The Official: Laugh At Man City Thread

Manchester City’s $500 Million Payroll Is Largest in English Soccer History

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/business/manchester-city-player-wages.html

The FA won't find Man City guilty because the government have too much money invested in arms deals!!

Recently discussions took place between the government and UAE. City's 115 charges were discussed.

F**k all is going to happen to city.

Mad innit

Mad innit

Money innit

Money innit

Cheating scumbags

Makes total nonsense of any fair play rules !

They'll wait long enough for most people to forget about it and then they'll quietly make it go away and that will be that.

Football is dead anyway ... whored itself out years ago. This will just be the exclamation mark at the end.

There's too many making too much on the sly and alot of dark powerful entities in the shadows ... nobody will do anything.

Doubt they will be rattled by the Everton ban. Probably thinking Everton are the 'sacrificial lambs' and they will cheat on. But they have 100+ charges hanging over them. Yes they've got a shed full of Philadelphia lawyers working on it but with the football World watching on, will the Premier league bottle it.

Doubt they will be rattled by the Everton ban. Probably thinking Everton are the 'sacrificial lambs' and they will cheat on. But they have 100+ charges hanging over them. Yes they've got a shed full of Philadelphia lawyers working on it but with the football World watching on, will the Premier league bottle it.

Of course they'll bottle it. Not ar*ed one way or the other about Neverton but I'd be pretty pi**sed off if I was a fan - one rule for the lower classes and no bloody rules at all for the oilies.
These fat lawyers will just drag it out for years - and in the meantime the Cheaters will just keep cheating.

This has opened a massive can of snakes, Leicester, Burnley affected by this indirectly, the financial irregularities happened during last 2 season’s so in effect both of those clubs would have stayed up had the points reductions been dished out during those two seasons,
As for City, I don’t suppose they’ll be panicking in the Abu Dhabi boardroom, their lawyers would have seen to it already that the appropriate financial rewards will reach those parts that other clubs Lawyers can’t reach, however IF and it really is a BIG IF, someone at the FA has the balls to attempt to do City, and it actually happens, I’ll quite happily trundle alone to Aggborough and watch the Kidderminster Harriers play them in the Conference North .



YNWA

This has opened a massive can of snakes, Leicester, Burnley affected by this indirectly, the financial irregularities happened during last 2 season’s so in effect both of those clubs would have stayed up had the points reductions been dished out during those two seasons,
As for City, I don’t suppose they’ll be panicking in the Abu Dhabi boardroom, their lawyers would have seen to it already that the appropriate financial rewards will reach those parts that other clubs Lawyers can’t reach, however IF and it really is a BIG IF, someone at the FA has the balls to attempt to do City, and it actually happens, I’ll quite happily trundle alone to Aggborough and watch the Kidderminster Harriers play them in the Conference North .



YNWA

Yep the FA have set a precedence here,if City are found guilty,it would be relegation,and stripped titles,the lawyers can maybe get some of the charges dropped,but by the law of averages,a lot of them charges will stick,and they will be going down.

Fingers crossed Haaland's ankle injury lasts until at least next Sunday

Fingers crossed Haaland's ankle injury lasts until at least next Sunday

Probably the old fergie trick being rolled out and there nothing wrong with him , judging on what’s happened in the past he’ll be lining up Saturday no problem , on the other hand hope shreks ankle is like a balloon and he’s out for the foreseeable 😁

Upto 8 players out apparently. They'll all be fit.

Probably the old fergie trick being rolled out and there nothing wrong with him , judging on what’s happened in the past he’ll be lining up Saturday no problem , on the other hand hope shreks ankle is like a balloon and he’s out for the foreseeable 😁

He does have a knock as will be missing for Norway's game v Scotland

https://x.com/restisfootball/status/1726676200087847193?s=46

Nice to see Man Cheaty have had literally their whole squad rested in the international break ahead of the big afternoon game this Saturday....

https://twitter.com/LiverpoolVista/status/1726959453893718527?t=fDLqa7_WsYRAIzoXF8ydHQ&s=19

Long read if you want it.

Details of the Premier League Rules that Man City is alleged to have breached are as follows:

In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred a number of alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules by Manchester City Football Club (Club) to a Commission under Premier League Rule W.3.4.

