Topic: General Manchester City thread

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Fair play on him for doing that though

Fuck him and fuck his tickets

[El Ninos Black Eye]

Fuck him and fuck his tickets

I can’t stand the little prick, but he’s gave kids who would never be able to afford a ticket for game at Wembley a great day out. So I’ll give him credit where it’s due

[Something Worse]

I really like Sterling and wish him personal success and professional failure.

[Hij]

I can’t stand the little prick, but he’s gave kids who would never be able to afford a ticket for game at Wembley a great day out. So I’ll give him credit where it’s due

This.

I'll boo him for the theatre of football when he comes to Anfield due to how he left, but he's seemingly an alright lad.

[Sir Psycho Sexy]

I can’t stand the little prick, but he’s gave kids who would never be able to afford a ticket for game at Wembley a great day out. So I’ll give him credit where it’s due

he's also recently become a big figure in  speaking out against racism in football. He kind of fell into it, after he got targeted by the shitty newspapers, but he's doing good in that respect

[Mighty Zeus]

he's also recently become a big figure in  speaking out against racism in football. He kind of fell into it, after he got targeted by the shitty newspapers, but he's doing good in that respect

I kind of blame his agent for those interviews on the BBC back then. Like... pick your fucking moment, Raheem. I think he was a total penis but Aidy Ward was advising him. I actually think Sterling's turned out all right as a human being in the intervening years. He was definitely on a trajectory to being an unmitigated twat.

[jillcwhomever]

On another subject, I regret to inform you that they are now literally posting Anfield attendance figures over at BlueMoon.

(I'm not joking. They actually are.)

Of course they are, we're inside their fans, manager and player's heads. It is good to see.

[El Lobo]

These fake bluemoon posts are almost as boring as the genuine ones 

[Dave D]

Are they still banging on about empty seats? Surely the game is up, we all know what they're up to.

The last article written states they were claiming around 7,500 more people at their games than actually turned up. That's 7,500 paid for tickets, every single game. 7,500 people paying for their tickets and not bothering turning up every single game.

It actually looks like it has become worse since those numbers were released.

What's the reason man city fans? Guardiola's style of play and tactics are so dull and boring, thousands of fans are turning away from the game in disgust. The Boring One managing the boring ones? The greatest team to ever play the game?
Or have the slave owners found another way to circumvent the FFP rules which they agreed to abide by for them to be allowed take part in competitions, like the majority of other football clubs.

Or perhaps both?

Good luck with the almost 10,000 seat expansion that the slave owners have planned. We all look forward to seeing nearly 20,000 empty seats week-in, week-out, you absolute embarrassment of a football club.

[rob1966]

I can’t stand the little prick, but he’s gave kids who would never be able to afford a ticket for game at Wembley a great day out. So I’ll give him credit where it’s due

Wonderful gesture.

HOWEVER, how the fuck was he able to buy 500 tickets for a semi final, anyone else and they are like gold dust.

Missus works with 3 City fans, all on brewsters and yet none of them go the game, give it large all the time though.

Are they still banging on about empty seats? Surely the game is up, we all know what they're up to.

The last article written states they were claiming around 7,500 more people at their games than actually turned up. That's 7,500 paid for tickets, every single game. 7,500 people paying for their tickets and not bothering turning up every single game.

It actually looks like it has become worse since those numbers were released.

What's the reason man city fans? Guardiola's style of play and tactics are so dull and boring, thousands of fans are turning away from the game in disgust. The Boring One managing the boring ones? The greatest team to ever play the game?
Or have the slave owners found another way to circumvent the FFP rules which they agreed to abide by for them to be allowed take part in competitions, like the majority of other football clubs.

Or perhaps both?

Good luck with the almost 10,000 seat expansion that the slave owners have planned. We all look forward to seeing nearly 20,000 empty seats week-in, week-out, you absolute embarrassment of a football club.

The company I work for has a box and also 200 season tickets at Old Trafford for corporate entertainment. I'm sure there will be a few companies in Abu Dhabi who have done the same at the Etihad. Maybe they struggle to get flights, hence the empty seats?? 

[SteveZissou]

While we all wouldn't like to see City docked points to an extent that we Liverpool win this and the Rodgers league title that way, I've come up with a good compromise:

The problem is spoiling an exciting end to the season, so the solution should be that instead of docking a few points for each of these seasons, to rather add them up into something like 10 points in total and they start next season -10.

That way we know from the start what the objectives are, in that they'd probably need around 97 points - 10 = 87 at least to win the title, and about 90 - 10 = 80ish to qualify for the UCL again.

On top of that I'd give them a transfer ban and a sizeable fine of about 100 million. The latter they will  be able to afford anyway.

