Why is there a media blackout on City’s (alleged) transgressions?

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

She's not that smart, pal.

Originally Posted by windy waffles

At least she may be able to work out their finances...

They've probably got Jimmy Carr's accountant on the case.

Crikey blimey2

Another MEN article mentioning the 115 charges

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...atest-27709345

Its a £#%&!ing awful puff-piece article though if you read it.

Manchester City continue to generate a lot of reactions for a club nobody else cares about.

Many fans of many other clubs will go to great lengths to tell you that there is no interest in City's success, starting detailed conversations about why there are no detailed conversations. The most popular reasons given for this tend to be that City have no history, no fans, and 115 Premier League rule breaches...

While that sticks uncomfortably in the air, the Blues have been busy winning football matches. A first Champions League trophy completed a famous Treble in June that sees Guardiola break new ground at an historic club.

City will have to balance the surge in interest in the club, but it is also not particularly new. The decision to expand the North Stand has been in the pipeline for a while and the demand for tickets at the moment would suggest there will be no trouble filling the ground when its capacity moves above 60,000.

Regardless of how much anyone 'doesn't care', City are cashing in on their success.

Originally Posted by Patty_b

Its a £#%&!ing awful article though if you read it.

Most articles in the MEN are awful…..but the 115 charges get a mention and that is pleasingly “off message”

Originally Posted by no fun

Most articles in the MEN are awful…..but the 115 charges get a mention and that is pleasingly “off message”

It's almost as if the journo was told to write something bigging them up and he slipped it in just to remind people.

They have become everything they used to profess to hate.

https://youtu.be/_u5yp3hkgqE?si=mHRl3KcdfLOokcsN

Originally Posted by Patty_b

Its a £#%&!ing awful puff-piece article though if you read it.

Tickets on open sale for their next home game though..

Originally Posted by Sparky***

They have become everything they used to profess to hate.


https://youtu.be/_u5yp3hkgqE?si=mHRl3KcdfLOokcsN

lasted about 30 seconds of that

Good news everyone…

https://x.com/dansheldonsport/status/1705176467011711420?s=46&t=bfVvPcxzFISmV5ixy0aAOQ

The Government are going to sort it.

They better hurry up and get them backhanders.. I mean, charges settled before the next GE.

Originally Posted by dunk

Good news everyone…

https://x.com/dansheldonsport/status...FISmV5ixy0aAOQ

The Government are going to sort it.

They better hurry up and get them backhanders.. I mean, charges settled before the next GE.

I'd say that's bad news. It's far more likely that the government will tell the PL to drop it.

I do recognise the sarcasm obviously, but I think it will be worse than them doing nothing.

Originally Posted by red red robbo

I'd say that's bad news. It's far more likely that the government will tell the PL to drop it.

I do recognise the sarcasm obviously, but I think it will be worse than them doing nothing.

Hadn’t thought of that..

Originally Posted by dunk

Hadn’t thought of that..

Needs the courts involved on this. Judges i trust not to be bribed. MP's not so much.

Originally Posted by dunk

Good news everyone…

https://x.com/dansheldonsport/status...FISmV5ixy0aAOQ

The Government are going to sort it.

They better hurry up and get them backhanders.. I mean, charges settled before the next GE.

“Hello UK government. It’s Abu Dhabi here. Make these charges go away or we’ll pull billions of our money out of your country.”

Governments owning football clubs. Who would have imagined it would lead to these kind of problems….

Good thing is that our current government is the very definition of honesty and integrity so this will be stamped on fairly hard you would imagine.

£#%&! me - if nothing happens to city then there’s little point in the sport tbh. Should have the CL trophy renamed the Lance Armstrong Cup.

Originally Posted by dunk

Good news everyone…

https://x.com/dansheldonsport/status...FISmV5ixy0aAOQ

The Government are going to sort it.

They better hurry up and get them backhanders.. I mean, charges settled before the next GE.

The government will get a nice little pay off,Charges will be dropped and the Premier league will get some major concessions on future licences / steaming rights / access - what a £#%&!ing horrible set of @#%&!s all round

Originally Posted by Hyman_Roth

Governments owning football clubs. Who would have imagined it would lead to these kind of problems….

Good thing is that our current government is the very definition of honesty and integrity so this will be stamped on fairly hard you would imagine.

£#%&! me - if nothing happens to city then there’s little point in the sport tbh. Should have the CL trophy renamed the Lance Armstrong Cup.

Liverpool won it while on a cycle after all

It is horrific but it was almost inevitable.

city’s punishment will now be very lenient and no doubt stage managed to cast them in a good light.

The oil states have huge influence and power over the British media. The article below gives you an indication of why and how.

https://www.ft.com/content/71807a85-...b-8e6c1fc9603e

Originally Posted by red red robbo

I'd say that's bad news. It's far more likely that the government will tell the PL to drop it.

I do recognise the sarcasm obviously, but I think it will be worse than them doing nothing.

Meanwhile the next Tory party conference is held all expenses paid at a seven star hotel in Abu Dhabi

This could be interesting….

https://www.theguardian.com/football...r-and-russians