Details of the Premier League Rules that the Club is alleged to have breached are as follows:

1. In respect of each of Seasons 2009/10 to 2017/18 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those seasons that required provision by a member club to the Premier League, in the utmost good faith, of accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position, in particular with respect to its revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties and its operating costs, namely:
(a) for Season 2009/10, Premier League Rules B.13, C.71, C.72 and C.75 (from 10 September 2009, Premier League Rules B.13, C.71, C.72, C.79 and C.80);
(b) for Season 2010/11, Premier League Rules B.13, C.78, C.79, C.86 and C.87;
(c) for Season 2011/12, Premier League Rules B.13, C.78, C.79, C.86 and C.87;
(d) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11 and E.12;
(e) for Season 2013/14, Premier League Rules B.15, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.49;
(f) for Season 2014/15, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.50;
(g) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.50;
(h) for Season 2016/17, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.51; and
(i) for Season 2017/18, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.51.

2. In respect of:
(a) each of Seasons 2009/10 to 2012/13 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons requiring a member club to include full details of manager remuneration in its relevant contracts with its manager, namely:
  (1) for Seasons 2009/10 to 2011/12 inclusive, Premier League Rules Q.7 and Q.8; and
  (2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules P.7 and P.8; and
(b) each of Seasons 2010/11 to 2015/16 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons requiring a member club to include full details of player remuneration in its relevant contracts with its players, namely:
  (1) for Seasons 2010/11 and 2011/12, Premier League Rules K.12 and K.20;
  (2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules T.12 and T.20;
  (3) for Seasons 2013/14 and 2014/15, Premier League Rules T.12 and T.19; and
  (4) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules T.13 and T.20.

3. In respect of each of Seasons 2013/14 to 2017/18 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons requiring a member club to comply with UEFA’s regulations, including UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations, namely:
(a) for Season 2013/14, Premier League Rule B.14.6; and
(b) for Seasons 2014/15 to 2017/18 inclusive, Premier League Rule B.15.6.

4. In respect of each of the Seasons 2015/16 to 2017/18 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons on Profitability and Sustainability, namely:
(a) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules E.52 to E.60; and
(b) for Seasons 2016/17 and 2017/18, Premier League Rules E.53 to E.60.

5. In respect of the period from December 2018 to date, the Premier League Rules applicable in the relevant Seasons requiring a member club to cooperate with, and assist, the Premier League in its investigations, including by providing documents and information to the Premier League in the utmost good faith, namely:
(a) for Season 2018/19, Premier League Rules B.16, B.19, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13;
(b) for Season 2019/20, Premier League Rules B.16, B.19, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13;
(c) for Season 2020/21, Premier League Rules B.16, B.19, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13;
(d) for Season 2021/22, Premier League Rules B.15, B.18, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13; and
(e) for Season 2022/23, Premier League Rules B.15, B.18, W.1, W.2, W.15 and W.16.

Commissions are independent of the Premier League and member clubs. The members of the Commission will be appointed by the independent Chair of the Premier League Judicial Panel, in accordance with Premier League Rules W.19, W.20 and W.26.

The proceedings before the Commission will, in accordance with Premier League Rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private. Under Premier League Rule W.82.2, the Commission’s final award will be published on the Premier League’s website.

This confirmation is made in accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1. The Premier League will be making no further comment in respect of this matter until further notice.

I'm assuming none of that will matter one bit and they won't ever be punished. Or at the worst they'll be forced to pay some exorbitant fines that their Arab owners will happily pay and they will continue on what they are doing.

Problem with retroactive points deductions and that sort of thing are it doesn't only affect league winners, it would also affect promotion and relegation teams as well. There's no way to be able to sort out all of those cobwebs.

I'm assuming none of that will matter one bit and they won't ever be punished. Or at the worst they'll be forced to pay some exorbitant fines that their Arab owners will happily pay and they will continue on what they are doing.

Problem with retroactive points deductions and that sort of thing are it doesn't only affect league winners, it would also affect promotion and relegation teams as well. There's no way to be able to sort out all of those cobwebs.

Deduct them every single point they have accumulated from every single season that's under scrutiny here. That should put the in the Guernsey 4th tier, along with stripping them of all titles and cups from this time frame...
Burn their stadium down, and knee Pep in the nads as he boards his plane back to NE Spain...
That's just for starters 

https://twitter.com/LfcShaunjudge/status/1729521117566493098?t=ueWViRPKICKiMP98j-7oVg&s=19

Nice and simple, charges explained.

https://twitter.com/Davolaar/status/1731617283062043007?t=PV16i4xOi49j3kijgQGD9Q&s=19

It's insane that Haaland is getting away with that abuse of the ref, you wouldn't get away with it in an ordinary workplace and I can only assume that the FA are feeling humble because of the refs vague decision making.

I saw something that said City finally agreed to a trial date....for Autumn of 2024?

The F**k?

Why do they have to agree?

FFS.