[Red Beret]

Bluemoon posting Anfield attendance figures?

Oh Man City.  We're all laughing at you.

[FiSh77]

But there's some justification in their comments about affordability. League matches at Anfield were about £25 back in 2000/01 so it was a lot more affordable to go to more matches. Plus the cost of living has increased at a faster rate than wages over the last 10+ years which are putting a further strain on people's disposable income. Match going fans are being shafted significantly more than they were in 2000/01 so you're not really comparing like for like.

They've been pulled up on the FA cup semi though, not league or CL games away from home, while the ticket prices and travel costs (didn't they put subsidised travel on to Wembley?) are robbery it's still only a small number of people who're affected by the 4 trips to London in a fortnight, no idea what the allocation was but if it was 40k and they have the usual core of 2.5k/3k who travel everywhere then you'd be looking at 37k having a one off day out, if their away sales aren't a closed shop and they have more semi-regulars who pick and choose their away games then the percentage who do all 4 is even lower

It's a bollocks excuse by a tin pot club, like that fucking song they sing they really are the invisible man

[Spezialo]

Are these the same kids that were getting interviwed by bbc pitchside wearing city scarves, saying they support arsenal, chelsea and man utd

[rob1966]

While we all wouldn't like to see City docked points to an extent that we Liverpool win this and the Rodgers league title that way, I've come up with a good compromise:

The problem is spoiling an exciting end to the season, so the solution should be that instead of docking a few points for each of these seasons, to rather add them up into something like 10 points in total and they start next season -10.

That way we know from the start what the objectives are, in that they'd probably need around 97 points - 10 = 87 at least to win the title, and about 90 - 10 = 80ish to qualify for the UCL again.

On top of that I'd give them a transfer ban and a sizeable fine of about 100 million. The latter they will  be able to afford anyway.

In any sport, where the winner is subsequently found to have cheated, they have all titles stripped, this lot should be the same if found guilty of cheating. Most people don't remember how Inter won titles due them being stripped from others and I wouldn't give two fucks if we were handed titles due to them being stripped.

[Red Beret]

Either they can't afford the tickets or they're buying tickets and not showing up. Can't have it both ways.

At Anfield if you can't get to the match you can probably find someone who can use your ticket.

[Dave Mc]

What's the reason man city fans? Guardiola's style of play and tactics are so dull and boring, thousands of fans are turning away from the game in disgust. The Boring One managing the boring ones? The greatest team to ever play the game?

This is almost exactly what happened at Munich.

Bayern were pretty much guaranteed to win everything domestically, but the football was rote, anodyne and sterile. Even Bayern's core fanbase expressed waning interest and passion.

And, as with his time at Man City, Pep got found out there whenever his side got even a challenging UCL draw. If they get Ajax in the UCL semi after Spurs roll over and show their tummies, they'll have gotten a route arguably even easier than Real Madrid's stroll to the final against Atletico a few years ago. 

[Rattleduser]

£4m less in wages than Liverpool

https://twitter.com/SwissRamble/status/1115170967788109824

[Ray K]

£4m less in wages than Liverpool

https://twitter.com/SwissRamble/status/1115170967788109824

[CraigDS]

£4m less in wages than Liverpool

https://twitter.com/SwissRamble/status/1115170967788109824

Not including the load they shifted onto the parent company, or the dodgy payments they make from elsewhere.

[Dave D]

With everything that has come out about their dodgy dealings and accounts via the leaked emails, it has a lot of people scratching their heads wondering when will their offices get raided.

Points deductions and fines should be the least of their worries.

[Charlie Adams fried egg]

£4m less in wages than Liverpool

https://twitter.com/SwissRamble/status/1115170967788109824

I can't believe people keep accepting this at face value.
Thats not a criticism of SW because all he does is comment on the reported numbers.
My issue is that the reported numbers don't tell the entire story of what they pay players because of the complex corporate structure City use.

[CanuckYNWA]

City are a lot closer to Barcelona than they lead onto obviously. Hope the light eventually gets shed on that.

[El Lobo]

While we all wouldn't like to see City docked points to an extent that we Liverpool win this and the Rodgers league title that way, I've come up with a good compromise:

The problem is spoiling an exciting end to the season, so the solution should be that instead of docking a few points for each of these seasons, to rather add them up into something like 10 points in total and they start next season -10.

That way we know from the start what the objectives are, in that they'd probably need around 97 points - 10 = 87 at least to win the title, and about 90 - 10 = 80ish to qualify for the UCL again.

On top of that I'd give them a transfer ban and a sizeable fine of about 100 million. The latter they will  be able to afford anyway.

