Topic: Man City - cheating bastards rumbled

[Barneylfc∗]

Will they get CAS to over turn it again?

From my memory weren't City banned as well, but CAS got them back in, rather than UEFA backing down?

Yes, the CAS panel voted 2-1 to overturn the UEFA punishment. The 2 that voted to overturn it were both hand picked by Man City.

From what I can see, the Juve 'ban' isn't actually confirmed yet. Just seems to be they've offered to sit out participating in the Conference League so they don't get banned from the Champions League in 24/25 should they make it.

[SamLad]

Yes, the CAS panel voted 2-1 to overturn the UEFA punishment. The 2 that voted to overturn it were both hand picked by Man City.

From what I can see, the Juve 'ban' isn't actually confirmed yet. Just seems to be they've offered to sit out participating in the Conference League so they don't get banned from the Champions League in 24/25 should they make it.

how jolly decent of them - swerving a competition that everyone hates, to maybe get to play in the CL.

[BoRed]

how jolly decent of them - swerving a competition that everyone hates, to maybe get to play in the CL.

Yes, they get to choose their own punishment, while teams like Osasuna get punished for uncovering the wrongdoing in the first place.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37978599/why-osasuna-facing-european-exile-10-year-old-offense

[RobbieRedman]

@SkyNews
BREAKING: Footballer Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape.

[Nick110581]

@SkyNews
BREAKING: Footballer Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape.

Has he been in jail whilst this has been going on?

[Machae]

Know nothing of the case, so won't comment either way other than he's been found not guilty, cleared with his career ruined

[newterp]

Juventus banned from Europe next season. It'll be a good day when Man City are punished accordingly.

https://xcancel.com/sportbible/status/1678053063079215105

I'm definitely expecting that with haste from the PL. Like early next week.

[Wabaloolah]

Has he been in jail whilst this has been going on?

no he was released on bail some time ago, he was on remand for a good while though

[Barneylfc∗]

Match with Brentford on 23rd December postponed due to the World Club Cup.
That's weird given precedent was set in 2019   

[JRed]

Match with Brentford on 23rd December postponed due to the World Club Cup.
That's weird given precedent was set in 2019 

Shouldn’t they be expected to play two games on the same day or consecutive days? I’m sure another club were forced to.

[red1977]

Shouldn’t they be expected to play two games on the same day or consecutive days? I’m sure another club were forced to.

Wasn't that the league cup with Villa? still weird.

[BoRed]

Match with Brentford on 23rd December postponed due to the World Club Cup.
That's weird given precedent was set in 2019   

Our league game at West Ham was postponed due to the World Club Cup.

As long as they have to play a League Cup QF the mid-week before WCC, and then a league game on Boxing Day, they'll have been treated the same as us.

[newterp]

presume the PL is going to come down hard on them any day now.

ANY. DAY.

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Wasn't that the league cup with Villa? still weird.

"We can't move fixtures around just to suit", is what I heard one of the talking heads on TV say at the time, I'm sure we'll hear similar from the Abu Dhabi apologists in the coming weeks.

[red1977]

"We can't move fixtures around just to suit", is what I heard one of the talking heads on TV say at the time, I'm sure we'll hear similar from the Abu Dhabi apologists in the coming weeks.

Disrespecting the league cup is what I remember (Danny Mills perhaps) 

[Snail]

A lot of Premier League footballers showing their true colours on social media this evening, and some of them play for us. As an LGBTQ+ woman, I’ve never felt more alienated from the sport than I have this week.

[newterp]

A lot of Premier League footballers showing their true colours on social media this evening, and some of them play for us. As an LGBTQ+ woman, I’ve never felt more alienated from the sport than I have this week.

What's the trigger that is causing the posts?

[Flaccido Dongingo]

A lot of Premier League footballers showing their true colours on social media this evening, and some of them play for us. As an LGBTQ+ woman, I’ve never felt more alienated from the sport than I have this week.

Such as?, I honestly don't know as I don't really bother with social media.

[Zlen]

A lot of Premier League footballers showing their true colours on social media this evening, and some of them play for us. As an LGBTQ+ woman, I’ve never felt more alienated from the sport than I have this week.

Don’t have any sm accounts. What and who?

