Topic: General Manchester City thread

[sirKennyDaggers]

Would be nice if their league titles were rescinded,the cheating c****.

[Caston]

Another aggressive stance taken by Man City :

https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1128935006062206976

This will end up getting dragged out for months and then they'll get away with it.

State of the replies from their fans.

[paulrazor]

Would be nice if their league titles were rescinded,the cheating c****.

yep

but not the way i wanted to win

would prefer to win it on a pitch not a court room

[rob1966]

If they ban them next season, does that mean we go to CL in the 5th place??

Put your foot down Uefa, don't take no prisoners, ban them now.

The Mancs are getting all excited now as they think that they will get the CL place if you win the Europa.

[Mighty Zeus]

"The decision contains mistakes, misinterpretations and confusions fundamentally borne out of a basic lack of due process and there remain significant unresolved matters raised by Manchester City FC as part of what the Club has found to be a wholly unsatisfactory, curtailed, and hostile process."

Please go to court. Please go to court. Please go to court.

Answer questions set by forensic accountants in public. Please please please let this happen.

Drag this out over two seasons. Three seasons. Go to court. Lose and appeal.

[Lycan]

I hope they fight it. I hope they take an aggressive stance. I hope they show the world what utter gobshites they are.

And ultimately, after all that, I hope they are royally fucked over

Then I hope the FA / PL pull their heads out of their arses and take action too.

They have gone eerily quiet. Which means they're either burying their heads in the sand and aren't going to do anything about it. Or they're still in the process of building a case against City.

[rob1966]

yep

but not the way i wanted to win

would prefer to win it on a pitch not a court room

Same here, but fuck it. We got 97pts with a squad built legally (tapping up of Virgil aside ) whereas they built a squad that got 100 and 98pts with money they didn't have. Man City without fiddling could not have afforded the likes of Silva, Fernandinho, Aguero, Mahrez etc

[Jookie]

Always the victims. Never their fault.

Let's stop with this bollocks.

It's a phrase that I wouldn't want any Liverpool to use.

[CraigDS]

They have gone eerily quiet. Which means they're either burying their heads in the sand and aren't going to do anything about it. Or they're still in the process of building a case against City.

I know what my money is on...!

[lamonti]

At least be men grow some balls and admit you're wrong, issue an apology and be done with it. I have huge respect for Kompany off the field as he does some incredible work for less fortunate in Manchester and shows a lot of character, if he at least doesn't come out with some kind of apology I will be massively shocked.

All of this 'oh we didn't know it was about this or that or actually it was referencing another battering' is beyond pathetic from their club.

Vincent Kompany has no say in their PR, which is entirely based on discrediting their critics rather than discrediting their critics' allegations.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Wondered what Sean Spicer was up to these days

[Mighty Zeus]

Let's stop with this bollocks.

It's a phrase that I wouldn't want any Liverpool to use.

Fair enough. It's a phrase that completely enrages me, and I'm attempting to highlight the hypocrisy of using it here. But I'll delete it.

[Jookie]

I hope they fight it. I hope they take an aggressive stance. I hope they show the world what utter gobshites they are.

And ultimately, after all that, I hope they are royally fucked over

Then I hope the FA / PL pull their heads out of their arses and take action too.

You've got to hope their aggressive stance to this backfires.

You do wonder if behind the scenes some of the other bigger clubs are (rightfully) putting pressure on UEFA to investigate this. For all City's money they probably hold very little sway at UEFA. Teams like Madrid, Barcelona, United, Bayern, Juventus and ourselves are obviously seen as much bigger players on the continent and where a lot of the club power has resided for the last 20-30 years.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

I hope they fight it. I hope they take an aggressive stance. I hope they show the world what utter gobshites they are.

And ultimately, after all that, I hope they are royally fucked over

Then I hope the FA / PL pull their heads out of their arses and take action too.

uefa give them a one year and cas give them five

[TheTeflonJohn]

Now hopefully the punishment is proper. Talk of 1 year is laughable, would be a total waste of time. 5 years should be the starting point at the absolute best case for City, especially as they still refuse to admit their guilt.

Never going to get five years!

I think one maybe two years, a monetary fine and more stringent checks on their accounts going forward would suffice.

[cissesbeard]

I think even if UEFA don't ban them, it just shows the rest of Europe are aware of what they are.
if they do eventually win the champions league they'll get no respect from Germany, Spain, Italy etc. which will really wind them up

[The North Bank]

The Mancs are getting all excited now as they think that they will get the CL place if you win the Europa.

That's where theyre mistaken, had we finished 4th and won Europa, then only 4 teams in CL. The fifth place only comes into place if the winner of Europa/CL finishes outside top 4. There is no scenario in which United get into CL, they would have needed to finish 5th ahead of us.

[CraigDS]

Never going to get five years!

I think one maybe two years, a monetary fine and more stringent checks on their accounts going forward would suffice.