I would love it.

I can’t make my mind up whether I’d prefer that or for us to win it clean. But alas, it’s not happening. They’ll doubtless either get a ‘fine’ for cheating or nothing at all because they’ve already paid ‘fines’.

[sinnermichael]

We've been to Rotterdam and Monaco, Napoli and Rome
We've still got blue empty seats, empty seats at home.
Empty seats at home.

[rob1966]

I would love it.

I can’t make my mind up whether I’d prefer that or for us to win it clean. But alas, it’s not happening. They’ll doubtless either get a ‘fine’ for cheating or nothing at all because they’ve already paid ‘fines’.

I would prefer to win it clean, just to prove that, even though they have cheated, Klopp and the lads were still capable of beating cardigan boy, but I'll have it if they have to be stripped of winning it.

[Dave Mc]

Not a snowball's chance in hell City get docked points. They've blatantly violated FFP before without a single real ramification.

[Red Beret]

At the end of the day, if we win the title precious few non-Liverpool fans will ever regard it as legitimate. So whilst of course I want us to win it "clean", whatever maximises rival fans' fewm is fine by me.

[FiSh77]

At the end of the day, if we win the title precious few non-Liverpool fans will ever regard it as legitimate. So whilst of course I want us to win it "clean", whatever maximises rival fans' fewm is fine by me.

Imagine if there's an investigation into it and a big legal battle that goes on for a few years then it gets backdated so we're awarded 2014 & 2019, then they go and announce it on the same day as the grand opening of the bitter dome.........

Will have to be a fucking long legal battle mind

[idontknow]

I would love it.

I can’t make my mind up whether I’d prefer that or for us to win it clean. But alas, it’s not happening. They’ll doubtless either get a ‘fine’ for cheating or nothing at all because they’ve already paid ‘fines’.

FSG have always stressed that FFP was an intrinsic part of their strategy for Liverpool's growth.
In the 8 years they have been here we have all witnessed their professionalism, it's a key factor in us being where we are now.
Our influence behind the scenes also has surely increased during that time.
So, personally, I very much doubt they are truly saying, oh, well, behind the scenes. This is an investment being damaged by cheats.
The more points we gather, the more our claims have weight.
So, again personally, I expect something to happen.

The big threat, obviously, you gain some allies, and walk away, set up on your own. The TV money will always follow the biggest clubs, and it's been on the cards before.

This is all my surmising, I know no-one of interest.

[Kenny's Jacket]

FSG have always stressed that FFP was an intrinsic part of their strategy for Liverpool's growth.
In the 8 years they have been here we have all witnessed their professionalism, it's a key factor in us being where we are now.
Our influence behind the scenes also has surely increased during that time.
So, personally, I very much doubt they are truly saying, oh, well, behind the scenes. This is an investment being damaged by cheats.
The more points we gather, the more our claims have weight.
So, again personally, I expect something to happen.

The big threat, obviously, you gain some allies, and walk away, set up on your own. The TV money will always follow the biggest clubs, and it's been on the cards before.

This is all my surmising, I know no-one of interest.

Id hate to see us leave an English league and join a euro super league. An English league with the annexation of City and Chelsea is the way to stop the cheats

[Red Beret]

Imagine if there's an investigation into it and a big legal battle that goes on for a few years then it gets backdated so we're awarded 2014 & 2019, then they go and announce it on the same day as the grand opening of the bitter dome.........

Will have to be a fucking long legal battle mind

I believe Bob Mueller is available now.

[Sharado]

Imagine if there's an investigation into it and a big legal battle that goes on for a few years then it gets backdated so we're awarded 2014 & 2019, then they go and announce it on the same day as the grand opening of the bitter dome.........

Will have to be a fucking long legal battle mind

2019 will be awarded before we need to worry about a legal battle.

[Son of Spion]

Id hate to see us leave an English league and join a euro super league. An English league with the annexation of City and Chelsea is the way to stop the cheats

I'd like that. All leagues should bin off the financial steroid freaks. They could make their own corrupt league and endlessly play themselves and buy their own meaningless trophies.

The rest of us doing it legitimately could then get on with competing rather than trying to overcome cheating. It's an absolute travesty that these people have been allowed to hijack the game the way they have been. It's a travesty every time the likes of Abu Dhabi and Chelsea lift a trophy ahead of a club competing legally. It's also absolutely damning on the reputation of the game and those at the top letting it happen.

[Rattleduser]

Not including the load they shifted onto the parent company, or the dodgy payments they make from elsewhere.

I'm glad Liverpool are good enough to challenge for the title without cheating.

I doubt many City fans are arsed how their owners have behaved behind the scenes or if anyone respects their achievements, won't like being called cheats though. Cheats.