[WhereAngelsPlay]

A lot of Premier League footballers showing their true colours on social media this evening, and some of them play for us. As an LGBTQ+ woman, I’ve never felt more alienated from the sport than I have this week.

You'll have to fill us in, I can't see anything on the Saudi funded twitter.

[Samie]

Ibou. 

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Ibou. 

I bet you're shit at charades.

[JRed]

Ibou. 

What has he said?

[RobbieRedman]

What has he said?

he retweeted this


Memphis Depay
@Memphis
Benjamin Mendy

All cases dismissed.
So what are we doing now?
Who is going to help this brother heal?
Who’s going to be Responsable for the damage on he’s name?
How he’s going to have he’s career back?
Many years of investment to become a professional football player…. Now what!?
I’ve never touched on this subject because I didn’t know all the details, but I’ve spoken to him once true FaceTime while behind bars and faced him on the pitch a couple times.. I didn’t see any evil in the man.
We can’t accept this to happen to us as athletes..
Who’s going to stand up for us in the time of need not when the damage is already done?
Don’t turn your head people.

[Samie]

Didn't say anything but retweeted Memphis Depay's tweet about Mendy.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

I know even less than Memphis, just saw that he was found not guilty.

[Zlen]

Mendy’s case was closed no?
Is there some lingering doubt?
I didn’t follow that story.

[JRed]

Oh dear.

[KurtVerbose]

Such as?, I honestly don't know as I don't really bother with social media.

Isn't this forum social media?

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

He's since unretweeted.

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Isn't this forum social media?

Not really

[Barneylfc∗]

Our league game at West Ham was postponed due to the World Club Cup.

That was scheduled for the same day as the final.
Their game with Brentford is outside of the dates the competition is being played.

[KurtVerbose]

Not really

From wikipedia.

Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks.

Also...

While the variety of evolving stand-alone and built-in social media services makes it challenging to define them, marketing and social media experts broadly agree that social media includes the following 13 types:

One of which is forums.

I do agree there should be a distinction between facebook/twitter/instagram and forums, but apparently there isn't.

[BoRed]

That was scheduled for the same day as the final.
Their game with Brentford is outside of the dates the competition is being played.

Sorry, didn't bother checking, assumed it was the same scenario.

So what's the story here, when is WCC taking place this year?

[Barneylfc∗]

Brentford game is 23rd. The final is 22nd.

[BoRed]

Brentford game is 23rd. The final is 22nd.

So you think our West Ham game would have been played if it had been scheduled the day after the final?

[MD1990]

he retweeted this


Memphis Depay
@Memphis
Benjamin Mendy

All cases dismissed.
So what are we doing now?
Who is going to help this brother heal?
Who’s going to be Responsable for the damage on he’s name?
How he’s going to have he’s career back?
Many years of investment to become a professional football player…. Now what!?
I’ve never touched on this subject because I didn’t know all the details, but I’ve spoken to him once true FaceTime while behind bars and faced him on the pitch a couple times.. I didn’t see any evil in the man.
We can’t accept this to happen to us as athletes..
Who’s going to stand up for us in the time of need not when the damage is already done?
Don’t turn your head people.

Mendys career was destroyed by false allegations
Have to feel some sympathy for him

[Barneylfc∗]

So you think our West Ham game would have been played if it had been scheduled the day after the final?

We had to play a fixture the day before we had to play there. So I don't see why they can't fulfil 2 fixtures in 2 days.

[Barneylfc∗]

Mendys career was destroyed by false allegations
Have to feel some sympathy for him

No you don't. Being found not guilty doesn't mean he's innocent. It just means his very well paid lawyers were able to put enough doubt in the mind of a jury.
His treatment of women is disgusting. He's a piece of shit.

[BoRed]

We had to play a fixture the day before we had to play there. So I don't see why they can't fulfil 2 fixtures in 2 days.

Like I said, we'll see what happens with their League Cup game if they're still in it. It's not a competition run by the Premier League. Mind you, if the final is on Friday this year, I'm guessing their semi will be on Tuesday, so even that will be different.

I'm usually as paranoid as anyone, but I think you're stretching here . If they wanted to screw us over like that, they could have easily got Sky to move the West Ham game to Monday night. The PL has had plenty of teams taking part in the WCC over the years, and I'm pretty sure they accommodated every one of them.