Would be fucking boss to see UEFA strip away all the owner funded ‘sponsorship’ money and see their revenue half (for FFP purposes), as well as get a grip on how they fiddle the wages.

That would screw them more than anything else as their wages would outstrip revenue.

[Lycan]

I know what my money is on...!

Me too...Sadly!

[Jookie]

Fair enough. It's a phrase that completely enrages me, and I'm attempting to highlight the hypocrisy of using it here. But I'll delete it.

Cheers mate. I know you wouldn't be using it lightly and it was probably the hypocrisy angle you were going for.

I just think by us using that phrase it takes away from what it aimed at. And how hurtful and disrespectful the connotations of that phrase are. There are certain things that opposition fans say that will be water off a duck's back to me. That phrase isn't one of them and is completely unacceptable for any opposition fan (or player) to use it.

[Lycan]

They need a transfer ban as well as expulsion from the CL for two seasons. With no chance of appeal. Won't happen like, but that would really fuck them up.

[Qston]

Lets say they get a 12 month ban (after years of legal wrangling no doubt). The horse has already bolted. They pumped huge sums in at the start. If you had told the owners back then that you can get away with that, thus building what they need to be successful, and ultimately it would result in a 12 month ban from the CL then they would have taken it.

If they are found guilty of breaking the rules, somewhat brazenly, then 12 months is nothing.

[gazzalfc]

Didn't know Sarah Sanders had a side job

[an tha]

Another aggressive stance taken by Man City :

https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1128935006062206976

This will end up getting dragged out for months and then they'll get away with it.

Exactly the sort of response that would expect from them.

Their owners are used to being able to do what they want and buy what they want and nobody can stop them in their minds.

UEFA are in their eyes a total non entity to just be walked over or bought like any other obstacles put in their way.

[The North Bank]

They wont get banned, they'll invite a few UEFA officials to a couple of lavish dinners, get a slap on the wrist, and carry on.

[Phatz]

Would be nice if their league titles were rescinded,the cheating c****.

Yep, we would have our elusive title, but as others have said, I want to win it on the pitch.

AND...

If that happens, then United would have two extra titles - 2012 and 2018...

[rafathegaffa83]

Please go to court. Please go to court. Please go to court.

Answer questions set by forensic accountants in public. Please please please let this happen.

This

[BarryCrocker]

Well UEFA should know that this clearly shows that a £49m fine and transfer restrictions from 2014 have no impact on these guys. Another fine would be the equivalent of making them play games behind closed doors.

[redgriffin73]

Yep, we would have our elusive title, but as others have said, I want to win it on the pitch.

AND...

If that happens, then United would have two extra titles - 2012 and 2018...

And we'd get 2014 too I assume?

[Qston]

Well UEFA should know that this clearly shows that a £49m fine and transfer restrictions from 2014 have no impact on these guys. Another fine would be the equivalent of making them play games behind closed doors.

They only ever paid £17m of that fine I think

[Phatz]

And we'd get 2014 too I assume?

OOOOO... Of course... Silly me.

Cheers for that..

[lukeb1981]

Well UEFA should know that this clearly shows that a £49m fine and transfer restrictions from 2014 have no impact on these guys. Another fine would be the equivalent of making them play games behind closed doors.

They basically do that already. #nofans

[Original]

This could all be very interesting

[FiSh77]

They wont get banned, they'll invite a few UEFA officials to a drive out into the desert, then after a bit of cattle prodding get an apology and a promise that UEFA will fix the next 5 European cups in their favour

[FiSh77]

They only ever paid £17m of that fine I think

Yeah, was taken out of UEFA prize money as well

[Lycan]

They wont get banned, they'll invite a few UEFA officials to a couple of lavish dinners, get a slap on the wrist, and carry on.

You're probably right, but if UEFA is serious about clawing back any bit of credibility, they simply have to ban them. The whole footballing community is watching. They are going to have to take action.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

I think one thing is becoming very clear, most other clubs in Europe are the ones banging on UEFA's door about this. I read one guys information on this a few weeks ago and he is looking more and more on the money. UEFA are being put under huge pressure to put the boot in on City.

[paulrazor]

Yeah, was taken out of UEFA prize money as well

probably paying it in interest free installments over 20 years

[CraigDS]

Defo shouldn't suffice, what's a year going to do for some of the most blatant cheating we've ever seen in the sport? Would be a waste of time. 2 would feel like it has some sort of impact but still not enough.

The ban isn’t the biggest thing to come from this - UEFA checking through every deal with a fine tooth comb and ruling out and funds coming from the owner would absolutely fuck them, as well as getting them to stop by passing wages by paying in dodgy ways.

There is no chance with increased wages and decreased revenue (in FFP terms) that they’ll pass FFP.

It would then also put pressure on the FA/PL to act.

[Lycan]

With the transfer window opening, does anyone think City will now try and get 3-4 massive transfers through the door before they could possibly face a transfer or CL ban?