Pep Guardiola pledges support as Manchester City appeals guilty verdict
UAE may halt UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict. The 'rule of law', not blackmail must prevail. Over 100 individual breaches of the Premier League Rules. It filed misleading accounts at Companies House. There are questions about whether Manchester City circumvented UK taxes.
Julie 🏳️⚧️ 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 Montoya7Make an example of them! Forcibly dissolve the club and turn over their assets to a new grassroots initiative with safeguards baked-in to prevent a recurrence. Announce a six-month amnesty before investigating thoroughly the finances of every other Premiership club.
The Lady Lucy 🏴🇪🇺🇬🇱🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🐾🐕3Perhaps our military shouldn't help protect UAE from Iranian drones then?
Peter Hill1This is what happens when you allow sportswashing!
Fiona MacCarthy 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇮🇪1UAE, should pay up. They were caught. For multiple wrongdoings, compounded by not being supportive of investigation
I wonder how much difference it made that the verdict dropped while the players are away from Manchester City, who would no doubt have spent the entire week brainwashing them constantly. Instead, they've been surrounded by players from other clubs, who no doubt had opinions.
Nick of the Northbank5Also, these players are about the carry the can in a big way. They are going to walk out at Anfield and every ground after to cacophonous boos and abuse. "Thanks everyone"
Brooksy5Absolutely planned that this and the subsequent aftershocks are the only item in the news cycle. The verdict, the response, the waffle defence and threats - followed by direct evidence that their waffle is utter nonsense… Exactly how the Premier league wanted it. They’ve played a blinder.
Rohan Patel4I think it's huge. Plus, I've heard people say that when they were hit with charges back in early 2023, it actually brought the team together and they ended up winning the treble. I just don't think this group has the same minerals as that squad. And Enzo Maresca doesn't have Pep aura!
David Blye3They're going to get the roasting of all roastings at Anfield
Exc: Abu Dhabi has held talks with at least one minister since reports of the Man City verdict first surfaced Foreign office minister Stephen Doughty is among those understood to have been called by UAE officials, along with some of the UK's most senior diplomats observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Cat Neilan4As well as appearing with the UAE ambassador on a panel at Labour’s party conf last Monday, the pair spoke for a "matter of minutes" at other conference events It is also understood AD is seeking a "top to top" call with Burnham himself Comes amid widespread criticism of PM's comments
A-34401Am guessing but I think for most fans of all other clubs, the most important thing is that there are asterisks or blank spaces in the official records for the years involved.
Tony Yates18A lot of people would resent City and its owners getting favourable treatment after they ruined 15 years of the Premier League.
Brian McRoberts3We are seeing much the same things now being played out in the media in England as happened up here in Scotland with Rangers. A lot of PR doom mongering from paid up stooges in the media. Despite that though football integrity won through and football carried on. Hope that happens in England.