[Dim Glas]

I'm glad Liverpool are good enough to challenge for the title without cheating.

I doubt many City fans are arsed how their owners have behaved behind the scenes or if anyone respects their achievements, won't like being called cheats though. Cheats.

I think they are very arsed.  It's why they are so touchy and defensive about anything vaguely negative said about them. They are a very sensitive fan-base, who have a stock answer ready for all the valid criticisms that come their way. They absolutely hate it, as winning knowing that they get very little respect for it really bothers them.

They are absolutely paranoid about how they are viewed within the media too, thinking they are all against them, which is hilarious to me, given the easy ride the club and manager gets consisdering their owners, and considering how much distrust there is in how they run the club.   

[Rattleduser]

I think they are very arsed.  It's why they are so touchy and defensive about anything vaguely negative said about them. They are a very sensitive fan-base, who have a stock answer ready for all the valid criticisms that come their way. They absolutely hate it, as winning knowing that they get very little respect for it really bothers them.

They are absolutely paranoid about how they are viewed within the media too, thinking they are all against them, which is hilarious to me, given the easy ride the club and manager gets consisdering their owners, and considering how much distrust there is in how they run the club.

I've never really seen any of their fan-base questioning the owners cheating, plenty kick off being accused of it, sometimes ends in Heysal being brought up. Maybe some are a little worried something meaningful will be done about it, but confident the threat of legal action and a corrupt organization being bought off stops anything becoming official that they are Cheats.

[Red Beret]

I'm glad Liverpool are good enough to challenge for the title without cheating.

I doubt many City fans are arsed how their owners have behaved behind the scenes or if anyone respects their achievements, won't like being called cheats though. Cheats.

They're arsed all right.  You can see how desperate they are for validation.  They want their success to be legitimised; they want to be loved and respected and feared.  They are the Donald Trump of football - still banging on about how nobody predicted they could win and how they had the biggest crowd size ever.  They're begging for a rivalry with somebody, anybody.

It's no fun striding to title after title when you have no history and no deep roots to justify your success.  you need somebody who can at least challenge battle - but never quite good enough to win it, just so you feel you might have earned the win a little bit.  But when there's a competitor you just can't shake off, who keeps coming back, it's not fun anymore.   Reminds you far too much of where you came from - and where you could easily end up again.

[Mighty Zeus]

I think they are very arsed.  It's why they are so touchy and defensive about anything vaguely negative said about them. They are a very sensitive fan-base, who have a stock answer ready for all the valid criticisms that come their way. They absolutely hate it, as winning knowing that they get very little respect for it really bothers them.

They are absolutely paranoid about how they are viewed within the media too, thinking they are all against them, which is hilarious to me, given the easy ride the club and manager gets consisdering their owners, and considering how much distrust there is in how they run the club.

Is right.

They are extremely arsed about how they are perceived. Extremely arsed about how this success was paid for.

Google Sheikh Mansour's brother Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Just don't bother watching the video, it's horrible. They know this, and they know that all this is not normal, is without any historical precedent, and they know that their success is steeped in blood and means nothing to anyone else.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

I'd like that. All leagues should bin off the financial steroid freaks. They could make their own corrupt league and endlessly play themselves and buy their own meaningless trophies.

The rest of us doing it legitimately could then get on with competing rather than trying to overcome cheating. It's an absolute travesty that these people have been allowed to hijack the game the way they have been. It's a travesty every time the likes of Abu Dhabi and Chelsea lift a trophy ahead of a club competing legally. It's also absolutely damning on the reputation of the game and those at the top letting it happen.

throw PSG in there, said it before but if uefa let City off with another fine there will be a big swing towards a super league, not just from the boardrooms but the terraces as well as many matchgoing fans of the elite clubs (us/united/arsenal/barca/real/Bayern/juve/milan/inter etc) will be fucked off with uefa for putting restrictions on them whilst blatantly allowing the pisstakers to continue if they pay a small fine before passing go

Is right.

They are extremely arsed about how they are perceived. Extremely arsed about how this success was paid for.

Because they know that it's paid for with literal torture and indentured labour. They know that Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is on film all over the internet torturing someone. It's LITERALLY a family of torturers. They know this, and they know that all this is not normal, is without any historical precedent, and they know that their success is steeped in blood and means nothing to anyone else.

its also why many other English fans would prefer city to win the league/CL over us as they all know deep down city’s wins are pretty meaningless in the grand scheme of things, to be fair it was the same with us when city pipped united to the league

Although to be fair there were a good few, me included, who wanted Dubai in who are hardly angels, although that’s in a significant part down to who we were owned by then