Demitri_C Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 You cant buy class, or a good atmosphere. They litwrally have neither. Their atmosphere was atrocious today and they were meant to be fired up today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Can anyone remember how they wriggled out of the Uefa CL ban a few years ago? Uefa certainly came out and announced they were banned from europe for a season or two but then at some point during covid they overturned that on appeal. If it remains a suspended sentence that's an easy win for authorities to implement if/when these charges are proven. Not expecting them to be relegated anytime soon but Juventus got hit with -15 in Serie A a few weeks ago. No idea if they're appealing that but was also with "creative accounting" issues so precedent is there and allegations against Man. City are over 15 years so -3 deducted from each season seems a good punishment and they start on -30 which would be amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Classy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 24 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Can anyone remember how they wriggled out of the Uefa CL ban a few years ago? Uefa certainly came out and announced they were banned from europe for a season or two but then at some point during covid they overturned that on appeal. If it remains a suspended sentence that's an easy win for authorities to implement if/when these charges are proven. Not expecting them to be relegated anytime soon but Juventus got hit with -15 in Serie A a few weeks ago. No idea if they're appealing that but was also with "creative accounting" issues so precedent is there and allegations against Man. City are over 15 years so -3 deducted from each season seems a good punishment and they start on -30 which would be amusing. I remember city's owners saying something along the lines of they would run uefa in to ruin with years of court costs and appeals etc which I'm sure they will now echo with the PL After whay happened with Newcastle who knows what the PLs appetite is for years of court cases and appeals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, villa4europe said: I remember city's owners saying something along the lines of they would run uefa in to ruin with years of court costs and appeals etc which I'm sure they will now echo with the PL After whay happened with Newcastle who knows what the PLs appetite is for years of court cases and appeals Just get newcastle to fund the legal fees im sure the saudis would happily do it if it means they can take citys spot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 hours ago, VillaChris said: Can anyone remember how they wriggled out of the Uefa CL ban a few years ago? Uefa certainly came out and announced they were banned from europe for a season or two but then at some point during covid they overturned that on appeal. If it remains a suspended sentence that's an easy win for authorities to implement if/when these charges are proven. Not expecting them to be relegated anytime soon but Juventus got hit with -15 in Serie A a few weeks ago. No idea if they're appealing that but was also with "creative accounting" issues so precedent is there and allegations against Man. City are over 15 years so -3 deducted from each season seems a good punishment and they start on -30 which would be amusing. Many of the charges were subject to a statute of limitations, which meant they were from too long before to be punished. Pep laughably and extremely dishonestly glossed this as being 'found innocent' this week; it was nothing of the sort. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NurembergVillan Posted February 12, 2023 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Genie said: Classy Even the drawing has got six fingers. Arseholes. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 1 hour ago, NurembergVillan said: Even the drawing has got six fingers. Arseholes. None of them seem to be wearing sky blue nail varnish either like the flag which I'm disappointed about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 4 hours ago, villa4europe said: I remember city's owners saying something along the lines of they would run uefa in to ruin with years of court costs and appeals etc which I'm sure they will now echo with the PL After whay happened with Newcastle who knows what the PLs appetite is for years of court cases and appeals They should just change the rules to have one appeal only. Problem solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 6 hours ago, NurembergVillan said: I'm not watching the match. I won't be watching any Manchester City matches until this is all sorted. They've basically shattered the few remaining fragments of Premier League football as a competitive sport. Yeah I didn't watch either for the same reasons. That club represents all that is vile with hypercapitalism in football for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 11 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Many of the charges were subject to a statute of limitations, which meant they were from too long before to be punished. Pep laughably and extremely dishonestly glossed this as being 'found innocent' this week; it was nothing of the sort. £10 million fine is not innocent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 13, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 13, 2023 I'd like to see them fined for the banners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Teale's 'tache Posted February 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2023 Out of interest, I thought I'd check... Of the 11 starters for Manchester City yesterday, only one was purchased for less than our record signing (Buendia ~€38m), that was Gundongan and I think the only reason he was cheaper was that he was running down his contract at Dortmund. Now, I know we were terrible yesterday and got what we deserved, but the handicap we start every game against them with is really quite startling. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Teale's 'tache said: Out of interest, I thought I'd check... Of the 11 starters for Manchester City yesterday, only one was purchased for less than our record signing (Buendia ~€38m), that was Gundongan and I think the only reason he was cheaper was that he was running down his contract at Dortmund. Now, I know we were terrible yesterday and got what we deserved, but the handicap we start every game against them with is really quite startling. But Pep says he hardly spends any money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 So did our fans manage to give them much creative jip yesterday? I'd imagine conceding a goal after 3 minutes killed a lot of the enthusiasm but I hope we at least managed to rile them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Teale's 'tache said: Out of interest, I thought I'd check... Of the 11 starters for Manchester City yesterday, only one was purchased for less than our record signing (Buendia ~€38m), that was Gundongan and I think the only reason he was cheaper was that he was running down his contract at Dortmund. Now, I know we were terrible yesterday and got what we deserved, but the handicap we start every game against them with is really quite startling. We didn't even try in that first half, an always lose against the top 6, it's mentality, on form we can give any team a game. Brentford graft every game, thats why they are up there, unfortunately we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: But Pep says he hardly spends any money. He would… for the latest transfer they pay/paid £850k a week, £50m transfer fee and £50m to agents/dad/advisors. I wonder how much money on top of the £100m was paid to Grealish’s entourage. Looking at their transfer fees alone doesn’t tell the whole story with their business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, Genie said: Looking at their transfer fees alone doesn’t tell the whole story with their business. And that's the 'above board' stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 16 hours ago, NurembergVillan said: Even the drawing has got six fingers. Arseholes. TBF the 7th one is up their own arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 4 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: I'd like to see them fined for the banners. They would happily pay that fine into the offshore account of your choice via 3 holding companies based in Abu Dhabi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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