorged, monacled knob after a dozen shakes. There's nothing. No power whatsoever. Someone could tell me to eat shit and the Staff members would tell me to stop being a little bitch in the mod chat if I complained about it. Solius stole my lunch and the rest of them just laughed. Even Niall.
Arguing semantics to avoid the actual point. The phrase means that it is reducing the deficit.
Spurs have reduced the financial deficit with United and overtaken old money without state ownership. Do you agree with that?
Do you also agree that if City didn’t become state owned Spurs would be in a better place now (may have kept some key players, qualified for more UCLs)?
If the cabin crew say to you, can you please stop wumming on your mobile at RedCafe Sir, you’re causing a queue behind so we’d appreciate it if you can you please close the gap to the passenger ahead of you.
Don’t go and steamroll the guy/girl ahead of you down the aisle, that’s not what they mean.
Welcome to the Caf. We're an argumentative bunch!
Aye, it really is the only logical explanation
Eh? I said no teams could catch Utd financially. He now seems to be saying that he’s proved me wrong because Spurs got closer! And you think the semantic quibbling is coming from me?! You simply cannot have that little a grasp in language.
I’d catch up with them though. I wouldn’t walk 2 feet forward and say ‘look I’ve done it”!
He even cherry picked it too, I actually posted…
“Spurs have closed the revenue gap substantially”
I didn’t even watch the City game, if I had a second team it would be Arsenal as I lived there for 15 years. But don’t let that get in the way of a good assumption!
Ah so silly beggars it is, I don’t believe you’re honesty this unintelligent, not a chance.
In 2009 Spurs revenue was 44.8% of Manchester United’s.
In 2024 it’s now 84.67% of United’s.
Next year they’d get even closer if they got CL, because we certainly won’t, but alas, the Abu Dhabi football project has scuppered that one for them again.
If you close the 10 meter gap on the plane with 85% I think that’ll do pal. You don’t need to bum the person in front.
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Because no one has done it in this country it doesn’t mean it’s impossible now does it? As pointed out Spurs are very close to United now and have done it in a pretty organic way.
Can you answer my two questions you ignored.
Spurs have reduced the financial deficit with United and overtaken old money without state ownership. Do you agree with that?
Do you also agree that if City didn’t become state owned Spurs would be in a better place now (may have kept some key players, qualified for more UCLs)?
Bonus one… if teams have 0 chance of catching united financial power then what hope do they have to now catch city’s?
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It’s another absolutely ludicrous argument even if true, because even if the best Spurs can do is get to 85% of United’s revenue and Liverpool to 99% as in 2022:
How close can any team get to the revenue of Abu fecking Dhabi? 0.1% ?
If I’m Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal, Villa or Everton, I know where I’d prefer my chances.
Yeah pretty clear on the wum. But weird if they are a City fan given they were on here when their team was playing. Again ducked my question and I see keeps ducking the same from others.
That, or is genuinely terrible at maths.
Actually if you check their activity, they have been active for many days recently during the hours of 7-10 except tonight where they were quiet up until extra time. "I didn't even watch the game" are some great words but actions speak louder.
Since they were keen to deflect earlier, and one of the chosen deflections was about their eight year old kid, I'll go with this point; I've raised four kids and I can spot bullshit a mile off.
Or maybe I'm way off. Maybe this person who has been pro City, anti United their entire time on the forum is merely a coincidence. They support Ipswich, after all. Like all those premier league referees who all magically support a lower league team.
Whats the purpose of Grealish anyway? Yeah, he is alright, but a 100 mill player you expect more than draw fouls and recycle possession.
Spurs have recruited and sold some of the best players in the world. In fact any time a player is truly outstanding they eventually leave for a bigger club with the exception of Son up to now. Spurs could have held onto a few of those players and tried for a final push to win stuff but they have been patiently building something sustainable instead of chasing instant success. It’s not much fun as a fan but we haven’t been much fun either. They are kind of like a PL Dortmund model and they will keep slowly going in the same direction. They have bought a lot of duds but have also developed plenty of better players than we’ve had here during the same time
Well said.